Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 263 261: Shang Miaoyan: Quite a temper, no wonder you dare to seduce your Master

Shang Miaoyan slowly raised her hand and gently wiped the tear stains from her face. A determined glint flashed in her stunningly alluring eyes.

She took a deep breath, straightened her back, and stood up tall, once again becoming that noble One Sect Saintess.

"Xiaohan..."

Shang Miaoyan's murmur held a slight tremor, but it quickly returned to calm. She gazed into the void, as if making a promise to someone.

"I promise that what happened to Lin Qianyan will not be repeated with Ye Liyuan."

"This is my promise to you, and you can consider it my way of compensating you as best I can."

As she spoke, the corners of her lips curled up slightly into a cold smirk.

"But this is limited to Ye Liyuan alone."

"Because Ye Liyuan is the only one I recognize as a good woman. The likes of Lu Ruoxi are no different from how I used to be—just bad women who only want to possess you."

Shang Miaoyan's voice rose, and the runes of a blooming Honglian flashed in her eyes, revealing a ruthless glint. "If you can't bring yourself to act, I'll do it for you! I absolutely will not let you be hurt by a bad woman again!"

"Sooner or later, I will make you accept me!"

Shang Miaoyan's beautiful eyes stared in the direction Pei Yuhang had left. Her slender, pale knuckles turned white from the force of her grip. After speaking, she flicked her sleeve and walked away.

「Meanwhile, on the other side of the Cold Palace Sword Mansion」

A lovely figure in milky-white, over-the-knee silk stockings stepped lightly along the stone path leading to her master's residence.

Yu Xiaoyan's steps were light, as if she were walking on clouds. She hummed a little tune through her cherry-like lips, her voice crisp and pleasant, yet tinged with a playful and teasing air.

"Master~ Master~ your eyes are like the stars! Master~ Master~ your forearm is strong enough to sit on~!"

'*Xiaoxiao, stop singing. It's terrible.*'

Yu Gu Nan's exasperated voice sounded in her mind, tinged with helplessness and disdain.

'At that moment, she wished more than anything that she could leave her sister's body and escape the noise.'

Hearing this, Yu Xiaoyan let out a soft "Hmph!" She rolled her eyes gracefully, her voice dripping with disdain and defiance. "Who asked you?"

"Not only am I going to sing, but I'm going to sing right in front of Master! He dotes on me the most, anyway~"

Yu Xiaoyan seemed to pay Yu Gu Nan's words no mind at all. Her steps remained light, but the little tune she hummed grew more and more suggestive and shameless, as if she were deliberately trying to provoke her ever-calm and composed sister.

However, a rustling sound suddenly came from the bamboo forest ahead.

Footsteps approached, and as Yu Xiaoyan saw the alluring figure emerge from the bamboo, her cheerful expression instantly froze.

'That woman...'

'The woman who made Master blush and look so disheveled in the snow...'

'The images of their intimate entanglement in the snow were still deeply seared into her mind, resurfacing every night, impossible to erase.'

Yu Xiaoyan's fingertips unconsciously tightened around the hem of her clothes, her knuckles turning white from the force.

She watched the beauty in the green dress approach with elegant steps. The crafty glint and mirth that had been sparkling in her eyes froze, replaced by unconcealable shock and hostility.

"You must be Palace Master Pei's youngest disciple, Yu Xiaoyan. I am Shang Miaoyan. It's a pleasure to meet you... However, from the look on your face, it seems this isn't the first time you've seen me."

Shang Miaoyan's eyes narrowed as she watched the cute young girl before her with an amused expression.

"Oh... my apologies, Holy Daughter. Xiaoxiao is a bit slow on the uptake. I was just dazed for a moment by the Holy Daughter's beauty. Xiaoxiao has never seen the Holy Daughter before."

As Yu Xiaoyan spoke, she suddenly felt a numbness on the tip of her delicate little tongue. Then, her mouth began to move uncontrollably, muttering to itself.

"Shang Miaoyan, you Female Demon who's monopolizing my master! This isn't the first time I've seen you! I know everything that happened that day!"

Yu Xiaoyan's eyes widened, and she clapped a hand over her mouth.

After confirming her tongue was back to normal, she let go, her gaze toward Shang Miaoyan filled with fury.

"You bastard, you dare put a curse on me! Aren't you afraid my master will strike you down for bullying me like this in the Cold Palace Sword Mansion?"

Shang Miaoyan didn't answer. An unprecedented coldness appeared on her face as she pointed a slender finger at Yu Xiaoyan. Yu Xiaoyan felt her tongue go numb again, as if bound by chains. 'This is bad,' she thought in alarm.

"I saw everything you and Master did that day! I even recorded it! But in the end, I didn't tell anyone... because I wanted to save it to threaten Master..."

"On what grounds? Why should an outsider like you be allowed to touch Master so casually, but I can't?"

"You can get with him, why can't I?!"

CRACK—

It was the sound of Shang Miaoyan grinding her teeth.

Black-red flames emerged from the Honglian runes in Shang Miaoyan's eyes. A suppressive aura descended abruptly, making Yu Xiaoyan feel as if a mountain had materialized on her back. In an instant, her petite body was crushed to the ground, unable to even lift a finger.

STEP~

Shang Miaoyan slowly walked toward Yu Xiaoyan, who was pinned to the ground, unable to get up. With every step, Yu Xiaoyan felt the gravity on her double. By the time Shang Miaoyan stood before her, blood was already trickling from her nose and mouth.

The gulf between Yu Xiaoyan's Nascent Soul and Shang Miaoyan's Divinity Transformation was two major realms wide—an insurmountable gap that allowed Shang Miaoyan to toy with her effortlessly.

Shang Miaoyan casually kicked off her shoes, flexed her jade-like toes in mid-air, and then fiercely stomped on the girl's fair, slightly baby-fat-cheeked face.

"You feel pretty good under my foot, you little beast."

Feeling a slight resistance from under the sole of her foot, Shang Miaoyan glanced down with contempt, her red lips curling.

"The little thing's got quite a temper. No wonder you had the guts to threaten my man."

"...You truly don't know your place. Even I don't dare to act like that toward him, yet a little nobody like you is getting your kicks!

If he didn't still spoil you, I'd shatter every inch of your bones right now! Then I'd pour out the dust and force you to swallow it!!"

A vicious look flashed in Shang Miaoyan's eyes. An immense Spiritual Qi Suppression descended once more, pressing Yu Xiaoyan's body into the ground. The young girl's delicate frame cried out in agony, as if another ounce of force would shatter it completely.

Looking at the girl beneath her foot, who was on the verge of passing out, Shang Miaoyan snorted coldly and said flatly, "You should thank your master for the few words he just had with me. It made me decide to rein in my temper. Otherwise, if I'd lost my patience, I would have killed you today!"

Shang Miaoyan crouched down, grabbed Yu Xiaoyan's chin, pried open her pink lips, and pinched the tip of her tongue.

"As much as I'd love to cripple you as a woman, to make it so you can never touch a single hair on your master's head again, Xiaohan's blockhead would surely hate me for it."

"Consider today a warning. If I ever find out you're having illicit thoughts about your master again, I'll make you suffer even more. I, Shang Miaoyan, may always run into setbacks when chasing a man, but I've never known defeat when it comes to torturing people!"

After speaking, Shang Miaoyan gathered her Spiritual Qi and placed a curse on the tip of Yu Xiaoyan's tongue.

"What happened today stays between you and me. You absolutely cannot tell your master, you hear?~ If Xiaohan comes looking for me because of you, then you can be sure you won't have an easy time!"

With that, having vented some of her malice, Shang Miaoyan swayed her slender figure and departed victoriously.

Humiliated and dirt-streaked, Yu Xiaoyan lay on the ground, silently gathering Spiritual Qi to heal her injuries.

'*Xiaoxiao, you have to stay calm! Don't do anything rash!*'

Yu Gu Nan's worried voice echoed endlessly in her Sea of Consciousness.

The young girl lifted her watery eyes and looked in the direction Shang Miaoyan had left, her gaze flickering with crazed, bloodshot veins.

"Don't worry... my dear sister. Xiaoxiao is very calm."

"I won't ask Master to seek justice for today's grudge. That stomp... sooner or later, I will pay it back myself!"