Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 385 372: Trial of Heart Tribulation (6): The Worst Woman's Perverse Pleasure

Pei Yuhang listened to Shang Miaoyan's playful threat, his expression growing darker. Finally, unable to suppress his anger any longer, he slammed his fist into the wall beside him.

"You venomous bitch!!"

But Shang Miaoyan just chuckled. With a casual flick of her fingertip, a firefly-like radiance grazed the back of his hand, and the wound on Pei Yuhang's fist healed before his very eyes.

"Xiaohan, if those words are meant to express your powerlessness and submission to me, then I accept."

In the shadows cast by the draping bed curtains, Shang Miaoyan languidly stretched her body and shifted into a more comfortable position, leaning against the bed.

As her silk robe slipped, it revealed a porcelain-white ankle. The tip of her foot pointed directly at Pei Yuhang's knee.

On that slender ankle, a Golden Ring chimed, like the tremor of a venomous snake before it strikes.

"Take off my boots, then give the soles of my feet and my toes a good massage."

As Shang Miaoyan spoke, she picked up the Bell and dangled it in front of Pei Yuhang, as if to say, 'If you hesitate again, I'll punish Fan Xuan.'

Pei Yuhang's throat bobbed. He glanced back at Fan Xuan, who was suspended in the air by chains, strands of hair plastered to her forehead with sweat, still unconscious.

Then he took a deep breath and gently lifted Shang Miaoyan's calf.

'Back then, Fan Xuan gave her life to help me escape.'

'How could I bear to let her get hurt again now?'

He slowly bent down, resting one knee on the cold floor, and reached out to cradle Shang Miaoyan's calf.

SCRAPE—

The boot's laces were unfastened, the sound of rubbing leather piercing the dead silence of the room. Pei Yuhang's fingertips trembled almost imperceptibly, but he maintained a firm grip on Shang Miaoyan's slender, white ankle.

Supporting her long calf, he slid the boot down inch by inch.

Watching her foot, clad in a thin, black silk stocking, stretch out before him, Pei Yuhang felt a sense of déjà vu.

'I remember now...'

'It was the final life in A Thousand Years of Great Dream. The Celestial Demon Sect Saintess, played by Shang Miaoyan, always forced me to take off her shoes just like this.'

'And then... to clean the sweat from them.'

Pei Yuhang's eyes were downcast. He had thought that after the tempering he'd undergone in A Thousand Years of Great Dream, he would be reborn, never again bowing to a wicked woman in compromise.

'I never thought... it would still end in such shame...'

"Xiaohan, what are you dawdling for?"

"You're not disgusted by the smell of my feet, are you?"

Her dangerous, icy voice was like a viper hissing by Pei Yuhang's ear.

It was the first time Shang Miaoyan's foot had been held by someone—a man, no less. The feeling was exquisite, like a small feather tickling the sole of her foot. It was sensitive, yet thrilling. She didn't dislike the sensation.

But—

Pei Yuhang's current hesitation while holding her foot was a downright humiliation to her!

In a fit of anger, Shang Miaoyan raised her hand and shook the Bell.

JINGLE JINGLE—

Hearing the crisp jingle of the Bell, Pei Yuhang's pupils contracted.

"Don't!"

Pei Yuhang reached out to stop her, but it was too late.

The black-clothed Maid waiting behind the Liuli screen received the command and immediately raised the Six Desires Indulgence Whip in her hand.

She brought it down with force.

CRACK CRACK—

"Aaaah!!"

Fan Xuan threw back her long neck, letting out a low moan of pain tinged with some sort of pleasure.

Her eyes glazed over. Under the lash of the Six Desires Indulgence Whip, her skin flushed a cherry red as if she had a fever. She instinctively struggled, writhing her hips and causing the chains to tremble and clang.

Pei Yuhang listened to Fan Xuan's cries of pain, his jaw clenched tight.

"What's wrong, Xiaohan? Do you feel sorry for little Xiaoxuan? I, for one, think Xiaoxuan is quite enjoying herself right now~

The Six Desires Indulgence Whip is addictive. Maybe Xiaoxuan even wants a few more lashes?"

Shang Miaoyan said mockingly, her beautiful eyes revealing the unique, cruel delight of a predator toying with its prey.

She raised the Bell in her hand, about to shake it again.

"Stop!"

How could Pei Yuhang bear to watch this wicked woman torture his former savior so wantonly?

In a fit of rage, he lunged, tackling Shang Miaoyan onto the bed and instinctively wrapping his hands around her neck.

"Holy Daughter!"

Seeing Pei Yuhang's sudden outburst, the two whip-wielding Maids immediately started to rush forward.

"Stay where you are!"

Shang Miaoyan's sharp rebuke made the two Maids stop in their tracks, exchanging uncertain glances.

"Hee hee, this is just a game between Xiaohan and his master~ It's good for a little pet to have some spirit."

While being choked, Shang Miaoyan let out an infatuated laugh, the flush rising on her pretty face growing all the more intoxicating.

"...Pervert!"

Pei Yuhang violently pulled his hands away, as if he had touched something filthy.

He stared at Shang Miaoyan's porcelain-white neck, which was now faintly red—

The marks from his fingers remained there, yet Shang Miaoyan's eyes were narrowed, a satisfied smile gracing her lips, as if she were savoring his anger and his helpless hesitation.

'What a difficult woman... Even though she's still young, she's already a cunning old fox.'

But just as Pei Yuhang pushed himself up to leave, his body was yanked back by a brute force in the next second!

Shang Miaoyan's fingertips coiled around the back of his neck like a viper, digging sharply into his skin and forcing him to tilt his head up to meet her deep, dark eyes.

"Xiaohan~"

Her tongue pressed against her pearly teeth as she breathed against his ear, her voice as sweet as a honey-coated blade.

"You're just going to leave after choking me?"

Every muscle in Pei Yuhang's body tensed instantly—he could clearly see the almost frenzied excitement churning in this wicked woman's eyes.

'This is bad.'

'This is very bad!!'

'I think I've just triggered some terrible mechanism.'

"Everyone, withdraw!"

"Leave this room!"

The two Maids froze in place.

One of them gripped her whip handle tighter, her throat bobbing. "Holy Daughter, this boy is dangerous—"

SWOOSH—

An invisible blade of qi slashed past the Maid's ear, and the severed strands of her dark hair drifted before her eyes like scattered autumn leaves.

"Out! Do I need your protection?"

Shang Miaoyan was still smiling, but her eyes were frosted over. "Do I need to repeat myself?"

She had never had any patience for anyone other than Pei Yuhang.

"...Yes."

The Maids' faces were deathly pale as they backed away and disappeared outside the hall.

The two Maids finally left with their heads bowed.

The heavy hall doors boomed shut, cutting off the last sliver of daylight.

In the darkness, Pei Yuhang heard the sound of ripping silk.

Shang Miaoyan's bare foot pressed onto his chest. The sole was still warm from his touch, but her voice was chillingly cold. "Now—"

Her fingertips hooked his sash, forcing him to look directly into Shang Miaoyan's aggressive eyes.

"It's time to teach you what 'rules' are."

"No!"

"...At least not here!"

Pei Yuhang's voice was as hoarse as if it had been ground with gravel. He turned his head to look past the Liuli screen—

The battered and bruised girl had regained some consciousness and was about to wake up.

Shang Miaoyan suddenly let out a soft laugh, her fingertips suggestively tracing Pei Yuhang's tense jawline.

"Xiaohan, you... you actually care about my little Maid more than I thought?"

"Fine. Since you don't want to be humiliated in front of her, I'll respect your wishes."

With a flick of her finger, Shang Miaoyan cast an Array on the transparent Liuli screen.

Then she said to Pei Yuhang with a grin, "Now, this Liuli screen can only be seen through from the inside. No one outside can see in, and I've also soundproofed it."

She pressed her entire body against him, her red lips almost nibbling his earlobe.

"How about the two of us... be intimate right here on this side of the wall, and enjoy the sight of poor little Xiaoxuan?"

Hearing Shang Miaoyan's soft yet bone-chilling voice, Pei Yuhang felt a cold dread crawl up his spine. Even though he had known this woman inside and out for a hundred years, his fingertips still trembled uncontrollably.

"You demon!"

Hearing this, Shang Miaoyan tilted her head slightly, her red lips curving into a pleased smile.

She leisurely twirled a strand of hair that had fallen over her shoulder, a playful glint in her eyes.

"I'll take that as a compliment, Xiaohan. After all, the ones who inspire fear have always been the strong."

Her tongue slowly licked her full lower lip, revealing a satisfied smile.

"And the education I, Shang Miaoyan, received since childhood was this: it's better to devour than to be devoured."

"Alright, let's not waste any more time... Although using my first time in a place like this dungeon isn't very romantic, and your Cultivation is too weak, Xiaohan, it will just be a waste of my Jade Maiden Yin Essence.

But since I'm in the mood, it doesn't matter... For me, feeling is everything."

Shang Miaoyan glanced at Fan Xuan behind her, a flame of excitement flickering in her beautiful eyes.

'Xiaoxuan, watch closely.'

'As a Maid, it's pointless for you to covet your master's things...'

...

DRIP—

A cold drop of water landed on the tip of Fan Xuan's nose, making her long eyelashes flutter as she slowly opened her eyes.

The whip welts on her body still stung fiercely, but the pain had subsided significantly compared to before. In fact, most of her wounds had already healed.

Perhaps it was Shang Miaoyan's mercy, tacitly allowing her sister Fan Ya to feed her a precious healing Elixir beforehand.

Under the potent medicinal effects of that vigorous Life Force, Fan Xuan had managed to endure the brutal flogging and quickly regained consciousness.

As Fan Xuan's weary gaze slowly came back into focus, Shang Miaoyan's last words suddenly echoed in her mind.

'Oh no!!'

'The Holy Daughter is going to cause trouble for Pei Yuhang!'

'I've served the Holy Daughter since I was a child, and even I suffered such a cruel punishment. As her man, even though Pei Yuhang had no intention of "seducing" me, my reckless intimacy will implicate him!'

Fan Xuan knew just how terrifying Shang Miaoyan's possessiveness and jealousy were. In Shang Miaoyan's eyes, the intimacy Pei Yuhang and she had shown during their lessons these past few days was an absolute betrayal.

'She'll kill Pei Yuhang!'

"No, I can't let the Holy Daughter kill Pei Yuhang! He didn't do anything wrong! I'm the one at fault, it was my lack of propriety!!"

Tears streamed down Fan Xuan's face, her heart filled with unprecedented pain and regret.

She cried out loudly and desperately:

"Someone, anyone!!"

"I need to see the Holy Daughter! I'm begging you, Pei Yuhang didn't betray you! Please, spare him..."

...

「On the other side of the thick Liuli screen.」

Shang Miaoyan listened to Fan Xuan's hoarse shouts and sighed with great feeling.

"Sigh, Xiaohan, look how you've bewitched my Maid. After just a few days together, she's already so concerned for you.

If you spent another month together, would you elope and run away from me?"

Shang Miaoyan said with a grin, then cast a triumphant gaze at the handsome youth panting heavily beneath her.

At their side lay collars and lapels, torn to shreds...

"Shang Miaoyan, at least tell Fan Xuan that I'm fine."

Hearing Fan Xuan's heart-wrenching cries, Pei Yuhang grew anxious, not even bothering to use a respectful title for the arrogant, wicked woman straddling him.

"No. Hearing Xiaoxuan cry out your name is making me... even more excited~!"

'This is just terrible... The Shang Miaoyan from a hundred years ago in the Yin Yang Sacred Land is so much worse than the one I reunited with at the Dao Sect.'