novelraw Chapter 259 - 172: An Identical Mi Yin and Her Child
Chapter 259 - 172: An Identical Mi Yin and Her Child
Heh, he was looking forward more and more to meeting that twin brother of his. He was sure his brother felt it the very instant he snatched his female away.
Chi took the beautiful female he had captured to a cave.
He threw her to the ground, his gaze burning with a predatory heat.
An Jin was covered in injuries. Some were scratches from his sharp nails, while the rest were cuts from the thorns and wild brush along the path.
"..." She stared at him in silence, her gaze icy, having recognized that the Snake Beast before her was not Gu Yin.
’But... why do they have nearly identical appearances and auras?’ She hadn’t even recognized him at first glance.
If not for the fact that there was definitively no mate mark on his smooth, pale chest, she would have thought Gu Yin had undergone a sudden, drastic change in personality.
’No, perhaps it wasn’t a change in personality. Before he met me, Gu Yin was just like this Snake Beast—cold-blooded and brutal. They were practically carbon copies of each other.’
’It’s just that after they became mates, he learned to rein in his tyrannical, bloodthirsty nature in my presence, showing a rare gentleness and compliance.’
"Who in the world are you?"
She lowered her gaze, her hand covering the red marks on her neck as she spoke in a strained, hoarse voice.
"Chi." The man, a perfect replica of Gu Yin, slithered toward her, dragging a black-and-red snake tail.
His aura was even more unsettling and terrifying, full of untamed wildness and brutality. On his arm were eight red beast-marks.
Horror flashed in An Jin’s eyes. Her fingers dug into the ground as her entire body tensed.
She suddenly realized her snake phobia hadn’t been cured at all—it just never flared up when she was with Gu Yin.
"Beautiful, captivating female... As my twin brother’s mate, surely you can feel the familiar aura about me?"
’Twin brother?’
"That Snake Beast whelp who couldn’t even hatch properly and was tossed into the jungle by our father... To think he ended up with such a beautiful female. It’s enough to make one jealous!" Chi hissed, his voice dripping with venom.
An Jin leaned against the stone wall, head bowed and expressionless, but her mind suddenly flashed back to something Gu Yin had once told her.
’No wonder... He told me he’d never met his parents or any siblings. So he was abandoned when he was just a child.’
’No wonder he’s always so clingy. Maybe being abandoned as a child left him feeling incredibly lonely?’
"I’m going to eat that Snake Beast anyway. Female, you might as well come with me. You are, after all, the perfect specimen for mating and bearing offspring."
He shot her a cold smirk, then lunged, pinning her down. His hand reached out to grope her tempting body.
"Get off—!" An Jin’s hand flared as she condensed a blade of energy. The lecherous touch made her want to vomit, and she drove the blade straight into Chi’s chest.
But it only left a shallow red mark!?
’His chest is as hard as rock! The blade I made with my spiritual power... it shattered the instant it touched him?!’
Her action thoroughly enraged Chi. He suddenly shot out a hand and clamped it around An Jin’s neck. The muscles on his arm bulged as he lifted her off the ground, leaving her dangling in mid-air. His voice was dangerously cold. "If you want to die, I can make it quick for you. When your mate senses your death, he’ll surely come rushing here in a frenzy. And I simply can’t wait for that."
He had waited over twenty years for this day, crossing half a continent to finally find this place!
The man’s dangerous, blood-red snake eyes glared into her own dark eyes, which were growing misty from the pain. But slowly, his ferocious expression began to soften, and his clenched fists abruptly relaxed.
[Successful eye contact for 3 seconds. "Head Over Heels" buff is now active. Duration: 24 hours. Side effects: Currently unknown.]
"I—I didn’t mean to hurt you! I love you! How could I have possibly hurt you just now?!"
His previously cold and ferocious expression underwent a complete transformation. His eyes now filled with adoration, he stepped forward and pulled her into a tight embrace, handling her as delicately as if she were a priceless treasure.
—The buff had begun to take effect.
An Jin, forced into his embrace, stared blankly at the air beside him. Her pale lips were pressed into a thin line, and she remained utterly silent.
’Seeing Chi forced to look so full of love reminded her of Gu Yin—except Gu Yin didn’t need any external influence to love and protect her on his own.’
Chi thought his earlier roughness had frightened her and began to panic. "I really do love you," he pleaded. "I don’t know why I did that just now. Please don’t reject me, alright? I truly love you."