novelraw Chapter 560 - 499: You Don’t Understand Him at All
Chapter 560 - 499: You Don’t Understand Him at All
It was the Ghost Beast that was always by Sha’s side!
It looked like a cross between a tiger and a lion, with jet-black fur and long, powerful limbs. Cyan and red flames coiled around its shoulders, back, and all four paws. Even after intentionally shrinking its body, it was still over ten meters long, exuding an immense, oppressive aura.
The Ghost Beast’s red eyes stared intently at Sang Luo, like a starving wolf that had just locked onto a plump flock of sheep. Greedy! Dangerous!
Sang Luo’s expression changed drastically. She backed away, turned, and fled. After teleporting several times to escape the Rashamon Palace, she could no longer hear the Ghost Beast’s panting behind her. But when she turned to look forward again, the relieved smile on her face froze.
The Ghost Beast was blocking her path up ahead, watching her with an amused expression.
She could have sworn she saw a flicker of human-like emotion in its eyes...
Sang Luo’s heart skipped a beat. She spun around, changed direction, and continued to run.
But the next instant.
The Ghost Beast appeared right in front of her again.
’Damn it! I’m thousands of miles from the Rashamon Palace. How is this Ghost Beast still following me?!’
’It’s like a maggot burrowing into bone—impossible to shake off!’
Sang Luo gritted her teeth, planning to make a break for the Gate. But the Ghost Beast’s form flickered, and a man’s seductive, decadent laugh suddenly echoed by her ear. A cold, slender hand gripped the nape of her neck, pulling her into an embrace. He leaned down, smiling as he looked at her. "Little beauty, the game of cat and mouse is over. Stop trying so hard to run."
"You~ are mine now!"
"Ye Wushuang?!" Sang Luo looked in shock at the man’s handsome, demonic face. She glanced back to where the Ghost Beast had been, only to find it had vanished!
’Dun is that Ghost Beast?’
’This... How is this possible?!’
"Heh heh, surprised? I saw you last time you came for the banquet. If Sha hadn’t been there, I would have dragged you back with me long ago!"
"You’ve been following me this whole time?" Sang Luo’s expression was extremely grim.
The laughter rumbling from Dun’s chest grew louder. "I told you! You are mine, in the end! You can’t escape!"
SLAP!
A crisp sound echoed.
Furious, Sang Luo slapped him across the face. Her own expression was as foul as if she’d swallowed a fly.
"I have nothing to do with you! I’ve never been your ’thing,’ so stop saying such disgusting things! If you don’t let me go, don’t blame me for what happens next!"
Sang Luo had slapped him with such force that it knocked his head to the side.
Dun touched the red mark on his handsome face, a flicker of irritation welling up in his eyes. He turned and stared coldly at Sang Luo’s outrageously beautiful face. As he watched her, his anger subsided despite himself, and a wicked smile curved his thin lips.
Shamelessly, he even grabbed her delicate, slender hand and brought it to his lips for a kiss. "Tsk~ That was quite a loud slap. Does it hurt? Let me blow on it for you."
"..." Sang Luo broke out in goosebumps and snatched her hand back. She would rather get into a real fight with him than be disgusted by him like this.
"What in the world do you want!?"
"Luoluo, don’t be so aggressive. I like you. I just want to invite you to my palace for a visit. We must have had some misunderstandings in the past. I can explain," Dun said, looking at her with a wounded expression, as if he were the one who had been grievously wronged.
"You don’t have the right to call me that!" Sang Luo’s mouth twitched uncontrollably. She had no idea what was wrong with him.
"Only a Beast Husband can call you that?" Dun’s mesmerizing eyes gazed at her affectionately. "No matter. As long as you stay by my side, you’ll definitely grow to like me. Sooner or later, I will be your Beast Husband."
The surrounding scenery changed in an instant. A magnificent, grand palace materialized before her eyes. This wasn’t the Rashamon Palace, but Dun’s Wang Shang Palace—his bedchambers.
With a series of BANGS, all the doors and windows slammed shut. The light inside the hall dimmed instantly as red candles were lit, creating an atmosphere just like a wedding night!
Dun locked his arms around Sang Luo’s waist, pressing his body against hers and forcing her down onto the bed. He then sensually licked her snow-white, delicate earlobe. "Beauty, how about you give me a child?"
He couldn’t be bothered to pretend anymore.
He wanted! An heir!
Sang Luo shoved him away violently and kicked him in the groin. "In your dreams!"
"You!"
Dun hadn’t expected such a fierce reaction from her. Fortunately, he dodged quickly enough, clutching his crotch to protect his precious family jewels.
Sang Luo saw her chance and ran for the exit. Suddenly, a burning pain seared across her back. When she checked with her spiritual sense, she discovered a skull-like mark had appeared on her back. ’This is...’
Dun followed with a dark expression, snorting coldly. "Don’t even think about running. You bear the Undead Mark that I, this king, have left on you. I have also sealed the Gate. You will never escape the Ghost Domain!"
"Are you threatening me?"
"That’s right," he admitted with surprising frankness. "If a beauty won’t respond to the soft approach, I can only use the hard one. I do have a tender heart for the fairer sex, but you’ve hurt my body and soul time and again. I have no choice but to use such underhanded tricks to keep you here."
"Aren’t you afraid the Rakshasa King will find out about this?" Sang Luo didn’t want to owe anyone any favors, but bringing up Sha right now might be enough to intimidate Dun.
But unexpectedly, Dun only laughed harder, clutching his stomach with one hand as if he’d just heard the funniest joke. "Sha? You really trust him that much? Little beauty, you truly are naive... adorably foolish!"
Sang Luo’s expression turned ugly.
Dun’s laughter gradually subsided. His mesmerizing, effeminate eyes looked at her with a teasing glint. "Luoluo, do you think he’d fly into a rage for your sake? Heh heh, how naive. He could never bear to kill me~"
"..."
"You don’t actually think he’s some kind of saint, do you?" Dun said without reservation. "Guess whose approval I had for all those ’good deeds’ I did back in the Beast World?"
"Who is the king that truly controls everything in this Ghost Domain?"
"And who is it you should truly hate?"
A tremor ran through Sang Luo.
Seeing her reaction, Dun smiled even more gleefully. "Little beauty, you really don’t know Sha at all, do you? You think he’s some kind of shining, noble hero? He and I are cut from the same cloth. The only reason he didn’t act when your two Beast Husbands trespassed in the Purgatory Land was because he wanted to be the fisherman who profits!"
"And his departure this time... guess if he went to save those old flames of yours, or... to see them off on their final journey!"
Sang Luo stared intently at Dun. She desperately wanted to curse him, to tell him to shut his filthy mouth and stop spouting nonsense. But a chill ran through her as if her blood were flowing backward. Her fingers trembled, and she couldn’t utter a single word.
Because of her connection to Lan Cang, she had subconsciously treated Sha as a harmless person, someone she could trust. But the truth was, he was the Venerable King of the Ghost Domain. Everything he did was for himself and for the benefit of the Ghost Clan!
She had actually believed a mere verbal promise from the Venerable King of the Ghost Domain.
She was truly, pitifully foolish.
Dun crossed his arms, looking completely at ease as he delivered the final blow to her fragile pride.
"Little beauty, why don’t you take another guess? Why do you think I was able to appear before you today?"
"..."
"You are the gift he gave me!"
In that moment, all Sang Luo’s hopes turned to ash. Her heart was like a dead ember.
She closed her eyes. She didn’t feel sad; on the contrary, she found it laughable.
She was laughing at herself.
There was one thing Dun had said that was right—
She had never understood Sha at all.
She could easily see through Lan Cang’s heart, but she could never see through to Sha’s true intentions.
"Have you thought it through? Why not come with me? I’m much more reliable than Sha. As long as you give me a child, I can give you anything you want!" Dun coaxed, trying to guide her to his way of thinking.