novelraw Chapter 317 Deep in the Mud
Chapter 317 Deep in the Mud
Chapter 317 Deep in the Mud
Because her throat was being choked by fingers, Shi Ruoan was forced to raise her chin and lean back slightly. Her right hand grabbed her wrist in time, her body tense and stiff, and her voice was a little nervous as she said, "It's me."
Ling Chengen slowly breathed a sigh of relief, pressed his warm cheek against the back of his neck, and loosened his grip slightly.
"I know."
Shi Ruoan tilted his head slightly, wanting to turn around, but found that she was almost hanging on his back, so he could only stop turning around and asked, "Are you still awake?"
"Just woke up."
Ling Chengen was feeling very hot and annoyed. Shi Ruoan was an ice-type warrior, so his skin temperature was always very low. When she put her face against his, she could feel a distinct coolness, giving her the illusion of drinking poison to quench her thirst.
"Help me cool down, I feel like my brain is melting from the heat."
Ling Chengen lay on his back and spoke indistinctly.
Shi Ruoan looked down at the arm across her neck. He moved his right hand from a half-grab to placing his palm on her arm, using his supernatural ability to temporarily lower her body temperature.
Thank you.
Shi Ruoan reminded her, "This temperature drop is only temporary; your breeding season will continue for some time."
Ling Chengen released his grip on his throat and left his body. He sat down on a nearby rock, rubbed his temples, pressed his back against the damp rock wall, took a deep breath, and said, "I know."
"Shi Panxing let you in just to help me get through my breeding season, didn't he?" Ling Chengen closed his eyes, his brows furrowed, and said somewhat dejectedly, "No one had ever mentioned to me before that a female's breeding season would be this uncomfortable."
“Actually, it’s all the same.” Shi Ruoan sat opposite her, looking at her half-face, whose expression was difficult to discern in the darkness. “The male’s reproductive period is similar to your current situation.”
"But you didn't act that way back then..."
Ling Chengen considered his words for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "It doesn't seem that...desperate."
Shi Ruoan was startled by her choice of words. After realizing what she meant, she stared at her intently and said, "Could it be that your injuries have affected you?"
Ling Chengen looked down at her arm, then at her shoulder. The wound was bandaged, but a small amount of blood could still be seen. For a moment, she was confused as to whether her willpower had weakened because of her injury, or whether there was some unknown venom on the arrows or the woman's feet that made her so weak that she couldn't even control her body's reactions.
"How did you find this place?" Ling Chengen asked.
"Climbing Star told me this with his conch shell."
Ling Chengen sighed, "Yuheng has returned to Beast City? News of my disappearance has reached Beast City?"
Shi Ruoan lowered her eyes and remained silent for a moment before saying, "Not many people know about this, only Yuheng and I, and the warriors who went out with you. Yuheng said that this matter cannot be spread, otherwise it will cause turmoil in Beast City, and may even trigger a new round of war..."
"I sent Du Qi to inform Bai Qingyu. He really wants to come out and find you. He's been searching the Huiye River area for a long time, but without success. I guess he's still searching in that area..."
Ling Chengen took out the leaf that Yu Heng had given him and sent the message back.
Upon hearing her voice, Yu Heng finally felt relieved and said, "Okay, I'll inform Bai Qingyu to come back. Do you need me to come see you directly? Are you injured?"
"No," Ling Chengen said with a smile. "You should stay in Beast City and not leave easily."
"Pay attention to the movements of the Daxing tribe. The enemy that ambushed us is very likely them."
"During this period, we must also closely monitor the population entering and leaving the city, especially orcs who are not registered residents of the city."
Yu Heng said, "Yes, I know that."
"Are you really not injured?" Yuheng found it a bit strange. If there was nothing wrong with her body, given her calm personality, she shouldn't have been out of contact for several days.
Ling Chengen pressed the wound on his arm and said, "A female spider woman scratched my arm and left a small wound about the length of a finger. It was probably a paralyzing toxin, so I lost consciousness not long after entering the water beast's stomach. However, I took the antidote you gave me before I lost consciousness, so I only woke up today. The wound has already scabbed over."
Hearing that her tone was steady and her voice was similar to usual, Yuheng felt relieved and said, "That's good."
After cutting off contact, Shi Ruoan asked, puzzled, "Why didn't you let him come over?"
Ling Chengen looked up at Shi Ruoan and asked, "If I ask him to come and help me with the breeding season, who will be in charge of Beast City? Can you go back now?"
Shi Ruoan was speechless for a moment, staring blankly at her: "So..."
"So, you come."
Ling Chengen got up and walked to him, reached out and pulled him up from the ground, then looked up and kissed his lips.
Shi Ruoan's eyes widened slightly as she stared in astonishment at her slowly closing eyelids. Her fingers, hanging by her side, trembled slightly, and she was momentarily lost in thought.
But after only a brief moment of distraction, his lower lip suddenly stung.
Ling Chengen bit his lip and sucked away the little bit of blood that had seeped out.
She raised her hand to the back of his neck, slightly pulling away, and felt the slightly sweet blood.
"Why is your blood sweet?" Ling Chengen asked in confusion.
Shi Ruoan looked at her lips, which were stained red with blood, and remained silent for a long time. Then his eyes became firm. He raised his hand and placed it on her neck. He leaned down and pressed his lips to her moist lips, gradually increasing the pressure until his breathing became deeper and even began to become disordered. Only then did he press his forehead against her forehead, his voice slightly hoarse.
"Your blood, to me... is sweet too."
What Shi Ruo'an didn't tell her was that the blood flowing through a merman's body changes with their mood. When they resist someone, the blood flowing through their body is bitter, while when they like someone, the blood becomes very sweet...
Ling Chengen glanced at the dark and damp cave, frowned, and said, "I don't like such a dark and damp environment."
This island is probably close to Nanyuan, so the temperature is not low. She has been stuffed into this cave by Shi Panxing for some time now. Perhaps to prevent her reproductive period aura from leaking out, the cave has very poor ventilation. It is not only damp and stuffy, but also has a feeling of oppression that makes it suffocating.
Shi Ruoan did not speak, but his supernatural power emanated from beneath his feet, quickly freezing the ground of the cave.
Ling Chengen took out an old bed that hadn't been used in a long time from his spatial storage. Feeling the slight coolness inside the cave, he sighed familiarly.
Shi Ruoan watched her walk towards the bed, reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, lowered his head and kissed her earlobe, then kissed her neck along her ear.
Shi Ruoan's hand, which was resting on her waist and abdomen, slowly tightened a little, and he gently rubbed his nose against the back of her ear twice.
He seemed truly unable to control his desire for her.
Especially when she takes the initiative to approach.
Those vulgar and absurd thoughts that were once desperately suppressed were amplified again and again in this closed and ambiguous environment.
Like a wild beast that has broken free of its chains and smashed its cage.
They pounced on their long-coveted prey without regard for anything else.
Because I had longed for it for so long, I became cautious and reluctant to take the plunge once I got close.
Will those ugly, worldly thoughts ruin her initial impression of him?
He wasn't sure.
I'm afraid to face this answer.
I really want to know the answer.
It was probably too quiet; apart from the continuous dripping of water like a water clock inside the cave, the only other sound was the strong, powerful beating of a heart.
thump.
dong dong.
The first thing he heard was his own heartbeat, followed by the heartbeat of the person in his arms.
Their heartbeats were not at the same frequency, each following its own rhythm, but their heartbeats were always very close.
Just like the distance between them now.
Shi Ruoan's long eyelashes trembled slightly, avoiding the wound on her shoulder. Overwhelmed by emotion, her humanoid ears gradually transformed, becoming beautiful, glowing, gently opening and closing blue ear fins. The cooling effect of her ability was indeed short-lived, especially after Shi Ruoan's proactive displays of affection. Her body began to heat up again, and she grew increasingly impatient with his slow, torturous behavior.
Ultimately, the drive of desire prevailed, instantly shattering the little bit of clarity she had been struggling to maintain.
When she dragged Shi Ruoan down onto the bed, her sweet aura subtly revealed a fierce undertone.
Shi Ruoan was completely unaware. When he was pinned to the bed, he raised his chin and let her kisses fall on his neck. Even though he had long seen the danger she posed, he still adopted a posture of offering his neck for execution.
Ling Chengen's fingertips caressed his beautiful and sexy Adam's apple. Looking at his fragile neck, he hesitated for a few seconds between snapping his hand and pulling it back. In the end, he moved his hand away and opened his mouth to bite the spot that was moving up and down slightly.
Shi Ruoan raised her hand to cover her eyes, turned her head slightly away, and put her other hand on her waist.
She had a pair of canine teeth. When she was in human form, these canine teeth didn't look threatening at all; instead, they added to her cuteness and charm. But when they bit his Adam's apple, they brought a subtle pain.
His vital energy was in someone else's hands, but he did not resist. Instead, he trembled all over and even felt excited.
The door that he had forcibly closed a few months ago was opened by pain.
The body's memory awakens in an instant.
As if he had been infected, his body temperature also began to rise.
Besides Ling Chengen's unique scent, there was also the sweet aroma that emanated during the breeding season, enticing male beastmen. The rest was a desolate yet vibrant scent of ice and snow, and hidden beneath this bland atmosphere was a unique, sweet fragrance of the northern cedar trees.
Shi Ruo'an couldn't help but react. After moving the hand away from her, she used the light grass placed to the side to examine her long, drooping hair. Her raised fingertips passed through the ends of her hair and then moved upwards, gently rubbing her earlobe.
Ling Chengen had almost no experience with matters between men and women, but she had lost all rationality and explored Shi Ruoan entirely on instinct. Especially after Shi Ruoan was aroused by her, her behavior became increasingly unrestrained.
Because he neither rejected her nor stopped her from biting him so viciously.
Shi Ruoan was too tolerant and didn't set any bottom line for her.
So after testing the waters little by little, she finally chose to push her luck.
The light inside the cave was still dim, but it seemed just right.
Nothing is very clear, but it's not like you can't see anything at all.
Hazy.
As the light and shadow shifted, a flash of white light appeared before Shi Ruoan's eyes for a fleeting moment.
His fingers gripped a slender, fair ankle tightly.
With extra force, the fingertips left red fingerprints on the slender ankle.
Ling Chengen clung to him, his forehead and hair roots covered in fine sweat, his cheeks flushed as if he were drunk.
Her eyes fell on his smooth jawline, her fingertips gently brushed against the very obvious teeth marks on his skin, and her fingertips brushed aside the stray hairs that clung to his cheeks and chest. She lowered her head and bit his delicate collarbone hard.
In that instant, our bodies seemed to resonate in unison.
They could clearly hear each other's heartbeats.
Shi Ruoan pinched her knuckles hard, and the distorted image flashed through her mind, restoring her vision to clarity.
He was unable to come to his senses for a long time.
Because he had never experienced such a wild breeding season.
I have never experienced the feeling of being perfectly compatible with my partner.
So this is the first time I've experienced something like this with my partner.
For him, it was a bit too... disjointed.
He couldn't accurately describe that almost insane, yet blissful feeling.
It was as if the soul had been pulled out of the body, freed from the constraints of the flesh.
It has become too light and is no longer under control.
Like a feather, it was blown into the sky by a gust of wind.
It fell to the ground again, forlorn and forlorn, in the torrential rain.
Finally, they sank deeper and deeper into the muddy pool.
He could not resist this indescribable force, nor could he stop himself from becoming increasingly entangled in it.
I could only let myself feel as if I were filled with lead.
It continues to sink.
sink.
It sank further.
……
Ling Chengen closed his eyes wearily and lay on him, taking a light nap.
She usually has great stamina, but perhaps because she had encountered too many setbacks in the past few days, she was extremely tired both mentally and physically. So she fell asleep after only closing her eyes for a short while.
Shi Ruoan carefully placed her aside, took out a thin blanket from his spatial storage, and gently draped it over her body until it completely covered her. Only then did he press his hand against his eyelids, using his supernatural ability to cool his cheeks and ears, while also trying to calm his pounding heart.
He leaned against the headboard, lifted the corner of the blanket covering him, and quickly pulled it back to his waist.
The blanket covered the mess and also concealed his obscene desires.
Greed that has been deliberately provoked can be terrifyingly powerful at such times.
He even wanted to pull her along regardless of the consequences—
one more time.
Once again.
No, actually it was many, many times...
He might really be... worse than an animal.
It took a long time for her to calm down. Shi Ruoan carefully checked the wounds that had been treated, cleaned her body, changed the old sheets that were soaked with sweat, and put on a new one.
After he had done everything and refrozen the ice in the cave that was about to melt, he lay down on his side again and silently stared at her sleeping face.
He didn't know how long Ling Chengen's breeding period would last.
I wonder if, after the breeding season ends, she will make him her beast husband because of their intimate relationship.
If she didn't have such intentions, and only planned to treat this accident as a fleeting romance...
How will he face her after this?
Unable to sleep peacefully, Shi Ruoan could only gently place her hand on her face while she was asleep, repeatedly stroking her delicate cheeks with her fingertips.
He pressed his forehead against the top of her head, gently closed his eyes, and had a very bad thought in his mind.
If only her breeding period could be longer, much longer.
Even if she has no intention of marrying him later, this memory is enough for him to cherish for the rest of his life.