“Eh?”
After hearing Bai Shuanglian’s words, Ling Xiaoyou was stunned.
Because she hadn’t expected that Bai Shuanglian had already guessed the fact that ‘Ling Xiaoyou didn’t do anything bad.’
Seeing Ling Xiaoyou’s dazed and cute expression, Bai Shuanglian couldn’t help but find it amusing as she rubbed her little head.
The soft white hair changed shape under her hand, but always returned to its smooth, snowy length.
“After all, looking at how weak and delicate you are, you don’t seem like someone who could eat three at once.”
Bai Shuanglian explained, while mentally adding:
‘You’re more likely to be the one getting eaten.’
Even though Bai Shuanglian didn’t say this out loud, perhaps because of their recent close contact, Ling Xiaoyou somehow understood the meaning in her words.
How awful!
What does she mean by me being so weak and delicate?!
And what does she mean by not looking like someone who could eat three at once?!
She actually dares to underestimate me!
I’ve really been looked down on, huh.jpg
But even though Ling Xiaoyou was angry inside, she didn’t dare to lash out or refute.
After all, if Bai Shuanglian heard her rebuttal and thought she really could do that kind of thing, wouldn’t she be done for?
So Ling Xiaoyou wouldn’t argue back.
She could only puff up her cheeks angrily and glare ‘fiercely’ at Bai Shuanglian with her crimson eyes!
Too evil, she was ready to attack with her eyes!
Yet this expression, which Ling Xiaoyou thought was so fierce and intimidating, looked to Bai Shuanglian more like a cute white kitten hissing because of its own behavior.
Unable to resist, she reached out and poked Ling Xiaoyou’s puffed-up cheek.
“Pfft~”
That was the sound of anger running away.
Ling Xiaoyou glared fiercely again at Bai Shuanglian, who was smiling as she poked her cheek.
Seeing that she still wanted to poke more, Ling Xiaoyou’s anger surged.
This person wasn’t satisfied after just kissing her, and now even when she’s angry, she’s stealing her anger away?
So evil!
See if I don’t bite you!
And so, the angry Ling Xiaoyou directly bit down on Bai Shuanglian’s outstretched jade finger, using all her strength to bite her hand.
Judging by her posture, she seemed determined to bite Bai Shuanglian’s finger off.
But Bai Shuanglian just smiled lightly, looking at Ling Xiaoyou gnawing on her finger with her teeth, not appearing to feel any pain at all.
And that was indeed the case.
Bai Shuanglian was a Golden Core Stage cultivator, equivalent to a Fourth Realm: Spirit Pivot powerhouse among the Ghost Cultivation Nine Realms.
With just the bite strength of a Second Realm: Form Condensation Stage like Ling Xiaoyou, it was impossible to make Bai Shuanglian—whose body had been strengthened since reaching Golden Core Stage—feel any pain.
Not to mention, Ling Xiaoyou wasn’t even using Spirit Power.
She was biting purely with her own physical strength.
And as for the physical strength of a Ghost… you could tell from the ‘0’ in the constitution column of Ling Xiaoyou’s System Panel.
It could only be said that Bai Shuanglian’s earlier assessment of her as weak and delicate wasn’t wrong at all!
‘Damn it, why isn’t this person reacting at all?!’
Ling Xiaoyou, biting with all her might—her eyes even squeezed shut from effort—secretly opened a slit, dissatisfied with Bai Shuanglian’s unchanged expression.
‘Could it be I’m not using enough force?’
Thinking this, Ling Xiaoyou instinctively clenched her small fists, gathering all her strength into her mouth and biting down on Bai Shuanglian as hard as she could.
She even tried so hard her toes curled!
Yet even so, Bai Shuanglian’s expression remained unchanged…
No, there was a change, but not the one Ling Xiaoyou wanted to see.
Instead…
She looked pleased?!
Yes, pleased.
Ling Xiaoyou was shocked. She couldn’t believe someone could look so happy after being bitten by her.
Ling Xiaoyou: pupil quake.jpg
Because of Ling Xiaoyou’s shock, her tightly biting mouth subconsciously loosened, causing Bai Shuanglian to feel a faint tingling on her finger at last, leaving her a bit unsatisfied.
She hadn’t enjoyed that feeling for long before it disappeared.
Unhappy, Bai Shuanglian used the finger still in Ling Xiaoyou’s mouth to tease her soft little tongue, wanting Ling Xiaoyou to bite down harder again.
But Ling Xiaoyou didn’t comply.
Her face flushed red, she spat out the finger to stop it from playing with her tongue, and glared fiercely at the regretful Bai Shuanglian.
“So since you already know I’m innocent, hurry up and let me go!”
At her words, Bai Shuanglian blinked innocently.
“But I’ve already removed your restraints.”
“You didn’t notice you could use Spirit Power again?”
“Eh?”
Ling Xiaoyou froze at this.
She checked her current state and realized she really could use Spirit Power now.
But… when had she been unbound?
How did she not notice at all?
Ling Xiaoyou’s little face was filled with confusion, but Bai Shuanglian didn’t need to ask to know what she was wondering about.
She chuckled softly and explained:
“I unlocked it when you felt moved earlier.”
“Who-who-who… who got moved?! I wasn’t moved at all!!!”
Ling Xiaoyou didn’t care much about the restraints being lifted, but was very concerned about the ‘feeling moved’ part.
She was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, fur all bristling.
“Yes, yes, of course you weren’t moved at all.”
Bai Shuanglian’s tone was perfunctory, making it clear she didn’t believe a word Ling Xiaoyou said.
This made Ling Xiaoyou even angrier. She wanted to bite this evil person again to vent her frustration.
But considering she couldn’t hurt her before, and her tongue had even been teased, Ling Xiaoyou gave up on the idea.
Hmph!
If I can’t win, at least I can escape!
Since you’ve undone the rope, I’ll run for it!
Ling Xiaoyou continued to glare at Bai Shuanglian angrily, but her hands, previously bound behind her back, were quietly freeing themselves.
No matter how carefully Ling Xiaoyou moved, as the owner of the Ghost-Binding Rope, Bai Shuanglian was bound to notice her rope being undone.
She watched Ling Xiaoyou, who was trying to distract her with angry stares, and found her even more adorable.
Alright, the rope is undone. Now it’s time to escape!
Freed from the bindings, Ling Xiaoyou stretched out her little hand, pointed at the sky in the distance, and put on a surprised expression.
“Eh? What’s that over there?!”
Ling Xiaoyou’s attempt to divert attention was full of flaws, but Bai Shuanglian just smiled, glancing at her.
Her gaze made Ling Xiaoyou flinch, wondering if her plan had been seen through.
But fortunately, Bai Shuanglian only looked at her for a moment before turning to look in the direction Ling Xiaoyou was pointing—where there was nothing at all.
Ling Xiaoyou was overjoyed.
Yes! Now’s the time!
She quickly activated her Spirit Power, casting countless Spell of Speed Enhancement on herself and shot off into the distance.
But what Ling Xiaoyou failed to notice was that at the moment she took off, a small piece of the Ghost-Binding Rope she had dropped on the ground suddenly detached.
This segment of rope became thin and long, instantly wrapping around Ling Xiaoyou’s ankle.
Finally, it transformed into a deep blue rune, fading and sinking into her pale, jade-like skin until there was no trace left.
When the rune disappeared, Bai Shuanglian’s smile grew bright.
She turned her head, looking toward the direction Ling Xiaoyou had fled.
“Then let’s look forward to our next meeting, Little Pen Immortal.”
“But next time, I’ll have to ask for your name.”