Chapter 143
Chapter 143
Ye Piaoling stared blankly for quite a while before it finally dawned on her-
He had to be putting on this sanctimonious act on purpose, trying to make her lower her guard so he could seize the chance to escape!
Ye Piaoling gave a cold laugh and pinched the man’s chin hard. “Don’t waste your effort. You can’t run. Do you know why I haven’t killed you? Do you know what I’m keeping you for?”
She leaned close to his ear, her tone vicious as she enunciated each word. “I’m going to use you as a Cauldron and absorb your life essence to cultivate… By the time my cultivation reaches its peak, you’ll be dead too! Jie jie!”
“Oh?”
When Di Xiulan heard that, he merely chuckled softly, his voice gentle and magnetic. “Then I am willing to be your Cauldron, Your Majesty, for you to harvest as you please.”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
She froze for quite a while.
Then she straightened and released him, frowning. “You’re acting all green tea on me. Now I don’t even know what to do.”
“…”
Di Xiulan lifted his eyes and gazed at her. “Then what would Your Majesty like me to do?”
Ye Piaoling said, “You were once the lofty Divine Venerable. How can you allow yourself to be defiled by an evil fiend like me so easily? A gentleman may be killed but not humiliated. You should rather die than submit. The moment you hear that I want to use you for Dual Cultivation, your whole body should be screaming no, no, no!”
Di Xiulan furrowed his brows. “What sort of no? Would Your Majesty be willing to teach me?”
Ye Piaoling said, “I’ll demonstrate. Watch closely.”
She cleared her throat, then abruptly wrapped both arms tightly around herself. Her face flushed crimson as she cried out in panic, “No! You can’t! Dame! Yamete!”
The corner of Di Xiulan’s mouth twitched. “…”
Why was she still this unreliable even after becoming the Empress?!
After Ye Piaoling finished demonstrating how to say no, her expression returned to its icy composure.
She looked down at him and asked coldly, “Well? Have you learned it?”
Di Xiulan sighed lightly and said, “So Your Majesty likes that sort of thing… That is indeed somewhat difficult for me.”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
He hadn’t learned it?
Then hadn’t she just taught him for nothing?
But seeing the man’s helpless expression, it didn’t seem like he wasn’t trying. It seemed like he genuinely couldn’t learn it.
Ye Piaoling swallowed her frustration and once again reached out to pinch Di Xiulan’s chin, declaring domineeringly, “It doesn’t matter if you can’t learn. I just want you to understand that you are nothing more than a tool for my cultivation. Don’t even think about playing any tricks. You can’t escape!”
With that, she yanked open Di Xiulan’s robes.
The man trembled slightly, a faint blush rising to the tips of his ears.
Ye Piaoling was very satisfied with his reaction.
Now that was more like it!
Her fingertips teasingly landed on the man’s beautiful collarbone, then slowly slid across it. “When we cultivate later, you’d better put your heart into it… If you fail to satisfy me, I won’t let you off easily!”
Di Xiulan lowered his lashes and gave an obedient little smile. “I will do everything I can not to disappoint Your Majesty.”
Ye Piaoling: “…”
What was going on? Why was he so obedient?
She refused to believe this Divine Venerable would willingly submit to her. It was obvious, even without thinking, that he had to be acting!
Ye Piaoling snorted, turned her back to him, and began loosening her clothes.
Come on, then. Mama’s ready to get down to business!
The man suddenly rose. His arms, still bound in iron chains, wrapped around her from behind, and his heavenly, melodious voice chuckled beside her ear. “Let me serve Your Majesty.”
Ye Piaoling’s body stiffened.
Uh, listen, acting is one thing, but when it comes time to get serious, you really don’t have to be this proactive…
Before she could refuse, the man’s long, jade-like fingers had already hooked open her sash, his slightly cool fingertips teasing over her skin.
Ye Piaoling: “!!!”
Holy crap! This Divine Venerable actually knew what he was doing?
She took a deep breath and told herself to stay calm…
Right. This was all part of his scheme. He was deliberately pretending to comply so he could win her trust, and only then would he find a chance to escape!
Fine. Didn’t he like acting? Then she would see how long he could keep it up!
So Ye Piaoling gave a cold snort, spread her arms, and began to enjoy his service…