Chapter 11: The Reader Was Caught (Part 1)

Chapter 11: Chapter 11: The Reader Was Caught (Part 1)

Clearly, Yizhou’s appearance had not changed at all. He was still as handsome as ever, his refined features as flawless as before. However, the demeanor and aura he gave off now made him feel like a completely different person.

Right now, Sui Sui’s brain has practically stopped functioning. His mind was in complete chaos, and he didn’t know what to do. All he knew was that he had to leave.

"S-Senior Brother Yizhou..." Sui Sui stammered, forcing out an awkward laugh. "I see you’re back. Since you’re here now, I’ll leave you to rest. I’ll... I’ll be going first. See you later!"

After saying that, he immediately turned around, pretending not to notice that Yizhou seemed to have something to say.

Unfortunately, before he could even take three steps toward the door, Sui Sui suddenly felt the back of his neck tighten, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Before he could react, Darkness spread soundlessly behind him. Countless black tendrils unfurled from the shadows, winding around Sui Sui’s body one after another, silent and cold, enclosing him completely.

It lifted him into the air. His body spun around before he was pulled directly in front of Yizhou, leaving less than a few centimeters between their faces.

"S-S-Senior Brother Yizhou...?" Sui Sui called out in a trembling voice as he looked at the handsome face right in front of him.

Yizhou didn’t say a single word. He merely smiled faintly before carrying Sui Sui back into the room. With a loud bang, the door closed behind them. Only after the two of them were alone did Yizhou loosen his grip and place Sui Sui back on the ground.

The moment he regained his freedom, Sui Sui instinctively retreated several steps away from Yizhou.

Yizhou’s action immediately confirmed the suspicion in Sui Sui’s heart.

The smile on Yizhou’s face remained as gentle as ever, yet the pressure he gave off became even stronger. At this moment, he looked less like the elegant cultivator that everyone admired and more like a jade-faced devil waiting to reveal his fangs.

That’s right...

A Jade-Faced Devil.

That was exactly how Yizhou had always been described in the novel. Blessed with a face that could charm anyone, yet possessing methods so ruthless that countless people feared him.

Back when Sui Sui was only a reader, he had thought the title sounded incredibly cool and fitting. But now that he was standing right in front of the person himself...

He didn’t feel excited in the slightest.

If he had the choice, he would rather never experience this opportunity at all.

"S-Senior Brother Yizhou, I don’t know anything! I didn’t see anything! Really!" Sui Sui hurriedly raised both hands over his head as if surrendering, his entire body trembling uncontrollably.

He looked at Yizhou with both fear and expectation, desperately hoping the other would show him a little mercy and let him go.

However, as someone who had read the novel, Sui Sui knew he had truly gotten himself into trouble this time.

Throughout the entire novel, the most ruthless version of Yizhou wasn’t the one near the end of the story. It was the Yizhou from the first few years after his rebirth.

At that time, the memories of his companions’ betrayal were still fresh in his mind. Because of that, his distrust of others had reached its peak, and so had the cruelty of his methods.

With the corners of his lips slightly raised, Yizhou slowly stepped closer, forcing Sui Sui into the corner of the room.

His dark eyes remained fixed on Sui Sui, carrying a hint of amusement.

"Oh?" he said softly. "What is it that you know?"

He paused for a moment before continuing. "And what exactly... Did you see?"

Right now, Sui Sui really wanted to burst into tears.

Although he adored the protagonist and genuinely pitied everything he had gone through, it didn’t change the fact that the person standing before him was a bloodthirsty killer.

Against the reborn Yizhou, what could he possibly do?

He was nothing more than a useless cultivation waste with an extremely frail body.

He had truly dug his own grave this time, if only he stayed quietly in his own room this wouldn’t have happened. Why did he have to be so nosy?

Under Yizhou’s probing gaze, Sui Sui felt as though every secret in his heart had been laid bare. He had the terrifying feeling that if he uttered even a single lie, his head would separate from his body the very next second.

"I... I..."

Sui Sui swallowed nervously before forcing the words out.

"I know... you’re a demonic cultivator?" Sui Sui admitted, His face flushed red from the overwhelming pressure.Yizhou quietly studied the helpless youth before him.

At this moment, Sui Sui looked just like a frightened little white rabbit that had accidentally wandered into a wolf’s den. Instead of becoming angry that his secret had been discovered, Yizhou found the scene unexpectedly amusing and the smile on Yizhou’s lips deepened almost imperceptibly.

After a moment of silence, a calm voice drifted down from above Sui Sui’s head.

"Since you’ve seen through my disguise, I suppose I have no choice anymore." Yizhou tilted his head slightly, as if genuinely considering the matter. "Now then... how should I dispose of you?"

The moment those words fell, Sui Sui’s heart took a leap. His eyes immediately reddened, and tears began to well up uncontrollably.

In his previous life, he had lived in a peaceful world. Although he had read countless scenes like this in novels, personally experiencing one was an entirely different matter. Faced with the threat of death, his mind had long since become a complete mess.

"I mean... senior brother Yizhou..." Sui Sui’s voice became much quieter, his courage and optimism of survival dying by the next second. "Could... could you not kill me? I... I don’t want to die."

It hadn’t even been ten days since he transmigrated into this world. If he died again...Who knew whether he would be sent to hell or simply disappear forever? Just thinking about it was terrifying.

"Then what should I do?" Yizhou asked with an amused smile, sounding as though he was genuinely troubled. "After all, you know my secret."

Sui Sui’s mind couldn’t keep up with his actions and without the slightest hesitation, he immediately raised three fingers and swore toward the heavens.

""I promise! I absolutely won’t tell anyone that you’re secretly a demonic cultivator!" he blurted out in one breath.

"If I break this promise, may the Heavenly Dao strike me dead with lightning, shatter my soul, and doom me to never enter the cycle of reincarnation!"

He paused for only a heartbeat before hurriedly adding, "Besides... you know how much I love you. I would never betray you."

"Please... believe me, Brother."

After finishing his oath, Sui Sui slowly lowered his raised hand and looked at Yizhou with obvious nervousness. He forced himself to meet those cold eyes, trying his best to appear as sincere as possible.

Seeing that Yizhou’s expression did not change in the slightest, Sui Sui could only grit his teeth and continue playing the lovesick fool. He softened his gaze, deliberately filling it with undisguised affection, just as the old Bai Sui Sui always had whenever he looked at Yizhou.

It was the old Bai Sui Sui’s greatest weapon—the lovesick card.

If there was even the slightest chance that Yizhou still harbored a trace of his former feelings from his past life, perhaps this act would buy him a little mercy.

Unfortunately, there were no old feelings left to rekindle. Yizhou’s indifferent eyes remained completely unmoved, as though the person standing before him was nothing more than a stranger.

"Just this? I’m afraid that’s not enough." Yizhou raised an eyebrow, a faint smile lingering on his handsome face. "Killing you would achieve the same result."

From beginning to end, there wasn’t the slightest hint of hesitation or unease in his expression, as though deciding someone’s life or death was nothing worth thinking about.

Sui Sui really wanted to cry.

He truly didn’t have anything valuable to offer. He was a weakling with no cultivation talent, no powerful treasures, and no special abilities. The only thing he had was money, but even that wasn’t his—it belonged to the Bai family.

His mind raced frantically, trying to think of something, anything, that would be valuable enough to make Yizhou spare his life.

Then, as if remembering something, Sui Sui suddenly blurted out,

"I... I can offer you my body!" The words left his mouth before he had time to think.