Chapter 287 - 128: Xiangzhu, Xiangzhu, Devour Me

Chapter 287: Chapter 128: Xiangzhu, Xiangzhu, Devour Me

Zhao Ci’s tone was firm, almost devout. "But, I want you to *want* to possess me!"

As he spoke, he held her even tighter.

[Gu Xiangzhu’s Current Wish]: Test whether Zhao Ci harbors any disloyal intentions toward me. Wish Completion Reward: Comprehension Value +100, Dissension Talisman x1.

’Damn it!’

’Little Auntie.’

’You’re so naughty!’

To express his elation,

Zhao Ci excitedly planted a kiss on her neck.

Gu Xiangzhu: "..."

’Oh no!’

’I was so focused on testing him,’

’I forgot that a young man can’t take this much teasing.’

’Does this count as a successful test, or a failed one?’

Seeing his breathing grow heavier and heavier,

Gu Xiangzhu tried to push him away. "Your injuries..."

Zhao Ci shook his head. "Just a minor wound!"

Gu Xiangzhu was at a loss for words. "I’m saying, you need to control your emotions right now. You shouldn’t get too worked up."

Zhao Ci: "..."

He didn’t move an inch.

Gu Xiangzhu said helplessly, "Even if I don’t want to possess you, aren’t you already possessed by me?"

Zhao Ci sounded a little angry. "But I *want* you to possess me!"

Gu Xiangzhu: "!!!"

’This should be... a successful test, right?’

’But what do I do now?’

SMOOCH!

She felt another warm, ticklish sensation on her neck.

’Huh?’

’He kissed me again?’

SMOOCH SMOOCH SMOOCH SMOOCH...

’Oh no!’

’He’s not going to stop?’

Gu Xiangzhu quickly pushed him away. "Control your Yu Xin Flame!"

Zhao Ci was reluctant but had no choice but to let go. He leaned back against the headboard, looking at Gu Xiangzhu with a gaze that was both resentful and expectant.

Inside, however, he was grumbling.

’She says she doesn’t want to possess me,’

’but once she gets a taste, she won’t even spit out a single bone.’

’But why isn’t this wish complete yet?’

’Does this mean the test isn’t over?’

Gu Xiangzhu chuckled lightly. "If I didn’t want to possess you, I would have let you run off long ago."

"Really?"

Zhao Ci was pleasantly surprised.

Gu Xiangzhu nodded. "Of course, it’s true!"

She didn’t understand.

’This kid’s desire to possess is so strong.’

’And his desire *to be* possessed is just as strong.’

Before Zhao Ci could say anything, she continued, "The most important thing right now is to control your emotions. How have things been for you in Hanling County these past few days? Tell me everything!"

Zhao Ci grew thoughtful, faintly sensing that this was the true purpose of her test.

His expression immediately became animated. "It was actually pretty tricky. Those guys from the Cao Bang are more slippery than the last. If it weren’t for me..."

Then,

he recounted the entire story from beginning to end.

Gu Xiangzhu was inwardly shocked and suspicious. "Your copper coins..."

[Prompt]: Wish completed. Reward obtained: Comprehension Value +100, Dissension Talisman x1.

[Dissension Talisman]: Apply to a target. If the target has disloyal intentions toward the user, the Talisman Paper will disappear. If they have no disloyal intentions, it will remain.

’Whoa!’

’It’s a Divine Technique for identifying spies.’

’Seems kind of useful, but I don’t know who to use it on for now.’

Zhao Ci felt a chill run down his spine.

’It feels like Old Deng and Little Auntie are both a real handful.’

’Every single one of them is always thinking about testing me.’

’But to be fair, he wasn’t that annoyed by Little Auntie’s test.’

’Compared to Old Deng, who wouldn’t part with a single cent,’

’Little Auntie is genuinely generous. After investing so much in me early on, it’s normal for her to be a bit cautious.’

’I just didn’t expect her network of informants to be so vast that she knows everything that happens inside the Cao Bang like the back of her hand.’

’Can’t be helped.’

’My methods for solving the case were too strange; of course they would attract attention.’

’But there was no other way. I couldn’t have solved the case otherwise.’

’If I don’t come clean about this ability to Little Auntie, I’m afraid I’ll lose her trust.’

"I don’t know why either."

Zhao Ci took a copper coin from his pocket and handed it to her.

Gu Xiangzhu subconsciously glanced at the coin and quickly sensed something was wrong. The coin was actually drawing her gaze.

’Something’s strange.’

Her spirit was already powerful to a certain degree. Even if someone used Magic to forcibly draw her gaze, they might not be able to control her line of sight. But this tiny copper coin...

What was even more outrageous

was that she couldn’t feel the slightest trace of Magic on the coin.

’This...’

Zhao Ci continued, "I just have this feeling that when a copper coin stays on my person for a long time, it undergoes a strange change. First, it becomes able to attract people’s attention. After a while longer, it starts to carry its own luck. The longer I wear it, the stronger the luck becomes. Although it’s sometimes wrong, I feel like it’s more accurate than divination."

Gu Xiangzhu: "..."

’This... this kind of ability is unheard of!’

Zhao Ci couldn’t help but ask, "Do you think this might have something to do with my mother?"

Gu Xiangzhu’s gaze flickered. If it was a technique from the Yingzhou Immortal Island, it really wasn’t impossible.

Just like how Zhao Ci, after being weak for so many years, had suddenly risen.

That Immortal Island truly held too many secrets.

She nodded. "It is indeed possible that it’s a legacy from the Yingzhou Immortal Island. Keep this coin safe, and don’t use it so easily in front of others in the future."

"Alright!"

"So what happened after that? These past few days, how has your Yu Xin Flame been? Nuan Yu told me that you haven’t been in a good state."

"It’s been a little out of control."

"How so?"

"I..."

Zhao Ci grabbed her hand again. "At night I often... no, I dream about you every night."

Gu Xiangzhu: "..."

She didn’t know whether she should feel a sense of accomplishment or not.

’I never thought he’d be so susceptible to my teasing.’

She looked at Zhao Ci.

She saw unconcealed lust in his eyes.

He even seemed ready to pounce.

’The situation’s not right.’

’Time for a preemptive strike.’

She grabbed Zhao Ci’s wrist, pinned him against the headboard, and said with a radiant smile, "No need to dream tonight. I’m right here!"

Zhao Ci: "Mmph..."

’Yes!’

’This is it! This feeling of being invaded, being forcefully kissed.’

’I love it so much.’

’But why are you doing this, and what’s with holding down my hand?’

Their lips and tongues intertwined.

The warm air from their breaths washed over their cheeks.