Chapter 178 - 168: Want to Be a Heart-Thief

Early the next morning, Su Mo stood silently atop the city walls.

The two-day truce had been quiet, but the stench of blood in the air seemed to linger. When a gust of wind blew past, the smell grew stronger, stirring a restless agitation within.

From the tent opposite, Jin Tong’s gaze, cold and still as an icy pool, was fixed on the figure atop the city wall.

’The script?’

’A transmigrator who can change the ending?’

’Interesting!’

’This time, I’ll just see if a transmigrator like her can actually change this ending.’

Jin Tong turned and ran right into Jiang Wu, who had come looking for him.

A few days ago, Jiang Wu had been hit by Su Mo’s poisoned needle. Although she hadn’t shown it, Jin Tong could tell that Jiang Wu had been affected by Su Mo’s poison. Only today had her aura finally stabilized.

’So it seems Su Mo is a cut above when it comes to poison. Is this the advantage of a transmigrator?’

Jiang Wu started walking toward him and said coldly, "I know exactly what you’re thinking. At a time like this, if you’re still thinking of switching sides, you’re simply failing to grasp the situation."

"Do you know why I showed you that script? It was to make you recognize reality! Even if all of you die, I won’t." Jiang Wu sneered. "Right now, what makes you think Su Mo is qualified to fight me? She’s destined to be defeated by me, and I’m destined to become the ruler of this world!"

Jin Tong’s eyes darkened, but he said nothing.

’I’m just wondering, how exactly did Jiang Wu get her hands on that script?’

’I’d suspected she was a Reincarnator before, but now it seems there’s more to it.’

After a moment of silence, Jin Tong sneered, "Don’t celebrate too early. The book doesn’t have a final ending. What makes you think you’re guaranteed to win?"

Jiang Wu smiled nonchalantly. "Because I have a wisp of your Heart Soul in my grasp."

Hearing this, Jin Tong frowned. While the lost wisp of his Heart Soul didn’t affect him for the time being, its absence was why his cultivation had been stuck, unable to break through to Level Ten!

’I always thought my soul was damaged after I was reincarnated, which was why my Heart Soul was incomplete. But now I see just how vicious Jiang Wu’s methods really are.’

Jiang Wu looked at him. "Oh, Yin Rong, if you had just been obedient and acted as my little dog, you wouldn’t have had to suffer so much in this life, would you?"

His expression unchanging, Jin Tong retorted with a sneer, "Don’t tell me you’re holding a wisp of Su Mo’s Heart Soul too?"

A vicious look appeared in Jiang Wu’s eyes. "Why would I want her Heart Soul? Her life is all I need. Once I’ve dealt with her, I’ll dote on you properly! Just accept your fate. The entanglement between us is our destiny, something you can’t escape life after life."

Jin Tong furrowed his brow. "Your impatience to see her dead just proves that you fear her."

"Me, fear her? Everything she knows, I know. And I know things she doesn’t! You tell me, what reason do I have to fear her?!"

Jin Tong snorted. "All your skills were learned from that storybook. As I see it, everything you’re doing is just another attempt to defy heaven and change your fate. Others might not know your ending, but you should know it best."

A sudden realization dawned on Jin Tong. "This time, you’ve deliberately avoided the plots from the storybook and been on guard at every turn. Isn’t that because you’re afraid of repeating the same mistakes? Since you haven’t accepted your fate, why should I have to accept mine?"

Jiang Wu shot him a cold look. "Don’t get clever! You’ve probably forgotten what my true form is. You’re just a cat. What makes you think you can compare to me? I have what it takes to defy heaven and change my fate. What do you have?"

"Still don’t get it? I’ll just have to make your death even more miserable. Help me raid the Dragon Clan tonight. Otherwise... you know the consequences!"

With that cold parting shot, Jiang Wu turned and left.

Outside the tent, Jiang Wu saw Ai Ci waiting and said with displeasure, "Who told you you could stand here and eavesdrop?!"

Ai Ci frowned. "I just got here."

Jiang Wu knitted her brows. "Have you found the person I told you to look for?"

"Not yet."

"Useless!"

Jiang Wu cursed unhappily and started to walk away.

Ai Ci looked up and met Jin Tong’s intrigued gaze.

As they were of the same species, Ai Ci felt a natural enmity toward Jin Tong. When Jiang Wu first found him and said she wanted to be his wife and would help him with his cultivation, he couldn’t have imagined that such a beautiful Female would take the initiative to become his wife.

It wasn’t until he met Jin Tong that he realized he was just a substitute for this white cat!

This realization infuriated Ai Ci. He had always wanted to kill Jin Tong. A day would come, he vowed, when he would finish off that white cat with his own hands!

After shooting a venomous glare at the man opposite him, Ai Ci turned to chase after Jiang Wu.

After they left, Lin Shan walked out with a worried expression. "Sect Leader, we have to change this situation of being pushed around by them. Neither Su Mo nor Jiang Wu is someone to be trifled with."

Jin Tong pulled a small black notebook from his sleeve. "Then tonight, let’s take this little thing and go pay Su Mo a visit."

Lin Shan frowned. "But won’t that tell Su Mo that we know her secret?"

Jin Tong narrowed his eyes. "So what? It’s time she learned what kind of person her opponent is."

’Right now, a wisp of my Heart Soul is in Jiang Wu’s hands, while my very lifeline is tied to Su Mo. In this chess game, I’m constrained on all sides.’

’I want to be the greatest in the world, and so does Jiang Wu. I thought being reborn would give me every advantage, that I could surely turn things around.’

’But who would have thought that in the end, I’d just be a chess piece in someone else’s hands?’

’Why should a side character like me be controlled by others, unable to even decide my own life and death!’

’I refuse to accept this! If this world is just a chessboard, then I’ll flip the board and start a new game!’

...

That evening, as Su Mo was lying in bed, drowsy and about to fall asleep, a soft, rustling sound came from outside.

Before she could even speak, she smelled a familiar scent.

She rolled over and saw Ye Yuan’s sparkling eyes gazing at her. "Wife, I came in secret."

Su Mo was amused by him. Propping her head up on her hand, she looked at his adorable appearance and said, "Anyone who didn’t know better would think you were a thief."

’I’ve been waiting for him since dinner, and he decides to take his sweet time. Now he finally shows up, and he has to be all sneaky about it. Anyone would think we were having an affair.’

Ye Yuan, blushing, leaped lightly onto the bed and lay down on his side next to her.

His eyes, bright as stars, gazed at her, a hint of shyness welling up in them. "Mhm, I want to be a flower-picking thief."

Su Mo chuckled and rolled over to lie on top of him.

She reached out and booped his nose, her tone doting. "So you’ve learned to sweet-talk now? Tell me, what flower are you picking? What kind of thief are you being?"

Her light, teasing breath made Ye Yuan’s heart pound uncontrollably. Her scent seemed to carry a kind of indescribable magic that utterly fascinated him.

Ye Yuan caught her hand as she was about to pull it back, pulling her a little closer. Blushing, he said, "I want... to be a heart-stealing thief~"

Su Mo looked down and saw the emotion churning in his eyes, and she smiled gently.

She leaned down and gently touched the corner of his lips. Ye Yuan’s eyes lit up, and the tips of his ears turned red.

His usually pale skin instantly turned pink, and even his light blue pupils seemed to take on a hint of crimson.

Su Mo just thought that the person beneath her looked all pink and tender, utterly delectable.

She found this very amusing and leaned down to kiss him again.

Then she looked up at him, cupping his hot cheeks in her hands. Her eyes danced with amusement. "Blushing this much? You’re going to turn into a braised Little Yu~ Oh my, is my Little Yu really this shy?~"

Ye Yuan’s face was completely flushed. His eyelashes trembled uncontrollably, and his eyes were searingly bright, filled with unconcealed anticipation and boundless adoration.