Chapter 178: Chapter 131: If You Dare to Force Me, Then One of Us Must Die
"Then you might as well kill me. I have a good husband at home; I don’t mess around with random men."
*Heh.* ’I think I’ve finally figured it out. This guy isn’t showing me his real identity, most likely because he just wants to sleep with me and has no intention of taking responsibility.’
’Back then, he clearly wasn’t the one who caused Si Xie to fall into the water, yet he didn’t explain himself, just taking the blame. Why?’
’Because he didn’t want to be bound by the contract. He wanted a Contract Termination.’
’He was deliberately making me misunderstand.’
’If he wanted a Contract Termination, he could have just said so. It’s not like I wouldn’t have agreed. But no, he just had to resort to scheming.’
And what she hated most was being schemed against.
"Hah! It’s not up to you!"
Her words instantly enraged him. The dark eyes under his mask turned icy. He reached out, flipped up her skirt, and violently tore her ridiculously flimsy underwear. A savage, furious aura exploded from him, terrifying beyond description.
’Good husband?’
’Random men?’
’They are not, and *he* is not either!!!’
Jiang Yunnuan was startled by his sudden loss of control. By the time she reacted, she was already bare beneath her skirt. He gripped her waist with one hand and unbuckled his belt with the other.
CLICK. The buckle was released.
’This bastard... he’s actually going to force himself on me.’
Jiang Yunnuan was in disbelief. With a flicker of thought, a dagger materialized in her palm. She pursed her lips and stabbed at him without hesitation.
Her wrist was seized in a powerful grip. His crimson eyes were filled with disbelief.
"You want to kill me?"
"That’s right. If you dare force me, one of us is going to die."
"Hah..."
He suddenly laughed, his voice low, hoarse, and filled with a desolate sorrow.
"Fine. This life... it’s yours!"
As he spoke, he gripped her wrist, turned the dagger around, and in the next instant, plunged it swiftly and viciously into his own chest.
PFFT...
The sharp blade sank into his body. Hot, fresh blood sprayed onto Jiang Yunnuan’s face. Her mind went blank for a second. Her pupils constricted, and a wave of absolute panic washed over her as she began to tremble uncontrollably.
[Host, the dagger has pierced his heart! Quick, get the Innate Spirit Water and make him drink it!]
’Right, the Innate Spirit Water. And the Blood Nourishing Pills.’
"Quick, drink this! This water can save your life..."
Jiang Yunnuan quickly took out a bottle of water and tremblingly tried to make him drink. But he stubbornly clenched his jaw, refusing to open his mouth. After several failed attempts, a lot of the water had been spilled.
She was on the verge of tears, screaming hysterically.
"Open your mouth! Do you really want to die?"
"You’re the one... who wants me dead. I’m just... granting your wish. Why are you... unhappy... again?"
He managed to get the words out, reaching up to gently touch her face.
Jiang Yunnuan shook her head, tears finally falling this time.
"No, I didn’t really want to kill you! I was just trying to scare you, to threaten you..."
A Beastman’s body is incredibly tough, and his Cultivation was at the Half-step Ultimate Venerable realm. An ordinary dagger shouldn’t have been able to pierce his physical defenses at all. She had been certain that even if she stabbed with all her might, she wouldn’t be able to hurt him in the slightest. That was the only reason she had dared to do it.
But she had never imagined that he would drop all his defenses and even use his own Energy to drive the dagger in himself.
Without any defenses, even an Ultimate Venerable Powerhouse couldn’t withstand a strike from a Half-step Ultimate Venerable.
The more she thought, the more panicked she became. Jiang Yunnuan couldn’t worry about anything else. She took a mouthful of water and pressed her lips to his, clearly feeling his body stiffen for a moment.
Taking advantage of his distraction, she quickly passed the water into his mouth. Just as she was about to pull away, her lips and tongue were ensnared as he launched a fierce counter-assault.
’No! This isn’t the time for this! His life is on the line.’
The dagger was still sticking out of his chest, so Jiang Yunnuan didn’t dare push him away carelessly. Steeling her heart, she bit down hard on his lip. She bit so hard that she immediately drew blood, and the strong, coppery taste filled both their mouths, yet he still refused to let go.
’This bastard, does he really have a death wish?’
Jiang Yunnuan was both furious and frantic, forced to endure his savage, wolf-like kiss, not knowing what to do.
’I’ve got it!’
She suddenly had a flash of inspiration. Freeing one hand, she slipped it into his pants...
The previously unfastened buckle certainly made her task easier.
"Ngh..."
The man hadn’t even frowned when the dagger pierced his heart, but now he let out a choked groan. His breathing instantly quickened, and the tips of his ears turned bright red.
His blood surged, and another gush of hot, searing blood sprayed onto Jiang Yunnuan’s face.
She was startled and quickly let him go, taking advantage of his daze to break free from his lips and tongue.
"Your condition is critical! I’m begging you, please, just drink the rest of this, okay?"
"Why are you so worried about me?"
He didn’t immediately do as she asked. His eyes burned into hers as he stubbornly demanded an answer.
Seeing this, Jiang Yunnuan was about to die from anger.
’I’ve already resorted to begging him, and he still won’t drink. What on earth is he trying to do?’
’For a split second, she really wanted to just forget about him and let him die!’
’It was his life, anyway. He could take it or leave it!’
"Because my dagger says it doesn’t take lives. If you die by its blade, it will be unhappy. I’m not worried about you, I just don’t want my dagger to have a life on its conscience."
’He doesn’t even dare to tell me his identity. What kind of answer is he expecting?’
Even though he knew her excuse was just a perfunctory attempt to placate him, that no one with a brain would believe it, his heart still plummeted. The color drained from his face, and he found it difficult to breathe.
His chest hurt, but the pain was nothing compared to the ache in his heart.
His vision went black, and his body slumped toward the ground. Startled, Jiang Yunnuan quickly reached out to catch him, only to see his eyes were shut tight. He had lost consciousness completely.
’Damn it. Don’t tell me he actually fainted from anger because of me?’
’How petty!’
’Still, it’s better that he’s unconscious. At least he’s not awake, being stubborn, pig-headed, and a paranoid pain in the ass.’
Jiang Yunnuan quickly fed him the rest of the water in the cup. Then, she took out Silver Needles and Hemostatic and Muscle Regeneration Powder from her storage space.
She tore open his clothes, picked up a Silver Needle, and began to swiftly and accurately pierce the acupoints around his heart.
In less than a minute, all the major blood vessels were sealed. She took a deep breath, gripped the handle of the dagger, and pulled it out in one clean, decisive motion. Then, she grabbed the Hemostatic and Muscle Regeneration Powder and poured all of it onto the wound.
Finally, she took out a Blood Nourishing Pill, fed it to him, and carefully laid him flat on the cold ground.
’His life should be saved!’
After all that, Jiang Yunnuan was covered in sweat and panting from exhaustion. She was about to sit down and rest for a moment when she suddenly felt a draft from below.
Her eyelid twitched. She immediately remembered she wasn’t wearing anything down there and stopped herself just in time.
’The ground is so filthy. If I just sit down, won’t I get sick?’
’That damn bastard. He tore my clothes with such practiced ease. I wonder where he picked up that nasty habit.’
The sad little scrap of fabric lay on the ground. Jiang Yunnuan couldn’t bear to look at it. She picked it up, hid it in a hidden crevice between the rocks, and then took a clean mat and a fresh pair of underwear out of her storage space.
