As the words fell, the smile on Bai Yaoyao’s face instantly vanished, replaced by a look of shock and terror.
“You!! How do you know… my true form!? And… and how do you know my name!?”
Ye Mu didn’t answer directly and simply clicked his tongue a few times.
“Tsk tsk tsk! A Purifying White Lotus! And not just any, but a ten-thousand-year-old Purifying White Lotus that’s gained consciousness! If the world found out about this, even those ancient monsters on the verge of death would come out of seclusion to fight over you!”
Bai Yaoyao shuddered and looked at Ye Mu again, asking with a trembling voice, “How… how did you discover my true form!?”
“How I found out doesn’t matter. What matters is… I did.”
Ye Mu shrugged and added, “If those old monsters really come out, heh… forget you—even Half-Emperor experts would die trying to protect you.”
Bai Yaoyao clenched her teeth and looked up at Ye Mu. “You! You! You! What exactly do you want!?”
Ye Mu smiled. “This place is called the Blissful Holy Land. And I’m the Holy Son of Bliss. What do you think I want?”
“Impossible!!” Bai Yaoyao instinctively shouted.
“Hmm!?” Ye Mu dragged out his voice and suddenly pulled out a sound transmission stone, preparing to activate it. “Hello… Mother, I…”
“Wait!!”
Seeing that Ye Mu was about to inform the Holy Lord, Bai Yaoyao couldn’t hold back anymore and urgently stopped him.
Ye Mu smiled. “Oh? Changed your mind?”
“You despicable! Shameless! Filthy! You… you… you…”
Bai Yaoyao didn’t answer him but kept cursing. Yet as she continued, her voice grew weaker, eventually replaced by the sound of quiet sobs.
“I’m giving you one minute to decide. If you haven’t made up your mind in one minute, I’ll tell the Holy Lord. Oh, and by the way, crying also counts toward your time.”
About thirty seconds later, Bai Yaoyao sniffled, steadied her emotions, then raised her head to look at Ye Mu.
“I… I agree! But… but this is my first time, you… you have to be gentle…”
Ye Mu smiled and pulled her into his arms, breathing in the faint floral scent lingering on her. He whispered softly, “Don’t worry, I’ll be gentle…”
Then he took Bai Yaoyao into the bedroom.
…
Two hours later…
[Ding! Detected that the host subdued the female lead through threat, obtained luck points.]
[Ding! Host successfully used the Yin-Yang Chaotic Bliss Technique, received luck feedback from the female lead, gained 5,000 luck points.]
[Ding! Host indirectly affected the luck of the Child of Fate—Tang Yuntian, gained 5,000 luck points.]
The bedroom door opened. Bai Yaoyao stepped out, clenching her teeth to endure the pain, glaring at Ye Mu with resentment.
“You… you call that gentle!?”
Ye Mu followed behind, smiling. “You should feel lucky. I was holding back. Otherwise, you wouldn’t even be able to stand right now.”
Bai Yaoyao clenched her fists tightly. Although she knew Ye Mu was telling the truth… it was still hard to accept. During the process, she nearly passed out several times!
She shivered at the thought, then left a sentence before turning to leave the Holy Son Hall.
“Hmph! You’d better keep your word and take my secret to your grave!”
“Wait—!!”
Ye Mu’s voice suddenly sounded, halting her steps. She turned around to look at him.
Ye Mu stood with his hands behind his back, expression calm.
“When did I ever say… you could leave?”
Bai Yaoyao’s eyes widened. “You!! What do you mean!?”
“What do you think?” Ye Mu smiled faintly.
“You… you bastard! Are you going back on your word!?”
Bai Yaoyao froze, her eyes turning red.
Ye Mu raised his brows. “Think carefully. When did I say that just by dual cultivating with me once, I’d keep your secret? That was all in your head.”
“Then what do you want!?” Bai Yaoyao’s voice trembled with a hint of sobbing.
Ye Mu sighed. “Why are you crying? I’m not some kind of demon. I won’t do anything excessive. As long as you agree to dual cultivate with me once a day from now on, I’ll keep your secret safe.”
“No!! No way!!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Yaoyao shouted.
It was simple—just like Su Qianqian, after just one time, she already ended up like this. If it became a daily thing, she’d break down completely!
“Hmm!?” Ye Mu dragged out his voice again and lifted the sound transmission stone, preparing to activate it.
Bai Yaoyao instantly wilted and quickly cried out, “W-Wait!!”
Ye Mu paused slightly.
Bai Yaoyao clenched her fists, lowered her head, and finally gritted her teeth. “O-One time a day is too much! I… I’ll agree to once a week!! That’s my limit!!”
Ye Mu knew not to push too hard and chuckled. “Once a week is fine too… once a week is fine.”
“You can go now. Just remember to come back next week!”
Bai Yaoyao’s face was full of embarrassment and anger. She turned to leave the place quickly.
But at that moment, a voice suddenly rang out, “Ye… Ye Mu! Are you in there? I… can I come in!?”
“Qianqian!?” Bai Yaoyao’s heart trembled, and she instinctively tried to find a place to hide. After all… she didn’t want Su Qianqian to see her in such a pitiful state!
“Come in!”
But Ye Mu had already spoken.
As his voice fell, Su Qianqian pushed open the Holy Son Hall’s door—and immediately saw Bai Yaoyao standing not far away.
“Yaoyao! Are you okay!?”
“I… I’m fine!” Bai Yaoyao’s cheeks were red, her voice trembling, and she didn’t dare look Su Qianqian in the eye.
“R-Really okay?”
Su Qianqian looked worried. After all, Bai Yaoyao came to the Holy Son Hall because of her. If anything had happened to her, Su Qianqian would blame herself deeply!
She reached out and touched Bai Yaoyao. The moment she did, her expression froze.
“Yaoyao!! Your virgin yin… it’s gone too!!”
The tables had turned!!
Bai Yaoyao nearly burst into tears. She clearly remembered saying those exact words to Su Qianqian earlier. How had the roles reversed!?
Seeing Bai Yaoyao silent, Su Qianqian clenched her jaw and glared at Ye Mu. “Ye Mu!! What did you do to Yaoyao!!”
Ye Mu looked calm. “Didn’t you already figure it out? Why bother asking me?”
“You… you bastard!! It wasn’t enough to ruin me—you ruined Yaoyao too!!” Su Qianqian’s face flushed red with anger.
Ye Mu frowned. “Ruin? What do you mean by ruin!? Su Qianqian! Don’t slander me! What happened between me and Yaoyao was mutual. If you don’t believe it… ask her yourself.”
With that, Ye Mu shot Bai Yaoyao a threatening look.
Bai Yaoyao saw it, gritted her teeth, and finally spoke softly, “Qianqian… the Holy Son… is right. He and I… it was mutual…”
In that instant, Su Qianqian felt her whole world collapse.
“How… how is this possible!!”
She and Bai Yaoyao were best friends. She knew her personality better than anyone. There’s no way she would willingly do such a thing with Ye Mu!
“Could it be… Yaoyao, just like me, was also blackmailed by Ye Mu!?”
At that moment, Su Qianqian’s face turned deathly pale.
If that was the case, with Ye Mu’s personality, it clearly wouldn’t stop at just once… at the very least…
“I… can I leave now?” Bai Yaoyao sniffled and asked Ye Mu in a trembling voice.
Ye Mu smiled. “Did I say you couldn’t? Just remember to come back next week.”
“Next week!?” Su Qianqian’s heart shook violently, and her world turned bleak. So it was true… Yaoyao had also been trapped by Ye Mu.
The thought of Bai Yaoyao ending up like her, held tightly in Ye Mu’s grasp…
She couldn’t stop the guilt that welled up inside.
Because all of this… had started because of her.
It wasn’t until Bai Yaoyao left the hall that Ye Mu’s voice rang out again, bringing Su Qianqian back to her senses.
“Speak… why did you come looking for me?”
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