His entire body trembled as countless memories from his past life surfaced within his mind, and for several seconds, he couldn’t say anything. He simply stared at the woman sitting at the center of the pedestal, unable to believe what he was seeing. The person standing before him was someone he had once known better than almost anyone else in his previous life, yet seeing her here, in this unfamiliar prison realm, was something he had never imagined possible.
Finally, only one word escaped his mouth in a trembling, low voice.
"Master...?"
The woman, who had been rubbing her left eye with a sleepy and lazy expression, frowned at his sudden statement and turned toward him. She briefly looked over his appearance before speaking, "Who are you? How did you appear in this prison realm? And most of all, why did you call me Master?" The sweet voice that Qing remembered did not come from that bruised mouth. Instead, a hoarse and emotionless voice came out, and the sound seemed to shake Qing’s very core.
’It’s obvious that she doesn’t recognize this body, but someone like her should be able to see through my very soul. That means she really doesn’t know me, but... something is wrong here.’
’Why is she locked here to begin with? And... a Prison Realm, meaning this entire realm is the prison, not just that pedestal. I need to figure things out first, but...’
Qing finally relaxed his stance, no longer preparing to fight anything that might suddenly appear, and instead clasped his left fist with the palm of his right hand before speaking respectfully, "I am Qing Lan from a lower realm known as the Azure Heaven Realm, Senior." After saying that, he paused briefly before turning toward Yue’s unconscious body lying nearby.
"As for how we came here, it’s a long story..." With that, he began explaining how he had arrived in this place through the Myriad Paths Formation, which he had learned from his Master. The moment he mentioned the name of the Formation, the woman finally showed a reaction, a brief look of shock flashing through her eyes before she quickly returned to her previous expression and silently allowed Qing to continue.
After some time, Qing finished explaining everything, and the woman finally spoke, "You two came here through the only escape route you had available, which was the Myriad Paths Formation, right? So you mean to say that your bond, or fate, is tied to this place the most?" She stated what was already an obvious conclusion as if she were trying to confirm whether her understanding of the situation was correct.
"Hmm, I understand, but why did you call me Master? I don’t know you, nor have I ever met you." She spoke with the same emotionless voice, and Qing felt another ache in his heart upon hearing the voice of his Master from his previous life coming from a person who shouldn’t have been able to be here.
Qing narrowed his eyes as he thought, ’She really doesn’t know me. Is it possible that I have regressed as well?’ Only that explanation could clarify the situation before him right now. ’Hmm, how am I able to grasp things this quickly? It must be because of that Talent.’
He finally spoke, "...It’s nothing. I just remembered my Master after seeing your face. Your hair color and face are extremely similar to hers."
"Is that so? Then can I know what her name is?" She narrowed her eyes slightly as she asked the question, clearly thinking that the answer might reveal this lower-realm cultivator’s true objective. On the other hand, Qing smiled inwardly as he thought, ’Got you, Master!’
"Her name is... Yun Xiya."
The moment he spoke her name, the woman sitting on the pedestal widened her eyes to the extreme. She stared at Qing for a long moment, unable to hide the shock that had appeared in her expression, ’That is my name. His Master’s name is the same? That can’t be a coincidence, could it? Hmm... let’s make him spill everything.’
With that thought, she quietly snapped the fingers of her right hand behind her back, making sure Qing couldn’t see what she was doing before speaking again, "Oh? Yun Xiya is it?"
"Yes, Yun Xiya..." Just as he said this, Qing noticed that Yue was waking up. She slowly brushed her eyes before shifting her attention toward him, and Qing immediately turned toward her as well.
"Oh, Senior Yue, you finally woke up. It’s a good thing that you d—" Before he could finish his words, Yue suddenly disappeared from her position, and a crushing weight instantly forced Qing onto the ground with his back against the flower-covered land.
Qing’s eyes snapped open as he looked above him. Yue was sitting over his body, but her expression was completely different from what it had been only moments ago. Her eyes were filled with an unnatural ecstasy and lust, her tongue slightly slipping from her mouth as she breathed heavily while lowering her face toward Qing’s.
His eyes widened as he immediately understood what had happened, ’This... this is Master’s Bewitching Technique! She’s trying to get things out of me this way?! But shouldn’t she be unable to do anything because of those chains?’
The question appeared in his mind and vanished just as quickly when he saw Yue’s lips only an inch away from his while her big boobs pressed against his chest. He was pinned down by both her hands and her overwhelming strength, and even using Spiritual Energy had become extremely difficult under her restraint, "Huff... huff... Qing, Qing, Qing, give me your kiss! Give me your first kiss!"
The very next moment, Yue pressed her lips against Qing’s, causing him to helplessly widen his eyes. Her tongue invaded his mouth as he desperately tried to resist but ultimately failed, ’No!! Damn it all! At this rate, Master will—!’
Before he could finish his thought, his Master’s voice suddenly echoed directly inside his mind, ’Now then, tell me, little Qing. How do you know my name? Don’t feign ignorance. If you had only guessed my first name, I would have believed you, but my surname is another matter entirely.’
’I don’t know how you know my surname as well, but you do not seem to have knowledge that this exact surname is known only to me. Not even my family knows about it. Now speak everything, or... get devoured by this woman whole until all your Spiritual Energy is drained by these flowers here, hehehehe~.’
Her evil laughter echoed through his mind as Yue continued to deepen her kiss, holding his head tightly from both sides as if she had no intention of letting him escape.
’Fine! I will talk!!!’