A mess. It was an absolute mess everywhere.
The room was saturated with the scent of pheromones, incredibly dense, the mixture of Omega and Alpha scents was sharp and pungent to the nose.
Jiu Yi was the first to spot Leng Xuelang. She was pinned against the wall by Jiu Yi’s nephew, her eyes already unfocused and hazy. Even as the male Alpha approached the scent gland on the back of her neck from behind, she was completely helpless to stop him.
She seemed to have forgotten how to resist entirely, capable only of being manipulated without any conscious awareness. When she heard a sound coming from behind, she merely turned her head back mechanically to look.
The moment she saw Jiu Yi appear, a faint glimmer finally stirred in her originally vacant eyes. Then, tears began to spill down in large droplets, a sight that made one’s heart ache inexplicably.
【Ahhhhh! Host, he really did inject her with who knows what! Heavens, how could this nephew of yours be like this?!】
The System didn’t even dare to think about what would have happened if they had arrived a step later. Would Leng Xuelang really have been marked by Si Yining? After all, similar plots existed in the book!
Thud! Clatter!
Jiu Yi gently closed the room door. At the same time, she stepped closer to Si Yining, step by step. In truth, Si Yining was deeply afraid of Jiu Yi.
Even though the age gap between the two wasn’t large, Jiu Yi was still his aunt and maintained a good relationship with his parents. Having known each other well since childhood, Si Yining had arguably always been suppressed by Jiu Yi. Now that he was caught red-handed doing something sinister, that fear was amplified tenfold.
“Little Aunt, listen to me…”
Thump… Thump…
With every step Jiu Yi took toward him, leaning on her walking stick, the heavy, dull thuds against the floor drew closer. It struck directly at one’s heart, making his scalp tingle with an inexplicable numbness.
Si Yining wanted to explain himself to Jiu Yi, but she gave him no such opportunity. She was entirely certain that Si Yining was committing an atrocity against Leng Xuelang. After all, a syringe was discarded right next to them, and the pheromones of the two were tangled so densely and intensely that just catching a whiff of it triggered the worst possible associations.
For the first time since transmigrating into this book, Jiu Yi used her own pheromones to discipline someone.
Perhaps her rank was higher than the male lead’s, or perhaps they were evenly matched. By the time she reached Leng Xuelang’s side, Si Yining had already been flipped onto the ground by her overwhelming pheromones, utterly unable to get back up.
“Little Aunt, listen to me… I really didn’t do anything to her. She isn’t a good person… Her methods are…”
“Shut up,” Jiu Yi said, casting a cold gaze over him.
The look alone made Si Yining’s scalp go numb. Continuously suppressed by her pheromones, he found himself unable to utter another single word.
It was terrifying. His Little Aunt… she didn’t seem this powerful before. How had she become so frightening now? It felt as though his entire being was trapped in a vacuum, his physical strength and pheromones being drained away bit by bit until even breathing became difficult.
He wanted to explain, wanted to let Jiu Yi know that Leng Xuelang was extremely dangerous, but right now, it seemed he literally couldn’t squeeze out a word. He could only watch helplessly as she took Leng Xuelang away.
From the moment she stepped into the room, Jiu Yi kept Leng Xuelang shielded behind her back, refusing to let Si Yining catch even a glimpse of her clothing.
She could tell that Leng Xuelang was already in extreme distress. Her face was flushed with desire, her breathing rapid, her eyes shimmering and fluid. Her hands trembled as if she wanted to grab the hem of Jiu Yi’s clothes, yet she suppressed the urge with everything she had, ultimately pulling her hand back with an immense display of pride.
【Ahhhhh, Host! Quick! It looks like Leng Xuelang’s special heat period has arrived! Ahhh! Hurry up and help her, ahhh!】 The System was even more anxious than Jiu Yi, practically begging her to mark the girl right then and there.
“How did she end up like this?” Jiu Yi had already turned around to look at Leng Xuelang, reaching out to grasp her hand to help her up.
Although Leng Xuelang had pulled her hand back, her phantom tail couldn’t resist coiling around Jiu Yi’s lower leg. Her pheromones also spiraled upward uncontrollably, layer by layer, attempting to envelop Jiu Yi completely within them.
Though Leng Xuelang had never truly hunted before, the instinct of a snake to entwine, wrap, and constrict manifested flawlessly through her body right now. At this very moment, she couldn’t care about anything else, she could only rely on pure instinct to wrap herself around the thing she liked, continuing until this object submitted entirely and belonged solely to her.
In reality, Jiu Yi’s legs were so heavily compromised by years of toxin infiltration that she could barely stand at the best of times. Even though Leng Xuelang’s phantom tail was invisible, the force she exerted was something an ordinary person would find impossible to withstand.
Jiu Yi nearly lost her footing, almost collapsing on top of her. If she hadn’t been supporting herself with her walking stick, she definitely would have caused secondary injuries to the girl.
【Host, don’t back down, go for it!! She only has you right now! That tightly bitten bright red lower lip, those lingering eyes filled with words left unsaid, those slightly trembling hands that want to get close to you but don’t dare to… ah… everything screams that it has to be you!】
【Leng Xuelan’s Disgust Value +1】
Just as the System finished speaking, the notification for a new increase in Disgust Value rang out.
“Beautifully spoken. Don’t ever speak again,” Jiu Yi said expressionlessly, having naturally heard the prompt.
【Ying~】 So what exactly caused the Disgust Value to go up this time?!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
“Where is Si Jiu Yi?”
“Miss Jiu Yi… where on earth are you hiding?”
“If you don’t come out… we might just have to kill everyone here, hehe~”
“That’s right~ so stop struggling, giggles~”
Just as Jiu Yi was thinking about how to take Leng Xuelang away, the voices of that gang of kidnappers echoed from the hallway outside. Jiu Yi actually felt a wave of exhaustion. How had so many years passed, yet this place was still so utterly lawless?
Escaping safely now didn’t seem like an easy task. She looked down at Leng Xuelang, flipped her walking stick around, and used the handle to gently lift her chin to examine her.
She discovered that her condition was indeed quite severe. Her pupils had lost focus, and tears were streaming down continuously, presenting a sight that was both forbidden and agonizingly heart-wrenching.
No Alpha could remain unmoved upon witnessing such a scene. Jiu Yi was a normal Alpha, so naturally, a stir echoed in her heart. However, she had no intention of touching her. Instead, she motioned for her bodyguard to carry her out.
Leng Xuelang was currently radiating an unnatural heat. She raised her eyes to look at Jiu Yi, unable to comprehend why the woman refused to touch her directly, choosing instead to contact her using a walking stick that merely carried her residual warmth. She was even going to let a bodyguard hold her. Did Jiu Yi really find her that repulsive?
“I don’t want to,” she finally managed to squeeze out a few words. Her voice was raspy yet saturated with an overt, delicate charm, laced even with a hint of grievance that sent a wave of numbness straight to the heart.
Yet, the strength in her hands was surprisingly formidable. Just as Jiu Yi’s walking stick was about to pull away, she reached out almost instantly and grabbed it tightly. Then, with a forceful tug, she used the stick to pull Jiu Yi’s entire body right down in front of her.
The rich fragrance brought forth by the pheromones enveloped them almost instantaneously, causing a momentary lapse in concentration for them both.
“I want you.”
The Omega, whose consciousness was already blurred, wrapped her hand around Jiu Yi’s fingers, slowly but firmly interlocking them in a ten fingers clasp. Her eyes remained locked onto Jiu Yi, refusing to look away. Seeing that Jiu Yi offered no reaction, she increased the density of her enveloping pheromones even further, wanting to drag her down into total surrender together.
【Ahhhhh, Host! Go for it!】 Seeing that Jiu Yi still hadn’t reacted, the System was practically dying of anxiety, prompting her repeatedly.
Jiu Yi wasn’t actually as calm as they imagined. At some unknown point, the corners of her eyes had flushed crimson, and her lips were pressed into a tight, rigid line. Her scent gland was throbbing with an unprovoked heat, and her gaze held nothing but Leng Xuelang’s face, which was as radiant as a blooming peach blossom. She squeezed back, returning the grip on her hand with a fraction of force.
“Oh, look, there’s a room over here that hasn’t been searched yet. There’s a good chance they’re inside.” The voices of those kidnappers echoed from outside the door again, completely eager to break in.
【Host, time is running out, we have to escape quickly!】 To think they even found a room this well-concealed, a fierce battle lay ahead. But there was simply nowhere to hide in here!
After a brief thought, Jiu Yi tried to pull her hand back from Leng Xuelang’s palm. Initially, she couldn’t even budge it, she truly hadn’t expected an Omega like Leng Xuelang to possess such immense physical strength.
Furthermore, for some inexplicable reason, she felt a tightening sensation stretching from her ankles up to her body, as though something was constricting her tightly. It was highly uncomfortable and rendered her almost entirely unable to move.
This world didn’t feature special abilities or anything of the sort, nor did she possess X-ray vision. Consequently, she couldn’t perceive any abnormalities regarding her legs. Jiu Yi could only attribute this discomfort and the sensation of being intensely targeted, to an increase of the toxins in her legs, fearing she was likely not far from becoming completely crippled.
“Someone is coming. You wouldn’t want me to mark you in front of so many people, would you?”
Seeing that Leng Xuelang stubbornly refused to let go, Jiu Yi leaned close to her ear and murmured softly. Her breath fell entirely against the side of the girl’s ear, causing her to instinctively flinch slightly, seemingly unaccustomed to it.
Yet, her hand finally loosened. Just as Jiu Yi pulled away from her, Leng Xuelang couldn’t resist leaning in and biting her lip, drinking poison to quench her thirst.
Jiu Yi looked at her with slight astonishment, thinking to herself that the Disgust Value would probably increase yet again. But this time, the Disgust Value remained unchanged. What changed was the Favorability Value, which unexpectedly surged by 10 points.
【Host!!!! Ahhhhhhh! She likes taking the initiative!! Later on, you should just yield to her and let her be on top!】
Jiu Yi: ?
With time being so critical, she couldn’t afford to overthink. She instructed her bodyguards to take the male lead and leave. Those people were looking for her, so naturally, she couldn’t simply walk into their trap. She could only have the others draw the kidnappers away.
【Host, what do you plan to do?】 The System was frantic.
The moment its voice fell, the door was kicked open. It really was that gang of kidnappers, holding guns and showing absolutely no hesitation to aim inside.
However, after a quick scan, they failed to spot Jiu Yi. Meanwhile, Jiu Yi’s bodyguards weren’t useless either, taking advantage of the moment the kidnappers lowered their guard, they suddenly struck with explosive force, disarming them to turn the tables.
Even so, under these circumstances, they couldn’t afford to let Jiu Yi and the others emerge just yet, because there weren’t just a few kidnappers, there were quite a lot of them. They had no choice but to split up.
While the outside was indeed thrilling and terrifying, a completely different scene was unfolding inside an extremely hidden, tiny adjoining compartment within the room.
Pheromones filled the air in a dense, suffocating wave, continuously provoking the scent gland at the back of Jiu Yi’s neck, as if urging her to take action.
The compartment was barely large enough to accommodate two people. Their bodies were pressed flush against one another, to the point where they could hardly distinguish where one ended and the other began.
If Jiu Yi could see Leng Xuelang’s phantom form right now, she would discover that she was almost entirely coiled by a massive, silver glinting serpent from top to bottom, wrapped so tightly that not a single crevice remained.
It was forbidden and greedy, swallowing her down bit by bit into a place where the light of day could never reach.