"I… I need… a man…"
"Here's five hundred thousand. Tonight, you're mine. Got it?"
Xiao Ye had just taken off his Daoist Robe in his single cabin on the cruise ship when a woman of unparalleled beauty burst into the room.
Her long dress was in tatters, revealing vast expanses of tantalizing, pale skin.
Her exquisitely beautiful face was flushed so red it looked as if it might bleed.
She bolted the door behind her, staggered into Xiao Ye's embrace, and shoved him down onto the bed.
Her slender, pale hand shoved a bank card into the collar of Xiao Ye's clothes.
The cool plastic slid down his broad chest.
So close he could touch them, the twin peaks of her chest, with their deep valley, quivered like startled rabbits.
Xiao Ye's throat instantly went dry.
'Every cell in his body screamed at him. 'Pounce on her! Show her a thing or two!''
"What are you gawking at? Get a move on!"
The woman pouted her red lips in annoyance, her eyes glazed over as she straddled Xiao Ye's lap.
Her delicate hand gave Xiao Ye a hard pinch.
FUCK!
'What does she take me for?'
'I'm just a passenger on this cruise, not an escort!'
'Sure, the girl in front of me is a total knockout, but I can't just sell my dignity as a man for a little money, can I?'
"Miss, I think you've made a mistake. I'm a cultivator; I don't engage in casual relationships."
"Oh. So I just haven't offered enough money."
Ignoring his words, the woman leaned close to Xiao Ye's ear, her breath a fragrant whisper. "I'll make it a million. Don't be so greedy!"
"I'm the number one beauty in Jiangcheng. You should feel lucky I've chosen you."
As she spoke, her luscious red lips nibbled at Xiao Ye's Adam's apple like a kitten.
An alluring, sweet fragrance, laced with the intoxicating scent of alcohol, assaulted Xiao Ye's senses.
Xiao Ye had lived on a mountain with his old master. While he'd witnessed some rather… primal scenes in the wilderness, it had always been from a distance.
Besides, a restrictive seal had been placed on him in his youth, rendering him completely unable to perform a man's duty.
This was the first time he'd ever faced such a temptation.
'This woman is like a succubus.'
'The mere sight of her tantalizing waist is almost enough to kill me.'
And the two soft mounds pressed against him sent Xiao Ye's heart into a frenzy.
Down below, the seal that had been dormant for so many years actually began to stir.
Xiao Ye swallowed hard. "Miss, please, control yourself…"
"Shut up! You're so annoying!"
"Can't you act like a man and get down to business!"
The woman grumbled, then savagely sealed Xiao Ye's lips with her own.
Her wandering hand pressed against his chest and began a slow journey downward.
The touch of her smooth, delicate palm ignited a trail of fire that shot straight to the crown of his head!
It made his blood boil. Every pore in his body screamed with the urge to unleash his steed and tear everything asunder!
Xiao Ye froze completely.
'The seal… the seal actually broke?!'
'Could she… Could she be the one my master told me about? My fated one?!'
"Tell me your name! Has your family ever been entrusted with a Golden Saber?"
Xiao Ye flipped the woman over, grabbing her wrists as he interrogated her.
An instant later, he understood the reason for her ravenous state.
She'd been drugged, and with a very heavy dose.
The woman's eyes grew even more dazed. She twisted her body, pressing herself against him. "Please… help me…"
Her broken pleas shattered the last shred of Xiao Ye's self-control.
'To hell with it!'
'A fated encounter… so be it! I accept!'
Steeling his resolve, Xiao Ye flipped her over and took control.
CRASH! CRASH!
Outside the window, the sea crashed passionately against the cruise ship, sending waves surging.
Sea spray splashed in through the window, landing on a vase of fresh, enchantingly beautiful flowers.
The pistils bobbed, and a delicate fragrance instantly filled the room.
The air in the cabin grew thick and steamy.
In the corridor outside, a group of thugs dressed in black hurried down the hall.
"Where's Lin Chuyue? If we can't find her, Young Master Han is going to have our heads when we get back!"
"What's there to be afraid of? Master Ding said that as long as we open this Gu box, no matter where Lin Chuyue runs off to, she'll come crawling back like a dog, begging for Young Master Han's affection."
"Then what are you waiting for? Do it, quickly!"
At their urging, one of the men opened a strange, jet-black box he was holding.
Inside lay an eerie green insect, which squirmed slowly.
"Ngh! Faster…"
Inside the room, Lin Chuyue's entire body suddenly trembled.
She clung tightly to Xiao Ye's neck, desperate for more.
Her dark hair, plastered against shoulders that gleamed like white jade, made her look like a soul-sucking demoness.
"Such a greedy little kitten. Clinging to me like this… I almost surrendered completely."
Xiao Ye chuckled, gently pinching Lin Chuyue's delicate chin.
He soon spotted a thin red line moving near the base of her ear.
He immediately released his right hand from her slender waist, bent a finger, and pressed it into the Shanzhong acupoint located in the valley of her chest.
"Such a petty trick. How dare you show it off before an expert?"
"Get out!"
PUFF!
The moving red line was instantly forced toward the base of Lin Chuyue's ear.
A second later, it shot out of her ear, swift as lightning!
Xiao Ye wasn't about to let it escape. He pointed a finger in mid-air. "Break!"
The line of blood squirmed for a moment before exploding into a mist of gore!
The insatiably demanding Lin Chuyue's body suddenly went rigid, then fell limply into Xiao Ye's embrace.
Her pitiable and lovely appearance stirred a deep feeling of affection in Xiao Ye.
He tightened his grip on her soft waist and rode like the wind.
Meanwhile, outside the door, the strange insect in the wooden box suddenly exploded into smithereens.
Dots of green blood splattered onto the men standing closest.
Wherever it landed, it corroded their flesh like acid, releasing a choking, rotten stench.
"How could this happen?! Quick, go find Master Ding and find out what's going on!"
The men fled for their lives, and the corridor fell silent once more.
Only in the cabin beyond the door did the heat remain, enough to make one blush.
「The next day.」
The sound of the cruise ship's horn as it docked woke Lin Chuyue from a deep sleep.
Her entire body ached as if her bones had been pulled apart. A muscular arm was draped over her waist.
Lin Chuyue glanced sideways… A man?
There was a stark-naked man sleeping beside her?!
Aside from a Golden Saber pendant hanging from his neck, he was wearing nothing at all!
Lin Chuyue shot up in fright.
A tearing pain in her lower abdomen made her gasp, and she stumbled back down.
"Careful!"
Xiao Ye quickly reached out, his broad palm steadily cupping one of her bouncy, drooping mounds.
As soon as his skin touched hers, Lin Chuyue raised her hand and slapped him. "You damn pervert, get off me!"
The fiery red handprint on his arm left Xiao Ye unsure whether to laugh or cry.
"What's this? You're the one who paid for my services. Are you going to deny it all now that the night's over?"
"You—"
Lin Chuyue trembled with rage.
Fragmented images flashed through her mind…
'She really had paid to sleep with this man!'
"Remember now? Don't be shy. We're both adults. I'll take responsibility."
"Right, first, tell me your family name. Is it Ye, Bai, or maybe Han?"
"I made this trip specifically to propose to your family and, while I'm at it, take back the Golden Saber."
Xiao Ye said nonchalantly. Seeing Lin Chuyue's silence, he grinned teasingly. "Don't tell me you want more? You greedy little thing."
"Go on, don't hold back just because it was my first time. Take out your anger on me however you please. Squeeze me dry!"
'After so many years under that seal, this was his first time… and he was far from satisfied.'
'Staring at the intoxicating sight of her body, he felt himself stirring again.'
Lin Chuyue's face flushed crimson with humiliation, her expression shifting dramatically.
'This animal!'
'He wore me out until my back was about to break, and all he can think about is sex!'
"Get lost! And shut your damned eyes, don't you dare peek!"
Wrapping the blanket around herself, Lin Chuyue struggled out of bed.
The moment her feet touched the floor, the soreness between her legs was so intense she nearly collapsed.
'Damn animal!'
She cursed again inwardly.
She bent over to pick up her clothes and bag, pulled out a stack of cash, and threw it at Xiao Ye. "We're even for last night. Take the money and get lost!"
"And remember, if you dare say a word about what happened last night, you're a dead man!"