The air near the roots of the Primordial Dao Tree grew thick with an intoxicating, playful tension.
Princess Yao Ji stepped back half an inch, her dark purple eyes flickering with a mixture of curiosity and instinctive caution. Her obsidian daggers were hidden behind her back, but her toes were already tensely positioned to execute her top-tier escape technique—the Nine-Shadow Phantom Shift.
"An educational snack, big brother?" Yao Ji purred, tilting her head as her tiny velvet horns caught the golden reflection of the Dao Tree. She put on a cute, pouty face, fluttering her eyelashes. "Is it as sweet as your words? Or are you going to use one of those embarrassing powders you used on those silly sword fools?"
"Oh, it is much sweeter than that, little demon princess," Lu Chen chuckled softly, his voice smooth as warmed honey.
Before Yao Ji could even trigger her shadow shift, Lu Chen’s hand blurred forward with unbelievable, Half-Step Nascent Soul spatial speed!
SWISH!
His slender fingers gently pinched her soft, delicate chin, preventing her from turning away, while his other hand lightly unstoppered the silver vial. A microscopic cloud of glowing violet dust—the Truth-Telling Tongue-Twister Powder—wafted straight toward her!
Yao Ji’s dark eyes went wide. She instinctively held her breath, circulating her pure Heavenly Demon Sutra energy to seal her meridians!
Hmph! Useless! My Heavenly Demon Meridians are completely immune to common toxins and powders! Yao Ji smirked triumphantly inside her mind.
Lu Chen didn't press her. Instead, he simply smiled warmly, leaning down until his lips were barely an inch away from her soft, shell-like ear.
"You know, Princess Yao Ji..." Lu Chen whispered, his warm breath causing a deep, shivering electric spark to shoot down her spine, "...this powder doesn't enter through your lungs. It absorbs straight through your spiritual skin."
"Eek?!" Yao Ji gasped involuntarily!
SNORT!
That tiny gasp was all it took! The violet dust instantly penetrated her skin and tongue, invading her nervous system with absolute, uncontrollable speed!
Yao Ji’s eyes widened in sheer shock. Her lips twitched, her tongue felt strangely thick and springy, and her vocal cords began to vibrate like stretched bowstrings!
"SHE SELLS SEA SHELLS BY THE SEA SHORE BUT THE SEA SHELLS SHE SELLS ARE ACTUALLY MY SECRET DIARY WHERE I CONFESS THAT I CRY WATCHING SAD PUPPY THEATER AT NIGHT!" Yao Ji blurted out at top speed, her voice booming across the golden island!
Silence.
Ye Qingxian blinked her ice-blue eyes.
Ji Xue froze mid-step, her jaw dropping open in utter disbelief.
Yao Ji slapped both of her small hands over her mouth, her pale, porcelain cheeks instantly flushing a deep, furious, burning crimson!
WHAT DID I JUST SAY?! Yao Ji screamed hysterically inside her mind, her dark eyes filling with tears of sheer, mortified embarrassment. PUPPY THEATER?! MY SECRET DIARY?! MY TONGUE IS MOVING ON ITS OWN!
She frantically tried to run, but every time she took a step, her rogue tongue forced her to speak in high-speed, rapid-fire tongue twisters that blurted out her deepest, most hilarious demon secrets!
"P-PETER PIPER PICKED A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS AND I SECRETLY SLEEP WITH A FLUFFY PINK BUNNY STUFFED TOY NAMED BARNABY BECAUSE I'M AFRAID OF THE DARK!" Yao Ji shrieked at the top of her lungs, hopping frantically on one foot as her crimson ribbons tangled around her ankles!
"BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Ji Xue couldn't hold it in for another second! She burst into breathless, tears-of-laughter hysteria, leaning heavily against Ye Qingxian's shoulder as she clutched her stomach! "A FLUFFY PINK BUNNY NAMED BARNABY?! THE DEMON PRINCESS SLEEPS WITH A STUFFED TOY?!"
Even Ye Qingxian’s usually stoic, cool expression completely collapsed, a soft, musical laugh escaping her lips as she watched the flustered demoness stumble around the golden dirt.
Yao Ji was weeping tears of pure, agonizing humiliation now! She dropped her obsidian daggers, falling onto her knees right in front of Lu Chen, grabbing the hem of his purple silk robes with both hands, looking up at him with wide, teary, pleading eyes. Get faster updates on novelping.com.
"L-LU CHEN... sniff ...PLEASE MAKE IT STOP!" Yao Ji whimpered, her tongue still twitching violently. "HOW CAN A CLAM CRAM IN A CLEAN CREAM CAN AND I ACTUALLY HAVE A HUGE CRUSH ON HANDSOME GUYS WITH CRIMSON HAIR LIKE YOU BUT YOU ARE AN ABSOLUTE MONSTER MAKE IT STOP!"
[Ding!]
[Target Yao Ji (Demon Princess) Subdued!]
[100% Non-Violent Embarrassment Victory Achieved!]
[Target Yao Ji Affection: +40% (Stockholm Syndrome & Heart-Pounding Confusion)!]
[Rewards Issued: 50,000 System Points!]
Lu Chen looked down at the sobbing, blush-draped demon princess with profound, angelic pity. He reached out, gently wiping a tear from her soft cheek, pulling a small silver jar of sweet lavender honey from his spatial ring.
"Ah, sweet Yao Ji," Lu Chen murmured softly, his voice dangerously smooth and comforting as he scooped a bit of honey onto his fingertip, resting it against her soft lips. "Lick this. It will soothe your tongue."
Yao Ji didn't hesitate for a second. She greedily licked the sweet honey off his finger, her rogue tongue instantly relaxing as the soothing sweetness washed away the powder's effect.
She sat on the dirt, catching her breath, her face red as a ripe apple, looking up at Lu Chen with a mixture of terror, awe, and deep, irresistible attraction.
"You... you are a absolute menace..." Yao Ji whimpered softly, though she didn't let go of his robes.
Lu Chen chuckled smoothly, reaching down to scoop the lithe Demon Princess directly up into his arms, carrying her comfortably bridal-style.
"Well, little demon," Lu Chen smirked, winking at Ji Xue and Ye Qingxian as they walked toward the exiting spatial portal of the Abyss. "Now that you've confessed your crush on me, you'll just ha
ve to come back to the Lu Clan with us!”