Chapter 120

Editor: meowmiao

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There were no changes within the scarlet eyes, but the owner of those eyes reached out to hug the dark-haired youth, forcing him to sit on his lap. He used everything within his means to press the other person as close as possible to himself, imprisoning him within his embrace.

Any signs of struggle would only cause the hands around the youth’s waist to tighten. Even though the situation was too abnormal, he didn’t show any signs of resistance and even cooperated fully.

Being pressed so intimately against the other person without a single gap, Gu Yan easily noticed his lover’s tense body as well as his increasingly heavy breaths.

It showed that this person was desperately suppressing himself. Something that had already been broken began to creak once more. A deep fear stemming from the depths of his soul enveloped Xie Lan; he held the dark-haired youth tightly, as if he was the only piece of driftwood that could save his drowning self.

His breathing grew heavy and hurried, until the owner of the pair of scarlet eyes was completely drenched in cold sweat. He began to tremble as he entered an extremely precarious state.

For safety’s sake, Xu Qiu stood a distance away, watching them. His back chilled, immediately understanding that he could no longer stay and this distance was no longer enough for his boss. In this palace, there could not be a third person or his boss would go crazy.

However, it may have been too late. Xu Qiu had been locked in place by a ferocious gaze from his boss that looked as if he was staring at an enemy. He cried in his heart; he could neither leave nor stay.

If he moved, he’d be attacked but if he stayed, it was still death that awaited him.

But in the next second, he let out a breath as this dilemma of whether to die or die was resolved. Taking advantage of the moment his boss’s attention was diverted, Xu Qiu speedily left the palace.

A soft and warm touch swiftly fell upon the ghost king’s lips, leaving just as quickly but it instantly halted the explosive force building up in him. He lowered his head to gaze at the youth, motionless.

Afterwards, the soft kiss no longer left after a single touch, but continued.

“…” The reflection of the dark-haired youth in the pair of scarlet eyes gradually grew clearer. With each kiss, the chaotic energy in the ghost king dwindled until he subconsciously lowered his eyes, and faintly revealed a gentle expression.

This method of coaxing didn’t do anything to calm him down. On the contrary, once the youth broke away from the kiss, Xie Lan’s arm, which had been locking the youth in place, reached out to press against the back of the other’s head to demand more.

Not satisfied with the degree of touching, Xie Lan nibbled on the youth’s pale lips before kissing him deeply without restraint. He plundered the youth’s mouth, robbing him of oxygen until the latter was clearly gasping for air.

Giving the youth some time to breathe and recover, he felt his breath returning and forcefully continued to do what they had been doing.

Gu Yan was only given a short span of time to catch his breath before being pressed down again. He knew they could not continue or else they’d probably end up engaging in some immoral practices. More importantly, he needed to let his lover recover.

“Qiuqiu, be good. I’m here.” He lowered his voice and touched his lover’s head, pressing his forehead against the other person’s shoulders. This position allowed him to give his lover a sense of control and security.

Unsurprisingly, Xie Lan reacted to these words. The dark-haired youth imprisoned in his arms knew his weakness all too well and when he deliberately leaned into him, this position was able to satisfy his lover’s crazy desire to possess.

His precious treasure was here, no one could snatch him away. This person was now in his hands, belonging to him.

Silence filled the palace as he continued to hold the youth in place with complete control. The ghost king’s lips finally moved. “Ah Yan.”

His voice was hoarse, barely audible. However, Gu Yan knew he made the right choice once he heard his lover call his name.

The bloody hue in his eyes had become lighter. But as his rationality returned, the immense sense of having regained something he lost caused Xie Lan to grow tense. Just like a person who had been fished out of the ocean before he was about to take his last breath, he couldn’t suppress his rapid breathing.

Gu Yan helplessly allowed his lover to completely and thoroughly check him all over. His Qiuqiu was afraid he was missing an arm or a leg, clearly having been spooked by this matter, so Gu Yan could only coax his lover patiently.

“Qiuqiu, be good.” Repeating these words again, Gu Yan exerted all his effort in soothing his lover. He realised the other person was staring at his bandaged foot and coughed softly to drag his lover’s attention back to him. “I accidentally sprained my foot, otherwise I’m really fine.”

The greater his emotional fluctuation, the more taciturn Xie Lan was. From the start, he had silently watched the youth in his arms before doing such a thing.

Gazing at his reflection through the youth’s ink-coloured eyes, the ghost king raised a hand to touch the left side of his face. In human aesthetics, this appearance wasn’t beautiful – He couldn’t let the youth see it.

“What are you hiding from? Afraid I would see after you caused this to happen to yourself?” Anyone could hear the exasperation in his voice. Moreover, it would be a lie to say that Gu Yan didn’t feel distress.

The ghost king touched his lips once again, but this time it was to purse his lips rather than speak. With lowered eyes, he really resembled a large cat with its ears drooping in front of its owner.

The first time he tried, Gu Yan wasn’t able to pull the arm blocking his face away. But he succeeded the second time. Pulling away the hand that covered the left side of his lover’s face, Gu Yan deliberately stared at it.

When he saw the other man about to cover his face once more, Gu Yan was a step faster than him. He leaned in and kissed his lover gently.

“Don’t hide,” He said after their kiss ended. Gu Yan intended to speak through his actions.

If he really minded his lover’s appearance, he wouldn’t have been able to accept this man’s interspecies love throughout the different worlds. From the very first world to the last one, he had already been in an interspecies relationship. Thinking about it, it seems like he had been rather unrestrained after all.

Once his fur was soothed, the originally hysterical ghost king gazed at the youth with squinted eyes. The scarlet hue in his eyes subsided, revealing its original colour.

If it was for this person, even broken things can be mended. Beside the youth, the ghost king can be a harmless and docile existence. But once he loses this person, he would become a nightmarish existence capable of bringing destruction.

This person holds the key to his fate.

After coaxing his lover sweetly, he saw the other person’s appearance getting better. Gu Yan finally talked about what was happening in the human realm. “Recall those spirits you dispatched to the human realm.”

“With so many spirits in the human realm, the yin and yang imbalance will cause a lot of problems for the people of the spiritual organisation even if the spirits themselves don’t do anything,” Gu Yan added.

Xie Lan didn’t make a sound. Even if he had enacted revenge on the cause of this situation and the youth had returned to his side, he thought for a few seconds and decided that he still wanted to destroy the world.

Once destroyed, there would no longer be any uncertain factors. Wasn’t this the best idea?

Somewhat guessing his lover’s thought process, Gu Yan arched an eyebrow and quickly threw out the best idea he had come up with before entering the ghost city. “We’ll stay in Ghost City in the future, no more going to the human realm.”

“Okay.” This time, Xie Lan’s reply came very quickly, his cold voice followed closely behind the youth’s words. He nodded.

At this time, the last speck of abnormality completely disappeared from the ghost king’s eyes. Almost simultaneously, the deformed left-half of his face began to recover and before long, he regained its original appearance.

If that was the case, there really wasn’t any threat to be eradicated from the human realm. He could let them off.