"Don't move around, okay? Big Sis can't guarantee that her hand won't slip by accident~" The Snake Demon beauty's red lips were right beside Landen's ear. Her voice was so tender and affectionate that all of Landen's subordinates could only stand obediently in the distance, afraid to come any closer.
The Snake Demon beauty had already moved behind Landen. One arm was wrapped around his waist, while the other lightly encircled his neck, just like a girlfriend hugging her boyfriend from behind. The gesture was incredibly suggestive.
However, when that suggestive gesture was paired with the curved blades held in her two jade-white hands—one pressed against Landen's chin and the other against his heart—the whole mood changed completely. Her long snake tail had curled up once more, completely wrapping around Landen's lower body.
Everyone knew that if this snake tail, which did not even fear High-tier Black Iron strength, contracted just a little, the pitiful lord would never have to worry about his sex life for the rest of his life.
"I'm not moving. Being held by such a beautiful big sister, I'm too happy to move at all. How could I possibly move around?" Landen said with a smile.
"Good boy. Big Sis will reward you." The Snake Demon beauty smiled seductively. Her red lips moved slightly, but instead of giving Landen a kiss, she stuck out her moist little tongue and lightly curled it, sliding from Landen's cheek all the way to his chin.
Landen could only smile bitterly inside. He was very bold; otherwise, he would never have dared do what he had done to the people sent by Vivian, much less provoke that entire family of Mind Flayers with nothing but a corpse.
On the other hand, he was also extremely cautious. Everything he had done was based on a complete plan, and the facts had proven that as long as he followed his plans, he would succeed.
But this time was different. This time, Landen had no plan. He did not even know what he was dealing with. Every action he took was based on his trust in Hogg. He had originally thought that this Beast-eared Cutie rewarded by the system would be reliable, but the facts had proven that the Riverclaw Jackalman's intelligence was not nearly as high as he had imagined. This little girl had exposed her true nature as a "little troublemaker."
The one in front of him... No, the one behind him should be called a Snake Demon beauty. Judging solely from her previous performance, it was clear that she was an expert who had already entered the Silver Domain, and might even have reached Mid-tier Silver or High-tier Silver. Their all-Black Iron lineup truly amounted to nothing before her!
"You shameless woman! If you have the guts, come at me! Let the lord go!" Hogg was still shouting. Her Interrogation Technique was absolutely first-rate, but when it came to shouting taunts, she was completely at an elementary-school level. Her provocation skills could not even reach "Bronze Five"...
Landen wished he could drag Hogg over right then, press her over his knee, and smack the little butt hidden beneath her fluffy tail several times. Of course, that was only a thought.
"Beautiful big sister, I've already reflected deeply on our mistake. How about we discuss some compensation? I'll give you something, and you can pretend this never happened. Then we can part ways peacefully, how does that sound?" Landen negotiated with her in as relaxed a tone as possible while considering what she might be thinking.
Snake Demons had half a snake's body and naturally possessed some of a snake's habits. When hunting, they would not eat their prey immediately. Instead, they would repeatedly toy with it until it was exhausted by endless fear, and only then would they begin to enjoy themselves.
However, Landen did not believe that was the reason for the Snake Demon beauty's actions.
It was because of the "Huh?" she had uttered when capturing him.
That word represented confusion. Clearly, the Snake Demon beauty had discovered something about Landen, which was why she had made that sound to express her puzzlement.
Of course, this might also have been her trick: making Landen believe that there was something on him that interested her, giving him hope, and then destroying all that hope in the end.
Still, given the current situation, Landen could only give it a try.
"Compensation? I'm suddenly a little interested. Tell me, what kind of compensation can you give me? If I'm not satisfied, I might lose control and do something harmful~" The Snake Demon beauty's seductive, syrupy voice made everyone break out in several drops of cold sweat.
"Yes, what kind of compensation? You're so beautiful, big sister. How about I give you some precious flowers? Fresh flowers for a beauty, right? Hehe, just kidding." Landen tried to lower her guard with words. However, when he felt her tail tighten around his lower body instead, he knew it was useless. He stopped wasting time and said directly, "How about you pick something from the belongings I'm carrying? To be honest, my mother is the Matriarch of Solenode City, not far from here. Everything on me is a fine gift from her."
"Oh? Is that so? Including... this?" The Snake Demon beauty slightly twisted her wrist. With a deft motion, the curved blade pressed against Landen's chin pried out something that had originally hung around his neck, deeply hidden beneath his clothes.
"Then... let's go with this." A flash of cold light appeared, and the curved blade in one hand vanished just like that. The Snake Demon beauty did not care in the slightest. She merely pushed the other blade forward a little, and its edge easily pierced through the clothing over Landen's heart, immediately silencing several people who had been itching to act.
Then, with a gentle sweep of her jade-white hand, she lifted the heart-shaped pendant. The pendant was hollow and contained a certain amount of space for storing small objects. It was generally also used as a locket for holding portraits. In this world, people naturally placed miniature portraits of those they wished to remember inside.
The Snake Demon beauty lightly traced the edge of the pendant with her fingertip and quickly found the tiny switch that opened it. She pressed down hard, only to find that it would not budge, so she subconsciously increased her strength.
It still would not open, so she applied even more force...
She repeated this several times, until she was astonished to discover that the strength she was currently using could easily crush any person present to death!
Her expression darkened. The seductive look vanished from her face as she stared coldly at Landen and said, "Open it."
A bitter smile appeared on Landen's face. "Of all the things you could have chosen, you picked this one. Unfortunately, I can't open it either. Also, don't think about taking this necklace and looking elsewhere for a way to open it. My mother told me that it will self-destruct if it leaves my body. It will also self-destruct if it senses my death. In short, it cannot leave me—not while I'm alive."
"So there's nothing left to discuss?" The Snake Demon beauty did not conceal the killing intent in her eyes.
"No, no, no!" Landen hurriedly explained. He did not want to die again for no apparent reason. "My mother also told me that only I can open this thing. She just doesn't know how. To be honest, I've been trying to figure it out too."
"What are you getting at?" the Snake Demon beauty asked in a low voice.
"You can follow me. Uh, I mean, you can be my guest until the day I open it." Landen spoke.
"And once it's open, it'll definitely be mine?" The Snake Demon beauty scoffed.
"I can't guarantee that either. But at least for now, none of us can fight you for it, can we?" Landen shrugged. The motion was inappropriate at a time like this, since a blade was still pressed against his heart. However, he was doing it precisely to test her reaction.
As he shrugged, the blade tip against his heart retreated slightly.
Her seductive voice rang out again. "Don't lie to Big Sis. You know what happens when you lie to me~"
However, at that moment, another voice rang out at an inopportune time.
"My lord, are you trying to steal my mount from me?"
A mount? Landen froze, then suddenly felt the fiery body that had been slightly separated from his back press completely against him!
Pfft...
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