Vicious Dugu Yan, Slapped Across the Face

"Hee hee..."

"Gu Linyuan, Gu Linyuan, haven't you still fallen into my hands?"

"That idiot Yu Tianheng actually tried to clash with you head-on and ended up suffering badly."

Dugu Yan clapped her hands and stood up.

She straightened, and her purple hair slipped from her shoulders, gleaming with an eerie, gorgeous sheen in the morning light.

Meng Yiran was tall and slender, like a lush green bamboo stalk—upright and delicate. Dugu Yan, however, possessed a different kind of charm.

She was slightly shorter than Meng Yiran, but her proportions were even more exaggerated. Her waist was so slim it could barely be grasped in one hand, as though invisible hands had tightly clasped it, outlining a smooth and striking curve.

"I wonder what Yiran was thinking. She actually gave herself away..."

Meng Yiran's beautiful eyes lit up. She first walked up to Meng Yiran and gave her waist and snowy-white skin a heavy squeeze.

"Yiran feels really nice. Soft and springy..."

Only then did she walk over to Gu Linyuan.

She raised her head and looked at the young man before her.

Gu Linyuan was still in the same position, leaning against the chair back with his eyes shut and his breathing steady.

Dugu Yan walked up to him, raised her head, and looked at the young man who stood half a head taller than her. His face was reflected in her purple eyes.

"He really is quite good."

She reached out, her slender fingers landing beneath Gu Linyuan's chin as she gently lifted his face.

Her fingertips traced the sharp contours of his jawline, its edges as clean as if cut by a blade.

"He's much more handsome than Yu Tianheng, and he's stronger too..."

She leaned closer, close enough to smell his scent.

It was not the smell of sweat, but a clean fragrance like a forest after rain.

Her breathing unconsciously quickened, and her heart skipped a beat.

She suddenly understood why Meng Yiran had become so infatuated. Gu Linyuan was the kind of handsome man who looked better the longer one stared at him. The more closely one looked, the easier it was to become lost in him.

She took a deep breath and steadied herself.

"But from now on, you belong to me, Dugu Yan."

"This pill was refined by my grandfather. It was made from forty-nine kinds of poison. To cure it, forty-nine antidotes are needed. And if even one step in the order they were added during refinement is wrong, not only will the poison remain uncured, it will detonate the toxins within your body..."

She lifted Gu Linyuan's chin, stuffed the pill into his mouth, then gently raised his chin again, letting the pill slide down his throat and into his stomach.

Once Dugu Yan had done all this, her entire face was covered by a smug smile.

This way, she could easily control a young genius like Gu Linyuan and make him serve her.

The thought made Dugu Yan feel utterly exhilarated.

In the past, even if she had harbored such sinister thoughts, she had never encountered anyone she could put them into practice on.

Those geniuses all had clans and sects backing them. She could not offend them lightly.

But Gu Linyuan was different. He had already left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

And the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect still did not know that Gu Linyuan could continue cultivating. She could hide it completely...

"Gu Linyuan, Gu Linyuan, don't blame me..."

"I never thought of doing this before. But Yiran seems to have some unusual feelings for you, and that stirred my curiosity."

She turned and walked to the table, picked up the wine jug, poured herself a cup, and drank it in one gulp.

The wine slid down her throat. Her neck formed a smooth, beautiful arc beneath the morning light, while her purple eyes narrowed slightly. Under the influence of the alcohol, she gave off a lazy yet dangerous allure.

"...You've been poisoned by me. From now on, there will be no secrets left between us."

"But don't worry. Since Yiran likes you, I'll definitely spare your life. As long as you obediently stay by my side, I'll treat you a little better."

Dugu Yan drank as she spoke to herself.

She was very excited.

She was truly excited.

Yes, chances like this were rare. Using a poison pill to control an unparalleled genius with Twin Martial Souls meant she would have an invincible enforcer by her side from now on. She could make Gu Linyuan hunt whatever Soul Beasts she wanted, make him teach lessons to people she disliked, make him the sharpest blade in Dugu Yan's hand.

How could that not make her happy?

The corners of Dugu Yan's lips slowly curled up, and a flower-like smile blossomed across her striking face.

Her purple eyes curved like crescent moons. Her lashes cast fan-shaped shadows beneath her eyelids, her nose was high and elegant, and her lips were full, the purple lip color gleaming with an eerie luster in the morning light.

She raised a hand, her long fingers sliding through Gu Linyuan's black hair. Her fingertips rubbed against his scalp, feeling the softness and smoothness of his hair.

Her body unconsciously leaned closer. The fabric of her purple dress brushed against Gu Linyuan's arm, its soft warmth passing through their thin clothes.

She lowered her head, and her purple hair fell around him, enveloping him in a faint fragrance that belonged to her alone.

"If you behave from now on, I wouldn't mind giving you a few benefits."

As she spoke, Dugu Yan's face reddened as well.

Perhaps she had drunk too much, or perhaps it was something else.

Looking at Gu Linyuan's handsome face and thinking of his astonishing talent, she could not help but feel intoxicated.

With Gu Linyuan, someone like Yu Tianheng could seemingly be kicked aside in the future.

He's so handsome. If he obediently becomes my male pet in the future... Dugu Yan thought, her heart swelling with delight as she could not help imagining even more possibilities.

In the future, I can force Gu Linyuan to do things he doesn't like. Naturally, that includes...

"Dugu Yan..."

"You certainly have beautiful dreams."

Gu Linyuan, who had been pretending to sleep, finally could not hold it in any longer.

This woman actually wanted to make him her male pet.

Fine, fine, fine... So that's how you want to play it?

He had not expected that although this woman was still a virgin, her thoughts would be so lewd.

When women became lustful, men had nothing on them.

No wonder women in his previous life, once they gained power, played even wilder than men.

"How are you awake?"

The drunken haze on Dugu Yan's face vanished instantly, and her body trembled several times in fright.

Smack.

The crisp sound exploded through the quiet room.

Gu Linyuan's palm landed on Dugu Yan's face.

Dugu Yan staggered two steps to the side, the hem of her purple dress drawing a panicked arc through the air.

She covered her face, her five fingers trembling slightly. The portion of her cheek visible through the gaps between them reddened at a speed visible to the naked eye.

She raised her head and looked at Gu Linyuan, her purple eyes filled with disbelief.

He had hit her?

He actually dared to hit her?

She was Dugu Yan, granddaughter of Dugu Bo, an imperial consecrated of the Heaven Dou Empire, inheritor of the Jade Phosphor Snake Martial Soul. She had always been the one to hit others. No one had ever dared touch even a single finger of hers.

Gu Linyuan rose to his feet, slowly standing from the chair and looking down at her.

"I never provoked you or offended you, yet you dared poison me."

"Who gave you the courage?"

Gu Linyuan spoke coldly, then slapped her again.

If this woman was not put in her place, who knew what she might do in the future?

Poisoning him was one thing, but she should never have coveted his beauty.

"You..."

"Gu Linyuan! I'll fight you to the death!"

Dugu Yan finally came to her senses. The enraged girl bared her teeth and claws as she pounced at Gu Linyuan.

"You've really been spoiled rotten. You're acting as though you're the victim."

Gu Linyuan sneered.

He decided to teach Dugu Yan a lesson. Otherwise, this woman would become trouble in the future.