Gu Yue's body trembled slightly, not from fear, but from excitement. Her bloodline cheered, her soul resonated. That attraction from the depths of her being made her almost unable to control herself.
Gu Yue strode into the room.
Her steps were slow, each one carrying a languid and alluring rhythm. The hem of her nightgown swayed gently as she walked, revealing a glimpse of her fair and delicate calves. She was barefoot, her five toes round and adorable, her nails painted with a light, transparent color.
As Zhong Shenxiu watched Gu Yue approach step by step, his brows furrowed even more.
As Gu Yue walked, she kept looking at Zhong Shenxiu with her black eyes, her smile growing wider and wider.
"Little Shenxiu, still awake so late?" Gu Yue's voice carried a hint of languor and teasing. "Are you waiting for your older sister?"
Zhong Shenxiu did not answer, but just looked at her, his light golden vertical pupils showing a hint of wariness.
Gu Yue walked up to Zhong Shenxiu, reached out her hand, and gently touched his chest with her slender fingers.
"Your heart is beating so fast." Gu Yue's voice was soft, with a hint of a smile. "Is it because my sister is here?"
Zhong Shenxiu lowered his head, looking at Gu Yue's fingers, then raised his head again to look at her face.
"What are you doing here?" His voice wasn't loud, and his tone was flat, but it sounded a little more unnatural than usual.
Gu Yue did not answer, but continued to approach.
Zhong Shenxiu frowned as he watched Gu Yue approach, and subconsciously took a step back.
A glint flashed in her eyes, and the smile on her lips deepened.
Zhong Shenxiu stepped back, and she stepped forward.
One step, two steps, three steps.
Zhong Shenxiu's brows furrowed even more. He didn't understand why he was backing down. He had faced enemies many times stronger than Gu Yue, and had faced life-or-death situations before, and he had never retreated.
But now, faced with this girl in a nightgown, he actually backed down.
Zhong Shenxiu didn't understand this reaction, but his body seemed to make a judgment before his brain did.
Gu Yue continued to approach, while Zhong Shenxiu continued to retreat.
Until his back hit the wall.
There is no turning back.
Gu Yue stood in front of Zhong Shenxiu, raised her head, and looked at him with her dark eyes. She was a little shorter than Zhong Shenxiu, but at this moment, her aura was like that of a queen looking down from above.
Without hesitation, she reached out and placed her palm on the wall beside Zhong Shenxiu's head.
Wall slam.
Gu Yue raised her other hand, her slender fingers gently lifting Zhong Shenxiu's chin.
The moment her fingertips touched his skin, a faint electric current surged from her fingertips throughout his body.
Gu Yue's heart skipped a beat, but her expression remained unchanged, still bearing that languid and alluring smile.
"Little Shenxiu, isn't your older sister pretty?"
Gu Yue's voice was soft, carrying a hint of teasing, a hint of mockery, and a hint of nervousness that she herself was unaware of.
Her black eyes stared directly into Zhong Shenxiu's Light Gold Vertical Pupils, her gaze carrying an indescribable meaning.
Zhong Shenxiu looked at Gu Yue, who was so close to him, and his light golden vertical pupils narrowed slightly.
He could smell the fragrance on Gu Yue, not perfume, but a very faint scent emanating from her own body. The scent felt somewhat familiar to him, but he couldn't quite place where he had smelled it before.
He could see every detail on Gu Yue's face: her long eyelashes, her fair skin, her slightly flushed cheeks, and the faint smile at the corner of her mouth.
Zhong Shenxiu's brows furrowed into a deep frown.
He doesn't understand the current situation.
He didn't understand why Gu Yue did this, why she dressed like this to come to his room, why she stood so close to him, or why she lifted his chin.
He doesn't understand anything.
But one thing he was very clear about.
He didn't like this feeling.
It wasn't that he disliked Gu Yue, but rather that the feeling of being cornered with no way out made him very uncomfortable.
Zhong Shenxiu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but was interrupted by Gu Yue after uttering only one syllable.
"Shh." Gu Yue put her index finger to her lips, making a shushing gesture. "Don't speak, let your sister take a good look at you."
Zhong Shenxiu's lips twitched slightly.
He looked at Gu Yue, a hint of helplessness flashing in his light golden vertical pupils.
Then he turned his head and looked behind Gu Yue.
There was a person standing there.
Badi Holy Dragon remained hidden in the shadows beside the door, his crimson pupils observing everything in the room. His expression was serious, but his eyes held a complex, indescribable quality.
He had lived in the Dragon Fighting Plane for tens of thousands of years and had witnessed countless courtship behaviors between Doulong, but this kind of behavior between humans... he had never seen it before.
Human beings... they really know how to play games.
Zhong Shenxiu looked at Badi Holy Dragon and shook his head slightly.
The movement was subtle, but the meaning was clear.
Gu Yue is not in danger; there is no need to intervene.
Badi Holy Dragon nodded slightly upon seeing Zhong Shenxiu's actions. His body disappeared back into the shadows, but his crimson pupils remained fixed on Gu Yue's every move.
Gu Yue's body stiffened abruptly.
She sensed it.
A gaze was watching her from behind. That gaze was intense and sharp, carrying an undisguised vigilance and scrutiny.
The smile on Gu Yue's face vanished instantly.
She stood stiffly in place, her fingers still lifting Zhong Shenxiu's chin, but the languid and charming aura she had just exuded was gone.
Her lips twitched, then she gave a stiff, bitter smile.
" Shenxiu, tell me, is there no one behind me?"
Gu Yue's voice trembled slightly, her tone carrying an expectation that even she found absurd.
She knew someone was behind her. Her senses wouldn't lie. But she still hoped Zhong Shenxiu would say "no one's here," even if it was a lie.
Zhong Shenxiu looked at Gu Yue, a glint of light flashing in his light golden vertical pupils.
The corners of his mouth turned up slightly.
That was the first time Gu Yue had seen Zhong Shenxiu smile like that. It wasn't the faint smile he usually wore, but a smile that carried a hint of mockery and smugness.
Although the smile was faint, on Zhong Shenxiu's angular face, it was like a flower blooming on an iceberg, cold and stunning.
"Why don't you turn around and take a look?"
Zhong Shenxiu's voice was soft and his tone was calm, but it carried a hint of ease that Gu Yue had never heard before.
Gu Yue's body stiffened.
She didn't want to turn around.
She didn't want to turn around at all.
She preferred to pretend nothing had happened.
But Zhong Shenxiu had already said it, so she had no choice but to turn around.
Gu Yue took a deep breath and slowly, very reluctantly, turned her head.
Badi Holy Dragon stood in the shadows beside the door, his crimson eyes fixed on her.
He wore heavy, crimson armor trimmed with gold, and his wings were shrouded in the deep, dark ink of bat feathers. A cluster of undying flames lingered on his forehead. A scorching aura emanated from him, and the temperature in the air noticeably increased because of his presence.
Gu Yue looked at Badi Holy Dragon, and Badi Holy Dragon looked at Gu Yue.
Their eyes met.
The air seemed to freeze.
Gu Yue's lips twitched twice, then twitched twice more.
Her face changed from white to red, from red to purple, and from purple to black.
She wanted to disappear into a crack in the ground.
No, the crevice wasn't deep enough; she wanted to find an abyss to jump into.