Gu Yue's Defense Broken: Too Much Bullying a Dragon, Too Much Bullying a Dragon

Shadow Brake's body tensed abruptly.

The hatred, loathing, and boundless malice lurking in the depths of her consciousness dissolved rapidly under the wash of that seven-colored radiance.

An unprecedented sense of lightness surged up.

Her body moved faster than her consciousness.

She reached out her arms and pulled Lin An into her embrace.

Resting her chin on the crown of his head, she wrapped her arms around his waist, pulling his entire body tightly against her chest.

Lin An frowned slightly.

In the past, Shadow Brake had always accepted purification as a soul entity; this was the first time she had made contact with a physical form.

Being held tightly by a warm, breathing body felt completely different.

Shadow Brake simply followed her instincts, locking him in her arms.

The power of purification circulated between the two of them.

She could clearly feel those things that had tormented her being stripped away and cleansed, bit by bit.

In their place was a warm, peaceful tranquility.

The feeling was too comfortable.

So comfortable that she couldn't help but tighten her arms.

Her gaze fell upon the young man in her arms.

Something flashed deep within her eyes, gone in an instant.

But the next second, that ripple was suppressed.

Her eyes returned to their hollow state.

The purification lasted for about half an hour.

When the last wisp of malice was purged, Shadow Brake's body trembled slightly.

A very faint sigh escaped her throat.

It was as if she had set down a burden weighing a thousand pounds.

Her arms tightened instinctively, pressing Lin An deeper into her chest.

Lin An's face was buried in a patch of softness.

A cool, crisp scent drifted into his nostrils, like a pine forest after a snowfall.

His earlobes burned, but he remained mostly vigilant.

Shadow Brake's state was not right.

In the past, once the purification ended, she would immediately pull away and return to that cold, emotionless demeanor.

But today, she had held him for too long.

And too tightly.

"Are you uncomfortable?" he asked, his voice muffled.

"No. It's very comfortable."

Shadow Brake shook her head.

Her voice remained clear and cold, yet it was laced with a trace of subtle softness.

Her fingers curled against Lin An's back.

It was as if she were restraining something, or perhaps, craving something.

"Shadow Brake?" Lin An tried to move.

"Don't move. Just a moment... just a moment longer."

Her voice was very soft.

Yet the faint, underlying plea in her tone made Lin An freeze.

He stopped struggling.

This woman had once been the pinnacle of an era.

The master of the Spirit Martial Empire, the successor to the Rakshasa God; the entire continent had once prostrated at her feet.

Now, her memories had been wiped away.

Universal Group had given her a new shell, but had also stripped her of all her freedom.

Her core directive was absolute loyalty to him.

But how long could this loyalty last?

She was a god.

Even if only a remnant soul remained, the essence of a god would never change.

If one day she remembered everything, remembered that she had once been manipulated, driven, and used as a weapon by a group of "mortal ants."

A chill crawled up Lin An's spine.

But he did not push her away.

He needed the authority of the Rakshasa God.

Just as he needed the bloodline of the Golden Dragon King, the bloodline of the Silver Dragon King, and the bloodline of the Dragon of Time and Space.

To truly master his own destiny in this world, he had to gather enough power.

Spirit Pagoda.

Gu Yue had originally been faking a faint, calculating that if she passed out, Lin An would surely soften his heart.

As it turned out, Di Tian, that oblivious fool, had suddenly popped up.

The whole act was ruined.

She was so furious she jumped up and began to kick Di Tian relentlessly.

Every kick was delivered with full force, sending Di Tian stumbling back several steps.

"You bastard! You useless trash! You idiot!"

"This Seat is the Co-Lord of Soul Beasts, can I faint? Can I faint?!"

"Can you use your brain for once? There were so many people there, why did you have to show up? Isn't everything exposed now?"

The more she kicked, the angrier she became, her voice cracking from the shouting.

Di Tian endured the kicks, his face full of grievance, yet he dared not dodge.

His heart was bitter—he had clearly been acting out of an urgent desire to protect his master, so how did he end up ruining the situation?

But he dared not argue.

He could only lower his head and take it, waiting until his master was tired of kicking.

Gu Yue had kicked enough; she sat back down in her chair, panting heavily.

Her eye sockets were still red, and teardrops hung precariously from her eyelashes.

She looked utterly disheveled.

But she couldn't care about that now.

Her mind was filled with only one thought.

That woman.

That woman who dared to touch her Dragon Queen.

"Investigate it for me. Within three seconds, I want all her information."

Gu Yue's voice turned cold.

Terrifying light surged within her purple eyes.

"Daring to touch my person... I want her dead."

After Di Tian received his orders and left, Gu Yue closed her eyes, her consciousness sinking into the sensory link of the Reverse Scale.

The next second, her expression changed drastically.

The perception transmitted back by the Reverse Scale was very blurry.

It only showed a general state; she couldn't see the details clearly.

Yet, it was precisely this ambiguity that gave her endless room for imagination.

She could feel that Lin An was being held tightly by someone.

Held for a long time.

Held extremely tightly.

And that position... Lin An's face was buried in something soft, his breathing not even smooth.

Gu Yue's face turned red, then pale, and finally, it went completely livid.

Large tears rolled out of her eyes, splashing onto her knees and soaking into dark water stains.

"Waaaah—"

She suddenly threw her head back and wailed, completely losing her composure, gasping for air.

The tears flowed like a breached dam, unstoppable no matter how she wiped them.

"How could he do this..."

"Even if he forgot me... he shouldn't be like this..."

"It's bullying a dragon... wu... it's too much bullying for a dragon..."

She wept until her entire body trembled, tears and snot smearing across her face.

Her long, silver hair clung messily to her cheeks, and she curled up in the chair like an abandoned little beast.

"I clearly... clearly these past few days... tried so hard to please him..."

"I bought him food... fought for him... memorized those wretched books... I even gave him the Reverse Scale..."

She sobbed, unable to string her words together.

"Why treat me like this... why..."

"Lin An... you bastard... you son of a bitch... you're not even human..."

Her cries were hoarse and shrill, piercing through the walls and echoing across the top floor of the Spirit Pagoda.

Leng Yaozhu arrived quickly upon hearing the sound.

Pushing open the door, she saw her usually cold and arrogant closed-door disciple huddled in the chair, wailing.

She was crying like a three-year-old who had just had her candy stolen.

Leng Yaozhu froze, then hurried forward, pulling Gu Yue into her arms.

"What's wrong?"

Leng Yaozhu patted her back gently, her voice as soft as if she were coaxing a child.

Her hand ran through Gu Yue's messy silver hair, smoothing it down stroke by stroke with practiced patience.

"Wuu wuu... that bastard Lin An... he has another woman..."

Gu Yue buried her face in her embrace, her voice muffled and thick with a heavy nasal tone.

"He doesn't want me anymore... he even said I have nothing to do with him..."

As she spoke, tears welled up again, soaking a large patch of Leng Yaozhu's moon-white qipao.

"He said I have nothing to do with him... Teacher, listen... is that something a human would say?"

"He is clearly my wife... clearly mine..."

Leng Yaozhu sighed.

She stroked Gu Yue's hair lightly and spoke after careful consideration.

"This is not surprising. That kind of scion from a noble family has been surrounded by women since he was small."

"Among the wealthy families in Ming Capital, which one doesn't have three wives and four concubines?"

"Yue'er, take your teacher's advice..."

She lowered her voice even further.

"Stay away from him as soon as you can. The water here is too deep; if something truly happens, even Teacher cannot protect you."

This was no idle threat.

She knew better than anyone just how much power the Universal Group wielded.

For Gu Yue to be caught up in this was by no means a good thing.