Cool scales slowly wound their way up over burning skin, finally stopping at the roots of his thighs. Any farther, and Lu Xunji's dream would no longer pass content review.
Xie Ji struggled, but couldn't budge. The snake's tail was wrapped too tightly around him.
His body's sense of danger raised goosebumps all over him, making his skin even more sensitive.
The newcomer made no further move. Just as Xie Ji was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a damp snake's tongue swept over the shell of his ear.
Xie Ji narrowed his eyes. His golden hair hung down wet, dripping water with a heavy, viscous feel.
"Mine..."
It sounded like an indistinct murmur trapped deep in his chest. Xie Ji couldn't hear it clearly and could only just make out the words "mine" and "sacrifice."
Well, damn. He sure knew how to dream. What kind of play was this?
"Ahem, um..." Xie Ji's Adam's apple bobbed. He gathered himself, then bit the bullet and said, "How about you calm down first? We could sit down and talk about our dreams and aspirations, poetry and songs, that sort of thing? Young man, don't be so impulsive. We were born in the spring breeze and raised under the red flag. We should be optimistic, cheerful model youths who develop morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically, and through labor. You can't just turn into a snake in your dreams and lick people's ears, or tie them up, either. Isn't that a little rud-ugh!"
Sharp fang tips sank into flesh.
Warm red liquid wound its way down from the wound.
Xie Ji had a pair of exceptionally beautiful, delicate, straight collarbones, slightly raised and remarkably smooth in contour. Scarlet liquid pooled in their hollows, looking incredibly sexy.
Who the hell said dreams didn't hurt?
Wasn't that just leading people astray?
A faint pain came from his neck, and Xie Ji gave a quiet hiss.
The teeth withdrew from the wound, leaving two small holes that steadily welled with blood.
Lu Xunji tilted his head, gently licking the blood from the wound. "My little sacrifice. You really are delicious."
Xie Ji opened his mouth as if to speak, but soon closed it again. In the end, he said nothing.
Lu Xunji looked as though he had become an entirely different species. Sharp nails tipped his fingers, gliding lightly above Xie Ji's collarbone and easily leaving a thin streak of blood.
"So tender." Lu Xunji stared at that patch of skin and sighed softly. "Too soft. It falls apart at the slightest touch, like smoke."
Xie Ji pressed his lips together and remained silent.
Lu Xunji carefully lifted his chin. His formerly short, ink-black hair had now become like seaweed, long and black, spreading over his body, with some strands falling onto Xie Ji's shoulders. His deep purple eyes had become the vertical pupils unique to beasts.
Because he was bending down to lick the blood from the hollow of Xie Ji's neck, he could only look up at him beneath raised brows. Those purple slit pupils were eerie and bewitching, making him look just like a siren who bewitched minds at sea.
Xie Ji froze, momentarily entranced by the sight.
Fuck, he was ridiculously good-looking.
No wonder he was a universally adored player shou. Even he had nearly lost control, let alone those scum gongs outside who only thought with their lower halves.
Seeing him in a daze, Lu Xunji pinched his cheek in displeasure and coaxed softly, "Talk, Xie Ji."
Xie Ji nervously licked his lower lip, unsure what to say.
But since the beautiful snake had spoken, he had to have a little chat with him today!
He thought for a moment, then said, "Come around in front of me. I want... I want to look at you. You're behind me. I can't see your face."
Lu Xunji chuckled, rubbing against his jaw. "You want to look at me? Why?" he asked hoarsely.
Without thinking, Xie Ji blurted out, "To see whether your head is pointed or round. Bro, what species of snake are you? Are you venomous? Bro, you've been gnawing on me for ages. If you're venomous, could you give me a shot of antivenom first?"
Lu Xunji: "..."
Xie Ji's mouth was a natural aphrodisiac killer, the kind even the Viagra in a pharmacy would have to steer clear of. It felt as though merely passing him would render the medicine ineffective.
He looked so damn enticing, those red lips looking so unbearably kissable, so why did his sex appeal plummet off the charts the moment he opened his mouth?
"Bro, why aren't you saying anything, bro?" Xie Ji kept chattering away. "Anyway, when exactly are you going to wake up from this dream? Of course, I'm not saying I don't like beautiful snakes, but could you put me down first? Hanging here like this makes me feel like cured pork left out to dry. This little breeze is making me pretty cold, too. Bro, you..."
Before he could finish running his mouth, the beautiful snake reached the end of his patience and sealed his lips.
The little black snake had said that every sensation in Lu Xunji's dreams would be faithfully reflected in the body, so even though this was a dream, Xie Ji could still feel the intensely palpable kiss.
It tasted of blood, deep and domineering, lingering and passionate, with a touch of exasperated frustration.
"Mmph." Xie Ji was having trouble breathing.
This was his first time kissing anyone. He didn't know how to keep breathing amid such a fierce onslaught and could only struggle with all his might against Lu Xunji for what little air remained.
Only when his lungs began to ache in warning from suffocation did Lu Xunji finally let him go.
His mouth fell open uncontrollably, and he panted in small breaths.
Lu Xunji narrowed his eyes and brushed his knuckles against the corner of his mouth. "Stupid."
He didn't even know how to kiss.
Suspended in midair, Xie Ji pressed together his lips, which had been kissed red, swollen, and sore. His pent-up emotions reached their peak.
"Fuck." He ground his back teeth in irritation and cursed under his breath. "Are you addicted to insulting people?"
In the space of one night, he'd been tied up, bitten, and forced to endure kisses. That bastard Lu Xunji had nearly kissed him unconscious just now.
In dreams, he had to be fawning and docile to satisfy someone's animal lust. In reality, he still had to bow and scrape, humbly currying favor and grinding affection points, being a dutiful guardian of a beauty.
When had he, Xie Ji, ever been this aggrieved?
And the guy didn't even appreciate it, giving him nicknames like "idiot" one moment and "little money pouch" the next.
Did being good-looking make him so special?
What use was being good-looking? Wasn't he, Xie Ji, good-looking too? He was this good-looking, and he still had to come here to complete missions!
Lu Xunji pressed closer, his snake's tail rubbing against Xie Ji's calf as he murmured, "Even now, you still don't know what I'm going to do next? If you're not a little idiot, who is?"
Xie Ji clicked his tongue. "Let go. You're freezing, fuck."
"No." With blood on his fingertips, Lu Xunji pressed them against Xie Ji's lips, then bent down and kissed him again.
But Xie Ji didn't want to cater to him anymore. He opened his mouth and bit down hard on Lu Xunji's lower lip!
Blood spilled out, but Lu Xunji's eyes only darkened further.
The taste of blood filled their mouths. When they parted, both their lips were drenched in blood, and it was impossible to tell whose it was.
Xie Ji bared his teeth and said bitterly, "You bit me again."
Lu Xunji looked in satisfaction at the wound on Xie Ji's tongue. Gripping his throat, he whispered, "My venom will fill your veins. Little sacrifice, you can't get away."
Xie Ji stuck out his tongue in pain, unable even to speak clearly. "...Bashterd!"
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The missing person suddenly returns!