Your Body Isn't That Cheap

Upon hearing Lu Cheng's voice, Tang Ya looked around blankly for a moment, until she saw Lu Cheng walk out from the other side in astonishment. Then she covered her face, feeling extremely embarrassed.

Then her conflicted expression must have been completely seen long ago.

"What does Sister Xiao Ya want with me?" Lu Cheng asked with interest.

"Don't ask..." Tang Ya bit her red lips lightly, as if she had made up her mind. She suddenly grabbed Lu Cheng's hand, lowered her head, and pulled Lu Cheng towards the school gate.

Lu Cheng looked surprised, but he didn't stop it.

A soft touch came from his palm, their fingers intertwined—this gesture was rather ambiguous and intriguing.

From his perspective, he could also see Tang Ya Yahong's burning earlobes.

All the way to Shrek City, Tang Ya found a hotel.

Without saying a word, she lowered her head and pulled Lu Cheng into the reserved room.

"Sister Xiao Ya, what's wrong with you...?" Lu Cheng asked with a strange look.

"Xiao Cheng, please help me."

Tang Ya's face was so red it could bleed. She pushed Lu Cheng down onto the soft bed in the hotel, and with her delicate hands she loosened the waist belt and buttons of her light blue outfit. The clothes slipped down, and in an instant, her snow-white and flawless body was exposed to the air.

The beauty, like a naked lamb, silently bowed her head.

Shame and intense arousal filled her mind. There was nothing she could do; she was truly at her wit's end. She felt incredibly stupid. She had tried every possible method, but avenging her parents' blood feud and revitalizing the Tang Sect... was just a pipe dream.

Now, her only remaining bargaining chip is her body.

She wasn't stupid; she knew that with Lu Cheng's status, it was impossible for him to join the Tang Sect Tang Sect, and she had never expected Lu Cheng to.

All she needs is... a single word, a glance, or a sliver of resources revealed between the fingers of the powerful person she will later possess—enough to rebuild several more Tang Sect.

Moreover, she had long known that Lu Cheng had far more than one woman by his side. Since that was the case, she was willing to be his mistress, without even asking for a formal title.

She was well aware of the allure of this body to men.

They were also confident that Lu Cheng would be unable to resist.

"..."

The scene was eerily silent.

Even Lu Cheng was surprised that Tang Ya would pull this stunt...

"Sister Xiao Ya, I can't accept a reward without having done anything right," Lu Cheng said with a smile.

His gaze, however, was quite natural. He neither turned away shyly nor stared at her greedily. Instead, he calmly gazed into Tang Ya's bright eyes. She was clearly a girl of exceptional intelligence and beauty, so why was he acting this way?

"This is all I have to offer..." Tang Ya bit her red lips, her eyes full of pleading, and took another step forward, her peep-toe shoes trembling slightly.

"Xiao Cheng, today, I am yours..."

"Sister Xiao Ya, what do you want me to do for you? Avenge your family's blood feud? Given your relationship with Sister Nannan, I certainly won't refuse. Or do you want me to join the Tang Sect and revitalize Tang Sect?" Lu Cheng frowned slightly, looking somewhat puzzled.

"You know I could never join the Tang Sect..."

"I just want you to take better care of the Tang Sect." Tang Ya gradually bent over, her body curling up. Gone was her earlier momentum. She felt increasingly regretful, hesitant, and even resentful of herself.

Why was I so frivolous, letting my younger brother see me make a fool of myself and show me my most embarrassing side?

But the family feud has lasted for three years, and she hasn't dared to clean her parents' graves since. She wanders around the Shrek Academy like a lost soul, let alone revitalize the Tang Sect.

She can't do it, she really can't...

"Call..."

But just as she was filled with shame and resentment, a warm coat was draped over her naked body, and Lu Cheng's gentle voice rang out. "Sister Xiao Ya, no external force is as good as becoming stronger yourself."

"Waaah... Of course I know, I try my best to get stronger every day, but the quality of the Blue Silver Grass limits my cultivation level... I really, really try to cultivate, but I can never catch up with you."

Tang Ya sobbed softly, her eyes blurry with tears.

"Have you ever tried devouring Life?" Lu Cheng smirked.

"..." Tang Ya raised her head in alarm.

"It seems you've already tried it, but out of your conscience, you didn't delve deeper into this ability..." Lu Cheng, like a devil, kept teasing the girl's heart.

"If I asked you to kill the entire Iron Blood Sect slaughtered your entire clan, would you do it?" Lu Cheng asked with a smile.

"Meeting!!!"

The girl's hatred intensified whenever she thought of the bloody and cruel scene that day in her family, where her parents and fellow disciples all lay dead in pools of blood.

"If I asked you to kill Evil Soul Master, would you do it?"

"Yes." Tang Ya's eyes lit up.

In this world, there are too many people who deserve to die for their cruelty. Why, with such formidable power, did she choose to trap herself in her own web of evil?

"I have the ability to help you advance to the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline and completely purify all devouring attributes, but Sister Xiao Ya, you were born into darkness. Whether it's killing to avenge your sect or eliminating Evil Soul Master... it all means you can no longer be a pure and flawless white lotus, but a black lotus stained with darkness, blooming in the darkness, eerie and alluring."

Lu Cheng gently lifted the beauty's delicate oval face with his fingers, where two lines of clear tears still lingered.

"Stop believing in the myth of Tang San's Blue Silver Grass. That guy only achieved that because of the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline. You have your own path to walk. As for whether you will fall into evil, come to me, and I will help you purify yourself..."

With her other hand, she wiped away the tears.

His eyes were full of seriousness.

"Sister Xiao Ya, as your friend, I will give you everything you ask for. Your body isn't so cheap..."

"Waaaaah..."

Tang Ya's last thread snapped, and she threw herself into Lu Cheng's arms, bursting into tears. She had been tense for too many years; her seemingly lively and cheerful demeanor was all a facade.

At this moment, she seemed to have found the meaning of her life. She was no longer a walking corpse, but... a living, breathing young girl in the prime of her youth.

"..."

Lu Cheng gently patted the girl's smooth back, his eyes filled with admiration.

As she stood up, the clothes draped over her shoulders fell off again, but Tang Ya didn't care. She sobbed and gripped Lu Cheng's sleeve tightly.

His embrace seemed so warm at that moment.

"I'm sorry, I got your clothes dirty..." Tang Ya no longer avoided Lu Cheng. With a shy look on her face, she put on her inner and outer clothes, then glanced apologetically at Lu Cheng's chest, which was soaked with her tears.

"I'll go help you wash up."

Before Lu Cheng could refuse, she forcefully ripped off her coat, turned around, and rushed out.

Until they returned to the girls' dormitory.

Tang Ya closed the door, leaned against the wall, and gasped for breath.

What on earth did she do...?

However... she finally saw Lu Cheng's true character today. He ignored such a juicy piece of meat right in front of him and calmly told himself that they were friends.

"Just friends?"

Tang Ya's eyes were glazed over. She took out the coat she was clutching in her hand and gently brought it to her nose to sniff.

"I'm not willing to accept this!"