Chapter 28: No! Sister.… please listen to me first!

Flower City Center, Cloud Sea Sword Pavilion.

Tang Yingyue pulled Su Li’er and staggered into the main hall, finding the waiter at the front desk.

“Get us a room!”

“Princess Tang!? O… okay.”

The Cloud Sea Sword Pavilion was an absolutely safe place.

It was one of the most powerful and influential forces in the entire Central Province. After the incident a few days ago, some high-cultivation guards had been stationed in the tavern. Compared to the wilderness or a remote inn, this was definitely the safest place!

Even if the people from the Heavenly Thunder Mansion were rampant, they wouldn’t dare to cause trouble here for a while…

—The room was in a corner on the second floor. It was a simple yet luxurious bedroom with a classical style.

A beautiful candlestick lamp hung from the ceiling, and a soft carpet was underfoot… finally, they could rest.

—Clang.

The door closed heavily. At the same time, the room’s built-in formation restriction was activated, isolating all sound and aura.

Only then did Tang Yingyue let go of her hand and collapse heavily onto the carpet, panting for breath without any regard for her image, her expression slightly pained.

Su Li’er blinked her eyes, her cheeks puffed out, and looked around curiously.

“Don’t worry, it’s absolutely safe here. Those guys won’t dare to come,” Tang Yingyue said weakly.

“Mmmph—wuyii yewa…” Su Li’er mumbled indistinctly.

“Can you spit out what’s in your mouth?” Tang Yingyue’s anger flared up again, then she frowned in pain. She slowly lifted her arm and checked the large and small wounds on her body. Her clothes were stained red, a shocking sight.

Su Li’er nodded, and then, one by one, crystal stones fell from her mouth onto the carpet, shimmering with a brilliant light.

She rubbed her sore cheeks, hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to speak, “Big Sister Dragon, are you okay?”

Tang Yingyue coughed in anger, a trickle of blood overflowing from the corner of her mouth. “Do you think I’m okay?”

Su Li’er was worried. “Such a serious injury…”

Tang Yingyue snorted coldly. “I don’t know which bastard reported my location, causing me to be discovered ahead of time. If I had struck first, I could have killed at least half of them…”

The corner of Su Li’er’s mouth twitched. She took two steps back and looked away guiltily. “I don’t know, who could be so bad, really!”

“Ho?” Tang Yingyue’s brow twitched. She narrowed her eyes, a dangerous glint in them. “Little Li, who do you think it is? It’s so hard to guess.”

“Uh…” Su Li’er quickly knelt down. The soft carpet was warm, but her heart was freezing cold. “I’m sorry! Big Sister Dragon, Little Li had no choice…”

Her unadorned face and her watery eyes were full of sincerity and apology.

“Cough—” Tang Yingyue supported her forehead and shook her head, saying softly, “Forget it, it’s fine.”

“Why don’t you get treated first, Big Sister Dragon?” Su Li’er said tentatively.

“With such a serious injury, there’s no way to treat it,” Tang Yingyue’s expression was a little desolate. “Unless there’s some kind of saintly herb, something that can replenish my spiritual energy…”

Su Li’er tilted her head and pointed at the shimmering spirit stones on the carpet beside her. “These spirit stones can do it~~”

Tang Yingyue glanced at them with extreme disdain. “I don’t want them.”

Su Li’er blinked her eyes. “Why?”

Tang Yingyue refused without thinking. “I don’t want them.”

The atmosphere was strangely suffocating, extremely quiet. The faint sound of Miss Dragon’s slightly heavy breathing could be heard, and each breath seemed to be mixed with intense pain.

Su Li’er scratched her head and broke the silence. “Big Sister Dragon, do you dislike me?”

Tang Yingyue’s expression froze, and she quickly shook her head. “Of course not.”

“Then why?” Su Li’er gestured with her hands, trying hard to show off. “These are high-grade spirit stones, very useful. Absorbing them will definitely help you recover a lot… you can try eating them directly, the effect might be even better!”

“I won’t eat them, absolutely not!” Tang Yingyue retorted very quickly.

“Big Sister Dragon.” Su Li’er pouted. “You must dislike me, you think I’m dirty!”

“No.” Tang Yingyue’s eyelids were heavy, her breath as faint as a thread.

“Hey, hey, hey, you can’t sleep!” Su Li’er quickly scrambled forward, pinching Tang Yingyue’s cheeks and pulling them to the sides, creating an exaggerated expression.

“You… let go…” Tang Yingyue glared.

“I won’t!” Su Li’er showed a playful smile. “You can’t sleep when you’re seriously injured. Hurry up and absorb the spirit stones, you hear me?”

‘You can’t die, Ms. Dragon!’

‘If you die, who will escort me back to the Sword Sect… what if I’m ambushed by those villains on the way?’

“I… just need to rest for a bit… and I’ll be fine.” Tang Yingyue’s complexion grew worse and worse, her lips pale. Her eyes gradually became unfocused. “Little Li… you go back first, find the front desk… have them… send you back, just say it was… my order…”

This look… the flame of life is extinguishing.

‘This is dangerous!’

“No—way!” Su Li’er wrinkled her delicate nose and grabbed the spirit stones from the carpet beside her, clenching them in her hand. “Big Sister Dragon, please forgive Little Li for being rude!”

With that, she ignored Tang Yingyue’s indistinct mumbles.

Su Li’er directly pried open Tang Qingwu’s lips with her hands, then stuffed the wet spirit stones into her mouth. Then she covered her mouth tightly, pinched her nose, and watched as her eyes widened in a forced struggle, her angry resistance, until her neck rolled… only then did Su Li’er let go with a sigh of relief.

All of this took only a few seconds.

“Lit-tle… Li!” Tang Yingyue glared, her face flushed.

“What’s wrong?” Su Li’er was puzzled. “Oh, oh, one spirit stone isn’t enough, right? Little Li will continue now.”

“No—mmph! Mmmph, mmmph!” Tang Yingyue struggled with all her might, but her resistance was futile.

She didn’t know if it was her mind playing tricks on her. Spirit stones were originally tasteless, so why did these spirit stones have a sweet, milky fragrance in her mouth…

The more she felt it, the more chaotic her mood became.

Her mysophobia, her resistance, the sweet and mellow fragrance, the pleasure and relief that came from absorbing the spirit stones… she even gradually began to accept all of it, and yearned for the next spirit stone to be sent into her mouth.

“Big Sister Dragon, you have to swallow it yourself. Little Li’s hands are sore.”

‘No, this is not right…’

The more Tang Yingyue thought about it, the hotter her face became, and her entire body began to heat up.

“Be good, why isn’t Big Sister Dragon opening her mouth? Ah—open your mouth, be good~~”

‘Damn it.’

‘I’m about to lose my cool, sister.’

“Big Sister Dragon, there are only a few pieces left, just a little more effort… Ouch! It hurts, it hurts, it hurts… what happened?”

She only felt a great force. Su Li’er was already lying on her back on the carpet, her body heavy. When she opened her eyes, she saw Tang Yingyue’s cold and beautiful face. Her golden eyes were full of anger and shame as she looked down at her.

“You child, you’re quite good at teasing people, aren’t you?”

“No, Little Li just wanted to… mmmph!?”

Her mouth was covered heavily. Su Li’er’s beautiful eyes widened, and she struggled in a panic, but her small body couldn’t move at all.

Tang Yingyue licked her dry lips, an unreadable emotion flashing in her eyes. “I’m the kind of person who usually gets revenge on the spot… Tell me, what should we do about the matter of you reporting my location?”

“Huff! Huff—huff!” Su Li’er’s face was red from holding her breath, and tears welled up in her eyes. Sister, you’re so ruthless. I almost suffocated and fainted…

“Can’t you say it?” A look of interest appeared on Tang Yingyue’s face. Her smile was very faint and light, her voice low, her breath like an orchid. “Then, just listen to me obediently.”

‘Wha-what’s going on!?’

‘No, I don’t want to be beaten up!’

Without even a moment to catch her breath, Su Li’er mustered all her strength and shouted with a red face, “No! Big Sister Dragon… you have to listen to me first!”