Chapter 39: A Birthday Surprise in the Tree Hollow

A pitch-black space, where one couldn’t even see their own hand. Cold, damp air pressed against their faces.

From the distance, the terrifying shrieks of demons could be heard intermittently.

In a sense, this atmosphere already possessed all the requisite elements of a horror film.

Surely, anyone who found themselves here would instinctively feel fear.

Yet, at this very moment, amidst such an eerie ambiance,

A pair of figures nestled within a tree hollow displayed an entirely different reaction.

Their complexions, instead of the pallor and chill typically seen in moments of terror,

were flushed with an unnatural crimson hue.

Sticky spider silk, gradually, insidiously, began to seep from beneath their clothing, penetrating their smooth, snow-white skin.

This subtle infiltration caused the temperature within the small tree hollow to rise once more.

Tang Yue, a mid-tier ability user who also moonlighted as a demon hunter,

possessed knowledge of demons that went far beyond the average human’s simple understanding of their brutality.

Even though she was currently only a novice demon hunter, not yet holding the star-rated master status of her aunt, Ning Yurou,

Tang Yue had diligently studied various books on demons to prepare for any unforeseen circumstances.

Within those texts, she had learned a crucial detail.

Demons didn’t merely subsist on flesh.

Some demons possessed unique preferences, feeding on emotions like terror, or even drawing sustenance from the specific feelings evoked during moments of intimacy.

Now, as her body grew progressively warmer, and her legs instinctively began to rub against each other,

Tang Yue could roughly infer the side effects of the spiderwebs that had just ensnared them.

Yet, Tang Yue was not flustered. In fact, after sensing no other demonic presences nearby, she felt a subtle thrill.

After all, the person before her was not a stranger, but her childhood fiancé, her ‘little husband,’ whom she had raised since he was young. There was no need for alarm.

As Tang Yue pondered how to counteract the ‘spiderweb’s effects,’

In the next instant, she felt her body lighten. Her vision shifted, and she realized she was no longer in Ye Yu’s embrace but had been placed gently onto a flat patch of ground.

“W-wife, I’m a bit hot. I’ll turn around first. You can start eating now!”

Listening to the shy murmur of the young girl beside her,

Tang Yue observed Ye Yu. He had shyly turned away, vigilant towards the tree hollow’s entrance, a faint blush staining the delicate lobe of his ear beneath his neutral-styled short hair.

Tang Yue slowly pulled up the strap of her dress, then tilted her head, revealing a fair, pristine swan-like neck, an inviting posture.

Despite the significant blood loss and the clinging spiderwebs, Tang Yue felt a surge of excitement, tinged with a hint of helplessness.

Logically, given they were both afflicted by an aphrodisiac, and were a couple—or rather, husband and wife—

the natural course of action would be to resolve the poison, and thoroughly at that.

Yet, here was Ye Yu, silently enduring, worried about demons invading from outside.

Tang Yue knew her ‘little husband’ wished to protect her.

He likely believed that their first time should only occur after she turned eighteen and they were legally wed, seeing it as the highest form of respect for her as a girl.

The problem, however, was that sometimes one needed to adapt to urgent situations!

‘You need to be flexible, you silly little husband!’

As this thought crossed her mind, the rising tide of both bloodlust and desire within her body became unbearable.

The next second, Tang Yue, no longer able to resist, made her move.

She observed Ye Yu, who was huddled into a small ball before her. Slowly, she drew closer, extending a pair of warm, delicate hands.

‘Ngh~’

As her fingertips lightly grazed Ye Yu’s smooth, bare back, a maiden’s soft, seductive moan echoed appropriately through the tree hollow.

Hearing Ye Yu’s involuntary gasp, and feeling his entire body go limp against her own,

Tang Yue felt like a mischievous elder sister, experiencing a strange sense of déjà vu, as if she were doing something naughty to her innocent, naive younger brother.

Surprisingly, this teasing sensation was amusing, even subtly addictive.

“Hubby, your little cry just now was quite adorable. Could it be that you’re feeling a bit naughty?”

She slowly moved her right hand across Ye Yu’s smooth abdomen, observing her ‘little husband’s’ flushed face, brimming with desire, and his increasingly fervent breaths.

As she teased, Tang Yue couldn’t help but swallow, her own mouth dry.

She felt she could no longer hold back, in every sense of the word.

Ding-a-ling-ling~ Ding-a-ling-ling~~~

Just as the atmosphere within the tree hollow grew increasingly intimate, and the crimson flush on both Tang Yue and Ye Yu deepened,

A sudden ringing sound emanated from Tang Yue’s pocket.

At first, Tang Yue was furious at the untimely interruption.

After all, no one enjoyed being disturbed at such a crucial moment, leaving them in a state of tantalizing suspension.

However, upon pulling out her phone and seeing the time was exactly 0:00, with the alarm text reading –Husband, Happy Birthday!–

Tang Yue’s anger quickly subsided.

After all, turning eighteen symbolized a significant milestone: adulthood.

With this thought, Tang Yue looked toward Ye Yu, who was still clad in the ‘Be Your Meow’ maid outfit within the darkness.

A smile flickered across her face, as if remembering something, before she pressed her entire weight onto Ye Yu.

Gently, she rested her head against Ye Yu’s shoulder, where the strap had slipped down, and whispered beside his deeply flushed earlobe.

“Happy 18th birthday, hubby! Say, shouldn’t we change clothes now? After all, aren’t I your birthday present?”

In the gloom, illuminated by the faint glow of the phone,

Ye Yu slightly turned his head. He saw the blush on Tang Yue’s exquisite profile and the seductive expression in her eyes, like glowing red agate.

Hearing her mention a ‘birthday present,’ and feeling a pair of warm, soft hands ignite a trail across his body,

Having endured for a long time as a boy, ever fearful of demons entering the tree hollow, Ye Yu’s

last thread of sanity in his mind,

snapped with a soft ‘crack.’

The next instant, he instinctively pressed the weakened Tang Yue beneath him.

In response to Ye Yu’s sudden assertiveness, a dazed and infatuated Tang Yue wrapped her arms around him.

Within the dark hollow, as the two lithe bodies intertwined, the temperature began to climb steadily.

Rustle, rustle~

Soft fabrics, one by one, were shed and carelessly discarded as their movements intensified.

Just as Ye Yu was about to remove the last remaining item of clothing—his small panties—ready to complete his transition from a boy to a man,

As his hands grazed the panties adorned with a cat tail,

Ye Yu belatedly discovered a terrifying truth.

‘Given how excited I am, shouldn’t my ‘Dragon-Slaying Blade’ have already risen majestically?’

‘Why can’t I feel it? It’s been so long!’

Meanwhile, Tang Yue, whose eyes had narrowed in a mix of eager anticipation and nervous dread, awaiting the sacred moment,

sensed Ye Yu’s prolonged stillness and slowly opened her eyes.

When she saw the smooth, snowy-white expanse revealed beneath Ye Yu’s removed panties, Tang Yue’s peach blossom eyes widened to their fullest extent.

In the next second, Tang Yue’s astonishment transformed into a surge of excitement and an unfamiliar emotion.

Licking her glistening cherry lips, she then spoke sweetly to the stunned Ye Yu.

“Hubby, it seems you’ve become a girl. In that case, I’ll be on top!”