Chapter 329: Worried Mate (1/2)
Chen Wentian tried his best to pull away the covers but Jasmine fought against him. They went back and forth for a while before he finally gave up. She was definitely pissed about something and fighting with her wasn’t going to fix anything.
He signed tiredly. Jasmine was different from his other disciples. Out of all of them, she was the only one who could speak to him as pretty much an equal. His other women tended to care more about his thoughts and feelings than their own. Jasmine was the complete opposite. He had to cater to her and it had always been this way.
“Why are you angry with me?” He asked, his tone now soft. “Whatever I did, I’m sorry.”
Jasmine’s bundle shook slightly but didn’t answer.
He laid down on the bed and stared up at the sparkling ceiling.
After a while, he spoke again, “Let me guess, you’re mad because I spent so much effort to save Long Yifei?”
There was nothing but silence.
“Fine,” He tried again after wracking his brain, “You’re mad because I wasn’t strong enough to fight a Spirit King directly without seeking help? I promise I’ll reach Spirit King soon!”
A derisive snort came from under the covers but nothing else. It was a good sign, a sign that he was making progress.
“Did the other girls annoy you when you had to watch over them?”
Silence.
“Were you bored?”
There was some shuffling as if she was nodding.
“But I couldn’t leave Chen Mo behind. He was really important to the battle, you know that!”
“Idiot!” Jasmine shouted.
She finally couldn’t take it anymore. Her beautiful face popped up and glared at him. Her pink lips were pursed in disapproval and her furry ears waggled angrily. She pounced on top of him and sat across his stomach.
“Why are you so clueless?” She said, prodding his chest, “Why can’t you understand?”
He wanted to retort but held his tongue. She was in a particular mood and he simply let her keep talking.
She propped herself up on his chest and looked into his eyes.
“I was worried…” She finally said, so quietly he barely caught it.
“Jasmine…”
Before he could say anything else, her lips descended onto his.
She kissed him hard. Her tongue was needy and desperate. Every caress was her telling him that she was worried for him. Every suckle was her explaining that she feared for his safety.
He finally understood her feelings and accepted them. He kissed her back, apologizing over and over and reassuring her that he was here, he was fine.
Jasmine’s momentary passion eventually ran out of steam. They broke apart and she buried her face into his neck.
“Next time you want to charge into a life-or-death battle…” She said, “I’m going with you no matter what.”
“Jasmine…”
“Don’t try to stop me.” She said hotly, “You are my mate, my chosen man. Even though you are a human, you should at least understand what it means for divine beasts.”
He understood. It was a bond of life and death. Just like marriage for humans, a mate was forever, two equals bonded together. He didn’t want her to risk her life but it wasn’t his decision to make. If she wanted to go risk her life for something, he would choose to brave the same dangers with her. She only wanted the opportunity to do the same and he couldn’t deny her that.
“Next time, I won’t stop you if you want to come with me.” He said.
Jasmine smiled brilliantly.
“Although…” His voice trailed off and he smirked, “If you can’t beat me even once, I have to question how useful you will be.”
“You… Hmph!”
She tried to escape back under the sheets but he caught her. He pressed her down on her stomach, preventing her from escaping. Her legs kicked out at him so he forced them apart, pushing up her one-piece dress, and revealing her bare pussy. It was already starting to glisten with arousal as if expecting what was to come.
“Jasmine…” He murmured into her ear as he freed his clothes.
She groaned in protest and tried to buck him off.