Chapter 20 — His Unexpected Appearance (2/2)

A trespasser?

Yun Wu raised her eyebrows, jumped off the dragon, and made her way towards the entrance, which essentially doubled as the exit.

“Hey, little girl, remember your promise.”

“Don’t worry! Wait for my return.” She waved without looking back and left with a flourish, her departure executed in a cool manner. However, she didn’t expect that right after walking out, she would see the man-eating vines and a different giant python thoroughly thrashed upon the ground, accompanied by the sight of a man slowly strolling towards her. She was speechless.

Him!

Clad in boundless white robes, paired with a head of drifting silver hair and a breath-taking countenance. His inky black eyes, however, carried not allure, but the cold light of a killer, making it seem as though the art and path of killing solely belonged to him.

Yun Wu stood there dazed, sensing the bone-chilling aura around him as she watched him near, step by step.

“Little thing, after this, I really need to keep a closer eye on you.” A tinge of huskiness mingled with the magnetic quality of his voice. In the blink of an eye, she was pulled into his embrace, to which she reacted by throwing her palms out to forcefully push him away. She quickly fell back a few steps, frowning.

“Why are you here?”

The bloodthirstiness that existed in the recesses of Long Qingxie’s eyes was replaced by leisurely charm. His lips curved upwards.

“Heard my woman got thrown into the Forbidden Grounds. As your husband, how could I not enter too? Though, it looks like I worried for nothing.” Hearing him, Yun Wu felt ineffably offended.

This man, does he have to be so indecent every time?

Nearby, more man-eating vines and giant pythons began to gather. “Let’s get out of here first,” Long Qingxie said, gathering her into his arms. Ignoring her protests, he turned and took her out of the Forbidden Grounds. She wanted to break out his grasp, but seeing the corpses of man-eating vines and giant pythons littered on the ground, she was involuntarily stumped by the realization that he had killed his way into the Forbidden Grounds, just for the purpose of finding her.

Why? Why would he do that?

Long Qingxie held her tightly, and the unfamiliar scent of his presence tickled her senses, causing her heart to start to involuntarily race as a warm sensation washed over her.

But she didn’t dare let herself linger on the nostalgia. The warmth was like an enthralling poison; it served only to blur one’s mind and judgment. A poison that she was all too familiar with. In her previous life, the betrayal of her lover had shattered her heart to pieces. In this life… she was without a heart.