Chapter 3: The Slightly Cool Ambiguity

  The man in black sensed Qilin's chill, but didn't make any moves. He had just adjusted his breath and recovered 50%. The rest was just a matter of time for the knife wound to heal. He had already applied medicine to the wound and stopped the bleeding. Romance novels updated first on 151+ Reading Network.

  At this time, he could have withdrawn and left, but if he waited until tomorrow, those people would definitely send someone to search the mountain, and things would be troublesome by then. Fortunately, he had handed over the goods to a trustworthy person, and the signal he had sent earlier was just telling that person not to wait for him.

  "Ah Chu." Qilin rubbed her nose and made an effort to sniff, or she would catch a cold. The person beside her seemed motionless, but Qilin wouldn't think that the other had fallen asleep. So she opened her mouth to find a topic "Why don't you leave?"

  "The man in black hesitated for a moment, he would leave, but didn't plan on leaving now. 'And you?'"

  The problem was handed back to Qilin, who naturally knew that Qilin wasn't unwilling to leave, but rather couldn't leave.

  "Such a beautiful view, I haven't even had time to take it all in yet." Qilin raised her head and gazed at the stars. This kind of scenery is no longer visible in modern times, as the starry sky has been replaced by the dazzling neon lights, but amidst the hustle and bustle, she still preferred natural beauty.

  She had thought of buying a house in the suburbs with her loved one, rising with the sun and resting with the sunset. But this dream is so far away "What era are we living in now?"

  The man in black was stunned again, and he didn't expect Qilin to change the subject so quickly. "Seven years of Fenghuang."

  "Phoenix Seven Years?" Qilin repeated in surprise. There was no such year number in history, which meant she had crossed into a fictional world. Well, that was good, she didn't have to worry about history specifically. "Is this place called Phoenix Country?"

  The man in black nodded, facing Zilin's question and reaction with great curiosity. Could it be that this woman had lived in the jungle for so long that she didn't know about the outside world? Even if she didn't know the time, at least she should have known the year.

  In the darkness, both the man in black and Zilin furrowed their brows at the same time.

  The man in black turned his head to look at Qilin carefully, and although the sky had completely darkened, he could still clearly distinguish objects. During the day, he only saw Qilin's profile, and at that time, the situation was urgent, so he didn't notice it then, but he always felt like he had seen her somewhere before. He just searched carefully again, but there was no result.

  Could it be... The black-clothed man's pupils constricted, his eyebrows revealing a strong killing intent, and even the air around him became extremely cold.

  Qilin felt the change in the black-clothed man, just as she was about to ask for clarification, her head was pressed firmly against the tree trunk, the rough bark scraping painfully against her face.

  "It's only now that I think about it, wanting to kill me, isn't it a bit late?" Qilin didn't know what the black-clothed man was planning to do. If he really wanted to kill her, why would he bring her to a safe place instead of throwing her to the wolves directly?

  "I'm still wondering, why did you save me, a stranger." The man in black pressed down on Zilin's head tightly. He couldn't take any risks, and had to eliminate anyone with even the slightest suspicion, otherwise everything would be ruined. "Now I understand."

  "I don't understand what you're saying?" The black-clothed man's attitude changed 180 degrees, and Qilin couldn't keep up with the speed. "Whether or not to save you is just curiosity. Maybe I'll directly hand you over to the wolf pack to satisfy their hunger."

  "Is that so?" The man in black sneered, raising the corner of his mouth. He pulled off the mask with one hand, and since it was already late at night, Qilin couldn't see clearly anyway. He leaned close to Qilin's ear, and a strong wolf-like scent immediately entered her nostrils. "The person who sent you here, isn't he trying to take my life?"

  That person? Qilin seemed to understand, and it turned out that she was being used as a pawn. Hehe, Qilin couldn't help but sneer coldly. The black-clothed man slightly furrowed his brow, wasn't it so? Although all the signs indicated otherwise, he still couldn't let go. Waiting for Qilin's next move.

  "Ah Chu." Qilin sniffled, the mountain night was too cool and humid, just standing there for a short while made her feel uncomfortable.

  Furthermore, having not eaten anything, Qilin already felt dizzy and was originally thinking of discussing a strategy to leave, but didn't expect such an unexpected turn of events. "If you really think I'm someone sent to wait for you, then just keep thinking that, whether it's abandoning me to the wolves or snapping my neck, do as you please."

  No excuses? The black-clad man's reaction to Qilin was one of curiosity, as most people would struggle desperately at the end of their lives, but Qilin didn't even try, not even bothering to put up a fight.

  However, the man in black did not let go of Zilin. He coldly opened his mouth and said, "The fruit you gave me to eat made the wolf hallucinate and temporarily think you were a companion, so you could control the pack of wolves. But what you didn't expect was that when I ate your fruit, it just happened to neutralize the poison on my body. Although you also ate some, you spat it all out because it was too sour, which means this fruit is highly toxic to ordinary people."

  He was just talking nonsense, and the fruit from just now is nothing but an ordinary wild fruit to ordinary people.

  Qilin quietly listened to the black-clad man's analysis, and it turned out that the fruit had such an unusual effect. She simply thought it looked like a lotus fog, so she picked it, not thinking it would become a murder weapon, and unexpectedly became a "rescue vehicle".

  Qilin sneered and said, "Poison? Then let me die from overeating."

  After finishing, Qilin reluctantly took out a fruit, which was almost the same as the one she had picked. Although it was very sour, her stomach was hungry and there was no way to help it. She closed her eyes and bit into it fiercely, the sour taste immediately filling her mouth, but Qilin endured it, eating the fruit one bite at a time.

  "When she swallowed the last mouthful, Zilin slowly opened her mouth and said 'You can make your move now.'"

  The man in black quietly watched Qilin, he had never seen a woman so calm and composed, to the point of being slightly excessive. Releasing his grip on Qilin's hand, he slightly raised the corner of his mouth, and in the darkness, a hint of cunning flashed through the man's eyes.

  Qilin was still curious, why hadn't he made a move yet? Was it just a test for her? Although she had been thinking that way. So she carefully turned her head back, but as soon as she did, everything in front of her went black...

  "A mournful howl pierced the silence. Several figures stumbled away quickly."

  "Damn it!" Qin Xiao punched a tree trunk with all his might, startling the birds nesting in the tree into a frantic flight.

  After calming down the surroundings, the killing intent in Qin Xiao's eyes reduced a bit. The fresh blood flowed slowly down his arm, and Qin Xiao quickly pressed two acupoints, stopping the bleeding quickly. However, among the dozen or so people he brought with him, only he was left alive to return, the rest were all fed to the wolf pack. He was unwilling to accept this: "How detestable!!!"

  Qin Xiao raised his head and let out a loud roar towards the stars, kneeling on one knee. "I, Qin Xiao, swear that I will definitely sweep through this Cang Lang Mountain to avenge my brothers. If not, I, Qin Xiao, will not die in peace."

  "Puff puff"

  A few birds flew over, leaving a few feathers behind, and disappeared into the darkness. The pack of wolves continued to lie in wait under the big tree, occasionally looking up, but the person on the tree remained still.

  A feather floated down onto Qilin's head, but Qilin didn't have time to bother with it. Even in the darkness, one could see Qilin's wide-open eyes sparkling like stars.

  Rapid breathing, intense heartbeat, a blank mind, that's all Zilin has now.

  She didn't know why things had developed like this, the man in front of her who just a second ago was about to kill her, but then suddenly kissed her when she was completely unguarded. By the time she reacted, her lips were already covered with a layer of moisture.

  "Ugh..." Qilin wanted to struggle, but her hands were firmly pinned above her head. The man's strength was far beyond hers, and he suddenly leaned in close, his entire body pressing down on hers. There wasn't a single gap between them. Qilin tried to avoid the man's kiss, but a sense of humiliation surged up from deep within her, like a burst dam, transforming into a powerful force that allowed her to seize the opportunity and prepare to bite him fiercely.

  However, the man in black skillfully dodged and raised the corner of his mouth with a pleased expression. He looked at Qilin's unwilling angry face, hooked his other hand around Qilin's ears, and applied a slight force, causing Qilin to naturally open her mouth. The man then kissed her again without hesitation.

  This time, it wasn't just a surface-level touch like before. Instead, he extended his soft tongue through Qilin's parted teeth, exploring her fragrant tongue and entwining with it. Qilin felt the world spinning around her - no one had ever kissed her like this before. This was undoubtedly her first kiss, but it wasn't what she wanted.

  But her body was tightly pinned down, she couldn't move at all. The more this happened, the more humiliated Qi Lin felt, what's the difference between this and being raped?

  Feeling Zilin's anger, the man in black was very satisfied. This is what he wanted - anger makes people impulsive, and impulsiveness makes people lose their ability to think. Slightly loosening his grip on Zilin, he felt her gasping for air, and the man sneered, "Wearing such revealing clothes, isn't that a seduction technique? I'll play along, consider it your reward for saving my life."

  "Who... who wants..." Qilin's words were swallowed up in the man's kiss, this time not as rough as before, but rather sarcastic. The man's kiss went from shallow to deep, his tongue only coming and going between her teeth.

  Every time she tried to close her lips, the man would suddenly stick out his tongue, and just as she was about to take it in, that agile tongue would slip into her mouth, repeating this process over and over again, making it seem like she was the one seeking the man's kiss.

  Looking at Qilin's dazed eyes, the man smiled slightly and released his grip on Qilin's hands. Qilin didn't notice it either. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the man slid his hand to Qilin's waist and rubbed it back and forth.

  "Uh..." Zilin let out a muffled hum, which sounded like some kind of embarrassed voice.

  The man's kiss left Qilin's lips and slowly moved to her neck, greedily sucking, without the scent of lipstick or powder, but fresh and natural, making him feel comfortable, and his hands also unconsciously became lighter.

  "Uh..." The unusual sensation from her waist suddenly restored Qilin's sanity, and she abruptly opened her eyes, staring disbelievingly at the front. This man was still on top of her, constantly seeking, and his hand that had been on her waist also moved to her legs, causing her sanity to return instantly. However, a sense of shame and humiliation burst forth in an instant as her sanity returned, and Qilin abruptly pushed the man away.

  Uh... didn't expect Qilin to regain her sanity, the man in black stumbled backward a few steps, almost falling down. Looking at Qilin's body, which she was desperately protecting, it was surprisingly alluring under the starlight. In the darkness, Qilin's eyes shone with shame and anger, yet he couldn't help but reach out his hand to grab her.

  "I, Qilin, although a woman, have not fallen to the point of being possessed by a strange man." Qilin tried her best to make her voice sound calm, but it still trembled slightly.

  This man took her first kiss, she could try to accept it, but what she couldn't accept was that in this kiss, she slowly lost herself. Looking at the wolf pack below, they seemed to have discovered the anomaly here and all raised their heads. Qilin curled up the corner of his mouth "Being saved by a wolf pack, does this count as returning a favor?"

  The man in black looked at Qilin with a puzzled expression. When he saw Qilin's relieved eyes, Qilin had already fallen straight down the tree trunk.