Chapter 52 Ghostly Phantoms

Looking at You Li's still intoxicated expression, Xiao Ming rubbed his forehead helplessly and continued walking into the cave.

Deep inside the cave, the pink miasma grew thicker, carrying a strange, sweet, and cloying fragrance that made one's mind sway. Xiao Ming felt the evil fire within him burning ever brighter, his blood and Qi churning. Before his eyes, he even began to see some pulse-pounding hallucinations, all of them lewd, unsightly scenes. He steadied his mind, barely suppressing his restless blood and Qi, and said helplessly to You Li, who was still leaning on his shoulder, "This miasma is strange. Be careful!"

You Li looked blank upon hearing this, seemingly unaffected. However, a glimmer of confusion flashed through her purple eyes, as she felt the aura on her master that fascinated and excited her growing stronger. Subconsciously, she leaned even closer, her ethereal voice filled with concern: "Master, your aura…"

Just then, a peal of laughter like silver bells came from the depths of the cave. The laughter was bone-meltingly seductive, as if it could snatch away a person's soul.

"Giggle, giggle… How rare. To think my humble little cave could welcome such a handsome young man? Hmm… Such pure Yang Qi, such a robust physique… far stronger than those pieces of trash!"

As the voice spoke, an exquisitely graceful figure emerged languidly from the depths of the pink miasma.

She was a seductive woman—or rather, a female ghost—whose charm defied description. She was stark naked, with only a few wisps of light, gauze-like pink smoke barely covering her vital parts. Her snow-white skin glowed with an alluring luster under the reflection of the pink miasma. Her face was stunningly beautiful, her eyes brimming with passion, and her gaze seemed to drip with water as it shifted. Every frown and smile could ensnare one's Divine Soul.

When the female ghost appeared, Xiao Ming felt the restless fire within him burn even hotter, and his body became somewhat uncontrollable. Hardening his heart, he bit his lip, barely managing to maintain his clarity.

This was not because Xiao Ming lacked willpower, but because he had inhaled too much pink miasma along the way, had the exquisite You Li unintentionally teasing him by his side, and added to that, the peerless beauty of the female ghost before him and her pervasive, seductive aura—anyone would struggle to resist!

Sensing the powerful aura of the female ghost, which was not inferior to You Li's, Xiao Ming subconsciously swallowed, his expression growing increasingly grave.

Since appearing, the Charm Ghost's gaze had been burning as it roamed over Xiao Ming's tall, straight figure and handsome face, as if admiring a perfect work of art. She licked her red lips with the tip of her tongue, revealing a look of greed. Then, she looked at You Li, who was clinging to Xiao Ming, a flash of wariness and surprise crossing her eyes before returning to normal.

"This little sister is quite fortunate to have found such a top-tier furnace," the Charm Ghost said to You Li with a seductive laugh, her voice sweet and cloying. "Sister is from the Holy Spirit Royal Family, right? How about… we join forces? While I am not skilled in combat, I am quite capable of disrupting the mind and inciting desire! I don't know why you appeared in the Lower Realm, but with my assistance, no one will be able to do anything to us."

In her view, it was unreasonable for a member of the Royal Family like You Li to appear in the Lower Realm without reason. Now that she had brought a human male into her territory, her purpose was self-evident: she likely intended to use this man as a furnace or blood food to Cultivate and achieve a Breakthrough. Proposing a partnership at this moment was only natural.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ming chuckled inwardly: 'You want to partner with my little ghost girl? Have you asked her master?' However, he immediately fell into deep thought: 'Holy Spirit Royal Family… Upper Realm?' Just as he was about to voice his confusion and ask something, You Li spoke first!

"Okay!"

Hearing this, Xiao Ming was dumbfounded and couldn't help but shout in his heart: 'Well, You Li, now that you're stronger, you don't even care about your master anymore, right? A partnership… have you asked for my opinion?'

Xiao Ming was very angry, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught the girl You Li winking at him. His heart stirred, and he realized with a start: 'What a You Li, truly clever!'

Seeing the two ghosts, who had already reached an agreement, turn their gazes toward him, Xiao Ming immediately cooperated by showing an expression of shock and anger. Struggling as if to break free from You Li, he roared in a hoarse voice: "You Li! What… what are you two trying to do? I have treated you well!"

The expression of "shock and anger" and "disbelief" on Xiao Ming's face was portrayed vividly. He struggled violently, as if he were being tightly restrained by You Li. He could only let out a "desperate" roar: "You Li! I treated you with sincerity, yet you collude with this demoness to harm me! You… how cruel!"

His acting was incredibly realistic, and even his eyes conveyed the pain of being betrayed by someone he trusted.

Watching her "master" perform with such deep emotion, You Li thought he hadn't understood her meaning and hurriedly said: "No, Mast…"

But before she could finish, she was interrupted by Xiao Ming.

He looked resolute and proclaimed loudly: "I, Xiao Ming, swear here: if I survive this, I will surely pin you both beneath me and ravage you fiercely!"

Just as You Li's little head was wondering how her master would ravage her, the Charm Ghost, hearing this, immediately let out a laugh like silver bells: "Giggle, giggle… Little young man, if you wish, this big sister is not unwilling to satisfy you!"

Before the Charm Ghost finished speaking, the few wisps of pink smoke that barely covered her body suddenly dissipated! In an instant, a breathtakingly perfect and graceful figure was presented to Xiao Ming without reservation.

Her snow-white skin glowed with a moist luster under the pink miasma, seemingly flush with blood. Every subtle movement she made carried a natural, innate charm, as if all the desires in the world were condensed into this body.

"Gulp…" Xiao Ming clearly heard the sound of himself swallowing. The evil fire that had been barely suppressed within him "boomed" and rushed straight to his head. The speed of his blood flow increased several times over, and a faint throbbing came from a certain place. His breathing became heavy, and his eyes instantly turned burning and unfocused. This was not Xiao Ming's acting; the Charm Ghost was simply too seductive!

"Giggle… Little young man, look… is this big sister beautiful?" The Charm Ghost was extremely satisfied with Xiao Ming's reaction and slowly approached, twisting her waist like a water snake. She extended her slender, jade-like fingers, the tips slowly caressing Xiao Ming's cheek, then his chest, all the way down, bringing with them waves of heart-palpitating numbness. Xiao Ming suddenly felt his whole body burning and boiling, but his remaining shred of reason told him that the female ghost before him was dangerous.

Seeing that this human still retained some reason under her teasing, the Charm Ghost leaned in closer, her breath spraying onto Xiao Ming's face as she said coquettishly: "Little young man, why bother making any vows? As long as you nod, this big sister will be… yours to play with, won't she?"

Her voice was as sweet as honey, and every word seemed to carry a hook, teasing Xiao Ming's most primal nerves. She appeared wanton, but deep in her eyes hid a trace of mockery and coldness. This was how Charm Ghosts Cultivated: they had to incite the desires of men so that their internal Yang Qi would boil and become manic, making it more beneficial for them to absorb!

Xiao Ming struggled with all his might, his body trembling slightly. He used great effort to turn his face away, his voice hoarse and broken: "Demoness… don't even think… about disturbing my mind!"

Just at this erotic and dangerous stalemate, You Li, who had been clinging tightly to Xiao Ming, suddenly moved.

She seemed affected by the high-impact scene before her, water-like light shimmering in her purple eyes. With a sense of ignorance and curiosity, she slowly tilted her little face up, looking at her master's burning profile, then at the Charm Ghost, who was close at hand and exuding a strange aura. Then, she made a move that neither Xiao Ming nor the Charm Ghost expected.

She gently took Xiao Ming's hand, slowly lowered her head, parted her alluring cherry lips, placed a finger inside, and then, closing her sandalwood mouth slightly, actually took it into her warm, soft, and moist mouth!

"Ah!" Xiao Ming's body shuddered violently. The sensation of extreme softness and wet slipperiness from his fingertip shot through his whole body like an electric current, almost making him lose control. He looked down in astonishment at You Li, his eyes full of questioning, while his heart bled: 'Damn! You Li, what are you doing? Whose side are you on?'

The Charm Ghost, seeing this, was stunned at first, then a flash of understanding and contemptuous mockery crossed her eyes. In her view, this little girl from the Holy Spirit Royal Family was impatient to start devouring the furnace's essence blood and Origin Qi.

However, what the Charm Ghost did not know was that You Li was not devouring Xiao Ming's essence blood, but was gently biting his fingertip with her pearly teeth!

A tiny sting came, and a drop of blood instantly oozed from Xiao Ming's fingertip. Immediately after, You Li quickly pulled Xiao Ming's finger from her mouth, and before the Charm Ghost could react, she grabbed Xiao Ming's hand and, with lightning speed, precisely tapped it onto the very center of the Charm Ghost's forehead!

"No, why?! You… you cannot do this…" The seductive smile on the Charm Ghost's face froze instantly, transforming into extreme terror and disbelief! This was the operation for a master-servant contract; how could she not know it?

Before long, she felt an irresistible contract force, like countless chains, instantly wrapping around her entire soul body! She tried to struggle, tried to mobilize her power to resist, but in the face of that contract power, all her resistance appeared so weak!

"No—!" The Charm Ghost let out a terrified scream, her incredibly alluring body trembling violently with fear. She knew how seductive she was; the first thing men who saw her did was look for a bed. Thinking that her life and death were about to be controlled by the man before her, she felt despair, as if the sky were collapsing.

'Could it be that I will only spend my future in bed? But… but I still want to see the outside world!'

The contract mark felt no sympathy for her current plight; instead, its light flared brightly, rapidly penetrating deep into the Charm Ghost's soul body. The terror and confusion in her eyes had not yet dissipated, but they were gradually dominated by a greater emotion—submission and obedience. After a few breaths, the light faded, and the Charm Ghost slowly opened her eyes. She bowed slightly toward Xiao Ming, speaking in a tone that was trembling yet incomparably respectful: "Mas… Master."

Xiao Ming finally recovered from the massive shock. He looked at the small, already-healed wound on his fingertip, then at the stunning Ghost King before him, who had been full of charm a moment ago but was now respectfully prostrate, and finally let his gaze fall on You Li, who wore an expression of "begging for praise."

Xiao Ming was speechless. He took a deep breath, suppressing the surging thoughts in his heart, reached out to rub You Li's silver hair, and said in a tone filled with doting and lingering fear: "You girl, you are becoming more and more daring!"

You Li wrapped her arms around Xiao Ming's arm again, looking intoxicated like a kitten whose fur had been stroked, and then pointed at the Charm Ghost, saying sweetly: "From now on, you belong to Master!"

Seeing the Charm Ghost's timid appearance now, You Li finally couldn't bear it and added softly: "Don't worry, Master is a very good person!"

Xiao Ming looked at the peerless beauty before him, who was still naked but already belonged to him, and then at You Li's little appearance of earnest instruction. His mouth twitched for a good while before he said indifferently: "Um, what is your name? And what was that Holy Spirit Royal Family you mentioned earlier?"

The Charm Ghost looked at You Li and found her unresponsive, clearly unaware of the Holy Spirit Royal Family either, which confused the Charm Ghost. However, she dared not delay and spoke somewhat restrainedly in a timid voice: "Master, my name is Meiying. As for that Holy Spirit Royal Family…"

Subsequently, Meiying told Xiao Ming about her background and what she knew. After listening, Xiao Ming benefited greatly. It turned out that this Charm Ghost was a product born of this place, which had also absorbed the memories of vengeful spirits and human Cultivators, which was how she knew so much. The so-called Holy Spirit Royal Family was one of the ghost clans in the Upper Realm and was the undisputed royal family among the ghost clans. The Charm Ghost had judged this from the aura on You Li. Even this bit of information was something she had accidentally obtained from the vengeful spirits near the central area. It was said that the palace in the central area contained things related to the Holy Spirit Royal Family.

Xiao Ming asked Meiying a few more questions before stopping. Seeing her still looking timid, Xiao Ming couldn't help but laugh and say: "I still prefer your original, unruly appearance!"

Upon hearing this, a miracle occurred: a slight blush appeared on Meiying's pale, pretty face. She slowly raised her head and probed: "Master, you can make Meiying do anything! Except for that… Meiying is not strong enough yet; too much Yang Qi will kill me!"

After hearing this, Xiao Ming choked slightly and almost spat out a mouthful of blood. He complained inwardly: 'What kind of person do you take me for? Would I do such a beastly thing?'

Immediately, he coughed and changed the subject: "Ahem! Meiying… do you have any clothes? In this state, how can I order you to go out and do things in the future?"

The terrified and uneasy Meiying breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Seeing her new master's serious expression now, a trace of disappointment inexplicably rose in her heart, though it flashed away. She said shyly: "Master, Meiying Cultivates here in seclusion, and there is no one else, so I naturally do not wear clothes on a daily basis. Even if there were human or ghost intruders, they were killed and devoured by me!"

Xiao Ming hurriedly waved his hand, telling her to enter the soul-containing jade first. After Meiying disappeared, he let out a long breath, and the surging blood and Qi in his body calmed down a little. However, his mind kept flashing back to the pulse-pounding scenes from just a moment ago—Meiying's pulse-pounding assets, her long, straight legs, and her unreservedly alluring figure.

Xiao Ming thought a lot and finally managed to calm down slowly. But feeling the soft sensation on his arm, he shuddered, gave a jolt, and said sternly: "You Li, let's go to the central palace and take a look!"

After speaking, the two did not linger and walked off in one direction…