143: Chapter 143 Holding on tight

"Please get up," Xia Ran's voice rang out.

She lay on the ground, her long pink hair spread out around her.

She maintained her final, crumbling sense of composure.

After all, reason told her that this really wasn't the man's fault.

It was that damn Li who had thrown him over like a human cannonball.

But reason was one thing, and shame and anger were another!

She just wanted to end this absurd situation immediately!

Hearing this, Qi Yun's instinctive reaction was to get up.

Wait!

Why did I come here?

For the clear reward!

The most precious item on Flower Island!

She had said it herself last time: challenge her, and you can get the highest reward!

And now, she was being pinned beneath him with an absolute advantage.

The most critical thing was that she seemed unable to use that strange ability to turn into flower petals!

The tactile sensation under his hands was real—warm, a thumping heartbeat, and angry little eyes that could kill. It was definitely her real body!

This was an opportunity!

A once-in-a-lifetime chance!

If he missed this, he wouldn't get another!

"Let go? Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Qi Yun shouted in his heart.

His hands subconsciously gripped tighter.

"Mmmph—!"

Caught off guard, a muffled, off-key groan escaped Xia Ran's throat.

The flush already on her face from anger instantly spread to the tips of her ears.

"You—!!!" She glared fiercely at Qi Yun.

"You... you pervert! Let go!"

"Admit defeat, give me the reward, and I'll release you immediately."

Qi Yun tried to make his voice sound calm and imposing.

Although the position was awkward, he couldn't lose his momentum!

"In. Your. Dreams!" Xia Ran squeezed the words out through gritted teeth.

Negotiations had broken down.

Qi Yun's gaze hardened. He flipped his left hand, and the Blade of Space appeared in his palm.

"Then don't blame me for being impolite!" he growled, swinging the blade down toward Xia Ran's shoulder.

The blade was only five centimeters from its target!

"Whoosh!"

A tree branch, moving with lightning speed, tightly coiled around the wrist holding the blade!

Qi Yun: "!!!"

He'd been careless!

He was so focused on pinning the boss that he forgot her home-field advantage—the flowers and trees were all her eyes and henchmen!

A sharp pain and a strong binding sensation came from his wrist; the Blade of Space stopped in mid-air.

At the same time, the hair on the back of his neck stood up—danger!

Another thicker branch, its tip flashing with a cold glint, snuck up from behind!

It was aimed directly at his heart!

If this hit, he'd be dead for sure!

"Damn it!" Qi Yun hurriedly lowered his body!

"Rip!"

The branch grazed his back, and his clothes tore in response.

Qi Yun's limbs were still wrapped tightly around Xia Ran like an octopus, his legs entwined around her thighs, and his free hand locked firmly around her upper arms.

The "Unbreakable Lock"!

"Get up! If you don't, I'll break your arms!"

Xia Ran was being squeezed so hard she could barely breathe.

As she spoke, the branch coiling around Qi Yun's wrist began to tighten slowly, twisting like a rope.

"Hiss—" Qi Yun sucked in a cold breath, grimacing in pain, but his words remained tough:

"I won't! If you dare break my arm, I'll bite through your neck!"

As he said this, he actually lowered his head, baring his white teeth, and pretended to bite down on the white, slender neck that was currently tilted slightly upward.

A threat was all about the momentum!

Xia Ran's body stiffened abruptly, and then she turned bright red!

From her neck to her cheeks, she flushed a deep crimson at a speed visible to the naked eye!

"You're shameless! Vulgar! If you have the guts, then actually bite me!" Her voice trembled.

"You think I don't dare?"

This woman was incredibly fierce at controlling plants remotely, but she seemed weak in close combat.

Moreover, she seemed particularly afraid of this kind of intimate grappling and physical contact.

An opportunity!

A close-combat noob who wasn't used to hand-to-hand fighting?

A god-given chance!

He had to stick to her like glue!

He applied more force with his limbs, locking her even tighter until they were almost seamless.

Xia Ran's struggle weakened significantly; she was stunned by this bizarre fighting style.

"Hmph!" Xia Ran stopped wasting words, a flash of light appearing in her eyes.

"Get—off—me—!!!"

"Boom—!!!"

The branch coiling around Qi Yun's wrist suddenly surged with silver light, simultaneously swelling and thickening crazily, instantly growing from the thickness of a wrist to the thickness of a water barrel!

Then, instead of trying to break his arm, it swung around like a hammer thrower, ripping the two tightly embraced people off the ground and hurling them fiercely into the air!

"Waaaaahhh—!!!"

Qi Yun experienced what it meant to be a "human windmill."

The thick branch coiled around his wrist, using him and the Xia Ran in his arms as a human meteor hammer, carving wild arcs across the sky above Flower Island!

Up and down, left and right, the speed was so fast it left afterimages!

"Ugh..."

A powerful centrifugal force and dizziness washed over him. Qi Yun felt like he was going to throw up his breakfast, and stars were dancing before his eyes.

Below, in the distance, the five people including Pang Long were completely dumbfounded, their jaws dropping to the floor.

Pang Long: "Am I hallucinating? This fighting style is too unique."

Zhou Wei: "A high-difficulty, two-person aerial acrobatic act?"

Wang He, eyes glazed over: "Who am I? Where am I? What am I watching?"

In the air, although Xia Ran was also dizzy and disoriented, seeing Qi Yun's miserable state—looking like he was about to throw up—she managed to force a triumphant smile onto her pale face.

"Let's—let's see how long you can hold on!" she said, her harsh words intermittent in the whistling wind.

"Once you pass out, I'll show you!"

Qi Yun was dizzy, his stomach churning violently.

No!

If this continued, he'd be flung away!

He had to make this crazy woman stop!

His hands couldn't move, his legs were locked around Xia Ran's, and only his head was free.

How could he make her lose her combat effectiveness?

Looking at her side profile just inches away—slightly flushed from dizziness and triumph, disheveled in the wind, yet still breathtakingly beautiful—a bold idea popped into his head.

Hopefully, this trick would work.

Qi Yun prayed silently in his heart.

He suddenly lowered his head, aimed at Xia Ran's neck, and quickly, gently gave it a "muah."

Xia Ran's body was struck as if by a tiny electric current, trembling violently!

From the spot on her neck where he had "muah-ed," a strange sensation shot through her entire body!

The triumph on her face instantly froze, and then, "boom," she turned bright red, practically smoking!

"Ah—!!!" A sharp shriek escaped her lips, and she glared at Qi Yun.

"You... what are you doing?! Pervert! Stop it immediately!!!"

It worked!

The force and frequency of the branch's swinging clearly became chaotic!

"Scared? Admit defeat, give me the reward, and I'll stop," Qi Yun said, fighting through the dizziness.

Xia Ran: "In. Your. Dreams!!!"

She gritted her teeth, trying to focus.

The branch accelerated again, swinging even more crazily than before!

"Fine! You're ruthless!" Qi Yun decided to go all out.

He buried his head again, but this time it wasn't a light peck.

His warm, soft lips and tongue began to linger and roam over her slender neck and delicate collarbone area.

"Mmm... you... stop... ugh... stop..."

Xia Ran's voice was completely ruined, shifting from angry accusations into intermittent, muffled groans and protests.

Under Qi Yun's "lips and tongue offensive," her body couldn't help but go soft and tremble, her fair skin flushing a seductive pink.

Her breathing became rapid, and her chest heaved violently.

"You... you stop..." Her voice carried a hint of a sob and pleading, but her pride wouldn't let her admit defeat.

Qi Yun could feel the violent changes in the body in his arms, and the strength of that frantically swinging branch was weakening.

It was so effective!

Qi Yun was ecstatic.

Suddenly, Xia Ran felt as if she had been brushed against by something: "What are you touching me with? You bastard."

Qi Yun smiled awkwardly: "Speaking of which, sorry, I can't control it."

Xia Ran suddenly realized what that was and said furiously: "I'm going to kill you!!!"

"Still not admitting defeat, huh? Just you wait."

He struggled, inching upward like a caterpillar to adjust his position.

Qi Yun locked his target onto her delicate earlobe, which was already flushed translucent red.

He opened his mouth and gently took it between his teeth.

His tongue brushed, almost imperceptibly, against the most sensitive inner part of her ear.

"Ah—!!!"

Xia Ran finally broke!

She let out a sharp, high-pitched shriek with an extreme tremor!

In the distance, the group of five including Pang Long was collectively petrified, their facial expressions completely out of control.

Pang Long: "That, that's really kinky. Starting it mid-air?"

Zhou Wei: "Playing high-altitude foreplay with another woman right under his own wife's nose? Big Boss, take my knees."

Li Wen and Shi Qian were blushing furiously: "Oh my god, can this even be broadcast?"