156: Chapter 156 I Lost

Tall, well-proportioned, and curves in all the right places, her waist was slender yet powerful, glowing with a delicate luster under the lights.

Combined with her mixed-race, three-dimensional features, her bright gaze, and the smile playing on her lips, she was indeed beautiful.

Moreover, Qi Yun remembered that many female celebrities used to be spiritual girls as well.

Qi Yun hurriedly closed his eyes; he couldn't let his instincts gain the upper hand.

He knew, of course, that the body could sometimes betray the will; it was a biological instinct.

However...

Only when I give it to you can you accept it; if I don't give it to you, you cannot take it.

This was the bottom line, his dignity.

Li Yue began to touch Qi Yun's body. Upon feeling that soft, warm sensation...

Qi Yun thought to himself that things were going south.

He no longer hesitated and bit down on his own tongue!

Pain! He would use pain to maintain his sanity.

He could not bow to instinct! He could not let her succeed!

He roared in his heart.

Seeing that he still hadn't reacted, a flicker of disappointment welled up in Li Yue's heart.

Was she really not attractive to him at all?

No! Impossible! How could her charm lose! Something must be wrong.

Then Li Yue noticed that Qi Yun's jaw was trembling slightly, and his lips were pressed into a straight line.

Li Yue understood instantly! He was biting himself!

She suddenly laughed.

“You think... I'm out of options just because of this?” she whispered.

Qi Yun kept his eyes closed, but his mouth remained defiant:

“What other options do you have?”

Li Yue didn't answer immediately.

She stared straight at Qi Yun for a few seconds, and then, slowly, very slowly, she revealed an extremely sweet smile that nonetheless made one's skin crawl.

“Oh, I have plenty.”

“Plenty indeed.”

As she spoke, she turned around, no longer looking at Qi Yun, but walking toward the other girls instead.

The room fell quiet, and Qi Yun could hear some of the girls whispering about something.

Then, Qi Yun sensed two people walking toward him.

“No, didn't we agree not to take off all the clothes!!”

Snow's shy voice drifted over.

Not take off all the clothes?

Qi Yun's heart skipped a beat!

Could it be?

He snapped his eyes open.

Snow’s tall yet perfectly proportioned body was revealed before Qi Yun's eyes.

The next second.

The sweet smile on Li Yue's face magnified in his pupils.

Qi Yun's mind went blank.

He lost.

Li Yue looked at Qi Yun's face of defeat, and the key that could now open the lock...

She knew she had won.

She leaned down, put her mouth to Qi Yun's ear, and in a voice only he could hear, she whispered with a victor's cruelty and a hint of twisted tenderness:

“Look...”

“The door, can't it be opened now?”

“My key.”

...

Morning.

The first thing to return was the sense of touch.

A warm, soft, heavy, and airtight feeling of being wrapped up came from all sides, binding him firmly.

His back was pressed against the curves of another body, and he could clearly feel the soft rises and falls pressing gently against him with every steady breath.

A firm yet exceptionally smooth arm was draped across his waist.

Further down, something heavy and elastic pressed against the side of his leg, and then another leg wrapped around from the side, entwining and clamping him like a vine, leaving no gap at all.

He was like a human body pillow, locked firmly in an embrace of absolute possession, even carrying a hint of childish confinement.

His nose was filled with a strange scent—a mixture of faint sweat, the clean fragrance of some cheap soap, and an extremely faint, indescribable air of intimacy. It didn't belong to him, nor did it entirely belong to any of the girls he was familiar with on the ship.

Then came the body's memory.

Soreness. An indescribable, bone-deep soreness and exhaustion spread from his abdomen, lower back, and inner thighs.

Finally, there was vision.

Qi Yun slowly opened his eyes.

His vision was blurry at first, then gradually focused on a face flushed from deep sleep right in front of him: Snow.

She was sleeping soundly, her long eyelashes casting quiet shadows under her eyelids, her lips slightly pouted, making her look defenseless and even a bit childish.

Yet it was this simple, even somewhat timid face that was currently 'holding' him in her arms with an absolutely dominant posture.

He tilted his head slightly, glancing to the other side out of the corner of his eye.

Li Yue was sleeping not far from him, lying on her side, facing his direction.

She was also asleep, and even in her dreams, her beautiful mixed-race face bore a lingering trace of mixed exhaustion and satisfaction.

Large areas of her smooth shoulders and back, along with her elegant curves, glowed with an ivory-like delicate luster in the morning light, exuding an after-the-fact lethargy and messiness.

Fragments of memory pierced sharply and uncontrollably into his mind.

Burning breaths, intertwined limbs, and out-of-control gasps.

“Do I have to sit on it too?” Snow’s lost and bewildered voice.

“Don't you want to?”

“Gentler... don't crush it...”

Last night was truly an unforgettable night.

Qi Yun closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.

Qi Yun extricated himself and returned to the cruise ship, unable to help but sigh.

Last night, he had lost his ability to resist.

With Li Yue's assassin methods, he could easily deal with her in a head-on fight.

But behind the scenes, he had no way to defend himself.

If it weren't for Li Yue's affection, if she had been purely malicious...

He might have actually met his end.

This realization made Qi Yun's back feel a bit chilly.

The potential of a Unique Class was simply too great.

Before arriving at the Land of Beginning, he had to find a way to shore up these weaknesses as much as possible.

Deep within Quan Island, in a dark cave.

On a throne of roots, Creepy Granny looked at the masked girl before her and asked:

“Are you really going to take action?”

The girl's ethereal voice slowly rang out:

“Yes. Relying solely on the children currently on the island, it will be very difficult to defeat them.”

“But, their leader is a male, so things will be different.”

Creepy Granny's cloudy eyes looked at the woman:

“Haven't you always hated your profession? You said it was a curse.”

The woman fell into silence, and only after a long time did she reply:

“Yes. I hate it.”

“However, you all took me in, and it's time I did something for you.”

“Be careful,” Creepy Granny finally muttered dryly.

...

On the deck.

Xia Ran's chest was currently heaving; she was clearly angered by Li beside her again.

“Li, what do you have to be so arrogant about?”

“Yes, in the Land of Beginning, you are indeed more sought after than I am.”

“But don't forget, the most popular girl isn't you.”

Li's purple eyes flickered for a moment.

A figure appeared in her mind.

“How is she doing?”

No names were mentioned, but both were well aware of who they were talking about.

Xia Ran spoke in a low voice:

“Before I was abandoned, some rumors were already starting to sound wrong.”

“Some people can no longer control their feelings and seem to have united to designate a plan.”

“To be able to make several Tribes with blood feuds unite, she is quite something.”

Li said calmly:

“The profession gave her ability, but at the same time, it brought her a curse.”