Author: 易修罗 / Yi Xiu Luo

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 96

Ying Feng immediately used a teleportation soul crystal. Even if he couldn’t teleport to his Qizi’s side, it didn’t mean he couldn’t use the soul crystal. Ling Xiao turned around only to find the person who was previously inside the room now standing behind him, which startled him.

“How did you do that?”

“Using a soul crystal, like this.” Ling Xiao watched as Ying Feng flicked his thumb, throwing two crystal-like objects into the air, one after the other. Then, as if drawn by a powerful magnet, Ling Xiao was pulled toward Ying Feng, sticking firmly to him.

“…What did you do to me?” Ling Xiao tried to push Ying Feng away angrily but was drawn back the moment he let go.

“It’s a Polar Soul Crystal, the prize we won from completing a couple’s game.”

“A couple’s game? With you?”

“To prevent you from overthinking things, I’ll just have to make you stick with me for a bit.” Ying Feng hoisted Ling Xiao onto his shoulder and started walking out without another word.

“Have I overthought? You’re still thinking about that peach pit of yours!” Ling Xiao kicked and punched on Ying Feng’s shoulder. “Put me down!”

“After using the Polar Soul Crystal, it can’t be undone for half an hour. If you keep moving, I’ll just have to carry you.”

The thought of being carried around by Ying Feng was even more embarrassing than being hoisted on his shoulder, so Ling Xiao had no choice but to stay still, though he still voiced his discontent.

“Why don’t you just command me to walk? Why go through all this trouble?”

“Since that incident, I’ve never controlled you, except for the one time you nearly crashed into a police car while driving. We had an agreement, but if you’ve forgotten, just pretend it doesn’t exist. I wouldn’t mind regaining some power.”

For example, the aphrodisiac ability seemed nice in hindsight, and not being able to use the mental vision anytime was quite inconvenient.

“No! An agreement is an agreement, and besides, I don’t even know what’s in it. This is deception!”

“One of the terms was that if I wanted to have sex with you, you couldn’t resist.”

“…How could I possibly make that kind of agreement with you?! Cancel it! Cancel everything!”

The door of the room across the hall was open. Red Head saw a peculiar silhouette accompanied by noisy chatter and curiously peeked out.

“Ying Feng is carrying Ling Xiao away.”

Bing Can, busy typing, didn’t even look up. “Oh.”

“Aren’t you curious about what he might do to him?”

“Do you think he’ll take him to the playground and confess, like you would?”

Bing Can stopped typing. “Although I can’t imagine what Ying Feng might do when he takes initiative, it’s certainly not what you’re thinking. He’s very aloof, but once he’s decided on something, he’s more stubborn than anyone.” He turned around. “You should start considering what hair color you want.”

Ying Feng carried Ling Xiao to the Royal Sky landing pad. Ling Xiao was puzzled when Ying Feng borrowed the car key from Yu Ji, but he couldn’t believe his eyes when he saw the Flying Shark.

“Whose car is this?”

“Legally it’s mine, but practically, it’s yours.”

“Mine?”

Ying Feng grabbed his wrist and tapped on his personal terminal. The Flying Shark blinked twice, confirming Ying Feng’s words.

“How could I possibly afford such an expensive car?”

Ying Feng opened the door to the Flying Shark. “If you have questions, get in, and we can talk.”

He set the destination on the auto-navigation and activated the autopilot. Then, he made space in the co-driver’s seat, sat down, and pulled Ling Xiao into his embrace.

“You can ask any questions now, and I’ll explain everything one by one.”

Being held so intimately by Ying Feng made Ling Xiao very uneasy. Remembering the day at the base when Ying Feng dragged him to a corner to avoid being noticed, even that level of contact made him blush, let alone being held so closely.

He distracted himself by thinking of questions, but there were so many things he wanted to ask, he didn’t know where to start. After a moment, Ling Xiao asked the most trivial one related to their situation.

“What was that crystal you used earlier?”

Indeed, memory loss couldn’t change one’s nature, and such an oblivious question was truly Ling Xiao’s style.

“It’s a soul crystal.” Ying Feng showed a small crystal in his palm. “You can use it too. Give it a try.”

Ling Xiao hesitated before taking it. Yet, upon receiving the soul crystal, he activated it effortlessly, and in its place appeared a banana.

Ying Feng wasn’t surprised. “Even though your memory is blocked, your body hasn’t forgotten. The repeated practices have formed a conditioned reflex. Activating it is as natural as breathing. If time could be rewound a few months, even if I used the magnetic soul crystal on you, you wouldn’t simply let me control you. You’re not sitting here because you were forced to; your body has simply grown accustomed to this touch.”

Ling Xiao, with mixed emotions, silently peeled and ate the banana. What Ying Feng said seemed to be true, and he couldn’t refute it. “Where are you taking me now?”

“You’ll know when we get there.”

The Flying Shark sped along, and by the time they reached their destination, Ling Xiao still couldn’t break away from that awkward connection.

The flowers in the church were still in full bloom. The priest saw them and smiled knowingly. “Your relationship seems to be improving.”

Ling Xiao awkwardly adjusted his posture and gave a forced laugh. “This is really a misunderstanding.”

The priest approached, looking at Ying Feng with reassurance. “I saw the news about you. I’m glad you’re safe.”

He turned to Ling Xiao. “You might not remember me. I’m the priest here. We’ve met before.”

Ling Xiao, having no recollection, could only scratch his head. “I’d like to use the backyard for a bit.”

“Of course.” The priest stepped aside. “It’s a pity the time was too short; the acacia seeds you planted haven’t sprouted yet.”

Ying Feng took Ling Xiao to the backyard. The soil in the flowerbed seemed to have been recently tilled, probably for the Acacia seeds the priest mentioned.

“Why did you bring me here?”

Ying Feng glanced down at Ling Xiao, who was closely attached to him. “The effects of the soul crystal ended three minutes ago.”

Ling Xiao took a silent step back. “…Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

Ying Feng took out a peach pit. “You’ve thrown it away once.”

Ling Xiao was stunned. After a while, he said, “How’s that possible?”

“It’s not true, it happened in a fantasy where desires were amplified. But because of that, I realized you’ve always had misgivings about it.”

Holding it before his eyes, Ying Feng said, “I always kept it because it’s something very important to me. But if it makes someone important to me unhappy, between things and people, I choose the latter.”

When Ling Xiao heard the words “someone important”, he felt a twinge in his heart but tried to suppress it. To be considered important by Ying Feng felt like winning a jackpot without ever buying a lottery ticket.

“Actually, the one with amnesia is you, right? The Ying Feng I know wouldn’t say things like this.”

Ying Feng slightly leaned in, his hand on the back of Ling Xiao’s neck, their eyes met. “Because the Ling Xiao I know isn’t like this now—without a smile, tangled up because of a self-imagined misunderstanding, with no hope in his eyes.”

Ling Xiao was captivated by this version of Ying Feng, unable to shift his gaze. “Since your misunderstanding can’t be cleared up, let’s get rid of the root of it, and put an end to your wild thoughts.”

Ying Feng took a shovel and dug a hole under a tree in the backyard. He held the peach pit for the last time.

I don’t know who you are, but I’m grateful for your companionship in my previous life.

He looked at Ling Xiao affectionately.

I already have someone by my side in this life, and I hope everything is well with you.

He carefully placed the peach pit at the bottom of the hole and meticulously filled it back with the excavated soil. Ling Xiao stood by and watched the entire process without saying a word.

After everything was done, Ying Feng set down the shovel. “If you have any unresolved feelings, let’s address them one by one.”

Ling Xiao’s eyes shimmered. “How do you expect me to accept this? Just the day before, I lost my best friend, became a Qizi, was humiliated by…someone, and lost the will to live. When I woke up, Doctor Yao was gone, the professor was gone, and even the principal had left. My life feels like it’s hit rock bottom, and it can’t get any lower.”

“But right after that, someone stepped forward, claiming to be my new friend. I’m attending the best military academy, have the car of my dreams, and even you… All of this seems so unreal, like a mountain peak in the clouds, too far away for me to see clearly or climb up to.”

Ying Feng reached out with his long arm and embraced Ling Xiao once again. This time, Ling Xiao only stiffened momentarily but didn’t resist.

“But as long as you are willing to climb, no matter how long it takes, even if you stop along the way, I will be waiting for you at the peak.”

After a while, the person in his arms mumbled, “If you return to dig it up, you’re a dog*.”

*Clarity: He’s using slang. Basically, he’s saying if you come back and dig up (the peach pit), you’re just a dog (filthy cheating liar).

The familiar Ling Xiao was back, and Ying Feng found it somewhat amusing.

“Alright.”

By the time they returned to Royal Sky, the sky had darkened. As the sun set, Ling Xiao’s uneasiness grew.

“Don’t worry, your dangerous phase has long passed. It’s just your psychological factors playing tricks now,” Ying Feng reassured him.

Ling Xiao sat on the edge of the bed, hugging his arms. Even though he knew what Ying Feng said was true, it was hard to shake off the psychological illusion.

“It’s easy for you to say. Why don’t you try it?”

Ying Feng sat in front of him and encircled him with an arm. “It’s okay. I’m no longer the clueless Qizhu from before. I have experience dealing with the dangerous phase.”

As Ying Feng’s face drew closer, Ling Xiao began to wonder what kind of “experience” he was referring to.

“Wait!” Ling Xiao stopped him. Even if he was ready to accept Ying Feng, it didn’t mean he was ready for such intimate contact.

“Didn’t you say you’d wait patiently for me at the peak?”

“But I also need to make sure you’re healthy enough to make the climb.”

Ling Xiao realized he had underestimated the current Ying Feng. He couldn’t oppose him in terms of strength, was completely overpowered in terms of authority, and now couldn’t even out-talk him.

“How have you become so articulate now?”

“Perhaps it’s ‘proximity to vermillion makes one red*’,” Ying Feng quipped.

*The full idiom is: The one close to vermillion is red, the one close to ink is black. (近朱者赤，近墨者黑) It refers to being close to good people can make people good (red) while being close to bad people can make one bad (black).

“I prefer when you were more reserved and spoke less.”

Ying Feng had already leaned in and, following the last word, playfully kissed Ling Xiao before letting go.

“Mm, less talk, more action. I like that.”

Ling Xiao suddenly realized he was being pinned down. “Hey! Are you serious?”

Ying Feng began unbuttoning Ling Xiao’s shirt. “We have an agreement. You can’t resist.”

“The agreement is off!”

“Oh, then resist.”

Ling Xiao: …

Hearing Ying Feng say that, he didn’t know how to react. While he was hesitating, Ying Feng had skillfully removed the barriers on his body.

“Do you remember what I told you?” With a look of bewilderment, Ling Xiao listened as Ying Feng whispered, “Your memory might be suppressed, but your body remembers, just like this…”

He opened his mouth and gently bit Ling Xiao’s ear. The person beneath him shuddered as if paralyzed.

This feeling was amazing. Just the level of contact made his waist and entire body soft. Not to mention resistance, he didn’t even have the strength to move.

“Look, that’s it.” Ying Feng’s breath came in. “You are very sensitive here, as long as you hold it like this, you will be weak all over.””

He rubbed the tips of his teeth on Ling Xiao’s earlobe carefully, but unfortunately, the emotional value wasn’t enough for him to release. Otherwise, he could be sent directly to heaven.

Ling Xiao closed his eyes and felt the teasing from his ears. After a while, Ying Feng’s warmth left there and pecked all the way to his lips. The place he passed by was like gently tapping ripples on the calm water with his fingertips, and a moment of contact was spreading out far.

“Even if everyone can lie, your body will not lie to you. Just like when I kissed you, you responded more enthusiastically than me every time.”

Ling Xiao felt his tongue sticking in, and he originally hid twice, but soon felt as if he had suffered a loss, and he launched a counterattack not to be outdone. The two licked each other, drew on each other, and teased flexibly from the tip of their tongues to the root. They didn’t know who was active and who was passive. Ling Xiao’s head slightly left the pillow and turned from one side to the other. Ying Feng also cooperated with him to change his position. This kind of tacit understanding could never be cultivated overnight.

When the kiss was getting thick, Ying Feng forcibly pulled away from him. Because of his reluctance, a long silver thread formed at the corner of Ling Xiao’s mouth. He gasped as oxygen returned to his brain before he realized what he had just done. 

Ying Feng stroked Ling Xiao’s cheek, which was panting heavily. “But every time I have to forcibly terminate, because you never know how to breathe, I’m really afraid that if you keep kissing like this, you will suffocate yourself to death.”

Ling Xiao’s mouth hardened, and he refused to admit. “I…don’t…know…you’re just bullying me… amnesia nonsense…”

“Really, then I’ll help you recall it again.” Ying Feng touched his palm down his neck, and the skin everywhere he went was like an electric shock. The infinite pleasure that the Qizhu brought to the Qizi wasn’t limited to the time of union. Even a slight touch was enough to cause a shudder.

His hand came to the other’s chest. “When I touch you, you will bite your lip.”

The powerful pleasure hit, and the groan was almost blurted out. Ling Xiao didn’t want to clench his lips immediately, intending to stop his shameful behavior.

Ying Feng’s fingers crossed between his abdomen. “When I come here, you will straighten your waist.”

If there was nothing to touch, it caused dissatisfaction in desire, and Ling Xiao subconsciously raised his waist to cater to Ying Feng’s movements.

Ying Feng raised Ling Xiao’s right leg, turned his head and kissed his knee lightly. “Even here is your sensitive place. I know better than you where you are sensitive and how you will react.””

Ling Xiao’s toes tightened involuntarily. His ankles were held by Ying Feng in the palm of his hand, and his privates were exposed to the naked eye. He could only raise his arms and cover his eyes like an ostrich.

But Ying Feng still didn’t stop. “But if I touch here, you will say, Ying Feng, you…”

“…big pervert! Nn…”

Ying Feng leaned down, continuing his actions, and solemnly placed a kiss on Ling Xiao’s blushing lips.

“It’s too tiring to climb the mountain alone. Let me accompany you for a while.”

……

Ling Xiao slept deeply until broad daylight; the “dangerous period” didn’t affect him at all. In his dream, he heard Ying Feng’s voice calling him in his mind.

Ling Xiao, Ling Xiao.

Ling Xiao waved his hand in annoyance. “Let me sleep a little longer.”

After saying that, he turned over, hugged the pillow, and drifted back into a dream. Ying Feng, hovering above him, smiled faintly and silently withdrew from the mental connection.

Emotion value of one star achieved.

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The content below is a small theater that is unrelated to the main story.

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Ling Xiao was shocked because something bizarre had happened to him.

He gave birth to a ferret.

Not a metaphorical monkey, T-Rex, or orangutan, but an actual ferret. One night, he dreamt of a ferret. When he woke up the next morning, a fluffy white animal was obediently lying at the head of his bed. Even though he didn’t remember the process, he was sure that this ferret was his offspring.

Just as he was clueless about what to do, Ying Feng, who had been out, entered the room.

“This, uh, it’s not what it looks like. Let me explain.” Ling Xiao stumbled over his words, standing protectively in front of the ferret. He thought, ‘I’m a monkey and Ying Feng is a T-Rex—how can our child be a ferret?’

Ying Feng, holding a large bag, looked at him in surprise. “What are you trying to explain? Is it urgent? If not, let’s feed Hong Chou first. He must be hungry after so long.”

Ling Xiao blinked. “…Who?”

“Hong Chou.” Ying Feng pointed behind him. “He came to me in a dream last night and told me his name.”

“But don’t you find it odd that there’s suddenly a ferret in our home?” Ling Xiao asked.

“Why would it be odd? We didn’t take any preventive measures.”

“Preven…” Ling Xiao choked. “We are Tianxiu people! Not having offspring is our norm!”

“Is it?” Ying Feng seemed unfazed. “Congratulations on being the first of our kind to reproduce.”

Ying Feng actually went to prepare milk formula. Ling Xiao, in disbelief, followed him. “Don’t you think this is absurd? Even if some mystical force tampered with my reproductive system, how can two primates produce a ferret? My memories tell me he’s my son, but my logic tells me it’s impossible!”

“You might be overwhelmed with being a mother for the first time. Maybe you need rest.” Ying Feng gently pushed Ling Xiao onto the bed. “I’ll take care of the baby. You just relax.”

“……”

Hong Chou, eyes barely open, struggled to crawl over. He sniffed the air, recognized the scent of family, and, without any teeth, bit Ling Xiao’s finger.

Ling Xiao was conflicted: What should I do? This is kind of cute…

But to admit this thing as his son, he needed a mental adjustment.

Ying Feng replaced Ling Xiao’s finger with a pacifier. Watching Ying Feng skillfully feed Hong Chou, Ling Xiao realized another anomaly.

“Where did you get these baby items?”

“From a maternity and baby store.”

“…We are in Tianxiu. Why would there be such a store?”

“Well, it’s downstairs, and all they sell are specialty products for baby ferrets.”

“That’s clearly a pet store!”

(To be continued…maybe)

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