Chapter 148: Chapter 101: This Bastard’s Technique Is the Absolute Worst

After closing the door, Ming Ye caught a strange scent, and his brows furrowed. Fu Yuan shot him a glance, loosening his clothes as he spoke nonchalantly.

"What else could it be? It’s obviously..."

He stopped abruptly before he could finish, his expression turning ugly.

’Damn it. There’s only one woman in the house. If it’s *that* kind of thing, it has to be that damn woman, Jiang Yunnuan. Who is she with?’

’Yan Chen? Or Ning Xiu?’

’No, that’s not right. The smell is clearly coming from the first floor, and Yan Chen moved upstairs a long time ago. That damn woman... Don’t tell me Ning Xiu actually managed to trick her into this?’

’We’ve only been gone for a few days!!!’

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Practically breathing fire, Fu Yuan stomped off, following the scent, looking for all the world like a man about to bust in on a cheating lover.

’Damn woman. This had better not be what I think it is. Otherwise, I’ll make her pay.’

Watching Fu Yuan’s murderous retreat, Ming Ye’s brow twitched, and he silently followed.

They crossed the hallway and found themselves outside Si Xie’s door.

The door was ajar, and the smell was even stronger.

"This is Si Xie’s room?"

Fu Yuan thought he was mistaken and checked several times before turning to look at Ming Ye. Ming Ye simply raised an eyebrow and sneered coldly.

"Are you an idiot?"

Fu Yuan was speechless.

’But how could the smell be coming from Si Xie’s room?’

’Could it be? Has Si Xie returned?’

He suddenly remembered the message Jiang Yunnuan had sent last night. His fists clenched, and he kicked the ajar door wide open, striding inside.

Before he could even get a clear look at anything, a pillow flew toward him, smacking him right in the head.

"Get out!"

As the cold, grim voice rang out, Si Xie pulled the blanket over the unconscious woman beneath him, hiding her completely. He then turned to face the man in the doorway.

Fu Yuan caught the pillow, his gaze meeting a pair of silver-white eyes. Besides a terrifying killing intent, those eyes held nothing but an unnerving strangeness.

He froze for a moment. Not giving it much thought, and without backing out of the room, he frowned and said, "Si Xie, it really is you. Where have you been all this time?"

’It wasn’t Ning Xiu. It was Si Xie.’

’The cheating bust was a failure. He should have been happy, but instead, his chest felt tight and heavy, and he could barely breathe.’

Behind him, Ming Ye’s deep purple eyes fixed on the man with silver hair and beast ears. His face was emotionless, but inwardly, he was utterly astonished.

’How did this guy’s aura get so strong?’

’What in the world happened to him during the days he was missing?’

"Get lost!"

The icy voice rang out again, this time frantic and brutal.

The next instant, a blinding, turbulent torrent of silver energy swept out. Caught completely off guard, the two men were violently blasted out of the room by an immense force.

BANG!

The door slammed shut.

Fu Yuan stared blankly at the door, which was now sealed by a Barrier. His mind went blank.

After a long moment, he turned to Ming Ye beside him and said in disbelief, "How did that guy get so strong?"

In the past few days, aside from searching for Si Xie, they hadn’t neglected their Cultivation. They had absorbed all the Beast Souls, Immortal Fruits, and other resources in their possession, just barely managing to break through to the Returning Origin Stage.

They had assumed that this level of power would finally rank them among the best in the Fifth Star Zone.

But who would have thought they’d be so thoroughly crushed by the suddenly returned Si Xie? For a moment, Fu Yuan found it impossible to accept.

Ming Ye’s brow twitched. "You’re only just now realizing this?"

’This guy,’ he thought. ’All his attention really is on Jiang Yunnuan.’

Fu Yuan was speechless.

「Inside the room.」

The door was sealed shut, but Si Xie’s frantic emotions refused to calm down.

Disturbed by the intruders, he grew extremely agitated and anxious. The suppressed bloodlust within him began to stir, and he felt an uncontrollable urge to do *something*.

Clenching his fists, he closed his eyes and buried his face in the crook of her neck, gritting his teeth as he fought to suppress the urge.

His chin brushed against something soft. The unique, sweet scent of a woman filled his senses. He inhaled deeply, his trembling lips pressing against her jade-like skin.

In a daze, Jiang Yunnuan felt an intense ache all over her body. An indescribable pain shot from the soles of her feet to her scalp, where it seemed to explode.

Opening her eyes, she saw a heavy weight pressing down on her. The man’s exquisitely demonic face was flushed a faint crimson, his forehead and cheeks slick with sweat.

She froze, and the memories from before she passed out came flooding back.

She reached up to brush the hair from her face, panting as she glanced out the window. It was broad daylight; judging by the sun, it had to be afternoon already.

’This guy... he didn’t pin me down and do this all night, did he?’

’No wonder my body hurts so much. It feels like I’m going to fall apart.’

’No, that’s not the important part. The important part is, is he lucid now?’

At this thought, Jiang Yunnuan quickly turned her head to look at him. The blood-red color had faded from his eyes, but his gaze was still agitated and restless.

’What is going on here?’

’Is his berserk state over or not?’

She was completely bewildered. Parting her lips, she asked in a hoarse voice, "Si Xie, are... are you lucid?"

At the sound of her voice, he suddenly froze. He reached out, gripped her chin, and turned her face to his, his eyes staring intently at her.

"What are you doing?"

Jiang Yunnuan tried to bat his hand away, but failed.

She impatiently lifted her heavy eyelids, only to see a mixture of emotions in his silver-white eyes—amazement, astonishment, and more.

’What’s with that look?’

’What’s gotten into him? Why is he staring at me like that??’

’Is there something on my face?’

"So, you’re not ugly after all!"

he said suddenly, his voice just as hoarse as hers. His eyes remained fixed on her.

’No, it wasn’t that she wasn’t ugly. To be precise, she was breathtakingly beautiful.’

The hideous, ugly red mark on her face had vanished at some point. Without that frightening blemish, her face was like a masterpiece sculpted by the heavens themselves; every single feature was exquisite.

On her full and delicate oval face, her features were as perfect as a painting, arranged in flawless harmony.

Her dark brows curved gently like willow leaves. Her eyes, like obsidian gems, were dark and bright, shimmering with a watery luster. Her elegant nose was straight with a delicately upturned tip, and her cherry lips, pressed lightly together, held an alluring pink hue.

Skin like snow and a face like a flower—she was the picture of ethereal beauty.

’A face like this was indeed too eye-catching. No wonder she’d deliberately painted on that ugly mark to make herself hideous.’

’And he had actually fallen for it. If he hadn’t discovered the truth by accident today, who knows how much longer she would have deceived him.’

At this thought, Si Xie’s mood instantly soured. He frowned and spoke with displeasure.

"Why did you lie to me?"

Jiang Yunnuan was speechless.

"What are you rambling about? You seem to be lucid now, so since you are, get out."

She gave him a hard shove, her own face pale and drawn as she spoke through a frown.

’This guy was absolutely ravenous!’

’My bones feel like they’re about to shatter, and my back feels like it’s going to break. And *down there*... it’s so sore and numb that I can barely feel anything anymore.’

’I have to say, this bastard’s technique is absolutely abysmal.’

’No, no, no—he has no technique whatsoever. It’s all just brute force. Sleeping with him isn’t pleasurable in the slightest, it’s just pure torture. Zero stars!!!’