Dao Companion Crippled, Coveters Move

Chapter 452 438: The Assault on Pei Sword Immortal's Bed

The night was silent, save for the candle flame flickering gently inside its gauze shade, casting mottled shadows.

Fan Xuan had already removed her mask, revealing a pretty face tinged with stubbornness.

She stared at the only bed in the room. Pei Yuhang had already turned over and lain down. Noticing her direct gaze, he pursed his thin lips but said nothing. He simply reached out and drew the plain white curtains shut, blocking her view of him.

Seeing Pei Yuhang completely ignoring her, Fan Xuan bit her lower lip, her pearly teeth leaving a faint mark on the soft flesh.

'Did I... go too far this afternoon?'

'Was I too hasty?'

'It's best to let things happen naturally.'

'Are we... giving each other the silent treatment now?'

Fan Xuan sighed softly, feeling a little vexed.

But then she felt she hadn't done anything wrong. When she had forced the issue, she had practically spelled it out for him.

But Pei Yuhang was still pretending not to know.

'He must be pretending. He definitely knows who I am; he just doesn't want to acknowledge it.'

'Damn it, if you didn't want to acknowledge me, why did you seek me out in the first place?!'

A tide of indignation washed over her, making her eyes burn.

Fan Xuan clenched her fists, angry and aggrieved. Tears were about to well up.

'Damn that Pei Yuhang, all you know is how to act so high and mighty!'

'What's with the pretense of being so proper!'

'It's not like you're some innocent virgin!'

'Who knows how many women's scents are on you, yet you still put on airs with me!'

'What a fake!'

Fan Xuan gritted her teeth. Hearing the steady breathing from behind the hazy white curtains, her restless heart began to stir.

Pei Yuhang's voice echoed in her mind, refusing to fade. 'Besides, you can't beat me. If you wanted to force yourself on me, you couldn't do it even with another hundred years of cultivation!'

Fan Xuan clenched her fists, took a deep breath, and blew out the candle on the table.

PUFF—

The flame flickered twice in the fragrant breeze before dissolving into a wisp of graceful blue smoke.

The bedroom fell into darkness. Fan Xuan gave the tightly curtained bed a long look and said stubbornly in her heart:

'Just you watch if I can do it or not!'

...

...

Pei Yuhang lay quietly on the bed, his gaze penetrating the translucent curtains to watch the flickering flame outside suddenly extinguish.

Darkness flooded in like a tide, and his eyes darkened with it, becoming as deep as ink that could not be diluted.

'She put out the light,' he murmured to himself, watching the flame vanish beyond the curtains.

Just now, Jiu had shown an unprecedented aggressiveness toward him. She'd even removed her mask, stopping just short of telling him directly that she was Fan Xuan.

Of course, she hadn't said it outright because she'd guessed he already understood everything. She just wanted him to be the one to admit it.

But Pei Yuhang didn't know how they would handle their relationship after he admitted it.

So he decided to keep dragging it out and playing dumb.

Especially after he had said something as provocative as, "Besides, you can't beat me, so you'll never be able to get what you want from me no matter what."

Tonight, she would most likely make a move.

So how could Pei Yuhang possibly fall asleep peacefully?

'When will Fan Xuan make her move? Will she wait until it's later?'

Pei Yuhang kept his breathing as calm as possible, preparing to wait for Fan Xuan's move.

In truth, he didn't need to be so nervous.

He had now set up an Array on his bed curtains, which Fan Xuan couldn't possibly break on her own.

Even if she had some Magical Treasure that could break it, she could never truly do as she pleased with a Void Refining Great Cultivator like him.

He could just go to sleep without a care.

But—

He was still quite curious to see what Fan Xuan would do.

Step.

Suddenly, a clear footstep echoed in the silent room.

Pei Yuhang's eyelashes trembled almost imperceptibly. Someone was approaching him, making no effort to conceal their intentions.

His eyes widened. He hadn't expected Fan Xuan to drop the act entirely, not even waiting for the night to grow deeper or for him to fall sound asleep.

She wasn't hiding her movements at all.

She was going to climb into his bed openly and brazenly!

BUZZ—!!

The instant her slender fingers were about to touch the curtains, the Array on them suddenly activated. Spiritual Light rippled outward, and the white gauze billowed without a wind, emitting a low hum.

"Ngh—!"

A muffled grunt came from outside the curtains, followed by the sound of rustling clothes.

The graceful figure was thrown back by the Array's repulsive force. She stumbled back a few steps before collapsing to the floor with a low whimper.

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...

"Pei Yuhang, you bastard! You actually put up a Barrier while you sleep! Are you that scared of me getting into your bed?!"

Fan Xuan rubbed the tender flesh of her arm, which was numb from the shock of the white curtains, and grumbled under her breath like a bristling kitten.

She glared hatefully at the triggered Restriction on the bed curtains. Intricate Array Patterns flickered in and out of view in the darkness, glowing with a faint Spiritual Light.

Fan Xuan knew that whether or not Pei Yuhang had been pretending to be asleep before, he was definitely awake now.

And yet, he hadn't said a single word in response to her attempt to get into his bed. He was still silent.

"Pei Yuhang, do you really think I can't get into that bed?"

"Then you'd better watch closely!"

Fan Xuan snorted coldly, and with a flip of her hand, she summoned the Purple Prison Demon Blade, which she had been refining for many days!

In an instant, a dazzling purple light illuminated the entire dark room. Gusts of sinister wind howled, rattling the doors and windows.

Inside the curtains, Pei Yuhang's eyes flew wide.

'Hey, you crazy woman!'

'Are you really going to slash my bed curtains with a blade?!'

He was about to shout for her to stop, but Fan Xuan had already made up her mind. She brazenly drew the blade and slashed at Pei Yuhang's bed curtains.

VMMMM!!

The ear-piercing shriek of the blade rang out like a clap of thunder. Sensing the terrifying power, the Restriction on the curtains fully activated, bursting with a brilliant white light to meet the purple slash.

But at that very moment, Pei Yuhang shouted, "Both of you, stop!"

The dazzling white light vanished in an instant.

The Demon Blade in Fan Xuan's hand also recalled the terror of being dominated by Pei Yuhang in the past and immediately sucked its projected purple light back in.

BANG!!

The Purple Prison's weight suddenly became immense, so heavy that Fan Xuan couldn't hold it with both hands. The blade slammed into the floorboards, and she couldn't pull it out no matter how hard she tried.

Clearly, the Demon Blade was scared. Even though it now recognized Fan Xuan as its master, it didn't dare to defy Pei Yuhang's will alongside her.

Unable to lift the Purple Prison, Fan Xuan cursed the useless Demon Blade under her breath. The Demon Blade trembled pitifully, but Fan Xuan paid no mind to the traitorous, flip-flopping weapon.

Instead, she raised her head and stared directly at the handsome, white-robed figure, whose expression was not pleasant.

"You've finally deigned to come out!"

"I was starting to think you'd remain as unshakable as Mount Tai in that bed, even if I gave it my all."

Pei Yuhang walked over to Fan Xuan and looked at the stubborn beauty.

Her face wasn't much different from the girl in his memory who had risked death to help him escape the Yin Yang Sacred Land. It was just more mature and coolly beautiful now, as if time had barely changed her.

His mouth opened and closed, but in the end, he couldn't bring himself to say anything harsh.

In the end, this was his own fault.

He was the one who had insisted on pretending not to know her.

So—

"Xiaoxuan..."

Pei Yuhang lowered his gaze and spoke softly, finally acknowledging her.