68: What is your relationship with Dongfang Yingxue?

Nether Moon breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Gu Yuan had only covered her mouth and didn't do anything else.

Yet, for some reason, a faint sense of disappointment lingered in her heart... "Mmph... Bah! Gu Yuan, what do you think you're doing? I—I'm not like I was before... Humph~"

Nether Moon slapped Gu Yuan's large hand away and simultaneously extended a long leg, giving him a bashful, annoyed kick.

Gu Yuan subconsciously caught the slender, beautiful leg she had kicked toward him.

Then... he gave it a casual squeeze.

Mhm... white and tender, the feel was superb!

Nether Moon never expected Gu Yuan to pull a move like that; she was instantly stunned.

How—how did he dare!

After a brief moment of being dazed, Nether Moon's pretty face flushed red as she tried to pull her leg back.

As it turned out... Gu Yuan was holding on very tight... "You—you still won't let go! I—I am not the kind of woman you can humiliate as you please!"

Nether Moon spoke with bashful annoyance, and upon hearing her, Gu Yuan quickly released his grip.

"Cough, well, that was a subconscious action. I didn't mean to, uh... to do that."

Gu Yuan coughed lightly and spoke with some embarrassment.

After withdrawing her leg, Nether Moon gave Gu Yuan a glare filled with both shame and irritation.

That previous playful yet cold aura had completely vanished.

"Mhm... So, this Venerable One understands. If you have difficulties, I naturally won't speak of it. But Gu Yuan, how will you compensate me? You—mhm... do you know how long I've been looking for you!"

The more Nether Moon spoke, the more aggrieved she felt, until she finally began to sob slightly.

This Demon Venerable, who was always cold and domineering, now seemed like a helpless little girl.

In front of the person she loved, Nether Moon ultimately could not suppress the grievances and longing she had held all this time.

Gu Yuan gave a soft sigh, moved closer to Nether Moon, and slowly pulled her into his embrace.

Nether Moon struggled a bit at first, but feeling the familiar scent on Gu Yuan, she eventually pursed her lips and leaned gently against his chest.

"You are a bastard. I—I hate you to death. Do you know I hate you? I just hate you!"

Nether Moon tightly clutched Gu Yuan's collar and muttered softly.

Gu Yuan sighed. Why were these Fated Heroines all so devoted and understanding?

Gu Yuan truly didn't know how to make it up to them.

Now, three Fated Heroines had already recognized him.

However, they all refrained from revealing his true identity out of consideration for him.

As for the remaining two, besides Master Baby, there was also that Demon Emperor... Sigh... He remembered how he had faked his death to escape her relentless pursuit and prevent her from discovering his identity.

If she were to discover his true identity now... Gu Yuan felt he wouldn't even need to be erased by the System; he would be cut down by her sword directly.

"Mingyue, um... how did you find me...?"

Gu Yuan asked with some curiosity.

In any case, he had exploited a bug in the System—as long as a Fated Heroine didn't explicitly say they recognized him, everything was fine.

Therefore, Gu Yuan asked out of curiosity.

With the System providing cover, logically, he shouldn't have been discovered.

The fact that Luoying and Xi Nian had discovered his identity before was entirely due to their own unique traits.

One was a pure Sword Heart resonance, and the other was an intuition from the origin of the great dao.

He had to admit, every one of these Fated Heroines truly had her own unique strengths.

However, for Mingyue, although she had a drop of his blood in her body, with the System's concealment, it shouldn't have been enough to get caught.

Nether Moon curled her lip upon hearing this and gave a light huff before saying:

"When you triggered the heavenly phenomenon at Qiongyue Terrace today, for some reason, I could sense that drop of your blood inside me..."

Nether Moon paused and then continued:

"Plus, you kept calling me 'Lady Demon Venerable' before, and... the feeling you give me is also very peculiar... Gu Yuan, a woman's intuition is just that unreasonable and accurate."

So that was it. Gu Yuan nodded.

Perhaps something had gone wrong when he activated his halo today, allowing Mingyue to sense him.

But... this was for the best. Otherwise, Mingyue would likely still be hounding Revered Master, wanting to put her in danger.

Whether by coincidence or not, just as Gu Yuan thought of Dongfang Yingxue, Nether Moon suddenly spoke up:

"Humph, Gu Yuan, tell me the truth. What exactly is your relationship with That Woman, Dongfang Yingxue!?"

Nether Moon felt a wave of regret whenever she thought about how she had created opportunities for Gu Yuan and That Woman, Dongfang Yingxue, back then.

How could she have been so stupid as to insist on handing Gu Yuan over to That Woman? Dammit!

Uh... Gu Yuan's expression instantly stiffened.

He hadn't expected Mingyue to suddenly ask about this.

"I and Revered Master Ba—cough, I and Revered Master... um... it's just like with you... Hey... don't bite, don't bite! Didn't you insist on asking..."

Gu Yuan looked at Nether Moon biting his arm with a look of total resignation.

Is this a Demon Venerable or a puppy...?

Nether Moon gave a cold snort. Then she seemed to recall something, and her expression became even more annoyed.

"I remember now. Back then, you told me that you and Dongfang Yingxue were open and honorable, with no illicit relations. Fine, fine, fine—so that's how you treated me back then, right?"

At this point, Nether Moon simply sat on Gu Yuan's lap, grabbed his collar, and said fiercely:

"You and Dongfang Yingxue are a match made in heaven, open and honorable. Then what about me? Are you and I just having an illicit affair without a matchmaker!?"

Erm...

No, why is she bringing up old scores now!

Gu Yuan blinked as he looked at Nether Moon, who was pressed very close to him.

At this moment, Nether Moon looked exactly like a kitten with its fur standing on end, arguing with its owner.

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan couldn't help but reach out and pinch her puffed-up cheek.

"How could that be, my Lady Demon Venerable? From a long time ago, Lady Demon Venerable has belonged only to me, hasn't she~ My little Underworld Moon~?"

Hearing Gu Yuan's words, Nether Moon's breathing became rapid.

She thought back to the scene when she first met Gu Yuan.

And the time he spent with her in the Boundless Demonic Domain afterward.

The first time he saved her, he had called her 'little Underworld Moon'.

Although—although back then she thought this person was quite detestable because of that nickname.

But slowly, Nether Moon had grown to love this name that belonged exclusively to her.

Because it was the exclusive name between her and Gu Yuan.

In front of him, she was never some Demon Venerable... she was just... his little Underworld Moon.

"You—you just know how to say these things to make me happy. I—humph, don't think I'll be happy just because you said that!"

Nether Moon spoke stubbornly, though the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.