118: The prison break failed! The goddess was dragged back to bed by the female demon!

At the summit of Divine Son Peak, the night was as black as ink, so thick it seemed impossible to thin out.

Inside the master bedroom, a solitary lamp flickered, casting a giant shadow onto the wall that twisted and deformed.

On the Ten-Thousand-Year Warm Jade Bed, Su Chen's body was rigid, every muscle tensed like stone.

He had maintained this humiliating 'starfish' posture for a full hour.

His eyeballs rolled frantically in their sockets, his peripheral vision locked tightly onto the peerless Demoness beside him, whose breathing was steady.

That face was breathtakingly beautiful.

Long, curled eyelashes drooped quietly, like two small black fans that had retracted all their sharp edges.

Devoid of the madness and killing intent of the day, her sleeping appearance actually revealed a porcelain-like delicacy and fragility.

[Is she asleep?]

[Her breathing is so even; she should really be asleep.]

Su Chen's heart began to accelerate.

He held his breath, elevating all his senses to their limit.

He tentatively extended a finger.

The movement was so slow it was almost static.

Bit by bit, he drew closer to Ye Linghan's cheek.

Five inches.

Three inches.

One inch.

His fingertip hovered just above the tip of her nose; he could even feel her warm breath, which carried a faint, delicate fragrance.

No reaction.

Excellent.

Su Chen's courage surged.

He silently retracted his finger, and then, facing that peerlessly beautiful sleeping face, he made a hideously distorted grimace.

He stuck his tongue out far and frantically flapped his hands by his ears.

"Lue lue lue!"

[I'll show you being fierce! I'll show you kidnapping me! I'll show you wanting to sleep with me!]

In his heart, he frantically vented the resentment he had accumulated all night.

[Still want to force yourself on me? Dream on! This Divine Son has kept himself pure for eighteen years; how could I let it all end at the hands of a crazy woman like you?]

After finishing his silent venting, Su Chen felt his thoughts become much clearer.

Now, it was time to execute the great 'Prison Break Plan A'.

His body began to wriggle outward in a posture that defied physics, moving millimeter by millimeter across the giant bed that could easily accommodate ten people.

This secret technique, which originated from skipping classes in his previous life's university days, was now being utilized to a miraculous level.

His left foot slowly probed past the edge of the bed, successfully hanging in mid-air.

His right foot followed immediately after.

Exerting force with his core, his buttocks left the bed.

He landed without a sound!

The moment his feet touched the cold jade of the floor, a long-lost sense of freedom almost brought tears to his eyes.

He didn't even dare to put on shoes.

Holding those poor boots in one hand, he stood on his tiptoes, even deliberately slowing his breathing until it was practically nonexistent.

Step by step, he moved toward the carved wooden door that represented hope and freedom.

[Bye-bye to you!]

[If I can't afford to provoke you, can't I at least hide? Tonight, This Divine Son will make do in the side hall for a night. Tomorrow morning, I'll go settle the score with that old swindler Seventh Elder and have him quickly take this jinx away!]

His fingertips were already about to touch the latch of that door.

Victory was in sight!

"Zhiya—"

An extremely subtle sound of wood under pressure came from behind him.

It wasn't the sound of a door opening.

It was the bed.

A layer of fine goosebumps instantly erupted across Su Chen's back.

A chill rushed from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head, leaving his mind a complete blank.

"It's so late; where is Husband going?"

The voice was very light and soft, carrying the unique laziness and raspiness of someone who had just woken up.

But in Su Chen's ears, this voice was more terrifying than the Judge of the Nine Nether Underworld calling his name.

His fingers gripping the door handle turned white at the knuckles from excessive force.

He didn't look back.

In that single second, his brain performed an overclocked calculation of 80,000 revolutions per second, instantly generating seventeen sets of response plans.

Ultimately, he chose the most ridiculous one, but also the one that best fit his 'persona'.

Su Chen slowly turned around.

The panicked look of a guilty thief on his face switched seamlessly the moment he turned into a profound expression of righteous integrity and concern for the people.

He saw that Ye Linghan had sat up at some point.

She propped up her smooth chin with one hand, her tattered black robe sliding halfway down her fragrant shoulder. A large patch of snow-white skin dazzled the eyes under the dim lamplight.

In those eerie phoenix eyes, there wasn't a trace of sleepiness left.

In the darkness, her gaze was deep and eerie, shimmering with the light of a predator locking onto its prey.

Su Chen gave a dry cough, hid the hand holding the boots behind his back, and stood with his hands behind him, even following up with a long sigh.

"Sigh."

"As expected, I still can't let it go."

Ye Linghan arched her slender brows, seemingly interested, appreciating his performance with great amusement: "Oh? What can Husband not let go of?"

"The Su Family's Mountain-Protecting Grand Array."

Su Chen began to talk nonsense with a straight face.

"Recently, the world has been changing rapidly; I'm always worried that some oversight might occur in the Family's grand array."

"As the Divine Son of the Su Family, although I am usually a bit lazy, in the face of such major matters of right and wrong, if I don't personally go to inspect it, I truly find it difficult to sleep peacefully."

These words were spoken with such righteous indignation and were so deeply moving.

If one ignored the fact that his hand behind his back was still holding a pair of boots.

The curve of Ye Linghan's lips widened bit by bit, her smile revealing obvious playfulness and danger.

"Husband truly cares for the Family; this seat is quite moved. However..."

Her gaze slowly shifted downward, landing on his bare feet.

"To inspect the grand array, do you need to go barefoot?"