51: Chapter 51 I want you to do it willingly

"Ah!"

Phoenix Unrivaled exclaimed, her body uncontrollably lunging forward, squarely crashing into a cold and firm embrace.

A strong masculine aura, mixed with bone-chilling coldness, instantly enveloped her.

Her mind went blank.

In all her life, when had she ever had such intimate contact with a man?

His unique scent lingered at her nostrils, and she could clearly hear his steady, powerful heartbeat in her ears.

Through the thin clothing, she could even feel the contours and temperature of his chest muscles.

No, it was the coldness.

The embrace was as cold as an ice cellar, making her shiver involuntarily.

But at the same time, a strange, unprecedented tingling sensation...

...rapidly spread from where they touched to her entire body, making her feel weak all over, unable to exert any strength.

"You... let go of me!"

Phoenix Unrivaled was both shy and angry, her beautiful face flushed red, as she struggled forcefully.

However, the arms holding her were like cast iron, unmoving.

"Let you go?" Su Yun's low, playful voice sounded above her head. "Didn't Your Majesty want to see how I could be impolite? Do you see now?"

His breath fanned her ear, sending shivers through her.

Phoenix Unrivaled felt her ears were about to burn up.

She gritted her teeth, forcibly suppressing the panic in her heart; the dignity of an empress did not allow her to show weakness in front of a man.

"Lin Chen! You're courting death!"

A cold light flashed in her eyes, and the spiritual power within her began to circulate, preparing to forcefully break free.

However, Su Yun seemed to have seen through her thoughts, just as her spiritual power surged.

His other hand shot out like lightning, lightly tapping several Acupoints on her back.

Phoenix Unrivaled felt her body go numb, and the spiritual power she had just raised instantly vanished without a trace.

"You... what did you do to me?" She discovered with horror that she couldn't move!

"Nothing." Su Yun's voice remained calm.

"Just temporarily sealed Your Majesty's spiritual power. After all, I don't want to be accidentally injured by Your Majesty while 'healing'."

"You bastard!" Phoenix Unrivaled cursed angrily. "Let go of me quickly! Otherwise, I'll exterminate your nine generations!"

"Exterminate my nine generations?"

Su Yun chuckled, as if he had heard the funniest joke.

"Your Majesty, you don't seem to understand the situation right now. Do you think you still have the right to threaten me?"

He held her and slowly lay down on the cold jade bed, pinning her beneath him.

Their eyes met, their faces inches apart.

Phoenix Unrivaled could clearly see her own reflection in his dark eyes.

That reflection was filled with panic, anger, and a hint of... shyness that she herself was unwilling to admit.

"You... what do you want to do?" Her voice trembled slightly.

She was truly a little scared.

This man was too terrifying; his strength and his cunning far exceeded her expectations.

He didn't seem like a Golden Core Stage Cultivator at all, much less someone afflicted with a strange poison and not long for this world.

He was like a hunter lurking in the shadows, and she was the prey who had walked into the trap.

"What do I want to do?"

Su Yun leaned down, his lips almost touching her cheek, and spoke in a voice only they could hear.

"Of course, I want to... 'heal' Your Majesty."

"Didn't you say we were a match made in heaven?"

"Didn't you say that all problems could be solved with Yin and Yang Dual Cultivation?"

"Now, I'm fulfilling your wish."

"You... weren't you unwilling?" Phoenix Unrivaled's mind was in a mess. "Didn't you say you had deep affection for the Sect Master?"

"I was unwilling." Su Yun admitted frankly. "But, Your Majesty, you were too enthusiastic, delivering yourself to my door. I can't possibly be so unappreciative, can I?"

"What's more, wasn't it Your Majesty who first suggested using force? I'm just giving you a taste of your own medicine."

His words were like sharp knives, cutting Phoenix Unrivaled's pride and self-esteem as an empress into shattered pieces.

It turned out he had been playing her from the start!

He pretended to be weak, pretended to resist, just to lure her step by step into the trap he had set.

Then, he would use this most humiliating method to retaliate against her "coercion"!

Humiliation!

An unprecedented sense of humiliation overwhelmed Phoenix Unrivaled.

She closed her eyes, and two lines of clear tears slid down from the corners of her eyes.

She admitted defeat.

The victor is king, the loser is bandit; she was inferior in skill and had nothing to say.

"Do it." She said in a hoarse voice, with a hint of despair. "But remember, I will repay today's humiliation a hundredfold in the future!"

However, the anticipated violation did not come.

Su Yun just quietly watched her, watching the tears at the corners of her eyes, watching her humiliated and despairing look.

After a long time, he slowly spoke.

"Your Majesty, you seem to have misunderstood something."

Phoenix Unrivaled opened her eyes, looking at him in confusion.

"Although I'm not a good person, I haven't reached the point where I need to force women to survive."

Su Yun's tone returned to its previous calmness, even carrying a hint of indifference.

"The reason I did this was just to make you understand a principle."

"What principle?"

"Don't easily treat others as pawns you can manipulate at will."

Su Yun said, word for word.

"Especially when this pawn is much sharper than you imagine."

With that, he sat up, and casually removed the Restriction on Phoenix Unrivaled.

Phoenix Unrivaled felt her body relax, and her spiritual power began to flow again.

She suddenly sat up from the bed, and her first action was not to attack Su Yun.

Instead, she retreated several steps in disarray, putting distance between them, and watched him warily.

"You... what exactly do you want?" She truly couldn't understand this man now.

He went to such great lengths, pushed her to the brink, and then let her go?

What was he after?

"What I want, hasn't Your Majesty known for a long time?"

Su Yun sat cross-legged, resuming his "weak" appearance, even coughing twice.

"I need your Heavenly Phoenix Divine Body to suppress the cold poison in my body."

"Then why did you just..."

"Just now?"

Su Yun interrupted her, a mocking smile playing at the corner of his mouth.

"Just now, Your Majesty wanted to use force. But now, I need your help. These are two different matters."

Phoenix Unrivaled was stunned.

She finally understood.

This man didn't want her body; he wanted her... submission.

He didn't want a forced transaction, but a cooperation led by him.

He wanted her to willingly "heal" him!

This bastard!

Phoenix Unrivaled trembled with anger, but a sense of powerlessness also arose in her heart.

Because she found that she really... had no other choice.

Su Yun's strength was unfathomable, and his cunning was even more terrifying. She had tried to force him, and the result was self-inflicted humiliation.

And she, too, truly needed Su Yun.

The combination of the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Body and the Nine Yang Sacred Body was also a great Opportunity for her.

It was her only hope to Breakthrough her Bottleneck and ensure the prosperity of the Martial Zhou Kingdom.

What's more, she had already told Leng Hanshuang about it. If she were to return in such a disgraced manner now, where would her face as an empress go?

"Alright."

Phoenix Unrivaled took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

"I promise you."

She walked back to the cold jade bed, but this time, her posture was much lower.

"What do you need me to do?"

Su Yun looked at her, a satisfied expression flashing in his eyes.

That's more like it.

"It's simple." Su Yun said lightly. "As I said before, Yin and Yang Dual Cultivation."

"However..." He changed the subject.

"However what?" Phoenix Unrivaled's heart tightened.

"However, I have a condition." Su Yun looked into her eyes. "I help you, and you must also help me."

"Help you with what?"

"Help me, together, deal with Lin Aotian." Su Yun's voice was not loud, but it made Phoenix Unrivaled's heart suddenly constrict.

"You... you know Lin Aotian?" She looked at Su Yun in shock.

"Not only do I know him, I also know that he sent you here to the Mysterious Maiden Sect this time."

A knowing smile appeared at the corner of Su Yun's mouth.

Phoenix Unrivaled was struck by lightning, standing frozen on the spot.