Chapter 52 Let me see!

"You..."

Lin Qingyue started to speak, only to find her voice sounding dry.

She watched as Gu Heng slowly raised his hand, his finger tracing an elegant arc before finally stopping at her chin.

The tip of his finger was separated from her skin by a negligible distance.

Yet, Lin Qingyue could feel a faint warmth emanating from his fingertip. It felt like a feather lightly brushing against her heart, sending a shiver through her.

"It's... about time..."

Lin Qingyue's breath hitched.

This distance was too close—close enough that she could clearly see his eyelashes.

She instinctively turned her head, trying to avoid this intimate eye contact, while a flush of crimson quietly spread from the base of her ears.

"Gu Heng, you—"

"What exactly do you want?"

Gu Heng tilted his head, a hint of playfulness flashing in his eyes. His gaze didn't linger on her pretty face, but instead slowly moved downward—

Sweeping across her slender, graceful swan-like neck, it finally landed on her collarbone.

He reached out.

His fair, slender palm paused in mid-air for a moment, as if hesitating.

Lin Qingyue's breathing was completely erratic now.

Reason told her she should push him away immediately; she should use her Immortal Essence to tear this lecherous man, who dared to take liberties with her, into a thousand pieces.

But her body was frozen in place, unable to move.

She could only watch helplessly as that hand drew closer and closer to her...

She struggled to maintain the last trace of cold indifference on her face, but her violently trembling eyelashes had long since betrayed her inner turmoil.

"Let me see!"

Gu Heng gave a soft snort.

With a soft sound, Lin Qingyue felt a coolness on her wrist.

The bracelet on her wrist, which contained its own pocket dimension, was actually snatched off by Gu Heng with lightning speed!

The movement was so fast that Lin Qingyue didn't even have time to react.

"Finally got it, haha."

Gu Heng instantly retreated two steps. He held the white jade bracelet up to his eyes, scrutinizing it carefully against the faint light coming from somewhere within the Chaos space.

Inspecting the bracelet, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, and he nodded repeatedly.

"..."

Lin Qingyue stood frozen in place, dumbfounded.

She slowly looked down at her empty wrist, then looked up at the bracelet in Gu Heng's hand that he was playing with like a trophy, and then looked back down at her wrist again...

Her brain stalled for a few seconds.

"So... you just wanted my bracelet?"

Gu Heng glanced at her sideways as if looking at an idiot, and asked back matter-of-factly, "Otherwise?"

Otherwise?

Otherwise!?

Those words were like two loud slaps across Lin Qingyue's face.

BOOM—

A wave of heat burned from her neck straight to the tips of her ears.

She had thought he was going to...

She actually thought he was going to...

Oh my god!

Lin Qingyue! Lin Qingyue! What kind of nonsense were you thinking?

Crimson instantly engulfed her entire being.

"You!!!"

She snapped her head up, her eyes burning with a raging fire, as if she wanted to burn this hateful man and the punchable smile on his face to ashes.

However,

Gu Heng seemed not to see her murderous gaze.

He was focused intently on studying the bracelet in his hand.

He used a trace of Immortal Essence and slowly injected it into it.

Buzz—

Countless profound Restriction runes instantly surged out from deep within the jade bracelet, layered and dense.

"Tsk tsk."

Looking at this spectacular sight, Gu Heng muttered to himself with feigned confusion, "So many Restrictions on the bracelet, who gave it to you? Oh my, it's so hard to guess."

Seeing his smug attitude after getting what he wanted, Lin Qingyue's chest heaved violently with anger.

This bracelet was indeed a gift from her Revered Master. This guy... he even knew that?

"It's not good for you to carry this bracelet around, as it exposes my location."

Gu Heng said without looking up, "So, I'll just keep it for you for the time being."

"You!"

Lin Qingyue finally snapped back to her senses.

This guy... his mind was actually meticulous to such an extent?

From the very beginning, from pulling her from the mine into this heaven-reaching tower, every action he took and every word he said was actually for this bracelet?

He had seen through the bracelet's secret long ago and anticipated the trouble it would bring him.

So, he first used those intimate actions to disturb her state of mind, throwing her into complete disarray so she had no time to think of anything else, and then took the opportunity to snatch the bracelet in one strike.

For the first time, Lin Qingyue felt what it was like to be played like a puppet.

She looked at Gu Heng, her gaze incredibly complex.

While she was lost in thought, Gu Heng weighed the bracelet in his palm with satisfaction; the size was just right.

He looked up at Lin Qingyue. "Alright, now that the serious business is done, let's talk about your situation."

"Do you want me to seal your Cultivation and have you stay in this tower as a decorative vase? Or would you rather go out, stay by my side, and be my maid for the time being?"

"!"

Lin Qingyue was stunned.

This bastard who takes advantage of people in peril!

For the first time, Lin Qingyue clearly experienced the meaning of the word 'blackmail.' Her chest rose and fell slightly with anger.

Both of these choices were a huge humiliation to her.

If her Cultivation were sealed and she was thrown into this heaven-reaching tower where time flowed at a ratio of one to ten thousand, by the time Gu Heng remembered to let her out, the world outside would likely have changed beyond recognition.

The loneliness of being locked in a cage of time was more painful than killing her.

But in the outside world... to be his maid?

At the thought of being submissive and obedient to this man who had just toyed with her, Lin Qingyue felt her blood boil.

Although she could continue to Cultivate in the outside world, without the time acceleration of the heaven-reaching tower and with the thin Immortal Spiritual Qi of the Demon Realm, her Cultivation speed would inevitably become extremely slow.

"Well? Have you made your decision... Great Fairy Lin?"

Gu Heng's voice rang out again, urging her playfully.

Lin Qingyue bit her lip hard, almost drawing blood.

She struggled in her heart for a long time, weighing the pros and cons. Finally, the pride rooted in her bones bowed to the cruel reality.

"I'll be... a maid..."

Her voice was full of shame, indignation, and resentment, so quiet that only she could hear it.

"Hmm? What?"

Gu Heng feigned exaggeration, cupping his hand to his ear and leaning in. "The wind is too loud, you're too quiet, I can't hear you!"

In this Chaos space, there wasn't even a speck of dust, so where would wind come from?

This bastard! He was clearly doing it on purpose!

Lin Qingyue snapped her head up, wishing she could poke hundreds of holes in him with her gaze.

She gritted her teeth and squeezed out those words that were incredibly humiliating to her, one by one.

"I said! I'll be—a maid!"

The resentment contained in her voice was enough to freeze this Chaos space.

"Mhm, that's more like it."

Gu Heng nodded with satisfaction, reached out to pat her shoulder, and said earnestly, "You should be glad. You should be glad that I'm not of the Demon Race and don't have that much interest in you Human Race Fairies."

"Otherwise, I couldn't guarantee what would happen to you."

After saying that,

He didn't wait for Lin Qingyue to react; his figure flickered and he vanished from the spot.

"Glad..."

Lin Qingyue looked at where Gu Heng had disappeared and muttered instinctively, her gaze complex.

The next moment,

An irresistible pulling force suddenly struck.

The light and shadows shifted before her eyes. When her vision returned, she was back in that dark karst cave.

...

At this time, inside the cave.

The Old Dragon King had just adjusted his posture, striking a loyal pose as if standing guard for his Revered Master, and was preparing to imagine his Revered Master's next 'grand undertaking.'

The next second,

The space in front of him distorted, and two figures instantly appeared.

The Old Dragon King was startled. He was about to offer his greetings when his gaze inadvertently fell upon Lin Qingyue.

With just one look,

His dragon eyes, as large as copper bells, could no longer look away.

At this moment, the flush on Lin Qingyue's pretty face had not yet fully faded, and her eyes and brows still carried a trace of lingering shame and indignation.

Her eyes were shimmering, as if they held a pool of spring water.

Perhaps because her emotions had been too intense just now, she was covered in a light sweat. Her already thin white robe was slightly soaked with sweat, clinging tightly to her body and presenting a translucent texture, revealing glimpses of what lay beneath.

*Gulp.*

The Old Dragon King instinctively swallowed, his eyes nearly popping out of his head.

"My goodness... Revered Master, this is... this is too valiant!"

He looked at Gu Heng, then at Lin Qingyue, and instantly filled in the blanks in his mind.

"It's only... it's only been how long since they went in? And he's already won her over? This efficiency... is simply a role model for our generation!"

Gu Heng ignored the old loach's sordid mental theater; he didn't even bother to explain.

Because at the moment he came out, an unprecedented sense of crisis shrouded his heart.

He didn't speak, but slowly raised his head, his gaze piercing through the layers of rock walls to look toward a certain point in the Void Realm.

He gave a soft snort. "It seems that so-called Demon Sovereign is coming."

As soon as he finished speaking,

BOOM—

A suffocating demonic might crashed down!

The entire Blood-Vein Mine, along with the mountain ranges spanning hundreds of thousands of miles, trembled violently under this pressure!

The voice arrived before the person!

The voice of a domineering will ignored all the Formations outside the mine and exploded directly!

"Who is it?! Who dares to cause trouble in this Venerable One's territory!!"