Chapter 563 501: Junior Sister, I Hope You Won't Despise the Power I've Exchanged for You in This Way

Nangong Jin parted her lips and diligently sucked the blood from the fingertip in her mouth.

This was especially true after she heard Pei Yuhang's words: "The more you drink, the less Ji Shenyun gets."

She suddenly began sucking harder, her cheeks hollowing slightly, like a small animal guarding its food.

'Brother Pei's Essence Blood is so precious! How can I let that Female Demon benefit from it?!'

A steady stream of warmth flowed from her tongue, down her throat, and throughout her entire body. Nourished by the Pure Yang Blood, her once depleted and weak Dantian began to gradually refill.

"Mmph... Brother Pei, the Spiritual Qi in your blood seems much denser than before. Did Ji Shenyun make you take some kind of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures?"

Nangong Jin mumbled, her words muffled by his fingertip.

Pei Yuhang glanced behind him, breathing a small sigh of relief only after confirming that Ji Shenyun was still sound asleep and hadn't stirred.

He raised a hand to pat Nangong Jin on the head, urging her,

"Don't let your mind wander, Junior Sister. Hurry and focus on absorbing... Before that Female Demon comes over, you need to recover at least a third of your Primordial Qi."

"Mhm..."

Nangong Jin nodded obediently, her glistening lips immediately sucking at the blood with renewed effort.

As more Pure Yang Essence Blood slid down her throat, a blush bloomed on her pale cheeks, even tinting the tips of her ears crimson.

Her slender fingers unconsciously tightened on the hem of Pei Yuhang's robes, her knuckles turning white from the force.

'Brother Pei is enduring such humiliation, bearing this heavy burden for my sake, all while being exploited by that Female Demon.'

'I have to recover my cultivation as quickly as possible so I can become a pillar of support for Brother Pei!'

Even Nangong Jin herself failed to notice that in this cold, gloomy dungeon, where she and Pei Yuhang could only rely on each other for survival, her once tranquil Heart Lake and emotions had begun to stir again.

For a time, the dungeon fell silent, filled only with the crisp CRACKLE of the burning torch and the slightly ragged, moist breaths of the brother and sister duo.

Until a lazy call broke the tranquil atmosphere.

"Pei Yuhang, come to me~"

Ji Shenyun was awake!

Pei Yuhang frowned slightly. 'This woman recovers incredibly fast,' he thought. 'I used every trick in the book to wear her out so she'd sleep longer.'

'If it had been Liyuan or Xiaoxiao, they would've passed out long ago.'

'Even Shang Miaoyan and Yueqiu would probably need a day, or maybe even several, to recover without the aid of Elixirs.'

'So this is the Saint Realm... Even in such a weakened state, she's still terrifyingly formidable.'

Pei Yuhang let out a soft sigh and prepared to withdraw his finger to go to Ji Shenyun.

However, when he tried to pull away, he found that Nangong Jin was biting down rather tightly, and he couldn't free his hand.

"Junior Sister Nangong? Junior Sister Nangong? Snap out of it. I have to go."

At Pei Yuhang's gentle call, Nangong Jin startled as if waking from a dream. As she let go, her lips brushed across the pad of his finger, leaving a moist trace.

"Sorry, Brother Pei, I got too carried away..."

Nangong Jin's Liuli-like eyes shimmered with a watery light. She seemed reluctant as she parted her lips to lick away a stray droplet of blood.

"It's nothing. Cultivators of the Forgetfulness Dao can be far more focused than ordinary people. That's a good thing..."

"Junior Sister Nangong, you stay here and focus on refining the Essence Blood you just absorbed. I'll be back in a moment."

At his words, a look of concern filled Nangong Jin's beautiful eyes.

"Brother Pei, are you going to serve that Female Demon again?"

Pei Yuhang raised his hand to pat Nangong Jin's head, offering her a gentle smile.

"Don't worry. I'll be fine."

"Just wait for me here."

The torchlight stretched Pei Yuhang's shadow long across the ground. Nangong Jin watched as he turned and walked away, heading toward a corridor that gaped like the maw of a beast.

'My cultivation was clearly stronger, yet now I can only let Brother Pei take care of me in all matters... My very survival depends on him compromising with that Female Demon.'

'I must... hurry and find a way to help Brother Pei.'

Nangong Jin's eyes fell, and a sense of desolation and frustration once again enveloped her.

Her Dao Heart, which sealed her off from the outside world, quietly developed another hairline crack.

...

...

Ji Shenyun was lounging sideways on the bed, her ink-black skirt spread out like a lotus blooming in the dark, making her skin seem fairer than snow.

She propped her head up with one hand, her other hand's fingertips idly twisting a lock of black hair by her ear. Seeing Pei Yuhang approach, the outer corners of her eyes tilted up, and her voice was tinged with a faint, unreadable smile as she said:

"Pei Yuhang, you just... went to see that little junior sister of yours?"

Pei Yuhang's expression remained neutral as he nodded slightly. "I was away from her for some time while treating your injuries. It was only right to go and comfort her."

"Heh..."

Ji Shenyun chuckled softly, her fingertips brushing aside the hair falling near her ear to reveal her long, snow-white neck.

But in the next instant, her gaze turned cold, her red lips thinning into a sharp line.

"What you said sounds perfectly reasonable, it's just—"

Ji Shenyun slowly sat up, her robes pooling around her like water. Her voice was like ice, sending shivers down the spine. "Did I give you permission to get out of bed and go see her?"

She leaned in slightly, her fingertips tilting Pei Yuhang's chin up.

Her sharp fingernail slid slowly over his prominent Adam's apple, pressing a faint indentation into his skin. Ji Shenyun narrowed her phoenix eyes, a dangerous golden light swirling in their depths.

"It seems that climbing into my bed, and then making me lose my composure so shamefully... has inflated your ego. You actually dared to leave me unconscious and act on your own."

An Evil Qi of interwoven black and gold erupted from her. Ji Shenyun's robes billowed without any wind, and the gold ornaments in her silver hair JINGLED.