Senior sister, I'm going to control you.

Chapter 18 Furnace [Majorly Revised]

Su Yingxue's voice was very soft, as soft as if it were melting in water.

Her lips were still pressed against the corner of Li Tianran's mouth, her warm breath spraying onto his skin.

Her fingers rested on his waist, her nails lightly tracing a faint white mark.

Li Tianran did not move.

He just looked at her.

Su Yingxue's face turned as red as if it were about to bleed, but she did not back down.

She leaned in again and kissed his chin, his Adam's apple, and his collarbone.

Her lips were soft and hot, with the coolness of water and the warmth of her body.

The water reached her chest; her bodice was soaked through and clung to her body, almost transparent.

She moved forward, pressing her whole body against him, and through the thin fabric, they could feel each other's body temperature.

"Owner……"

Su Yingxue's voice was hoarse and trembling slightly.

"I'll do anything you ask."

Li Tianran looked at her.

He raised his hand, neither pushing her away nor hugging her.

He simply pinched her chin, lifted her face, and made her look into his eyes.

"Senior sister, do you know what you're doing?"

Su Yingxue's lips moved slightly.

"……Know."

Do you know the consequences?

"……Know."

Li Tianran released his grip, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Do you know that even if you give it to me, I won't let you out?"

Su Yingxue's face paled for a moment.

But she bit her lip and nodded.

"I know."

"Then what are you after?"

Su Yingxue fell silent.

Her fingers tightened around his waist, her nails digging into his skin.

After a long while, she finally spoke, her voice so low it was like a mosquito's buzz.

"I don't want to die, and I don't want to stay in this pot forever. Give me a little hope, and I can live."

She put her last chip on the table.

Li Tianran reached out and gently stroked her face.

Her skin was smooth and hot; water droplets dripped from the ends of her hair, down her cheeks to her chin, and onto the back of his hand.

"Senior sister, when you used to step on me, did you ever think this day would come?"

Su Yingxue's tears finally fell.

"……No."

"And now?"

"...I admit it."

Li Tianran did not speak again.

His hand slid down her face, across her neck, across her collarbone, and stopped at the edge of her bodice.

With her fingertips hooking the straps of the bodice, she gave it a gentle pull.

The straps loosened, and the moon-white bodice floated on the water, like a withered flower.

Su Yingxue's body stiffened abruptly.

She didn't cover herself, she just closed her eyes.

Li Tianran lowered his head and kissed her lips.

Unlike her previous tentative, ingratiating kisses.

It's another kind.

He held the back of her head with his hand and pulled her into his arms.

The water surged around the two of them, supporting their bodies like a soft waterbed.

Su Yingxue's mind went blank, and she could only respond passively.

It took Li Tianran a long time before he finally let go of her.

Su Yingxue leaned against him, her body limp and powerless.

Her face was as red as a boiled shrimp, her lips were swollen, and her chest was heaving violently.

She looked like she had been crumpled up and then pieced back together.

The water was still gently rippling around the two of them.

She nestled in his arms.

"Owner……"

Li Tianran remained silent.

He simply placed his hand on her back without pushing her away.

It took a long time for Su Yingxue to gradually calm down.

She looked up at his face.

But his hands were warm.

"You bitch."

He called her.

Su Yingxue's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly focused her gaze on his face.

"You look much better now than when you used to step on me."

Su Yingxue did not refute.

She buried her head back in his arms and closed her eyes.

After a long while, she spoke.

"Master, there's one more thing I haven't said."

"explain."

"In Master's cave dwelling, there is a secret chamber. Inside is the complete Blood Puppet Technique manual."

Li Tianran opened his eyes and looked at her.

"Oh?"

"I peeked. Once, when she went to inspect the spirit field, I sneaked into her cave and peeked out from the outside of the secret chamber."

There was a jade slip inside. The secret chamber was protected by a restriction, so I couldn't enter, but I remembered its location.

Li Tianran's eyes lit up.

"Where is the secret room?"