Chapter 93: Bullying Shen Lian in His Sleep

Chapter 93: Tormenting Shen Lian in His Sleep [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian]

With each word Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] spoke, the air around him seemed to drop a few degrees.

A wicked glint flashed in his eyes. *So you like sneaking peeks, huh?* He glanced at Chen Xue [Chen Xue|Character -> Chen Xue], who he'd already sent into seclusion and wouldn't wake until at least tomorrow morning, then dragged his tongue across his teeth and continued.

This time, he didn't say "A Ze" — he cut straight to the chase.

"Do you want me?"

Shen Lian's [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] fingers dragged across his own lips, his gaze sharpening.

"A—"

Before he could finish, everything went black.

Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian]: "?"

He'd been knocked out cold.

It honestly made Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] want to laugh out of sheer exasperation.

Yan Huaixuan [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] caught Shen Lian's [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] unconscious body. His normally cold, clear eyes were now clouded with layers of darkness.

Yan Huaixuan [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] fixed his gaze on Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian].

Who the hell is A Ze?

Why had he never heard this name before? Judging by Shen Lian's [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] tone, this was someone he'd met in the mortal world?

Yan Huaixuan's [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] eyes flickered as he mentally combed through everyone he'd known in the lower realm with "Ze" in their name.

Then, a name suddenly surfaced in Yan Huaixuan's [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] mind.

Yan Huaize [Yan Huaize|Character -> Yan Huaize]?

His sixth brother?

The man in his arms let out a muffled groan, and only then did Yan Huaixuan [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] realize his grip on Shen Lian's [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] shoulder had unconsciously tightened.

But Yan Huaixuan [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] didn't let go. He kept staring at Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian], unrelenting.

A faint flush from his earlier teasing still lingered on Shen Lian's [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] face, his lips parted just slightly, the tip of his pink tongue peeking through.

The shadows in Yan Huaixuan's [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] eyes deepened with every passing second.

Even in sleep, Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] clung to a sliver of awareness. As if uncomfortable, he pushed weakly at Yan Huaixuan [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan].

That one small gesture was all it took to ignite Yan Huaixuan [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan].

Yan Huaixuan [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] suddenly grabbed Shen Lian by the waist and dipped his head to kiss him.

"Mmph."

Shen Lian's [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] breath was stolen, his chest rising and falling rapidly. His eyes fluttered beneath his lids, as if fighting to wake up.

Just as Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] was about to open his eyes, Yan Huaixuan's [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] fingers twitched, and Shen Lian's [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] lashes fluttered shut again.

And Yan Huaixuan's [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] kiss only grew more fierce.

He couldn't remember the last time Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] had kissed him.

And now, Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] lay right there in his arms, his soft lips yielding freely to Yan Huaixuan's [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] mouth.

His arm locked around Shen Lian's [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] waist, leaving him no room to escape.

Shen Lian's [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] breath was stolen, his delicate nose twitching, involuntary tears leaking from the corners of his eyes.

They splashed onto Yan Huaixuan's [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] hand, stoking his desire even higher.

His hand moved almost of its own accord, sliding beneath Shen Lian's [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] robes to graze his skin. The moment his fingers met that cool, smooth warmth—

Both Yan Huaixuan [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] and the unconscious Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] shuddered at the same time.

Only one thought ran through Yan Huaixuan's [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] mind.

He should've done this a long time ago.

Looking back now, he saw just how badly he'd been lying to himself.

When Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] lay on his bed, lost in dreams, his body already burning, Yan Huaixuan [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] had still lied to himself—telling himself it was just going through the motions.

His long-shaken cultivation heart had witnessed all his foolishness.

But he'd never admitted any of it to himself.

The more Yan Huaixuan [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] thought about everything that came after, the more savage his kiss became, until he was forcing Shen Lian's [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] lips apart.

If he'd only recognized his own heart sooner, understood his own feelings earlier—

Maybe Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] wouldn't be so cold to him now, wouldn't shut him out, wouldn't be sharing a bed with another man.

Sharing a bed with another man—

At that thought, one of Yan Huaixuan's [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] eyes slowly changed color, a sinister wisp of purple qi coiling through it.

A voice deep within his Spiritual Sea [Spiritual Sea|Item -> Spiritual Sea] sneered at him, utterly unrestrained.

"Yan Huaixuan [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan], you absolute fool. Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] no longer belongs to you."

"He's got He Ci [He Ci|Character -> He Ci] by his side, Yan Huaize [Yan Huaize|Character -> Yan Huaize] by his side, and countless others—but he'll never so much as glance your way again. You'll spend the rest of your life in the gutter, watching him from the dark!"

The moment the voice finished, the entire Spiritual Sea [Spiritual Sea|Item -> Spiritual Sea] trembled—a violent storm, a sky-covering wave of frost and cold, instantly shredded the voice's owner.

A phantom with a face identical to Yan Huaixuan's [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan], save for his blood-red eyes.

But the phantom just laughed, reassembling itself moments later.

"Yan Huaixuan [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan], you can't kill me anymore."

Yan Huaixuan [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] ignored the thing in his Spiritual Sea [Spiritual Sea|Item -> Spiritual Sea]. He just kissed Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] harder.

His tongue slid past Shen Lian's [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] lips.

It was something Shen Lian [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] had done to him many times before—even obediently sticking out his tongue and leaning in close.

"Husband, will A Lian [A Lian|Character -> A Lian] let you kiss him?"

Yan Huaixuan's [Yan Huaixuan|Character -> Yan Huaixuan] breath came in heavy pants. But when he tried to push deeper, Shen Lian's [Shen Lian|Character -> Shen Lian] teeth were clenched shut, as if barring the door against him.

Yan Huaixuan's fingers tightened slightly where they gripped Shen Lian's chin.

Shen Lian parted his lips involuntarily.

Yan Huaixuan plunged straight in, tangling his tongue with Shen Lian's soft one, trading breath and saliva as he swept through every corner of the young man's mouth.

The sensation was exquisite—even better than the rush of a cultivation breakthrough.

He had no idea how long they kissed, but when Shen Lian was completely breathless, Yan Huaixuan finally pulled back a little.

He lowered his eyes, watching the thin silver thread between their lips snap and fall away.

A drop landed on the young man's swollen, raw lips.

Yan Huaixuan's gaze darkened. He reached out, caught that silver thread, and brought it to his lips, swallowing it.

He held Shen Lian in his arms and kept going until dawn.

Desire born of love, love born of desire.

What was ordinary love and desire for most people was a deadly poison to him, a cultivator of the Heartless Dao.

But Yan Huaixuan couldn't fool himself, no matter what.

All he could do was watch the suppressed inner demon run wild alongside his love and desire.

Neither Shen Lian nor even Ling Yun had any idea.

His inner demon had already shown signs the moment he met Shen Lian.

Yan Huaixuan lowered his eyes, taking in the beauty sprawled in disarray—damp black hair clinging to his slender neck, cheeks and the corners of his eyes flushed crimson, lips swollen to a terrible degree.

His clothes were torn and rumpled, snow-white skin bruised and covered in finger marks.

Yan Huaixuan's thumb brushed across Shen Lian's eyes.

In the end, as dawn broke, he wiped away every trace from Shen Lian's body.

But he left one spot untouched.

When Shen Lian opened his eyes the next day, his whole body felt incredibly refreshed—nothing like the feeling after meditation or rest.

But Shen Lian quickly remembered being knocked out last night.

His expression shifted. "Yan—"

But the moment Shen Lian spoke, his brows knitted slightly, and he couldn't help parting his lips.

His whole tongue was numb, almost completely without feeling!

Last night, Yan Huaixuan had knocked him out—what else had he done to him?!

Shen Lian immediately checked his body for marks, but there were none.

Except for his mouth, which was swollen and tingling all over.

Even saying a single sentence was uncomfortable.

A flash of irritation crossed his eyes. Peeking was one thing, but now he dared to touch him.

And after doing it, he still hid in the shadows, refusing to show himself.

Outside, He Ci came to fetch him. Shen Lian let out a cold laugh.