chapter 17

“Mortals are really weak…” His long nails touched her neck again. His finger trailed down from the back of her neck, “You are so weak, sooner or later you will die in the hands of others. It doesn’t matter who kills you first…”

“It doesn’t matter who kills me first, but only you can’t kill me.” Ji Yan interrupted him without thinking.

Who didn’t know how to say cruel things?

Yin Xuezhuo choked on her words, but he soon laughed again. His laughter made the hair on her arm stand on its end.

“You can rest assured because I will find a way to kill you sooner or later. I will fulfill my promise and snap your neck with my feet. Then, I will turn you into bones and ash…”

He smiled wildly; his smile became more and more twisted. Then, he turned into a black mist again as he enveloped Ji Yan with his formless body. He wanted to see the fear on her face.

But Ji Yan was no longer afraid.

It was just a pity that because of Yin Xuezhuo, the food in front of her instantly turned cold.

It’s so difficult for me to even eat a proper meal.

She put down her chopsticks and sat on the bed in a depressed manner. She didn’t want to eat anymore.

Ji Yan felt her stomach grumble in protest when she realized that she had to stay with the devil until the system unbound them.

Ji Yan was exhausted. Not long after she finished eating, she started becoming sleepy. It was not even dark yet, but she could not open her heavy lids anymore.

She didn’t know whether Yin Xuezhuo usually slept or not, and she couldn’t care less about him right now.

Under Yin Xuezhuo’s gaze, Ji Yan kicked off her shoes and climbed onto the bed. Then, she lay motionless on the bed.

It seemed like she had fallen asleep for a long time.

It seemed as if there were countless hands trying to pull her down into a bottomless hole.

Ji Yan did not dream, even her consciousness fell into endless darkness. She felt unwell and uncomfortable all over her body. Her mind was muddled until she was awakened by a cold hand patting her awake on her face.

Ji Yan awakened suddenly, but the moment she opened her eyes, she was met with a pair of cold black pupils.

It was very dark outside.

In the darkness, Yin Xuezhuo laid on the bed next to her.

Ji Yan, “…”

His long black hair fell on her and her body felt very cold due to the chilly air he was emitting. The expression on his face was unsightly as he punched her face with his fingers.

She was awakened by him just like this.

Ji Yan, “What are you…”

Before she could ask him what he was doing, Yin Xuezhuo suddenly put the back of his hand on her forehead.

“It’s very hot,” he said.

Yin Xuezhuo was extra sensitive to heat. While Ji Yan rested, he could only watch her sleep since he had to stay within ten steps of her.

He was bored as he watched her body temperature slowly rose. She was like a stove that was slowly heating up. Yin Xuezhuo could not stand the heat anymore.

He was in a bad mood, so he smacked her awake.

Ji Yan laid there for a moment before she sat up and touched her forehead weakly. She innocently stared at Yin Xuezhuo and said, “You killed the physician before he could prescribe medicine for me. I don’t have any spirit grass, so I can only become sicker.”

It was all his fault.

He soaked her in cold water and then forced her to hug his ice-cold body. It was natural that she would become sick. She had only started to develop a high fever at night, which meant that her body was starting to fight against the illness. This was a good sign.

The culprit, Yin Xuezhuo, just stared at her.

Forget it. This man will never feel guilty for his actions. Ji Yan weakly stood up with the support of the bed rail and put on her shoes. She wobbled towards the window and looked out.

She lived on the third floor of the inn and could see quite far from the scenery from her window. Even in the middle of the night, she could still see the faint blue dome-shaped halo around the city. It was very beautiful.

“Yin Xuezhuo,” Ji Yan called out weakly, “why did you suddenly refuse to leave when you saw the spiritual vein earlier today?”