“Xuanli…”
Gu Baiqing had just opened his mouth when he felt his vision covered by something red.
It was a red bridal veil that had appeared from who knows where.
Gu Baiqing sat dumbfounded at the edge of the bed.
“As expected… beautiful. You’re not suited to wearing black, you’re suited to… red… This is the image I think about most in my mind.” Mo Xuanli seemed to mutter softly with a trace of incredulous laughter.
Gu Baiqing felt his clothes being tugged slightly. In an instant, when he looked again, within the veil’s field of vision, it was already red wedding robes. Where did this even come from? Could the Primordial Demon really do whatever he wanted?
His body still could not move, yet beneath the veil’s limited view, a similarly red-clad figure walked over.
At this moment, Gu Baiqing was like a bride sitting properly on the bed, while Mo Xuanli was like the groom coming to lift the veil, only this groom was not the one Gu Baiqing wanted.
“Xuanli, calm down and listen to me first.”
Gu Baiqing forced himself to speak calmly. But his voice was unexpectedly pleasant, at least, that was how it sounded to Little Mo Dog. Melodious, alluring.
As if it could awaken his most primal emotions.
Clearly, it should have been destruction and ruin.
Yet now, all he wanted was to do something to the person before him. His instincts told him that this was what he wanted to do.
Do what? Eat him? He was so sweet and fragrant, eating him would surely be the greatest enjoyment.
But once eaten, he’d be gone. That would be such a pity.
Then think again.
Amid the constantly stirring fragments of memory, Little Mo Dog’s eyes grew deeper and deeper, as if he saw something that pleased him. His vertical pupils scattered once more.
Mo Xuanli suddenly leaned in and kissed Gu Baiqing’s cheek through the red veil. As if bewitched by the fragrance, he rubbed and kissed from one side to the other, and with his movements, the veil continuously slid downward.
Gu Baiqing’s voice was a little unsteady; he didn’t know what Mo Xuanli was up to. “Xuanli, if you remember a little more, you’ll know how deeply we love each other, how hard it was for us to be together. Are you really going to give up just like this? Letting the power of the Primordial Demon control you? The real Xuanli wouldn’t treat me like this.”
Suddenly, Mo Xuanli pressed down on Gu Baiqing’s shoulder and forced him down.
The kiss, separated by the red veil, went straight for Gu Baiqing’s speaking lips, as if trying to block his voice.
Gu Baiqing used all his strength to barely muster a bit of power and turned his head aside. “Xuanli, how about we do spiritual-consciousness dual cultivation? Trust me just once. I’ll take you home, back to our home.”
Suddenly, a wicked laugh rang out. “Dual cultivation, good idea.”
Gu Baiqing froze. Then he suddenly heard a ripping sound. A chill came from below. Beneath the red veil, he seemed to realize something, his pupils shrinking. When that familiar palm grabbed his leg like a branding iron, Gu Baiqing’s heart completely trembled.
Gu Baiqing lay on the bed, one leg still able to touch the ground, while Mo Xuanli stood by the bedside just like that, clothes neat and proper, lifting the other leg and moving closer. At the instant of contact, different from the usual position, Gu Baiqing’s face turned deathly pale.
“No… don’t…”
But Little Demon Dog was no longer Little Mo Dog and gave Gu Baiqing no chance to speak at all. One hand pressed down on his waist.
So unprepared, like an arrow loosed from the bow.
In an instant, Gu Baiqing let out a muffled groan through clenched teeth. Even with cultivation at the Tribulation stage, he found it hard to resist. He swallowed all the pain back down his throat, yet sweat on his forehead had already soaked the veil, and his complexion turned pale in waves.
After a bout of dizziness, Gu Baiqing finally gasped for air, but his emotions were already twisted, embarrassment, pain, and grief assaulted his mind. To Gu Baiqing, this was coercion. He was originally straight; only because he loved Mo Xuanli could he let himself be held by him without reservation. But in such a situation, how could he bear it?
Suddenly, the only cover, the red veil, was lifted, yet Gu Baiqing wished it would cover him forever. He didn’t want to face the current Mo Xuanli, didn’t want to…
“Master…”
Gu Baiqing froze, instinctively responding and turning his head. His tear-filled eyes, brimming with pain, looked up at the person above. He didn’t move right away, as if gently waiting for a reaction.
Mo Xuanli called out again, his voice much softer.
It made Gu Baiqing lose himself for a moment, as if the one before him wasn’t Little Demon Dog, but Little Mo Dog.
“Master, it hurts a bit. Relax a little.”
Gu Baiqing’s face flushed red. Through blurred vision, he saw Mo Xuanli frowning. Instinctively, his heart ached for him. It was his precious disciple being intimate with him, what was there to be affected about? This was Xuanli. But the moment Gu Baiqing relaxed, he saw the corner of Mo Xuanli’s mouth lift slightly. “Master, you really dote on me.”
Gu Baiqing was stunned for a moment. Then, as he felt someone’s changes and increasingly unrestrained movements, it was already too late.
Gu Baiqing was furious, yet gradually realized what the two of them were doing and became unbearably shy. Even though his nature had been twisted by the power of the Primordial Demon, this was still Mo Xuanli, still his lover.
Gu Baiqing was truly both ashamed and annoyed, not even daring to meet Mo Xuanli’s eyes directly. He could only lower his gaze. In his line of sight was a black mole on the bridge of Mo Xuanli’s nose. That mole first moved gently back and forth, then faster and faster. When he realized what that represented, Gu Baiqing didn’t even dare look at the mole anymore and could only look at Mo Xuanli’s lips.
But in the next second, those lips came down.
“Xuan… li…” Gu Baiqing’s body had no strength. He couldn’t even push someone away. Only strange sensations gradually replaced the pain. Even his words became fragmented and hard to articulate. And every time he spoke, Mo Xuanli would become even more excessive, as if deliberately wanting to hear something, making Gu Baiqing so angry he could only grit his teeth and keep silent. But even so, he still let out unspeakable breathy sounds along with Mo Xuanli’s movements.
Amid familiar yet unfamiliar actions, his mind gradually drifted. Clothes disappeared completely. At times, Mo Xuanli would lean down, holding Gu Baiqing intimately; at times, he would straighten up, and one could see the sharply defined muscles shifting with exertion.
Gu Baiqing’s snow-white skin gradually showed red plum blossom marks. Fine sweat shimmered as it moved. Every tremble of that delicate physique was so beautiful that Little Demon Dog couldn’t look away, as if this brought him more joy than destroying the world.
Because they had been intimate many times, even after becoming the Primordial Demon, he seemed to know exactly how to make Gu Baiqing completely surrender.
Gu Baiqing went from initial psychological resistance, to physiological submission, and then, amid whispered calls of “Master,” his mind became chaotic and he yielded completely. In the end, he let Mo Xuanli do as he pleased.
Because it was the first time, even though Mo Xuanli was a Primordial Demon, he seemed not to know too much. From beginning to end, it was only one position. But the duration felt endlessly long.
Fair, pale feet would knock back against Mo Xuanli’s sturdy lower back. Though it was clearly a reflex caused by Mo Xuanli, it made the demon delightfully believe Gu Baiqing was urging him on, making him even more unrestrained.
As long as Mo Xuanli lowered his head, he could see those beautiful brows and eyes shining like fragile gemstones. The lightly trembling lashes seemed to tug at all his wild desires, making him unable to resist lowering his head to kiss again and again, finally holding those sweet lips until his mind went completely blank. But everything was still far from over.
During this, Gu Baiqing fainted several times. Several fixed points on his body were already numb, while Mo Xuanli’s mind had reached pleasurable release several times as well, yet he never stopped, indeed not like an ordinary person.
The bamboo-woven bed had been stabilized with spells to prevent it from falling apart. There was no movement from any other living beings around, only the breathing of the two, Mo Xuanli’s occasional whispers, and the rest was indescribable sounds.
Gu Baiqing sank into an incomparably surreal state. When he woke again, he found himself lying alone on the bed, the person on him already gone.
Gu Baiqing hurriedly got up, only to find he couldn’t use even a bit of spiritual power, and thus couldn’t clean himself either. He could only awkwardly put on a still-intact black outer robe to cover the various traces of crime left by that demon, and rushed out to look for someone. He was truly afraid that Mo Xuanli had left him alone in this space and gone out to destroy the world.
As a result, just as he ran out, he discovered that his hoarse voice couldn’t raise much of a commotion at all; he could only run out and look around everywhere. Finally, in the maple forest, he saw a familiar figure.
Mo Xuanli seemed to be in a daze. Hearing the noise, he turned his head to look at Gu Baiqing, his face turning pale.
“Xuanli?” Gu Baiqing noticed that Mo Xuanli was a bit abnormal and hurriedly stepped forward.
Mo Xuanli, however, suddenly took a step back, his face full of grievance as he said, “Master, do you really not like me? Were all of those things fake? I clearly saw those scenes, and didn’t you promise me before? Didn’t you… promise to be with me? How could it possibly be that I misunderstood?”
Gu Baiqing was stunned for a moment, then instantly reacted, this was the Mo Xuanli from that previous farce of an incident.
So the current Mo Xuanli’s mind was confused again? This counted as a good thing, right, he hadn’t been completely controlled by the Primordial Demon’s power; had he recovered a bit?
Gu Baiqing hurried forward, but because his legs weren’t very steady, he walked too fast and directly fell over. Fortunately, this little Mo-dog was still obedient; seeing Master in danger, he immediately lunged over and held him.
Mo Xuanli supported Master, his expression still extremely sorrowful.
Looking at such a vivid Mo Xuanli, Gu Baiqing was also somewhat moved. “Did I really hurt your heart?”
Mo Xuanli nodded aggrievedly. “Mm.”
“Were you wronged a lot?”
“Mm!”
Gu Baiqing sighed, raised his hand and touched him. Because he had been crying, Mo Xuanli’s cheeks were slightly red, his eyes drooping, but when Gu Baiqing touched his face, though aggrieved, he immediately turned his face to meet the touch.
Looking at such an obedient little Mo-dog, Gu Baiqing wanted to laugh and said, “Then I’ll let you hit me once, to let you vent your anger?”
“Master?” Mo Xuanli looked at Gu Baiqing in surprise.
Gu Baiqing, however, smiled and said, “I regret it. I want to be with you.”
Mo Xuanli widened his eyes in disbelief, then immediately bit Gu Baiqing’s wrist. He didn’t use any force, so it didn’t hurt; it even felt itchy because he was grinding his teeth. It seemed one could still hear his aggrieved humming. “Master said that those things after I demonized, you are unwilling.”
Gu Baiqing thought back for a moment; in truth, he couldn’t remember very clearly.
“Then what about now? Master, if I want to do to you those scenes you were once forced to imagine…”
“What?!” Gu Baiqing was stunned. Wait, this development, how did it turn into this again…
“Would you hate me, think I’m disgusting, hit me and scold me, or even stab me with Morning Snow?”
Looking at Mo Xuanli’s earnest face, Gu Baiqing couldn’t even tell whether it was real or not. You brat already stabbed me hard just now, have you forgotten? Even now my legs are still weak, and it still hurts in the back!
“Would you disown me as your disciple?”
“Of course not!”
“Then, Master, shall we try it?”
“Ha?”
“If Master hates it, then use Morning Snow to stab me.”
Before Gu Baiqing could react, he was already held and kissed by Mo Xuanli, like a little hungry dog that had caught a bone, not letting go at all. Following the motion of the kiss, he directly pushed the person up against a slightly curved tree trunk.
Gu Baiqing was completely dumbfounded, but his body still retained the heat from before. Mo Xuanli’s current movements were like fanning the flames, instantly igniting a prairie fire.
Gu Baiqing couldn’t be bewitched by a beauty again. He stammered out his wish for spiritual-consciousness dual cultivation; after all, this little Mo-dog was relatively easy to fool. But the little Mo-dog was even more pure, single-mindedly wanting to do something to prove that Gu Baiqing hadn’t lied to him.
The maple tree shook, maple leaves fluttering down onto the ground. On the ground, one could see two pairs of brocade boots constantly rising onto tiptoe and falling back down. Because there was only one outer robe, Gu Baiqing’s fair legs were always faintly visible.
Very soon, the brocade boots changed direction; one was missing. In the end, only two brocade boots remained on the ground, and that patch of earth had already been trampled into ruts.
When Gu Baiqing woke again beneath the maple tree, he even had the urge to curse someone to death. What was wrong with this Mo Xuanli, running off every time after pulling up his trousers? And still making him look for him; he really was…
Gu Baiqing supported his nearly ruined waist, his legs trembling, once again awkwardly tidying himself up before getting up to look for him. This time even the outer robe was tattered.
His countless fantasies of his first time had not been this miserable. Not only was the amount excessive, there was not a shred of tenderness either.
As soon as Gu Baiqing stepped out of the maple forest, he saw a stretch of water. From afar, he saw a familiar figure on a boat atop the river. Although he couldn’t use spiritual power, he still had his own qinggong skill, so Gu Baiqing leapt over. He then saw Mo Xuanli about to fly away; seeing Gu Baiqing land, he hurriedly stopped, his face full of panic as he suddenly rushed up and hugged Gu Baiqing tightly.
“Master, where did you go? I can’t feel you, what’s going on? Did we fail? Has the demon-summoning formation trapped us?”
Gu Baiqing was covered in black lines, yet he also found hope in it, this was becoming more and more like his little Mo-dog.
“Xuanli, listen to me,” Gu Baiqing immediately said.
Mo Xuanli indeed let go of Gu Baiqing and looked at him seriously as he spoke. At this moment, Mo Xuanli’s eyes were filled with deep affection.
Gu Baiqing relaxed in an instant. “Your mental state is unstable right now; something has gone wrong. I need to dual cultivate with you through spiritual consciousness to help you out. Is that okay?”
Mo Xuanli was just about to nod when his expression suddenly changed, his gaze fixed straight on Gu Baiqing.
“What’s wrong?” Gu Baiqing frowned.
Mo Xuanli’s face gradually darkened. “What is that scent on you? You aren’t wearing an inner garment underneath? What did you just do?”
Gu Baiqing was stunned by the questioning, and then he saw Mo Xuanli’s eyes gradually turning red.
“Master, did someone touch you just now?”
Gu Baiqing was instantly mortified. “It was…”
Gu Baiqing had just wanted to say that it was all you.
But Mo Xuanli suddenly reached out, slipped his hand through that tattered outer robe, and in one motion reached inside. Gu Baiqing’s expression changed as he felt that spot being brushed.
Then Mo Xuanli withdrew his hand and held it up in front of his eyes to look. Whatever was on his fingers no longer needed any proof.
Mo Xuanli’s face changed drastically, and he instantly lost all rationality, pressing Gu Baiqing down onto the small table on the rocking boat.
“ You let another man touch you! Why! Why! You are mine, you are clearly mine!”
Gu Baiqing was pressed by Mo Xuanli at the neck, forced down onto the small table, cursing inwardly, sure enough, he was not normal.
“Master, I clearly like you so much, I didn’t even dare to touch you. What right do you have to let others touch you, you…”
“Calm down and think about it yourself, is that even possible? I only have you, I will only let you be the one to touch me. Be good, listen, once we undergo spiritual-consciousness dual cultivation, you’ll understand.”
But the very next second, the robe was lifted by someone. Gu Baiqing closed his eyes speechlessly and couldn’t even be bothered to struggle anymore; anyway, every time it came to this, struggling was useless. But Mo Xuanli’s behavior truly always exceeded Gu Baiqing’s imagination, he actually used a spell to clean him. And then…
Gu Baiqing’s face flushed bright red. “You… idiot!”
The small table swayed along with the boat, everything melting into the mountains and waters.
This time it seemed even longer. When Gu Baiqing woke again, he was still inside the cabin, and Mo Xuanli was still by his side. The two were lying on their sides facing each other, holding one another. Gu Baiqing could feel that his leg was being…
Suddenly Gu Baiqing stiffened, if what was in front of his leg was… then what was going on behind him?
Gu Baiqing lowered his head to look and was instantly shocked. The black ring on his hand was gone, and instead it was on his… what kind of perverse taste was this… no wonder he had been holding back so uncomfortably. Wait, Mo Xuanli’s fingers were empty too. The previous two times he had clearly still been wearing them. Could it be…
Gu Baiqing sucked in a sharp breath. Back then, he had added the function of enlarging and shrinking to that ring, but it definitely wasn’t for…
Th, this little beast!
“Take… take it out.” Gu Baiqing said hoarsely in shame and fury.
Mo Xuanli was feeling satisfied. Hearing the sound, he opened his eyes and looked, seeming to shrink back guiltily. “I won’t.”
“You…”
“This is punishment. Punishment for Master betraying me.”
“Who the f*ck betrayed you? It was you, from beginning to end it was you. Hurry up and end this ridiculous behavior for me. Otherwise… otherwise I won’t pay attention to you anymore!” Gu Baiqing could no longer endure it.
Probably realizing that Gu Baiqing was truly anxious, in an instant the two rings disengaged from Gu Baiqing’s body. Gu Baiqing was so overwhelmed by the sensation that he almost cried in grievance.
When he opened his eyes again, that someone was still shamelessly putting them back on him.
Simply… simply a madman.
“Master…” Mo Xuanli called softly and carefully.
“Dual cultivate with me through spiritual consciousness!” Gu Baiqing said fiercely.
Mo Xuanli stiffened for a moment. Clever as he was, even in an abnormal state he understood that once they underwent spiritual-consciousness dual cultivation, he would no longer be able to rely on absolute power to do as he pleased.
So he was unwilling to listen to Gu Baiqing any further, directly turning over to press Gu Baiqing down, filling the vacancy left by the rings just now.
Gu Baiqing was already sensitive; with this, he had no way out again. He wanted to be angry, wanted to rage, but the familiar calls of “Baiqing” again nearly made Gu Baiqing lose himself.
Finally, after easing somewhat, Gu Baiqing kept his clarity. Before Mo Xuanli disappeared again, he cupped his face and asked, “Xuanli, do you really hope it will always be like this? Just the two of us in this world, everything false, I don’t know how long it can last. If we don’t go out, will the world outside collapse?”
Mo Xuanli was startled and suddenly said, “It has already begun to collapse.”
Gu Baiqing’s face paled slightly. “Then can we still exist?”
Mo Xuanli’s gaze flickered as he stared blankly at Gu Baiqing.
Gu Baiqing continued, “Xuanli, I love you, truly, truly love you, but I want to live with you in the real world. Everything here is too unreal. You are also unreal, and it makes me afraid. Xuanli, come with me. Let’s go back together, and then be together for lifetimes upon lifetimes.”
Gu Baiqing didn’t know how much time remained. Once the Heavenly Dao decided this world was no longer viable, it would truly be over.
Mo Xuanli, however, suddenly hesitated. “What’s so good about the outside?”
Gu Baiqing was stunned. Mo Xuanli suddenly lifted his eyes, a pair of clear, dark eyes staring straight at Gu Baiqing as he said, “Isn’t it good to stay here with me forever?”
Gu Baiqing suddenly didn’t know how to answer.
Suddenly the boat seemed to knock into something, wasn’t this supposed to be river water?
Gu Baiqing and Mo Xuanli looked outside, and at some unknown moment it had turned into a lake.
And this lake, Gu Baiqing remembered it. It was Linxun Town, the lake where they had released lanterns.
Everything around them was frozen. In the distance, figures and lights could be seen, yet they were like false paintings.
Seeing this scene and recalling everything from before, a bleak sorrow appeared in Gu Baiqing’s eyes.
Mo Xuanli stared blankly at Gu Baiqing, then turned to look at the lake surface, suddenly feeling it extremely familiar. His expression changed slightly; he raised a hand.
Ripples spread across the surface, and a broken river lantern rose up from beneath the water.
The moment Gu Baiqing saw it, he froze.
The river lantern slowly floated into Mo Xuanli’s hand.
On that side was written “Mo Xuanli.” The handwriting was pretty, but the strokes were weak, it was writing from his childhood.
The shopkeeper had once said that either you don’t write at all, or if you write, you write both sides, forming a pair.
Gu Baiqing looked at the lantern in silence. That time, he had touched that river lantern in the lake.
Mo Xuanli slowly rotated the four-cornered lantern, and a name came into view, and struck straight at his chest.
“Gu Baiqing.”
Mo Xuanli’s pupils contracted as he turned to look at Gu Baiqing beside him. “Wasn’t there only one?” Little Xuanli had written only one.
Gu Baiqing smiled faintly. “I promised little Xuanli that when he grew up, I would be with him, and would never abandon him alone.”
At that time… had his heart already been moved? Gu Baiqing didn’t know. But from then on, he probably could no longer let go of Mo Xuanli. Once the hands were clasped, it was life and death together.
“Ma… Master?”
Along with Mo Xuanli’s trembling voice, the surroundings suddenly became unstable.
Gu Baiqing was startled and looked around, suddenly realizing that this was precisely the moment. He looked at Mo Xuanli and asked seriously, “Xuanli, are you willing to go home with me? Go back to a place where there are people we know. Although many people want to harm you, there are also people who like you, people willing to help you. That is the precious wealth you earned after striving for so long; they are worth it. But… if you only want to stay here, I am willing to accompany you. No matter how long this place can exist, I will stay with you until the final moment.”
Mo Xuanli stared blankly at Gu Baiqing, only to see Gu Baiqing close his eyes and slowly lean toward him.
And all Mo Xuanli needed to do was lean over, this was his choice.
Gu Baiqing’s heart pounded like a drum. Suddenly he felt a chill on his forehead. He curled his lips into a smile; he knew it, this disciple he had taught would make such a choice. Opening his eyes to look, he saw Mo Xuanli right before him, one black and one red eye gazing deeply at him, as if he would be willing to follow him to the ends of the earth.
Gu Baiqing smiled faintly. “Once we go out later, you might feel a bit sad, but trust me, okay?”
“Mm.” Mo Xuanli looked dazed, but still nodded in response.
Gu Baiqing finally placed a kiss on Mo Xuanli’s lips.
They smoothly entered the sea of consciousness. Within the sea of consciousness, a well-behaved figure was sitting suspended in midair, waiting for his arrival.
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