Death Knocks on Hell’s Door Chapter 78

Chapter 78 Good Morning

The night breeze gently rustled the youth’s silver hair, the crackling campfire danced softly, and the speed of the falling stars seemed to slow down at that moment.

Thanatos closed his eyes, his long lashes trembling like the delicate wings of a silver butterfly, betraying his anxious anticipation.

Yanluo smiled faintly, leaning in and lowering his head slightly to kiss the youth’s rosy lips.

A gentle kiss.

Time seemed to stand still in that instant.

A strange sensation brushed over his lips. Thanatos’ lashes fluttered, but he didn’t dare to open his eyes.

There was no quickening of breath, no racing heartbeat, but the crimson flush that spread across his face spoke volumes.

However, Yanluo wasn’t content with just a gentle kiss. After briefly savoring the softness of the little reaper’s lips, he pried open his mouth, their tongues tangled as he sucked in the sweetness of Thanatos’ mouth. Death itself didn’t possess saliva, but a liquid, much like dew, secreted in its place. It tasted as fresh and clear as mountain spring water.

At first, Thanatos recoiled from the foreign invasion, as if shocked by an electric current. However, there was no escape from the tight space between them, and he soon found himself drawn back into the kiss, unable to break free. Thanatos tried to pull away, but Yanluo held the back of his head, forcing him to surrender to the deep kiss.

The advantage of not needing to breathe was that no matter how intense the kiss, it wouldn’t leave the little reaper gasping for air. The kiss could stretch on endlessly, making it all too easy to tease.

His already red lips grew even more vivid, and with his mind emptied of thought, Thanatos lost track of time. Reluctantly, he opened his eyes.

Enough, enough.

The deep gaze in those silver eyes held a silent plea, the pupils locked onto Yanluo as his lashes fluttered occasionally, like stars winking at him.

The shooting stars in the sky probably all fell into this youth’s eyes.

Yanluo magnanimously let him go.

As time resumed its flow, the blankness in mind was replaced with the lingering sensations of their recent intimacy. Thanatos covered his mouth, turning away, unable to speak a single word.

Finally freed, he darted into the tent behind him, too shy to face Yanluo again.

Yanluo looked at the closed tent and smiled, his fingertips lingeringly stroking his lips.

He raised his hand and extinguished the flickering fire. After tidying up the camp, he lifted the tent flap and stepped inside.

As soon as he entered, Yanluo grinned. There was a small mound beneath the only blanket in the tent, unmistakably the little reaper trying to hide himself, pretending not to see or hear.

Yanluo moved toward him, intent on pulling the little reaper from the blanket, but the corner of the blanket was gripped tightly. Thanatos stubbornly refused to reveal himself.

Yanluo raised an eyebrow, sighing in distress. “What am I going to do now? I only brought one blanket, but a little reaper has claimed it all for himself. Looks like I’ll have to sleep on the floor.”

Actually, it wasn’t a big deal. A god could sleep on the floor without a blanket and never catch a cold. A god didn’t even need to sleep, for that matter.

But the kind-hearted Thanatos couldn’t help but feel guilty. Everything had been prepared by Yanluo, and now he was hoarding the blanket for himself, leaving Yanluo to sleep on the floor. It just didn’t feel right.

The naive little reaper never considered that Yanluo could have easily brought two blankets. The situation was clearly something Yanluo had orchestrated.

Thanatos was far too passive. Even after becoming a couple, he was still too shy to even accept a kiss without running and hiding. If Yanluo didn’t employ some tricks, who knew how long it would take for them to share a bed. Whether they slept early or late, they were bound to sleep together eventually, so why not sooner rather than later?

When it came to advancing their relationship, Yanluo was a professional.

After all, he had seen living examples who didn’t skip ahead and honestly went through the entire process. The Black and White Impermanence had been in a stalemate for a thousand years. Yanluo was determined not to repeat that mistake. Instead of waiting for the other to catch on, he figured it was better to take matters into his own hands.

Feeling guilty, Thanatos lifted the blanket, gesturing for Yanluo to join him.

Yanluo, both amused and exasperated, couldn’t help but laugh.

The little reaper had lifted the blanket but had also put his black robe back on, hiding himself tightly again.

“Why are you hiding again?” Yanluo asked, laughing. “Are you embarrassed? All couples do this. Haven’t you seen it enough times?”

Thanatos had seen plenty of such scenes before, but the difference between watching it happen to someone else and experiencing it firsthand was vast.

Thanatos still refused to take off his black robe.

“Are you afraid I’ll see you blushing?” Yanluo continued to tease. “There’s nothing to worry about. Your face is always red, and it’s actually quite adorable.”

Thanatos: “……”

Better not to say anything at all!

In the blink of an eye, the black robe vanished. Thanatos, feeling utterly defeated, buried himself deeper into the blankets, turning his back to Yanluo.

Yanluo slid in beside him.

The blanket was large enough for two. One could lie on their side while the other lay flat, maintaining some space between them.

But was Yanluo that kind of god?

Before long, he pretended to fall asleep, turning over and pulling the young man who had his back to him into his arms.

Holding his boyfriend was only natural.

The sudden embrace robbed Thanatos of any trace of sleepiness. He lowered his head, attempting to move Yanluo’s hand from his waist. He struggled a few times, but it didn’t budge.

He was pulled even closer.

……Was his strength really that poor?

Thanatos felt a little discouraged.

Was Yanluo pretending to be asleep behind him?

Thanatos didn’t dare turn around to check. If he did and found himself face to face with Yanluo, their eyes locking, it would be more than just a little awkward.

Although it wasn’t their first time being so close, and Yanluo had carried him and held his hand before, sharing a blanket and being held in each other’s arms felt entirely different.

Thanatos couldn’t sleep all night. With Yanluo holding him so tightly, he simply couldn’t drift off. He didn’t dare move, remaining frozen in one position all night, his body stiffening with each passing minute.

Why was Yanluo able to maintain the same position all night, holding him without letting go? Wasn’t he tired? Thanatos’ mind was full of questions.

By the middle of the night, Yanluo had indeed fallen asleep. With the little reaper in his arms, he slept more soundly than usual, unwilling to release him even in his dreams.

Yanluo slept soundly, but Thanatos, who hadn’t gotten a wink of sleep, was brimming with resentment. Staying up all night wasn’t the problem. It was the fact that he couldn’t move, his body aching from being so still.

It was all Yanluo’s fault that he didn’t dare to move.

The angry little reaper stretched out his sore limbs, plotting a small act of revenge on Yanluo.

The morning sun gently awakened Yanluo from his dreams.

He had slept quite well, his dreams filled with images of him holding the little reaper, kissing him.

Half awake, Yanluo could still feel the soft, cool body in his arms. It was far more comfortable than any pillow. That was his little reaper, and he had truly spent the night holding him.

He decided that as soon as he woke up, he would give the little reaper a sweet good morning kiss and whisper a soft “good morning” to him.

With that thought, Yanluo stirred from his dreams.

In the moment he became fully awake, Yanluo felt that something was off. The body in his arms felt a little hard.

He opened his eyes and was met with the sight of a skull, lying peacefully in his arms. Its hollow eye sockets were staring directly at him.

Yanluo: “……”

He had been dreaming of holding a silver-haired beauty and kissing him, but now he was face to face with a skeleton by his side.

It was certainly a scene that could make it to the top ten list of life’s psychological scars.

But Yanluo wasn’t just anyone. He fell silent for just a second, then without hesitation, he leaned down and gently kissed the skull’s forehead, smiling warmly. “Good morning, Little Reaper.”

Thanatos: “……”

He had actually hoped to scare Yanluo. How foolish of him.

Not only did Yanluo not get scared, but he also started to entertain even more perverse thoughts.

The little reaper wasn’t wearing his black robe or any clothes. Beneath the blanket, there was only a complete skeleton.

That meant Thanatos was practically unclothed in Yanluo’s arms, wasn’t he?

Yanluo raised his eyebrow, clearly intrigued. He remembered that before falling asleep, he had held Thanatos’ waist. So now……

He slid his hand down just a little, his fingers brushing over a hard bone.

His fingertips traveled along the tailbone, eventually reaching the pelvis.

Thanatos: “!!!”

Although the skeleton was hidden beneath the blanket, being touched this way by Yanluo was far worse than being seen directly!

What was meant to be a prank had only resulted in Thanatos being frightened.

Yanluo couldn’t see the skeleton, but guided only by touch, his fingertips accidentally brushed against a bone.

That was…… the pubic bone.

Almost instantly, the skeleton in Yanluo’s arms disappeared, transforming back into the silver-haired young man, fully clothed.

Thanatos tightly wrapped the blanket around himself, his entire body flushed with heat. He was so mortified he could die. “You’re going too far!”

Even his words were punctuated with an exclamation mark, a clear sign of how strongly his emotions were running.

“I’m going too far?” Yanluo chuckled. “Who was it who crawled into my arms without clothes, hmm?”

The little reaper didn’t answer, remaining silent and sulking, clearly feeling wronged.

……All he had wanted was a brief scare to startle Yanluo, and then return to normal, the blanket covering his body.

Who could have known that Yanluo would be so perverted, even going so far as to touch the skeleton?

“The little reaper’s physique is truly something,” Yanluo exclaimed. “Cold skin, jade-like bones, so refreshing, without a hint of sweat.”

Thanatos felt that Yanluo had truly lost his mind.

He remembered chatting with the Black and White Impermanence before, and they’d often talked about how working in their line of work could easily lead to psychological problems.

From Thanatos’ perspective, Yanluo hadn’t fallen into despair or cynicism, but his mental state had definitely shifted into another, equally disturbing extreme.

After coming down from the mountain, Thanatos locked himself in his room for several days, refusing to go out with Yanluo again.

It seemed he had truly been frightened.

Yanluo spent several days online trying to appease him, until finally, the little reaper forgave him and agreed to go out once more.

However, he was adamant about not spending another night in the wilderness.

So, Yanluo took him around the city instead, exploring all its sights and planning future trips to other destinations.

Not many people had the luxury of so much free time for leisure. Most had to go to work diligently every day.

Seeing the hardworking office workers, Thanatos suddenly remembered that he, too, was technically on a mission, but now it felt more like a vacation.

But his task wouldn’t be completed anytime soon, and there was little he could do about it.

Yanluo had once asked Thanatos why he was staying in China. Thanatos had answered honestly, “King Hades sent me to summon the King of the Sea. If I don’t complete the task, I can’t return. The King of the Sea said he’ll only return after the God of Beauty gives birth, so I can’t go back yet.”

Yanluo nearly laughed when he heard that.

The little reaper was just too naive.

Words like “If you don’t complete the task, don’t come back” were clearly meant to encourage success. Who really wouldn’t come back if the mission failed?

But the little reaper took it all so seriously.

No matter what, Yanluo found himself grateful to Hades, to Poseidon, and to Venus.

Without them, there wouldn’t be the current situation with him and the little reaper.

Of course, Yanluo couldn’t bring himself to tell Thanatos the truth. Instead, he enjoyed his life with the little reaper without a care.

The Underworld Work group chat had long been reduced to Yanluo’s personal space for showing off his affection.

Yanluo: This jelly is delicious, soft, and sweet. It’s just like the lips of my little reaper, which I’ve also personally tested. Highly recommend it for wholesale at any Yanluo retail store.

Yanluo: This outfit, which my little reaper has worn, looks great. We should stock up on a batch for Yanluo Mall’s clothing stores. It’ll definitely sell like hotcakes.

Yanluo: At the Yipin Restaurant, the piece of meat my little reaper put on my plate is especially delicious. I wonder which chef prepared it. Maybe we should consider poaching them for Yanluo Restaurant.

……The topic switch was so seamless, it was almost effortless.

Everything could be connected back to the little reaper.

The gods of the underworld were in absolute agony. They were praying for someone to step in and fix this.

Finally, one day, the Black and White Impermanence got their revenge.

Fan Wujiu: My wedding with Xiao Bai will be held next month, and everyone is welcome to attend.

One-hit KO move.

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