Chapter 1858 - 1859: The Tormenting She-Devil
"Little brother, what do you usually like to do? What are your hobbies?"
"Little brother, is there anything you want? Besides the Sky Mountain Blood Lotus."
"Little brother, take a picture for me, yeah? The snow scenery here is so beautiful!"
"Little brother, let’s take a photo together, to commemorate this super harmonious, crazy romantic time of you and me working hard together on this Snow Mountain!"
"..."
After trudging toward the Snow Mountain Summit for an hour, Ye Xuan felt like he was about to lose his mind.
Driven insane by Lou Yaoyao, plain and simple!
Because not only did he have to stay on guard against her at every moment, he also had to go against his conscience from time to time and plaster on a smile, catering to her every unreasonable demand.
For example, when she wanted a photo with the snowy backdrop and Ye Xuan refused, she’d immediately spin around and march downhill with the little glass bottle.
Or, for instance, she’d claim she was a delicate, fragile girl, that the mountain road was long and dangerous, and demand Ye Xuan hold her little hand as they went up. When Ye Xuan mercilessly exposed her extraordinary strength, she’d fly into a shame-turned-anger fit and also spin around to leave.
And so on, and so on, way too many.
A few words weren’t enough to explain it all.
Forget Ye Xuan—who wouldn’t go crazy if this happened to them?
Ye Xuan even seriously considered just going all out with Lou Yaoyao in a life-and-death battle, forcibly snatching the little glass bottle from her hands, but reality was cruel—he just couldn’t!
Not to mention this woman’s strength was unfathomable and Ye Xuan had no absolute confidence he could defeat her; even if he did have that confidence, once they fought, he’d definitely have to pay a heavy price.
Right now, the Sky Mountain Blood Lotus had already run into the treasure, and when the time came, there’d inevitably be a fierce, brutal battle. If Ye Xuan didn’t maintain peak condition at all times, how was he supposed to handle the situation then?
All these helpless factors made Ye Xuan grit his teeth in anguish.
For the future safety of his dear wives, Ye Xuan could only sacrifice himself for the greater good, giving in to all of Lou Yaoyao’s unreasonable demands, treating her like a little ancestor to be worshipped.
If she wanted a photo together, he accompanied her.
If she wanted to hold hands, he held her.
If she wanted him to carry her, he carried her...
He really was about to lose it...
And trailing behind the two of them, Ye Xiaoying, Chi Lian and the others watched Lou Yaoyao acting all delicate and clingy next to Ye Xuan, each of their faces turning strange, like four walking corpses.
They even had this illusion that up here on the Snow Mountain, they were completely redundant, that this place was originally meant only for that dog couple in front.
Big Sis, please, can you not act like this?!
Ye Lang felt he couldn’t bear it anymore. He clenched his jaw, braced himself and walked forward, deciding to help shoulder some of Ye Xuan’s pressure.
As one of the brothers Ye Xuan doted on the most, Ye Lang felt this was his responsibility.
He edged up to Lou Yaoyao’s side, wearing what he thought was his most handsome, most charming smile. "Missy, hi, we haven’t properly introduced ourselves yet, my name is..."
Yes, Ye Lang was prepared to sacrifice himself for the greater good, to give Ye Xuan some peace and quiet by letting this rumored kill-without-batting-an-eye demoness latch onto him instead.
However, Ye Lang hadn’t even finished giving his name.
The very next second, the Lou Yaoyao who’d been clinging to Ye Xuan like a dainty little woman suddenly furrowed her dark brows, and in her starry, deep eyes surged a bone-chilling cold.
She glanced at Ye Lang.
Just one glance!
Ye Lang instantly turned to stone, his whole body going rigid and cold, as if he were already dead.
Damn, that was terrifying!
In all his years, aside from Ye Xuan, Ye Lang had never seen such a terrifying look in anyone’s eyes!!
It made Ye Lang deeply aware of the gap in strength between him and Lou Yaoyao.
After cowing Ye Lang, Lou Yaoyao turned back to Ye Xuan with a face full of gentle smiles, and said in a sugary tone, "Little brother, who is this person? He seems like he wants to steal me away from your side!"
Ye Xuan really wanted to tell her, no need to steal, I’ll happily give you away!
Sadly, Ye Xuan didn’t dare say that.
He could only keep smiling like a duck and say, "He’s my good brother, Ye Lang."
"Oh, your good brother." Lou Yaoyao nodded, a bit helpless. "Alright then, for your sake, I won’t kill him."
Look at that—how casual, how faint and breezy!
To a demoness, killing was just everyday routine!
"Hiss!!"
Ye Lang immediately sucked in a sharp breath, turning completely dumbfounded.
Just like that, for no reason, he’d brushed shoulders with Death?
Demoness, sorry to bother you!
Ye Lang instantly backed away several steps, then hid behind Ye Xiaoying and the other two, starting to tremble...
Ye Xiaoying and the others all looked at Ye Lang with heartfelt disdain.
Ye Xuan, meanwhile, was dragged back into the tragic cycle of being crazily pestered, flirted with, and tormented by the fake-delicate Lou Yaoyao.
And so, the group of six slowly made their way toward the Snow Mountain Summit.
They walked from day into night, yet hadn’t even finished a third of the journey. Even though their pace wasn’t slow, this Snow Mountain was just too vast and too tall.
During this time, Ye Xuan and the others ran into three ambushes.
But they were all from small-time forces; Ye Xuan didn’t even need to step in—Xiong Shan and Ye Lang easily took care of them.
Even so, it still served as a wake-up call for Ye Xuan and the others.
Right now, their target was the Snow Mountain Summit. As they climbed, they would inevitably run into more and more groups, and the closer they got to the Snow Mountain Summit, the higher the danger level would climb.
This was going to be a grueling journey where they could lose their lives any minute!
By now, it was deep into the night.
Ye Xuan looked up at the Snow Mountain Summit, which was emitting a faint glow—like moonlight, yet also like the mountain itself was shining, breathtakingly beautiful.
Ye Xuan stopped and said in a low voice, "Let’s find a place to rest for the night. This trip is full of danger, we can’t rush it."
The others all nodded. Clearly, they also knew that if they tried to charge straight up to the Snow Mountain Summit in one go, not only would it be even harder to secure the Sky Mountain Blood Lotus, but with one careless move they could lose their lives.
A stone is worn down by dripping water, but not in a day!
So, they found a relatively hidden, quiet spot nearby, with no risk of sudden avalanches, and started to make camp.
Xiong Shan went out and hunted two snow wolves on the mountain, slinging them over his shoulders as he returned.
Ye Lang gathered some flammable materials and lit a bonfire.
Ye Xiaoying, Chi Lian, plus Ye Lang and Xiong Shan, sat around the fire, roasting the snow wolves as they warmed themselves, occasionally glancing over at that dog couple snuggling not far away.
Yes, Ye Xuan was currently being forced to snuggle with Lou Yaoyao.
The two of them were sitting side by side on a boulder whose snow had been cleared away. Lou Yaoyao, acting like a tender, affectionate little woman, rested her head on Ye Xuan’s shoulder, her face full of happiness and contentment.
Ye Xuan, on the other hand, tilted his head back to stare at the brightest full moon in the starry sky, a faint sadness welling up in his heart. He wanted to cry, but didn’t dare.
"Wife, I miss you so much, really so much..."
Tormented and hounded by the demoness, at this moment, he missed his cold, peerlessly stunning wife back home more than ever.