The Cub I Raised Turned Out to Be a Reborn Boss (GL) - Chapter 22

Only after listening to Jiang Yixue speak for a long time did Song Xi say quietly, “Um… they’ve left…”

“Mm. Good thing they left.”

Jiang Yixue nodded, and only then did she belatedly withdraw her hand.

Seeing Song Xi’s current appearance, Jiang Yixue found it somewhat unbelievable.

The tips of the person’s ears before her were faintly pink. Her expression was slightly evasive, and she looked somewhat at a loss.

Was this really the same person who had killed without blinking just now, like a female demon lord?

Back at the inn, Song Xi had not had any spare time to treat her wound. Now, while listening to Jiang Yixue speak, she lifted the sleeve stuck to the wound and applied medicine.

Her skin was very fair, but it had been soaked completely red with blood. A wound stretched from her shoulder all the way to her elbow. The flesh had stuck to the fabric, and when she lifted it, it was as if she were tearing open the flesh itself. Fresh blood immediately seeped from the reopened wound.

Jiang Yixue could not help frowning and sucking in a cold breath. “Doesn’t it hurt…”

“I’m used to it.”

Song Xi only frowned slightly, as if she did not feel the pain.

Her thick lashes covered Song Xi’s expression, and Jiang Yixue could not see what she was thinking. But a faint ache suddenly rose in Jiang Yixue’s heart.

She looked like nothing more than a young girl. What exactly had she experienced to become so mature, experienced, and ruthless? But from those tiny reactions, she was clearly not someone completely cold and heartless at her core. Hidden in her heart was a softness perhaps even she herself had not discovered.

Jiang Yixue sighed softly, then said, “Now we’re grasshoppers tied to the same rope. When we find Yun Tongtian later, I’ll attack first. With a secret technique, I can briefly raise my cultivation to Heaven rank. When he falls into a disadvantage, you take the chance to ambush him.”

The chance of success for this plan was not high. After Jiang Yixue raised herself to Heaven rank, she could completely suppress Yun Tongtian, but power that did not truly belong to her would not last long. And Song Xi was only at Earth rank. Even with an ambush, her chance of injuring Yun Tongtian was not great…

They could only take the gamble once.

Moreover, under this plan, Song Xi would be relatively safe. Jiang Yixue would be the one directly facing Yun Tongtian.

Song Xi lightly bit her lip, then raised her eyes to look at Jiang Yixue. “Actually… I have another method with a better chance.”

“What is it?”

“Lend me your power.”

The reason Song Xi could not fully display her strength right now was because the death energy inside her body did not completely obey her command.

If she used death energy and Netherworld power to refine part of Jiang Yixue’s spiritual power, then she could display much more strength than she could now. Combined with the strange qualities of Netherworld power, this had been Song Xi’s original plan.

Song Xi gently closed her eyes, reached out to wrap her arms around Jiang Yixue’s neck, and kissed those pale lips.

“Relax. Guide your spiritual power to merge with mine.”

The rich fragrance suddenly became stronger. The touch against her lips was soft and damp, and Song Xi’s movements were very gentle.

Jiang Yixue froze for a moment, then subconsciously obeyed her instructions, controlling the spiritual power inside her body and slowly letting it merge into Song Xi’s body.

Jiang Yixue saw Song Xi’s tightly closed eyes and those slightly trembling lashes. Her brows were very beautiful, bright and flamboyant, yet now they seemed somewhat restrained. She was entirely focused on refining Jiang Yixue’s spiritual power, without even the slightest stray thought.

This person was very mysterious. With Earth-rank strength, she had escaped from Yun Tongtian’s hands, enough to show that her methods were strange and varied.

Her nature was not bad either. Although she acted ruthlessly, it was all because she had no choice…

Scenes flashed through Jiang Yixue’s mind one by one, and in the end, she chose to trust her.

Sensing the softness against her lips slowly retreating and separating, Jiang Yixue wrapped an arm around Song Xi’s shoulder and chased after her tightly.

“It’s all right. I still have a lot of spiritual power. You can take more.”

Perhaps because there was so little air between their lips and teeth, Jiang Yixue’s words carried a faint breathiness, lingering and soft as they brushed past Song Xi’s ear.

For a moment, Song Xi’s mind went completely blank.

Actually, she did not have to use this method to take Jiang Yixue’s spiritual power.

But Netherworld power was too domineering, and it would inevitably bring death energy into Jiang Yixue’s body.

In the end, Song Xi had chosen this somewhat awkward method in order not to harm Jiang Yixue. At the time, she had been very rational and clear-headed. Although it was a kiss, it was only something she had no choice but to do to survive.

But now, when that soft, lingering breath brushed past Song Xi’s ear, Song Xi’s mind was thrown into complete chaos.

It was not until Jiang Yixue’s feet went unsteady and she swayed slightly, almost falling into Song Xi’s arms, that Song Xi finally woke as if from a dream.

She pushed Jiang Yixue away slightly, her hands and feet still stiff and at a loss.

“Enough… that’s enough…”

Jiang Yixue had given almost all the spiritual power inside her body to Song Xi. Her face was slightly pale, nearly translucent beneath a few strands of black hair. Yet those clear, pale eyes were bright and sparkling. She smiled and said, “Then I’ll leave the rest to you.”

If Xue Qiancheng knew that Jiang Yixue had actually handed over her life completely to a stranger like this, she might be so angry she would punish her harshly.

Jiang Yixue herself also knew that in this world surrounded by vicious wolves, doing this was extremely unwise.

But right now, the more spiritual power Song Xi had, the greater their chance would be later.

For some reason, when Jiang Yixue looked into those eyes tinged with red, she thought of the moment Song Xi had let that servant go.

At that time, she had many choices. She could have made that servant act as cannon fodder, or killed him directly, but instead, she had chosen what seemed like the most unlikely choice. The person before Jiang Yixue was not a bad person. Instinctively, Jiang Yixue chose to trust her.

“Don’t worry. I’ll come back carrying Yun Tongtian’s head.”

Song Xi’s lips were pressed tightly together, and the red in her eyes was as intense as a ball of flame.

A ridiculous thought suddenly appeared in her mind.

In her previous life… when she was being hunted down, how wonderful would it have been if someone had trusted and protected her like this?

Perhaps she would not have fallen into Shendaozi’s hands, and would not have endured the pain of a thousand years of soul-burning flames…

Jiang Yixue supported herself against the wall. The aftereffects of lacking spiritual power made her vision blur for a moment. She bit her lower lip slightly before stabilizing herself.

Fortunately, the foundation of her cultivation was quite high. In this short period of time, a small amount of spiritual power had already recovered within her meridians, flowing slowly along them like fine strands of hair.

“Stay here. Protect yourself. Wait for me to come back.”

Song Xi’s eyes darkened slightly. Her figure flashed, vanishing like a ghost into the shadows of the alley.

Author’s Note:

Xixi: Force-kiss get! Am I brave or what?
hands on hips

Author: …All I can say is, you kissed, but not completely. The word “coward” was tailor-made for you. You’re this timid in the early stage, so when exactly will you rise up?