Chapter 239: Chapter 239: Your Demon Is Back

Around midnight, the little tiger cub began to whimper from the heat.

She twisted her small body uncomfortably, but the source of the heat kept pressing in on her.

Jin Ling, who was standing guard outside the door, heard the tiger cub’s stirrings, turned, and went inside.

"An’an, what’s wrong?"

Hearing her father-beast’s voice, the tiger cub woke up completely. She whimpered as she stood up and stared expectantly at Jin Ling.

Afraid she would wake Qiao Xixi and the others, Jin Ling picked her up. "What’s the matter? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

As his warm palm stroked the cub’s body, he noticed her fur was warmer than the rest of her. He was a bit surprised. He felt her over again but found no other abnormal temperatures.

Jin Ling’s expression changed slightly. He reached out to touch Qiao Xixi’s forehead and found it burning hot.

"Xixi, Xixi?"

Sunxiao, who had also been standing guard outside, came in as well. "What is it?"

"Xixi has a fever."

The color of Sunxiao’s eyes shifted slightly. After feeling her forehead, his brow furrowed.

"I’ll go find Xijing and ask if they have any medicine."

"No, I’ll go. Your body is cool, which might make Xixi more comfortable."

Sunxiao nodded.

Jin Ling turned and left the wooden hut, carrying the tiger cub.

Sunxiao moved the other cubs aside to make space, then lay down beside Qiao Xixi. Only then did he take off his beast-pelt clothes and pull her into his arms.

Qiao Xixi felt like fire was about to shoot out of her nose. The heat engulfing her body was unbearable. Suddenly, a cool sensation appeared beside her, and she eagerly pressed herself against it.

Sunxiao felt the scorching heat of the woman in his arms. He frowned, held his breath, and circulated the energy in his body, lowering his temperature even further.

The refreshing coolness greatly eased Qiao Xixi’s discomfort, but she soon frowned again.

"Xixi, Xixi, run! Hide!"

A worried voice dispersed the fog before Qiao Xixi’s eyes. A masculine, handsome face appeared before her again. It was her father-beast.

"Father-beast?"

The handsome male led her up a large tree, his voice filled with grim determination.

"Xixi, stay here and don’t leave. Wait for Father-beast to come back for you."

"Okay."

After making sure she was well hidden, the male turned and jumped down, his figure quickly disappearing into the darkness.

The pitch-black surroundings were so quiet it was unnerving. Qiao Xixi held her breath, sensing countless cold gazes on her from the darkness. She tightened her grip on the bone knife in her hand, remaining on high alert.

Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared below and slammed violently into the tree where she was hiding!

The violent impact startled a soft cry from Qiao Xixi.

"ROAR!"

Pairs of green eyes suddenly appeared beneath the tree. The impacts grew more and more violent until, finally, the tree’s roots were completely shattered. Qiao Xixi lost her balance and plunged toward the ground below.

"Ah!"

She clutched her bone knife, ready for a fight, but the melee she expected never came. Instead, she fell into a stranger’s embrace.

The darkness before her dissipated, and she saw a pair of mismatched eyes.

"Whoa~ A little female fell from the sky."

Qiao Xixi was stunned by the flashy voice. ’Sangze?’

Before she could even react, Sangze had already sent the beasts from the darkness flying. He held her as he zipped through the forest, finally landing in a deep pit.

"Little female, you’re holding on a bit too tight."

Qiao Xixi subconsciously let go and promptly fell on her butt.

"Oof."

’This pain feels so real, as if it actually happened to me before.’

Qiao Xixi opened her mouth, wanting to speak, but found that she couldn’t make a sound.

Sangze’s face was almost right in front of hers. He sniffed her scent and gave a wicked smile.

"You smell so good. From now on, you’re mine."

As Sangze moved closer again, the black fog before her eyes flickered.

An angry shout echoed in her ears. "Found her! The female is right here! Grab her!"

"The Passion Fruit! Quick, make her eat it."

"Mmph..."

Qiao Xixi struggled as a familiar figure appeared before her.

"Qiao Xixi, you can’t beat me. I am the master of this world!"

’Huang Ying...’

The lingering, scorching heat in her body made Qiao Xixi desperate for quick relief.

"Little female, little female?"

’Sangze...’

"Sangze, I feel so awful, so awful..."

"What do you want, little female? Tell me."

"I want... I want... you."

"Good girl. You can have it all."

Sunxiao’s expression was somber as he watched the Qiao Xixi in his arms. He was holding back so tightly that his lips were pressed into a thin line.

Her soft, scorching kisses fell lightly across his body, making his steady breathing turn ragged.

What displeased him, however, was that she was murmuring Sangze’s name.

"Sangze..."

Her fingertips trailed down from his cool waist. But just as she was about to feel his scorching heat, her hand was suddenly caught.

"My, the little female is so forward. I like it a lot."

"I... I also... like it a lot..."

A domineering kiss landed on her. Qiao Xixi couldn’t even tell whose scent this was; she only wished she could melt into his body right then and there.

Sunxiao discovered that as he kissed her, unable to control himself, her body temperature miraculously began to drop.

Sunxiao’s snake-like pupils darkened. He pulled up the beast-pelt blanket, wrapped her in it, and his figure quickly vanished from the wooden hut.

In the forest, a sea breeze damp with moisture blew by. A crimson snake tail coiled around a thick tree trunk. Qiao Xixi, held tightly in Sunxiao’s embrace, writhed with growing agitation.

"Don’t be hasty, Xixi. Open your eyes and see who I am."

Her consciousness hazy, Qiao Xixi seemed to hear a familiar voice speaking constantly by her ear. She struggled to open her eyes and made out the handsome, yet cold and indifferent, face.

"Sunxiao... Mmph!"

Before she could finish, her words were swallowed whole. The restlessness in her body also calmed under his forceful possession.

"Little female..."

"Xixi..."

Two voices exploded in her ear at the same time.

"When you’re with me, you’re not allowed to think of anyone else."

"I’m not..."

The caress of the sea breeze, the deep forest pit, and the dark aura unique to the Hopeless Abyss all seemed to merge perfectly in that single moment.

Feeling the searing heat in the woman in his arms gradually subside, he finally relaxed and let go.

"Host, Host, wake up, Host!"

Qiao Xixi lifted her eyelids, feeling utterly weak. She reached up to touch her forehead; her temperature was normal.

"It’s the crack of dawn. Don’t you start yelling at me."

"Hey now, Host! Your little demon is back! Aren’t you going to show a little appreciation?"

Qiao Xixi pinched the bridge of her nose, forcing herself to wake up.

"I’m just thrilled to death, okay?"

"Spit, spit, spit! Spit that out right now! What’s all this talk of death? Host, you can’t die again! I recovered all the lost data, Host! Waaah, my poor, pitiful Host!"