Future Beast World: Becoming A Pampered Beauty-Chapter 487 - 426: Curse Seal

His breathing quickened.

"Princess, I... I can’t hold on much longer..."

Sang Luo kissed him.

Yun Qi parted her lips for a deep, demanding kiss. At the same time, he took her hand in his long, slender one and guided it down beneath their clothes.

"Ngh..."

When they were done, Yun Qi held her, kissing her again and again in satisfaction. Exhausted, they fell asleep in each other’s arms.

The next morning, Sang Luo wanted to return to the Red Fox Clan, but Yun Qi suggested she go back to Fan City instead. She had vanished after their wedding night, and all sorts of rumors—many of them unpleasant—were circulating throughout the clan’s territory. She had to go back and put them to rest.

Sang Luo agreed and returned to the Nine-tailed Fox Clan’s territory with Yun Qi. The entire way, she couldn’t stop wondering if she would run into Yun Rong. He knew her secret... ’Should I let him live? Or should I get rid of him?’

She’d agonized over it the entire journey, but she didn’t see Yun Rong at all after they returned. ’Logically speaking, now that the bride is back, shouldn’t the groom be the first one to greet her?’

"Where did your brother go?"

"He had some business to attend to and left the clan territory," Yun Qi said. "I’m afraid it will be a while before he returns."

Sang Luo nodded, not thinking much of it.

As Yun Qi led Sang Luo by the hand, the clanspeople and Servants they passed were all incredibly respectful, treating him no differently than they would the Young Master. It was not the reception one would expect for an unfavored illegitimate son.

When the old Clan Leader, Yun Shu, saw Yun Qi return, his face turned livid with anger. Seeing their joined hands, a vein throbbed on his forehead. "You! You still have the nerve to come back!"

"I am your biological son, Father. The clan territory is my home as well. Why shouldn’t I be able to return?" Yun Qi said with a pleasant smile.

Yun Shu’s lips trembled with rage, leaving him speechless.

The Clan Leader’s Wife at his side, however, was very polite to Yun Qi. Supporting her visibly pregnant belly, she smiled and said, "It’s good that you’re back. And you brought the Princess with you! That’s a great service. You must be rewarded handsomely!"

"Thank you, Madam."

The Clan Leader shot his wife a glare, then turned his cold, loathing gaze on Yun Qi. "You, come with me!"

"Yes, Father." Yun Qi looked at Sang Luo. "Princess, I’ll go with him. Fan City is very large and has many interesting things to see. You can wander around if you get bored."

"Okay, go on."

After the three of them left, a flicker of doubt crossed Sang Luo’s eyes. ’This family’s attitude is so strange.’

She opened her palm. Lying in it was a single strand of black hair—one she had accidentally pulled from Yun Qi’s head.

She used her Time Ability, and a series of images flashed through her mind.

...

It was the day after she had been sent to Ye Wushuang.

Yun Qi had come looking for her.

He couldn’t find Sang Luo, so he had no choice but to ask Yun Rong.

Their conversation, however, was not pleasant.

Yun Rong mocked him, "A hideous substitute. Once the Princess returns, you’ll be cast aside like a worn-out shoe, a homeless stray."

The words struck a raw nerve deep inside Yun Qi, and his eyes filled with crimson veins.

Yun Rong was about to say more, to flaunt his victor’s stance, when a cold dagger suddenly plunged into his chest. Horrified, he gasped, "You!"

"She likes this face of yours, doesn’t she?" Yun Qi raised a hand to stroke Yun Rong’s familiar face, his voice as thin and cold as ice—a complete contrast to how he was with Sang Luo. "We were supposed to have the same face..."

SQUELCH!

The dagger was pulled out.

A dark power materialized in Yun Qi’s palm, transforming into countless threads that wrapped around Yun Rong’s body, as if turning him into a shadow. Their bodies drew closer, inch by inch, until they overlapped...

Yun Rong shrieked in terror, "The Reshaping Technique! Where did you learn such a depraved and wicked art?! Let me go! I’m going to tell Father!"

"How do you think I survived all those years I was cast out, dear brother?"

’So what if they were wicked arts? Without such despicable methods, he would have died without a proper burial long ago!’

"AHH!"

With a final, bloodcurdling scream, their bodies completely merged into one. The scars on Yun Qi’s face vanished, his appearance restored.

He smiled in satisfaction.

’Seeing this side of Yun Qi sent a chill down Sang Luo’s spine. That little fox was so good at hiding. To think he concealed such a side to himself beneath his usual gentle, obedient demeanor...’

’No wonder the old Clan Leader was so furious with him. He must have found out. Harming one’s own brother was a grave sin, but there was nothing he could do to Yun Qi. He only had this one son left. What was done could not be undone, so they had no choice but to move forward.’

’Father and son had a tacit understanding and spread the news that Yun Rong had left to gain experience. It would be simple enough to cover it up. Accidents were common during such training excursions. They could just say the Young Master had an unfortunate encounter with an Evil Beast and died, leaving no remains...’

Yun Qi didn’t return for a long time. Curious about how his discussion with the Clan Leader was going, Sang Luo sent out her spiritual power.

「In a certain side hall.」

The Clan Leader was at the height of his fury. "How could you be so heartless! To brutally murder your own brother!"

"I didn’t kill him. He assimilated with me, became a part of me—another skin for me to wear. You can still think of me as your son."

"You... Why on earth would you do something like this?" The old Clan Leader was so enraged he was sputtering incoherently.

"I can take my brother’s place as the Young Master of the Fox Clan," Yun Qi said with a gentle smile.

"And I want the Princess of the Red Fox Clan to be my official wife!"

...

Sang Luo dejectedly withdrew her spiritual power. ’Yun Qi... From this moment on, he is Yan. The two brothers have merged into one. He is the Yan I will come to know in the future!’

A tall, slender figure appeared behind her, and a teasing, magnetic voice spoke.

"Princess, long time no see."

Sang Luo spun around and launched an attack. "You dare show your face here!"

Ye Wushuang dodged it with ease. Wearing that mask of his, the corners of his lips curled up. "I told you, you can’t escape the palm of my hand."

"Master Ye, what a grand entrance. Forgive me for not welcoming you sooner. Why not give us any advance notice?"

Yun Qi arrived with his men, surrounding him completely.

The one who was truly trapped, however, was someone else.

Ye Wushuang’s expression changed slightly.

Yun Qi took up a bow, nocked an arrow, and fired. The arrow pierced what had been Ye Wushuang’s body, which dissolved into a wisp of dark energy and vanished.

"Just a wisp of his Split Soul."

’A cunning and cautious madman like Ye Wushuang would never come here in person.’

After the Split Soul disappeared, a laugh lingered in the air.

"The Princess will come to see me of her own accord. Otherwise, you will never leave this place!"

A grim expression fell over Sang Luo’s face.

Yun Qi asked with concern, "What is it, Princess?"

"Didn’t you hear what he said?"

Yun Qi looked puzzled and shook his head. "No."

Sang Luo said urgently, "Help me check myself."

Hearing this, Yun Qi’s expression turned grave. He took Sang Luo to his bedchambers and found a cyan, single-eyed mark hidden by her hair on the back of her neck!

"It’s a Curse Seal." Yun Qi’s face was dark. "There are only two ways to break it. One is to have the caster remove it willingly. The other is to kill the caster, and the seal will break on its own!"