He walked around the bed, discovering that within a meter, there was this kind of obstruction.
Ye Xuan: …
Good heavens, who were they guarding against?
At this moment, the small spoon and the main system in the system space were dumbfounded.
The small spoon was still here, so where did Qiao Ci go?
Without the small spoon, how could she go to the small world?
The small spoon was so scared it was almost crying: “Where is my host? Where is my big host?”
“You haven’t unbinded yet. Try contacting her,” the main system said calmly.
“No, the small spoon can’t sense the host anymore. Did she go to the small world by herself? Without the small spoon, how can she find her cub and come back? Boo hoo hoo…” The small spoon was frantically turning in circles, dropping golden beans.
The main system had never encountered such a situation. While trying to scan the small spoon to contact Qiao Ci bypassing it, it also had to comfort the crying system like a leaky sieve…
It was truly making the system’s head ache…
*
“Have you heard? The most popular courtesan at Zui Ren Lou is going to auction herself again. He’s twenty-five this year, a proper old man. He’s been selling himself since he was sixteen, and for a full ten years, he hasn’t been sold yet~”
“What do you know? He believes in love at first sight and vows to remain single if he doesn’t meet it. Besides, the backer of Zui Ren Lou is willing to indulge him. I’m quite envious of him, for having his own principles and not being swayed by the superficial world.”
“His requirement of love at first sight has made him famous for nearly ten years. Perhaps it’s just to attract attention; who knows what it’s like inside, hahaha~”
“But, Young Master Ye is indeed beautiful…”
Qiao Ci, tracking the soul aura of her cub, had just entered this small world when she heard people coming and going around her discussing animatedly. She walked into a nearby dark alley, materialized her soul, put on a cloak, and returned to the bustling street.
The cub’s soul was weak, and Qiao Ci could only track him this far, but he was definitely nearby.
Those few people just now discussing Young Master Ye…
Qiao Ci’s eyes flickered.
Looking at the crowds on the market street, the younger men were dressed very conservatively, with powdered faces and painted brows.
While the women were relatively bold, both in dress and behavior.
It was likely a matriarchal society.
Remembering what the passersby said about Young Master Ye being auctioned again, Qiao Ci decided to investigate.
*
“Alas, Xiao Bai, why must you do this? Where is there such a thing as love at first sight? Love at first sight is merely lust at first sight. After so many years, you’ve looked down on so many princes and noble ladies, what are you persisting in?” A man, elaborately dressed and alluring, sat by the bed, looking at the pale and dying, stunningly beautiful man on the bed.
Seeing that his eyes were slightly closed, as if unwilling to pay him any mind, Lou Zui Ren, the owner of Zui Ren Lou, continued to earnestly persuade, “Xiao Bai, we met when we were nobodies, and it hasn’t been easy for us to get here together. You can’t expect me to outlive you, can you? There’s no time left for the love蛊 in your body. On your twenty-fifth birthday, if you don’t consummate with a woman, you will die, do you know that?”
“You know, it’s already difficult for us men to survive, and you’re making it even harder for yourself! The noble ladies who pursued you over the years could circle the Danfeng Kingdom twice. What is it about them that makes you prefer death to touching them?” Lou Zui Ren had been worried sick about Ye Xiao Bai for years.
In their early years, both of them were sold by human traffickers to an assassin organization. Fortunately, they had extraordinary bones and were exceptionally talented and wise. After enduring much unbearable pain, they broke through the ranks of many people at a young age and became leaders of the assassin organization.
When Ye Xiao Bai was sixteen, he suddenly fell into a coma and was found to have a love蛊 planted in his body long ago, which could only be cured by consummating with the person who planted it.
After identifying who planted the love蛊, Lou Zui Ren punished the woman and then cleaned her up and sent her to Ye Xiao Bai’s bed.
Unexpectedly, the moment Ye Xiao Bai saw her, he killed her directly!
The source of the蛊 was cut off, and Ye Xiao Bai was expected to die. However, he used his profound inner strength to suppress the love蛊, and eventually, the love蛊 mutated. Now, it could be cured by having intercourse with any normal woman.
But Ye Xiao Bai was a man of his own mind. He was unwilling to compromise. He always felt he was waiting for someone, and if it wasn’t that person, he would rather die than touch another woman.
Lou Zui Ren felt frustrated, but Ye Xiao Bai was stubborn. He could only follow Ye Xiao Bai’s wishes and expose him to everyone’s sight. He bought a brothel and began the ten-year ‘love at first sight’ plan.
However, ten years have passed, and seeing Ye Xiao Bai becoming more and more haggard from the torment of the love蛊, he could only watch with anxiety.
He had thought about secretly finding women for him, but they were all thrown out by him, and even the blankets and the bed had to be changed.
Once, he couldn’t bear to watch anymore and drugged him, intending to force him to detoxify. Unexpectedly, Ye Xiao Bai dispersed half of his cultivation rather than touch anyone else.
Lou Zui Ren became scared and never dared to take matters into his own hands again. Everything was done according to Ye Xiao Bai’s decisions.
However, time was running out. If he couldn’t choose a woman he liked this time, he would explode and die.
Ye Xiao Bai opened his eyes and looked at his friend who had gone to great lengths for him, smiling weakly: “Thank you for everything you’ve done for me, Zui Ren. You don’t understand. It’s not that I don’t want to live, but there are things more important than life. If the person I’m waiting for doesn’t come, I can’t imagine what that world would be like… I’m more afraid than you are, do you know that?”
He touched his chest and smiled tragically, “It’s empty, completely empty. I have dreams every day, dreaming of a figure with her back to me, but I can’t see her face clearly, and she never turns to look at me. I’m so afraid that before I die, she still won’t turn to look at me…”
“Can dreams be taken seriously? Besides, even if the person in your dream comes to our world, how can you be sure you’ll recognize her at first sight? Wake up, it’s all fake without that person!” After saying this, Lou Zui Ren noticed Ye Xiao Bai’s eyes become a little duller, and he couldn’t help but comfort him, “You should think of it this way: if you die, you’ll never see her again. You only have a chance if you live. Be good, let’s detoxify first…”
“Zui Ren, you really don’t understand me…” Ye Xiao Bai smiled and shook his head.
Lou Zui Ren was almost in tears. Did it matter if he understood Ye Xiao Bai?
He just wanted Ye Xiao Bai to live.
Ye Xiao Bai patted Lou Zui Ren’s hand and comforted him, “She will come. This time, she will come.”
If she still didn’t come, he would really die.
Heart dies, lamp extinguishes.