Li Mohan had just woken up and wasn't entirely sure of the situation. He could only guess the gist of what was happening from the conversation between Ye Huohuo and Fang Fang.
As Fang Fang's face drew closer, he leaned back. Unfortunately, a tree was behind him, preventing him from moving much further. Li Mohan furrowed his brow and grabbed a nearby branch, holding it against Fang Fang as she continued to approach. "Stay away from me!"
Fang Fang's seductive expression instantly fell. "You really don't know appreciation! So many men are desperate to get close to me, and you're so unfeeling! Are you even a man?"
Being rejected by the same man twice in one day left Fang Fang in a foul mood. A red glow flashed in her eyes, and her slender hand clasped Li Mohan's neck. A chilling coldness flashed in her eyes, even suppressing a hint of killing intent.
"Fang Fang, stop!" Ye Huohuo realized something was wrong just then, but because she was too far away, it was too late to intervene.
She could see the anger in Fang Fang's eyes and secretly calculated. She was injured and had overused her spiritual power, her meridians now somewhat sluggish. If she were to fight, she would be no match for Fang Fang.
She could only try to appease her with kind words.
"Fang Fang, don't be angry. He's just like that, a block of wood when it comes to women. He's not interested in any woman, it's not that you're not charming enough.
Look, if he were a man who understood romance, I wouldn't have broken the affinity thread between us!" Ye Huohuo said, raising her wrist. Since the affinity thread had been broken less than twenty-four hours ago, it was still visible to those with a clear celestial eye as a flickering, broken line on Ye Huohuo's wrist.
Fang Fang narrowed her eyes. "Really? You broke your affinity with him because of this? Although I'm not skilled in the mystic arts, I can see he's a man blessed with great fortune. For someone with a fate like yours, forming an affinity thread with him would have taken considerable effort.
You'd willingly break it? Do you take me for a child?"
As she spoke, she tightened her grip on Li Mohan's neck. Li Mohan let out a choking sound but still stubbornly forced out two words, "Get lost!"
Hearing him say that, Ye Huohuo felt like rushing over to slap him. She wondered if this man's life was too good, having been pampered since childhood, did he not know what mortal danger was?
At a time like this, instead of trying to placate Fang Fang's emotions, he was adding fuel to the fire. Was he a true fool or just incredibly stupid?!
Now, Fang Fang was thoroughly enraged by Li Mohan. "Mr. Li, do you know what happens to men I desire? Either they obediently come to bed with me, and I merely absorb a bit of their vital essence, not harming their lives.
In the second scenario, if they are disobedient, I will directly bite through their throats and drain their blood. I can also refine the vital essence I need from their blood.
Usually, they choose the first option, as it's only a loss of a little vital essence while enjoying a sensation of ecstasy. Many men, knowing they'll have their vital essence absorbed, still become my devoted admirers without hesitation.
Never has a man forced me to use the second method. Do you intend to be the first?"
Her lips parted slightly, and a faint curve slowly formed at the corner of her mouth, revealing a sharp, silver fang. Her pink tongue brushed against her sharp tooth, and her expression could be described as bloodthirsty.
Ye Huohuo scratched her head anxiously on the side. Ah Cheng had also recovered and, seeing Li Mohan held captive by Fang Fang, wanted to rush forward to save him. Ye Huohuo stopped him after much persuasion.
She knew that Fang Fang absolutely could not be provoked further, or the situation would spiral out of control. A thousand-year-old demoness was not someone to be trifled with. Let alone her current state where she didn't even have half her strength left, even at her peak, she might not be Fang Fang's match.
"Fang Fang, please don't be angry. I've told you, Li Mohan is just like that, he's a complete block of wood when it comes to emotions. With your charm, what kind of man can't you have? It's not worth it for him to commit murder.
A man even I don't want, you'd ruin your merit for him, and you'll regret it later!" Ye Huohuo took a step forward, tentatively reaching out.
"You, get back here. I know your little tricks, trying to save him, right? Fine, as long as he listens to me and agrees to spend a night with me, I'll let him go!" Fang Fang's smile was gentle, but her eyes were cold.
Ye Huohuo watched as Fang Fang's fingers tightened, knowing that Li Mohan would soon be choked to death. With no other option, she looked at Li Mohan, "Li Mohan, just agree to her, it's only for one night. It's better than dying!"
As soon as she finished speaking, before Fang Fang could react, Li Mohan's eyes turned sharp. His hands, which had been immobilized by Fang Fang's spiritual power, slowly began to move.
He grabbed Fang Fang's wrist.
Fang Fang had calculated everything, but she never expected Li Mohan, an ordinary person, to break free from her術法 and grab her wrist instead.
Moreover, his grip was incredibly strong, like iron pliers clamping down on her wrist. The force grew stronger, and Fang Fang's hand that was choking Li Mohan lost its strength, being pulled down by Li Mohan instead.
Fang Fang tried to shake off Li Mohan's hand twice but failed.
"You, who exactly are you?" Fang Fang's once arrogant eyes now showed a trace of fear. This was because she could feel a chilling energy pressing into her body from Li Mohan's hand gripping her wrist.
That cold energy was very similar to the one from the hillside earlier, or rather, of the same origin, likely released by the same person.
Could it be that the hillside earlier was indeed frozen by this seemingly ordinary person?
Fang Fang panicked, but Ye Huohuo's heart, which had been hanging by a thread, finally relaxed. "I told you not to provoke him! He's not just a block of wood, he's a great iceberg!" Ye Huohuo grumbled.
Fang Fang secretly activated her spiritual power, resisting the chilling energy Li Mohan was pressing into her body. "Did you freeze the hillside earlier?"
Li Mohan was stunned by her question. "What are you talking about? What hillside was frozen?" His expression was incredibly genuine, without any pretense, suggesting he was completely unaware.
"You don't know? Then what is this chilling energy you're pressing into my body?" Fang Fang couldn't detect any falseness in Li Mohan's expression, but he was indeed attacking her with cold energy. This couldn't be fake.
"I'm pressing cold energy into your body? What are you talking about?" Li Mohan was even more confused. He looked at the hand gripping Fang Fang's wrist, his eyes blank.
Taking advantage of Li Mohan's momentary distraction, Fang Fang exerted force and pulled her hand back. She looked at the frost on her fingertips and shook her hand. "Look at my hand, this is what you did!"
Li Mohan also saw the ice crystals on Fang Fang's hand at this moment. He looked at his own hand and saw nothing different from usual. "I... How could this happen?"
His last sentence was directed at Ye Huohuo.