Free Web NovelChapter 344: Chapter 344: You Look So Good When You’re Jealous
Qiao Xixi felt that Qiao Yi’s tone was a bit off, almost as if he knew Kunlin.
"Yeah, I saw him today. Yaya doesn’t have his scent on her, but from the looks of it, it has to be him."
Qiao Xixi wasn’t sure if she’d misheard, but she had a feeling Qiao Yi snorted after she spoke.
Jin Ling glanced at Qiao Yi before saying to Qiao Xixi, "It’s getting late. Xixi, you should go to bed."
Qiao Yi nodded as well. "You two go ahead and sleep. I’ll keep watch tonight. I’m going to patrol the lower levels first."
Qiao Yi turned to leave, but he paused as he passed by Qiao Xixi.
"Really? He doesn’t look like it to me..."
It finally clicked for Qiao Xixi, and she asked, a little puzzled, "Yes, Langqi. Do you know Kunlin?"
Qiao Yi didn’t answer, just muttered, "What a shame. I was just thinking you were still missing someone from the Wing Clan..."
"Langqi, what did you say?"
Qiao Yi shook his head. "I’m leaving."
’Langqi is being so cryptic...’
When Qiao Xixi turned back, she saw Jin Ling leaning against the railing, his face pale. She rushed over and took his arm.
"You’re injured, aren’t you? And you didn’t tell me."
A gentle, faint smile touched Jin Ling’s lips. "It’s just a scratch."
"Inside. Let me see."
Qiao Xixi pulled him into the room and sat him down on a stool. She noticed that in that short time, Jin Ling had already changed out of the beast-hide tunic he’d worn during the day. The one he had on now was new.
Qiao Xixi reached out to pull off his tunic, but Jin Ling caught her hand and held it fast.
"Xixi."
Instead of pulling away, Qiao Xixi used the momentum to straddle his lap, pressing her body tightly against his chest as she looked at him.
Jin Ling’s breath caught, and his other hand instinctively went to her waist to steady her.
"Xixi, don’t tease me."
Qiao Xixi gently freed her hand, her fingertips tracing over his eyebrows and eyes.
Jin Ling closed his eyes, his throat working. She leaned in and gently kissed his bobbing Adam’s apple.
Jin Ling’s eyes shot open, his breath growing ragged.
"Xixi..." A low, breathy moan vibrated in his throat.
But Qiao Xixi didn’t stop. Her kisses trailed down from his throat, over his collarbone, across his chest, and down to his stomach...
"Xixi!"
Qiao Xixi looked up, her azure eyes the picture of innocence.
"Hmm?" She straightened up, wrapped her arms around his neck, and pecked the corner of his mouth. Just as he tried to hold her head to deepen the kiss, she quickly pulled away.
"So, are you going to let me see it?"
Some clarity returned to his gilded-gold eyes. "It’s really nothing."
"It’s only ’nothing’ when you show me on your own."
As she spoke, her lips met his again. Amid their passionate kiss, his tunic slid to the floor.
Qiao Xixi’s fingertips glided over his broad back. As they passed over his side, she suddenly froze.
"There it is!"
She pushed the already aroused tiger onto the bed, making him lie on his stomach. There, on his powerful waist, was a wound the size of a small cub’s fist.
The wound had already been treated, the medicine on it suppressing most of the bloody scent. No wonder she hadn’t noticed it when he first got back.
Jin Ling shifted, about to get up, but she held him down.
"Don’t move. Let me have a look."
She carefully rinsed the medicine from the wound with water from the Spiritual Spring, then took out some Strong Healing Glue and gently smeared it on.
Jin Ling felt a stinging sensation from the wound, followed by a slight numbness. Her warm breath fanned across the other side of his waist, making him completely forget the discomfort.
Qiao Xixi redeemed 10 points for a roll of bandages. Only after she had bandaged his wound did she notice beads of sweat trickling down his broad back, making her heart flutter.
Even though they had been intimate countless times before, in this moment, Qiao Xixi couldn’t stop her heart from pounding.
She gently leaned over and kissed his tense profile. But as she tried to pull away, the world turned upside down. In a flash, their positions were reversed, and he was looming over her.
Her own beast-hide tunic flew to the floor.
Qiao Xixi’s face was crimson. She closed her eyes, waiting for him to claim her, but Jin Ling held back. He just kept stoking the flames of her desire, teasing her relentlessly until she thought she might die from the heat.
She gripped his shoulders as he pulled her up to straddle him. They were on the very edge, but still, he refused to press his advantage.
"Xixi," he murmured, his searing kisses peppering her skin.
"Mmm?"
"Neither of us can fly. Facing the Wing Clan... we’d be at a serious disadvantage."
Qiao Xixi’s breathing grew heavier, her mind completely consumed by desire.
"Mhm, and?"
"Xixi... do you think you should have a mate from the Wing Clan, too?"
Qiao Xixi couldn’t stand it any longer. She pulled herself up, cupped his face, and crushed her lips against his, murmuring as she bit his lip.
"If you drive me wild tonight... then I won’t need one."
An unusual light flared in his gilded, tiger-like eyes.
’Qiao Xixi lost her mind. Who needed a Wing Clan mate? Could any of them be as incredible as her big tiger!’
Qiao Xixi didn’t know where Jin Ling found such ferocity, but he truly kept her occupied until the early hours of the morning.
Qiao Xixi leaned against him, panting softly, yet feeling completely invigorated.
In the dim moonlight, she contentedly traced his handsome features.
"Jin Ling, you know... you’re even handsome when you’re jealous."
’Jin Ling never said anything without a reason. Kunlin’s appearance and Langqi’s attitude must have unsettled him, making him want to test her feelings.’
Qiao Xixi settled into the crook of his arm, pulled the blanket over them, and got ready for sleep.
But just as she was about to close her eyes, she heard a soft rustling sound from inside the room.
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She sat up without a sound, turning her palm upward.
"Water."
Water from the stone cup quickly floated into her palm.
The rustling continued. Just as Qiao Xixi was thinking a beastman had snuck in, she saw a tiny figure crawl out from under the table.
The little cub looked a bit dazed. After crawling out, she used the table to pull herself up and glanced around curiously.
Their eyes met. Qiao Xixi froze.
"Yaya?"
She turned her palm over, and the water dropped back into the cup.
Hearing Qiao Xixi’s voice, Yaya’s eyes lit up, and she happily trotted over to her.
"Mother, I found you!"
Qiao Xixi: ...
Qiao Xixi scrambled out of bed and quickly threw on her clothes.
Her scalp tingled with horror as she thought about her ruckus with Jin Ling. "Have you been hiding under the table this whole time?"
"Mhm, yeah! I wanted to give you a surprise, Mother."
’This isn’t a surprise, it’s a fright!’
"But... Yaya fell asleep before. When I woke up, it was dark. Mother, Yaya’s tummy is hungry."
’She was asleep...’
’Thank goodness.’
Once dressed, she picked Yaya up and carried her outside.
In the moonlight, she saw that in just a short while, the little cub’s face had become completely filthy.
She had no choice but to take her to wash up, change her into a clean beast-hide skirt, and then get the food that had been kept warm in the kitchen for her to eat.
Even though she hadn’t been gone for long, Yaya felt like it had been ages since she’d eaten such delicious food.
Watching her wolf down the food gave Qiao Xixi a headache. "Yaya, did you see your father earlier? Does he know you ran off like this?"
Yaya, full and content, leaned back in her chair and nodded. "I saw Father in the village! He was fighting with Uncle Jin Ling!"
Qiao Xixi was stunned. "If you saw him, why didn’t you go to him?"
Yaya patted her little tummy. "Yaya finds Mother, then finds Father. Father has to be with Mother."
’My head is going to explode,’ Qiao Xixi thought. ’So Kunlin really was looking for this little troublemaker.’
Remembering what Kunlin had said before leaving, she stood up with Yaya in her arms. "You go on to bed. I’ll join you after I’ve tidied up."
"Okay~"
Smelling Qiao Xixi’s scent, Yaya was overcome with sleepiness again and fell asleep the moment she lay down on the bed.
Qiao Xixi rummaged through a wooden cabinet, pulled out a red strip of beast hide, and turned to leave.
