Free Web NovelChapter 97: Chapter 97: The Possessive High Priest
The High Priest didn’t wait for another second. He was furious. It was the first time in history that anyone had dared to cause such a riot on temple grounds.
His expression was so terrifying that the temple servants and junior priests all shuddered.
They secretly lit candles in their hearts for the Orcs who had caused trouble, knowing their punishment would be severe.
However, the servants also understood why the Orcs were so desperate.
Lady Yue Yue was the last hope for many beasts. No one wanted to succumb to spiritual pollution and become a degenerate beast.
Everyone wanted to live longer. If an Orc couldn’t find a female to soothe his spiritual sea, he could only endure the pain until he lost his mind.
But there are also some proud Orcs, who preferred to die rather than beg haughty females for help, but an S+++ female was different; even a little help from her can save their life. freeweɓnøvel.com
Still, the temple didn’t care about the Orcs’ problems. The temple’s only job was the safety of females.
As long as the temple stood, no female would ever be harmed. Long ago, the Phoenix clan had sworn an oath to the first Queen: no female would ever be hurt on their land.
Over the years, this oath had become the highest law. No one dared to cross it.
Feng Yanshen pulled Yue Yue toward the back of the hall.
As she was being dragged away, Yue Yue looked back one last time.
Lin En and the other noble females were escorted back into the safety of the temple guest rooms as well. They weren’t safe out there anymore with the crowd in a frenzy.
Her eyes met those of the First Prince of the Sand Empire, Shao Han. She suddenly furrowed her brows. His eyes? They didn’t look normal.
They were dark and flickering with a strange, turbulent light, as if his spiritual sea was on the verge of exploding.
The High Priest noticed her looking at another man. His aura turned even colder. He immediately tightened his arm around her waist, pulling her flush against him, and swept her inside the private corridor of the Inner Sanctum.
The moment the heavy jade doors slammed shut and locked out the noise of the crowd, Yue Yue found herself pushed against the cold wall. Before she could say a word, the High Priest’s lips were on hers.
He kissed her hungrily, his movements full of a possessive rage. It wasn’t a gentle kiss; he was devouring her lips as if he wanted to mark her as his forever.
He was the holy High Priest, but right now, he was acting like the most jealous beast of them all.
Yue Yue could barely breathe as he held her face, his hands trembling slightly with the intensity of his emotions.
The High Priest pulled back just a few inches, his chest heaving as he stared at her through the thin silk of his blindfold.
His voice was hoarse and thick with emotion. "Why didn’t you tell me?" he whispered, his breath hot against her skin. "Why didn’t you tell me you possessed a Dual S+++ ability?"
Yue Yue looked up at him, her lips swollen and her mind still a bit fuzzy from the kiss.
"I didn’t know," she said honestly. Her voice was small and trembling. "I really didn’t know about my abilities."
Feng Yanshen let out a long, ragged sigh. He closed his eyes behind the cloth.
How could she have known? He realized he was being unfair. She didn’t even have the most basic knowledge of this world’s power structures.
Usually, powerful clans secretly tested the fertility and spirituality of their female children the moment they were born, even though such secret testing was technically illegal according to temple law.
But Yue Yue didn’t come from a powerful clan; she was a mystery that had fallen into his lap. He blamed his own swirling emotions for asking such a stupid question.
He leaned his forehead against hers, breathing heavily. He could feel the blood surging behind his eyes, a sign that his spiritual sea was becoming turbulent from the rage and the riot.
But as he inhaled her scent...that sweet, calming fragrance that belonged only to her...he felt his heartbeat start to slow down.
It was so soothing that all he wanted to do was bury his face in her neck and drown himself in her scent forever.
Yue Yue felt him sniffing her shoulder and neck like he was trying to memorize her soul. She felt a bit timid and asked softly, "High Priest... are you okay?"
But inside her mind, she was screaming. Why is he sniffing me like a dog?! If I didn’t already know he was from the Phoenix clan, I would’ve sworn he was a dog beastman! This is so weird!
Despite her internal panic, her face was still flushed bright red from the kiss and the adrenaline of escaping that terrifying crowd of Orcs.
Suddenly, the High Priest stiffened as he remembered something. He seemed to reach a breaking point. In one swift, violent move, he reached up and pulled off his blindfold.
Yue Yue’s heart did a complete flip. His eyes were no longer calm; they were a piercing, glowing red, filled with an intensity that made her knees feel weak. He stared directly into her eyes, his gaze locking onto hers.
"You have S+++ fertility," he said, his voice dropping into a very low, deep tone that vibrated in his chest.
"That is the highest rank possible. It means you are the most fertile female in existence."
He stepped even closer, pinning her against the wall with his body. "Tell me, my Yue Yue... did you do ’that’ with a wild man before you came to me?"
Yue Yue was stunned. Her brain stalled for a second. "What?" she stammered. "What are you talking about?"
Feng Yanshen didn’t let her escape. He repeated the question, his voice dripping with jealousy. "Did you mate with that snake?"
Yue Yue instantly knew he was referring to Han Soi. Her heart jumped. She tried to find her courage and said, "High Priest, you can’t cross your line. He... he is..."
She wanted to say that Han Soi was her husband, but before she could finish the sentence, the High Priest’s hand dropped down. He didn’t grab her waist this time. His large, warm palm moved lower and covered her stomach.
Yue Yue was so scared she almost stopped breathing. She felt a cold sweat break out on her back. She really wanted to turn around and run away, but there was nowhere to go.
"My Yue Yue," he said, his voice sounding dark and possessive. "This... it can only carry my offspring. You are mine, and you can only give birth to my children. No one else has the right to touch you or plant a seed inside you."
As he spoke, his hand began to roam over the area where her small bump was hidden. She was wearing several layers of thick, heavy temple robes, so it was hard to feel the shape of her body perfectly, but his hand was moving closer and closer to the spot where the egg was.
