Free Web NovelChapter 22: Chapter 20: Coaxed into a Placenta
Su Mo had just returned to her room and sat down when Mo Xiao came over with some anti-inflammatory herbs.
He knelt by her bed, gently took her hand, and carefully applied the poultice, wrapping it with gauze.
Then he looked up at her, his voice soft. "I’ve made you suffer for my sake, my wife. It won’t happen again."
Su Mo shuddered at his tone. ’What’s with this sudden gentleness? The future? You actually dare to think there’s a future?!’
’I’ve never even been in a relationship in my past life, and now I’ve given my... I can’t think about it. If I keep thinking about it, my mind will be in the gutter again...’
Mo Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, his deep black pupils fixed on her.
’Past life? What is that?’
’And what’s a "relationship"?’
Su Mo grew flustered under his gaze. She clenched her hand, then winced in pain and frowned slightly.
Mo Xiao anxiously reached out and grabbed her wrist. "Don’t move."
Su Mo struggled, trying to pull her hand from his grasp.
But Mo Xiao only tightened his grip. With a pull, he brought her right in front of him.
He forced her to meet his dark, profound eyes.
"Before... I was ungrateful. From now on, I will prove to you that your choice was the right one."
Su Mo’s eyes widened. "Y-You really don’t have to...!"
’I did... touch... something I shouldn’t have, but he’s not going to pledge himself to me over it, is he?! It was an emergency! If it were someone else, I would have... had to do the same thing...’
Mo Xiao’s brow twitched, a spark of anger igniting in his heart. ’If it were someone else, she would do the same thing?!’
The mere thought of that scene made him burn with enough jealousy to kill.
Outwardly, however, he maintained his dignified, gentlemanly appearance. "Tonight, I will sleep in your room to make it easier to take care of you, my wife. Is that alright?"
"No..."
"Or would you prefer I sleep on the inside of the bed, my wife? Would that be more convenient?"
As he spoke, the sash of his black brocade robe suddenly came loose.
It revealed his perfectly defined muscles.
The words on the tip of Su Mo’s tongue were instantly forgotten as she stared, a little dazed.
’I was too nervous before. I can’t believe I didn’t take the chance to get a good feel...’
"If you don’t say anything, I’ll take that as a yes."
Su Mo snapped back to reality. "What did I agree to? I..."
"Do you really want me to sleep on the inside, my wife? Hmm?"
As he said this, Mo Xiao raised the corner of his eye slightly, his expression alluring, carrying a hint of indescribable charm.
Su Mo’s heart skipped a beat. She turned her back to him and said, "Fine, do whatever you want. I’m going to sleep!"
Seeing the tips of her ears turn slightly red, Mo Xiao couldn’t help but curve his lips into a smile. frёewebnoѵēl.com
He then reached out to cover her with the animal-hide blanket before lying down on the wooden planks on the floor below her bed.
With another person suddenly in the room, Su Mo felt completely uncomfortable. She tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
The moonlight was like water, its cool, clear glow shining through the window, spilling beside the bed and falling upon Mo Xiao.
His black brocade robe lay open as he casually rested on his side. It revealed his perfect muscle lines—truly a captivating portrait of a handsome Beastman at rest.
It had to be said, this snake’s natural assets were excellent.
Otherwise, the original novel’s heroine wouldn’t have wanted to kill him off after failing to recruit him.
After all, the heroine’s life motto was that no matter how powerful or beautiful someone was, if they couldn’t be used by her, they should be eliminated without hesitation!
Speaking of which, the morals in that book were actually a bit skewed. The protagonist wasn’t a good person in the traditional sense.
To achieve her goals, she had done many heinous things. Many of the villains were forced onto their paths.
The author believed that history is written by the victors, and those who truly rise to power all have some hidden blood on their hands.
Not every protagonist had to be a conventional, absolutely good person.
However, this also led to a portion of the readers believing that Mo Xiao and the others were the true protagonists.
They even started discussions and polls in the review section, pressuring the author to rewrite the ending.
Unfortunately, Su Mo never got to see the finale that night; she fell asleep and woke up having transmigrated into the world of the book.
She had no idea what the ending of that crazy novel was.
Realizing she had been staring blankly at the man on the floor for too long, Su Mo turned over.
Little Nine’s voice echoed in her mind. "Host, it’s almost dawn. Aren’t you going to sleep?"
"I can’t sleep... There’s an uninvited guest in the room. He’s an eyesore!"
Little Nine raised an eyebrow. "Is he an eyesore, or is his masculine beauty so alluring it’s keeping you awake? So, did you get a full appreciation of Mo Xiao’s ’prowess’ tonight?"
"Ahem!" Su Mo’s eyes widened. "Your mind is full of such lewd junk!"
"Tch! How could the junk in my head compare to yours? So many tricks up your sleeve. Who would’ve thought to use your hand... Tsk, tsk. All those erotic novels you read weren’t for nothing; you learned a thing or two! And those sweet nothings you whispered tonight were so smooth, you sweet-talked him until he was practically mindless and just couldn’t stop. You’ve really opened up a whole new world for the Young Master Snake!"
"..."
Su Mo’s face turned bright red. "You’re so shameless! How could you peek?!"
Little Nine replied matter-of-factly, "You weren’t doing the deed. What’s wrong with me taking a peek?"
Su Mo gritted her teeth and cursed him out.
Then, she lay in bed and recalled the evening’s events. ’So, Mo Xiao couldn’t... stop... again and again earlier because my sweet-talking was too good? Oh, for heaven’s sake, I couldn’t have been more wrong!!!’
On the floor, Mo Xiao slowly opened his eyes, his profound gaze fixed on her back.
He couldn’t sleep either. His mind was filled with the memory of her calling his name in that aggrieved voice, even begging him coquettishly to hurry up...
He couldn’t think about it. The moment he pictured her flushed cheeks, kneeling on top of him...
...the wicked fire he had suppressed would flare back to life.
Now, after hearing another wave of her inner thoughts, he was even more wide awake.
’She doesn’t actually think I couldn’t stop because of those... improper words of hers, does she?’
’It seems she truly doesn’t have a sufficient understanding of my prowess.’
Suddenly, he manifested his snake tail and silently coiled it around her slender ankle.
It slithered noiselessly up her calf...
The icy touch made Su Mo freeze. When she realized what it was, all her sleepiness vanished.
She quietly sat up and reached down to pry the snake tail off her leg.
She accidentally brushed the very tip of the tail, which flicked up and coiled around her wrist instead.
Mo Xiao almost let out a stifled groan. The soft pads of her fingers had just brushed against the empathy scale on his tail.
Thankfully, it was just a light touch. Otherwise...
The cold sensation almost made Su Mo jump out of her skin.
She snuck a peek at the man on the floor. The damned Snake Beastman appeared to be fast asleep.
’What’s the deal with this tail? Does it move uncontrollably when he’s asleep?!’
’Waaaaah, I’m so scared of this thing! I really want to take a knife and chop it off!’
The next second, the snake tail wrapped directly around her waist. Su Mo was going to lose her mind.
It coiled tighter and tighter, moving higher and higher... and was it even starting to grow faintly hot again?!
Realizing he was going too far, Mo Xiao immediately pretended nothing was wrong and withdrew his tail.
He had only wanted to tease her, not frighten her.
Su Mo let out a sigh of relief, pulled the blanket over her head, and forced herself to sleep. If she didn’t get some rest, she might just die from exhaustion...
Early the next morning, when Mo Xiao opened the door and came out, Fei Yan and Yue Ying happened to be returning from outside.
Seeing the snake emerge from Su Mo’s room, a flicker of barely perceptible jealousy crossed both their faces.
Mo Xiao walked over and asked, "The Witch Doctor and Qing Shan who were captured last night—how does the Clan Leader plan to deal with them?"
"They’re already dead in the tribal prison. The official word is a sudden illness, but I don’t think it’s that simple."
Mo Xiao frowned. "So quickly?"
He had planned on taking action himself. After all, who would want to keep a future mortal enemy around? Besides, those two had truly done nothing but evil; there was no need to keep them alive.
He had just wanted to ask the Witch Doctor a few questions, but now the opportunity was lost.
"The Clan Leader wants Su Mo to see him once she’s awake."
Mo Xiao’s brow furrowed. Why would the Clan Leader want to see Su Mo?
The two of them exchanged a look, and as they both seemed to realize something at the same time, their brows furrowed.
