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🕑 Added 2024-12-02 15:57:28 +0000 UTC"Where am I?" Jasmine's eyelids fluttered open, revealing confused eyes that swept across her surroundings. She found herself nestled in a soft bed, surrounded by an expansive emerald landscape that stretched endlessly before her.
"Sky Poison Pearl?!" Jasmine suddenly remembered what happened before she lost consciousness. She had been schemed against by Qianye Ying'er, who leaked fake news about the Heretic God's inheritance, leading to her being poisoned by the Southern Sea God Emperor.
However, contrary to everyone's expectations, she had uncovered the Heretic God's inheritance, which resulted in her being relentlessly pursued from the Southern Divine Region all the way to the Eastern Divine Region.
Unfortunately, she was already poisoned by the Absolute God Slaying Poison, and her only hope was finding the Sky Poison Pearl, a hope that seemed utterly hopeless and futile.
With no other option, she directly traveled to the planet indicated by the inheritance. Just as she was on the verge of succumbing to the poison and losing her life, a man appeared before her, and unbelievably, he possessed the Sky Poison Pearl!
However, even with the Sky Poison Pearl, it was already too late for her.
Her body was completely poisoned, and her soul was also infected, leaving her with only one desperate option. Decisively, she chose to abandon her body and bind her soul with that man's body to save herself and use the Sky Poison Pearl to purify the poison in her soul.
Jasmine felt that fate was cruelly mocking her. After enduring countless risks to secure the Heretic God's inheritance, she discovered she couldn't even use it. And in the most bitter twist of irony, just as death approached, she found the Sky Poison Pearl, the only thing in the entire universe capable of saving her life.
Does this mean she was the protagonist with plot armor, or merely a plot device to help the real protagonist grow stronger?
...
More than two weeks had passed since Yun Wuji found his portable Star God, I mean, Jasmine...
Nothing major happened; Yun Wuji kept himself busy with training, sending his subordinates to hunt for Divine Crystals, and spending quality time with his beloved wives.
With the Omnipresent Domain, Yun Wuji could now appear in multiple places at once, letting him spend more time with each of his wives.
At the same time, he continued to remotely control his devil body, using it to play with You'er while steadily recovering his cultivation.
In short, he was living a fulfilled life. If not for the looming catastrophes threatening to destroy the universe, Yun Wuji would not want to leave this planet.
"Master, that little girl has woken up," the Evil Infant suddenly appeared and informed him, just as Yun Wuji was grilling a dragon meat steak.
"Oh? It's almost time for her to wake up." Yun Wuji's hands froze for a moment before continuing with what he was doing.
"Hmm, right, who cares if she's awake or not? This smells delicious," the Evil Infant said, completely uninterested in Jasmine's state. Her attention was entirely fixed on the meat, and she took a deep whiff, her mouth-watering.
"Wipe that drool off, that's unbecoming of a lady," Yun Wuji scolded, lightly tapping her tiny head with the spatula.
"But I'm hungry," the Evil Infant protested, floating around him.
"Did you forget that you're punished? You won't be eating any of this anyway," Yun Wuji reminded her sternly.
"Euuuuuuh?!!! No! Master, please forgive me! I'll be more obedient in the future!" The Evil Infant's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as she grabbed his shoulder, shaking him in desperation. "Please, Master! I'll be the most obedient!"
"There's so much meat, Master won't be able to finish it alone! Please, Master, pretty please!" The Evil Infant pleaded, her voice dripping with desperation as she flashed an exaggerated pout.
"Stop! Stop! Alright, but remember, just this one time!" Yun Wuji groaned, unable to bear her constant barrage of pleading. With a reluctant sigh, he finally gave in, allowing her to have her way this time again.
"Hehe, master is the best~" The Evil Infant cheered, her excitement overflowing as she hopped around in delight. She then leaned in and planted a quick kiss on his cheek.
Yun Wuji placed the grilled meat on the plates and took a seat at the table, though there were oddly three portions instead of two.
The Evil Infant, without missing a beat, began devouring her share hungrily, practically inhaling the meat, while Yun Wuji ate at a much slower pace, savoring each bite.
Suddenly, a girl appeared before them. Her hair was a deep, scarlet red, almost as if it were stained with the color of blood. and her eyes were the same shade. She wore an exquisite dark red dress made of silk.
"Ah! It's that little girl!" the Evil Infant exclaimed upon seeing her, then casually went back to eating, unbothered, like an unpaid actor delivering a line she had long since memorized.
"Hello, little girl," Yun Wuji said, ignoring the naughty Evil Infant as he greeted Jasmine with a smile.
"...Who are you mortal? How could the Sky Poison Pearl recognize you as its master?" Jasmine ignored his greeting and asked coldly, her eyes were freezing cold there was even an almost instinctive contempt toward this mortal.
She was the Heavenly Slaughter Star God and he was just a lowly creature from the lower realms, Just based on status and level alone, merely favoring him with a gaze or speaking a single word to him was already bestowing a blessing upon him.
*Actually, this was how she had felt when she first met Yun Che, as shown in a flashback from her perspective.*
"Me?" Yun Wuji raised an eyebrow, as though genuinely puzzled by her question. "Of course, I am me."
"...Are you trolling me?" Jasmine's cold eyes narrowed.
"Aren't you doing the same? If you had not met me that night, you would have already been poisoned to death. Not only did you fail to show any gratitude, but you're also questioning me with that attitude of yours as if I owe you something," Yun Wuji shot her a look filled with the same contempt she had shown him. Yun Che may tolerate her attitude, but he certainly wouldn't. When it came to arrogance, Yun Wuji wasn't about to lose to anyone.
The Jasmine who had just arrived in the Profound Sky Continent, was like most of the inhabitants of the God Realm, possessing an inherent disdain for those from the lower realms. In fact, as a Star God, she looked down upon anyone who wasn't from a King Realm with even greater contempt.
At first, she held Yun Che in disdain and contempt, but as she observed him, she began to admire his talent. Even so, she still looked down on everyone on the planet, unwilling to spare any of them a single glance; this included even Yun Che's family and wives.
This wasn't her only flaw, she was self-righteous (something typical for a tsundere), she believed that everything she did was right, and she never bothered to listen to others' opinions, even when it concerned them. A prime example of this was what happened with her sister Caizhi.
Another significant flaw was her tendency to stubbornly cling to the "facts" she believed in, refusing to change her mind, even if someone tried to show her a different perspective.
After all, she was just a 13-year-old brat, with immense power and an inflated ego on top of that; she was a classic tsundere.
"Hmph! With your cultivation, you might stand at the peak of this plane, but do you truly believe that I couldn't kill you with a single finger?" Jasmine's lips curled into a dangerous smile, her charming face now radiating a murderous intent that made Yun Wuji's whole body go cold.
'Shit, her killing intent is terrifying! Damn it, it's my fault for not killing billions when my eyes were gleaming!'
"Of course, I believe you can do that, but I also believe that if you do, you'll die with me," Yun Wuji replied, unphased by her threats. He smiled and continued, "You're poisoned by the Absolute God Slaying Poison, and you only exist as a soul that depends on me to survive. Let's not even mention that you'll perish along with me; if you use your profound energy right now, the rebound from the poison could very well kill you."
"..." Jasmine's cold smile faltered, and her eyes widened slightly in surprise; she hadn't expected him to be able to notice all of this!
'And how did he know the name Absolute God Slaying Poison?'
"I am the owner of the Sky Poison Pearl, right?" Yun Wuji smiled, briefly glancing away from Jasmine to look at the Evil Infant.
"Right! Master is my only owner, and I will serve him alone! Even if you kill him, I won't acknowledge you!" The Evil Infant paused mid-bite, her mouth still full of meat as she answered, before returning to her feast, completely ignoring both of them.
"..." Yun Wuji, Jasmine.
"Cough. Anyways, now you're technically living inside me, relying on me and the Sky Poison Pearl to survive and detoxify the poison from your soul. If I were to die, you'd die with me," Yun Wuji cleared his throat, then continued with a speech he'd clearly prepared for quite some time.
"..." Jasmine frowned, remaining silent. This was not at all how she had expected things to turn out.
"So, instead of continuing this meaningless chat, how about we discuss how you're going to pay the rent?" Yun Wuji clasped his hands on the table and flashed a business-like smile.
"Rent?"
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