Xi Miaoyi didn’t know how to react. She could only brace herself on the edge of the bed and sit upon it. Meng Li smoothed the long hair by her ear, glanced at the chest’s location, walked directly to the bed, and pushed her down in one swift motion.
“Ah!”
Xi Miaoyi let herself be pushed, ultimately having no choice but to let the other force her down onto the bed. She looked at the figure straddling her waist. Although slightly petite, it resembled a hellish demon at this moment, purple eyes emitting a faint, dark glow that made one feel true terror.
“N… no… at least… at least let me move the luggage aside first…”
“You mean that wooden chest? It’s not in the way where it is, right~”
Xi Miaoyi was about to continue explaining when the sound of tearing fabric rang out. The clothes on her shoulders were not gently removed, but violently ripped open.
“W-Wait! Wait, don’t!”
“Don’t be in such a rush. You’re making me look like a villain. But rest assured, I’ll gently and thoroughly figure out everything inside your body, and all your amusing reactions~”
Meng Li looked down at the Xi Miaoyi beneath her, whose eyes were welling with tears. In the game, after completing her route, Xi Miaoyi was completely obedient. But this feeling of coercion had a unique flavor. Meng Li extended her fingers to touch the other’s fair skin.
Right at that moment, a teacup was hurled at her. Meng Li reacted first, hurriedly turning her head to dodge it. The spot where the luggage had just been now held only an overturned wooden chest. Standing beside it was a small loli with pointed ears, her eyes glaring at Meng Li with utter hostility.
“Don’t bully my big sister!”
“No! Miaomiao, run!”
As the young loli with long black-and-white hair appeared in the room, the previously tense atmosphere suddenly calmed. The smile on Meng Li’s face could no longer be contained. She had wanted to experience something fun first, but this seemed to accelerate the schedule.
“You came out yourself? Well, that simplifies things~”
Meng Li directly reached into her storage space and pulled out the chilling Soul Gathering Banner. For pets, it was always best to lower their HP to a minimum before taming them. Xi Miaoyi saw Meng Li take out the magical treasure she herself had given her, and her face instantly turned deathly pale.
“Wait… wait! Don’t touch my sister! Please! You can have my body, just take it! Just not…!”
“How naive. Did you really think I’d let you leave after having my fill of your body? That was just a trick to fool you~”
Facing Xi Miaoyi’s pleas, Meng Li showed no mercy. She directly pushed her aside with one hand. After being shoved away, Xi Miaoyi glanced at the somewhat frightened Xi Miaomiao in the distance, then watched Meng Li step closer.
“You can humiliate me, but not her!”
[Spirit Art – Scarlet Flame Spirit Body]
After only a moment’s hesitation, Xi Miaoyi clasped her hands together. Crimson flames continuously erupted from around her body. Sensing the heat behind her, Meng Li unhurriedly turned around, looking at the other’s flame-enveloped form.
“I originally planned to have some fun with you after taming the Spirit Beast. But since you’re so ungrateful, enter my banner~!”
Meng Li thrust the Soul Gathering Banner in her hand, and a bone-chilling cold surged out instantly. Xi Miaoyi was completely shocked—she couldn’t understand how her clan’s basic magical artifact had gained such power. Seeing Xi Miaoyi’s stunned expression, Meng Li seemed terribly pleased with herself.
“You find it strange too, right? But that’s not all~”
Meng Li’s entire body was now wrapped in strands of black mist, and her purple eyes emitted a frightening glow. Her current appearance was even more Devil-like than the people of the Devil Sect. Xi Miaoyi couldn’t understand it—her own level was higher, yet she had absolutely no thought of winning right now.
“Sister, don’t be afraid! Let me protect you!”
Xi Miaoyi had already been feeling despair when a rather petite figure once again stood in her way. Xi Miaomiao bared her little tiger fangs, glaring fiercely at Meng Li, who was bullying her sister right in front of her.
“A kitten puffing up is cute too, but baring your teeth at your future master isn’t good~”
“Even if you kill me here, you won’t get away with it…”
Facing Meng Li, who was about to make her move, the flames around Xi Miaoyi flared up once more. She had already resolved to fight to mutual destruction. She thought that even if she couldn’t escape, she’d make enough of a commotion that Xi Miaomiao wouldn’t fall into the other’s hands.
Click!
“Eh?!”
Just as the two sides were at daggers drawn, the door suddenly swung open. Another familiar face stood in the doorway. Xi Miaoyi’s eyes widened in disbelief. She looked toward the door, then at the figure ahead of her.
“Tw… Two…!”
Xi Miaoyi felt the sky was falling. Facing just one had been like this, yet the other party was actually a pair! She involuntarily stepped back, holding Xi Miaomiao protectively in her arms.
“Heaven wants me dead…”
Xi Miaoyi tightly embraced the little loli in her arms. In her moment of greatest powerlessness, she had met the person she most wanted to protect. Xi Miaomiao in her arms seemed to sense Xi Miaoyi’s trembling.
“Sister, don’t be afraid. No matter who it is, I’ll protect you!”
Hearing the soft voice in her arms, Xi Miaoyi slowly lowered her head. Seeing that adorable little face, she thought that even without hope, she could at least stall one of them. Just as she turned around to guard against the Meng Li behind her, however, she found the other was even more shocked than she was.
“You! How did you find this place?!”
“Please, this is my room. I just wanted to come back to sleep, but I never expected you to be here…”
Meng Li swept her gaze over the situation in the room. The True Self, wrapped in black mist, leaned against the bed. Xi Miaoyi, with clothes torn and tattered, still had tears clinging to the corners of her eyes. In her arms was a cat-eared loli she’d never seen before.
“I’m out there fighting for my life, and you, an incarnation, are having a feast by comparison!”
“Tch. As the True Self, I possess self-awareness. You are the incarnation here!”
Although the True Self spoke those words, her body still subconsciously retreated. The moment the other appeared, that sense of soul-deep fusion gave her only one thought: run away fast.
“This is utterly ridiculous…”
A smile appeared at the corner of Meng Li’s mouth. She didn’t place the slightest importance on the “self” in front of her holding the Soul Gathering Banner. They were both split from the same body; who could outmatch whom? Besides, the Dharma Robe she was wearing now was personally crafted by Senior Sister Situ Xue.
“If you obediently give up resistance and fuse with me right now, you might suffer a bit less~”
“Pah! Like I don’t know what you’re thinking. If I put down my weapon, you’ll beat me up first, then force the fusion!”
“Opponents being oneself… how truly annoying.”
Watching the two Meng Lis argue, neither willing to submit to the other, a great battle seemed on the verge of erupting. Xi Miaoyi, watching the two from the side, had a completely baffled expression on her face.
“Could it be… they’re not on the same side…?”
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