Sick Beauty [Rebirth]

Chapter 55: Undressing.

Ye Yunlan's pale fingertips that held the longevity flower branch abruptly tightened, and he did not immediately answer.

Furball walked around him, then jumped on his lap. He gave a soft "chirp".

Shen Shu's expression remained unchanged. His long eyes stared at the person sitting in the shadow of the tree. He tilted his head and slowly licked the broken apricot blossom cake on his fingertips.

Although he had just counted out the many shortcomings of the apricot blossom cake one by one, he still ate the things that that person personally gave him.

After he finished licking the broken pieces in his hand, he heard Ye Yunlan's voice.

"...Okay."

Shen Shu curled his lips, then he sharply propped up his body with his hands. He walked to Ye Yunlan, knelt down on one knee, and leaned closer.

Ye Yunlan watched Shen Shu's face approach, his eyes widening.

Just when their noses were about to collide, Shen Shu turned his head away and picked off the leaves that were on Ye Yunlan's hair.

Ye Yunlan's body became very stiff. Shen Shu's breath gently sprayed on his neck, and his brows were tightly furrowed. He did not move at all.

The breeze blew, and the fallen leaves fluttered.

Shen Shu picked off the leaves from Ye Yunlan's hair with great interest as if he would never get tired of it.

Ye Yunlan's long eyelashes quivered. What did he want to say?

In his eye's peripheral vision, he caught a glimpse of the back of She Shu's neck, a dark mark faintly revealed.

It was the puppet seal.

After Shen Shu formally stepped into dao cultivation, this puppet seal from three years ago had gradually faded away. However, at this moment, the seal had returned to its dark color when he looked at it. He could faintly feel the filth from it.

Ye Yunlan's voice was slightly cold. "Shen Shu, did you use the power of the demon puppet?"

Shen Shu's hand paused.

He pulled away a little and looked at Ye Yunlan.

The other party's face was extremely beautiful. It was a frosty appearance, without the slightest flaw.

He looked at this face for a moment before he said: "Master misunderstood. Disciple did not actively use the power of the demon puppet."

Ye Yunlan: "Then what is the filthy qi on your body? Explain."

Shen Shu: "That's demonic energy."

Ye Yunlan: "...Demonic energy? How can you have demonic energy?"

A demon puppet can absorb an infinite amount of foul qi to gain power, and demonic energy is classified as one type of foul qi. However, it is different from the spirit of killing and the evil thoughts of evil spirits. Only demonic cultivation of the demonic art or a demonic array can convert the spiritual energy of heaven and the earth into demonic energy. Besides, there is only one place in the world that can constantly produce demonic energy.

The Demon Abyss.

Shen Shu: "When I rushed through the ascension steps, I strayed into a formation. I didn't think that that place would actually be a place where demonic cultivators were buried thousands of years ago. A remnant soul left behind wanted to seize me but was swallowed by me on a counter-attack. The demonic energy and inheritance left by the remnant soul were also merged into my body."