Release the Heroine, Let Me Handle This

Chapter 122: Are You Jealous? [Part 1]

"Of course I want to! I dream about it!"

"Then jump down and clear a path for us," Ye Wenxin pointed towards what looked like a distant palace, which seemed to be their current destination.

Although Ye Wenxin had tried to fly with her sword, for some inexplicable reason, sword flight was impossible in this eerie place. Otherwise, Liu Yansheng wouldn't be stuck in the tree, desperately slashing at snakes.

"Uh, that might not be a good idea... My cultivation level is the lowest among us," Zhao Teddy hesitated, glancing at the hissing snakes below, fearful that descending would mean his demise.

"But don't forget, you're supposed to be immortal. Even a furnace can't kill you, so why fear mere snakes? If I'm right, there's surely an enchanting woman behind this snake control. Just act like a novel's protagonist, and you'll win a harem," Ye Wenxin continued to persuade him, employing familiar tropes. Zhao Teddy wavered, but the mention of women made his eyes light up, eager to rush into a beauty's embrace.

Liu Yansheng rolled her eyes but didn't expose Ye Wenxin's lie, instead earnestly saying, "Yes, Master Zhao, in our current predicament, we can't fly, so we must rely on your immortality."

Her words, laced with allure, stirred Zhao Teddy's romantic fantasies. Ye Wenxin felt exasperated; had she known such tactics worked, she wouldn't have needed the "Ye Liangchen" persona and could manipulate this lecher easily.

Regardless, Liu Yansheng was helping her. Ye Wenxin nodded in gratitude, watching as Liu Yansheng playfully winked, her teasing nature both attractive and tiring.

Zhao Teddy was still mentally preparing himself, deliberating how to leap from the tree.

"Master Zhao, I can't hold on much longer," Liu Yansheng urged, the venom melting parts of her clothing, enhancing rather than detracting from her allure.

Zhao Teddy's gaze wandered, swallowing hard before saying, "Let me think about how to get down..."

Before he could finish, Ye Wenxin lost patience and kicked him off the tree. Zhao Teddy landed, crushing several snakes, and the instinct to survive made him scramble to his feet and flee.

"Brother Zhao, wrong way!" Ye Wenxin called from the tree, seeing his panicked state.

He paused, realizing he was surrounded by snakes, and jumped onto another tree, swinging between them.

The snakes pursued Zhao Teddy, ignoring Ye Wenxin and Liu Yansheng.

Seeing this, Liu Yansheng gracefully landed beside Ye Wenxin, asking, "How did you know the snakes were targeting him?"

Ye Wenxin smiled, "I didn't."

Liu Yansheng rolled her eyes, glaring at her, "Then why send him to draw them away? Even if he's immortal, he's still just a mortal."

"Are you worried about him?" Ye Wenxin teased, unperturbed. As a long-time antagonist, she understood the protagonist's role in this world.

If Zhao Teddy died here, that would be unexpected.

Yet, the snakes' determined focus puzzled her, as if they were overly lenient towards others.