Chapter 568: Reverse Strategy 27

Chenshu won the 'tea talk' competition perfectly with a sentence he didn't even finish.

He smiled, eyes narrowed, snuggled into Jin Chen's embrace, speaking softly in a voice only he could hear.

"But Langnian ended up like this after I beat him—how should I wrap this up?"

He really seems clueless, seeking a solution.

If we ignore the slyness spilling from his eyes,

Jin Chen took it all in, with no reproach, merely tapping his nose with his fingertip, his tone quite amused.

"You've actually grown spines all over."

He doesn't blame the youth at all for his ruthless strike.

On the contrary, being this lively and unrestrained while still able to protect himself well is exactly the Chenshu Jin Chen wants to see.

It's just a bit of mischief; it won't cause any big trouble.

【Detected target's Heartbeat Value 15, total Strategy Value 65!】

"Does Ah Chen care or not?"

Chenshu's lips curled in a smile, his upturned-corner eyes revealing unrestraint, clear and suffused with an ambiguous warmth.

He completely disregarded the setting, his fingers wrapping around Jin Chen's collar as the bloodied, unwilling Langnian not far away still bled.

"If I don't intervene, I'm afraid the three elders of your Yao clan will punish me."

Clearly a threat, yet it comes out sounding like a spoiled whine.

In front of Jin Chen, Chenshu always knows how to keep the proper balance.

"Three elders?" Jin Chen caught the key information precisely, "Did they come looking for you?"

"Here." Chenshu lifted his chin slightly, gesturing toward Langnian's figure, "He's here to back me up."

His tone held no sadness; he likely wasn't hurt, so Jin Chen relaxed a little, then a low, storm‑laden feeling followed.

He rubbed the youth's head with his palm, patiently coaxing, "Go back to the hall and wait for me."

"Then you'd better settle it quickly, and don't start a slaughter outside our Qin Gong."

Chenshu obediently gave the reminder, glanced at Langnian, then re‑entered the barrier.

Their words just now were audible only to each other.

Langnian was already seriously injured, dizzy and ringing in the ears, and couldn't focus enough to observe what they were saying.

Just seeing Jin Chen turn away alone, his face overcast, one knew that human definitely wasn't speaking a word of truth—he must have bewitched Jin Chen again!

"You've got quite the gall."

Jin Chen's gaze, floating over, was icy and merciless; without Chenshu by his side he resembled the Yao King Langnian once knew.

Like a blooming poppy, always smiling, exuding a bewitching charm that can plunge one into hell in an instant.

Langnian lay on the ground, too weak to rise, shivering involuntarily under that gaze.

He finally realized something terrifying.

From beginning to end, Jin Chen may never have changed.

But those warmth and tenderness were reserved only for that human; he remains the exalted Yao King.

"Jin‑gege… I didn't, I didn't hurt him!"

Langnian watched Jin Chen step closer; though he had always longed for Jin Chen to be nearer, this was absolutely not the scene he wanted.

He felt only a bone‑deep fear, thinking that if he didn't say something to explain, today he might die here.

"You can't kill me! Our marriage contract is still valid—I'm still your future consort!"

And yet he had to bring up this topic now.

Jin Chen's brows flashed impatience; the serious warmth vanished instantly, cold as an abyss, his fingers hooked from afar, easily suspending the limp demon on the ground.

"You still have the nerve to bring this up?"

"I have never used the seal imprinted on the marriage contract; yours can only be fake."

If not for the damned Yao clan's law binding us, why would I let Shu'er grieve for days? I would have hacked this audacious little demon to pieces long ago.

"Heh heh…"

Langnian already felt a faint suffocation, instinctively beating the air, his neck bound by an invisible force, finding no leverage to break free.

His life hung by a thread; the Yao clan's law immediately sensed it, an invisible force halted Jin Chen's move, the Yao King's aura was withdrawn, and there was a faint intent to punish Jin Chen.

At the same time.

A surge of immense divine power burst from the hall, sweeping across the sky to counter the law's force.

Neither Jin Chen nor Langnian noticed.

The law's force halted instantly, as if judging something.

But ultimately unable to withstand the surging divine power, the law quickly retreated and vanished without a sound.

Yet Jin Chen, having sensed the law's force, still stopped his action.

Langnian was tossed aside like trash, thrown to the ground without a care for life or death.

Jin Chen glanced down, his eyes deep with disgust, turned and left without hesitation, entering the hall.

Moments later, Lang Er appeared outside the hall, picked up the dying little wolf that had reverted to its true form, and as he turned he glanced at the hall's main gate, his eyes dim.

His performance was fully taken in by Chenshu's eyes.

"Tsk, he's about to go dark."

【Master, he's about to be played to death by you.】

Bai Ze calmly recounted the matter, while 0731 beside him silently broke into a sweat; clearly it was a sentence tinged with regret, so why does it sound so strange?

"We've only just begun," Chenshu chuckled, shedding his clothes to relax in the poolside bath, "If he hadn't threatened with the marriage contract, it wouldn't have come to this."

Even if it's just a small world, even if it's just fake.

He also absolutely could not tolerate Jin Chen's name and another person's name appearing on the same marriage contract.

Jade-like arms gently rippled in the warm water; Chenshu's expression remained unchanged, but the depths of Chenshu's eyes were icy and sharp.

Jin Chen leaned by the pool, the warm, moist stone felt excellent after being soaked, ink-black hair spread loose, both alluring and sinister.

"Shu'er, you now are even more like a fox spirit than I am."

Jin Chen walked in from outside, having finished today's affairs; seeing this scene, Jin Chen's gloomy mood instantly shifted, his tone rising, affectionate and alluring.

Hearing the voice, Chenshu did not change posture, lifting the gaze while still leaning; the slightly drooping eyelids were captivating.

Then Chenshu reached out an arm to Jin Chen, still carrying a warm, moist sensation; once they had taken hold, a few smiles appeared on Chenshu's cheek, and Chenshu drew Jin Chen in to join the bath.

"A-Chen, you're tired after a day, your eyes are red from exhaustion."

Jin Chen felt the soft fingers moving freely on Jin Chen's cheek; at this moment the atmosphere was gentle and tranquil, perfect for lingering affection.

Although the Chens' rear courtyard is not exactly a fine place, it lets Jin Chen recall every bit of the moments when he first became involved with Shu'er.

Jin Chen's throat bobbed as Jin Chen seized the soft palm, interlocking their fingers, and Jin Chen finally kissed the lips as Jin Chen had wished.

The warmth intensified with the sensation of the kiss, making Chenshu feel endless tingling surge through the limbs, all the way to the heart.

The starry eyes slightly narrowed, embracing Jin Chen's neck and lifting the chest; the arc of the raised neck was breathtakingly beautiful, the slight protrusion of the throat bob was delicate, and the shadowed hollow at the collarbone invited endless imagination.