Chapter 319: Let's Use Your Body to Repay It! (First update, seeking monthly votes)

"Let go!"

"Let me go, quickly!"

The woman's shamed and angry voice echoed across the deserted island, startling many small beasts in the forest.

Cang Lan was bound by ropes in a shamefully eye-catching posture and hung up, with only her taut tiptoes barely touching the ground.

Although the words from her mouth did not cease, she dared not move her body recklessly.

Cang Lan had already suffered a loss.

The method this fellow, who called himself Ren Yidao, used to tie the ropes was extremely vicious and ruthless; not only had he tied her in a tortoise-shell pattern, but the rope would also tighten whenever she struggled.

The more she struggled, the tighter it would constrict.

"You... you shameless, lecherous scoundrel!"

It was just that Cang Lan lacked any proper education, and the Demon Race did not have a large vocabulary for cursing, otherwise, she would definitely make this man pay!

Faced with Cang Lan's harmless insults, Ren Yidao was not stimulated in the slightest; instead, he began to laugh.

"Shout loudly~ Scream with all your might~ Anyway, even if you scream until your throat breaks, no one will come to save you~"

"You!!!"

Cang Lan could not help but bare her teeth, this time simply cursing in the native language of the Silver Moon Wolf Clan.

(*Silver Moon Wolf Clan profanity*)

After listening for a while longer to Cang Lan's Broken Defense dog-like barking, Ren Yidao remembered something and kindly reminded her:

"Oh, right."

"This lady, please mind your language; do not slander an innocent person out of thin air."

Cang Lan:???

"Huh?"

Are you saying that I... am slandering your innocence?

Listening to these words that turned black into white, she was so angry she laughed.

You should try acting like a human for once!

But Ren Yidao still kept a straight face, saying solemnly:

"Yes, do not say words like 'lecherous' that would cause others to misunderstand."

"Of course, I do not deny that evaluation, though."

Huhu, I haven't been castrated, so isn't it normal to have some normal hobbies?

"However, although I am indeed that way, you have no right to say this, because I haven't done anything to you yet."

Ren Yidao raised his hand and poked Cang Lan's brow with his finger, causing her to sway back and forth.

Creak...

And as she moved back and forth, Cang Lan felt the ropes on her body gradually tighten, slowly embedding themselves into her thin and tattered clothes.

"You!"

"Don't move around!"

Glaring at the youth whose small hands were not very clean, Cang Lan tried her best to control herself and dissipate her strength.

"I am a decent person, and I am doing decent work."

"Since you are unwilling to pay the reward you owe, I have no choice but to take it myself."

He said:

"Then use your body to repay it!"

Since a debt of life can make someone offer their body in marriage, or at the very least, repay it in the next life by carrying grass in their mouth,

then letting you use your body to repay a debt of two lives is already letting you off very cheaply!

With such good fortune, you should just be secretly happy.

"Besides, I haven't done anything to you, have I? I'm just using you as bait."

As he spoke, Ren Yidao straightened his waist and lifted his hips, waist and horse stance united!

He raised the fishing rod he was holding and swung it forward with force.

"Off you go~"

Whoosh—

"You!!!"

Cang Lan, tied to the end of the fishing line, flew out along with it; she shouted in anger mid-air, and then, under the influence of gravity, traced a perfect parabola.

She smashed headfirst into the water, splashing a huge spray.

Splash!

"Good! What a large splash!"

"Technical score: zero; difficulty coefficient: zero; drop the lowest score, drop the highest score, the total score is... zero! The evaluation is: fish-bombing team."

Ren Yidao stuck the makeshift fishing rod, which he had fashioned by simply trimming a whole tree, into the sand, freeing his hands.

I told you to use your body to repay me, so I must let you serve your greatest purpose.

Such a good body, such a white back, such long legs—wouldn't it be a pity not to use them as bait for fishing!

What else?

What else could she be used for?

"She is a patient, after all; how could I think of such things?"

Dirty people see everything as dirty.

People wearing yellow-tinted glasses see everything as yellow!

"Everything I, Huhu, do is a righteous act that does not shame my Heart Star; it is your thoughts that are too filthy!"

Ren Yidao waved at Cang Lan, who was floating on the water with her head tilted back, and shouted:

"You just soak in the water; I'm going to find something to eat. If a fish takes the bait, remember to call me!"

Multifunctional bait is just great; it even comes with a float and a smart notification function.

Nodding with satisfaction, Ren Yidao confirmed once more that the fishing rod was fine before turning and walking into the dense forest.

"You just stay in the water and calm down properly."

"Hmph!!!"

Cang Lan no longer wanted to speak to this guy.

She had figured it out: the more she resisted, the more excited the other party became.

After being tossed about for so long, Cang Lan finally understood that the other party did not want her life.

From the moment the two met, there had never been any real killing intent in Ren Yidao's attacks.

He might have never even looked at her squarely, treating the battle against her with the mindset of toying with prey.

"He is simply like a Great Demon with a wicked personality."

As soon as this thought emerged, Cang Lan's brows furrowed again.

"Is he human or demon?"

When they first met, the scent on Ren Yidao that was nearly identical to Yao Yue made Cang Lan conclude without hesitation that he was a Great Demon.

And he likely had a close relationship with Yao Yue!

But as they interacted, Cang Lan gradually began to feel less certain about this idea.

Only a Heaven Realm Great Demon could fully transform, leaving no flaws, and although Ren Yidao's strength was great, it definitely did not reach the Heaven Realm.

Furthermore, even if a Heavenly Demon could transform, they were ultimately a demon and not a human.

Unless they could live with the Human Race for a long time, they would inevitably retain habits from many years, and everything they did would carry a trace of demon nature.

Yet, in every word and action of Ren Yidao, one could not see any traces of the Demon Race at all.

He was even very different from the humans Cang Lan had seen in the ancient records!

He was not like a demon, nor did he resemble a human.

It was very strange.

Every so often, he would say things she did not understand, and his behavior seemed to follow his whims, making it impossible to see his true intentions.

Cang Lan's intuition told her that there must be a conspiracy behind Ren Yidao letting her go, but she could not guess what it specifically was.

As a warrior who only needed to follow orders, she was least skilled at such complex conspiracies.

"Has so much time passed that the Human Race has become like this? Or did I just happen to encounter an exception?"

Cang Lan floated face-up on the water, rising and falling with the surging waves.

After thinking in a daze for a while, Cang Lan twitched her nose and her ears moved slightly.

"He really left, good!"

After discovering that the other party had indeed gone far away, she quickly focused her spirit inward to experience her own condition.

Although she was seriously injured and her Dharma Power was completely lost, her ability to control her body had not decreased, and she easily regained mastery over herself.

Cang Lan had few external injuries; most were internal, and the misaligned broken bones inside had already been set back.

With the vitality of a Transformation Realm Great Demon, these fractures would heal on their own without medicine if she just spent some more time.

But these pieces of good news did not put Cang Lan's anxious heart at ease; instead, it became even more tense.

Because there was no reason for Ren Yidao not to understand these things that even she was aware of.

After understanding this, for Ren Yidao to still dare to leave her alone so carelessly, he must be relying on something.

The other party was an extremely cunning and insidious guy; this matter would absolutely not be as simple as it appeared on the surface.

"This is... as expected!"

After searching back and forth several times, Cang Lan truly discovered the backup plan the other party had left on her lower abdomen.

It was a symmetrical pattern that Cang Lan did not recognize, hidden beneath her skin; once it came into contact with Dharma Power, it would light up and emit a faint pink glow.

"A Rune? A Dao Talisman? What is this effect..."

She did not know what this pattern represented, nor could she sense what effect it had, and she did not dare to stimulate it easily.

The other party might not kill her, but he would definitely not let her have an easy time...

In terms of meting out punishment, the other party had not shown much mercy.

Fearing that she might alert the enemy, Cang Lan did not attempt to clear the Rune, instead pretending she had discovered nothing.

"It is not yet the time."

"Wait a little longer; wait until my Dharma Power and injuries have recovered a bit more."

Having made up her mind, Cang Lan withdrew her internal vision, her consciousness returning to the outside world, and she stared blankly at the clear blue sky once more.

While absorbing the pitiful amount of Spirit Qi around her, her thoughts gradually drifted, and she thought of Yao Yue.

Honestly, when Yao Yue did not follow her request and rush over, Cang Lan was a bit angry.

You disobedient fellow, do you want my sacrifice to be all in vain?

Her own mission was to find the Demon God's Child and bring her back to Demon Emperor City.

As for Cang Lan herself, for the sake of the Demon Race's great cause, whether she lived or died was of no importance.

She had already prepared herself to sacrifice, but Yao Yue's acting on her own had almost made all her previous efforts go to waste.

Cang Lan was angry because of this.

But at the same time as she was angry, Cang Lan had to admit that another emotion had arisen in her heart.

Being moved.

Whether human or demon, if someone is willing to take risks for you, it is always moving.

Cang Lan is a warrior, it is true, but she also has her own emotions.

That she is willing to sacrifice herself for the Demon Race and that she is moved by others coming to save her—these two points have never been in conflict.

Fortunately, the transmission succeeded in the end; the three of them successfully left Death Valley and were transmitted to the sea.

Although Cang Lan cannot determine the specific location here, she is all too familiar with this thin Spirit Qi; this place has definitely left the territory of the Four Great Divine Continents.

As long as they are not in the Human Race's region, Yao Yue's safety will be greatly increased.

"I don't know if Yao Yue successfully transmitted to Demon Emperor City."

As the activator of the Transmission Stone, the impact she received should be the greatest.

"Her mental power absolutely cannot bear the cost of forcibly transmitting three people; at best she will be unconscious, at worst her Consciousness Sea will be damaged."

Even she was unconscious for a moment during the transmission; she does not know how long Yao Yue will be in a faint.

"I hope she is far away from us and does not encounter too many dangers."

The sea area is vast and boundless, with countless Sea Beasts in the water; the Dragon King of the Four Seas holds a revered status, even faintly showing signs of transcending the Demon Emperor's control.

But Great Demons look down on such places with thin Spirit Qi and would not even come here; in this sea area, having one or two Great Demons of the Dharma Aspect Realm would be considered quite good.

With Yao Yue's ability, as long as she does not run into Ren Yidao, it is unlikely she will have any major problems.

"It is fortunate that I already told her the direction of Demon Emperor City in advance; even if I have no way to shake off this man, she can find the correct path relying on herself."

And just as Cang Lan was drifting on the sea in a daze, a huge black shadow swept past one hundred meters below her.

It cautiously sized her up for a while, and after hesitating again and again, it finally made up its mind.

It lunged upward fiercely, then opened its large mouth toward the bait it could not resist!

"Hm?"

Cang Lan felt the fluctuation of the water current, immediately realized something, and widened her eyes.

"Ah!!?"

……

"Ah?"

When Ren Yidao returned, he looked at the churning sea surface and the person-stick locked in a life-and-death struggle with a Sea Beast, and blinked in bewilderment.

"Eh... eh!?"

"This actually works?"

"I was just joking, and it actually caught a fish?"

Ren Yidao originally just thought it was fun, and could also let Cang Lan, this fellow who hadn't recognized reality, properly rinse her brain in the water.

He hadn't expected that something would actually take the bait!

"It seems that fishing isn't very difficult after all!"