SWNOVELXO Chapter 61: Let This Maiden Have a Taste
Chapter 61: Let This Maiden Have a Taste
Seeing Ye Shu drenched in sweat, Lan Caidie suddenly burst into laughter.
“Ahahaha! Junior Brother Ye, why are you so nervous? Did I strike a nerve?”
As her words fell, Ye Shu clenched his fists, realizing she had been toying with him.
You damn woman, you like playing tricks, huh? Fine, just wait—there’s a long road ahead, and I’ll make sure you regret this!
Ye Shu was seething inside, but for now, he held back. Once Senior Sister Nie Qing finished her breakthrough and they continued forward, Lan Caidie wouldn’t remain flawless forever.
“What’s wrong with her?” Lan Caidie suddenly exclaimed, pointing at Nie Qing, who was sitting cross-legged.
At this moment, Nie Qing’s silver teeth were gritted, her face flushed red, and her body swayed as if locked in some invisible struggle.
Is breaking through to late-stage Nascent Soul really this difficult? The two couldn’t help but wonder. Nie Qing looked like she was in agony.
Then, after a long silence, Nie Qing barely managed to squeeze out two words:
“Save… me.”
“Save you?”
The two were baffled. How were they supposed to help? Breaking through a realm was something only the cultivator themselves could endure—external interference was useless.
“Wait—!”
At that moment, Ye Shu’s eyes widened as he stared at Nie Qing’s shadow.
On the shadow’s surface, a face was slowly forming, its features gradually taking shape!
“It’s you!”
By the time the face fully materialized, Ye Shu was horrified—it was the same stunningly beautiful woman they had glimpsed on the second floor of the Slaughter Tower!
She had actually grown out of Senior Sister Nie Qing’s shadow!
In other words, she had never left—only hidden within someone’s shadow, lying dormant. No wonder Ye Shu had always sensed her presence but could never find her.
“Quick! Destroy her! Otherwise, Senior Sister is in danger!” Ye Shu shouted.
It was clear this ghost woman was taking advantage of Nie Qing’s breakthrough to wreak havoc. Though her exact motives were unclear, she was undoubtedly making her move now!
Without hesitation, Ye Shu summoned his Great Silver Sword and slashed toward the ghost in the shadow. Lan Caidie reacted swiftly as well, channeling her spiritual energy and swinging her saber.
But just as their blades were about to strike, the ghostly face in Nie Qing’s shadow dissolved into a crimson mist and drilled straight into Nie Qing’s ear, vanishing from sight.
“Damn it! We were so close!” Ye Shu’s sword had barely missed her.
Now that the ghost had burrowed into Nie Qing’s head, he was powerless. It wasn’t like he could crack open her skull to kill it.
“Senior Sister! She’s invaded your mind! Expel her now!” Lan Caidie cried out in panic.
But there was nothing she could do—this was something Nie Qing had to resist on her own.
The moment the ghost entered Nie Qing’s mind, her expression went blank. Her eyes turned pitch-black, devoid of life, like a corpse.
After a few breaths, a glimmer of light gradually returned to her gaze—but now, there was an unmistakable trace of seduction in her eyes.
Ye Shu, still unaware, crouched down to check on her.
“Senior Sister, how do you feel? Where did that thing go?”
“Husband~ This maiden is right here~”
Nie Qing suddenly giggled, reaching out to grab Ye Shu’s head and pulling him closer.
“Senior Sister?”
Ye Shu, forcibly turned to face her, was met with a sight that made his entire body tense.
Nie Qing’s face was flushed, her tongue playfully flicking out, her eyes hazy with desire. A silvery strand of saliva stretched between her lips, dripping with lewd temptation!
Something’s wrong! Did she take some kind of aphrodisiac?! Why is she acting like this?!
Ye Shu’s instincts screamed danger. Senior Sister Nie Qing would never behave like this—even if she were suffering from inner demons, she wouldn’t be so brazen. The only explanation was that the ghost had taken control of her mind.
“Has she been possessed?”
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed—and the more terrified he became.
Not now! Of all times!
“Demon! Get out of my Senior Sister’s body!”
Ye Shu tried to pry Nie Qing’s hands away, but her grip was like iron—impossible to break.
The possessed Nie Qing gazed at him with half-lidded eyes.
“Husband~ Why not do it with this maiden first? Then you’ll know~”
“Do what?”
“You can’t mean… that?!”
“What kind of evil spirit are you?!”
At such close range, Ye Shu could see Nie Qing’s pink tongue flicking out as if she wanted to devour him alive. And yet, he still couldn’t free himself from her grasp.
Now, he was truly drenched in cold sweat.
The ghost woman seemed displeased by his words. Pouting, she whined:
“Husband~ This maiden is no evil spirit! I’m the darling of your heart~!”
As she spoke, her tongue darted forward, licking toward Ye Shu’s lips—
But just before they could make contact, a slender hand shot between them, blocking the advance.
“Senior Sister! Snap out of it! Don’t let that demon succeed!”
The one who intervened was Lan Caidie, her voice sharp with urgency.
There was no way she would stand by and watch her “pure and virtuous” Senior Sister, under the ghost’s control, throw herself at Ye Shu. Enraged, she acted.
The ghost, however, was furious at the interruption. Her eyes burned with hostility.
“Where did this vixen come from, daring to steal this maiden’s man?!”
She instantly marked Lan Caidie as a love rival. With a snarl, she tossed Ye Shu aside and struck out at Lan Caidie with a palm strike.
At such close range, Lan Caidie had no time to defend herself. The blow landed squarely on her chest, sending her stumbling back as she spat out a mouthful of blood. Desperate, she rolled away, barely avoiding the ghost’s follow-up attacks.
“Damn it!”
Lan Caidie braced herself on the ground, clutching her injured chest.
Her internal injuries were severe—she no longer had the strength to fight this possessed Nie Qing.
To her shock, Nie Qing’s cultivation under the ghost’s control remained just as formidable—now at late-stage Nascent Soul, far beyond Lan Caidie’s early-stage capabilities.
What do we do?
If we try to subdue her by force, neither I nor that lecherous junior brother stand a chance. Our only option is to retreat—escape the Slaughter Tower and seek Master Luo Jiuyan’s help. But if we do that, Senior Sister’s body will be completely in that ghost’s hands. Who knows what she’ll do?
Her mind raced, searching for the safest solution.
But… there’s no other way. We have to retreat first!
Finally making up her mind, she turned to Ye Shu and shouted:
“Junior Brother! Let’s go! We need to get out and ask Master for help!”
But Ye Shu shook his head.
“No. I can’t leave!”