Chapter 658: True Misunderstanding

She raised a finger and lit a ball of fire. She immediately blew it out.

"Just go to sleep," she mumbled. "It's not too late to wash up tomorrow." She rubbed her muddled head.

Every cave dwelling had the same furnishings. Without hesitation, she knew the way to the bed by heart and went straight to it.

She stripped off her clothes and lay exhaustedly on the bed. As weariness washed over her, she drifted into a deep sleep.

That night, she didn't sleep soundly. She was in a state of semi-consciousness all night. In her dream, someone was sometimes stroking her back, sometimes embracing her waist, and sometimes holding her chest. This made her toss and turn, wanting to get rid of them. But every time she changed position, she was embraced again. She was tormented by this shameful dream all night.

When she woke up, her head was still swimming. Her eyes were bloodshot.

"What's wrong with me?" she wondered. "Why did I have such a dream?" As her consciousness slowly returned, a faint blush of unnaturalness involuntarily spread across her ethereal face. Especially recalling the vivid sensation of those hot hands gliding over her skin, her face flushed even more.

"How embarrassing to have such a dream," she thought. She lightly stuck out her tongue, trying to stop thinking about it.

That strange sensation filled her with both shame and a curious sense of lingering fascination.

"Oh my heavens! Yunxia, are you out of your mind?" she exclaimed. "How can you think such things? Has that scoundrel Jiang Fan corrupted you?" She snapped back to reality, rubbing her face with her fingers to clear her head. She told herself not to dwell on the humiliating dream.

She wasn't sure if rubbing her face helped, or if the name Jiang Fan simply distracted her. Indeed, she stopped recalling the dream.

After a night's sleep, she felt much lighter and stretched out with a long yawn. A contented murmur escaped her lips: "Although I've been tired lately, being away from Jiang Fan makes my heart peaceful, no matter how exhausted my body is."

"Days without seeing Jiang Fan are truly wonderful!" A satisfied smile spread across her face. Her demands on life had never been high. So she could always face anything with composure. She never fought or vied for anything, experiencing neither great joy nor sorrow. It wasn't until she met Jiang Fan that she realized there was truly a type of person in the world who could break down her defenses like a nemesis. Jiang Fan didn't even have to do anything; just standing still could disturb her inner peace. If he said anything provocative or made any outrageous gestures, he could instantly infuriate her, making her act in ways she didn't recognize herself.

Recalling all her interactions with Jiang Fan, she felt a wave of suffocation. "No more thinking about it, no more," she told herself. "Anyway, by the time I return to the Demon Emperor's court, he'll have long been drained of his usefulness and killed by the Demon Emperor. I won't ever encounter him again. Time to get up and work."

She flicked a finger. A wisp of medicinal energy struck the ceiling. The fluorite embedded in the stone emitted a faint blue glow, gradually illuminating the dim interior. She lingered, rolling over once in bed.

But then, the moment she turned on her side, her eyes caught sight of a naked man. She froze. Her gaze shifted to the man's face. It was Jiang Fan.

She quickly closed her eyes and muttered to herself: "I've been awake for half a day, and I'm still dreaming. What a powerful dream! Nightmare, disperse! Nightmare, disperse! Nightmare, disperse!"

As she chanted, she tried to force herself to wake up from the nightmare quickly. To avoid Jiang Fan, she had run a thousand miles back to the Silver Fox Tribe, even hiding in the tribal sanctuary. Yet, she woke up to find Jiang Fan sleeping beside her? If this wasn't a dream, what else could it be?

However, the more she chanted, the more awake she became, and the more her heart pounded with panic. Finally, she couldn't chant anymore. She suddenly opened her eyes. Jiang Fan was still there! This wasn't a dream!!!

Jiang Fan had actually left the Demon Emperor's court! He had traveled thousands of miles to the Silver Fox Tribe, even coming to the sanctuary where outsiders were forbidden. And he had slept with her all night! She felt the world spin, truly believing that Jiang Fan was her fated nemesis. She had run so far, yet she couldn't escape?

Suddenly, she remembered the incredibly vivid dream from last night. The one who stroked her back, embraced her waist, held her chest... It wasn't actually a dream? It had actually happened! And it was Jiang Fan who did it? Her delicate body immediately trembled.

Before, he had barged into her bath, taking every advantage of her and refusing to stop. Now, he had traveled thousands of miles just to... to be so brazenly disrespectful to her!!!

"Jiang Fan!!!" Unable to bear it any longer, she shrieked in despair.

Jiang Fan, who had been half-asleep, suddenly heard a piercing shriek. He quickly opened his eyes. He hadn't slept well last night either. Just as he was getting comfortable, a slippery, soft, warm something appeared beside him. He instinctively pulled it into his embrace, caressing and hugging it. The other party was very restless, constantly trying to escape him. He had to pull them back again and again. After much struggle, the other party finally settled down, allowing him to do as he pleased. He thought it was a dream.

Now, opening his eyes, his blurry vision gradually focused on a face with flawless skin and a visage as beautiful as a fairy's. However, this face was now overflowing with furious rage. Her usually gentle eyes were filled with murderous intent, like those of an Asura. Jiang Fan instantly sobered up and gasped, "Concubine Yunxia?"

He abruptly sat up. Only then did he feel a chill on his body. He quickly grabbed an animal hide to cover himself and said angrily: "You... what did you do to me?" There was clearly no one else in the bed when he went to sleep last night. Yet, he woke up to find Concubine Yunxia beside him. He found it hard not to wonder if Concubine Yunxia had done this on purpose.

"What did you say?" Concubine Yunxia's entire body surged with demonic energy from anger. Her chest heaved violently! She was going crazy! Jiang Fan had been so egregious to her last night, and now he was turning the tables? "I'll kill you!!!" Concubine Yunxia's killing intent soared. She raised her palm and struck out at Jiang Fan.

"Damn it!" Jiang Fan was so annoyed he could have cursed. He quickly rolled out of bed and directly grabbed the Five Magnetic Primordial Mountain. He formed a hand seal and shouted, "Stop! Do you want to experience the power of the Five Magnetic Divine Light again?"

The cave dwelling was small. Once the divine light was activated, she would have no place to dodge. Seeing the mountain, Concubine Yunxia's mind replayed the shameful image of herself utterly powerless under the divine light, manipulated by Jiang Fan at his whim. She was instantly overwhelmed with shame and indignation! She clenched her teeth, tears welling in her eyes, each word filled with murderous intent: "Jiang Fan! You've ruined my purity and disgraced my name! Today, even if we die together, I will make you pay!" She had gone to such lengths to avoid Jiang Fan, yet he had traveled thousands of miles to destroy her reputation! He was truly too much of a bully!

As she spoke, she spat out a snow-white demonic core. The demonic core spun rapidly, emitting whirlwinds of energy. She was actually preparing to detonate her demonic core! No matter how powerful the Five Magnetic Divine Light was, it couldn't possibly suppress the self-detonation power of a perfected Core Formation ninth-level expert, could it?

"Crazy woman!" Jiang Fan angrily unleashed his Soul-Stirring Thorn. Concubine Yunxia let out a pained cry, her mind momentarily disoriented. Jiang Fan seized the opportunity, lunged forward, pressed her onto the bed, and bellowed: "You climbed into my bed yourself, and now you blame me? Are you being reasonable?"

Concubine Yunxia let out a furious laugh: "Shameless brute! You assaulted me, and now you're claiming I climbed into your bed? When I arrived here last night, there was clearly no one in the bed..." She suddenly stopped speaking. The expression on her face abruptly froze.