Yu Zhizhi woke up to find herself tied to a wooden chair, her hands bound behind her back.
She opened her eyes and saw the dim flicker of a candle flame. She was surrounded by damp cave walls, and below flowed a river of dark red blood. Occasionally, she could hear the sound of vultures outside, feeding on carrion.
’...Am I dead?’
’Is this hell?’
Her last memory was of falling from the high steps that extended from the Purple Gold Nether Hall. She didn’t remember feeling any pain. She’d heard that the body blocks out sensation at the moment of extreme pain, and wondered if it was true.
Yu Zhizhi was a little dazed.
She stared at the damp cave walls, faintly hearing the sound of thunder. Another gust of cold wind swept in, carrying a chilling drizzle.
A figure slowly walked in from outside.
A dark green robe dragged through the river of blood, gradually turning red.
’Black and White Impermanence?’
’Or Yama?’
As he drew closer, Yu Zhizhi suddenly realized—it was the Lord of Paradise!
’I’m still alive!’
Seeing the little rabbit staring at him blankly, the Lord of Paradise’s eyes were impassive. He stood before the young female, looking down and scrutinizing her.
"You’re awake?"
Yu Zhizhi opened her mouth, her voice a little hoarse. "...Yes. Did you save me?"
The man’s heterochromatic eyes were calm. "Who else?"
The moment she fell, Yu Zhizhi had been sure she was going to die. She thought the Lord of Paradise would never save her, no matter what.
Even now, she could remember his strange, eerie eyes—ice-cold, deathly still, and utterly devoid of emotion.
"...Thank you," she murmured.
"Don’t thank me just yet." The Lord of Paradise got straight to the point. "Why did you go to the Purple Gold Nether Hall?"
Yu Zhizhi’s body suddenly went rigid.
She realized she was tied up like a prisoner.
’So...’
’...had the Lord of Paradise discovered something was wrong?’
’He’s interrogating me.’
"I... I..." Yu Zhizhi’s lips trembled, and for a long moment, she couldn’t form a complete sentence.
After a long while.
Yu Zhizhi slowly lowered her head. "I don’t know. Lou took me."
Nearby, the Crow perched on a rock tilted its head.
’That’s not right.’
’It wasn’t Leader Lou.’
’The one who took her to the Purple Gold Nether Hall was Leader Louis.’
After she spoke, a dead silence fell. Even without looking up, she could feel the Lord of Paradise’s cold, heavy gaze. The top of her head tingled, as if his stare was boring a hole right through it.
The river of blood at her feet flowed slowly onward.
It lapped over her shoes.
A deep sense of unease washed over Yu Zhizhi. The Lord of Paradise was starting to suspect her. If he spoke with Lou, he would discover she was lying.
The Lord of Paradise watched as the little rabbit’s face gradually grew pale. The rims of her eyes turned red, and soon, tears began to slide down, drop by drop.
’I’ve heard some of the low-Level females of the Beast Clan are experts at manipulating males with tears.’
Heh.
’As a superpower user who has awakened the Manipulation talent, how could I be swayed by such a petty trick?’
The Lord of Paradise gazed at her meaningfully. "Tears don’t work on me. Stop it."
Only then did Yu Zhizhi realize she was crying.
Her hands were tied behind her back, so she couldn’t wipe her tears away. She could only purse her lips and try to hold them back.
"I didn’t mean to cry..."
"Hmph." The Lord of Paradise turned sideways, glaring at the prisoner in the chair. "I’ll give you one last chance. Why did you go to the Purple Gold Nether Hall?"
...
Yu Zhizhi remained silent.
The last shred of the Lord of Paradise’s patience vanished.
Without another word, he left Thunder Abyss.
The black Crow hurriedly flew out after him.
"Leader, a storm is coming. She’s so timid. If she’s left here alone, won’t she be scared to death?"
"She lied."
The Crow fell silent.
The Lord of Paradise snorted coldly. "A dishonest little rabbit needs to be taught a lesson."
’That’s what he says...’
’But Leader Lou will wake up soon and take her away.’
As if he knew what the Crow was thinking.
A flash of contempt crossed the Lord of Paradise’s heterochromatic eyes. "He doesn’t have time to come today. There’s a problem with the hunting game that he needs to solve."
Lou had defied his will, bringing back a female without permission.
This greatly displeased him.
Especially since every time they met, the young female made physical contact with him. Just thinking about it made an irrepressible anger rise in the Lord of Paradise’s chest.
’Lou is such an idiot.’
’Thinking with his dick.’
’Hasn’t he noticed there’s something off about this little rabbit?’
’Hmph. He doesn’t even know she’s a rabbit.’
’Idiot.’
Yu Zhizhi was left in the depths of Thunder Abyss. She pulled her feet up, but her body was bound to the chair, making escape impossible.
After the Lord of Paradise left, the sound of thunder grew louder and louder.
Soon, a torrential downpour began.
She felt as if she were cut off from the world, feeling the spray that drifted in from outside quickly soaking her body.
In the vast, gloomy Thunder Abyss, she trembled, her lips pale. It was impossible to tell if her face was wet with rain or tears. She was terrified, but in her heart, she kept believing that soon, very soon...
...Louis, or Lou, would come for her.
She didn’t know how much time had passed.
Inside Thunder Abyss, Yu Zhizhi had no sense of the passage of time.
’A few hours, maybe?’
’Or maybe a day...’
The storm continued to batter the world. Just as she was about to pass out, she finally heard the sound of hurried footsteps.
A dark green figure rushed up to her.
"Zhi Zhi!"
Louis stared at the girl on the verge of death in the chair, his heart pounding in terror. He tremblingly untied her.
At that moment, Yu Zhizhi was like a kitten abandoned in a storm, finally found by its parent. Hearing Louis’s voice, the tip of her nose stung, and tears began to stream down her face.
She leaned against Louis’s chest, hugging him pitifully. "Louis, I’m so cold..."
Louis held her tightly.
He soothed her softly, "It’s okay, it’s okay now. I’ll take you back."
’Damn that Spider!’
A savage glint flashed in the young man’s dark eyes, but he quickly suppressed it. Lifting the girl from the chair, Louis waded through the river of blood and hurried out of Thunder Abyss.
「Back at the side hall.」
He placed her on the large bed and was about to get up to make the little rabbit a bowl of ginger soup.
But he found that she was clutching the corner of his clothes.
Yu Zhizhi huddled under the covers, her red-rimmed eyes fixed on Louis in a silent plea for him to stay.
She had been in Thunder Abyss alone for so, so long.
No one had come.
And no one had told her how long she would be locked up before she could leave.
A sudden pain seized Louis’s heart. He sat on the bed and pulled the girl into his arms. "I won’t leave. I’ll stay right here. I’m not going anywhere."
Breathing in Louis’s scent, Yu Zhizhi felt incredibly at ease.
She snuggled into the young man’s embrace.
Louis looked at her small body pressed tightly against him. He lowered his head lovingly and kissed her hair.
The first kiss landed in her hair.
The second, on the tip of her nose.
Yu Zhizhi felt the warm touch. She looked up, her eyes shimmering.
The third kiss...
...landed on her lips.
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