Chapter 87: Let's Study It
Yao Yan didn't continue teasing Caidie—he knew his limits. A little flirtation could deepen feelings, but overdoing it would just make him look like a lecher. He wasn't someone who wasted effort. Either he didn't act, or he went straight for the heart of the matter.
He chose to change the subject, telling Caidie about his earlier agreement with Jia Xingtian.
As expected, Caidie's bright peach blossom eyes lit up instantly. She completely forgot about the teasing from earlier and grabbed onto Yao Yan's arm in delight. "Young Master, is it true? The Jia Ma Empire is really going to give the Snake-People a piece of habitable land?!"
"When it comes to serious matters, I never joke."
Yao Yan smiled and responded, while his gaze casually admired Caidie's face. Her soft, full lips shimmered with a seductive moisture—looking like they were just begging to be bitten.
Caidie's smile widened even more. She ignored his teasing tone and asked, "Why would the Jia Ma Empire agree to that? Did you promise them something in return?"
She wasn't stupid. She knew there was no such thing as a free meal in this world. The empire would never make peace with the Snake-People for no reason. This could only mean that Yao Yan had done something.
Was it… for her?
At that thought, she gripped his arm a little tighter.
Feeling her tightening hold, Yao Yan calmly explained, "I agreed to refine a sixth-grade pill for the royal family. It's nothing difficult for me. No need to get all nervous about it. But if you really feel like repaying me, you could always marry me."
He recalled the Snake-People having a tradition like that. Take Bai Niangzi, for example… Honestly, Yao Yan was curious to try it.
"Okay~"
This time, Caidie didn't get shy. Instead, she boldly agreed. She had always been a passionate woman—loving deeply, hating fiercely. It was just that Yao Yan had kept her on edge for so long, she never knew how to express herself. But this time, she didn't hesitate.
After all, Yao Yan had done so much for her—and never once asked for anything in return. Most of the time, he just joked with her.
She swayed her waist and tail, drawing close and wrapping her arms around his, pressing herself against his shoulder. Her big, charming eyes blinked at him, her long lashes trembling with nervous excitement.
Feeling his arm sink into her soft embrace, Yao Yan sensed his self-control slipping. Even the sunlight outside couldn't suppress the heat rising within him. But now wasn't the time to become Xu Xian. If he was going to study something, he'd wait until nightfall.
He couldn't help but let his hands wander. As he did, Caidie's grip on his arm tightened, as if trying to restrain him—but it was in vain. Their gazes locked.
How to describe it?
Her eyes shimmered with misty emotion, biting her soft red lips. The mix of innocence and seduction, of desire and resistance, was devastating. In that moment, Caidie's allure as a woman was overwhelming.
Yao Yan couldn't hold back anymore. Maybe his inner fire had grown too hot—he scooped her up and strode toward the inner room, ready to "study" in depth what really set Snake-People apart from humans.
"Y-Young Master… Ling'er is still here…"
Caidie's voice trembled with nerves, no trace of her Dou Huang might left. She softly reminded him while her mesmerizing blue tail had somehow wrapped around his waist. Whether from emotion or instinct, it was strong—very strong!
Fortunately, Yao Yan's body was tough enough. The snake tail's deadly embrace couldn't hurt him.
At that moment, Yao Yan truly appreciated Hun Xu Zi's gift of the Stone Clan's Dou Di bloodline. Without it, Caidie might've squeezed him to death in her excitement—and that would've been a tragic end indeed.
Turning his head, he saw the little fox Ling'er on his shoulder, grinning at him. Her fluffy ears stood upright, clearly intrigued by what she was witnessing.
Is she actually a little vixen?!
This wasn't something a child should be watching!
"Be good. Wait outside."
Yao Yan used his soul force to lift Ling'er off his shoulder, tossing her along with more than a dozen bottles of herbal essence. Without waiting for a reaction, he shut the door.
He had research to do today—serious, hands-on research into Snake-People anatomy.
Ling'er landed on a soft couch with all the goodies. Surrounded by fragrant snacks, she immediately forgot all about Yao Yan and Caidie. Hugging a bottle, she started munching away like a human cuddled up with a snack in bed.
With Ling'er out of the room, only Yao Yan and Caidie remained. Their eyes met. Silence. The air grew warmer and warmer.
Caidie's heart pounded. She felt like a deer leaping wildly inside her chest. Her eyes showed both anticipation and anxiety. She couldn't look at Yao Yan's increasingly heated gaze. Instead, her tail instinctively tightened around him, like she wanted to pull him entirely into her body.
"…Loosen your tail. I can't walk."
Yao Yan looked helplessly at his bound legs and then at the blushing Caidie.
"Ah—! Oh~"
Startled, she quickly loosened her tail and gave a soft reply. Glancing at her tail, then at Yao Yan, she asked shyly, "Young Master… do you like my tail?"
"It's beautiful~"
Yao Yan replied with a smile, gently stroking the smooth surface of her tail. The beautiful scales shimmered with a rainbow-like luster. Truly stunning. Hard to imagine a man could fall for a snake… but after meeting the Medusa bloodline, Yao Yan felt his "tastes" had shifted.
Men, after all, were weak to beauty—whether human or not…
With his legs free again, Yao Yan walked Caidie over to the bed and gently laid her down. Her graceful curves, her alluring figure—his breathing quickened. A faint, natural fragrance wafted from her body. It wasn't like perfume, but something uniquely intoxicating. In that moment, the world around him faded away, and only the beauty before him remained.
So this is the innate charm of the Medusa bloodline…
Even more overpowering than a heavenly flame.
Yao Yan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
No wonder they were called walking aphrodisiacs in the original story—this really was terrifying.
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