"Four hours," Hilda answered.

Zhi Rui looked at Izaya snoring away and scoffed."Defeated so easily."

Hilda frowned

"Is my kitty angry too?" Zhi Rui spoke with a smirk

Hilda's pupil expanded.

Zhi Rui smiled and nudely held the feline's waist in an embrace. "My kitty wants some attention?"

Nodding meekly, Hilda softly leaned in.

Zhi Rui's eyes became pink and she caressed Hilda's ears with her lips "A pity, my kitty is a bad one, and is being punished for her wrongdoings." She whispered.

Zhi Rui laughed at Hilda's frustration and hopped outside.

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Outside, Zh Rui's smile faded into a stern expression.

The couple stood still in the same place they arrived at. In a single smooth step, Zhi Rui stood in front of them.

"You don't have to fear the others, they have too much on their mind to think of bas.h.i.+ng newbies. Pitch your tent and have a good rest, I'll found you two to talk later." The same way she came, Zhi Rui went away.

She stood in front of s.h.i.+zu, who was drinking tea above a fallen tree.

"I'm gonna hunt for a nocturnal beast to tame. Come with me." Zhi Rui said.

s.h.i.+zu was visibly bothered, but Zhi Rui's eyes compelled her.

"Haaaa, okay" s.h.i.+zu drunk the last gulp of her tea and stood up. Zhi Rui smiled and led the way.

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Through the tall trees and buzzing insects, Zhi Rui walked slowly and s.h.i.+zu followed.

the air was hot and humid.

Zhi Rui walked cutting plants the get on the way with a frown on he face.

"Ugh, It's dark and sticky. Why are we here?"She asked.

Walking in the front, with her eyes closed Zhi Rui smiled. "Why so superficial?" Zhi Rui Retorted.

As s.h.i.+zu stepped ahead, she heard Zhi Rui's words and froze for a second.

Knowing full well of what she meant. s.h.i.+zu remained silent.

A few seconds went by. The moonlight shone on s.h.i.+zu's face.

Her eyes turned indifferent. Zhi Rui could feel the cold detachment on her bones.

"Why not superficial? Everything is replaced, nothing is unique, The only thing unconditional is death. Even the worst tragedy will become a joke with time. With everything being so temporary, why would I keep the unpleasant by my side, instead of just skipping it?" s.h.i.+zu said.

"But the consequence for skipping the unpleasant; the prince. turned you into a wanted criminal. You cannot show your face in the crowd anymore.

that's also unpleasant." Zhi Rui said.

The trees swayed with the wind.

"Bothersome, but not intolerable. I stood beside the prince for a good while. he wasn't so bad but the tolerable turned to intolerable when he was fooled by you. He acquired a prejudice to women despising them, even though he messed with them on a regular basis, it was too hypocritical. And his bitterness was the lost drop of water. I couldn't take it. Sincerely, your attempt to convince me into going against him was hail mary bestowal to me."

"But what about your family? you don't miss them?" Zhi Rui asked.

"My father brought a different woman home every year. and every year, one of his woman, between the concubines and official wives some were used as a bribe for influent n.o.bles. and some was killed off. my guess is to not burden the manor with overpopulation. I have a lot of brother and sisters and was quite friendly with them, but when I was sent to the royalty as a talented knight. They didn't look for me anymore." s.h.i.+zu said.

Throughout her speech, Zhi Rui didn't feel an ounce of affections, or any kind of feelings, only emptiness, and detachment.

"I learned it then," s.h.i.+zu said. "To live for anything other than yourself is a mistake."

Zhi Rui's eyes gleamed. He turned back with a beautiful smiled and looked at s.h.i.+zu in the eyes. She opened her mouth but the world froze.

Slightly in front of s.h.i.+zu was a tree, leaning on the tree; Bianca glowed with a beautiful tight dark red dress. glowing with a warm light.

Zhi Rui couldn't speak, her limbs didn't move, she looked at s.h.i.+zu, her eyes were steady with an entranced expression, Her mind was anywhere but at the moment.

Zhi Rui tried to speak but her muscle didn't follow her will.

Bianca smiled brightly, her ever beautiful smile etched itself in Zhi Rui's eyes and Bianca's words slowly but affectionately came over her ears.

"While I expected an amount of doubt and distrust, never would I have thought that you'd go so far as to kill members of a cult that wors.h.i.+ps you.

even worst, implicating the cult's movement by alerting the light sect's awareness."

Bianca left the tree trunk and approached Zhi Rui slowly.

Each step sent alarms through Zhi Rui's mind. But she couldn't move.

"I wanted for us to be more than sorceress and G.o.ddess, I wanted us to be mother and daughter. That's why didn't press the issue with the bible of l.u.s.t. I even tried to offer you, the ancient resources at my hands. Yet, your mistrust put all my efforts to waste."

Bianca sighed, as she stood in front of Zhi Rui. Her eyes were clouded in sadness.

"As a mother, I feel awful, but for the greater good. I have to force my own daughter."

She reached for Zhi Rui's chins with her hand and caressed it with love.

Zh Rui's eyes widened in dismay.

Bianca closed in and kissed Zhi Rui deeply, her tongue reached Zhi Rui's palate, energy flowed into Zhi Rui's core. Images after images forced its way inside Zhi Rui's mind.

Zhi Rui's eyes went up, showing only the white of her yes. Bright memories of various peoples lives circulate through her minds. Each with their own powers some manipulated desire, some manipulated emotions, some knew how to manipulate pleasure itself, there was even s.e.x magic.

the images faded, the only thing left was Bianca's warm and wet tongue stirring Zhi Rui's mouth. after a long while. The tongue ceased its attack.

Zhi Rui's was still the same frozen statue, Bianca's blushed cheeks showed how she treasured the after taste. She licked her lips as if intoxicated.

"This is the ancient l.u.s.t cultivation method. Deny your desires and impulses and your mind will be corroded by l.u.s.t. sate your desires and l.u.s.t will enhance anything you want, the way you want. Now my daughter, enjoy your life."

Bianca finished speaking, and her visage turned illusory; Fading as if She never was there.

The warm glow went away and both; Zhi Rui and s.h.i.+zu regained movement of their bodies.

s.h.i.+zu darted her eyes around. Clearly confused.

Zhi Rui felt the core inside her chest. Something etched itself within.

Her eyes turned cold.

s.h.i.+zu who was a level three looked warily around trying to find the source of her dread.

Zhi Rui sighed Remembering how her mind danced away from her mind the moment Bianca appeared ' A level six is truly too strong.' She thought.

There's absolutely no way of fighting one now. Her ideas to the sect leader, for the moment, went to the back of her mind.

Suddenly she felt a small needle like pain on her head.

Zhi Rui sighed again, "So even this much is punishable." She thought.

'Whatever as corroded from my mind, I can't be good. ' Whatever She etched in my core was tampered by her. Maybe if I find what it is I can rever this side effect. Zhi Rui bit her nails. her eyes turned bloodshot.

"Enough s.h.i.+zu, something happened, go back."

Her voice echoed, and a confused s.h.i.+zu went back.

Zhi Rui felt the urge to break everything around her to shreds. Her eyes s.h.i.+ned. 'I can't contain myself anymore.'

Zhi Rui punched and palmed every trunk around her, turning it t nothing. five trees fell beside Zhi Rui. She concentrated and breathed in.

Her mind calm Bianca's smile pa.s.sed through her mind.

Zhi Rui looked in the dark distance with cold eyes.

'Whatever you use against me, will be the foundation of your doom.' Zhi Rui thought