FCRCG Chapter 65

The giant beast was overjoyed, abandoning Lian Yi and striding towards Nan Deng.

The ground trembled as it ran, its body shrinking as it approached Nan Deng, reverting to its rabbit head form and descending from above.

Nan Deng reached out to catch it, holding it carefully in his hands, nervously asking, “Xiao Tu, it’s really you! Are you hurt?”

He knew Lian Yi hadn’t recognized the rabbit head, and sure enough, they had fought.

Fortunately, he arrived quickly. The rabbit head seemed fine, only a bit dusty.

Nan Deng wiped it with his sleeve, asking, “Did you come here by yourself?”

The rabbit head also examined Nan Deng, checking his condition.

It burrowed into Nan Deng’s embrace, rubbing against him vigorously, its droopy ears flopping back and forth.

“I’m fine, I’m fine,” Nan Deng reassured, “I wasn’t hurt either.”

One button was missing from his collar. As the rabbit head rubbed against him, the shallow bite mark on his collarbone became half-exposed in the moonlight.

The rabbit head noticed, its eyes widening before it angrily perked up its ears.

And he said he wasn’t hurt! It knew Lian Yi wanted to devour Nan Deng; he had even bitten him!

Seeing the rabbit head’s gaze, Nan Deng hurriedly adjusted his collar, saying, “It doesn’t hurt, really, I’m fine.”

No sooner had he spoken than thick evil energy surged, and Lian Yi appeared in front of Nan Deng.

The rabbit head was ready to fight Lian Yi again, its eyes reddening as it hopped forward, but Nan Deng held it tightly.

Lian Yi stared coldly at the rabbit head, the surrounding evil energy intensifying.

Nan Deng, fearing they might start fighting again, softly comforted the rabbit head first.

He then looked at Lian Yi, explaining, “This is my pet. It’s called Xiao Tu.”

Lian Yi remained unmoved. Nan Deng took half a step closer and held his hand, saying, “Don’t you remember? You used to like it a lot and always fed it.”

Hearing this, the rabbit head also calmed down.

Could it be that Lian Yi used to like it? Upon closer reflection, it had indeed eaten a lot of food from Lian Yi.

Besides, Lian Yi was quite obedient in front of Nan Deng, which made it somewhat forgivable that he had taken Nan Deng away.

The rabbit head’s ears relaxed, and it squinted at Lian Yi.

Nan Deng asked again, “Are you hurt? Xiao Tu is just a bit mischievous but very well-behaved.”

Lian Yi’s eyelashes fluttered, and he tightened his grip on Nan Deng’s hand.

Whether he remembered or not, at least the tension between the two sides had eased.

The area was a desolate wasteland with some abandoned low buildings in the distance. Weng Ping Ran and the celestial masters had been trapped by resentful spirits near those buildings but had finally managed to escape.

From afar, Weng Ping Ran saw Nan Deng standing beside Lian Yi, holding the rabbit head. He let out a breath of relief.

Just moments ago, the fight between Hui Shou and Lian Yi had suddenly stopped. He couldn’t see their whereabouts, making him extremely anxious.

He had prepared himself mentally, knowing that Lian Yi’s power far exceeded that of a Ghost King. But he hadn’t expected him to be on par with the Chaos God…

The Chaos God was once severely injured while protecting Nan Deng, with Xie Yun extracting the divine power of Tai Xu, along with a group of celestial masters and resentful spirits.

And no matter how strong Lian Yi was, he was merely a deceased soul.

But in the end, it was good that Nan Deng was safe. As long as he was unharmed, it meant that Lian Yi hadn’t completely lost control.

A large group of celestial masters approached. Lian Yi turned slightly, impatience resurfacing in his dark eyes, and the evil energy in the air grew thicker.

Nan Deng quickly stepped in front of him. “They are friends. They came with Xiao Tu to find me.”

Lian Yi furrowed his brows slightly, but Nan Deng’s intervention made him grudgingly endure.

The celestial masters didn’t dare to act rashly. The evil energy around Lian Yi solidified into a tangible form, creating an intense sense of oppression even as he stood quietly. Some of the weaker celestial masters couldn’t help but tremble.

“They just want to make sure I’m safe,” Nan Deng continued. “If you don’t want them here, I can ask them to leave.”

To further calm Lian Yi, Nan Deng leaned in and kissed the corner of his lips.

This method was indeed effective. Lian Yi’s cold expression softened, and he withdrew his gaze from the group of celestial masters not far away.

He hugged Nan Deng. Finding the rabbit head annoying, he grabbed its ears to throw it away.

The rabbit head was prepared, flipping agilely and landing on top of Nan Deng’s head.

Lian Yi ignored it, lowering his head to kiss Nan Deng.

Weng Ping Ran quickly turned around, lowering his voice, “Everyone, close your eyes!”

Nan Deng didn’t care about the others, obediently responding to Lian Yi, saying intermittently, “I’ll go talk to them… alright?”

Lian Yi caressed Nan Deng’s cheek, kissed him for a while longer, and then finally let go of him.

Seizing the moment while Lian Yi was calm, Nan Deng, with the rabbit head on his head, walked towards the celestial masters.

Lian Yi remained motionless. Weng Ping Ran cautiously glanced at him before quickly asking, “Mountain God, are you alright?”

Nan Deng shook his head. “He didn’t hurt me.”

He explained to Weng Ping Ran that because the place Lian Yi took him had no signal, he couldn’t contact the inner court.

Hearing this, Weng Ping Ran could guess a bit. Lian Yi wouldn’t harm Nan Deng, but he also wouldn’t let him leave until they found him.

Now that Nan Deng was closer, Weng Ping Ran noticed that Nan Deng’s lips were slightly swollen, likely not just from the recent kiss.

Weng Ping Ran felt very conflicted. This… could be considered a relatively good outcome.

Lin Jiu, standing nearby, asked, “What’s the condition of Chief Lian?”

He was still used to calling Lian Yi that and couldn’t change his habit immediately.

“I’m not sure,” Nan Deng replied. “He seems to have forgotten many things and only remembers me. He won’t speak either…”

Weng Ping Ran immediately suggested, “Can we take him back to the inner court first? He is a resentful spirit. Even if he doesn’t harm anyone now, there’s no guarantee for the future.”

The best course would be to lock him up tightly and then decide his fate.

Nan Deng hesitated. “I…”

He knew Weng Ping Ran was speaking the truth and had considered taking Lian Yi back, but he could only try his best.

Before he could finish, he caught a familiar scent of evil energy, and a cold spirit body pressed against him.

Lian Yi embraced Nan Deng from behind, holding him tightly.

He had waited long enough and had lost his patience.

Weng Ping Ran’s vision blurred as Lian Yi once again disappeared with Nan Deng.

The thick evil energy dissipated as well. The group immediately began searching, but there was no trace of them anywhere.

In the distance, there was another cave entrance. Weng Ping Ran was about to investigate when suddenly, a large number of resentful spirits emerged from within.

The rabbit head followed Nan Deng as well. Without its assistance, the celestial masters present were forced to retreat back to the low buildings.

They were driven away from the area outside the low buildings all the way. Finally, the resentful spirits stopped pursuing them, keeping a watchful eye nearby.

These resentful spirits were likely under Lian Yi’s control. Sending reinforcements to forcefully break in was possible, but it would likely provoke Lian Yi.

Nan Deng remained by his side, and they still couldn’t act rashly.

After careful consideration, Weng Ping Ran ordered his subordinates to temporarily return to the nearest town to regroup and await news from Nan Deng.

With the rabbit head around, even if it couldn’t really defeat Lian Yi, Nan Deng wouldn’t be in immediate danger.

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On the way back to the cave, Lian Yi once again thought to toss the rabbit head out.

The rabbit head hid in Nan Deng’s arms, ears pinned back, showing only a little fuzzy back of its head.

Upon returning to the cave, the rabbit head was just surveying its surroundings when evil energy swung it out of the cave entrance.

A semi-transparent wall rose at the entrance, and it kept peering inside, trying to break through.

After a while, Nan Deng arrived at the wall and reached out to touch the rabbit head’s head through the barrier. “You go play by yourself for now. Don’t wander off, I’ll be out soon…”

After saying that, he disappeared, and there was no sound from inside the wall. The rabbit head gnawed on the wall with its teeth, suddenly smelling resentful spirits nearby.

It turned and jumped away, following the scent to another cave entrance, where it crawled in.

Soon, cries of resentful spirits echoed from within the cave. After the sounds faded, the rabbit head licked its lips as it emerged, continuing to search for food ahead.

Nan Deng was completely unaware of this. He sat on Lian Yi’s lap, kissing him passionately.

Despite being interrupted midway, it didn’t dampen Lian Yi’s enthusiasm at all. He resumed what he hadn’t finished earlier, intending to undo Nan Deng’s clothes.

Nan Deng resisted half-heartedly, cheeks blushing again.

Lian Yi kissed his shoulder, leaving a prominent red mark on Nan Deng’s fair skin from where he had leaned against the wall earlier.

Nan Deng’s skin was delicate and sensitive; touching cold, hard stones would surely be uncomfortable for him.

Lian Yi hesitated briefly as more evil energy suddenly began to surge around them.

The evil energy condensed into tangible forms, clinging to the stones and nearby walls, feeling soft and dense like cotton.

With Nan Deng lying there, Lian Yi began unbuttoning his collar.

Indeed, Lian Yi was different from ordinary resentful spirits. As he removed his clothes, the evil energy around him seemed to diminish, no different from before.

Nan Deng wrapped his arms around Lian Yi’s neck, the contrast between his pale skin and Lian Yi’s dark evil energy striking.

Lian Yi didn’t breathe, yet he could feel a heavy presence pressing down on him, brushing over every inch of his body.

The cave was slightly cool, but Nan Deng felt no coldness at all, perhaps due to their intimate contact. Lian Yi’s body temperature seemed even higher than his.

Sensing what was about to happen, Nan Deng felt both timid and nervous.

Lian Yi comforted him with kisses, his palm caressing Nan Deng’s knee.

At first, there was a bit of discomfort, but Nan Deng’s constitution was not that of an ordinary human; he quickly adjusted.

His initially furrowed brow gradually relaxed, and his voice softened considerably.

The transparent wall at the cave entrance remained, allowing the wind to filter through.

Lian Yi was intense. Nan Deng reluctantly accepted it while mumbling with a nasal tone, asking him to ease up a bit.

His response was a kiss, accompanied by increasingly unrestrained intimacy.

Meanwhile, the rabbit head patrolled through various tunnels, nearly clearing out the resentful spirits hiding within.

Daylight soon approached. It returned to the cave where Nan Deng was located, finding itself still unable to enter.

Nan Deng heard movement and groggily saw a small white figure jumping around at the entrance of the cave.

Slow to react, he felt embarrassed, unsure if the wall blocked sound and sight, burying his face in shame.

Lian Yi held him, lifting his chin gently, his actions unceasing.

“Don’t be afraid.”

His voice was hoarse, finally uttering his first words.

Nan Deng had already cried, pushing away in frustration, yet he had no resistance before Lian Yi.

The rabbit head squatted at the entrance, not finding Nan Deng, then turned and hopped away, finding its own place to sleep.

Inside the cave, another round finally ended. Tears glistened at the corners of Nan Deng’s eyes as he breathed lightly, looking up.

Originally, he thought it wouldn’t matter if Lian Yi turned into a ghost, just to try it once. But things spiraled out of control unexpectedly.

Even more inexplicable was that Lian Yi seemed to provide him with energy replenishment; he didn’t feel hungry at all, and fatigue and weariness were within tolerable limits.

Nan Deng still couldn’t understand why, as he was gently let down.

Lian Yi embraced him from behind, kissing his cheek and nose tip.

Nan Deng trembled all over, his misty eyes absent-minded.

He was confined within the limited space of the cave, hardly sensing the passage of time or whether it was day or night outside.

When they finally paused, Nan Deng leaned against Lian Yi, eyes closed and breathing raggedly.

Lian Yi rubbed his lower back gently. “Does it hurt?”

Nan Deng muttered, “No,” before realizing it.

He looked up at Lian Yi, still dazed.

Lian Yi gently brushed aside Nan Deng’s bangs and kissed him lightly.

He seemed to have returned to his former self as if his death was just a dream.

Nan Deng touched his face. “Do… do you remember everything now?”

Lian Yi nodded softly and held his hand.

Indeed, he had reverted to his former self, familiar in every gesture. He was no longer the spirit that could lose control at any moment.

Nan Deng felt a pang in his heart, unsure of what to say, holding him tightly.

After a moment, something else came to his mind.

“About what happened before…” Nan Deng hesitated, “Do you remember? About us these past two days?”

Would Lian Yi, after recovering, forget this period of memory after his death, such as their time together?

“I remember,” Lian Yi lowered his gaze, his palm soothing Nan Deng’s back. “I remember everything.”

Nan Deng’s cheeks flushed again as he asked, “When did you remember?”

Lian Yi didn’t answer immediately. He released Nan Deng and checked him for any injuries.

Nan Deng, feeling a bit shy, leaned into him after he finished checking. “It hurts…”

He had just said it didn’t hurt. But now that Lian Yi had reverted to his former self, Nan Deng instinctively acted spoiled towards him.

Lian Yi held him close, tenderly kissing and comforting him.

Nan Deng unconsciously showed dependence, still bearing many marks on his body, obediently allowing Lian Yi to hold him.

Lian Yi’s kisses grew more intense, rolling over to press Nan Deng down.

Nan Deng immediately reacted, trying to push him away. “You…”

Lian Yi grasped his hands, murmuring, “It’ll be over soon.”

His tone was incredibly gentle as he kissed Nan Deng’s neck, but his actions remained forceful and intense.

Nan Deng trembled slightly, whimpering softly in frustration.

Outside the cave entrance, the rabbit head burped after its meal and returned.

It was bored, banging against the walls a few times before lying on the ground to grind its teeth on a rock.

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Moonlit: 

Lian Yi: “It’ll be over soon.”

Many days later…

Nan Deng: “Please, stop~”