Exclusive Possession – CH 050

Chapter 50.

The forest was dark, and the night was still.

Mu Xian stood tall and imposing before me, still with his usual handsome and fair appearance. Only his eyes no longer held that captivating, dark luster; instead, they were a hazy, yellowish hue, appearing murky, bewildered, and even frightening.

Looking at him, my chest began to tighten and ache. It tightened and ached more, like a hard rock had been shoved into it, making it hard to breathe.

He had become like this. My Mu Xian had become like this.

Hot, acidic tears instantly welled up in my eyes. I held back my tears and slowly exhaled.

“Mu Xian, I will never leave you.”

The moment I finished speaking, I felt the arm around my waist tighten again; Yi Pucheng was warning me. I ignored him completely, only looking at Mu Xian. But he didn’t speak, and his dim eyes revealed no emotion.

This made me a little uneasy. I was about to continue talking to him when I saw his handsome face and thin lips curving up silently.

He smiled.

“Mmm,” he replied softly, even somewhat obediently.

A sharp pain shot through my heart, yet I also felt a sweetness, a bittersweet sweetness.

“Have you gone crazy enough?” Yi Pucheng’s cold voice rang out from above.

My heart skipped a beat. I glanced to the side and saw him staring at Mu Xian with a grim expression: “I’m sorry, I don’t intend to die, and I won’t die. Hua Yao’s in my hands…”

His voice suddenly paused.

My heart was pounding, especially worried about Mu Xian’s situation—after all, they were evenly matched. But after a brief pause, a hoarse, indistinct sound escaped his throat. At the same time, the large hand that had been tightly gripping my waist suddenly released its hold.

My heart skipped a beat. Before I could even turn around to look at him, my body involuntarily slipped out of his arms and slowly flew away! I didn’t feel any force pushing me, but I was flying.

Mu Xian stood a dozen meters away, his smile slowly widening as he opened his arms to me.

His mental strength had recovered?!

A surge of joy welled up within me, yet a vague unease also rose within me. In the blink of an eye, I was standing before him, and I could see his face more clearly—he still possessed his usual cool and handsome appearance, but his eyes seemed to be filled with layers of dark yellow water. His dark pupils weren’t absent but rather obscured by the light, appearing blurry, empty, and unfocused.

My heart ached again, and those dark eyes were a little frightening. But I still hugged his waist without hesitation.

His arms were as tight as iron chains, holding me firmly. He lifted me up and pressed me against him, my feet off the ground. I could feel his steady, powerful heartbeat in his chest and his warm, familiar breath; my heart fluttered.

No, what about Yi Pucheng?

I quickly turned my head: “Yi Pucheng…” but his hand held the back of my head, so I couldn’t move. He lowered his head and kissed me deeply.

“Yi…” I managed to utter, still not understanding what was going on.

He looked at me with his cloudy eyes, his voice low and powerful: “Kiss me.”

I tried to speak and struggled, but suddenly my body stiffened.

I couldn’t move.

My wrists, ankles, neck, and even face felt as if they were bound by invisible ropes. I couldn’t turn around to look at Yi Pucheng, nor could I move an inch. I could only float in the air, stiffly maintaining an upward posture, to receive his forceful kiss.

He hadn’t used his mental powers on me for a long time, but now it was because of a kiss…

His possessiveness intensified.

He closed his eyes and continued to ravage my lips and tongue. The kiss was so fierce that it made my whole body tremble, and I was even inexplicably a little scared.

After a long while, he reluctantly pulled away from my lips, stared at me, and softly asked, “Do you like it?”

I was taken aback. He asked about the kiss?

I nodded slowly.

A slight smile played at the corners of his lips, a faint smile like a gentle breeze brushing against his cheek.

“I like it too. I really like it.”

Seeing his gentle, childlike smile, my heart felt like it had been struck hard. Aches, heartache, and a chilling fear washed over me.

He said softly, “Kill him, then we can continue.”

I was startled and realized I could move again. I immediately turned my head to look in the direction of Yi Pucheng.

Upon seeing this, I gasped for breath.

Yi Pucheng was now suspended in midair, staring at us with an extremely sinister gaze. But he looked terrible. His body was stiffly spread out in a starfish shape, his handsome face was flushed red and purplish, and the veins on his forehead were bulging, as if someone was choking him. He couldn’t make a sound, and his breathing was rapid and labored.

He was going to die. Mu Xian would kill him.

I stared at him, stunned. Now that he was dead, it was just Mu Xian and me left. How could I persuade Mu Xian to find a way to go out with me? And… Was there even any chance for us to get out?

At this moment, Mu Xian slightly raised his face, seemingly staring at Yi Pucheng in the air. Suddenly, a flash of blue light appeared in the air, and a silver-white metal pillar appeared out of thin air. The top of the pillar was extremely sharp, and the body of the pillar was as thick as a human thigh.

A sudden thought struck me: This is…

Not just mental strength. Mu Xian’s mental strength wasn’t the only thing that was restored.

This was something that Mu Xian created according to his will.

Could he already control this space?

Before I could even see what it was, the sharp pillar “whooshed” and flew towards Yi Pucheng!

“Ugh…” Yi Pucheng groaned, his face changing drastically. The sharp tip of the pillar instantly pierced his abdomen, slamming him straight into the trunk of a large tree behind him. With a “bang,” the pillar pierced through him and the tree, pinning him to the spot!

I was startled, and my stomach suddenly felt nauseous. Yi Pucheng gripped the end of the pillar inserted into his abdomen tightly with both hands, his handsome face tense and ferocious, large drops of sweat dripping from his forehead. I could even feel his body trembling uncontrollably.

“You…” I looked at Mu Xian. “Give him a clean break.” As soon as I finished speaking, I felt Yi Pucheng look up at me.

Ke Muxian slowly turned his head to look at me, his eyes gleaming with a dark light.

“You care about him?” He reached out and pinched my chin.

I quickly shook my head: “Of course not!”

He looked at me, remained silent for a moment, and said in a very soft voice, “He just hugged you. Hua Yao, only I can hug you.”

My heart skipped a beat. I knew his personality well; this reaction meant he was very angry. Before I could even speak, he had already turned to look at Yi Pucheng.

Then, the pillar was suddenly ripped out of Yi Pucheng’s abdomen! Instantly, it brought with it a spray of blood, chunks of flesh, and metal. Yi Pucheng cried out in pain and fell to the ground, motionless. The pillar, meanwhile, suddenly shot upwards, rising dozens of meters into the air, before plummeting down towards Yi Pucheng…

I couldn’t bear to watch such a bloody and violent scene, so I turned to stare at Mu Xian. He stood straight, his profile calm and cold, his eyes filled with a murky golden light…

The light dimmed, becoming as dark as flowing water.

I was startled and saw that Mu Xian was still standing quietly in the same place, but his eyes were like two bright lamps that had suddenly gone out, instantly turning dark—the yellow light disappeared! His dark pupils were clearly revealed, but they were still stagnant and empty.

My heart skipped a beat. What was going on? Had he returned to normal?

Suddenly, I felt a darkness above my head, and out of the corner of my eye, I caught a flash of blue light, and the metal pillar disappeared!

Just then, Mu Xian’s body suddenly began to tremble violently, as if an invisible hand was gripping his shoulders and shaking him desperately. His face was calm, his eyes vacant, like a puppet. I was terrified: “Mu Xian!” I wanted to hug him, but I was too scared to move. I gritted my teeth, steeled myself, and reached out to hug his waist.

But he seemed completely oblivious, still trembling in place, looking absolutely terrifying. I was so scared that tears streamed down my face, and I closed my eyes, clinging to his waist, unable to look at him at all.

Suddenly, he stopped moving. Then, his entire weight pressed down on me. I was pulled to the ground, and when I looked at him again, his eyes were closed, his face was pale, and he seemed completely unconscious, with only his chest rising and falling slightly.

He fainted.

What happened? I scrambled to my feet, still shaken, and stared at him blankly.

Did he overuse his mental energy, which was why he fainted?

I waited for a while, but he still didn’t move. I was scared and sad, so I crawled over and hugged him tightly.

The forest returned to its usual stillness, utterly dark. Mu Xian and Yi Pucheng lay motionless, like two corpses. I sat alone, completely at a loss for what to do.

“Miss—” A muffled but loud voice suddenly came from above.

I was startled, my heart pounding. I looked up at the sky, which was riddled with cracks. Was that Morin’s voice? Or was it just my imagination?

“Miss!” This time, Morin’s voice was clearer. Although I didn’t understand why I could hear his voice, a surge of joy rose in my heart. I released Mu Xian, stood up, and shouted, “Morin! Where are you?”

But he seemed not to hear me, because he said somewhat anxiously, “Miss, time’s of the essence. If you can hear me, please listen carefully to what I have to say next.”

My heart leaped into my throat: last chance! We still had a chance to go out! I felt my mouth go dry and my heart pounding like a drum.

His voice was fast, clear, and serious, completely devoid of his usual playful and lively tone.

“First, the three of you are currently in the intensive care unit of the Imperial Hospital in the capital. We have just detected an alarmingly rapid increase in the rate of brain death in the Commander. We have been forced to risk administering a magnetic shock to his body, causing him to fall into a brief coma.

Second, none of you three can die; you must leave this space together. The death of any one of you will cause the space to collapse instantly.

Third, at this time tomorrow, I will administer another magnetic shock to the Commander, this time with greater intensity. He will be unconscious for at least an hour. You must bring him and Yi Pucheng to the edge of space—an ocean—within this timeframe. But remember, absolutely, positively, don’t let the Commander notice. This is your last chance to escape from virtual space.

Fourth, you will encounter… in the border areas.

I was listening intently when Morin’s voice suddenly became high-pitched, hoarse, and off-key, like a ripped record, before slowly disappearing into the air, leaving nothing behind.

I stared blankly at the empty sky. What about the fourth one? There’s a fourth one! He hadn’t finished speaking!

“Who are you talking to?” A cold voice suddenly rang out behind me. I shuddered and turned around to see Mu Xian rubbing his forehead. He had already stood up from the ground, his eyes were dim and hazy, and he was staring at me with a sinister expression.