Chapter 265 Lan Ji’s Struggle

At this time, the sea area where Qiangu Qitian and Lan Ji were located was some distance away from Douling Continent. The sea water here was more than two hundred meters deep, and the bright sunshine could hardly reach this sea area.

Qiangu Qitian, who possesses the authority of the water element, is no different in the sea than on land.

Whether there is light coming in here does not affect his perception.

Needless to say, Lan Ji, whose true form is the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, is like the overlord of the ocean.

From time to time, sea soul beasts over a thousand years old passed by, but when they sensed the aura emanating from Qiangu Qitian and Lan Ji, they all chose to take a detour and stay away.

Sensing danger is the instinct of living things.

Qiangu Qitian took Lan Ji’s hand very naturally. The skin on the back of her hand was as soft as jade, her palm was smooth, and her fingers were slender but not too bony.

Lan Ji came back to her senses from her melancholy, and she looked at Qiangu Qitian with a little surprise.

The two of them had always remained restrained when interacting with each other before, but now, there were only two of them left here.

Qiangu Qitian has revealed his true colors and he is no longer pretending.

The evil capitalist, the young master Qi Tian of the soul oligarch family, is going to “take advantage of” his female subordinates.

“Lord, this is…”

Lan Ji subconsciously wanted to break free, but her instinctive urge tempted her to hold on tighter.

She felt like there were two voices in her head, one telling her to refuse and the other telling her to accept.

After a moment of hard thinking, Lan Ji made her choice.

The respect that was always on her face disappeared, replaced by a calmness as peaceful as water.

Qiangu Qitian thought that Lan Ji was rejecting him. When he was about to pull again and prepare to let go of Lan Ji’s hand, he found that she quietly intertwined her fingers with Qiangu Qitian’s.

He only needed to move his fingers slightly to interlock his fingers with Lan Ji.

This is……

Qiangu Qitian immediately understood Lan Ji’s attitude: neither taking the initiative nor refusing.

In this case, the “evil young man” Qiangu Qitian will certainly not let this beautiful lady go.

Feeling her fingers being intertwined with Qiangu Qitian’s and held in his palm, Lan Ji felt an indescribable little joy in her heart, but she did not show it.

But Qiangu Qitian felt the other party’s panicked heartbeat from that slight contact and accurately captured Lan Ji’s mental journey.

Qiangu Qitian did not expose Lan Ji’s little thoughts, he just said calmly:
“Sister Lan Ji, this is not the best place to break through. We have to find a better place.”

“Lan Ji will follow the master’s orders.”

Qiangu Qitian held Lan Ji’s hand and kept moving forward in the sea, sometimes appearing in the silver space, and sometimes strolling in the sea.

Lan Ji let Qiangu Qitian lead her, traveling back and forth between the other dimension and reality. She didn’t know how much time had passed or where she was now.

I just felt that the temperature around me had dropped significantly.

The familiar temperature made Lan Ji’s mind appear dazed for a moment.

She always felt that everything here was so familiar.

“Lord, this is…”

Lan Ji looked at Qiangu Qitian with some confusion. She wanted to get the answer directly from Qiangu Qitian.

Qiangu Qitian turned around, raised the hand that was clasped with Lan Ji’s fingers, and placed it against his chest.

When their eyes met, Lan Ji’s eyes trembled noticeably. She was not used to this ambiguous feeling of being so close.

Qiangu Qitian stretched out his other hand and gently stroked Lan Ji’s cheek.

Lan Ji was caught off guard and was stunned for a moment before she reacted and turned her face away shyly.

She wasn’t angry, but…shy.

“My Lord, don’t be like this…”

Lan Ji’s weak retreat would only make Qiangu Qitian further advance. Soon, the hand that was stroking her cheek stopped at her delicate chin, and with a little force, he lifted up her head that was about to lower its head to avoid Qiangu Qitian’s sight.

Feeling that Lan Ji’s body was a little stiff, Qiangu Qitian also relaxed the taut string a little.

Of course, Qiangu Qitian’s hand was still gently stroking Lan Ji’s face.

I have to say, this girl’s skin feels smoother than any other girl that Qiangu Qitian has ever touched.

Perhaps it has a lot to do with her true self.

The sea soul beasts live in the sea all year round. Their skin is soaked in sea water and is nourished by water elements all the time. Their skin must be smooth and moist. Even after they transform, they still retain this characteristic.

Lan Ji, who was touched by Qiangu Qitian, became conflicted again.

The two of them are really too ambiguous now.

Lan Ji understood that she couldn’t continue to be so passive.

However, just when she was about to show her hand and end this unclear passive ambiguity, Qiangu Qitian’s gentle voice sounded at the right time:

“Sister Lan Ji, you must be very tired after carrying the hatred for more than 20,000 years.”

This expression of concern directly touched Lan Ji’s heart.

She just felt her heart ache, and an uncontrollable feeling of sadness surged throughout her body, and tears couldn’t help but well up in her eyes.

She had no one to share her pain with, and the only close person she could get in touch with was her daughter, whom she needed to protect.

But now, someone finally spoke out.

Moreover, it didn’t come from her mouth.

She is very tired, very very tired…

But the strong-willed Lan Ji said stubbornly: “Actually, no.”

Qiangu Qitian gently wiped away the tears from Lan Ji’s eyes with his thumb and said seriously:
“Whether there is or not, it doesn’t matter. What’s important is that from now on, you don’t have to be as tired as before, understand?”

“Thank you, my lord, but…” Lan Ji’s eyes drooped again, and the appearance of Lan Fuzi once again appeared in her mind.

At this point, Lan Ji can no longer pretend nothing happened.

If I continue to avoid it, I would be irresponsible to my daughter.

Lan Ji loves her daughter and Lan Fuzi so much, how could she destroy Lan Fuzi’s happiness with her own hands?

“My Lord, the Buddha likes you. I am her mother, and I only have this one daughter.”

When she said this, Lan Ji’s tone was almost begging.

Qiangu Qitian knew Lan Ji’s worry, which was simply that the ethical gap in her heart was difficult to overcome.

If you put yourself in his shoes, Qiangu Qitian would also feel very painful.

“I know.”

Qiangu Qitian replied.

knowledge?

This made Lan Ji even more confused.

“Then, my Lord, you still…”

Lan Ji didn’t say the three words that teased me in the end.

Because she also bears a large part of the responsibility in this matter.

Qiangu Qitian is so “fragrant” that to Lan Ji, she is even more obsessed with it than an addict is with “reading”.

The closer she is to the god level, the more Lan Ji can feel the sacredness of the law, but Qiangu Qitian just happens to possess this magical power, which attracts Lan Ji.

Simply put, the more powerful the elemental soul master or soul beast, the more obsessed they will be with Qiangu Qitian. This is driven by instinct.

On the basis of this original attraction, Qiangu Qitian attached additional actions and promises. It was not Lan Ji’s fault that she fell in such a short time.

Her refusal was for the sake of her own dignity, and more importantly, for the sake of her daughter.

“But what does it matter? Sister Lan Ji doesn’t think I’m a good person, right? I might as well tell you that my former teacher has now become one of my women, and at the same time, she is also the sister of the people around me.”

Qiangu Qitian’s confession made Lan Ji a little surprised. She certainly understood what the relationship between master and disciple meant.

Since more than 20,000 years ago, when Tang San, the ancestor of the Tang Clan, became a disciple of the “theoretical master” Yu Xiaogang and said, “Once a teacher, always a father,” an additional layer of ethical shackles has been added to the already sacred master-disciple relationship.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Qiangu Qitian and Leng Yaozhu are no different from (incest).

After being surprised, Lan Ji still shook her head:

“But Lan Fuzi and I are real mother and daughter. She is my own flesh and blood…”

“Then Sister Lan Ji, tell me the truth, do you have feelings for me?”

Qiangu Qitian held Lan Ji’s face and asked very seriously.

Knowing that she couldn’t avoid the gaze, Lan Ji still lowered her eyes slightly, her voice almost trembling:
“Yes~”

“If that’s the case, then why did Sister Lan Ji refuse?” Qiangu Qitian continued, “Have you ever asked me whether I like you more or Buddha’s disciple more?”

Lan Ji was very confused now. She answered uncertainly, “Buddha… After all, you have known her longer…”

“Stupid, I went to her because of you.”

“Ah!” Lan Ji was also shocked by Qiangu Qitian’s answer.

Lan Ji was sure that she had never seen Qiangu Qitian before Lan Fuzi brought him to her.

“How can this be?”

“Of course it’s possible.” Qiangu Qitian said as a matter of course, “Sister Lan Ji, have you forgotten that I can see the future? I have seen a corner of the future and I have already fallen in love with you at first sight.”

Qiangu Qitian was not lying, he had been coveting the Demon Emperor’s body for a long time.

It can be considered a kind of love at first sight.

Lan Ji was silent.

After accepting the setting that Qiangu Qitian could see the future, Lan Ji was certain that Qiangu Qitian was not lying to her.

After discovering that she and Qiangu Qitian were actually heading in the same direction, Lan Ji did not feel happy, but… worried.

“No, my lord. No.”

Lan Ji shook her head like a rattle, and her tears flowed out at this moment.
“I’m a good mother, how can I compete with my daughter for a man? No, no, wuwuwu…”

The twisted emotions suddenly burst out, causing Lan Ji to completely lose control of her emotions.

At this moment, she was not the almighty Demon Emperor, not the deep-sea Demon Whale King carrying hatred, and not even the mother of Lan Fuzi.

Lan Ji is Lan Ji, a little girl who also feels helpless.

Qiangu Qitian hugged Lan Ji in his arms and gave her his strong arms.

The clothes that were not wet by the sea water were soon soaked by Lan Ji’s tears, but Qiangu Qitian didn’t care.

What Lan Ji needs now is to vent.

The crying did not last long, and Lan Ji’s emotions gradually recovered from her out-of-control state.

She was still lying in Qiangu Qitian’s arms, sobbing softly.

“Master, promise me that you will accept the Buddha’s son, okay?”

Lan Ji’s voice was very soft, as if she was begging, or as if she was… acting coquettishly.

“What about you?”

Qiangu Qitian doesn’t care about Lan Fuzi now.

“I…I will just continue to be my master’s subordinate.”

“Can that be unspoken?”

Lan Ji’s pretty face turned slightly red after understanding the meaning of Qiangu Qitian’s words. She replied in a voice as thin as a mosquito’s hum:

“Master, don’t let the Buddha know…”

Lan Ji finally made a compromise.

She is a bad mother. She can’t completely reject this love for her daughter.

But it seems like I have to accept this love for the sake of my daughter.

If she didn’t accept it, Qiangu Qitian might not accept Lan Fuzi either.

Buddha, forgive your mother…

Qiangu Qitian, who looked like the protagonist of a certain Japanese movie, raised Lan Ji’s chin with a somewhat aggressive look in his eyes:

“Madam, you don’t want the Buddha to know what happened between us.”

“My Lord, please don’t do this.”

Lan Ji learned everything by herself and began to cooperate with Qiangu Qitian in performing the scenes.

Qiangu Qitian hugged Lan Ji’s slender waist and pressed her body towards his own, getting closer.

“Then…it depends on Madam’s performance.”

“Well……”

After a brief resistance, Lan Ji’s hands involuntarily hugged Qiangu Qitian’s neck…

Although she was a young woman, Qiangu Qitian could also feel that Lan Ji’s kissing skills were not very good.

There was nothing that could be done about it. She had only transformed into a human form for the past 20,000 years…

Qiangu Qitian was the first person to experience her human form.

Lan Ji lay weakly on Qiangu Qitian, breathing slightly. Due to lack of oxygen, her cheeks had a sickly flush, which made her look even more attractive.

“My Lord, what are we doing here?”

Lan Ji finally asked about the main matter.

“Are you familiar with it?” Qiangu Qitian smiled. Without waiting for Lan Ji to answer, he continued, “Sister Lan Ji, of course you are familiar with it, because this place… is the activity territory of the Sea God’s followers and the Demon Soul Great White Shark tribe, and it is also the royal family.”

Demonic Great White Shark!
After hearing these five words, Lan Ji’s eyes became clearer, and within the clarity was silent anger.

A loyal believer of Poseidon!
As a top predator, the Demon Soul Great White Shark has almost no rivals in this ocean where the strong prey on the weak, except for the evil killer whale king clan and the overlord deep-sea demon whale king.

But because it is a believer of the sea god, it disguises itself as a victim, a white lotus.

The evil killer whale clan was also slaughtered at that time, and the most powerful deep-sea demon whale king was also eliminated as part of the test of the sea god.

Apart from the Divine Examiner Tang San, the biggest beneficiary among marine creatures is the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan!
Lan Ji and Lan Fuzi were also hunted down by the entire sea soul beast clan under the call of the King of the Demon Soul Great White Shark in the name of the Sea God!

Who made the Demon Soul Great White Shark the first mount designated by the God of the Sea?

The memory of being hunted down came back to her mind, making Lan Ji’s aura a little colder.

Qiangu Qitian still held Lan Ji in his arms, and spoke the coldest words in the most gentle voice.

“Sister Lan Ji, revenge on Tang San is still a long way off, but before that, we still have a lot to do.”

“The first step is… to exterminate the clan.”

(End of this chapter)