Helpless, Lu Chen could only use his remaining healing abilities to reduce the swelling on the vixen's face.
Once the swelling subsided, her exquisitely beautiful oval face was almost completely healed, fully revealing its alluring beauty. Beside her right nostril was a small, delicate, pale red beauty mark.
She smiled slightly, her captivating charm absolutely stunning.
So beautiful, Lu Chen's heart pounded.
This girl was definitely a vixen reincarnated, and a nine-tailed fox at that!
Thinking about how she had just licked his fingers, Lu Chen felt an even stronger urge. Damn, looks like I'll have to go in and ask Sister Qingqing for the sixth time. Thinking of Dong Qingqing, he stiffened and immediately sat back down.
His tone turned cold: "Yu Menglan, I healed your injuries only out of pity. Ultimately, we're still enemies. You followed me here and found out where I live—fine, you're something else! But let me tell you, whatever you want to do, come at me. If you dare harm my people, I'll kill you! I'll kill you all!"
As he spoke, he deliberately exuded a murderous aura, his eyes becoming even more piercing.
At this point, a sense of unease crept into his heart, just like with Shangguan Bei before. Shangguan Bei was afraid she would implicate him and wanted several bodyguards to protect him. And he, now, was afraid of implicating Dong Qingqing, or perhaps Liu Li. These two women were his most important companions in Yunzhou City.
If anything happened to them, Lu Chen thought he would go insane.
And now, this Yu Menglan had actually come here. Thinking about it, a chill ran down his spine.
Lu Chen's murderous aura did indeed make Yu Menglan feel a little intimidated. She thought to herself, "This man, though young and with only average martial arts skills, has an imposing aura!"
Thinking this, she giggled, comfortably lying back down, slightly raising one snow-white foot, the ball of her foot gently rubbing against her other, crystal-clear calf, making a pleasant and alluring rustling sound.
This posture was quite seductive, but Lu Chen's worries surfaced, though he ignored them, staring intently into Yu Menglan's eyes, his killing intent remaining palpable.
Yu Menglan asked calmly, "Is that woman inside very important to you?"
Lu Chen snorted, "I think you heard it just now, we're very much in love. So, if you dare touch her, Yu Menglan, I swear I will do everything in my power to kill you, including your mastermind! I'll make you wish you were dead!"
"I'm so scared!" Yu Menglan gently patted her not-so-large but very firm breasts, chuckling, "But my boss wants me to follow you. If I can't kill you, killing someone close to you is fine too, making you angry and furious, that'll be fun too!"
As she spoke, a bloodthirsty glint appeared in her eyes.
Lu Chen couldn't contain his anger. He snorted and lunged forward, grabbing Yu Menglan's delicate neck tightly, tightening his grip slightly, and said hatefully, "Do you believe I'll strangle you right now?"
As he spoke, he felt a slight stinging pain in his lower abdomen, looked down, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
In one of Yu Menglan's delicate hands, a dagger appeared out of nowhere, pressed against his lower abdomen. She said coldly, "Fine, Mr. Lu Chen, let's see if you'll strangle me first, or I'll stab you first?"
Of course, a stab would kill Lu Chen instantly, let alone the pain of being too weak to strangle Yu Menglan.
Despite a bitter smile, Lu Chen still gripped Yu Menglan's neck tightly, even tightening his grip. He said fiercely, "Go ahead and stab me to death if you dare, but let me tell you, don't hurt me, or I'll haunt you even in death!"
"Let go first, don't strangle me!" Yu Menglan pressed the dagger closer to Lu Chen's lower abdomen.
The blade was very sharp, and Lu Chen was only wearing underwear; the blade was pressed directly against his stomach. He could feel his skin being pierced; any further and his abdominal muscles would be exposed.
Although it was dangerous, Lu Chen knew that with Yu Menglan's skills, he wouldn't be a match for her no matter what. Although he possessed the power of the Cursed God, he had just exhausted his energy using his Healing God power, making it difficult to use the Cursed God power again.
Even if he could, so what? Her dagger was already pressed against his abdomen; a moment's hesitation, and she could easily pierce it.
However, he decided not to be coerced. He even added another hand, gripping Yu Menglan's delicate neck with both, and said fiercely, "I won't let go! Unless you swear you won't harm the people around me! You can kill me, but you're not allowed to harm them!"
"Are you really courting death?" Yu Menglan thrust the dagger in slightly deeper. A hint of murderous intent lingered on her face, but her eyes showed a strange gentleness, as if she was somewhat moved by Lu Chen.
Lu Chen grinned maliciously. "Anyway, I can't beat you now. You're going to kill me anyway, so strangling you before I die isn't so bad! I just need you to consider that I saved you before and healed your wounds just now, so don't hurt my woman."
"Don't hurt my woman, huh!" Yu Menglan's smile was almost sweet. Then, she actually put away the dagger and spread her hands, indicating she would no longer resist.
She said softly, "That's right, you saved me and healed my wounds just now, how could I kill you? How about this, just strangle me, so you won't have to worry about me hurting your woman."
She closed her eyes, truly adopting a submissive posture.
Lu Chen was stunned. What was she playing at?
He reluctantly released her, and couldn't help but lightly slap Yu Menglan's face. "What exactly do you mean?" he asked, looking down at his abdomen where only a small bloodstain had appeared—just a drop of blood, and it was fine.
Yu Menglan's neck was red from being gripped so tightly. She opened her eyes, looking at Lu Chen with a somewhat melancholic gaze, rubbing her neck and coughing uncomfortably a few times.
Lu Chen felt a pang of pity for her. He abruptly stood up and hissed, "Get out! I'll pretend you were never here. Don't be so inexplicable! What kind of person are you?!"
"I'm not leaving, I'm staying here!" Yu Menglan giggled, striking a seductive pose on the sofa and stretching. "I'm going to sleep here."
"You!"
Lu Chen was completely dumbfounded. What the hell was going on?
A female assassin followed me here. It seemed like she wanted to kill me, or perhaps harm those around me. And then, I healed her wounds. And then, she pressed a dagger against my stomach but didn't stab me. I choked her, and she seemed happy to let me strangle her. And then, she actually wanted to stay here and sleep?
"Damn, my life is so dramatic!"
"Sleep with your sister!" he yelled. "Get out of here!"
Yu Menglan said lazily, "Get out of here? Besides, I don't have a sister, I only have a cousin!"
Lu Chen was furious. "What the hell! Sleep with your cousin? Do you want me to drag you out?"
"No need to drag me out, but you did say one thing right: you slept with my cousin!" Yu Menglan said with a smile.
Lu Chen was stunned. What did that mean? Then, he heard a sleepy, surprised, angry, and shy voice behind him: "Yu Menglan, what do you mean? You shameless brat... really!"
Lu Chen turned around and saw the bedroom door open. Dong Qingqing, wearing the same nightgown but without even underwear, appeared in the doorway, leaning weakly against the doorframe.
Her words shocked Lu Chen.
He asked dumbfoundedly, "Sister Qingqing, you...you know this...this Yu Menglan?"
Before Dong Qingqing could speak, Yu Menglan interrupted, "Nonsense, of course I know her! Didn't I just say you were right? You slept with my cousin! Hmph! How dare you! My cousin is a married woman, and you actually slept with her!"
These repeated accusations of "slept with my cousin" completely stunned Lu Chen.
Dong Qingqing, even angrier, shouted, "If you keep talking nonsense, I...I'll tear your mouth apart!" She then walked over, but for some reason, her legs seemed particularly unsteady; she stumbled two steps forward and was about to fall. Lu Chen was startled and quickly rushed to her side, catching her.
"Sister Qingqing, are you...are you alright?" he asked with concern.
Dong Qingqing blushed to her ears, giving Lu Chen a reproachful look, but then, as if unwilling to scold him, she softly said, "I'm fine, I'm alright."
"Alright? I don't think you're alright at all," Yu Menglan said sarcastically. "Hey handsome, if you want to sleep with my cousin, go ahead. In modern society, infidelity is common. But don't sleep with her so roughly! Look, you've made it so hard for her to walk!"
Dong Qingqing was truly angry. She snapped, "Yu Menglan, have you had enough? It's always like this, showing up without warning, always scaring me! And you love to talk nonsense. How could my aunt have given birth to such a freak like you? It's infuriating! And I'm supposed to take good care of you? I'd be grateful if you didn't make me angry!"
The usually aloof and beautiful Dong Qingqing had transformed into a resentful woman in front of Yu Menglan.
By now, what didn't Lu Chen understand? What a coincidence! It truly lives up to that line often found in novels: "No coincidence, no story!"
This Yu Menglan is actually Dong Qingqing's cousin.
Although a little amused, Lu Chen was relieved. Seeing Dong Qingqing and Yu Menglan bickering from the moment they met, a deep sisterly bond was subtly revealed. Under these circumstances, Yu Menglan certainly wouldn't harm Dong Qingqing. But, did Qingqing know that Yu Menglan was a female assassin?
Dong Qingqing answered this question herself.
She introduced Yu Menglan to Lu Chen, saying she was her second aunt's daughter, a martial arts expert, and currently a bodyguard for a wealthy businessman, commanding a team of bodyguards, all beautiful women.
However, this cousin Yu, despite her prowess, still had a childlike heart and never seemed to grow up. For example, she often appeared on the living room sofa in the middle of the night, and even worse, she would quietly sleep next to her, causing her to wake up screaming in the middle of the night. As she spoke, Dong Qingqing still looked at Yu Menglan with a rather doting gaze.
Lu Chen sighed inwardly. It seemed that Sister Qingqing still didn't understand her younger sister very well.
This Yu Menglan was definitely a terrifying woman! Don't be fooled by her current girlish, carefree demeanor. She was absolutely a top-tier beautiful assassin, combining coldness and allure!