Little Pink Starfish

With a sharp “click,” the chain binding Qiguan Rui’s wrist was released. He flexed his wrist, a sweet smile spreading across his face. Then, lifting his hand to reveal the red marks left by the chain, he brought it to Gu Bai’s eyes, his expression instantly turning aggrieved. “Gege, it hurts…”

Gu Bai was speechless. The pleasant mood he had been in earlier had evaporated into awkwardness in an instant. A child throwing a tantrum… no, a pervert throwing a tantrum… Forget it, same difference.

Qiguan Rui’s low, tender voice continued. “Gege, kiss it better for me, will you?” He leaned closer to Gu Bai’s face and whispered, “If you kiss it, it definitely won’t hurt anymore.”

Gu Bai sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose in exasperation. Dealing with a pervert is truly exhausting…Isn’t the priority here to figure out how to get onto the island? Why are you wasting time being clingy? You insane pervert, do you even have a shred of perspective on the bigger picture?!

Qiguan Rui, however, held his hand up resolutely, clearly stating that if Gu Bai wouldn’t cooperate, he wouldn’t either.

Gu Bai sighed again, leaned forward, and gave a perfunctory kiss.

Satisfied, Qiguan Rui immediately pulled back his hand. Activating the Wu Qi in his body, he extended his hand to Gu Bai again. “Gege, you can examine my body now.”

Gu Bai’s face remained impassive as he grabbed Qiguan Rui’s wrist, though internally, his thoughts were a whirlwind of frustration. Examine your body, my foot! Why do you have to make it sound so suggestive?! Are you a pervert or a scoundrel? Could you, just once, think of something normal?!

But despite his inner turmoil, Gu Bai’s finely-honed ability to compartmentalise allowed him to continue without hesitation. So his Wu Qi naturally flowed from Qiguan Rui’s wrist into his meridians, investigating the flow of energy within Qiguan Rui’s body. Sure enough, it was running in reverse!

As the original author, Gu Bai was well aware of the cheat he’d given this perverted protagonist—the bloodline of the Heaven-Devouring Python. Its immense power allowed it to mimic weaker energies. Its innate strength meant that even if its Wu Qi ran in reverse, it wouldn’t harm its meridians, let alone require consuming flesh to compensate for any deficiency. After all, when the entire world is your hunting ground, what’s a little flesh-devouring here and there? So Gu Bai had known from the beginning what he’d find in Qiguan Rui’s body. When he confirmed it, he maintained his usual aloof demeanour. Gu Bai nodded. “What do I need to do?”

Qiguan Rui moved closer, slipping his right hand around Gu Bai’s right hand and clasping his left hand with Gu Bai’s left hand, effectively pulling Gu Bai into an embrace. He smiled gently. “Gege doesn’t need to do anything. Let me handle it.”

Gu Bai, long accustomed to being hugged by this pervert, simply responded with a nonchalant “Mm,” and waited for Qiguan Rui to continue.

Between their clasped hands, Qiguan Rui immediately began transferring his Wu Qi into Gu Bai’s body. He spoke softly, “Gege, follow my mantra: compress your Wu Qi into your dantian, then circulate the Wu Qi I’m giving you throughout your body…”

Gu Bai followed his instructions and soon compressed his own Wu Qi into a tiny bead in his dantian. Bloody hell! Did I just give myself a kidney stone?! Then, a foreign Wu Qi coursed through his body—warm and with a hint of chaos.

Truthfully, if Gu Bai hadn’t possessed the Hunyuan Wu Body, accommodating another person’s energy so easily wouldn’t have been possible. In the original novel, this seemingly trivial ability ended up benefiting the protagonist when he devoured Ziche Shubai. Now, however, it was the fake Ziche Shubai who was reaping the benefits of this cheat.

Qiguan Rui didn’t hold back, transferring to Gu Bai an amount of Wu Qi nearly equal to that of an advanced martial arts master. It was more than enough to create a convincing facade of power within Gu Bai’s meridians.

When Gu Bai noticed the flow of Wu Qi tapering off, he wriggled slightly, feeling it was time to stop. Seriously, are you going to keep taking advantage of me? This looks way too much like we’re a pair of love-struck idiots!

Qiguan Rui obediently released his hold.

Gu Bai was momentarily stunned. Was this pervert really so cooperative? He’d been bracing himself for Qiguan Rui to act out the moment the chains were off, but surprisingly, the pervert remained as compliant as if still bound.

Qiguan Rui seemed to read Gu Bai’s thoughts. Smiling softly, he said, “I adore gege. I’ll listen to everything gege says.”

Gu Bai resisted the urge to cover his face. He didn’t want to admit it, but he felt flattered yet again. Damn it, once a man’s desire for conquest is satisfied, his IQ plummets…

***

As this peculiar atmosphere persisted, the ship resumed its journey, now travelling faster toward Demonic Domain Island.

The demonic girl, Xin’e, proved to be an adept navigator. She timed their arrival perfectly, docking the ship under the cover of nightfall. Surrounded by pitch-black darkness, visibility was limited. It was the perfect setting for stealth.

Gu Bai waved his hand, storing the ship in his spatial artefact. Over his pristine white robes, he donned a black cloak.

In novels, heroes, noblemen, and fashionable male supporting characters often relied on all-white attire to project an air of aloof elegance. But when such characters were villains, their choice of attire inevitably led to them being discovered at night. It was akin to villains who died due to their monologues—utterly predictable.

As an author well-versed in such tropes, Gu Bai had no intention of making the same foolish mistake for the sake of appearances. Black attire was far more suitable for blending into the night.

Qiguan Rui cast Gu Bai an approving glance. He’d always known Ziche Shubai wasn’t like those obstinate, face-obsessed fools. Even though Ziche Shubai enjoyed indulgence, he could adapt when necessary, a trait that made him even more irresistible.

Xin’e led the group swiftly down a narrow path. Their destination was the residence of one of the five elders of the Demonic Domain, Mighty Ape King Xin Xinba.

Upon reaching the hidden entrance, they emerged in Xin’e’s opulent room, illuminated by hundreds of luminous pearls. “Welcome to my quarters,” Xin’e announced with pride.

Gu Bai stared at the luxury in silence. Does the old man clean this room regularly to reminisce about his granddaughter?

Before he could even watch the girl leave the room completely, his own hand was already grabbed by someone. Gu Bai looked up and met Qiguan Rui’s standard smile.

He said, expressionlessly, “What’s the matter?”

Qiguan Rui blinked: “Gege, let’s go take a bath.”

Next, Gu Bai was helplessly dragged into the bathhouse, then helplessly seduced in the water, and immediately afterwards, helplessly turned over and over by the pervert, this way and that…

On the first night of arriving at Demon Domain Island, Gu Bai fully experienced the superiority of the exotic-style big bed—no matter how much force was used, the bed stubbornly made no creaking sounds, not affecting the neighbours’ sleep at all despite the intense nightlife.

The quality is really top-notch… Damn it, you pervert! My back!

****

Pinky says: Okay, here I go, here I go, here I go again girls what’s my weakness? Men! Okay then, chillin’ chillin’ mindin’ my business, yo salt I looked around and I couldn’t believe this, I swear, I stared, my niece my witness, the brother had it going over somethin’ kinda, oh. Wicked, wicked had to kick it, I’m not shy so I ask for the digits. A hoe no that don’t make me, see what I want, slip sly to it swiftly.