He had just been reborn when he was imprisoned by his nemesis, the Empress?

Seeing Su Qingluan's increasingly strange gaze, Xu Yi felt a chill run down his spine and struggled to ask.

"What...are you doing?"

"Wait, you're not going to bite me again, are you?"

Su Qingluan ignored him, leaned down and got even closer, and bit his face without warning.

Xu Yi was being kissed and bitten so much that he couldn't take it anymore and struggled to shout.

"You! I knew it...you pervert! Tell me right now!"

Su Qingluan reached out her delicate hand and gently covered Xu Yi's mouth to stop him from speaking.

After a long while, she slowly released her mouth, her tongue lingeringly licking the spot she had bitten, a smile curving her red lips.

"It doesn't taste good."

Xu Yi wiped his face and moved to the side.

"If it doesn't taste good, why are you biting it? Stay away from me!"

Su Qingluan chuckled softly, pulled Xu Yi into her arms, and curled her long legs slightly, encircling Xu Yi in her territory.

Xu Yi didn't resist; he just went limp and lay there, letting her hold him.

Seeing this, Su Qingluan smiled with satisfaction, leaned close to his ear, and whispered...

"Tsk tsk, saying no with your mouth, but your body says it all."

Xu Yi sighed, his voice carrying a hint of resignation.

"I knew I couldn't break free."

If it were the Xu Yi of the past, he would have said without hesitation: "Never again."

But it's different now.

Xu Yi remained silent, his gaze falling on Su Qingluan's hand resting on his waist.

Those hands were fair and slender, with distinct knuckles, and were gently caressing his clothes.

Xu Yi felt that Su Qingluan was developing in the direction of becoming a yandere.

He imprisoned himself before as revenge.

But now, it seems more about... keeping oneself close at hand, so that no one can take one away from one.

Xu Yi could see an increasingly strong possessiveness in her eyes.

There's a feeling that "he" can only be mine.

In the past, to pamper himself, he would have palace maids who looked like martial arts champions bathe him every day.

They don't do that anymore; they just let themselves wash.

Seeing that Xu Yi remained silent, Su Qingluan did not urge him.

She leaned lazily against his shoulder, her body so supple it felt like she had no bones, and rubbed her cheek against the crook of his neck.

Xu Yi felt that he might need to get her back on track, otherwise things would only get more and more complicated in the future.

He didn't want to see his own head severed from his body, and he didn't want to see Jiang Xuange die, even though they were already fighting to the death.

Seeing that he remained silent for a long time, Su Qingluan finally raised her eyes, her phoenix eyes narrowing slightly, carrying a hint of danger.

Why aren't you saying anything?

She pinched Xu Yi's waist with her fingertips.

Xu Yi felt ticklish and dodged to the side, bumping into her soft chest.

Su Qingluan chuckled softly, her chest vibrating slightly, producing a pleasant sound.

"I'm asking you a question."

Xu Yi composed himself, looked at her, and slowly spoke.

There's a 100% chance they'll stay.

Su Qingluan blinked in surprise, lowered her head and breathed softly into his ear, her tone slightly teasing.

"This doesn't sound like something you would say."

"I don't know if it's true or not, but it doesn't matter. Even if it's false, it will still make me happy."

......

In the afternoon, Xu Yi was sitting on a soft couch in the corner, engrossed in reading a book.

Suddenly, a hand with distinct knuckles and a fair complexion reached out and slammed the book shut with a "snap".

Xu Yi angrily raised his head, about to reprimand him, but when he saw who was in front of him, his eyes widened in shock, and he almost fell off.

"Holy crap?! Su Qingluan, how did you turn into an old woman?!"

The "old woman" in front of me had a hunched back, a face covered with wrinkles, and sparse, gray hair.

Only those eyes still retained a familiar sharpness and languor.

Su Qingluan straightened her plain-colored clothes, her tone calm and even.

"Disguise technique, accompany me to another city for a stroll."

Before she finished speaking, she raised her hand and waved it gently. The air in front of her suddenly distorted, and a pitch-black spatial rift appeared.

Xu Yi rubbed his forehead, sighed helplessly, and his tone was full of disdain.

"Even if you're disguising yourself, you don't need to make yourself look like an old woman, do you?"

He looked Su Qingluan up and down, his lips twitching.

"Don't you think we look like a handsome son taking his elderly mother grocery shopping when we go out like this?"

Xu Yi paused, then added

"Can't you just hide your face by wearing a mask? Why go through all this trouble?"

Su Qingluan's "old face" darkened, and her eyes, hidden in wrinkles, instantly sharpened as she approached step by step.

"You're looking down on me, aren't you?"

Xu Yi sighed, his tone tinged with helplessness, and readily admitted it.

"Sigh... yes, a little."

"Then I'll drag you there today."

Su Qingluan's tone left no room for argument, and she reached out to pull Xu Yi.

Xu Yi quickly shrank back and reached out to stop her.

"Stop, stop, stop! Tell me first what you're going to do in the city."

Su Qingluan casually uttered three words.

"Let's go to the casino."

"I can't go. I'm mortal with gambling and drugs."

Xu Yi refused without hesitation, his attitude firm.

"I won't let you play, I want to play."

Su Qingluan rolled her eyes, speaking in a matter-of-fact tone.

Xu Yi almost collapsed after hearing this:

This woman has changed so much in her second life...

Who was it in my past life who coldly told me that people who play with this kind of stuff are trash and rotten?

"Then you absolutely can't disguise yourself as an old woman when you go to the casino!"

Xu Yi was so anxious that he stomped his feet.

"Don't you think you'll look out of place? We'll both become the center of attention!"

Upon hearing this, Su Qingluan tilted her head and thought for a moment, then tapped her chin with her fingertip, looking very serious.

"Too."

As soon as she finished speaking, a faint light flashed around her.

The aged face vanished instantly, and the hunched figure stretched into a slender and graceful shape.

Her skin was as white as snow, her phoenix eyes sparkled, and beneath her straight nose, her lips were slightly upturned.

She instantly transformed back into the stunningly beautiful and elegant empress.

She casually took out a silver mask from her ring. The mask was engraved with exquisite cloud patterns and gleamed with a cold luster.

But just as she was about to put it on, she suddenly took the mask back.

Su Qingluan reached out and gently touched Xu Yi's head with her jade-like fingers.

Before Xu Yi could react, he felt a warm sensation wash over him, and his body began to shrink and become younger.

The clothes that originally fit well gradually became children's size short jackets as the body shrank.

The fabric clung tightly to the small body.

"Wait! Wait!"

Xu Yi panicked and reached out his chubby little hand to pry her hand away. His voice turned into a childish one, filled with fear.

"What are you doing! Su Qingluan, what exactly are you going to do?!"

......