“Uncle, Uncle, please give me a copper coin, just one.”
“I haven’t eaten anything for so long.”
“Uncle, Uncle–”
The two of them were eating together when they noticed a ragged young boy holding a broken bowl and begging not too far away. His face thin and complexion yellow, he was wearing dirty rags and looked extremely wretched and miserable. So, no one gave him any money. Begging along the street, the boy did not receive a single coin and instead endured many hateful stares and insults from passersby.
Yang Lianting quietly looked at him and once the young boy came over to their table, he took out a silver ingot from the crease of his clothes and silently placed it in the boy’s hands. Instantly, the young boy’s eyes lit up. He wanted to kneel down to kowtow yet Yang Lianting shook his head, took two steamed buns from the table, and threw them at him. He then frowned and said as if he were irritated, “Get lost already, eat somewhere else.”
After he swallowed dryly, the young boy finally understood Yang Lianting’s meaning and hastily ran away with the steamed buns in his hands.
“Lian di, you’re kind.” Dongfang Bubai poured himself a cup of wine, “How come you abruptly sympathize with these vagrant beggars?”
“Before I came to Blackwood Cliff, I lived just like this.” Yang Lianting glanced in the direction the young beggar had run and shook his head lightly, “Human life is worthless to the poor. I was always looked down upon, always stepped on like dirt.”
A lifetime ago, for this reason Yang Lianting had gone utterly mad, had desperately tried to climb to the top through any means necessary.
I even trampled on Dongfang Bubai’s true heart.
Thinking back, Yang Lianting gripped the hand of the person in red before him. Thankfully, he still had been given the chance to return.
“This child is quite clever! He knows that the silver can’t be revealed.” Hiding his thoughts, he lightly laughed and explained “Dongfang, you know, if others notice that a child like him owns a single copper coin, not only will his money be robbed but he’ll also be beaten half to death.”
Listening to him talk with ease about the past, unable to make sense of his feelings Dongfang Bubai fell into a daze, once Yang Lianting noticed his absentminded expression did he come back to his senses and pursed his lips.
“Lian di, do you think that child is pitiful?”
“Sure, he’s pitiful, but too many people in this world are just as pitiful.” Yang Lianting nodded his head, despite not knowing the child’s past experiences.
“I’ve never been very compassionate, but–” Dongfang Bubai glanced at Yang Lianting, “Lian di, if you think they’re pitiful, I can order the Holy Cult’s Twelve Hall and Incense Masters to shelter these vagrant beggars, as if to expand the congregation.”
Yang Lianting laughed involuntarily.
He never expected Dongfang Bubai to make such a decision because of his own casual thoughts and actions. Yang Lianting felt it was slightly absurd yet slightly moving.
“Cult Master, you really…”
You really don’t know how good you are.
To be honest, Yang Lianting was not a good person.
In his past life, he, this villain, would never have given silver to a beggar. In this life, he suddenly turned kindhearted because he thought of his past self, who had been fated to be stepped on like dirt, and because he…
He wanted to help Dongfang accumulate merit.[13]
“My Cult Master it’s alright.” Yang Lianting left his thoughts aside and stood up with a chuckle. “There’re many little beggars under the heavens, even if we’ve the mind how can we take them all in? I don’t care about others, I only want you to be happy.”
“The last stretch should take half a day’s time. Dongfang let’s eat and leave, we’ll be able to reach Jiangnan by evening.”
Dongfang Bubai felt touched not knowing if Yang Lianting’s ‘My Cult Master’ or ‘I don’t care about others, I only want you to be happy’ let him feel like this. He threw him a glance, stood up and walked forward, cheeks faintly reddening.
Yang Lianting laughed out loud and then stood up to pay the waiter. Looking at the back turned toward him, the red blush on Dongfang’s cheeks slowly faded and his pair of eyes dulled. For a moment, his eyes looked dark and gloomy, his thoughts deeply hidden. After Yang Lianting turned around his facial expression returned to normal as if the previous change had been an illusion.
Once they reached Jiangnan, the sky was already dark.
“Lian di, why did you want to go South of the Yangzi at this time?” Dongfang Bubai stared at the dismal and desolate scenery along their path. It was still early spring. He threw Yang Lianting a glance, casually commenting, “It’s still cold right now, there’s nothing fun or interesting.”
“I’ve been on the cliff for too long and wanted to come down for some fresh air…” Yang Lianting’s heart suddenly skipped a beat. He glanced at Dongfang Bubai from the corner of his eyes, after confirming that the one beside him was just asking casually he breathed a sigh of relief. He lightly coughed and changed the topic, “Dongfang, if you don’t like Jiangnan, we’ll stay for a day or two, then leave. Didn’t those disciples from Southern Mount Heng Sect say that the Wulin General Assembly will be held in about ten days to destroy our Holy Cult?”
Yang Lianting snorted scornfully “We’ve gone down the cliff just in time. Dongfang, let’s go and have a look.”
“Hmm, I’ll listen to you.” Dongfang Bubai never questioned Yang Lianting’s opinion. “Let’s find an inn to stay in first–”
“Did you forget what I said before?”
“Dongfang, I prepared a courtyard house in Jiangnan.” Yang Lianting looked into Dongfang Bubai’s eyes and winked his eye, the smile on his lips mischievous and ambiguous. The two were so close together that he could feel Dongfang Bubai’s breath.
Bang–
The ground shook.
Dongfang Bubai’s face flushed bright red.
Naturally, he had not forgotten the matter Yang Lianting had mentioned previously, he had been anxious throughout the entire journey yet Yang Lianting had not mentioned it again. Dongfang Bubai was relived and thought that he had only casually said so to appease him, yet Yang Lianting was serious.
This courtyard house had obviously been prepared by him in advance before they descended the cliff.
Why? Because he was too impatient, he was failing to control himself, he was about to go mad and turn into a demon. Because he wanted to go one step further with Dongfang, again and anew.
But he truly did not want to wrong this person beside him.
In his past life, taking advantage of his own drunkenness, he had disregarded Dongfang being willing or not, disregarded his body being suitable or not, and had boldly and brutally had sex with him. Afterwards, he had even brooded over the matter, had revealed him that kind of rejecting and revolting expression. He had left Dongfang Bubai behind in his room, covered in cuts and bruises all over, and hastily fled.
In this life, he wanted to be more cautious.
The house was built in traditional Jiangnan architectural style and the courtyard was filled with water. Beautiful pavilions and pagodas were carried by carved beams and connected with many engraved bridges. The courtyard was neither large nor small, and complete in every detail. Every single thing that should be there was there, but the preparation had been hasty due to the shortage of time. The decoration was ready-made and lacked refinement.
At the courtyard entrance red lanterns were hung and the path from the outside to the inside was covered in red cloth. The main room’s pillars and window frames were painted red, the windows were all pasted with red flower cutouts.
The main hall was clearly decorated like a wedding hall.
Dongfang Bubai was shocked and stood still at the doors.
Seeing that he refused to go in, Yang Lianting could not help but feel uneasy. His heart beat very fast, his mouth was dry and throat hoarse, even his palms were sweaty. He felt unspeakably nervous, yet he carefully wiped his palm dry then reached out to hold Dongfang Bubai’s hands. “I neither own anything good nor do I have any money. Even this place was bought in the name of the Cult Master. I hope you don’t mind–”
“On Blackwood Cliff there are countless eyes and mouths. I wanted to come here, so others wouldn’t disturb us.”
“Dongfang, what I’ve said before is true.”
“All my life, I will only love you.”
“I want to be together with you, be a couple for a lifetime.”
“I want you to marry me.”
“I want to marry you.”
Yang Lianting spoke and spoke, but his heart felt sour. In fact initially he had only wanted to give Dongfang Bubai a ceremony but without knowing why all the guilt and remorse he felt toward this person before him instantly flooded his heart once he started speaking. He smiled tenderly yet his eyes were red.
“Dongfang look, today you’re dressed in red robes and mine have red embroidery.”
“I, Yang Lianting, sincerely want to marry Dongfang Bubai as my wife, want to be together for a lifetime and never betray him. Dongfang, are you willing?”
Dongfang Bubai stood outside and looked at Yang Lianting.
For a long, long time.
“Lian di, I’ve never been as happy as today.”
“Together for a lifetime, never betraying each other.”
“One lifetime, one couple.”
Dongfang Bubai quietly repeated his words a few times, then lifted his head and smiled softly at Yang Lianting. Dongfang felt glad, glad beyond words. Not knowing why, once he looked at the bright red candles flickering before him, he breathed out faintly, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
“Lian di, I’m extremely happy, I couldn’t be more willing.”
“But somehow… I actually feel a little unwell.”
Dongfang Bubai raised his hand, pressed it against his chest, against the place where his heart was. Looking at Yang Lianting in hopeful expectation, his eyebrows faintly furrowed, he curved the corners of his lips into a light smile and said, “I feel like I’ve hoped to marry you since my past life.”
Listening to him speak Yang Lianting’s heart beat frantically, he nearly lost his self-control, he stretched out his arms to firmly take this person before him into his embrace.
Indeed.
Longing for him since a past life.
In the past Dongfang had lowered himself, had carefully and quietly asked him, “Lian di, if I were a woman, would you marry me as your wife?”
“Lian di, do you like me?”
“Lian di, won’t you come over tonight…”
“Lian di, I will give you everything you want, you don’t need to wrong yourself before me.”
“Lian di, if you want an heir, if you want to get married…then leave, I… I won’t force you…”
“…”
Every single sound, every single sentence, myriad memories of his past life rushed toward Yang Lianting like a tidal wave at this moment. The rims of his red eyes felt hot. Unable to restrain himself, he hugged the person in his embrace even tighter.
“Dongfang, I like you. I like you very, very much.”
“I want to marry you, I’ve never not wanted to marry you.”
“From now on, we’ll never be separated again, alright?”
“I’ll accompany you for eternity.”
“I, Yang Lianting, will only be with Dongfang Bubai for my entire lifetime, and there’ll never be others.” Yang Lianting was tightly hugging Dongfang Bubai as he talked endlessly, repeated his promises over and over again. After a while, he breathed out faintly, gently patted Dongfang Bubai’s back, and loosened their embrace. He looked into his eyes and smiled softly.
“I must’ve owed you in my past life, so God punished me and let me atone for my crimes in this life.”
Fortunately.
He had not cherished him in his past life, but he still had been granted the chance to relive his life.
In the wedding hall, the candlelight flickered and swayed, the warm yellow light shone on Dongfang Bubai’s face. Pursing his lips, eyelashes trembling. A long time passed before his eyes met Yang Lianting’s, he looked straight at him and nodded his head.
“Lian di, I believe everything you’ve said.”
“Lian di, I believe you.”
“Others pay attention to bowing to their parents and ancestors but we are both father- and motherless. Dongfang, let’s worship heaven and earth, and then bow to ourselves twice, alright?”
One bow to worship heaven and earth, to thank the god or ghost who gave me the chance to return.
One bow to worship Dongfang, to honor my sinful dept of affection and enmity of the past.
One bow to worship Dongfang, to promise him peace and safety, joy and happiness, blessings and fortune until our heads turn white.
The moment the ceremony was completed.
“Lian di, if one day you renege–”
“You took the initiative and provoked me, so if one day you renege, I’ll kill you with my own hands–”
Dongfang Bubai threatened him in a cold tone yet his current expression was lovably tense, he clearly looked happy and joyful yet his own insecurity made him want to ruthlessly threaten him. The moment the two of them completed the wedding ceremony, Yang Lianting felt that his softened heart could rest assured.
“Even if one day you renege–”
Dongfang pursed his lips and his eyelids drooped lightly.
“I’m afraid, I’d be unwilling to kill you.”
“Lian di you only need… you only need to never let me know and break my heart.”
“What’re you saying?” Yang Lianting frowned, “Pei, pei–”
“It’s our wedding today and we’ve completed the ceremony. Dongfang, the next step is to enter the bridal chamber–”
Unsurprisingly.
Once he spoke Dongfang Bubai’s breathing stagnated and he instantly forgot what he wanted to say. From the tips of his ears to his cheeks, to his neck, his whole face blushed bright red. He stood in place with pursed lips, looking very nervous.
A candle-lit night in the bridal chamber.
Even Yang Lianting himself felt tense and muddled. He may have been intimate with Dongfang in his past life, but how could it be the same as now? Like a little brat, Yang Lianting’s mouth felt dry. He looked at Dongfang Bubai beside him, coughed, took the wine on the table, and passed him a filled cup.
Two people, two wine cups.
“We should drink the wedding wine first.”
“Dongfang, are you… feeling hot?
“If not, do you want another cup?”
“Dongfang…”
Yang Lianting felt faintly muddled; he secretly cursed himself for living his two lives in vain and for cowering at such a critical moment, yet as he cursed himself he could not help but to lift his head and expectantly look at Dongfang Bubai with a silly laugh.
Two lifetimes.
Being able to return, to hold this person, to cherish him in his embrace, and to have a day like this…
Not knowing if it was because Dongfang Bubai was drinking wine or not, but his pair of black eyes brimmed with clear water. He was clearly very nervous, his entire body was stiff, even his breathing was restrained and without the slightest fluctuation.
Looking at his expression–
Yang Lianting’s throat tightened.
Did he mean to fulfill his every demand?
[nsfw]
“This Seat orders you to blow out the candles!”
Dongfang Bubai’s earlobes were deep red, he did not dare to look at Yang Lianting. His command ignored the indescribable shame and nervousness he felt, but the rapid rise and fall of his chest and the sweat in the center of his palms revealed his mood at the moment.
“My Cult Master…”
Yang Lianting slightly narrowed his eyes and lightly let out a long breath.
Dongfang Bubai had just finished bathing.
He was dressed in a white robe, hair as black as raven feathers fell on his shoulders, and fair skin could faintly be seen beneath. Yang Lianting felt a difficult to endure thirst.
Under the red candlelight, Dongfang Bubai’s usual fierceness and sternness had faded, his nervous and tense mood at this time merely made Yang Lianting lose control over himself and desire to go further once more.
It wasn’t like he never had sex with Dongfang before.
In the past, they had been together many times and he knew the body of the person facing him like the back of his hand, but for some reason starting over in this life made him unexpectedly as nervous as an inexperienced virgin.
“What’re you looking at? Yang Lianting, you’re not allowed to foolishly stare at this Seat, I–”
“You’ll?” Yang Lianting laughed lightly as he placed a finger on his lips. “Dongfang, tonight is our wedding night.”
“Let me look at you.”
After a moment, Yang Lianting’s lips fell on his.
Dongfang Bubai’s lips were thin but soft to the touch. Yang Lianting’s very soul could not help but sigh with emotion as their lips met. He reached out with his hands to hug this person’s body forcing him closer, just a little closer.
Entwined lips and teeth, warm to the touch.
At this time, he heard unbearable gasps for breath in his ears.
Yang Lianting’s lower abdomen felt on fire.
Not enough, not enough!
“Dongfang, your lips are so soft.”
Dongfang Bubai trembled from head to foot, his whole body flushed light pink, and he could not restrain his low gasps for air. Clearly he felt deeply ashamed yet unexpectedly he did not think of putting up the slightest bit of resistance, instead he let the man hug him and kiss him wantonly.
From his lips to his eyelids, to his earlobes.
Dongfang Bubai was extremely sensitive, nearly every place Yang Lianting’s lips touched felt scalding hot and made his body shudder.
From his neck to his shoulders and finally to his nipples.
Dongfang Bubai’s white robe had been pulled open by Yang Lianting at some point and his upper body was bare. His willful kisses made him lose his mind, until Yang Lianting’s lips fell on his nipple did he wake up with a start.
He wanted to push Yang Lianting away out of habit.
“Lian di, don’t–”
Dongfang Bubai’s voice sounded very soft, with unspeakable shame and secret pleasure. He felt a little flustered and at a loss, he had never experienced something like this before, so his first reaction was to refuse.
However, how could Yang Lianting let him refuse?
He was completely obsessed with this body.
As they kissed, he hated not being able to kill his past self.
The heavens knew that his heart must’ve been blinded by lard a lifetime ago, so he had not realized how great this person was. Dongfang Bubai’s skin was white and smoother than a woman’s due to cultivating the Sunflower Manual. The deep red wedding sheets contrasted his slender figure and slightly furrowed brows. He felt torn between eagerness and ugliness, yet he let him do as he pleased.
Yang Lianting’s eyes turned even redder.
“Dongfang, you don’t know how great you are.”
He densely and intimately kissed him from his stomach to his navel, to his lower body. Yang Lianting reached out his hands to open Dongfang Bubai’s tightly fastened inner pants. The instant his hand held the sash, Dongfang Bubai suddenly sat up straight and pushed Yang Lianting’s hand away.
The lust that had tainted his innocence faded entirely and his face paled in terror and humiliation. Unable to speak, Dongfang Bubai silently opened and closed his mouth. Eyes red, he stared at Yang Lianting and shook his head.
“Lian di, don’t.”
Being looked at in this manner, Yang Lianting’s heart ached.
“Dongfang, don’t be afraid.”
“Let me kiss you, let me kiss you alright?”
He tenderly temped him yet Dongfang Bubai stayed silent for a long time. In the end, he pursed his lips and clenched his hands into fists, no longer resisting.
Yang Lianting gently kissed his lips, did not cease to lovingly appease him. He stretched out his hands and slowly took off the man’s obscene pants.
To be honest, even though he and Dongfang Bubai had been together many times in the past, Yang Lianting had never looked at his wound this carefully.
Under the red light of the candles, Yang Lianting took a deep breath and slowly bent down.
“Dongfang, you’re really beautiful.”
Yang Lianting reached out his hands and touched the scarred skin where the man had mercilessly chopped off his ballsack. He sighed lightly, feeling a dull pain in his chest out of heartache.
Lowering his head, he kissed it without hesitation.
In an instant, this kiss made Dongfang Bubai stiffen all over. He wanted to reach out and push him away at once. His eyes red, voice broken by sobs, “It’s dirty, Lian di, it’s dirty…”
“It’s not dirty.” Yang Lianting quietly replied between kisses and bites. “Dongfang, it’s really beautiful.”
Dongfang Bubai was stupefied.
He had been mentally prepared to serve Yang Lianting in the beginning, but never would he have expected that Yang Lianting would go as far as to please him like this.
He felt unspeakably flustered and embarassed, yet he also felt sweet and warm. His eyes flushed red, his hands slowly grabbed the brocade blanket beneath his body, Dongfang Bubai only felt his back tingling and going numb, he could not restrain his short and high sobs from overflowing.
His reaction encouraged Yang Lianting even more. He gently sucked on Dongfang Bubai’s pink penis, lightly licking it. Never before had he pleased someone else like this.
Dongfang Bubai felt intense and intolerable pleasure all over, he could not keep from twisting his body to stop Yang Lianting’s motions. Clearly, he had castrated himself, yet without knowing why his body could still be so sensitive at this time. This wasn’t like him at all. Unable to restrain his voice, a moan escaped from Dongfang Bubai’s lips. He didn’t dare to believe that this sound was his own voice.
“Dongfang, touch me.”
Yang Lianting’s forehead was covered in sweat.
Dongfang Bubai shuddered from head to foot, but he couldn’t help listening to Yang Lianting’s words. His pair of hands let go of the blanket and reached out, accidentally bumping into a hard object. Dongfang Bubai’s body felt burning hot.
The next instant, he felt the chrysanthemum hole of his lower body blocked by a finger. Dongfang Bubai’s heart skipped a beat in shock, he wanted to resist out of habit, but after realizing that it was Yang Lianting’s hand Dongfang Bubai bit his lip and bore the foreign sensation in silence.
Yang Lianting used high quality ointment.
In his past life he had been reckless and rough, had toyed with Dongfang Bubai till he was covered all over with bloody bruises. In order to make him happy, he had served and pandered to him under such painful circumstances.
Yang Lianting had long understood, when a man and a man enjoyed each other, as long as the appropriate preparations were made and the right methods were used, the one below could also feel good.
Dongfang Bubai felt uncomfortable.
The fingers entering his lower half, caused not only physical pain but also mental aversion. When had the aloof and alienating Dongfang Bubai who held power over all, ever experienced such humiliation in this lifetime? However, the moment he met Yang Lianting’s infatuated eyes that looked only at him–
Dongfang Bubai let out a breath, closed his red eyes, grabbed the brocade blanket, and silently endured.
If Lian di likes to–
I’ll always give him everything–
“Dongfang–”
The moment he entered him, Yang Lianting’s soul stirred. He had put in effort to lubricate, but inevitably Dongfang Bubai was very tight because he had never been the one beneath during sex before, coupled with Yang Lianting’s size that differed from an ordinary person’s, he could only penetrate slightly and slowly.
“Does it hurt?”
Seeing Dongfang Bubai’s face instantly pale and his forehead dripping with sweat, Yang Lianting stopped moving at once. He lowered his head and kissed the man lying under him on the bed. He couldn’t help but panic, “Does it hurt, does it hurt a lot? If it hurts, Dongfang, I– I’ll pull out–”
He hadn’t finished speaking.
Dongfang Bubai, his face white, smiled at Yang Lianting and held his hand, “Lian di, come in.”
“I want all of you to come in–”
As soon as Dongfang Bubai spoke, Yang Lianting’s penis that was buried in his body suddenly got bigger. Taking a deep breath Dongfang Bubai exerted himself wanting to accept his penis into his lower body, but its size was too big.
Yang Lianting had hardly been able to endure any longer, yet seeing Dongfang Bubai’s body covered in sweat and listening to him softly groan with his eyes closed at this time, made him take a deep breath and lower his head to kiss the man over and over.
I’ll wait until Dongfang adapts, then–
Thrust.
Dongfang Bubai’s insides felt too hot, too tight. His flesh had wrapped him whole. This type of thrill almost let Yang Lianting lose control and release his essence early.
“Dongfang, don’t be afraid.”
Yang Lianting lightly breathed out, then pressed a kiss on top of Dongfang Bubai’s earlobe, he opened his mouth to softly suck on it, to lick and bite his earlobe. He did not move his lower half, which was still buried in Dongfang Bubai’s body.
Dongfang Bubai knew well that Yang Lianting was patiently enduring for his sake. His heart gave in, he only thought, if being fully possessed by Yang Lianting made him feel insuppressible happiness, then even if his body felt unwell it was a trivial matter in comparison.
Trying to relax, Dongfang Bubai narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his head, then bit his lip. His earlobes blushed a deep red, as he opened his mouth to speak softly.
“Lian di, move a little–”
“I’m fine, move–”
Hearing him speak, Yang Lianting let go of his restraints and straightened his back to thrust in.
Dongfang Bubai trembled from head to toe in an instant, he gritted his teeth and furrowed his brows. The penis thrusting into his body felt too sharp, too strong. His hands clenched into fists, even his toes cramped and curled up unconsciously.
Yang Lianting moved into him, but he didn’t forget his upper body either; he lowered his head, took hold of Dongfang Bubai’s nipple and softly sucked on it, lightly licked it with his tongue.
After two lifetimes, I can possess this man again at last.
Why would I be willing to let go of his hand?
Dongfang Bubai felt intensely hot the moment Yang Lianting entered him, he couldn’t stop his body from turning and twisting. However, his twisting motion caused Yang Lianting to penetrate him completely. Due to the sharp angle, Dongfang Bubai’s lower body suddenly contracted, as if Yang Lianting’s penis had hit a certain spot in his hole.
“Ahh–”
He let out a moan.
In an instant, intense numbness and itchiness struck his body like lightning. From the rims of his eyes to the tips of his brows, Dongfang Bubai blushed deep red. He couldn’t help but raise his head, clench his fists, and curl his toes into a beautiful shape.
Seeing his reaction, Yang Lianting realized that he must have hit Dongfang Bubai’s sensitive spot just now. He laughed lightly, unable to hold back his lust, he straightened his back, aimed toward the sensitive spot in the man’s hole, and relentlessly rushed into him like howling wind and torrential rain.
Dongfang Bubai cried himself hoarse.
The pleasurable sensation spread throughout his whole body. He never imagined that, during this kind of sex, he too could feel good. Dongfang Bubai was about to go mad, he only went along with Yang Lianting’s actions, rising and falling amidst the ocean of desire.
“Dongfang… Dongfang…”
Yang Lianting’s voice was low and attractive, calling out his name as he moved into him. Dongfang Bubai opened his eyes to look at him in a daze. He wanted to speak, yet Yang Lianting’s thrusting toyed with him till he broke out in uncontrollable sobs, grabbed the blanket under him and nearly begged for mercy with red eyes.
“Ahh–”
“It’s too deep.”
“Lian di–”
“I beg you– ah– I can’t bear it anymore–”
“Lian di– ah– Lian di–”
Yang Lianting thrust in again.
“Dongfang, I won’t leave you in this life.”
Candlelight flickered, bright color brought forth fragrance.