Chapter 620

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Chapter 620: I Can’t Lose

"This base seems a bit average this time."

Xue Hanlei looked around at the surroundings.

Compared to the previous buildings, this one appeared to be much more aged.

There was even a graveyard nearby, looking eerie, and yet this apartment surprisingly had a caretaker, who also managed the graveyard.

Bai Wei noticed the caretaker’s identity; he was not human but a rather rare ghoul from Europa.

Ghouls belonged to the dark races, somewhere between humans and undead. Only a few ghoul variants could maintain a human form. By restraining their hunger and avoiding consuming human blood and flesh, they could keep their sanity, though they were still affected by the Scarlet Curse.

The advantage was that, albeit having a strong smell, they hardly ever spoiled. They were quite reliable as caretakers of the apartment, having served diligently for many years and remained dutiful.

The room didn’t have any strange smells. It was a studio apartment for one person, and it looked like it wasn’t used often as there weren’t many personal items left behind.

Xue Hanlei found the living arrangement quite comfortable and unabashedly claimed the big bed for herself.

Bai Wei was still comparing maps.

"It’s a day and a half away from Huaishui," Xue Hanlei said while lying on the bed.

"Do you remember?"

"That’s where I was born and raised. When we get closer, the moisture in the air guides me," she said softly. "The shortest distance is a day and a half, but it’s going to be tough to get close. Our whereabouts are exposed, and there will certainly be many waiting for us on the way to Huaishui, looking to catch us for rewards."

"Rewards, huh?" Bai Wei didn’t seem to care.

"Of course, you wouldn’t care, considering that you’ll most likely be sent to Yan City for reeducation. You’ll have to think about joining a war zone or finding a better way out, and then maybe marry seven or eight wives and have lots of children," Xue Hanlei said with self-pity. "But I’m in a dire situation. I’ll not only be caught for breeding but also be subjected to all sorts of abuse… tsk, tsk, tsk…"

Bai Wei couldn’t bear it any longer. "Why do you sound a bit excited in your words?"

"I didn’t, don’t make things up," Xue Hanlei paused. "But to be honest, even though I was mentally prepared a long time ago to be predated like this, the longer the time goes on, the more resistant I become. My cheap husband is really unbearable. I can’t accept it. It’s disgusting, mixing with sea creatures all day, octopus, sharks, whales. Oh… like a dragon acting like a dolphin, too ugly to look at."

…Scatty, demon shark, isn’t the tentacle girl enough?

Bai Wei rubbed his chin. "I remember the Southern Sea dragon tribe is also so inclusive, right?"

"The Southern Sea dragon tribe isn’t picky about food, but he’s only picky about this kind." Xue Hanlei touched her arm, shivering. "Just think about someone who goes after little cats, dogs, lizards, snakes, dolphins, and even crocodiles all day. Can you accept that?"

Bai Wei tried to imagine… almost gagged.

"Indeed, it’s hard to accept." Bai Wei held his head in his hand.

"So…" Xue Hanlei rolled over in bed, hand propping up her chin, giving Bai Wei a sly hinting look. "Do… you want to know what color underwear I’m wearing today?"

"Black." Bai Wei said. "I can see."

Xue Hanlei tapped the bedding and asked again, "Do you want to know what flavor my lipstick is today?"

Bai Wei took out lip balm from his bag, twisted it open, and then bit off a piece to taste it, "It tastes like mint."

Xue Hanlei sighed deeply, looking up at the sky.

After noticing that it was an apartment, she specifically took a shower, put on perfume, and changed into a white shirt.

Wasn’t this outfit supposed to be a virgin killer? Why is it not working at all? Could it be that…?

"Are you not a virgin?" Xue Hanlei asked bluntly.

"I’m sure I was in my past lives, many, many lives ago."

"But why no reaction?" Xue Hanlei was very puzzled, sitting like a duck on the bed. "Don’t you notice anything here?"

Bai Wei turned his head forty-five degrees, then calmly said three words.

"——Not sour enough."

With a click, Xue Hanlei seemed to have turned into a stone sculpture, as if someone had described her like that before.

Bai Wei continued. And if you think I’m just a tool for you to vent on, I will definitely refuse. Many people cuckold their husbands out of revenge.

Xue Hanlei snorted. I’m different, I do it for fun.

You wouldn’t say that if you had some basic knowledge of physiology," Bai Wei shook his head, "It’s everyone’s first time, surely no one is enjoying it.

"Oh, darn it!" Xue Hanlei got up from the bed. What’s wrong with me?

"Nothing’s right, Mrs. Married."

"Being a married woman is great, no responsibilities!" Xue Hanlei said. Besides, my body right now is actually…

"Actually, what?" Bai Wei closed the book, "You seem to be hiding something all this time, and still not telling me now."

"Don’t you see it?" Xue Hanlei unbuttoned her clothes, revealing her neck, shoulders, and even her back, all fair skin without a single dragon scale, "This body, it’s not a dragon’s body at all. I’m trapped in this form, like in a dream where reality is on the other side, and the body that’s moving is false."

Bai Wei nodded. I know this well.

He asked again, "But your body also needs to eat and rest, how was it created? Did someone transform your body?"

"No," Xue Hanlei sat back on the edge of the bed. I’m not sure of the details, but as long as I stay in this body, I am just an ordinary person.

"Then where is your true self?"

"In Hongze."

"I see," Bai Wei’s gaze fell on Xue Hanlei’s legs, "When you wake up from the dream, does this body disappear?"

"Maybe death, maybe feigning death, maybe self-destruction," Xue Hanlei shook her head. Who knows.

"Your body remains in Hongze, so you can’t go anywhere else."

"My body is imprisoned, as long as I don’t wake up, no one can do anything to me. This is also a part of the great magic," Xue Hanlei lowered her head, weakly and self-mockingly said. To gain freedom, I chose this method, left Hongze, fled far away. But now I am realizing more and more that unless I return, I will never truly have freedom.

She might have finally revealed her biggest secret, with a voice that sounded bitter and fragile, like shattered pieces in a mirror.

Bai Wei took a few steps closer and said. Even though it’s just a side note, you will soon regain your freedom, I can guarantee that.

He gently patted the other person’s shoulder and said. Get some rest soon.

Before he could react, a hand suddenly grabbed Bai Wei’s wrist and with a gentle pull, he found himself pinned to the bed before he knew it.

Xue Hanlei sat astride Bai Wei’s waist, hands pressing down on his wrists, squinting like a fox, and said. Do you really think I am that fragile? You fell for it, naive Vi. If I were that emotionally weak, I would have been taken advantage of so many times already. Don’t underestimate me… I was just pretending to gain your sympathy, to get you closer, and now…

"I am a Martial Saint, think carefully before you speak," Bai Wei said. "It was just my carelessness earlier."

"You can resist," Xue Hanlei said with a smile. "But as I said, this body is just an illusion. Reality is just a dream to me. Even though I can feel every blade of grass, every touch, it’s ultimately fake. Whether you devour me or ponder over me, it’s all just a dream. Do you understand what I mean?"

Bai Wei lay on the bed, his gaze subtle. She meant to say, there’s no need to take responsibility, it’s all fake anyway. You might as well be playing with a doll, except this doll looks exactly like a real person.

This leads to a question: does close contact in virtual space count as something that actually happened?

"Physically fine, but struggling mentally."

"Come on, if a married person says it’s okay, why are you hesitating? I haven’t tried it before either, can’t we just make do?"

"Do you think I’m a pushover, like I’d just accept anything? Besides, I’m the one at a loss here. Considering the male-female ratio in the Ming Country… Or do you feel guilty enough to compensate? But you realize I’m not short of money, so you resort to offering your body? Oh, it’s not even your real body, just a puppet doll. You not only freeload on me, but also without any cost… the more I think, the more unfair it seems. If you want to make it up to me, you should at least use your real self! That’s when it’s considered sleeping with someone else’s wife. Leave me alone!"

Xue Hanlei collapsed on the blanket, then Bai Wei rolled her up like a caterpillar and tossed her onto the bed.

The dragon maiden protested. You will regret this! There won’t be another chance after tonight!

Bai Wei firmly said. "If I miss it, I miss it. No matter what, I cannot lose out."