Chapter 322
Shen Li called out several times at the doorway, but there was no response inside.
He furrowed his handsome brows, hesitating whether to enter and disturb, when he sensed something that made his face change drastically, and he broke through the door.
“Sweet blood, truly enchanting p>
The brown-haired young man was half-kneeling on the bed, burying his head at the neck of the female, uttering obsessive whispers.
His thin lips revealed sharp teeth from his mermaid-like beast transformation, biting into her tender flesh, causing blood to gush out and swiftly draining it.
Yet Shen Tang seemed to be in a coma, allowing him to do as he pleased.
Shen Li was utterly horrified, quickly rushing forward, his voice cold, “Let go of her p>
The brown-haired man heard the commotion, stopped his actions, and turned to look at the intruder.
His azure peach blossom eyes turned a strange shade of violet-red, emanating a dangerous, icy hue, like an abyss buried with countless creatures at the bottom of the deep sea.
Shen Li’s body stiffened slightly, a chill rising in his heart, eyes full of shock.
A name suddenly surfaced in his mind p>
Cursed Mermaid!
Shen Li had once come across it in some lost ancient texts, just a few words, uncertain of their truth.
Rumor had it that a clan of merfolk carried the curse of the deep sea, living extremely short lives, and as they aged, the curse power within them grew stronger until it was completely out of control!
When his body could no longer serve as a vessel, it would be the day of his death.
In their out-of-control state, merfolk would lose their reason, becoming puppets to their power, extremely mad, violent, and bloodthirsty, just like Jia Lan was now!
But Shen Li never expected it; how could it be Jia Lan?
The legendary cursed mermaid, a ticking time bomb, hiding among them, day and night, just thinking about it made one shudder!
“I’m taking this female, obstruct me and die!” Jia Lan narrowed his eyes, his icy, playful gaze stabbing at Shen Li, his voice dangerously extreme.
Shen Li sneered coldly, “You think you have what it takes to take Xiao Tang away p>
He stomped down, his flame superpower forming a barrier, surrounding on all sides like a prison.
Fox fire transformed into chains in the air, binding Jia Lan’s body.
Jia Lan’s lips curled downwards in disdain, sneering coldly, with a wave of his hand, the flame-formed chains shattered to pieces before even touching him!
Immediately, the air gathered into a storm with frost and snow, manifesting thousands of ice blades, piercing through the air toward Shen Li.
Ordinary beastmen under such an attack wouldn’t even have a chance to resist and would instantly be turned into a beehive!
Shen Li’s expression was cold and stern; it really was curse power. At this moment, Jia Lan was even more powerful than usual! His strength reaching the Ninth Rank!
He was forced back several steps, raised his hand in the air to catch, and flames bloomed like a lotus, forming a fire wall, blocking the ice blades, melting them inch by inch.
“Ha, a bit of skill, but just an ordinary red fox thinks to stop me? Utterly delusional!” Jia Lan sneered coldly, looking impatient, unwilling to tangle.
With a blast, he broke through the superpower barrier!
A rain of fire scattered in the sky.
A palm condensed ice sword, emitting fierce cold light, soaring through the air.
But just as the ice blade came within half a meter of Shen Li, it seemed to be blocked by some invisible barrier. Behind him, nine tails floated in the air, converged in front of him, and then exploded open.
The powerful energy ripples shook the entire house, smashing things into pieces, leaving a scene of ruin.
Jia Lan looked at Shen Li in shock, in just one night, his aura had become unfathomable, and those nine tails appearing out of nowhere! It indicated his true identity!
How could the Nine-tailed Fire Fox of the Yiyuan Country be here?
The crimson nine tails fluttered like clouds, Shen Li’s fox eyes sparkled with charm, the red mark on his forehead like fire, stepping with each breath like forming endless lotuses, mesmerizingly beautiful, like a king overlooking the world!
He slowly spoke, filled with icy killing intent, “Hand the person over to me p>
Jia Lan’s expression was cold and grim, yet he wouldn’t hand over the person, holding the female in his arms as he headed to the window, trying to escape.
The next moment, stream-like fox tails formed paths of red-gold fox fire, shooting out, sealing the doors and windows.
Shen Li bit his fingertip, blood seeped out, mingling with fox fire, drawing a cryptic mark in the air.
Injected into Jia Lan’s body.
He suddenly lost strength, staggered back, and fell unconscious.
Shen Li swiftly went over, catching Shen Tang in his arms, and took clothes from the wardrobe, draping them over her.
Meanwhile, the earth-shattering commotion alerted the beast husbands downstairs, who promptly rushed up.
Upon hearing footsteps outside the door, Shen Li quickly put away the nine tails.
Xiao Jin and others went upstairs, seeing the chaotic room and Jia Lan fainted on the ground, were all astounded.
“What exactly happened p>
Shen Li frowned, showing a complicated expression. For a moment, he couldn’t find a good excuse, so he simply revealed the truth,
“What p>
Xiao Jin and the others hadn’t heard of the Mermaid Clan’s curse. Even if Shen Li told them, they probably couldn’t understand, and moreover, it was a secret of the Mermaid Clan. Shen Li couldn’t guarantee that his understanding was accurate enough and didn’t want to mislead others.
He laid the female on the bed, briefly explained, “I just found out as well, Jia Lan seems to have some mysterious power within him. This power, if sealed within, becomes increasingly uncontrollable over time. He must have been stimulated by something, activating this bizarre power… When I came in, he seemed like a different person, trying to forcibly take Xiao Tang’er away, but I stopped him p>
With these words, the beast husbands present fell into an eerie silence, filled with shock and disbelief.
No one expected Jia Lan to have such a secret!
Shen Li continued, “Luckily, his power is not too strong yet, and can still be controlled, for the time being, it’s fine p>
However, the beast husbands felt even more complicated. Even if it could be temporarily suppressed, he was still a ticking time bomb, potentially hurting Shen Tang one day.
For a moment, they all felt at a loss.
Fortunately, Shen Tang soon woke up.
She opened her eyes, saw the beast husbands present, her pretty face blushing slightly, relieved to find herself still properly dressed.
She asked in confusion, “Why are you all here p>
The beast husbands looked at each other, unsure whether to tell her about the incident.
Lu Xiao was the first to step forward, comforting, “It’s getting late, Female Master had not woken up, we wanted to call you down for dinner p>
Shen Tang recalled last night’s events, her face blushing with embarrassment.
Unexpectedly, the pure and shy mermaid, after being liberated, became increasingly adept at flipping dumplings, and she was the one being flipped! It was simply unbearable!
She shook her head to dismiss the memory, just trying to stand up, but winced, feeling stinging pain at her neck.
She touched it, feeling something sticky, belatedly realizing there were several bite marks oozing blood on her body.
Shen Tang dared not meet the gaze of the beast husbands, quickly and secretly using her healing ability to mend herself.
Simultaneously, her face grew even redder with embarrassment; was last night that intense?
Why was she bleeding?
At that moment, an urgent voice from the system came to her mind, [Host! This is serious! I was just mentally controlled and froze for five minutes p>
Shen Tang’s heart tightened, “Was someone discovered you p>
[No, but since I’m soul-bound with the Host, someone attacked the Host’s soul, causing me to crash too p>
“Who was it p>
[An out-of-control Jia Lan, you could also call it his other personality p>