The Game with Fairies

Chapter 197

“...you’re not allowed to hit me!”

yan xiaoru, as if possessed, blurted out such a sentence.

after speaking without thinking, she wanted to shrink back.

however, the moment she spoke, she realized the gap in status and identity between the two of them.

–why should li muyang be allowed to hit her?

and why should she be afraid?

the previously weakened yan xiaoru suddenly regained her confidence.

she looked up at li muyang and said, “you dare to hit me!”

her emphasized statement was still blurted out without thinking.

however, after speaking, yan xiaoru realized that it might not have been appropriate to say such a thing.

she was, after all, a venerable elder of the demonic sect. how could she speak in such a tone to an inner disciple?

realizing this, yan xiaoru’s eyes widened as she stared at li muyang, trying to exude the cold and intimidating air of the past to regain some ground.

however, even with her eyes wide open, she didn’t look the least bit intimidating.

her effortful glare, stubborn and indignant, resembled that of a petulant child.

seeing yan xiaoru’s funny effortful glare, li muyang, who had been somewhat stunned by the slap, suddenly burst into laughter.

“haha...”

li muyang’s laughter wasn’t loud.

but to yan xiaoru’s ears, it was incredibly grating.

her body trembling, she stared fiercely at li muyang as if trying to kill him with her gaze.

a thin layer of mist began to form in her eyes.

“you... you...”

the normally cold and expressionless elder yan now couldn’t even utter a complete sentence.

her body trembled, and she stared at li muyang, seeming very angry but appearing more aggrieved.

“what are you laughing at!”

elder yan’s voice trembled, even carrying a hint of a sob: “do you find what i said funny?!”

seeing yan xiaoru’s trembling body and the quivering snowy ravine at her chest, li muyang composed himself, suppressing his smile to show a serious and earnest expression.

“elder yan...”

li muyang began to speak but then hesitated.

the cold elder yan seemed to regain the aura of the law-enforcing elder.

however, her demeanor only made li muyang feel more troubled.

“why do you always avoid my questions?”

li muyang held the woman’s hand, looking helplessly into her eyes, “every time i try to have a serious talk, you deliberately change the subject... what are you so afraid of?”

“am i going to eat you?”

li muyang was weary.

yan xiaoru, however, tried to pull away from li muyang’s grip, glaring at him: “who’s afraid of you? let go!”

yan xiaoru struggled, even reaching out with her other hand to pry li muyang’s fingers apart.

but as she extended her hand, li muyang’s free hand also reached out, grasping hers.

standing face to face, their hands intertwined, time seemed to stand still.

with her arms spread and firmly held by li muyang, yan xiaoru was suddenly left wide open.

facing the man before her, yan xiaoru suddenly found herself without any defenses.

her gaze trembled, and she took a step back uneasily, “...what do you want to do?”

but li muyang had already lost his patience with her continuous evasive maneuvers.

he glared at yan xiaoru irritably, dragged her over forcefully, and pulled her in front of himself.

“can you just listen to me?”

li muyang pulled the woman trying to escape in front of him, then, amidst her horrified gaze, he wrapped his arms around her waist and forcibly seated her on a nearby stool.

the moment yan xiaoru was lifted up, her body stiffened as if frozen, daring not to move at all.

only after li muyang had placed her on the stool did she dare to breathe.

looking uncertainly at li muyang, who had stepped back, yan xiaoru crossed her hands over her abdomen uneasily.

“you... what do you want to say?”

she felt as if she was about to hear some terrifying, outrageous statement and instinctively wanted to flee.

but considering the man’s robust figure and recalling his recent actions... yan xiaoru dared not make any sudden moves.

“just say what you want to say,” yan xiaoru tried to maintain the dignity of her position as an enforcement elder.

however, li muyang’s casual remark once again shattered her authority.

“yan xiaoru, you like me... right?”

with that casual remark, yan xiaoru’s face instantly flushed red.

“you’re slandering me!”