The Demon Lord is My Dark Moonlight [Transmigration Novel] - Chapter 41

What kind of look is that? As someone who lived by slaying beasts, Gu Jinli was acutely sensitive to intent. She had just caught a flicker of murderous impulse in the protagonist’s eyes.

She wanted to kill me just now, didn’t she?

“Long time no see.” Gu Jinli twitched her lips, feeling oddly unsurprised.

Ten years had made the atmosphere between them stiff. Their parting had been anything but pleasant. Now, meeting again, Gu Jinli felt a wave of discomfort.

“I am very happy to see Big Sister again.” Detecting the unease, Shen Chigui’s eyes darkened instantly. So, after all these years, her Creator hadn’t changed at all—still as innocent and transparent as ever.

“Truthfully, you’re a bit later than I expected.” To be precise, Shen Chigui hadn’t anticipated they would be apart for a whole decade. Ten years. It was so long that if the world hadn’t kept functioning normally, she might have believed Gu Jinli was dead.

“What?” Gu Jinli narrowed her eyes. “Why did you pose as an Elder to bring me here?”

“Isn’t this the result Big Sister wanted?” Shen Chigui blinked with mock innocence. “I simply saved you some steps. Or did I misunderstand? Did you not come here to find me?”

This brat…

“No.” Though it was the truth, Gu Jinli perversely didn’t want to admit it. She put on a cold, offended expression. “Don’t be so conceited. I had no reason to look for you.”

“Big Sister.” Shen Chigui’s gaze sharpened. “Are we still going to play pretend? You were always going to come back to me. I knew you would.”

“Heh.” Gu Jinli rolled her eyes. “I came for the selection, not for you. Though, I’ll admit I thought I might run into you.”

“Liar.” Ignoring her words, Shen Chigui spoke with absolute certainty. “Big Sister doesn’t even know how to lie. If you really came just for the selection, you wouldn’t have been so calm when you saw me, and you wouldn’t have asked why I posed as an Elder. You came for me, and you already knew exactly who I was.”

Gu Jinli: “…” I really hate smart people.

“Big Sister~” Shen Chigui’s voice dropped an octave. The hand on Gu Jinli’s chin began to trace the skin. She leaned down, closing the gap until they were inches apart. “I missed you.”

Her gaze bored into Gu Jinli’s eyes, and then she kissed her—bluntly and without warning. The soft kiss landed at the corner of her mouth and then began to work its way up. The atmosphere, once tense, turned thick and intoxicating.

“?” Wait, what?

Gu Jinli’s pupils dilated in a silent earthquake. She had imagined their reunion in many ways—a duel, an endless argument, a life-or-death struggle—but never this. She was being kissed. No questions asked, no explanations given. It was as if the ten years didn’t exist, as if they were still as intimate as could be.

“You…”

Soft lips finally met hers, and the conquest began in earnest. A strong arm coiled around her waist, and with a surge of force, Gu Jinli was hoisted from the chair and placed onto the table. Her hair spilled down like a dark waterfall as her willpower began to crumble.

“Big Sister~ I will bring you pleasure.”

Amidst a haze of fragrance, her sash was undone. The cold air sent goosebumps across her skin, but a warm body soon pressed against her, and control was lost. From beginning to end, those dark eyes never left her.

This can’t be happening… I haven’t even said anything yet! This isn’t how the plot goes!

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When Gu Jinli woke up again, the dust had settled. She stared blankly at the ceiling beams, unable to process the reality. She never expected that a single meeting would escalate to this. Was it her fault, or Shen Chigui’s? It didn’t matter now.

“Big Sister?”

Shen Chigui, who had been resting her head on one hand, sensed her awakening. She leaned down and nuzzled Gu Jinli’s cheek affectionately. “What are you thinking about?”

“Thinking about our… relationship,” Gu Jinli murmured, still in a daze. It was all too sudden, too absurd. She had come here to “conquer” the protagonist’s heart, but jumping straight into bed had skipped far too many steps.

“What kind of relationship does Big Sister want us to have?”

Gently twirling a lock of hair by Gu Jinli’s temple, Shen Chigui rolled it around her finger and asked non-demonstratively, “Was Big Sister not happy last night?”

“That’s not what I meant.”

Her mind was a mess, and she had no desire to answer. The more Gu Jinli thought about it, the more her head throbbed, her mood gradually shifting toward irritation.

“Get up, quickly!”

She gave the person beside her an annoyed shove, making a move to scramble out of bed.

Following that shove, the supposedly all-powerful Shen Chigui flipped over as easily as a fallen leaf. As she reclined to a certain degree, the blanket slipped down. The scratches and finger marks covering Shen Chigui’s body were suddenly thrust into Gu Jinli’s view, completely uncovered.

Gu Jinli: “…”

Damn it! Don’t tell me I did all that!

“Be gentle, it hurts~”

Shen Chigui shot Gu Jinli a flirtatious, reproachful look. As if ignoring the other’s gradually freezing expression, she reached out to rub the scratches on her own skin.

“Big Sister is truly violent,” she murmured in a low complaint. “You don’t know how to cherish a person at all.”

Gu Jinli: “…”

Gu Jinli: “(#｀皿´)”

I am not. I did no such thing.

…

“Don’t go back to the selection, Big Sister. Just stay here and rest well for a while!”

Still covered in mottled marks, Shen Chigui threw back the covers and stood up. She quite openly began to put her clothes back on, piece by piece, right in front of Gu Jinli.

“You…”

Her eyes followed the other’s movements subconsciously. Gu Jinli’s mind was a chaotic tangle; she couldn’t find a single thread of logic to pull.

A few minutes later, Shen Chigui finished dressing, restoring her dazzling, fiery red appearance. Just as she was about to push the door open and leave, Gu Jinli, who had just finished dressing herself, grabbed her.

“Wait a second.”

Clutching Shen Chigui’s sleeve, Gu Jinli’s face had regained some composure. While dressing, she had checked herself—compared to her, the marks on Shen Chigui were child’s play. She didn’t know how she’d endured it; this person was a literal mad dog who only knew how to bite.

“You seem to have forgotten something.”

Gu Jinli had calmed down and realized how cunning this brat was. As she spoke, she stepped forward, closing the gap between them, and unceremoniously reached up to flip the mask off Shen Chigui’s face.

Everything was already done, and she hadn’t even seen the other’s face. Isn’t that a bit too much?

—CLANG.

The black mask was tossed aside and hit the floor with a sharp ring. Shen Chigui’s features were finally, fully exposed, giving Gu Jinli a direct look.

The once-naïve child had grown up. The beauty that had been glimpsed in her youth did not disappoint. Her features were as perfect as jade carved by the heavens, without a single flaw. Her lashes were long and thick, and her dark pupils were as mysterious and unpredictable as deep pools.

Shen Chigui’s beauty, much like the person herself, was aggressive. It was a bright, flamboyant kind of stunning—the sort that makes one unable to forget after just one look.

“Well?”

Those beautiful eyes blinked softly, sending ripples through Gu Jinli’s heart like a dragonfly touching the water. At this moment, she finally understood why Shen Chigui wore a mask. With a face like this… how could anyone be afraid of her?

“Is Big Sister satisfied with this face of mine?”

The look of sheer amazement in her Creator’s eyes made Shen Chigui exceptionally satisfied. From the moment they met until now, she had worn the mask specifically for this instant. Shen Chigui had long wondered… seeing her adult self, would Gu Jinli still be able to remain so rational, so dismissive?

Her beauty was bestowed by this person. Yet it was also something this person had never truly seen.

“It’s… beautiful.”

Only now did she realize how poor her vocabulary was. Aside from the word “beautiful,” she couldn’t say a thing. The change in Shen Chigui was too great. Although she knew the lead’s features were good, she hadn’t expected her to grow into such a masterpiece.

She was a walking weapon. With a face like this… it felt as though anything she did would be forgiven.

“There’s not enough time today.” The curve of Shen Chigui’s lips deepened. She expressed with some regret, “Otherwise, I would really like to linger a while longer with Big Sister~”

“Big Sister will wait for me, right? Next time, I won’t wear the mask~”

Gu Jinli: “…”

This is seduction. It’s definitely seduction, right?!

“Where are you going?!”

Struggling to keep her emotions from running wild, Gu Jinli laboriously looked away, fixing her gaze on a random spot in the room.

“Some things need to be handled. Don’t worry, Big Sister, I’ll be back soon.”

Shen Chigui paused, then suddenly leaned in, bringing her face close into Gu Jinli’s line of sight. “Until I return, I’ll allow Big Sister to think of me while she plays by herself~”

Drawing out her words, she playfully winked. It successfully made the unguarded Gu Jinli gasp.

I… I’ve been hit by a beauty crit!

“But don’t be too happy~” Picking up the mask from the floor, Shen Chigui acted spoiled with a beaming smile. “I’ll get jealous,” she said.

Gu Jinli: “…”

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