396: Chapter 319 396: Chapter 319 Bian Shasha glared at the man, her angry eyes observing the black-clothed man who became clear from the dim light of the cave.
The man before her wasn’t very ugly, although he didn’t look like a good person, and being so capable at over thirty was quite impressive.
Facing the man in black, who wasn’t an old man, her mood improved slightly.
It relieved her that her first time wasn’t with an old man and that her future wouldn’t be with one either; this didn’t depress her too much!
“Beauty,” he bragged, “I’m not as old as you imagined, am I?
Handsome, right?
You’re falling for me now that you see me, aren’t you?”
The man muttered to himself, then realized he had sealed the woman’s acupoints so she couldn’t speak.
“Beauty, let me tell you, life has many pleasures.
Don’t rush towards death.
Stick with me, and I’ll teach you higher martial arts.
We’ll cultivate together.
Wouldn’t you like to reach my level of prowess?”
Listening, Bian Shasha regarded the man skeptically, his shady demeanor making her doubt his words, but there was also her own suspicion.
“Let me put it this way, I have a unique cultivation technique that can enhance your power.
If you want to cultivate, follow me closely.
Being my woman will bring you happiness and boost your cultivation.
Who knows, you might become an immortal one day.
But if you don’t listen to me, you can’t escape and you’ll die even sooner!”
The man stated half-threat, half-deceit.
His ‘technique’ added power only to himself—such lies he’d told many times before, always to naive women!
Greedy women, swayed by promises of increased power, submissively followed him.
At first, they really gained strength, but gradually he drained their energy for himself, until they withered and quickly died!
He owed his power entirely to these women.
Those he had deceived, many who entered the Boundless Forest on missions, over ten years added up to almost 20 or 30.
One woman wouldn’t die within half a year or a year; she would be with him for one or two.
Sometimes, like today, when he encountered several women, he would supervise them all together, seduce, and indulge in the delights of the Pure Land!
Bian Shasha mulled it over.
She had been lured by the prospect of increasing her cultivation, which was precisely why she came to the Boundless Forest.
Selling her body was a small price if it meant enhancing her cultivation and gaining enough strength to rid herself of this man, to take revenge before heading to the Cultivation World.
She would be young enough to find a better fate!
Then, she could treat men like her pets and enjoy a cheerful life; happiness was her primary goal.
Bian Shasha nodded, signaling her agreement to the man, appearing to have resigned to her fate.
“Hahaha, that’s right!
A cultivator’s life is long, enjoy every moment.
With me, you’ll live freely and luxuriously in the Boundless Forest, much better than outside!”
The man, an experienced swindler, knew that this defiant woman, though seemingly fierce, harbored ambitions, though her intentions were irrelevant to him.
With such low cultivation, even if she improved, she was still at his mercy to do as he pleased!
The man in black began to release Bian Shasha’s acupoints, unafraid she might escape.
His formation was not so easily breached.
However, he was wary of her resorting to deceit, unlocking only the acupoints on her head, leaving her hands, feet, and body bound.
Bian Shasha could now speak and move her head, but couldn’t budge her body, indicating the man didn’t fully trust her yet.
“Are you afraid I’ll kill you?
So, you have fears after all?
With such high cultivation, what do I have to fear…”
Bian Shasha, having reconsidered her situation, was no longer as terrified despite some fear.
Her words were laced with sarcasm, convinced the man wouldn’t kill her so easily, and perhaps she was of great use to him!
She could leverage this, becoming a person of transaction, making things more equal between them, providing some comfort and happiness!
Now twisted, Bian Shasha decided to master his martial arts and then kill those women who had abandoned her to the enemy!
The man in black sinisterly smiled, his gaze lingering on Bian Shasha’s curves with nearly visible salivation.
He began to remove Bian Shasha’s clothes, no longer responding to her words.
Bian Shasha, uncertain of what lay ahead, felt no anticipation, only fear.
She closed her eyes, resigned to being at the mercy of another, hoping for the future the man had described, where she could learn better cultivation methods.