Dance Of The Phoenix
64. Desire Submerged

Warren asked the two to wait while the pill was being made. The man asked for 3 days for the process.

Since it was already evening when the discussion and dinner ended, Karl offered a special guest inn inside the guild. Because the guest room was full and only one was left, he asked for consideration from both of them.

Of course Gu Yuena said, "No need, I want to stay outside." Obviously the reason was none other than not wanting to room with the demon anymore. He was still upset about what happened this morning.

"Outside?" Karl chuckled, "Our guild has complete facilities. As long as Miss stays here, I can bear everything without any charge."

"Him?" Gu Yuena pointed towards Bai Youzhe who was listening.

"Of course I can't ignore Young Master Luo."

Gu Yuena's face showed intense rejection. "So you want us to use the same room?"

"What's the problem?" Karl seemed to have no idea where the problem was. These two humans have been together. He thought they were lovers, considering how stingy Bai Youzhe was when he glanced at Gu Yuena just a little. Doesn't matter if you're in the same room?

Gu Yuena felt like disappearing now. He glanced at Bai Youzhe, asking her to say something.

But it seems the man doesn't mind Karl's misunderstanding.

This is what he wants!

"How's ****." Gu Yuena cursed. Fortunately, the two men did not know what it meant.

In the end, Gu Yuena had no other choice. He cannot run away, cannot resist, cannot argue. He was completely silent throughout the journey, ignoring Karl who kept raving about boasting his guild.

The inn within the guild had very many rooms. Unfortunately, today there are too many guests beyond the usual day. Maybe because of the festival that makes a lot of visitors from various regions. Plus, there's a little renovation inside.

Karl directed the two of them to one of the doors. The man unlocked the door, then handed it to Bai Youzhe.

"Happy break ...." The man leaned over, then left in a leisurely pace while tossing around the set of keys in his hand.

The two of them were still outside the room. After confirming Karl had disappeared, Gu Yuena spoke, "Can I go out alone?"

"Fire poison will hurt you if you use a little bit of magic when the bad guys approach." Bai Youzhe refused on reason.

"Isn't the bad guy in sight?" Gu Yuena snorted.

While Bai Youzhe chuckled softly. He opened the door, then just walked into the room.

"You're taking me to an alchemist out of regret or some specific intent?" Gu Yuena asked again as she followed the man into the room.

"Because that's my goal."

"You've known about the fire poison in my body for a long time?"

"You could say so."

"Why?"

Bai Youzhe turned towards Gu Yuena as the woman asked the question why she was doing this all. His flat face looked at Gu Yuena seriously.

"Do I need to explain further?" Bai Youzhe asked back.

It seemed Gu Yuena understood something. He turned his face away, "No need .... I won't ask again."

He could not leave, so he could only spend the night in this place. The girl stepped onto the long bench available, then dropped her body just like that while hugging herself.

As Karl said, they got premium rooms. There was a large bed that was different from the Yi Empire with mosquito nets and a fireplace heater. Truly typical of the ancient western kingdoms.

While Gu Yuena chose to sleep on a long bench that was comfortable enough to be used as a bed in front of the fireplace.

"Patients don't sleep in uncomfortable places." Bai Youzhe walked up to Gu Yuena, standing in front of her while looking down at the girl who wanted to close her eyes.

"Be quiet and don't use a commanding tone." Gu Yuena replied indifferently.

Bai Youzhe crouched down, looking at that indifferent face of Gu Yuena. "You are my patient."

"You're not a doctor at all."

"I took care of you."

Gu Yuena clucked bitterly. He turned the position towards the back of the chair, unwilling to see that annoying face.

Bai Youzhe stood up after a while looking at the woman who had turned her back. He lifted the woman just like that, causing Gu Yuena to complain of annoyance and kicked the air weakly.

"When you can rule me ...." Gu Yuena resigned, at once very upset to the point of wanting to scream. Why carry it, anyway!

"As you say, 'don't use a commanding tone'." Bai Youzhe stepped foot, letting Gu Yuena curse alone in her arms.

The man laid Gu Yuena down on the bed, then pulled out a blanket to cover Gu Yuena's body. The air here is quite cold even though there is already a fireplace.

"Didn't you usually give up on comfort?" Bai Youzhe looked at Gu Yuena with a slight smile. Just slightly.

"Usually you take a chance in narrowness." Gu Yuena spoke in a satirical tone.

This made Bai Youzhe chuckle. He grabbed Gu Yuena's disheveled hair to tidy it up, but the girl instead stayed away from him. Bai Youzhe pulled back her hand.

"Sleep, don't think of anything strange." The man went towards the bench that Gu Yuena had just made a bed with.

Gu Yuena looked at him in silence. Bai Youzhe seemed to drop her body on the bench and take a comfortable position to sleep in.

It seems, he was just thinking too much.

...ΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩΩ...

The wood of the fireplace was depleted into charcoal, making the fire that burned it slowly disappear. The room that was previously warm to the fireplace, now entered a cold aura that is quite strong.

Bai Youzhe instead of being cold, sweat was pouring down her body. His forehead is wrinkled, his eyes open showing a unique night blue iris. His face looks pale. He got up from his position while holding onto his painful chest.

The previous battle used too much force to withstand the attacks of phoenixes and spirit groups. He should not have used his strength to exceed the limit, let alone condensed a dragon that was part of his strength to suppress the phoenix. That caused his weak period to last faster than it should.

His gaze was directed at Gu Yuena who was fast asleep. He could not recover here, or his aura would disturb Gu Yuena.

Bai Youzhe stood up and hurriedly left. He cannot go out, because someone will be aware of his condition. That would be very troublesome.

Having no choice, he entered the bathroom door in the corner of the room and sat down to recover his body.

Bai Youzhe did not know, it was realized by Gu Yuena who woke up due to the cold temperature. The blood-red iris looked at the ice trail at the place where Bai Youzhe had just set foot.

It's heading for the bathroom.

"What's wrong with her?" Gu Yuena frowned.

Something's not right.

Gu Yuena moved out of bed. His feet stepped towards the bathroom, passing through the seemingly streaky traces of ice on the floor. This phenomenon was a bit strange, because during his time in the dorm, he had never seen Bai Youzhe who was so beyond reason.

Well, even though the man had actually been out of reason from the start. But this time, it wasn't until it was seen by him that something was more shocking.

Slowly, Gu Yuena opened the bathroom door that was apparently not locked. There are times when someone is careless in the midst of a crisis situation.

Inside the dark bathroom, Gu Yuena saw a handsome man with white eyes sitting cross-legged by the pool. He seemed to be shedding a lot of sweat, yet that sweat turned into frozen ice that fell to the floor.

Gu Yuena so remembered when they fought before. Bai Youzhe took out an ice power to restrain her phoenix. But isn't his power a hellfire?

Wait a minute, how could Bai Youzhe have white hair?

It's beyond reason!

Gu Yuena approached him to take a clearer look. He thought the man was unaware of his presence, so he was free to look closely.

Based on his observations, Bai Youzhe was in pain. The spiritual aura around helped his body survive the excruciating pain that caused those cold and frozen sweat to come out.

So this is where the ice trail came from.

Was this because of yesterday's battle?

"You're acting very strongly. Two-faced man." Gu Yuena snorted. Not knowing where the discolored hair came from, he felt for a while Bai Youzhe could do nothing or even react a little.

If he were to kill Bai Youzhe, this mind seal that was hindering him would come off by itself. Moreover, they are enemies. If an enemy like Bai Youzhe were to be eliminated, it would be like taking out thousands of enemies.

That evil thought just flashed through his mind, along with a dagger being removed from the spiritual space.

But when he saw Bai Youzhe for the umpteenth time, especially when he saw how much he was trying to endure the pain, he somehow hesitated.

Bai Youzhe never intended to kill him. Although he did not believe it, there was still a hint of trust left after facing how much the man cared for him. Even to bring him to this place.

Is it good if he kills her?

"Valentina, why are you even hesitating?" muttered Gu Yuena, tightening her dagger grip.

True, it was Valentina who had killed many people during her lifetime. He kills regardless of age or type. He didn't even blink when he killed a child. Why is he doubting now?

The man in front of him troubled him. Who knows what's inside that little brain? A man who is cunning and calculating. He could even guess what Gu Yuena would do next. Gu Yuena should not spare such an enemy.

This is a good time to seize the opportunity in plain sight.

There will not be another chance!

Gu Yuena's mind kept urging her to kill, but her heart continued to feel doubtful even if it was just to lift her dagger. Until finally when he realized, the dagger had been lifted into the air and would be landed to the man's vital point.

The doubt continued, until it messed with his mind.

Alright, if it works, he should not regret and should resolve the matter quickly. But if it fails—like Bai Youzhe wakes up suddenly or gets caught someone—ia will stop thinking about killing him.

Still, he should not miss this rare opportunity.

Gu Yuena had already decided, that she would continue and the rest would be up to Bai Youzhe luck.

Gu Yuena's heart was beating too hard to make her uncomfortable. His hands shook, but he could not stop his desire.

In the end, the dagger slid right towards the heart that was on the left chest.

But when the tip of the dagger hollowed out Bai Youzhe's strands of clothing and scratched her skin, a hand held Gu Yuena's arm tightly until the dagger didn't manage to pierce too deeply.

Gu Yuena was surprised. He took off the dagger just like that until it fell, while a red stain was seen on Bai Youzhe's clothes.

It's busted!

Gu Yuena looked at Bai Youzhe who was still closing her eyes, enduring the pain. His grip against Gu Yuena's arm was extremely strong.

Is that guy angry?

Right, it's natural that he's angry.

Just as Gu Yuena was thinking that Bai Youzhe knew what she wanted to do and was furious, it suddenly dropped the man's head and fell onto Gu Yuena's left shoulder.

"...."

Gu Yuena was silent.

What's the matter?

Gu Yuena took a quick look at the man, "Bai Youzhe—"

"Warm."

"What?"

Suddenly Bai Youzhe hugged her so tightly, as if Gu Yuena was a puppet. Gu Yuena was completely jolted at what had just happened.

Was he actually found out or not?

"Bai Youzhe?" Gu Yuena patted the man on the shoulder a few times. He was goosebumps when Bai Youzhe's cold breath hit his neck.

"Stay like this" he whispered.

Although Bai Youzhe's body was as cold as it would freeze at any moment, Gu Yuena wasn't cold at all. It's not like he's cold because of the temperature. He doesn't know why.

"Good." Gu Yuena finally collapsed. He hugged the man back with doubt.

Gu Yuena failed to kill. Does that mean he should stop trying to kill Bai Youzhe?

In that case, he will give a little lightening. As long as Bai Youzhe did not harm her brother and had no intention of killing him, he would not kill this poor man.

"Are you okay?" gu Yuena asked, as a pleasantry and made sure Bai Youzhe was aware or not.

"mm?"

The cold breath was so felt. It made a strange sensation that was no stranger to Gu Yuena. But he didn't move at all.

"Bai Youzhe ...."

Something wet hit his neck. It was cold, but it burned his body unusually. Gu Yuena gripped her grip, biting her lower lip, holding back a different creeping feeling than she should.

It seemed like their distance was completely erased. Gu Yuena did not know, as she absolutely could not focus on what was in front of her.

Without Gu Yuena noticing, her body lifted into Bai Youzhe's lap before she could finally see a pair of blue irises that night again. He felt his heart crouch, his mind blank when his red iris saw a pair of beautiful eyes that were only a few inches away.

"Why are you here?" Bai Youzhe asked.

Gu Yuena daydreamed for a while, "I ...."

Gu Yuena could not answer. Does he need to say that he came to kill but failed?

Whatever the reason, shouldn't Bai Youzhe have guessed?

But the man didn't say anything more. He pressed Gu Yuena's body to perfectly stick with his, then fused their lips with a soft.

Gu Yuena was completely silent. Oh, my God, how did he get to a position like this?

Gu Yuena did not want to know. He was silent without being able to do anything, until finally his own body took over. He closed his eyes, following the strange feeling in his body that provoked him to bite Bai Youzhe's lips and reply to the bait.

The kiss deepened as Bai Youzhe pressed down Gu Yuena's nape and played with her tongue. As if the previous problem had never existed, he was caught in a strange sensation that lowered the coldness in his body. It just feels burning.

But as soon as Bai Youzhe realized, the situation was not justified. He took off the kiss reluctantly, looked at the pair of blood-red irises that were so beautiful and made him desperately want to do it even further.

Gu Yuena on the other hand felt like she had to take a lot of breaths. His breath hunted until his chest rose and fell without taking his eyes off the pair of blue irises that night.

Ah, it looks like his face looks ridiculous.

Bai Youzhe touched Gu Yuena's face gently, then rubbed it slowly and fused their foreheads together. He said in a whisper, "Go back."

"What?" Gu Yuena had just come to her senses from her trance. The touch of Bai Youzhe's hand on her face really drove her crazy!

"Tomorrow still has to meet the others. You sleep first."

There were many questions in Gu Yuena's mind. But he realized now was not the right time to ask.

Actually, there was a sense of disappointment in his heart when he heard Bai Youzhe ask him to go back to sleep. He himself did not know what his expectations were.

In the end, Gu Yuena nodded briefly. He did not know his own feelings, but hurriedly left the room and returned to his bed as fast as lightning. He pulled the blanket until it covered his entire body to the head.

He's really going crazy!

While Bai Youzhe still remained in her position, seeing Gu Yuena's departure that seemed funny. If this was at any other time, he would definitely have a chance at laughing at the girl like the other day.

For now, he had to neutralize his once chaotic energy.

But before returning to the meditative position, he saw a dagger that fell nearby. His gaze was bowed towards his chest which had a slight red stain.

Suddenly his lips slightly raised, forming a slanted smile.

Indeed, the naughty cat had not changed.