Chapter 67: Confession

Chapter 67: Confession

Ji Jing felt his brain wasn't functioning as well as it should lately.

Only after Doma's words did he suddenly realize that he had not only exposed the fact that he wasn't a half-elf but also revealed that he wasn't human at all.

Thinking about how he had even let Doma touch his wings, it was now too late to argue that they were fake.

Ji Jing: …

"You… know what?" Ji Jing sighed, rubbing his forehead, asking with a sense of resignation.

But Doma shook his head, "I only know that you and Luo Ke Tang En aren't a good match. You should be with me; I am the one who is best suited for you."

Ji Jing felt exhausted, "Doma, I only consider you a friend. Don't say such things."

With that, he turned and left.

Since Doma already knew his secret, it was only a matter of time before this secret reached Luo Ke's ears. If Luo Ke came to confront him… Ji Jing preferred to confess first.

So when he saw Luo Ke waiting for him outside, Ji Jing managed a weak smile.

"Luo Ke, let's go back to the mech. I have something to tell you."

Seeing Ji Jing's unusual demeanor, Luo Ke couldn't help but glance back at Doma, wondering what nonsense the elf had been telling Ji Jing.

Watching Ji Jing and Luo Ke leave with heavy hearts, the shaman stepped out from the side, somewhat disapprovingly saying, "Doma, shouldn't you remind Ji Jing? Luo Ke Tang En's aura isn't stable; it seems he's in some kind of sensitive period. If he acts impulsively without restraint, Ji Jing might…"

But Doma remained calm, "If anything happens, it will be Luo Ke Tang En's responsibility. Ji Jing should hate him, not me. What does it have to do with me?

I know nothing, I did nothing."

More than that, she was looking forward to Ji Jing and Luo Ke breaking up.

Because she could see that although Ji Jing was friendly to everyone, his feelings for Luo Ke were different.

He might not have plans to form a bond, but Luo Ke had clearly taken the most important place in his heart, even if Ji Jing himself hadn't realized it yet.

Doma returned to the bookshelf and pulled out a yellowed notebook from a corner. Opening it, she saw a sentence written in ancient Elvish script—

"Succubus, feeds on lust, skilled in seduction."

And in the middle of the cover, it read "Origin of the Mother Tree."

Thinking about the possibility, Doma's eyes flickered.

On the other side, Luo Ke and Ji Jing returned to the mech.

Ji Jing hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Luo Ke, have you heard of abyssal succubi?"

Luo Ke was taken aback. He had thought Ji Jing looked uneasy because he had listened to Doma's provocations and was going to break up with him. Instead, Ji Jing asked this unexpected question.

"Abyssal succubi? I've heard of them in mythological systems, but they probably don't exist, right?"

Ji Jing shook his head, "No, they are real, just not in your world's dimension, or rather, in a different plane of existence."

Luo Ke chuckled, thinking Ji Jing might be obsessed with some novel.

The next second, he heard Ji Jing say with a bitter smile, "Actually, I am an abyssal succubus."

Luo Ke's mouth opened slightly, momentarily at a loss for words, "You mean this is… what?"

"Succubi can have many bed partners in their lives, but rarely have fixed mates, as we are loyal only to ourselves, not to our partners.

I didn't tell you before, but now I think it's unfair to you."

Ji Jing sighed, "You might have already made plans to spend your life with me, but I… I'm sorry."

Luo Ke felt his blood run cold. He forced a smile, uglier than a cry.

"I know I'm not very qualified. They call me the War God, but apart from fighting, I don't know much else. Maybe my emotional intelligence isn't high, and I don't know how to be a good partner, but…

Ji Jing, I really like you… I love you. Can you give me a chance?

I'll work hard to become a good partner. Please don't leave me, okay?"

Ji Jing felt a pang of pain seeing Luo Ke like this. He should be a free-flying eagle in the sky, a wolf running freely on the grassland, not a humble suitor.

Closing his eyes, Ji Jing took a deep breath and began to lift his shirt.

Luo Ke's sorrow paused, unsure what Ji Jing was about to do.

But soon, he was stunned by what he saw—

Suddenly, a pair of black curved horns grew from Ji Jing's head, and under the lifted shirt, a pair of large wings and a slender heart-shaped tail emerged.

"Luo Ke, I'm not lying to you. This is the truth."

Ji Jing said, gently flapping his wings, flying into the air, looking down at Luo Ke, his heart-shaped tail swaying gently.

—Clearly, this was not something that could be achieved by bio-mimicry or any other high-tech disguise.

Luo Ke looked up at Ji Jing, completely stunned.

Ji Jing folded his wings and landed, using the tip of his heart-shaped tail to hook Luo Ke's hand, "Do you believe I'm a succubus now?"

Luo Ke… still found it hard to believe.

He reached out to peel off the bio-mimicry mask on Ji Jing's face, and Ji Jing let him.

The thin biomimetic disguise fell into Luo Ke's palm, revealing Ji Jing’s original face, except for the pair of black curved horns on his head, and the wings and tail still trailing behind him.

Luo Ke could even feel the tip of the heart-shaped tail brushing against the back of his hand, not only carrying Ji Jing’s body heat but also covered with fine, dense fur, like a small brush, tickling him from his hand all the way to his heart.

After a long silence, Luo Ke finally spoke in a hoarse voice, "You... have had many... bed partners?"

Ji Jing shook his head, "So far, only you. I just recently became an adult, and you are my first bed partner."

"Will you... look for other bed partners in the future?"

Ji Jing nodded, "Most likely."

Luo Ke struggled to say, "Can't it be just me?"

Ji Jing sighed and reiterated, "I am a succubus."

At that moment, a tidal wave of negative emotions engulfed Luo Ke, making it hard for him to breathe.

He couldn't believe it, yet he had to. Ji Jing’s tenderness wasn’t exclusive to him. While he was eagerly planning their marriage, Ji Jing only wanted a brief physical relationship with him.

It was always him who was deeply entangled in the emotions...

When someone discards their dignity and humbles themselves to the point of being trampled upon, and still cannot win back the other person, such extreme love can easily turn into deep-seated hatred.

"Luo Ke?"

Ji Jing looked at Luo Ke with concern, as his condition seemed really off. His gray-green eyes were gradually filled with red bloodshot, and the Alpha pheromones he emitted were so intense that the air quality monitor inside the mech cabin had already sounded a shrill alarm.

Even Ji Jing, who was usually unaffected by pheromones, felt somewhat uncomfortable.

"Luo Ke, can you calm down?"

But Ji Jing’s words were like a spark falling into an oil sea, causing Luo Ke to lose his mind completely.

He suddenly grabbed Ji Jing and pressed him onto the cold ground, his eyes blazing with almost uncontrollable fury.

"Do you have to go to others?"

Luo Ke’s voice was cold and menacing, making Ji Jing instinctively shiver, sensing the danger but unable to escape Luo Ke’s grip.

"Is it because I can't satisfy you?"

Luo Ke whispered in Ji Jing’s ear, his voice low and sinister, like a demon’s whisper.

"If... I keep you in bed every day... would you still go to others?"