Hu Ainiang smiled, and at that moment, the elder woman strode in.
"This arrangement suits me well, keeping one with vigor. I find it appealing. Come, Ainiang, let us savor this leisurely," the elder woman smirked lasciviously.
Jian Yumei, at this moment, felt somewhat drained by the blow. He silently gathered his strength, observing the scene with a cold gaze.
He began to ponder the day's events, now realizing their significance. As he looked at the girl on the bed, who was also gazing back at him, Jian Yumei recalled Hu Ainiang's assurance that this girl had not drained his vitality. He wondered whether he should be grateful to her for showing mercy.
Yet Jian Yumei still harbored some unforgiveness towards himself.
He was gathering his strength.
The elder woman and Hu Ainiang looked at Jian Yumei. "Mother, how do you suggest we proceed?" Hu Ainiang inquired.
"I will nullify his skills, rendering him incapacitated. After we indulge ourselves on the bed, we will absorb all his vitality. Then, we shall feast upon his heart and brain! Hahaha!" the elder woman chuckled with depravity.
"Very well, Mother, let us proceed in this manner! Such a delicacy. It's a pity that my sisters never indulge. Sister, you often enjoy the bodies of men you desire. My younger sister hasn't even experienced a man's embrace. It's truly regrettable!" Hu Ainiang remarked.
"They will become like you in due course. I shall teach them slowly! Let us first deal with this matter!" the elder woman declared, preparing herself slowly.
Suddenly, a figure rushed in from outside, wielding a long sword aimed at the elder woman. Startled, she hastily retreated.
At this moment, the girl helped Jian Yumei to his feet. "Go, hurry, I'll cover for you!" she urged.
"No, I cannot leave. My departure will only endanger you!" Jian Yumei saw that it was Hu Meinang, and he felt deeply moved.
"You must go, quickly, or there will be no opportunity!" Hu Meinang urged him.
"Haha, do you think you still stand a chance? Meinang, I thought you were gradually accepting what I told you, but I didn't expect you to betray me. Do you understand the consequences?" the elder woman said coldly.
"You, you have merely been controlling me. You wish for me to deceive men for you in the future. You have never shown genuine affection towards me!" Hu Meinang's voice trembled as she spoke, her sword pointing at the elder woman, though it too trembled.
"But I have cared for you for so long. Otherwise, you would have long been devoured by that black panther. Even if the panther did not devour you, that thousand-year-old serpent insisted on making you his eighteenth wife, and I have yet to agree! Now, I must seriously consider it!" the elder woman said.
"Regardless, I had not intended to live today. Release him! I offer my life to you!" Hu Ainiang said.
Jian Yumei was deeply moved. He remembered their companionship that day. He had not anticipated that just a day of companionship, Hu Meinang would risk her life to save him.
Jian Yumei only lamented his own lack of skill. Otherwise, he wouldn't be struggling against such monsters at this moment.
Meanwhile, the elder woman advanced step by step, while Hu Meinang retreated step by step.
Jian Yumei resolved himself. He unleashed all his strength against the elder woman, but she didn't engage him. She evaded his blows and went straight for his neck with her gaping maw.
At this moment, the girl on the bed suddenly leaped up. No one had expected her to do so. She jumped high, holding a golden hairpin in her hand, and plunged it into the elder woman's neck.
The elder woman screamed in agony, swinging her hand back. The girl immediately spat out blood and fell to the ground.
"You dare betray me too!" the elder woman's voice, after being injured, was terrifying.
The girl on the ground looked at Jian Yumei and then at the elder woman. "Haha, ever since you devoured my first lover, I've loathed you. Don't you know? You devoured my first lover, leaving me craving every night. You made me seduce men for you repeatedly, only to toy with them, devour them. Did you think I would relish living such a life with you?" The girl spoke bitterly.
"I devoured your first lover, making you a bride every night. How wonderful. Yet you still hate me! I shall devour you!" the elder woman shouted.
"You think I am you. Don't you know how deeply I loved him? You toyed with him, drained him of vitality, and then devoured him. Do you not know how heartbroken I was at the time? Since then, I have been forced to live a life devoid of humanity with you! Following you, I have harmed so many people. Enough is enough. Today, we shall meet the same fate! It is divine retribution!" the girl declared.