The Predecessor Is All Over The Martial Arts World Chapter 16
byChapter 16: “Wife-Lord, I will satisfy you.”
The battle with Xuan Xing reignited the passion in Wuming’s blood, and she suddenly found her former self again.
Freedom’s allure instantly became infinite; she craved more of these exhilarating fights.
She… couldn’t wait any longer.
Wuming turned her head and saw Hou Danxue’s eyes, clouded with a faint red mist. She knew her words were completely unacceptable to Hou Danxue, yet she… she still hurt her for the sake of her own desires.
Wuming sighed and embraced her lover. Tears soaked their garments, feeling as scalding to Wuming as they had the last time, but… this time, her mind was set.
“No! I don’t agree! You must stay with me! You must stay with me—”
Hou Danxue recognized from Wuming’s tone that she couldn’t salvage this reality. Even her love was useless now. What else could she do? What else could she do?
What must she do to reverse this!
Use poison? Wuming had been improving, but so had she. Her skill in using poison had reached a level of mastery.
This thought flashed for only an instant before Hou Danxue suppressed it.
She knew that if she chose poison, she would certainly achieve her goal. She could keep Wuming forever, controlling her completely, without needing to pin her hopes on the other party’s ethereal love.
But she couldn’t bear to.
Poison, that was poison!
Poison would inevitably damage Wuming’s body and spirit. Wuming was her most cherished treasure; she was unwilling to let this treasure suffer even the slightest harm, let alone actively inflict injury herself.
If not poison… what else could she do?
Chain her up?
She knew Wuming possessed peerless martial arts, but… she had already found the strongest metal in the world and forged chains. Even with Wuming’s martial prowess, she might not be able to break free from their restraints.
Both women were lost in thought on the way back, maintaining a heavy silence.
Wuming broke the silence first: “Wife-Lord, I… even if you don’t let me go, I will leave. I will leave tomorrow morning. Tonight, you can do anything you want to me.”
Perhaps, during intimate communication, she could convince her that they still loved each other, and that their affection wouldn’t be diminished even if they were separated by a thousand miles.
Wuming didn’t notice the deep, heavy darkness constantly present in Hou Danxue’s eyes. She was completely immersed in her own vision of the future.
First, convince her Wife-Lord, then travel across the mountains and rivers.
Only this time, she would be a person with a home.
She wouldn’t be as wretched as before; she could communicate with her Wife-Lord and receive support through the shops her Wife-Lord managed.
“Since anything goes, then… I want to try something special.”
Hou Danxue produced a set of chains. These weren’t the ones she had placed her highest hopes on, only a failed prototype, but they were perfect for testing Wuming now.
“Bondage…”
Wuming stared at the cold, gleaming chains. She immediately recognized that this object was extraordinary, and she couldn’t help but hesitate.
These were chains! Cold, gleaming chains! How uncomfortable would they be on the body!
If Hou Danxue truly wanted to play bondage, why choose chains instead of silk ribbons?
Silk ribbons were beautiful and comfortable. No matter how she thought about it, silk was better than chains.
“Wife-Lord…”
“Didn’t you say… anything goes? What, are you going to break your promise on this too? Just like you promised not to leave, and now you regret it after only a few days.”
“I… I’m worried about you! For me, chains and silk are no different, but Wife-Lord, you will inevitably feel uncomfortable because of the chains!”
How could such a thick, cold thing lying between them not feel awkward?
“I just think… chains are more evocative than silk ribbons. After all… chains suit your temperament as a martial arts Wanderer, don’t they?”
When Hou Danxue mentioned the martial arts Wanderer, Wuming fell silent. She knew Hou Danxue was angry, so she decided to let Hou Danxue vent her frustration.
At most… the chains would leave red marks on Hou Danxue when she eventually wanted to lie on top of her.
Hmm?
Red marks?
How was that different from her chaining Hou Danxue?
Wuming suddenly found the idea quite acceptable. She wasn’t the one suffering the loss, and afterward, she would gently apply medicine to Hou Danxue.
“Alright, Wife-Lord, come on!”
Wuming’s sudden enthusiasm made Hou Danxue suspicious, but she didn’t dwell on it and used the chains to bind Wuming.
She fastened the other end of the chains to the bedpost, effectively trapping Wuming on the bed.
Yes… it would be like this then, too.
Wuming shook her hands, rattling the chains. She mentally gauged the hardness of the metal and reached a comforting conclusion.
It was fine. She could shatter these chains. They wouldn’t restrain her, and they certainly wouldn’t delay her departure tomorrow.
Hou Danxue leaned in, her fingers gripping the links, carefully adjusting how the chains lay on Wuming’s body.
She tentatively tightened and plucked them, but it had no effect—Wuming’s skin was too tough.
Heh…
Hou Danxue withdrew her hand. Her fingertips were red from the effort, which only fueled her anger.
Was there truly nothing she could do against her?
Wuming felt nothing from Hou Danxue’s actions. She wondered why her Wife-Lord was taking so long; she was getting impatient from the fantasies in her mind.
She desperately wanted to see her Wife-Lord covered in red marks. Her Wife-Lord’s skin was delicate; if she just touched those red marks slightly… her Wife-Lord would let out endearing gasps.
Then she would apply the medicine. Even the best ointment wouldn’t work instantly. The moment the medicine was applied, her Wife-Lord would surely feel pain—first a sting, then a cool, soothing relief…
Sigh… so why wasn’t she pressing down on her yet?
Wuming looked up and saw the unconcealable darkness in Hou Danxue’s eyes. She immediately recognized that the other woman was in an extremely agitated state.
“Wife-Lord…” Why aren’t you coming yet… Why are you looking at me like that…
Hou Danxue snapped back to reality at Wuming’s call. She scoffed, gave up the struggle, and chose to torment Wuming’s most vulnerable part.
She had trained her exterior to be so tough; she refused to believe her interior was just as strong!
Hou Danxue acted ruthlessly, grabbing the chain and forcing Wuming to swallow the cold, metallic thing. Her fantasies were instantly frozen away.
Hou Danxue stood above her, clearly not intending to press down.
Did that mean everything she had hoped for… wouldn’t happen?
How could this be!
“Mmph…”
Wuming was dissatisfied. She used her internal energy to shake the chain out, finally able to speak a complete sentence.
“Wife-Lord, press down!”
I want you, the person, to play with me! I don’t want you to play with me using chains!
The difference between the two was vast. When Hou Danxue played with her, even if Wuming was in the submissive position, it was enjoyable. Just watching Hou Danxue’s passionate expression was enough to satisfy her.
Moreover, they would be pressed close together, making it easy for Wuming to pull some tricks. At that point, it would be hard to say who was playing with whom…
But now, Hou Danxue was standing above her, only pulling the chain with her hand. Wuming felt nothing from her actions; the only thing that could elicit a response was Hou Danxue’s display of passion.
Hou Danxue pursed her lips, coldly watching the uncooperative Wuming, neither speaking nor moving.
She said she would let her play however she wanted!
Why couldn’t she do whatever she pleased even after chaining her up?
This wasn’t how she imagined it!
In Hou Danxue’s imagination, she would bind Wuming, rendering her immobile, allowing her to do whatever she wanted to her, performing all the things she couldn’t usually do, and always maintaining absolute dominance.
Yet now, even though Hou Danxue had chained Wuming, Wuming was still controlling the rhythm. Even looking down at her, Hou Danxue was actually at a disadvantage, which greatly displeased her.
Since Wuming had the ability to end this whenever she wished, then… when she truly locked her up against her will… when they were practically breaking up… would she… would she not only be unable to do whatever she wanted, but perhaps unable to even touch Wuming?
Damn it! It was so troublesome trying to control someone with such powerful martial arts!
Though she thought this, Hou Danxue never entertained the idea of crippling Wuming’s martial arts. She didn’t regret nurturing Wuming to be so formidable.
Wuming’s exceptional martial arts were the brilliant luster on Hou Danxue’s cherished treasure. How could she bear to damage it?
But if she didn’t deal with her martial arts…
Hou Danxue didn’t want to live a life where she could only look but not touch.
Hou Danxue hadn’t figured out what to do when the frequent clanging of chains pulled her back to reality.
She looked over. It was Wuming making small movements, her eyes full of desire. Was she craving her?
How strange. Why was Wuming so eager about this?
She hadn’t done anything yet.
Could it be that Wuming had accidentally touched the poison she carried? Was that why she was acting so unusually?
Concerned for Wuming’s safety, Hou Danxue didn’t dare delay for a moment. Just as Wuming was filled with anticipation, Hou Danxue finally leaned down and used her hand… to check Wuming’s mouth and nose.
Wuming: ???
How could this be? How could this be?!
Was her Wife-Lord planning some extremely perverse trick?!
Wuming’s heart tightened. Terrified, she decided to strike first.
Although Wuming primarily focused on Palm Techniques, this didn’t mean she was clueless about weapons. On the contrary, thanks to her exceptional martial strength, she was self-taught in most weapons.
Just like now, though bound by chains, she could still turn the chains restraining her into her weapon, helping her achieve her goal.
Hou Danxue checked everywhere but found nothing. Only then did she vaguely realize that this was Wuming’s subjective behavior—her wife was actively seeking intimacy!
Her wife was actively seeking intimacy!
Just as Hou Danxue’s spirits soared, Wuming caught her off guard, wrapping the chain around her and pulling her directly onto Wuming’s body.
“Hiss…”
The feeling of crashing directly onto the chains was unpleasant. Hou Danxue began to miss Wuming’s warm chest.
Wuming’s body was tough, but that didn’t mean it was hard. Her skin was resilient, and the places that should be soft were indeed soft.
Hou Danxue usually loved sleeping in her wife’s embrace.
Hou Danxue’s pained moan startled Wuming, who immediately became docile and still.
She watched Hou Danxue try to stand up by holding the chains, but the chains were too well-polished. Hou Danxue’s hands slipped, and she tried again and again, only to fall back into Wuming’s arms.
Wuming watched enough, and finally, feeling too guilty, she helped Hou Danxue stand up by lending her strength.
Hmm, with her Wife-Lord standing, she could see her more clearly. If only her Wife-Lord’s face wasn’t so cold.
“I’m not playing anymore!”
Hou Danxue, covered in red marks, was both angry and frustrated. She unlocked the chains and vented her anger at them: “Hmph! I’ll melt you down later!”
Wuming was full of regret. She hadn’t even gotten to the part where she pretended to be unable to bear it and begged Hou Danxue to unlock the chains.
Such a good prop, why must it be destroyed?
Though she thought this, Wuming pretended to join Hou Danxue in bullying the chains. She exerted force with both hands and snapped the chain in two. Hou Danxue stared silently at the broken chain.
She suddenly felt… that chaining Wuming was not a good idea.
First, the chains didn’t make it easier for her to do naughty things.
Second, the chains made from the strongest material in the world might not even restrain her wife!
All her planning might be for naught!
“Wife-Lord, don’t be angry! I’ve dismembered it! Now I’ll apply the medicine for you!”
Wuming was oblivious to Hou Danxue’s sudden silence. Her mind was entirely focused on the second stage of the matter.
After getting the ointment, Wuming still wasn’t well-behaved. She first pretended to lick the marks with great distress, eliciting a gasp from Hou Danxue.
The stimulated Hou Danxue felt even worse, and her face grew colder.
Wuming finished licking and was about to look into Hou Danxue’s tear-filled eyes, but instead met a pair of eyes filled with ice and snow.
What was going on?
Wuming’s heart chilled. Had she angered Hou Danxue?
Wuming immediately became docile again, gently applying the medicine to Hou Danxue.
“Why… am I the only one in pain? Wuming… do you even have a heart…”
Hou Danxue felt extremely wronged. The thought that she couldn’t restrain Wuming no matter what made her miserable.
The physical pain combined with the psychological pain made her feel unbearable agony.
Just because she loved her too much, she had to be the weaker one in this relationship.
Because of love, she dared not harm, nor was she willing to harm.
But Wuming’s departure was the greatest torment to her.
She truly had… such a cold heart!
When they first met, she was passionate, capable of melting away all the chill surrounding her…
“Wife-Lord… I was wrong… please don’t cry… look at me.”
Hou Danxue was currently filled with a sense of defeat. She looked at Wuming: “You know what I want.”
What she wanted… what she naturally wanted was for her to stay by her side forever, to be with her always, always.
Wuming knew this clearly, but she couldn’t agree.
Her heart yearned for freedom.
Besides, couldn’t the two be reconciled?
She loved freedom and she loved Hou Danxue. These two were not in opposition; Hou Danxue was simply setting them up as opposites.
She had to evade this question, so Wuming began to blur the concepts and coax her.
She picked up the chain, broken in two and useless for locking anyone, and placed the intact end in Hou Danxue’s palm, keeping the other end in her own hand.
“Wife-Lord, I will satisfy you.”
Under normal circumstances, this chain would have no effect on Wuming whatsoever.
But if she insisted on self-harm, it wasn’t impossible.
Wuming channeled internal energy into the chain. With this internal energy boost, the chain became a weapon capable of inflicting injury.
Of course, she wasn’t foolish. She carefully controlled the internal energy, boosting the chain just enough to leave marks on her body without causing her pain.
Wuming drew the hand holding the chain across her body, leaving a red mark that stunned Hou Danxue.
So, it could be done this way!
She only just realized it now!
In the beginning, Wuming sometimes couldn’t withstand the power of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures while cultivating. At those times, Hou Danxue could take advantage of Wuming’s weakness to manipulate medicinal liquids and do whatever she wanted to her.
Although she would still pay the price in the end, she had enjoyed herself, and she accepted that.
Later, the medicinal liquids extracted from those treasures had less and less effect on Wuming, and Hou Danxue’s rare pleasure disappeared.
She couldn’t use poison on Wuming, so she had always been at a disadvantage between them, forced to rely on coaxing Wuming to elevate her own status.
“Wife-Lord, you can do whatever you want now.”
Wuming saw the bright, shining eyes of Hou Danxue and knew she had succeeded. She had successfully diverted Hou Danxue’s attention and appeased her.
Although the sacrifice was a bit large, it was worth it!
Hou Danxue grabbed the “divine tool” Wuming had created and pushed Wuming onto the bed.
With the damned chains no longer separating them, she could freely press close to Wuming and enjoy her warm embrace.
Hou Danxue used her newly acquired little toy to draw and scratch, leaving satisfying marks. But soon, she noticed something was wrong.
Hou Danxue stopped her hand movements, staring intently at Wuming’s peaceful face.
Why… did she seem to feel nothing at all?
These marks made her own eyes water when they were inflicted on her!
Why was her wife so calm?
“Wife-Lord… what’s wrong?”
Hou Danxue stopped, and Wuming felt anxious.
Hadn’t she been enjoying the game just now? How could a person change so quickly? Was her dark-hearted Wife-Lord thinking of some new trick again?
“Doesn’t it hurt?”
“Don’t worry, Wife-Lord! I’m very strong now! Play with me however you like!”
Wuming thought Hou Danxue was just feeling sorry for her, but when she offered her comfort, Hou Danxue’s face darkened, and she tossed the chain aside.
What was wrong now?
“Wuming… have you noticed… that things between us… have never been equal.”
Oh no! It’s starting again!
She was bringing up the topic of her leaving again!
How could they discuss such a thing in detail? Hou Danxue would only get angrier the more she thought about it, and then she would be impossible to appease!
She only wanted a brief period of freedom! That wasn’t too much to ask!
Wuming immediately kissed Hou Danxue, blocking her words. She desperately tried to regulate her emotions, wanting her to immerse herself in love and forget her sorrow.
Wuming only let go of Hou Danxue once she was sure she was dazed by the kiss.
The disoriented Hou Danxue looked even more like a tender, sweet pastry, making Wuming’s heart pound.
She was moved, and she acted on it. She licked and licked, annoying Hou Danxue so much that she was forcibly roused to sobriety.
“See, you’ve always been the one in the dominant position.”
Wuming felt terribly wronged by this. She had always been very obedient; Hou Danxue only needed to coax her a little, and she would lie beneath her.
“Wife-Lord… haven’t I been on the bottom almost every time?” Whenever she occasionally gained the upper hand, Hou Danxue would throw a fit, and then she would have to accommodate her. Who was truly in the dominant position all the time!
“…I don’t care! You can’t leave!”
“Ha—no! I insist on leaving! If Wife-Lord is truly angry, then come after me!” Come after me, and we can go together…
She wasn’t a greedy person. Hou Danxue only needed to spare half, no! One-third of her time to accompany her on her travels, and that would be enough.
Hou Danxue didn’t understand Wuming’s hidden meaning, because Wuming didn’t give her time to think—afraid that Hou Danxue would become harder to coax the more she thought, Wuming became especially proactive.
Moreover, the thought that they would soon be separated, and she wouldn’t be able to taste this delicious sweet pastry for a long time, made her reluctant.
So right now, she had to eat her fill!
Hou Danxue was exhausted from the commotion. The combination of physical and psychological fatigue made her sleep soundly. When she woke up the next day, Wuming was gone, leaving only a small note she had deliberately placed there.