After Recklessly Courting Death, I Caught the Attention of a Yandere - Chapter 22

What the hell is this “at least for now”?

Yun Dan thought that Xiao Yueqing might as well have been more absolute with his words and given a specific time frame instead.

After all, knowing exactly which day she would die might make her feel more at peace.

But the most important thing right now was to sleep.

Since she wouldn’t die anytime soon anyway, Yun Dan simply rolled over, pulled the covers over herself, and went to sleep.

Xiao Yueqing was somewhat surprised by Yun Dan’s reaction.

However, he didn’t wake her up. Instead, he sat on the edge of the bed with his arms crossed, quietly watching her.

Only when Yun Dan was asleep was she completely non-threatening, and she even looked rather cute. It had been a long time since he’d seen someone so innocent.

“You really are an innocent one, but since you’ve come before me, you’re destined to be dragged into this world. I know you’ll definitely hate me, or even want to kill me. But I’m sorry, I have no other choice. If I could, I would naturally prefer to go myself.”

“But it’s okay, you don’t need to worry. Even if I can’t openly stay by your side, I’ll help you in other ways.”

This mission could not fail.

If he truly couldn’t find the treasure map, his own death wouldn’t be far off either.

Otherwise, Xiao Yueqing naturally wouldn’t have chosen Yun Dan.

Poisoning such an unknowing young girl was indeed somewhat immoral.

But who could blame Xiao Yueqing for having been deceived too many times?

“Yun Dan, I cannot trust you. I should say that aside from Yue Po, there’s no longer anyone in this world I can trust. Everyone I trusted has betrayed me, doing everything they could to harm me or trying to kill me. Even my closest relatives could hurt me like that, so you can’t understand why I don’t trust you.”

“The poisoning was unavoidable. But I won’t let you die so easily, not only because you’re my chess piece, but more because you’re an innocent person who’s been forced into this situation, so I hope to keep you safe.”

This poison was new, and though no antidote had been developed yet, for Xiao Yueqing, who dealt with poisons more than he ate meals, this was the smallest of matters.

After watching over Yun Dan for two hours and confirming that no symptoms of poisoning would appear, Xiao Yueqing finally prepared to leave.

But just as he was about to get up, he discovered that Yun Dan had somehow rolled over in her sleep and was now gripping his hand tightly, refusing to let go.

She was even using his hand as a pillow.

Xiao Yueqing tried for a long time but couldn’t pull his hand free.

His temper immediately flared up.

“Yun Dan, let go of me! If you keep using my hand as a pillow, believe it or not, I’ll chop off your arm!”

However, Yun Dan didn’t know what she was dreaming about and only let out giggles of laughter.

Xiao Yueqing was completely speechless.

Originally, he could have roughly pushed Yun Dan away and pulled his hand free.

But now he somehow didn’t want to do that.

What the hell was wrong with him?

When had he become such a soft-hearted person?

This really wasn’t like him at all.

When Yun Dan finally woke from her sleep, she felt like she was hugging something.

Rubbing her sleepy eyes and opening them, she discovered Xiao Yueqing lying beside her.

Xiao Yueqing hadn’t woken up yet, and his mask was still on, which instantly sparked Yun Dan’s curiosity.

Upon realizing that Xiao Yueqing wasn’t awake yet, a bold idea suddenly surged up.

Should she remove his mask and take a secret peek?

At this moment, it seemed like two little people were fighting in Yun Dan’s mind.

“Take off the mask and look! He’s not awake yet, this is the perfect opportunity. Haven’t you always wanted to see what he really looks like?”

The other little person said: “No, no! Taking advantage of someone’s vulnerability isn’t what a gentleman would do.”

“You’re a woman, what kind of gentleman are you? ‘Gentleman’ refers to men, and you’re not a man. Be bold and look! If you miss this village, there won’t be another shop like this!”

“If you really take it off, aren’t you afraid Xiao Yueqing will discover it and kill you?”

“Death is death. What if he looks like a celestial immortal?”

Yun Dan struggled for a long time, but in the end, curiosity won.

She took a deep breath and quietly moved closer to Xiao Yueqing’s face, supporting herself on both sides of him, carefully trying to remove his mask.

However, Xiao Yueqing moved his head slightly, frightening Yun Dan so much she didn’t dare to breathe.

Fortunately, Xiao Yueqing only frowned and showed no signs of waking up, so Yun Dan breathed a sigh of relief.

But when her hand touched Xiao Yueqing’s mask again, it was as if she had touched some kind of switch—Xiao Yueqing moved his head again.

This time, even his arm moved slightly, showing clear signs of awakening.

Yun Dan pressed her lips together, not knowing what to do for a moment.

“Oh no, why does Xiao Yueqing show signs of waking up whenever I touch the mask? Is the mask his switch? Is he some kind of wind-up toy?”

Seeing that Xiao Yueqing was really about to wake up, and to avoid being caught red-handed, Yun Dan quickly lay down before he opened his eyes, wrapping her arms around his neck and pretending it was just bad sleeping posture that had brought her there.

Xiao Yueqing had originally been dreaming.

He dreamed of some childhood memories.

But as he slept, he kept feeling like something was pressing on him, making it hard to breathe.

When he finally opened his eyes, he discovered there was indeed someone lying on top of him.

That person was naturally Yun Dan.

Because they were so close, Xiao Yueqing could even smell a faint fragrance, like the scent of peach blossoms.

He didn’t dislike this scent.

But what kind of behavior was this from Yun Dan?

Xiao Yueqing’s face instantly turned red, and regardless of whether Yun Dan was awake or not, he pushed her away.

Caught off guard by Xiao Yueqing’s push, Yun Dan rolled inward and nearly hit the wall.

Fortunately, she remembered she had to pretend to be asleep, so she acted as if she had just woken up, rubbing her eyes and asking, “What happened? Was there an earthquake? Why do I feel like I rolled?”

Xiao Yueqing only replied coldly, “Who told you to be restless in your sleep, actually sleeping next to me? If I don’t push you, who should I push? I told you I hate it most when people touch me, especially women. You should be grateful that you still have some value, otherwise I would have killed you long ago.”

Yun Dan pretended to be afraid, shrinking her neck and nodding repeatedly. “I know, I’m sorry. I don’t sleep well.”

However, another question also came to mind.

“Speaking of which, this seems to be my room. Did you watch over me all night?”

Although this kind of speculation seemed unrealistic, the facts were right in front of her, forcing her to believe it.

“So what if I did? I was afraid you’d die right now—then where would I find a replacement? Now that you’re awake, get up. Continue training.”

Yun Dan couldn’t help but roll her eyes. “Oh.”

And here she had foolishly thought Xiao Yueqing was a good person.

Turns out she had been overthinking it.