I've Become the Demoness

Chapter 54-Bathing with the Enemy Again

Xiu Xiang had been too concerned with denying her jealousy, she didn't think twice about rising up to the challenge of helping Wei Xing bathe. It was steaming quite a bit within the cave so it wasn't like she was going to see Wei Xing completely naked.

She grabbed the bar soap and a clean towel. Sitting on the edge of the hot spring, she dipped her feet into the hot water. Wetting the bar soap, she grabbed Wei Xing firmly on one shoulder and started to scrub his back.

With his back facing her, she missed out on the mischievous smile on his face. He remembered how he had accidentally come upon Xiu Xiang bathing in here in the past. If it was the past him, he would've let such a grudge go. Now that he was filled with dark energy and turned into a demon, he found he could let loose however he wanted. He was free to openly express how he felt; he felt happy, sad, anger, greed, and even lust.

By now, Xiu Xiang was done scrubbing his back. She reached for the towel, wetting it to scrub his back clean of the suds. As soon as she was done, she slapped the towel onto the ground.

"There. I've helped you bathed," she declared. She placed one hand down on the ground to push herself back up to her feet. In the middle of getting up, Wei Xing spun around. He yanked her by the wrist and pulled her into the hot spring with him.

Xiu Xiang lost her footing and splashed into the hot water. After a bit of struggle, she finally managed to stand up. She coughed madly, spitting out the hot water. When she found her voice again, she shouted, "Wei Xing! What are you playing at?!"

Wei Xing didn't answer her. Instead, he wrapped his arms around her, placing his chin gently on her shoulder.

"Wei Xing!"

Right as she was about to struggle, he spoke up. "I wouldn't move if I were you. Unless you want me to see everything."

Xiu Xiang's eyes bulged. Her clothes were not only white, it was quite thin. She could only imagine what she looked like with her clothes wet and lined against her body like a second layer of skin.

"You! Let go of me and turn around!" she ordered nervously.

He chuckled at her nervous tone.

"Doesn't this scene look familiar?"

Why wouldn't it? Wei Xing had walked in on her when she was bathing and she nearly drowned him. Was he getting back at her for every small grievance? Could that be the reason why he had invited her into the harem before?

The bastard!

"Just how much of a grudge do you hold against me that you're getting revenge for every bit of grievance you suffered in the past?" she spat.

"Revenge? Who ever said this was all a revenge?" Wei Xing asked.

"But you're repeating everything I've done to you back onto me! Isn't that revenge?" Xiu Xiang shot back.

She heard a heavy sigh from him.

"Are you just pretending or do you really not know how I feel?"

Pretending? Know how he feels? What?

She felt him finally pull away only for him to loom over her. His hands held her firmly in place then he bent down to capture her lips.

Stunned at the sudden kiss, she froze in place. His lips softly melded with hers, taking in her taste. It was gentle and not overbearing, almost like he was treasuring her. The hot steam along with the kiss made her mind spun. This feeling that he was sending through the kiss, it was the same when he kissed her within the harem.

Wei Xing only reluctantly pulled away when he felt that Xiu Xiang was running out of breath. He brushed aside the wet strands in her face and pressed his lips on her forehead. He pulled her back into his arms, not wanting to release her for even a second.

"Why didn't you tell me who you were? You let me mistake you for a stranger who simply held a similar aura," Wei Xing said softly.

"I..." The kiss seemed to have jumbled Xiu Xiang's mind. She couldn't decide if she was angry or not. If he was finally going to give her the chance to explain, she might as well. "You didn't give me the chance to and I knew you were already in love with Bai Qing. Why would it matter if I told you who I was or not?"

"I'm in love with Bai Qing? Says who?" Wei Xing pulled apart to look her seriously in the eyes.

"Aren't you?"

"I've waited patiently for you all these years. My heart never wavered once," he replied.

"Then what about all those women in the harem? And Bai Qing when you tried to destroy my master's treasured courtyard?" she asked frowning.

He smiled guiltily at her.

"Hua Jian said you were extremely tightlipped and the only way for you to speak up was to evoke your jealousy," he said truthfully.

Xiu Xiang's frown turned even deeper when he heard his explanation.

"I swear! Everything was all an act! I have no feelings for Bai Qing whatsoever! You can ask Hua Jian. It was all his idea!" He quickly pinned the blame on Hua Jian. "As for the harem, I've never once entered it until that day when I brought you in to make you jealous!" he quickly said. He even held three fingers up, swearing his loyalty.

When he saw that Xiu Xiang's frown stayed firmly on her face, he struggled to appease her.

"If you aren't happy, I'll gladly remove the harem! I have no need for it! As for Bai Qing, she had saved me once and she was useful so that is the only reason why she was allowed to stay here. If you don't want her here, I'll have Hua Jian take her back to the human realm!"

Xiu Xiang couldn't believe him. She had been played completely by him. The bastard had learned how to toy with her feelings. Well, two can play at that game.

"You didn't recognize me when you first met me. Then, you brought me here, dumped me in a remote corner of the palace. When you realized who I was, instead of apologizing, you tried to evoke my jealousy. After almost destroying my master's treasured courtyard, you bring me here into the hot spring to try and seduce me. Did I get everything right?" she asked sharply.

"..." He knew this was a bad idea! Why did he listen to that idiot Hua Jian in the first place? He should've been straightforward with Xiu Xiang like he done in the past! What was he thinking?