Chapter 278: The Yandere Demon Lord 32

Originally, after saying all that, Lin Tongyin intended to take advantage of Tang Wan’s guilt and push things further, officially establishing their relationship.

But what he never expected—

Was that Tang Wan simply refused to follow the script he had imagined.

At that moment, Tang Wan looked at him apologetically.

“T-Tongtong…”

“Master has wronged you in this matter.”

“But… let’s pretend none of this ever happened.”

“You and I are still master and disciple…”

“This relationship between us is already improper enough as it is.”

“If others found out, I truly don’t know how the world would judge us.”

…

In the original storyline, the relationship between the male and female leads had once been heavily criticized because of their master-disciple status.

It wasn’t until the male lead later slew Lin Tongyin, corrected the chaos of the world, and used overwhelming strength to silence everyone that nobody dared discuss their relationship anymore.

So from Tang Wan’s perspective—

Using “the ethics of the master-disciple relationship” as an excuse to pretend nothing happened was entirely reasonable.

Unfortunately—

What Tang Wan never anticipated was that Lin Tongyin had never once considered rejection as one of her possible answers.

The moment he heard her words, he suddenly raised his head and stared fixedly at her.

“Master means…”

“You don’t intend to take responsibility for Disciple?”

Tang Wan: “???”

Excuse me?!

Do you even hear yourself?!

You were the one who tossed me around the entire night!

And now you still have the nerve to act like some abandoned innocent victim?!

Of course—

Tang Wan absolutely did not dare say any of that aloud.

Thus, she could only force herself to look conflicted and troubled.

“T-Tongtong…”

“Master knows I’ve wronged you…”

“But we truly cannot be together.”

Tang Wan spoke earnestly, looking entirely like someone sacrificing herself for his own good.

“Why?”

“Just because we are master and disciple?” Lin Tongyin asked darkly.

“Yes.”

“And… you’re still young.”

“Master cannot ruin your future and make you condemned by the world.”

Tang Wan looked completely righteous and self-sacrificing.

Hearing this, Lin Tongyin suddenly laughed.

“Heh…”

Then the laugh gradually deepened.

“Hahahaha…”

“If I said…”

“That I don’t care about the world’s criticism at all?”

“And that I still insist on being together with Master?”

He stared at her obsessively, his gaze frighteningly intense.

Tang Wan immediately replied seriously:

“You may not care, but Master does.”

“Master cannot allow you to fall into disgrace because of me.”

“Heh…”

Lin Tongyin let out another low chuckle.

The next moment—

He slowly stood up from the ground and looked down at Tang Wan from above.

“Then what if…”

“Disciple insists on being together with Master no matter what?”

Seeing this, Tang Wan subconsciously shrank backward slightly.

Somehow—

This development felt very wrong.

Still, she forced herself to continue bitterly:

“Tongtong…”

“What happened last night was only an accident.”

“Listen to Master.”

“We absolutely cannot be together.”

“Otherwise the world’s gossip alone will drown both you and me.”

Hearing this, Lin Tongyin suddenly leaned closer toward her.

“So…”

“Master refuses to be with Disciple because of the opinions of others?”

“Y-Yes…”

Tang Wan felt inexplicably nervous under his gaze.

For some reason—

The current Lin Tongyin felt extremely dangerous.

That expression…

Almost looked like he wanted to swallow her whole.

…

After hearing her answer, Lin Tongyin slowly reached out and gently touched her face.

“If that’s the case…”

“Then there’s no need for us to remain master and disciple anymore.”

Tang Wan’s eyes widened instantly.

“W-What are you trying to do?”

“Are you planning to acknowledge someone else as your master?”

Her expression immediately became distressed.

Hearing this, Lin Tongyin stared at her deeply.

“If being your disciple means I cannot become your man…”

“Then what value does the title of ‘master and disciple’ even have?”

The next moment—

Before Tang Wan could react, Lin Tongyin suddenly pressed his hand against her abdomen—

And directly sealed her dantian.