Chapter 36 - Consequences

Jiang Ying Yue stared at the blue-robed Immortal with a surprised expression covering her face.

How dared he called her shameless? It's not like she was the one holding hands with Silver and him.

Before she could open her mouth to say something, Silver was quick to show his unhappiness about the situation.

"Let go of her hand." He ordered in an almost growl-like tone while glaring at Qing Shan who immediately refused to comply with him.

A frown appeared on Ying Yue's face when she felt both of their holds on her hands tightening while the two men glared at each other.

Were the two of them planning to crush her hands in anger instead of taking it out on each other directly? She did not like the thought of her hands being crushed at all. 

"Who is he?" 

This time, it was Wang Shu who moved closer to her as he directed the question at Ying Yue while glaring at Silver.

"I'm her fiance."

These words that left Silver's mouth were followed by dead silence as Ying Yue, Qing Shan, and Wang Shu tried to process what they had just heard.

Jiang Ying Yue immediately turned to glare at Silver as she was about to question him about what nonsense he was spouting. However, before she could open her mouth, the two Immortals surrounded her with their frightening auras.

"You are really something. You already have a fiance but you still dared to flirt with us!" Qing Shan almost growled as he tightened his hold on her arm.

"Is he telling the truth?" Wang Shu asked her but even he was looking at her as if a positive reply from her would lead her towards a frightening end.

Jiang Ying Yue finally had enough. With a powerful shake, she succeeded in pulling her arms out of the tight grips of Silver and Qing Shan.

She turned to glare at all the three men before she started speaking, "No. He's not my fiance..." 

She watched as her words made a growl of discontent leave Silver's mouth while the two Immortals clearly relaxed a little. 

"... but he's my mate." She completed the sentence which brought a satisfactory smile to Silver's face while the other two looked clueless.

"What mate?"

"Mate?"

Qing Shan and Wang Shu questioned her as if they were having a hard time understanding the meaning of the word.

Jiang Ying Yue folded her hands over her chest before raising her chin high as she replied, "Yes, mate... my first soulmate. Just like how the two of you are connected with me through a pure and divine thread that is binding our souls together, he's also connected with me in the same way. All three of you are my soulmates. He's the first one and the bond between us is the strongest." 

She finished explaining and once again saw the expression on the handsome faces of the two Immortals changing. They did not seem to look too impressed by her explanation.

"Is she out collecting good-looking and powerful men?" Qing Shan questioned out loud but it was directed to no one in particular.

However, Wang Shu and Silver seemed to agree with his question. The latter even nodded his head before saying, "That's exactly what she's doing."

"You..."

Ying Yue glared at Silver and then the others but seemed to not find the right words to defend herself.

"How many more is she going to collect?" Wang Shu asked with a frown as he stared at the girl who was not looking happy at all about the direction in which the discussion was heading.

"Who knows. Just in two days, she has collected the two of you." Silver stated in a bitter tone as he gave the girl an unhappy look.

Jiang Ying Yue scoffed as she positioned both of her hands on her waist and glared at the three men.

"Are you three done? You seemed to enjoy the same level of stupid EQs. Good for you all. But I'll appreciate it if you can now stop talking nonsense... especially you." She pointed her cold eyes at Silver who just smirked in return, clearly telling her that he had been talking nonsense on purpose.

"It's not in my hands to control who will be my soulmate and who will not. I'm just as helpless as you all. So stop saying things like I'm the one going around choosing suitable candidates for my mate's position. If you all are that eager to get rid of this unwanted bond... all you have to do is to stay away from me. The more distance between us, the easier it will be for our bonds to break..."

"Yue, STOP...!"

Ying Yue trailed off when she heard Silver's panicked tone but before she could realize what was wrong, it was already too late.

The next second, she found herself pinned against a hard wall while the Immortal in the blue robe was glaring at her with fire swirling in his eyes.

The other one in the white robe also appeared beside her after a second or two, looking just as angry as his companion.

She could feel an immense amount of powerful energy flowing in the air. The source was probably the two men in front of her who were not looking too happy after hearing her speaking about breaking the bonds. 

She could not see Silver anywhere in the room but again... they were no longer in the same room where they had been talking just a minute ago. 

Her attention returned to the men surrounding her when she felt a hand circling her throat. It did not try to hurt her as but the fingers sure felt like burning rods against her sensitive skin.

"Listen, there's no need for the two of you to act in this manner. You are only infatuated..."

She stopped when the two men growled together at her in unhappiness and also because she received a message from Silver through their mind link.

[The bond is too new between you guys. Don't talk about shattering it in front of them. Are you forgetting about the consequences?]

And at that moment, Jiang Ying Yue finally realized her mistake. She had totally forgotten about the consequences...!