Chapter 106 I'm Not Human

Chapter 106 I'm Not Human

Pei Yunjing's fingers were still on Tang Li's carotid artery, and the pulse under his fingertips was pounding violently and erratically.

That's the frequency of being on the verge of death.

Tang Li looked into the pair of dark, abyss-like phoenix eyes before her.

She saw undisguised inquiry, anger at being deceived, and even more so, a murderous intent that would act immediately if a satisfactory answer wasn't obtained.

She knows Pei Yunjing too well.

This man has an extremely strong desire for control; he can tolerate those around him being greedy, lustful, or even a little bit bad.

But he absolutely cannot tolerate the "unknown".

For him, a bed partner who is uncontrollable, a liar, and possesses bizarre abilities is the greatest threat.

If she fabricates another lie to cover up the previous one, all that awaits her is a broken neck.

There's no escaping it.

We have no choice but to take a gamble.

"call……"

Tang Li closed her eyes, her chest heaving violently as she took a deep breath of the air, which was filled with the scent of ambergris and blood.

When she opened her eyes again, all the panic and cunning in them had vanished, leaving only a resigned honesty and desolation.

"Your Highness is right."

Her voice trembled, yet every word was clear, echoing in the deathly silent study:

"I... am indeed not an ordinary person."

"Or rather..."

Tang Li gave a bitter smile, and a single, glistening tear slid down her cheek.

"In the eyes of the world, I am indeed an... oddball."

Pei Yunjing paused slightly on her neck, but did not let go. His eyes darkened, signaling her to continue.

"I have never practiced any evil arts, nor have I learned any sorcery from anyone."

Tang Li looked into his eyes and, half-jokingly, revealed the shocking secret:

"I'm just... a little different by nature."

"I've been able to understand what they're saying ever since I can remember."

"It can understand the whispers of mice in the corner, the chirping of sparrows on the branches, and also... the complaints in the tiger's heart, and the greed in the cat's heart."

At this point, Tang Li's body began to tremble uncontrollably.

That wasn't just acting; it was also a lingering, instinctive fear deep within the original owner's memory of being seen as a "monster."

“I know what they want, and I know how to make them obey.”

“This is not sorcery... it is just... just a ‘curse’ that I was born with.”

Pei Yunjing's pupils contracted slightly.

Can speak animal languages? Can command all beasts?

If someone else heard these words, they would surely find them absurd or horrifying.

But when Pei Yunjing thought about all the previous details, he realized that this was the most perfect and reasonable explanation.

All coincidences have a logic to them.

"Since it was innate, why didn't you say so earlier?"

Pei Yunjing's voice remained cold and hard, but the force in his hand had been almost imperceptibly lightened.

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

Tang Li smiled sadly, tears streaming down her face like a broken string of pearls:

"Your Highness, how could I possibly dare to speak?"

“I am a concubine’s daughter, and I live a life worse than a dog in the Tang family. If I had said when I was a child that I could understand dogs, how would my stepmother have treated me? How would my father have treated me?”

She looked up, her eyes filled with helplessness and fear.

“They’ll treat me like a monster! They’ll hire Taoist priests to perform rituals! They’ll tie me to a pillar and burn me alive!”

"Just like in those storybooks... outcasts can't survive."

Tang Li reached out and carefully grasped Pei Yunjing's sleeve, as if clutching at the only straw, her voice choked with emotion:

"I'm scared too..."

“I’m afraid you’ll think of me as a monster, like they do, and that I’m an omen of bad luck…”

“I’m afraid you’ll despise me, kick me out, or even… kill me.”

These words are seven parts true and three parts false.

But the fear of being "rejected and destroyed" is very real.

After saying all this, Tang Li seemed to have exhausted all her strength.

She released her grip on his sleeve and slowly closed her eyes.

She neither begged for mercy nor offered any further explanation.

Instead, she slightly raised her slender, fragile neck, exposing her vital organs to Pei Yunjing's palm without reservation.

It was a posture of offering one's neck for execution.

It also showed a look of utter despair, as if they had completely surrendered and were at the mercy of others.

"I've told you all the secrets."

Two lines of clear tears slid down her cheeks and dripped onto Pei Yunjing's hand, burning hot.

"If Your Highness thinks I am a monster, you may kill me or torture me..."

Tang Li's eyelashes trembled, her voice as soft as a sigh:

"...Do as you please."