My Substitute CEO Bride

""Who is it?! Who's there?!"

On the site of Heaven and Netherworld, Nash stared intently at the rustling grass in front of him. Although he had lost all his cultivation skills, he was still a pretty good fighter.novelbin

"Stop dressing up as a god and playing the devil!" he yelled as he raced into the steppe.

He had not expected the person hiding in the grass to be a beautiful girl with blonde hair and blue eyes. She seemed to be frightened out of her wits. Tears pooled inside her gorgeous blue eyes, and they flowed down her face after Nash scared her. "Don't! Don't kill me! Please, please!"

The girl began begging, her legs shaking because of how frightened she was. There was no place for her to run to.

"Hey... Calm down!"

Nash hurriedly waved his hands as he said, "I'm not a bad guy!"

Upon hearing that, the girl finally stopped begging for her life. She sobbed as she supported herself on a nearby tree to pull herself up to her feet.

"What's the matter? Why are you so frightened?" Nash asked, a confused look on his face.

"I-It's nothing... I was just... scared... It's my first time here... And I was feeling a little scared."

Nash hurriedly spoke to her comfortingly upon hearing that.

"Don't be scared. I'm not a villain. Also, my name is Nash. What's your name?"

The girl remained silent and gazed at Nash warily.

When Nash noticed the girl's hands and legs were still trembling, he decided not to press on. "Well, as long as you know what my name is. Also, have you seen any of the other participants?"

"A-At the foot of the mountain on the other side," the girl said, her finger trembling as she pointed at the mountain on the other side of the land. "There are about a dozen people there... T-They're building a house now."

Nash finally realized the problem at hand. He looked up at the sun hanging high in the sky. It was

already past noon, and he would et

freeze to death at night if he did not

build himself some form of shelter!

Nash took pity on the girl, who was all alone, and thus extended his kindness toward her.

"Well, would you like to check things out with me? It'll be really cold at night, and there might be other dangers as well." "N-No, it's alright... I..."

"But..." Nash did not know what to say after the girl turned his offer down.

It looked like the girl was still in shock. He had to come up with some way to trigger her.

With a wicked grin on his face, Nash said, "Did you know? When night falls, tigers, wolves, and bears that eat humans will roam the mountains and fight each other for food. All the humans they capture will end up ripped into three pieces..."

The girl began screaming in fright.

"Gosh, I have to go. Otherwise..."

Nash pretended to leave after saying that. Sure enough, the girl chose to follow him after he had taken several steps away from her.