The steward hurriedly shook his head: "Master, the icehouse we built in our mansion is for storing ice. There are also many empty rooms in the mansion for people to live in and store things. There is no need to build any other secret rooms."
"Then how come Su Yuting and Shen Lixue have disappeared? Even if they were injured, they should still be able to see each other." Nangong Xiao lightly shook his folding fan, his charming eyes turning cold.
"This..." The butler frowned in distress, unable to guess where Su Yuting and Shen Lixue had gone.
Looking at the various intersections, Nangong Xiao's eyes lit up: "Does your ice chamber have any other exits?"
The butler shook his head: "No, when the icehouse was built, only one large exit was left!"
Nangong Xiao's eyes dimmed instantly. They had fallen down and there was no other way out. Where were they?
Dongfang Heng looked at the location of the small door, examined it carefully for a moment, and then slowly walked over. Standing in front of the small door, his heart beat faster again, as if he were cheering and jumping for joy. There was his most beloved thing there. He placed his jade-like hands on the left and right sides of the small door, moving them up and down, feeling the faint breeze.
"Dongfang Heng, what are you doing?" Nangong Xiao looked at Dongfang Heng in confusion.
"Find the person!" Dongfang Heng said coldly, his sharp eyes unfathomable.
Nangong Xiao raised an eyebrow: "That's a wall, who are you looking for..."
"Boom!" Dongfang Heng slapped the small door with his palm, and the small door opened quickly, revealing a long corridor, which surprised everyone.
Nangong Xiao glanced coldly at the butler: "Didn't you say there were no other secret rooms?"
"This..." The butler scratched his head, his eyes full of confusion: "I really didn't know there was a secret room here." When the ice room was built, no separate storeroom was built. How could this secret room have appeared out of thin air?
Duke Wen's eyes narrowed as he gazed thoughtfully at the ice chamber and the dark corridor inside.
"Don't just stand there, let's go find them!" Seeing Dongfang Heng walk through the small door, Nangong Xiao quickly followed him in, followed closely by Duke Wen, Lin Yan, Shuntian Prefecture officials, and others.
Inside the small house, Ye Qianlong's internal energy was divided in two, and his physical strength was clearly insufficient. He was still struggling to hold on, leaning against the wall, his head drooping weakly onto Shen Lixue's shoulder. A faint fragrance wafted through the air, and he was once again overcome with infatuation, barely managing to stay rational.
"Li Xue, I'll transfer more of my inner energy to you. Go to the ice room first, take the antidote, and then bring me ice!" Ye Qianlong's mind became increasingly blurred, but his body felt more and more uncomfortable. He was afraid that if he lost his mind, he would hurt Shen Li Xue.
Shen Lixue looked at Ye Qianlong, a hint of tenderness appearing in her cold eyes: "Help me go with you!" The ice chamber is very cold; once there, even the strongest aphrodisiac will be rendered ineffective.
Ye Qianlong smiled and said, "I'm very heavy... you can't lift me, you go first..."
Shen Lixue chuckled softly, about to speak, when a delicate shout rang out first.
"Ahhh!" Su Yuting had been forced to drink most of a bottle of aphrodisiac and had her internal energy suppressed. Waves of heat swept over her body, and she was in so much pain that she kept tearing at her clothes and rolling around on the cold ground, but she still couldn't suppress the evil dragon raging inside her.
Man, man, she needs a man now!
The man's masculine aura wafted on the wind, and Su Yuting's body trembled violently. Her eyes were blurry, and she crawled towards Ye Qianlong with all her might, muttering to herself, "Give it to me... give it to me..."
Her clothes were torn to shreds, hanging loosely on her body, revealing large glimpses of her skin that dazzled the eye. Her exquisite figure was on full display, making people lose their minds and become infatuated. Ye Qianlong looked on but did not react at all. He rested his head on Shen Lixue's soft, fragrant shoulder and quickly channeled his inner energy into her.
"Dongfang Heng!" Su Yuting murmured to Ye Qianlong, her eyes unfocused, and reached out to tug at Ye Qianlong's clothes.
Ye Qianlong frowned deeply, a strong sense of disgust flashing in his eyes, and with a backhand slap, he sent Su Yuting flying.
Just then, Dongfang Heng came out of the corridor and stepped into the room. A strong wind blew, and he expressionlessly dodged to the side. Nangong Xiao behind him also skillfully dodged. The unidentified object hit Wen Guogong, who had just come out of the corridor and was still unaware of the situation.
"Dongfang Heng!" Seeing the familiar face striding towards her, Shen Lixue's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly calmed down. With him there, she would definitely not be in any more trouble.
Dongfang Heng's sharp gaze was fixed on her right shoulder, his face ashen, his eyes burning with rage.
Shen Lixue was startled and looked to the side. Ye Qianlong was leaning on her shoulder, his face flushed and his eyes closed. She wondered if he had fainted from exhaustion.
"Huh, who is this ugly monster?" Nangong Xiao stared at Su Yuting's unrecognizable face for a long time, unable to recognize her. There was a scar on her chest and a scar on her back, which looked quite matching.
"Father!" Her body was sent flying and slammed to the ground, causing her great pain. Su Yuting instantly regained consciousness, her eyes brimming with tears as she looked pitifully at Duke Wen.
"You are... Yuting!" Duke Wen stared at the face marked with whip marks, his eyes filled with nothing but shock. This really was his beautiful, fairy-like daughter: "How did you become like this?"
"It was Shen Lixue who ruined me!" Su Yuting pointed angrily ahead.
Duke Wen took off his outer robe and draped it over Su Yuting. Looking up, he saw Dongfang Heng had already walked to the wall. With a livid face, he pushed Ye Qianlong, who was only wearing a white undergarment and had his head resting on Shen Lixue's shoulder, aside. Zi Mo appeared in time and took over from Ye Qianlong.
Seeing that Shen Lixue was still wearing Ye Qianlong's clothes, Dongfang Heng's expression darkened even more. He grabbed the clothes and threw them at Ye Qianlong.
Shen Lixue raised an eyebrow: "Dongfang Heng, Ye Qianlong is helping..."
"You've been drugged, so shut up!" Dongfang Heng said coldly, holding the flushed and limp Shen Lixue in his arms. His powerful internal energy flowed through her back, continuously entering her body to help suppress the aphrodisiac.
"How is Li Xue?" Lin Yan also walked over hurriedly. Although Nangong Xiao walked slowly, there seemed to be some concern in his charming eyes.
"It's nothing serious!" Dongfang Heng replied indifferently, his eyes dark and gloomy.
"It was Shen Lixue who ruined my face!" Su Yuting roared angrily as she saw Dongfang Heng carrying Shen Lixue out. She was right in front of him, but he didn't even want to look at her. His heart and eyes were only filled with that bitch Shen Lixue.
Both are women, so why is it that Shen Lixue is cherished and carefully protected by him, while she has to endure his coldness and ruthlessness?
Dongfang Heng curled his lips into a cold smile, his gaze sharp as a sword: "If you hadn't schemed against Li Xue, how could she have disfigured you?"
"Dongfang Heng, I love you! I did all this for you!" Su Yuting roared hysterically, her beautiful eyes filled with tears. Dongfang Heng finally looked at her properly, but he was scolding her on behalf of Shen Lixue. He spoke to her, but he was helping another woman refute her.
"Miss Su's methods of showing affection are beyond my ability to bear!" Dongfang Heng said coldly, his expression arrogant.
Haha, he can't handle it! He actually said he can't handle it! Su Yuting covered her chest, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Her sweetheart actually said he couldn't handle her love. Heh.
"I've always liked you, ever since I was very young!" Su Yuting smiled bitterly and murmured to herself. That year, that day, she met that delicate little boy, and her heart was lost forever.
Dongfang Heng ignored her and looked down at Shen Lixue in his arms. The aphrodisiac in her body had been suppressed, and she was more lucid. She was looking up at him, a hint of mockery flashing in her cold eyes, as if to say, "Being liked by the number one talented woman of Qingyan since childhood, you are quite lucky!"
Dongfang Heng frowned, slowing down the flow of internal energy. The evil dragon within Shen Lixue's body raged again, her face flushed, her mind quickly became hazy, and her gaze became somewhat unfocused. She glared hatefully at Dongfang Heng, calling him a stingy man!
The official from Shuntian Prefecture stepped forward: "Duke Wen, many young ladies outside have accused Miss Su of trying to kill them. The night before last, a mysterious disfigured woman attacked Princess Lixue and was left with whip marks all over her face, which closely match Miss Su's injuries. I want to bring her back to Shuntian Prefecture for interrogation!"