His brows furrowed slightly. "What I told you is all true."
Zi Mo slumped to the ground, remaining silent for a long time before finally pleading, "I'll find someone to heal you, and then we'll go to Jinling to live in seclusion. Your name will be Xia Jingnan, and mine will be Xia Zi Mo, okay?"
An Chen glanced at her, a mocking smile playing on his lips. "I asked you the same question before."
This was the last time Zi Mo saw An Chen three years ago. He still spoke to her quietly with a smile, his wrist slowly climbing up her neck. This intimacy was just like in the old days. The candlelight flickered, and the candle wax lay on the table, but it no longer had the tenderness of the past.
Then someone outside the tent shouted, "There's an assassin!"
Zi Mo heard a soft chuckle from the person in front of her. An Chen released her hand and said, "Zi Mo, you have moments of fear too?"
After saying that, he left.
The wind rattled the windows, and the soldiers, their bones still warm, sang funeral songs outside Yubu City.
After Zi Mo finished speaking, she closed her eyes slightly, as if to say to me, "I didn't expect An Chen to still be alive. I don't know how to cure his poison."
After hearing this, I felt extremely frustrated and wanted to slap the woman in front of me so hard that she would hang from the rafters.
I questioned her, "You lied to him back then, so why are you trying to get him back now?"
She sighed. "I don't know. But I really want to see him..."
She rubbed her temples, her voice ethereal and almost elusive, "Qi Xiang, he seems to treat you very well."
I said coldly, "Yes, my master is as good to me as could be."
She chuckled softly, "That's fine too. When I see how he looks at you, I can barely think of An Chen. It's been so long, I'm afraid I'll forget him."
I was slightly taken aback, then asked her again, "Is there really no antidote for wolfsbane?"
Her brows relaxed slightly. "Isn't it good that he forgot about me?"
Zi Mo leaned back on the soft couch, closed her eyes, and her eyelashes trembled gently, sparkling under the glass lamp.
Lou Xiyue and I left her house and walked to the corner of the back garden.
I murmured, "My master has been poisoned. How can I cure him?"
Lou Xiyue asked me, "Do you want to cure his wolfsbane, or do you want to cure his heartache?"
I was taken aback and looked up at Lou Xiyue. He was looking into my eyes, and his expression was somewhat solemn.
I avoided his gaze and whispered, "I want both."
He said casually, "What about me? I also have a heartache. Will you help me?"
I said, "Your illness is terminal and difficult to cure."
Lou Xiyue chuckled coolly, "Miss, you're so slow-witted, I can't wait any longer."
He suddenly pulled down my veil, pinched my chin with his fingers, and leaned down to kiss my lips.
My mind was suddenly as dark as the night, overwhelming and terrifying, and all I could see were Lou Xiyue's eyes shining like stars.
He extended his tongue and lightly touched my lips. I suddenly realized what was happening and reached out to push him away. I felt a dampness where my tongue touched.
Lou Xiyue paused slightly.
I opened my mouth and said "Ah—", trying to look down.
He applied slight pressure with his fingertips, not allowing me to lower my head, and his tongue probed into my mouth, gently pressing against the roof of my mouth.
I pushed him away forcefully and shouted angrily, "What...what are you doing?"
Lou Xiyue gasped.
I looked down and saw blood on my hands. I asked in surprise, "Are you injured?"
He seemed to drift off for a moment, then clutched his chest, feigning injury, and said, "Yes, I'm badly injured."
I reached out and wiped his chest again, and sure enough, there was blood seeping out, but because he was wearing black clothes, I couldn't see it at all.
I said, "Did she scratch you in Zi Mo's room just now?"
Lou Xiyue looked at me with great interest. "Yes, I'm injured both physically and mentally. Can you heal me?"
I mustered all my strength and gave him a good whack. "You lecherous scoundrel, how dare you flirt with me! If I don't teach you a lesson today, it would be a disgrace to the reputation of Medicine King Valley for saving lives and protecting the innocent."
Lou Xiyue grunted, frowned, and took a step back. "You really have the heart to do that."
I raised my eyebrows and said seriously, "Try touching me again."
He rested his chin on his hand, nonchalantly replying, "Oh? Well, I'd like to see that."
A sound of fabric rubbing together was heard, followed by a voice from inside the garden, "Your Highness."
Who's speaking here?
It was almost midnight, and I was thinking, the people of the East really work from dawn till dusk; they actually managed to see a live princess in the middle of the night.
Text [30] Wolf Venom Killing (9)
Lou Xiyue pulled me aside. (89 Literature Network)
The princess glanced in our direction, and in the night, a golden passionflower could be seen shimmering between her brows.
Women in the East often have a dot on their forehead, which I guess is roughly similar to transferring a cinnabar mark to their forehead. But this is really not a good thing. In doing so, it's like displaying one's chastity on one's face for others to see, which would make many girls feel uncomfortable and would make many young men unable to resist.