How come there are paintings by the War King among Ruan Chuqing's belongings?
"Hmm!" A soft hum sounded, and Shen Lixue turned her head to look. Ye Qianlong was standing by the wall, his handsome face flushed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
"Qianlong, what's wrong?" Shen Lixue quickly put away the scroll and hurried to Ye Qianlong's side.
"I... feel unwell..." Although Ye Qianlong's eyes were clear when he looked at Chen Lixue, they were tinged with a hint of lust. His strength gradually disappeared, and his slender figure slid down the wall to the ground, his captivatingly handsome face filled with helplessness.
Shen Lixue was taken aback: "You are..."
"He was drugged!" Su Yuting's arrogant voice was full of pride and boastfulness. "I did it!"
Shen Lixue's cold gaze, like sharp blades, shot towards Su Yuting, and she gritted her teeth: "You are truly despicable and shameless!"
Su Yuting fell to the ground, her body aching and unable to move, but she refused to back down: "This isn't my fault. He grabbed me by the collar and left. I had a box of powder in my hand, and I accidentally spilled it on my collar. He then lifted me up for a long time, and the powder seeped into my body through his fingers!"
Shen Lixue's cold eyes narrowed instantly. When she interrogated Su Yuting about the mechanism, she also lifted her collar.
"Shen Lixue, you guessed it, didn't you? You've also been drugged, but less so the effects are slowing down!" Su Yuting looked at Shen Lixue, her smile wicked and arrogant. The aphrodisiac wasn't ingested or inhaled; it seeped into the skin. Even the most potent antidote jade couldn't help her.
"Ye Qianlong has quite a bit of aphrodisiac in him. Even with his profound inner strength, he can't withstand the effects of that strong aphrodisiac. There are only the two of us women in this secret room. My face is covered in wounds, so he definitely won't like it. I'll just have to trouble you, sister, to remove the aphrodisiac for him, hahaha..."
"Slap! Slap! Slap!" Shen Lixue rushed to Su Yuting and slapped her several times hard across the face. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth, but Su Yuting was still laughing arrogantly: "My father should be coming in with his men to find us. He'll catch you and Ye Qianlong doing something illicit in public. Then, let's see how you'll marry Dongfang Heng..."
"Slap! Slap! Slap!" Shen Lixue slapped Su Yuting hard across the face, her cold, beautiful eyes burning with anger: "No matter how despicable and shameless you are, Dongfang Heng will still not like you. Stop being so wishful and delusional!"
"My affairs are none of your business!" Su Yuting glared at Shen Lixue and roared. If she couldn't stay by Dongfang Heng's side, no other woman could even think about getting close to him.
“I have no interest in your affairs, but…” Shen Lixue searched Su Yuting’s body for a moment, found a small medicine bottle, quickly opened it, and a strong smell of medicine wafted out, making her frown tightly.
Su Yuting's expression changed instantly: "What are you going to do?"
Shen Lixue smiled coldly: "Let me show you how effective your medicine is!"
She opened the medicine bottle, her slender hand tightly pinching Su Yuting's mouth, and poured most of the aphrodisiac directly into her mouth.
Su Yuting struggled fiercely, but her acupoints were pierced, and she couldn't exert any strength at all. Looking at Shen Lixue, she was so angry that she was about to spit fire. Bitch, bitch, bitch!
Shen Lixue ignored him, her face cold as she forcefully poured the medicine down his throat until he had finished, then she let go.
Su Yuting rolled over and lay face down on the ground, trying to vomit by gagging, but she could only dry heave and couldn't vomit up any of the medicine.
Shen Lixue glanced at Su Yuting and said casually, "Don't waste your energy. I used silver needles to prick your acupoints when I was giving you the medicine, so you can't spit it out!"
"Shen Lixue, I'll die with you!" Su Yuting's beautiful eyes blazed with fury as she gritted her teeth and lunged at Shen Lixue.
Shen Lixue smiled coldly, then suddenly kicked Su Yuting, who was almost within reach, away. She smiled wickedly and said, "When I was administering the medicine, I also used silver needles to help you improve your blood circulation. Your aphrodisiac will take effect immediately!"
In the instant Su Yuting was stunned, a surge of heat rose from her lower abdomen, quickly spreading to her limbs. A strong tingling and burning sensation erupted like a raging fire, engulfing her entire body. She rolled around on the ground in discomfort, resisting wave after wave of the fiery onslaught.
The aphrodisiac was meant for others, but she ruthlessly used a large dose, wanting to see others suffer. Unexpectedly, Shen Lixue actually forced it into her mouth, making her reap what she sowed. You bitch, you bitch, you bitch!
Shen Lixue sealed several of Su Yuting's major acupoints, preventing her from suppressing the aphrodisiac with her internal energy. Her body was in excruciating pain, and she struggled to maintain a sliver of rationality. Su Yuting looked at Ye Qianlong with a cruel smile on her lips. He was highly skilled in martial arts and had been drugged with a strong aphrodisiac. He could grab Shen Lixue with one hand. She had no chance of escaping her fate!
"Qianlong, how are you?" Shen Lixue walked to Ye Qianlong's side and asked cautiously.
"It's...nothing!" Ye Qianlong squatted on the ground, like a lonely and helpless child, hugging himself tightly and curling up into a ball. His voice was weak and feeble, his handsome face was flushed, and his clear eyes were filled with desire.
"I'll help you to the ice room!" The ice room is cold, which is the perfect environment to counteract the aphrodisiac.
"I don't have the strength to walk!" Ye Qianlong answered in a muffled voice, his body shrinking even more, the cold sweat on his forehead and his slightly distorted face all showing that he was in great pain.
"Use your internal energy to suppress the medicinal properties first, I'll go to the ice room to get you some ice!" Shen Lixue turned to leave, but Ye Qianlong grabbed her sleeve tightly: "Lixue!"
Looking into Ye Qianlong's helpless, pleading eyes, Shen Lixue's throat tightened: "I'll go get some ice, I'll be right back, I won't leave you behind!"
Su Yuting gritted her teeth. She had secretly had people try this aphrodisiac before. When it took effect, they were like mindless beasts, pouncing on beautiful women, frantically tearing off their clothes, and mercilessly relieving their intense desires.
Why is Ye Qianlong's reaction different from theirs?
Shen Lixue gently pried Ye Qianlong's hand away and was about to reach for the ice when a surge of heat suddenly rose from her lower abdomen, instantly reaching her limbs and then turning into intense heat that churned wildly within her body. Shen Lixue was startled; the aphrodisiac had taken effect. Her body went limp, and she collapsed straight to the ground.
"Li Xue!" Ye Qianlong reached out to catch Shen Li Xue, helping her to sit down slowly. A hint of confusion flashed in his hazy eyes: "What's wrong with you?"
"Just like you, the drug is taking effect!" The evil dragon was rampaging through her body. Shen Lixue clenched her fists, her nails digging deep into her flesh, trying to stay conscious. She was only under the lightest aphrodisiac and she was still in so much pain. Ye Qianlong must be in even more pain. No wonder he was so skilled in martial arts but didn't even have the strength to walk.
"Qianlong, use your inner strength to suppress the aphrodisiac!" Shen Lixue stood close to Ye Qianlong, and through his thin clothes, she could feel the intense heat emanating from his body.
"I... I've been suppressing it!" Ye Qianlong said softly, his magnetic voice filled with a husky and ambiguous tone. A faint fragrance lingered in his nostrils, very pleasant. He was instantly somewhat confused and subconsciously moved closer to the direction from which the fragrance came: "Mmm, Li Xue!"
"Ye Qianlong!" A deep female voice suddenly rang out, carrying a warning and displeasure.
Ye Qianlong instantly regained consciousness and looked up to see Shen Lixue's beautiful face so close to his, eyes meeting eyes. A small hand covered his mouth and nose, separating the two of them.
"I...I'm sorry!" Ye Qianlong quickly turned his head, his handsome face instantly turning red. He didn't mean it, he really didn't mean it.
Ye Qianlong withdrew his arms from around Shen Lixue's body and pressed them against her chest. A warm current quickly entered her body, instantly reaching her limbs and suppressing the raging dragon.
"Qianlong!" Shen Lixue looked at Ye Qianlong in surprise. He had also been drugged and was barely able to protect himself, so how could he still find time to transfer his internal energy to her?
“If… I can’t control myself anymore… you can stay awake… um, wake me up…” Ye Qianlong said sullenly, his head hanging low, like a child who had done something wrong, not daring to look at Shen Lixue.
Shen Lixue felt as if a bottle of mixed flavors had been spilled in her heart—sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty, and all sorts of other tastes.
Outside the small gate, the servants who had entered through the various forks in the road rushed back and reported that they had not seen Shen Lixue or Su Yuting.
"I saw them fall into the trap with my own eyes, how could they not be in the ice chamber?" Nangong Xiao shook his fan, frowning as he looked at Duke Wen: "Duke, do you have other secret chambers underground?"
Duke Wen looked at the steward in the manor and said coldly, "Are there any other secret rooms in the manor?"