This time, she held it tightly.
The vines came to snatch it once but failed.
Yuan Shu's lips curled up. Little thing, still trying to pull the same trick a third time? Keep dreaming!
Just as she was feeling triumphant, gathering her spiritual energy to pour into the spiritual talisman, her hand was suddenly grasped by someone.
It was the man in front of her!
This third time, the talisman was indeed clenched in her palm, but the other party had grabbed her hand first.
A large palm wrapped around her fair and petite hand, and with a pull, drew her hand to his side.
Cyan spiritual energy surged from his body, easily shattering the spiritual energy Yuan Shu had gathered to activate the talisman.
Without spiritual energy infused into it, the talisman was just an ordinary piece of paper.
Before Yuan Shu could react, the man in front of her wrapped his arm around her waist, forcing her to step back step by step.
Until he pressed her against a thick tree trunk behind her.
Yuan Shu's heart skipped a beat in shock.
Such strength... Could the other party be at the Nascent Soul stage?
Yuan Shu's eyes widened slightly.
As a peak dedicated to medicine and alchemy, Yaoyun Peak actually had such an exceptionally talented disciple?
Reaching the Nascent Soul stage at such a young age?
Wait, no, so what if his strength is high? Can he just do whatever he wants just because he's strong?
Yuan Shu was a bit irritated, but she could only blame the fact that she was currently only at the Foundation Establishment stage, a full two major realms lower than the Nascent Soul stage.
She was no match for him at all!
For the moment, she really couldn't resist.
"Shushu, he is currently delirious and acting only on instinct. His strength is much greater than yours. The more you resist, the more force he will use, and you'll have even less chance to escape!"
The solemn voice of the Hehuan Divine Tree suddenly echoed in her sea of consciousness.
Yuan Shu paused. "Miao'er, you're awake?"
The Hehuan Divine Tree was exasperated. "Shushu, I told you not to call me Miao'er! I have a name—the ultimate treasure of the Hehuan Sect, the Hehuan Divine Tree!"
Yuan Shu's eyes curved in amusement. If the situation hadn't forbidden it, she definitely would have laughed out loud.
However, right now, the man in front of her was still getting handsy with her. She couldn't break free and was humiliatingly pinned down.
Seeing the Hehuan Divine Tree looking depressed and angry in her sea of consciousness, Yuan Shu pleaded for mercy, "Alright, alright, I get it. Quickly tell me what to do now?"
The Hehuan Divine Tree snorted heavily, but still earnestly explained.
"He has been drugged. Right now, he's like a demonic beast and can't understand human speech. If you want him to let you go, you either take his primal yang right now, or you cure him of the aphrodisiac."
The Hehuan Tree had just gained sentience. After chatting with Yuan Shu previously, it had gone silent to cultivate on its own.
It hadn't expected to suddenly feel Yuan Shu's emotional fluctuations. Spreading its divine sense to take a look, it saw the scene of Yuan Shu being forcefully kissed.
It couldn't help but speak up to warn her.
Yuan Shu frowned and explained, "The aphrodisiac he was hit with is very potent. Ordinary antidotes are useless on him."
She wanted to help him detoxify too, but she couldn't!
"The drug he was hit with is indeed very special. Ordinary antidotes are useless, but... my sap can cure it."
Hehuan spoke, pausing for a moment, then coughed awkwardly before continuing.
"However, you know, my sap is formless and cannot be extracted on its own. It can only be delivered into his mouth through you."
Yuan Shu, "..."
Delivered into his mouth through her?
That probably only meant passing it by mouth.
No wonder this guy was hesitating. So he wanted her to use this method to cure the poison?
But her strength was inferior to his. Even if she somehow managed to luckily break free from his control later, she probably wouldn't be able to escape.
She really did need to find a way to cure his aphrodisiac.
Almost immediately, Yuan Shu made her decision.
"Let's do it!"
It wasn't like they hadn't kissed before!
Just right, she was getting a little annoyed from being gnawed on by this guy.
He clearly didn't know how to kiss, yet he insisted on doing it. She felt like the skin on her lips was about to be chewed off!
She had to settle this score!
Yuan Shu dropped a single word to Hehuan in her sea of consciousness, then turned her gaze to the person in front of her.
In terms of appearance, this person was quite good-looking.
The crisp scent of green bamboo on his body was also very clean, a smell she liked.
Most importantly, this person's primal yang was pure, and he hadn't been intimate with any other women.
No wonder even though his body was suffering from pent-up desire, he still only knew how to clumsily peck at her lips.
He probably really hadn't done this before and didn't know how to do it, right?
The Hehuan Divine Tree was very picky about male cultivators who approached. It didn't want anyone impure!
Not even for a kiss.
Otherwise, it would have come out to stop him earlier!
Judging just by the face of the man in front of her, kissing him wasn't a loss!
Thinking this, Yuan Shu's eyes flickered slightly, and when Ji Qingyan lightly pressed his lips against hers again, she slightly parted her lips.
Ji Qingyan froze for a moment. It felt as if something had gently brushed against his lips, carrying an alluring sweetness.
A little moist, a little warm.
In merely a split second, his body's instinct compelled him to seek out that sweetness.
But he hadn't expected the other party to take the initiative to lean in at this moment.
"Mmh..."
An uncontrollable soft groan escaped his lips.
Ji Qingyan's body tensed.
Under her guidance, his lips seemed to gain a mind of their own, no longer satisfied with just a superficial touch.
It was like a door to a new world had suddenly opened, and he couldn't wait to rush in and revel.
Yuan Shu was an expert in romance. Dealing with a man like this who had never been intimate with a woman was naturally a piece of cake for her.
In just a moment, the man's low, trembling voice sounded in her ear.
He instinctively relaxed his grip on her, instead reaching up to cup the back of her neck, allowing Yuan Shu to deepen the kiss.
A moment later, Yuan Shu felt it was about time. She reached out to wrap her arms around his neck, pulling him down a bit, taking the dominant position.
In her sea of consciousness, she said to Hehuan, "Start."
Yuan Shu felt wisps of clear sweetness abruptly appear between her lips and teeth.
Obviously, this was the sap of the Hehuan Divine Tree.
Her eyes lowered slightly as she looked at the man who had half-crouched to accommodate her, and she passed all the sap of the Hehuan Divine Tree over to him.
A faint scent of pear blossoms mixed with the clear sweetness.
Ji Qingyan's Adam's apple bobbed as he swallowed it all. After Yuan Shu stopped, he was still unsatisfied and proactively tangled with her again.
"It's passed over, but it will take a moment for the effects to kick in. How about you kiss him a little longer?"
The laughter of the Hehuan Divine Tree rang out in Yuan Shu's sea of consciousness, carrying a teasing hint of "I understand you."
Yuan Shu blushed slightly and didn't refuse.
Hooking her arms around Ji Qingyan's neck, she took the initiative to kiss him again.
The sap of the Hehuan Divine Tree was a legendary divine treasure. Since she had already given it, how could she not seek a little reward?
Not to mention, he was the one asking for it.
She... was just a bit broad-minded, having a bit more patience and kindness for men with pure primal yang, that was all.
Yuan Shu's lips curled up. As she deepened the kiss, she reached out and touched his chest.
Mmm, despite his tall and lean appearance, beneath his clothes, he had both pecs and abs.
Not bad, not bad!
A quiet, cool breeze blew over from the edge of the bamboo forest, fluttering the hair at Ji Qingyan's temples.
His mind cleared a bit, and his deep eyes slowly became bright and clear.
The moment his consciousness returned, an intense battle was taking place on his lips.
When he finally reacted, that inexplicable yet familiar sensation caused his expression to suddenly freeze.
