As night fell, the luminous stones bloomed with light inside the lamps, illuminating the quiet room as brightly as day.
Ji Qingyan sat quietly at the table. Opposite him was the Grand Elder of the Falling Immortal Sect, an old man with completely white hair and beard, who was currently checking his pulse.
After a long while, the Grand Elder withdrew his hand and spoke with considerable surprise, Were you really poisoned by that brat Ji Yun?
Ji Qingyan recalled the events of the day and nodded.
Strange, how strange!
The Grand Elder stroked his white beard, frowning as he repeated the words.
Your body doesn't look like it's been poisoned by Ji Yun at all. Instead, it seems like you've consumed some nourishing spiritual elixir. You are extremely healthy.
If you had really been poisoned by Ji Yun, given your constitution, you would probably be bedridden for three to five days.
Ji Qingyan was slightly stunned upon hearing this.
Nourishing spiritual elixir?
But he hadn't taken any nourishing spiritual elixir.
Alright, knowing that brat Ji Yun attacked you scared me half to death. I hurried back to check on you without delay.
It's good that you're fine. It's good that you're fine!
I still have matters to handle over there, so I'll leave first. We'll put Ji Yun's matter on hold for now; I'll deal with him after I finish my business!
He's becoming more and more lawless...
The Grand Elder snorted lightly as he stood up, waved his hand at Ji Qingyan, and then walked out the door, disappearing into the moonlight.
The cool night wind fluttered the hem of Ji Qingyan's clothes. He didn't turn back into the room until the Grand Elder's figure had completely vanished.
He thought of the nourishing spiritual elixir the Grand Elder had mentioned.
Yuan Shu's beautiful little face suddenly appeared in his mind.
He hadn't taken any nourishing medicinal herbs. From what Yuan Shu had said, she had used a special method to cure his poison.
Could it be that this special method involved that miraculous nourishing spiritual elixir?
Ji Qingyan closed his eyes, and his mind couldn't help but recall the scene from when he regained consciousness.
Between his lips and teeth, there was the soul-stirring scent of pear blossoms.
The woman's charming and beautiful face was close at hand, her delicate and fair skin almost flawless, as supple as a peeled egg.
He remembered that in that instant, she was actively entangling with him!
Ji Qingyan's body tightened.
Although he usually kept his distance from women, he was still a normal man.
The events of the day were too impactful. Even if he wanted to bury them deep down, they couldn't help but frequently jump into his mind.
That was the first time he had kissed a woman.
Everyone said he was a misogynist. Usually, when talking to junior and senior sisters from the same peak, he would stay three steps away, absolutely refusing to let anyone get close.
But today, although he was under the influence of the drug and his consciousness was somewhat abnormal, the moment he woke up and realized what he was doing...
The first thing that flooded his mind was not disgust and aversion.
Feeling her entanglement, his Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably, as if he wanted even more!
That faint scent of pear blossoms was like a cat's claw scratching at his heart, making it itch.
Even thinking about it now made his body tense up uncontrollably.
Ji Qingyan took a deep breath, shook his head, trying to throw the images out of his mind. He picked up a book from the table to read for a while, but he couldn't take in a single word.
Was his apology today too perfunctory?
Yuan Shu was a girl. Having kissed her forcefully, he ought to take responsibility, rather than just tossing a bag of spirit stones at her!
The more Ji Qingyan thought about it, the more inappropriate he felt it was, and his brows furrowed.
He stood up, took out a storage bag containing his treasured collections from the room, and began searching through it.
The Dew Condensing Orchid Heart Hairpin can maintain a constant temperature to nourish hair and repel mosquitoes and insects. Its spirit pearl can store spiritual water and cure minor poisons. The jade blade can be used to control energy for self-defense and carve arrays...
Ji Qingyan gathered a pile of magical artifacts that girls would like, but still felt it wasn't enough. He took out a box from the bottom and opened it.
He took out the Firefly Illusion Veil and the Glazed Reflection Mirror from inside.
One was as light as nothing, impervious to water and fire, capable of turning into soft silk to bind enemies, filtering miasma, and calming the nerves.
The other could reflect illusions, distinguish truth from falsehood in people, and reflect low-level spells.
They were all magical artifacts he had accidentally obtained in his early years, and their quality was decent.
He wondered if Yuan Shu would like them.
Thinking this, Ji Qingyan organized the items, put them into his close-fitting Qiankun bag, and let out a sigh of relief.
...
In the quiet Guest Courtyard, Yuan Shu sat cross-legged on the bed. Because she had just finished bathing, she was only wearing a thin layer of gauze.
A very slight noise came from the roof tiles above. A slender bamboo tube extended into the room, blowing out a stream of white smoke.
After the white smoke entirely entered the room, the person carefully covered the tile again.
It wasn't until the time it takes to drink a cup of tea had passed that the person lowered his head again and carefully moved the tile away.
He thought he would be able to see the scene of the beauty fainting and falling onto the bed.
But he didn't expect the room to be completely empty, with no sign of anyone!
Ji Yun was slightly taken aback and looked carefully again. No one. Yuan Shu was indeed gone from the room!
Just as he was surprised and confused, craning his neck to look around, a deep voice suddenly sounded in his ear.
What are you looking at?
Ji Yun turned his head and met Yuan Shu's smiling face right in front of him. It scared him so much that he jumped up, stumbling and almost sliding off the roof tiles.
He looked at Yuan Shu in shock, then looked down at the empty room, You, why are you here?
The corners of Yuan Shu's mouth curled up. She smoothed the hair at her temples and chuckled, Naturally, it's to see you here.
Ji Yun was shocked. Although his strength was not as great as Ji Qingyan's, he was still a genuine late-stage Golden Core cultivator.
This woman in front of him should only be a minor Foundation Establishment cultivator, right?
How did she discover him? And how could she appear behind him silently?
If she had really tried to kill him just now, would he have been able to react?
Ji Yun immediately sensed something was wrong. Almost as a conditioned reflex, he turned around and tried to run.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he leaped down from the tall building, he was caught up by Yuan Shu behind him.
The two began to fight fiercely in the woods.
At first, Ji Yun could handle it with ease because his strength was indeed greater than Yuan Shu's.
A gap of an entire realm was not so easy to make up for, even if Yuan Shu wanted to.
But very quickly, he found something wrong. His movements began to slow down.
An attack that he had clearly estimated would hit Yuan Shu narrowly passed by her side.
An attack from Yuan Shu that he had clearly estimated he could dodge ended up slamming hard into his shoulder!
Almost instantly, Ji Yun realized what was happening, What did you do to me?
Ji Yun stopped his attacks, and Yuan Shu stopped as well.
The corners of her mouth curled up, Nothing much, just some colorless and odorless Stiffening Powder that can temporarily numb your hands and feet.
What?
Ji Yun's eyes widened, his handsome face revealing an expression of disbelief.
He was a disciple of the former hall master of the Purple Sun Hall. In the path of playing with poisons, he could be called an absolute genius.
What kind of Stiffening Powder could be colorless and odorless, acting silently without him noticing at all?
Ji Yun lowered his eyes and looked at his clenched fist. That feeling of stiffness was continuously spreading.
If he delayed any further, he might really fall here today!
Thinking of this, Ji Yun feigned an attack, struck out a palm, and took advantage of Yuan Shu turning sideways to dodge to turn around and run towards the outside of the woods!
Heh!
Yuan Shu gave a light chuckle, pushed off the ground with her feet, and quickly swept over, grabbing Ji Yun by the shoulder!
