Heart Protection

Yan Hui rose early on the second day . She had just gotten up when a girl from w.a.n.g Yu Luo knocked on the door .

The girl said that the son of Mayor w.a.n.g had arrived a while ago . He was waiting for Yan Hui in the pavilion by the pond .

Yan Hui nodded in response . It was rare that she wasn"t annoyed by Fatty w.a.n.g"s clinginess . After she freshened up, she would go alone to meet him .

Yan Hui felt that Fatty w.a.n.g"s feelings toward her were overboard . If she were to smile and chat with him, then he would spill out everything . However if she brought Tian Yao, then Fatty w.a.n.g would be jealous . That wouldn"t be good . Thus, Yan Hui didn"t call for Tian Yao to join her .

Yan Hui approached the pond-side pavilion . The fatty, who was wearing lavish clothing, immediately stood up when he saw Yan Hui . As usual, he became fl.u.s.tered . Sweat started to form on his nose . He softly called: "Yan Hui, you"re here . "

"Mm, why are you looking for me?"

w.a.n.g Peng Yuan looked at the girl who was standing off to the side . w.a.n.g Peng Yuan"s manservant called for the girl to leave with him . As a girl from w.a.n.g Yu Luo, she was clear on w.a.n.g Peng Yuan"s ident.i.ty and didn"t dare refuse him . The girl glanced at Yan Hui . When she saw Yan Hui smile at her in rea.s.surance, only then did the girl leave .

w.a.n.g Peng Yuan waited until the two servants were gone before speaking: "I . . . . . . I just want to talk to you . "

Yan Hui was extremely pleased with this . Talking was fine . She also wanted to talk to him .

Yan Hui poured two cups of tea, one for her and one for w.a.n.g Peng Yuan . She planned to listen to him and then find an opportune moment to cut in . Then she could ask about what she wanted to talk about .

"You go first . I"ll listen . "

w.a.n.g Peng Yuan nervously wiped his sweaty palms on his clothing . He put his hand in his pocket and started to feel around: "I, I actually prepared a small present for you this morning . "

Yan Hui was stymied: "There"s no need . Let"s just talk . "

"No, no . . . . . . I"ve prepared this for a long time . . . . . . You should take a look . "

Saying this, w.a.n.g Peng Yuan took out what was in his pocket . It was an extremely delicate brocade pouch . Out from the brocade pouch wafted an exotic perfume . It caught Yan Hui"s interest, and her eyes rested on the pouch . The more she looked at the pouch, the more she wanted to know what was in it .

"What"s this?"

Yan Hui"s gaze became more fixated on the brocade pouch .

When w.a.n.g Peng Yuan saw Yan Hui"s reaction, he swallowed and opened up the pouch: "I"ll show you . " He handed it over to Yan Hui . She single-mindedly started to examine it . Inside was a handful of dark-red rice powder . Its fragrance was beyond comparison . The more Yan Hui tried to determine what scent this was, the more she couldn"t .

Furthermore, the more she smelled it, the more she felt . . . . . the objects in front of her started to blur .

w.a.n.g Peng Yuan saw Yan Hui"s eyes gradually losing focus, like her soul had left . He carefully sized Yan Hui up . When he saw that she was truly unresponsive, w.a.n.g Peng Yuan happily smiled . He wiped off the sweat on his face . He took back the brocade pouch and was about to pour its contents in his mouth .

However, right before w.a.n.g Peng Yuan could pour the rice powder into his mouth, a hand suddenly seized w.a.n.g Peng Yuan"s wrist .

"What is this?"

Tian Yao"s voice was tranquil like water, yet it also had a tinge of a terrifying murderous aura: "If you don"t tell the truth, I"ll rip off your arm . "

w.a.n.g Peng Yuan had been sheltered his entire life . Aside from his father lecturing him a few times, no one else dared to use such tone and gestures when speaking to him . He whipped his head around in a panic to look up at Tian Yao, who was one head taller . When w.a.n.g Peng Yuan saw the cold, murderous gleam in Tian Yao"s eyes, he was scared silly . He cried out, and his hand shook . The brocade pouch went flying into Tian Yao"s face .

The red rice powder sprayed over Tian Yao"s face . He subconsciously closed his eyes and used his hands to wipe them clean . w.a.n.g Peng Yuan seized this chance to shake off Tian Yao and frantically escape .

Tian Yao rubbed his eyes and subconsciously licked his lips . When he tasted the red powder, he was shocked back to his senses .

This was . . . . . .

The taste of blood .

The taste of blood .

But when smelling it, it was an enticing and captivating scent . What was this . . . . . .

Tian Yao was pondering over it when he heard a "thunk" . It was the tricked Yan Hui, who just hit her head on the table . Tian Yao frowned . He reached out and shook her: "Yan Hui?"

Yan Hui"s body swayed twice along with Tian Yao"s shakes . She opened her eyes, head still on the table . She dazedly looked up at Tian Yao .

Yan Hui squinted . She didn"t know why, but it seemed like some magic had been cast into her eyes . When she looked at Tian Yao, it felt like his body gave off a sparkling and dazzling light . It seemed like everything else in the world paled compared to him .

Before, Yan Hui thought Tian Yao was attractive, but it was nothing like what she felt today . Tian Yao was simply so attractive that even celestials would be shocked . . . . . .

"Yan Hui?"

Perhaps it was because Yan Hui"s gaze looked too unfocused . Tian Yao knitted his eyebrows and called out to her: "Are you hurt?"

Yan Hui blinked . Her eyes regained some focus . She sat up, but her eyes stayed on Tian Yao"s face . They never strayed: "Shouldn"t . . . . . . have any issues . It"s just that my legs seem to be numb . . . . . . "

Looking at Tian Yao, it actually wasn"t just her legs that were numb . Her entire body seemed to go numb too .

Tian Yao frowned even more . He knew Yan Hui had been poisoned . He looked at their surroundings, but there was no one around . He could only say: "You sit here . I"m going to find your friend to see if she knows anything about poisons for humans . "

"Wait," Yan Hui called out . She impulsively grabbed onto Tian Yao"s hand . "Don"t go . Don"t leave me . " When her soft and slightly hoa.r.s.e voice called out, it not only stunned Tian Yao, it also stunned Yan Hui herself .

When Tian Yao saw Yan Hui"s blush-red face, that was when he realized something was wrong . His thoughts spun . Since it wasn"t poison, then it had to be an aphrodisiac . But when he thought about it, it seemed strange . If it was an aphrodisiac, then why didn"t the fatty arrange to meet Yan Hui in a room? Instead he arranged to meet Yan Hui in the water pavilion . . . . . .

There was an aftertaste in Tian Yao"s mouth from the rice powder he just ingested . There was still a b.l.o.o.d.y taste . . . . . . . Suddenly, Tian Yao remembered what the three-tailed fox demon said about the l.u.s.t fragrance . It used a fox demon"s blood . . . . . . . and refined it .

While Tian Yao was contemplating, Yan Hui was also silent . However her mind was repeatedly thinking . . . . . .

While Tian Yao was contemplating, Yan Hui was also silent . However her mind was repeatedly thinking . . . . . .

f.u.c.k, Tian Yao"s hand was so big and so warm . I just want to grab on and never let go . I want him to touch me again . . . . . . in other places .

Although this was circulating in Yan Hui"s head, a shameful feeling deep in Yan Hui"s heart and a shred of rationality in her mind shouted: "Fatty, how dare you give me an aphrodisiac in this kind of place! Are you trying to put on a show for people!"

Yan Hui tried hard to let go of Tian Yao"s hand . She stared at her own hand and threatened herself to "let go or else she would chop it off" in her mind one hundred times . However, she discovered her mind had one thousand thoughts of how warm and dry Tian Yao"s hand was, to "hold it tighter, hold it even tighter, then . . . . . . "

Claim it .

Yan Hui thought she had gone crazy .

"Yan Hui . "

f.u.c.k . . . . . . . don"t say her name . Her heart was melting!

"I think you probably . . . . . . "

Don"t say it . She also knew she probably had gone crazy .

" . . . . . . . are under the influence of the fox demon"s l.u.s.t fragrance . "

Yan Hui was stunned . When those words went into her head, Yan Hui raised her head: "What did you say?" Then she looked at Tian Yao"s face again . . . . . . . Oh, s.h.i.t! It was like he had his own light . So dazzling!

"What he gave you to smell was probably what we were looking for, l.u.s.t fragrance refined from fox demons" blood . "

"That d.a.m.ned fatty . . . . . . . " Yan Hui used her other hand to cover her eyes, so she couldn"t see Tian Yao . She sincerely pretended to be blind . She stayed silent for a time . Then she asked: "But then . . . . . . . when I see you, why do I become dazzled, lose all my strength, and seem silly? Did he use the wrong drug?"

When Tian Yao heard Yan Hui"s description, he became silent . He coughed awkwardly and pulled his hand free from Yan Hui"s grasp .

When Tian Yao heard Yan Hui"s description, he became silent . He coughed awkwardly and pulled his hand free from Yan Hui"s grasp .

Yan Hui"s hand was empty . The sudden loss caused her to gasp involuntarily .

Tian Yao acted like he didn"t hear anything . He sat off to the side and recalled the scene he saw: "He gave you the l.u.s.t fragrance to smell . When he saw you drifting off, he wanted to eat the fragrance . It seems like the fragrance"s purpose isn"t to attract just anyone . Perhaps it can only ensnare specific people . After smelling the l.u.s.t fragrance, the other person eats it . This can make the person who smelled the fragrance infatuated with the other . This method is somewhat similar to one of the gu techniques, Child and Mother Gu .

"So you"re saying . . . . . . he didn"t eat the l.u.s.t fragrance . You ate it?"

"He wanted to eat it just now but was stopped by me . The l.u.s.t fragrance spilled onto my face in a moment of distraction . I licked my lips and tasted a little . . . . . . "

Yan Hui grew angry and cut off Tian Yao: "Did your elders not tell you to not eat random things?!" She was so angry, she hit the table: "Now I like you! What are you going to do?!"

She didn"t mince her words in her fury . Tian Yao turned his head and stayed silent for a long time: "The only thing we can do is quickly find where the demon trade is and where they sell the l.u.s.t fragrance . Then we can figure out how to break the spell . "

Yan Hui thought about it: "Alright . At the very least, the fatty has completely revealed that he is involved with the people in the demon trade . There must be a connection . Finding him will be enough . That"s our lead . "

Tian Yao nodded: "He left not too long ago . If we hurry, we can catch him on the road . "

"Even if he returned home, it won"t be a problem . I know the way to the mayor"s house . "

"Very well . Let"s go . " Tian Yao stood up, but Yan Hui didn"t move . He turned his head back to look . She was still covering her eyes with her hand .

She sat there and waved her free hand at Tian Yao: "You go first . Don"t let me see you . It"s making me blush and my heart race . So embarra.s.sing . "

" . . . . . . " Tian Yao turned around . "If you don"t say those kinds of things out loud, maybe it will get better . " Although he said those words, Tian Yao still listened to Yan Hui . He obediently went ahead and left .

Yan Hui only move her hand away from her eyes when she heard Tian Yao"s footsteps fade away . She patted her chest: "Be good heart . This kind of pounding can kill someone . "

Yan Hui rose early on the second day . She had just gotten up when a girl from w.a.n.g Yu Luo knocked on the door . The girl said that the son of Mayor w.a.n.g had arrived a while ago . He was waiting for Yan Hui in the pavilion by the pond . Yan Hui nodded in response . It was rare that she wasn"t annoyed by Fatty w.a.n.g"s clinginess . After she freshened up, she would go alone to meet him . Yan Hui felt that Fatty w.a.n.g"s feelings toward her were overboard . If she were to smile and chat with him, then he would spill out everything . However if she brought Tian Yao, then Fatty w.a.n.g would be jealous . That wouldn"t be good . Thus, Yan Hui didn"t call for Tian Yao to join her . Yan Hui approached the pond-side pavilion . The fatty, who was wearing lavish clothing, immediately stood up when he saw Yan Hui . As usual, he became fl.u.s.tered . Sweat started to form on his nose . He softly called: "Yan Hui, you"re here . " "Mm, why are you looking for me?" w.a.n.g Peng Yuan looked at the girl who was standing off to the side . w.a.n.g Peng Yuan"s manservant called for the girl to leave with him . As a girl from w.a.n.g Yu Luo, she was clear on w.a.n.g Peng Yuan"s ident.i.ty and didn"t dare refuse him . The girl glanced at Yan Hui . When she saw Yan Hui smile at her in rea.s.surance, only then did the girl leave . w.a.n.g Peng Yuan waited until the two servants were gone before speaking: "I I just want to talk to you . " Yan Hui was extremely pleased with this . Talking was fine . She also wanted to talk to him . Yan Hui poured two cups of tea, one for her and one for w.a.n.g Peng Yuan . She planned to listen to him and then find an opportune moment to cut in . Then she could ask about what she wanted to talk about . "You go first . I"ll listen . " w.a.n.g Peng Yuan nervously wiped his sweaty palms on his clothing . He put his hand in his pocket and started to feel around: "I, I actually prepared a small present for you this morning . " Yan Hui was stymied: "There"s no need . Let"s just talk . " "No, no I"ve prepared this for a long time You should take a look . " Saying this, w.a.n.g Peng Yuan took out what was in his pocket . It was an extremely delicate brocade pouch . Out from the brocade pouch wafted an exotic perfume . It caught Yan Hui"s interest, and her eyes rested on the pouch . The more she looked at the pouch, the more she wanted to know what was in it . "What"s this?" Yan Hui"s gaze became more fixated on the brocade pouch . When w.a.n.g Peng Yuan saw Yan Hui"s reaction, he swallowed and opened up the pouch: "I"ll show you . " He handed it over to Yan Hui . She single-mindedly started to examine it . Inside was a handful of dark-red rice powder . Its fragrance was beyond comparison . The more Yan Hui tried to determine what scent this was, the more she couldn"t . Furthermore, the more she smelled it, the more she felt . the objects in front of her started to blur . w.a.n.g Peng Yuan saw Yan Hui"s eyes gradually losing focus, like her soul had left . He carefully sized Yan Hui up . When he saw that she was truly unresponsive, w.a.n.g Peng Yuan happily smiled . He wiped off the sweat on his face . He took back the brocade pouch and was about to pour its contents in his mouth . However, right before w.a.n.g Peng Yuan could pour the rice powder into his mouth, a hand suddenly seized w.a.n.g Peng Yuan"s wrist . "What is this?" Tian Yao"s voice was tranquil like water, yet it also had a tinge of a terrifying murderous aura: "If you don"t tell the truth, I"ll rip off your arm . " w.a.n.g Peng Yuan had been sheltered his entire life . Aside from his father lecturing him a few times, no one else dared to use such tone and gestures when speaking to him . He whipped his head around in a panic to look up at Tian Yao, who was one head taller . When w.a.n.g Peng Yuan saw the cold, murderous gleam in Tian Yao"s eyes, he was scared silly . He cried out, and his hand shook . The brocade pouch went flying into Tian Yao"s face . The red rice powder sprayed over Tian Yao"s face . He subconsciously closed his eyes and used his hands to wipe them clean . w.a.n.g Peng Yuan seized this chance to shake off Tian Yao and frantically escape . Tian Yao rubbed his eyes and subconsciously licked his lips . When he tasted the red powder, he was shocked back to his senses . This was The taste of blood . But when smelling it, it was an enticing and captivating scent . What was this Tian Yao was pondering over it when he heard a "thunk" . It was the tricked Yan Hui, who just hit her head on the table . Tian Yao frowned . He reached out and shook her: "Yan Hui?" Yan Hui"s body swayed twice along with Tian Yao"s shakes . She opened her eyes, head still on the table . She dazedly looked up at Tian Yao . Yan Hui squinted . She didn"t know why, but it seemed like some magic had been cast into her eyes . When she looked at Tian Yao, it felt like his body gave off a sparkling and dazzling light . It seemed like everything else in the world paled compared to him . Before, Yan Hui thought Tian Yao was attractive, but it was nothing like what she felt today . Tian Yao was simply so attractive that even celestials would be shocked "Yan Hui?" Perhaps it was because Yan Hui"s gaze looked too unfocused . Tian Yao knitted his eyebrows and called out to her: "Are you hurt?" Yan Hui blinked . Her eyes regained some focus . She sat up, but her eyes stayed on Tian Yao"s face . They never strayed: "Shouldn"t have any issues . It"s just that my legs seem to be numb " Looking at Tian Yao, it actually wasn"t just her legs that were numb . Her entire body seemed to go numb too . Tian Yao frowned even more . He knew Yan Hui had been poisoned . He looked at their surroundings, but there was no one around . He could only say: "You sit here . I"m going to find your friend to see if she knows anything about poisons for humans . " "Wait," Yan Hui called out . She impulsively grabbed onto Tian Yao"s hand . "Don"t go . Don"t leave me . " When her soft and slightly hoa.r.s.e voice called out, it not only stunned Tian Yao, it also stunned Yan Hui herself . When Tian Yao saw Yan Hui"s blush-red face, that was when he realized something was wrong . His thoughts spun . Since it wasn"t poison, then it had to be an aphrodisiac . But when he thought about it, it seemed strange . If it was an aphrodisiac, then why didn"t the fatty arrange to meet Yan Hui in a room? Instead he arranged to meet Yan Hui in the water pavilion There was an aftertaste in Tian Yao"s mouth from the rice powder he just ingested . There was still a b.l.o.o.d.y taste . Suddenly, Tian Yao remembered what the three-tailed fox demon said about the l.u.s.t fragrance . It used a fox demon"s blood . and refined it . While Tian Yao was contemplating, Yan Hui was also silent . However her mind was repeatedly thinking f.u.c.k, Tian Yao"s hand was so big and so warm . I just want to grab on and never let go . I want him to touch me again in other places . Although this was circulating in Yan Hui"s head, a shameful feeling deep in Yan Hui"s heart and a shred of rationality in her mind shouted: "Fatty, how dare you give me an aphrodisiac in this kind of place! Are you trying to put on a show for people!" Yan Hui tried hard to let go of Tian Yao"s hand . She stared at her own hand and threatened herself to "let go or else she would chop it off" in her mind one hundred times . However, she discovered her mind had one thousand thoughts of how warm and dry Tian Yao"s hand was, to "hold it tighter, hold it even tighter, then " Claim it . Yan Hui thought she had gone crazy . "Yan Hui . " f.u.c.k . don"t say her name . Her heart was melting! "I think you probably " Don"t say it . She also knew she probably had gone crazy . " . are under the influence of the fox demon"s l.u.s.t fragrance . " Yan Hui was stunned . When those words went into her head, Yan Hui raised her head: "What did you say?" Then she looked at Tian Yao"s face again . Oh, s.h.i.t! It was like he had his own light . So dazzling! "What he gave you to smell was probably what we were looking for, l.u.s.t fragrance refined from fox demons" blood . " "That d.a.m.ned fatty . " Yan Hui used her other hand to cover her eyes, so she couldn"t see Tian Yao . She sincerely pretended to be blind . She stayed silent for a time . Then she asked: "But then . when I see you, why do I become dazzled, lose all my strength, and seem silly? Did he use the wrong drug?" When Tian Yao heard Yan Hui"s description, he became silent . He coughed awkwardly and pulled his hand free from Yan Hui"s grasp . Yan Hui"s hand was empty . The sudden loss caused her to gasp involuntarily . Tian Yao acted like he didn"t hear anything . He sat off to the side and recalled the scene he saw: "He gave you the l.u.s.t fragrance to smell . When he saw you drifting off, he wanted to eat the fragrance . It seems like the fragrance"s purpose isn"t to attract just anyone . Perhaps it can only ensnare specific people . After smelling the l.u.s.t fragrance, the other person eats it . This can make the person who smelled the fragrance infatuated with the other . This method is somewhat similar to one of the gu techniques, Child and Mother Gu . "So you"re saying he didn"t eat the l.u.s.t fragrance . You ate it?" "He wanted to eat it just now but was stopped by me . The l.u.s.t fragrance spilled onto my face in a moment of distraction . I licked my lips and tasted a little " Yan Hui grew angry and cut off Tian Yao: "Did your elders not tell you to not eat random things?!" She was so angry, she hit the table: "Now I like you! What are you going to do?!" She didn"t mince her words in her fury . Tian Yao turned his head and stayed silent for a long time: "The only thing we can do is quickly find where the demon trade is and where they sell the l.u.s.t fragrance . Then we can figure out how to break the spell . " Yan Hui thought about it: "Alright . At the very least, the fatty has completely revealed that he is involved with the people in the demon trade . There must be a connection . Finding him will be enough . That"s our lead . " Tian Yao nodded: "He left not too long ago . If we hurry, we can catch him on the road . " "Even if he returned home, it won"t be a problem . I know the way to the mayor"s house . " "Very well . Let"s go . " Tian Yao stood up, but Yan Hui didn"t move . He turned his head back to look . She was still covering her eyes with her hand . She sat there and waved her free hand at Tian Yao: "You go first . Don"t let me see you . It"s making me blush and my heart race . So embarra.s.sing . " " " Tian Yao turned around . "If you don"t say those kinds of things out loud, maybe it will get better . " Although he said those words, Tian Yao still listened to Yan Hui . He obediently went ahead and left . Yan Hui only move her hand away from her eyes when she heard Tian Yao"s footsteps fade away . She patted her chest: "Be good heart . This kind of pounding can kill someone . ".