Chapter 452: Tomorrow or Unexpected Events—Which Comes First?
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"Heh, I'll have some then. Today's a happy day~"
"Yes, yes~ Qinghan will drink with Master~"
Ye Qinghan had waited day after day until this moment. Watching her master down the wine she offered in one gulp, she knew his dominance was complete.
Ignoring the stares around her, she was the young miss—what did she have to fear?
With a single word from her, these junior sisters would be silenced tomorrow, unable to utter a sound.
As for the master's wife, if she truly tried to intervene, the drugged cup wouldn't even reach the master's lips.
As if awakened by blood ties, Ye Qinghan, like Li Shiyao, had come to realize over the past year that swift action was paramount—lest delays invite complications.
Slowly slipping off the chastity bracelet from her wrist, Ye Qinghan leaned forward. As she drew closer to her master, she cradled the drugged wine flask in her arms, preventing anyone from stealing a sip.
Nothing Master had bestowed upon Qinghan lay idle. The alchemy furnace, refined under her guidance, now produced only top-grade elixirs.
That golden-lacquered Dragon Vitality Pill would serve as the perfect antidote for her master's intoxication later…
Today, she was determined to devour her master, leaving nothing behind!
Meanwhile, Chu Youwei had already been confined to her quarters…
"Li Shiyu! You're all scum! Let me out!"
To be safe, Li Shiyao had taken Chu Youwei's Jade Pendant, casting twelve layers of barriers around the confinement room and sealing it completely shut with the Chaos Bell.
"Sis Youwei, Shiyu won't harm you. We just don't want you disrupting Senior Sister."
"How dare you drug our Master! When she finds out, she won't let you off!"
"By the time Master finds out, it'll be too late. By then, Senior Sister will already be the child's mother."
Bound tightly by the Immortal-Binding Rope, Chu Youwei couldn't move a muscle—the only thing she could move was her mouth!
"You ungrateful wretches! How did our Master treat you? How dare you!"
Li Shiyao sighed as she stood at the door. She had only just received her senior sister's message instructing her to lock Chu Youwei away.
It must be said, the senior sister was remarkably prescient.
Li Shiyao had assumed that since Chu Youwei accepted Yu Lan, she would likely be quite tolerant of such matters.
But clearly, her senior sister understood Chu Youwei better. It wasn't that Chu Youwei couldn't accept the Master sleeping with other women.
In Chu Youwei's eyes, the matter of sleeping with the master was insignificant. If the master wished to sleep with anyone, he could do so. If he chose Ye Qinghan, she naturally wouldn't interfere.
But it couldn't be achieved by any means necessary—it had to be the master's genuine desire.
Chu Youwei would likely never condone drugging someone. Otherwise, how could she have remained a virgin for thousands of years?
But in Ye Qinghan's eyes, the Master was nothing but a blockhead—his wife was absolutely right!
No matter how obvious or subtle the hints, the master stubbornly clung to his own stubborn ways!
How had Ye Qinghan acted in the past? What had her master's reaction been?
If she couldn't hear his thoughts, she'd start wondering if something was wrong with her natural charm!
As they drank, Ye Qinghan noticed her master gradually shifting closer to her.
This was entirely expected. The master was feeling hot, and she was the cool breeze beside him~
Today, Ye Qinghan and the Master had effectively shared a cup of wine.
As the name implies, they took turns drinking from the same cup.
After Ye Qinghan finished a cup, she would leave a trace of her fragrant saliva inside before refilling it with the medicated nectar and offering it to her master's lips.
She then took her master's cup and poured herself a drink as well~
Her master might resist the intoxication, or perhaps the potion's effects.
But the aphrodisiac properties of the fragrant saliva, combined with the Fox Demon King's blood, would gradually etch that lingering desire deep into his very marrow.
Ye Qinghan was in no hurry. This was his midnight snack for the night, simmered slowly over a low flame. Only when it had fully absorbed the flavor would it be truly savory.
"Master, are you feeling warm?"
"Heh, perhaps a little…"
Ye Qinghan promptly straddled Su Cheng, sliding his body into Su Cheng's embrace.
"Uh… Qinghan?"
Hearing his inner thoughts, Master had been startled awake by her bold move, but she had already prepared a countermeasure.
Just as mortals have methods to tame beasts, the Master possesses ways to command the world and rule over all people.
And Qinghan had long declared she commanded her master~
Perhaps Cangjue could resort to force, but she could not.
To her, the Master responded to gentleness, not force. Ye Qinghan could only proceed slowly and carefully.
"Master, Qinghan is so afraid… so afraid of never seeing you again…"
The moment these words left her lips, she sensed her Master's heart shift from earlier rejection to silent tenderness. She knew her intuition had been spot on.
"Fear not. Your master will never leave Qinghan."
Hearing these words, Ye Qinghan felt no triumphant joy.
Her master had spent her entire life saving this person and that person, always smiling.
But over the past year, she seemed to have gradually come to understand this Master—to understand what Master was like when alone.
Her master's hands were large enough to grasp the entire world.
Yet at the same time, her hands were so small they couldn't even hold onto the one she loved.
She witnessed the tender moments between her master and General Bingling, and heard the vows her master made to Lord Xunye.
There was the General's vow of undying loyalty before the battlefield, and the dawns shared with Lord Xunye in Yichen Valley.
There was the promise to Lady Gu'ai to rewrite the rules, and the vow to General Yehe of eternal love.
He was the king Gu Ai had waited for so long, and the dawn Qinghan had longed for all these years.
If Ye Qinghan had harbored any lingering doubts before, they were now completely dispelled.
If Ye Qinghan had once hesitated, she now felt completely at ease.
If no one else loves the Master, then she will love him.
【Why are you crying?】
Su Cheng was a bit dazed, but not so much that he couldn't feel his clothes dampened by tears.
【Hehe~ What a joke, this so-called Demon Emperor of the North. In the end, you're still that little fox who loves to wipe away tears~】
Ye Qinghan didn't lift her head, burying herself deeper into her master's embrace.
Only after a long while did she rise to continue drinking with her master. Her plan was still proceeding steadily.
Everyone pretended not to notice, as if they hadn't seen a thing.
Su Muchan didn't care about such things; if anything, she found it odd that it hadn't happened sooner.
If anything, Su Muchan hoped Ye Qinghan would succeed.
The hardest part is always the beginning. If Ye Qinghan could break the ice, her own future actions would likely become much easier.
Miaomiao's cheeks flushed crimson. Even if she understood, she dared not speak further. Matters between the young mistress and Sect Leader Su were none of her concern.
Xu Zhanfeng had intended to leave, but Dongfang Jue detained him, seemingly wanting to join in the lively atmosphere.
As for Bai Tao, she could only watch from afar as Ye Qinghan clung to Su Cheng.
Even Bai Tao, though simple-minded, now understood: good men did exist in this world.
A man who could traverse time and space just to find his beloved—wasn't such a man worthy of love?
Growing old together in this lifetime seemed far more enviable than cultivating immortality.
As for Cangjue and Yulan, they merely exchanged knowing smiles. To them, it all seemed childish.
What's the big deal about dual cultivation? Why all the fuss? Poisoning, incense spit…
When the time came, they simply knocked on Su Cheng's door. Everything else would follow naturally, wouldn't it?
【Hiss… Wait, something feels off. I'm nearly at the stage of transcending to godhood now. How could…】
【Is it because Qinghan isn't wearing the Lust-Cutting Bracelet? Why is it so hot?】
Hearing her master's inner thoughts, Ye Qinghan immediately sprang into action!
"Master, here's a hangover pill. Would you like to take one?"
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