Chapter 239 - Keeping Young Master's Little Secret

"Cough cough—"

In the small, pitch-black space, a young woman was curled up and panting.

After being poisoned last night, Huang Quan had been hiding in the closet of Ye Anping's bedroom, sleeping intermittently for several hours, relying on the pills Ye Anping gave her to counter the poison.

Although he told her to take one pill every hour, she didn't know how long an hour lasted, so she would swallow one pill whenever she felt uncomfortable.

At this moment, it seemed that the effect of the pill had worn off again, so Huang Quan uncorked the small bottle of pills and wanted to take another one.

But when she opened the bottle and looked inside, she found that there wasn't a single pill left.

The tingling feeling in her chest kept intensifying, and Huang Quan started to panic. She didn't know what time it was now. If she went out, she would definitely die if she encountered the attackers.

But if she didn't go out now, the poison would probably end her life here.

After weighing the options, Huang Quan had no choice but to push open the wardrobe door. Perhaps due to the poison or maybe because she had been curled up inside for too long, she couldn't muster any strength at all.

With a thud, Huang Quan directly fell from the wardrobe, landing face-first on the ground.

"Hiss..."

Biting her lip, she raised her head to look at the window. Seeing that the sun was already shining outside, she started shouting.

"Help... help..."

Unfortunately, her voice was so weak that it couldn't even get through the paper window.

"Help... Guards... help..."

A deep sense of despair rose in her heart. Gritting her teeth, she squirmed on the ground, crawling toward the door, clinging to a glimmer of hope.Alll latest novels at novelhall.com

"Help..."

Creak—

There was the sound of wooden hinges, and Ye Anping, in blood-stained clothes, stealthily climbed into the room through the back window.

Because he wanted to create an alibi, while the Sword Sect Elders were still discussing the matter of Pei Lianxue, he rushed back to Flowing Water Peak with his sword.

"Oh?" Ye Anping raised an eyebrow. "Tell me."

Huang Quan looked somewhat nervous, and she pursed her lips, staring at Ye Anping's eyes intently, afraid that he would get angry. She pleaded, "Young Master, how about letting me take care of you personally? Such as helping you dress and groom in the morning, bathing, and warming the bed at night... And if Young Master needs to release tension, I can also help... I have been following Young Lady since childhood; I'm very clean... Young Master, you can rest assured..."

"..."

Seeing that Ye Anping stood frozen, Huang Quan hurriedly changed her tune. "Ah...if you don't want to, forget it. I will still help you with the lie..."

Ye Anping pursed his lips, neither agreeing nor denying, just continuing to help Huang Quan drain the poison from her body. He had felt last night that this girl was probably climbing into his bed to seduce him, but he didn't expect her to say it directly.

"I'm not even married to your Young Lady yet, and you dare raise the issue of a shared room?"

"Ah..."

"You have guts."

Ye Anping narrowed his eyes, and Huang Quan turned pale and lowered her head guiltily, not knowing how to defend herself.

She suddenly realized that her mind was clouded by her master's hand caressing her hair.

"I... I'm sorry, master, I... I..."

"It's okay. I won't mention it to Eldest Miss. If you want to take care of me personally, I agree."

At this point, Ye Anping remembered the incident a few days ago when he slept with Yun Yiyi in bed, and she rubbed her cheek against his foot.

After this incident, he felt that there was a certain possibility that Yun Yiyi would come to attack him at night.

"But..." Ye Anping lowered his head in contemplation, and then said, "Whether you can share my room is not something I can decide on, Miss Huang Quan. Mainly because I have some weaknesses in that area and cannot get it up, do you understand?"

?!

Huang Quan's eyes widened, involuntarily looking toward Ye Anping's pants, but then she realized that staring was impolite, and she quickly averted her gaze.

After a moment of thought, she asked, "Ah... Were you born like this?"

"No. I once went to see Doctor Zhang privately. He said it would get better as I grow older," Ye Anping fabricated a reason and said, "Don't let Miss know about this matter. Also, if she comes to my room in the future, remember to help me stop her, okay?"

Master actually told her about such matters; clearly, he trusted her... Huang Quan smiled happily and nodded. "Um..."