Chapter 448: More Potent Than Any Drug

Chapter 448: More Potent Than Any Drug

Her words were far too provocative, and Zhao Changhe was getting increasingly flustered.

If Sisi had not gotten involved personally and only relied on the peculiar effects of the aphrodisiac, Zhao Changhe could still use the Moonglade Sutra he learned from Tang Wanzhuang to keep things under control. But with Sisi sidling up to him and whispering seductive words, not even a reincarnated monk could withstand the temptation.

She did not even need to touch him. Just her natural fragrance alone was enough to drive a man wild. The fragrance of a woman’s perfume has always been a man’s aphrodisiac, and Sisi’s natural fragrance was an intoxicating mix of flowers and poison, exuding the fatal allure of opium.

Moreover, her choice of words was simply too suggestive.

Combined with the drug’s effects, who could resist?

The only solace was that the drug Sisi used was not one of those that would cause him to burn alive if he did not detoxify it. It was not something that would cloud his mind or affect his thoughts, either. It simply stirred desire—making him want, desperately want—without any other negative effects.

Zhao Changhe knew this was just Sisi’s way of a playful, brutal revenge. If he truly could not resist and tried to pounce on her, she would probably slap him across the face and mock him, saying, “So much for all that acting earlier...”

He had no doubt in his mind that that was how it would go.

But what could he do? He was getting really anxious!

Well, if she’s stirring things up, might as well just handle it... It’s not like I haven’t done it before.

Completely unfazed, Zhao Changhe reached down to handle the situation himself.

Sisi: “???”

She was still in the position where she had leaned in close, her lips almost brushing his ear as she whispered seductively, thinking there was no way this guy could resist, expecting him to make a fool of himself. But when she saw what he was doing, her small mouth fell open in shock, unable to close for quite a while.

It looked like you could fit an entire Dragon Bird in her mouth at that point.

“Sisi...” Zhao Changhe said earnestly, “I don’t get the principles or mechanics behind whatever kind of witchcraft or gu poison this is, but yeah, it’s pretty strong. But you were right to want to learn martial arts from the Central Plains. You should study those vicious dual-cultivation techniques more—like the ones where you’ll explode if you don’t do it. Now that would be unbeatable. But this? What’s the point? No matter how strong the desire is, it can just be released. It’s not like I don’t have hands.”

Sisi was speechless for a long moment. She had been planning to turn up the seduction even more, but now she did not know if she was ruining his plan or just helping him out.

After a while, she finally spat out in frustration, “As expected of you, there’s no one more shameless than you in this world. And here you were, pretending to be all virtuous, having all those serious conversations earlier.”

Zhao Changhe calmly replied, “Well, it’s because it’s you. It’s not like you haven’t seen my unbeatable little brother before. If it were someone else, I wouldn’t be this shameless.”

“Ugh!” Sisi gritted her teeth, “Zhao Changhe, your mind sure works fast, doesn’t it? What if I’d poisoned you instead? Would you still be smiling?!”

“Hey, Sisi, there’s no need for all this... I haven’t done anything to offend you this time, have I?”

“You do realize the importance of adding ‘this time’ as a qualifier, don’t you? Have you never offended me before...?” Sisi trailed off mid-sentence. Talking about the past was pointless now. Both of them knew full well who had wronged the other more and who bore the greater guilt.

At the time, she had acknowledged her mistakes, which was why she had been so cooperative ever since.

But after all this time, meeting him again in such an exotic place, Sisi could not help but wonder if this seemingly proper man was the kind of person who could be easily seduced into forgetting everything, turning into nothing more than a drooling dog at her beck and call.

As it turned out, he was not.

After all, her culture shared roots with these people, and their heritage was intertwined.

Zhao Changhe noticed a flicker of emotion in her eyes. Gently, he said, “Maybe it doesn’t directly affect you... but you do want the people here to have better lives, don’t you?”

Sisi pouted. “What can I do about it? I already risked my life to carry out the assassination. If the sky falls, I can’t hold it up. I also don’t believe that you and Yue Hongling, just two people on the Ranking of Man, can change anything.”

Zhao Changhe’s thoughts turned to Li Shentong, his ancient and wise face flashing in his mind. “No... there are Ranking of Heaven figures involved in this.”

Sisi visibly shuddered. “You can bring in someone from the Ranking of Heaven to influence this situation?”

Zhao Changhe looked at her sudden surge of excitement, curious. “If I can, what’s your plan?”

Sisi bit her lip, hesitating for a moment before shaking her head. “Never mind. But if there are Ranking of Heaven figures involved, it does open up more possibilities. It’s something to think about.”

Zhao Changhe asked, “Are you thinking of having someone from the Ranking of Heaven help your Ancient Spirit Tribe?”

Sisi loudly retorted, “No! My Ancient Spirit Tribe doesn’t need help from anyone! Don’t get any ideas!”

Zhao Changhe smiled knowingly. “Fine, then think of it as helping me. Once things settle down here, I’d like to visit your Ancient Spirit Tribe. What kind of conditions would I need to fulfill for that?”

Sisi almost instinctively wanted to say it was impossible, but when she thought of his mention of Ranking of Heaven figures, the words got caught in her throat. Instead, she spat out angrily, “Unless you marry into the tribe, there’s no chance.”

The moment she said that, the atmosphere suddenly grew quiet.

The two of them were still in the bath, very close to each other.

Zhao Changhe was unclothed, his dragon bird ferocious, his body suffused with the effects of the aphrodisiac. His skin had a reddish hue, and his eyes were tinged with bloodshot veins. His breathing was heavy, and his hand still gripped Sisi’s wrist, sealing her blood flow, leaving her completely powerless, weakly leaning against him.

As soon as the silence fell, the tension became palpable. Zhao Changhe’s rough breathing was audible, as was Sisi’s own soft, anxious, and unsteady breathing.

If the condition to “marry” into her tribe was implied, it seemed that they were just a step away from having a pretext for that...

Yet Zhao Changhe released her wrist, turning his head aside, muttering, “You should leave. I... I still need to, well, resolve this.”

Sisi’s sealed energy began to flow again, her strength returning as her blood circulated freely.

She suddenly burst into laughter, her wrist twisting as she slipped a pill into his mouth. “I have the antidote. But if, after taking it, you still want to resolve something, that’s up to you. No one’s stopping you.”

With that, she leaped out of the bath, sending a cascade of water splashing into the air like a misty rain.

Sisi stepped out of the tent and, glancing back through the shimmering water droplets, softly chuckled. “Master Zhao truly is unbeatable—to think that after all that, it’s still so fierce... If it were to be directed inside someone, they might not survive...”

Her voice echoed faintly as her figure vanished into the night.

“Shit...” Zhao Changhe groaned, hunched over, feeling the intensity within. Even with the antidote, the burning heat was not fully subdued.

The desire was indeed not just from the drug—Sisi herself was more potent than any aphrodisiac.