Chapter 448: She Is More Charming Than Medicine

Chapter 448: She Is More Enchanting Than Any Potion

The words were far too provocative, and Zhao Changhe found himself thoroughly stirred.

If Sisi had not personally intervened, relying solely on the peculiar aphrodisiac’s effects, Zhao Changhe could still have managed with the Tang family’s mental techniques. But once Sisi herself drew close, whispering seductively, even a reincarnated Tang Monk would have been unable to resist.

No contact was even needed—just the scent alone could set one’s heart racing. A woman’s perfume has always been a man’s aphrodisiac, let alone Sisi’s natural body fragrance, which seemed a blend of flowers and poison, exuding a deadly allure like that of opium poppies.

And her choice of words made one stand at attention without any effort.

Coupled with the drug’s effects, who could withstand it?

The only small comfort was that the potion Sisi had administered was not the kind that would cause death by burning if left untreated, nor did it cloud the mind with feverish confusion. It merely stirred desire—pure, intense longing—with no other negative side effects.

Zhao Changhe knew this was merely Sisi’s cruel revenge. If he truly could not resist and lunged at her, he was certain to receive a slap across the face, accompanied by a sneer: “Look at you, putting on such airs before…”

He was a hundred percent sure that would be the outcome, with no doubt whatsoever.

But what to do? He was desperate!

If he was stirred to the brink, he would just take care of it himself—it wasn’t as if he hadn’t seen it before.

Zhao Changhe, acting as if no one else were present, reached down and took matters into his own hands.

Sisi: “???”

She was still leaning over from behind, her small head tilted, her red lips brushing faintly against Zhao Changhe’s ear as she breathed like orchid-scented mist. She had been certain he could not hold out, expecting to make a fool of him. But when she saw this scene, her little mouth hung half-open, unable to close for a long time.

It looked as if one could stuff a dragon sparrow into it; she was utterly dumbfounded.

“Sisi…” Zhao Changhe said to her with profound seriousness, “Your kind of blood-and-flesh witchcraft that stirs primal desires, or perhaps it’s triggered by gu? I don’t understand the principle, but it’s quite impressive. Still, your earlier wish to learn Central Plains martial arts was very wise. You should study more of those sinister techniques of yin-yang union—like ones that cause the body to explode if not consummated. That would be truly inescapable… What use is this? Even if desire arises, just release it. Do you think your master here lacks hands or something?”

Sisi was speechless for a long while. She had originally planned to do something even more provocative, but now she could not bring herself to. Was she trying to trap him or entertain him?

After a long pause, she said indignantly, “As expected of you—your thick skin is unmatched in this world. And you still pretend to be a gentleman in front of me, carrying on such proper conversations.”

Zhao Changhe said leisurely, “That’s because it’s you. You’ve seen my invincible little brother before. If it were someone else, I wouldn’t be so shameless.”

“Pah!” Sisi ground her teeth and said, “Zhao Changhe, you think you’re clever, don’t you? What if I had administered a deadly poison? Let’s see if you’d still be smiling!”

“Hey, Sisi, why must it be like this? In this meeting, I haven’t offended you, have I…”

“You even have to add the condition ‘in this meeting’? Haven’t you offended me before?” Sisi stopped mid-sentence. Bringing up the past was pointless anyway—who had offended whom more, and who was more at fault, she knew well enough.

At the time, she had admitted her mistake in her heart, so afterward she had been obedient and cooperative.

But now, with time having passed and meeting again in a foreign land, Sisi wanted to know if this seemingly proper man would forget everything at the slightest temptation, like a drooling dog.

Yet he had actually held out.

From another angle, did that mean he was still holding a grudge?

How petty! Such a small matter, and so long ago!

Sisi’s eyes darted around, and her voice became seductive again as her hand tried to reach into the water: “I know I was wrong back then, master… Please don’t be angry, okay? Isn’t it tiring for you to do it yourself? Let me help you…”

Zhao Changhe said, “So, administering the potion was your way of atoning?”

“Yes…” Sisi’s hand had already slipped into the water.

Suddenly, as if she had been shocked by electricity, she let out a muffled groan, half her body going numb.

The next moment, her wrist was caught. Zhao Changhe pulled hard, and with a splash, he dragged Sisi entirely into the water, her face nearly brushing past his again…

“Gulp,” Sisi surfaced indignantly, meeting Zhao Changhe’s half-smiling gaze: “How about Central Plains martial arts?”

Sisi said angrily, “What kind of strange technique is this? Why can you discharge electricity?”

“That’s not electricity; it’s killing intent. You activated my blood energy, which overflowed into the pool. Though invisible and intangible, I can still command it. This is an insight from my first hidden treasure. If you haven’t reached this step, consider it a lesson from me.”

Sisi bit her lower lip and said in a coquettish voice, “Master has me subdued now, just holding my wrist and doing nothing? You’ve even stopped doing what you were doing…”

Zhao Changhe sighed softly: “Sisi… it’s not that I insist on being proper. The truth is, all that flirtation between us back then was just an act. Neither of us had any real feelings. Why keep dragging this out? Let’s return to normal cooperation, each getting what we need, alright?”

Sisi snorted, “That sounds nice, but you’re just angry with me. A grown man, and it’s been a year…”

“No.” Zhao Changhe said seriously, “I have no such intentions—neither to flirt nor to dwell on old grudges. The situation in the Southwest is so complicated that I feel every step is fraught with danger. This is no time for distractions.”

Sisi was silent for a moment, then slowly said, “Isn’t the situation quite clear? How is it complicated?”

“Because although Lei Ao wants to kill Wang Daozhong, not Zhao Changhe, why does he want to kill Wang Daozhong? The situation you described earlier doesn’t resolve this confusion. What benefit would killing him bring to their independence? What other ideas do they have? If the Sword Hut is only supporting Southwest independence, why would they need to relocate the entire sect? What’s the point? Shi Wuding challenged Wang Daozhong—what was his purpose, and who instigated it?”

Sisi’s eyes widened: “You were thinking about Wang Daozhong and Lei Ao while you were… doing that.”

Zhao Changhe: “…No… Damn it, your mind wasn’t this frivolous before. You say I’ve become too proper, but I think you’ve become silly.”

“Because what you’re talking about has nothing to do with me. Why should I care?”

“Are you sure it has nothing to do with you? If the Miao territories are unified by force, won’t you be the first target?”

“I’ll just hide in the Guling secret realm. Who would know who I am or where I am? What does it matter to me how the Miao territories change? I’m not even from here.”

Zhao Changhe fell silent.

Indeed, Sisi was truly the most detached of all. What happened here was just a trial and observation for her. Though she had her own stance, she couldn’t be too invested. Her interest in him, Zhao Changhe, far outweighed her interest in the local upheaval.

Yet she had personally acted, disguised as Yue Hongling, to carry out an assassination—that was a real risk. If Zhao Changhe hadn’t delayed Shi Wuding at the time, she would have been in grave danger.

So perhaps she did have some feelings for this place.

After all, they shared the same roots, even the same culture.

Zhao Changhe saw the flicker in her eyes and said softly, “Maybe they won’t have a direct impact on you… but you still hope the people here live well, don’t you?”

Sisi pouted: “What can I do? I’ve already risked my life to assassinate. Even if the sky falls, I can’t hold it up. And I don’t think you and Yue Hongling, mere Human Roll experts, can change anything.”

A thought of Li Shentong’s rugged face flashed through Zhao Changhe’s mind: “No, there’s a Heaven Roll gaze in this matter.”

Sisi shuddered: “Can you bring in a Heaven Roll force in this matter?”

Seeing how excited she suddenly became, Zhao Changhe asked curiously, “If so, what do you have in mind?”

Sisi bit her lower lip, hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: “Never mind. But with a Heaven Roll involved, there’s indeed more room to maneuver… I can think about it…”

Zhao Changhe said, “You… do you want a Heaven Roll expert to help your Guling tribe?”

Sisi exclaimed, “No! My Guling tribe doesn’t need anyone’s help! Don’t be so clever!”

Zhao Changhe said, “Then consider it helping me… When this is over, I want to visit the Guling tribe. What conditions are needed?”

Sisi almost blurted out “impossible,” but thinking of the Heaven Roll he had just mentioned, she held back and said angrily, “Unless you marry into the tribe, otherwise, no way.”

With that, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent.

Both were in the wooden tub, very close.

Zhao Changhe was naked, his dragon sparrow fierce, his whole body steaming with the desire stirred by the aphrodisiac, his skin slightly flushed, a hint of bloodshot in his eyes… And now he held Sisi’s wrist, her blood channels sealed, leaving her limp and leaning against him.

As the silence settled, she could immediately feel his heavy breathing and her own flustered, uneasy weakness.

If he were to “marry” into the tribe, wouldn’t it just take one thrust?

But Zhao Changhe released her wrist, turned his head away, and said, “You go back. I… I still need to take care of something.”

Sisi’s sealed channels reopened, her blood and qi flowing freely again, restoring her strength.

She let out a “pfft” laugh, flipped her wrist, and suddenly stuffed a pill into his mouth: “I have the antidote… Of course, if you still want to take care of it after taking the antidote, that’s your hobby, and no one can stop you.”

With that, she leaped out of the tub, splashing water everywhere like rain and mist.

Sisi stepped out of the tent, turned back in the misty rain, and said with a soft laugh: "Master is truly invincible, after dealing with it for so long, still so fierce... If this were to thrust into someone, they'd be killed by you, Master..."

Her voice faded away, and she was gone.

Damn... Zhao Changhe hunched over, even the antidote couldn't suppress it.

The desire wasn't caused by the drug; she herself was more potent than any drug.