Wait, somethingâs wrong!
Jiang Chenâs perceptions were incredibly astute due to training the Psychicâs Head. He hadnât noticed something was out of the ordinary when heâd first entered.
But, as he was about to walk out of the door, he could subtly feel that something was wrong.
âWhat wrong?â Dan Fei asked when she saw Jiang Chen frown.
Jiang Chenâs tone chilled slightly, âDonât you feel that thereâs a faintly discernible presence floating through the air?â
Dan Fei sensed attentively for a while and shook her head with a lost expression. âNo.â
âHold your breath.â Jiang Chenâs expression changed as he immediately opened the door and all the windows.
He then tugged on Dan Feiâs sleeve and dragged her out the door into the yard.
Dan Fei was shocked by his sudden action, but with her understanding of Jiang Chen, she knew that something was surely up at this point. Knowing his steadiness, he would never act so impulsively otherwise.
âBrother Boulder, whatâs going on?â Dan Fei asked.
âOf all the precautions I took, I still didnât defend against this.â Jiang Chenâs expression would be quite ugly at this point if he hadnât been wearing a mask.
Heâd always been quite careful and would enter his room with utmost care whenever he returned. Heâd only enter after observing the surroundings for quite a while.
He was afraid that someone would plot against him and deploy various unscrupulous methods.
However, heâd been on his guard against his own room but he hadnât done the same for brother Xiao Feiâs room.
He took in large breaths of air from the outside but could still feel the blood in his veins circulating at a faster speed.
There seemed to be a ball of flame slowly burning in his body. He felt a very strange feeling of countless bugs crawling over his body.
âIâve been poisoned!â Jiang Chenâs first thought was that heâd been poisoned. However, when he sensed carefully, he didnât find any traces of being poisoned.
Where was this bizarre feeling coming from if he hadnât been poisoned?
âThis... is bad...â Jiang Chen could feel a bizarreness in certain parts of his body. His body leapt away as he dodged back into his own room.
He sat down cross legged and circulated the Boulderâs Heart, planning on controlling this sudden impulse.
However, the Boulderâs Heart could only restrain the wild fancies of his mind, but couldnât tamper down the instinctive impulsiveness of his body.
As naive as he was in the ways of men and women, Jiang Chen understood by now that he hadnât been poisoned, but a depraved aphrodisiac.
He felt the blood in his body circulating at a continuously faster pace. An enormous impulsive feeling continued to agitate in his body, making him feel like an inflating balloon.
âWhat kind of lewd poison is this that it could be so domineering?â Jiang Chen was shocked. Heâd downed successively numerous spirit medicines that would reduce internal flames, but it was still insufficient to repress that strong impulse.
His body was like it was about to explode, as a ball of flame roared fiercely three inches beneath his navel. He was tough as iron, as if an ancient, fierce beast that was about to break free of its seal.
âWho would be so treacherous to use such a bizarre poison to entrap me?â Jiang Chen was extremely depressed. He was an old hat at using poison, but although he had some knowledge of aphrodisiacs, heâd never studied them.
Unfortunately, this was what heâd happened to fall victim to this time.
The door creaked open.
Dan Fei walked in hastily and was greeted with the eyes of a wild beast.
When she saw Jiang Chenâs reddened eyes and his crazed look of hunger, Dan Fei was enormously startled, âBrother Boulder, whatâs wrong with you?â
Jiang Chen was immediately enraged when he saw her walk in. He roared, âJust who are you?!?â
âI...â Dan Fei was completely perplexed. She had no idea why Jiang Chen was asking her this.
Jiang Chenâs eyes spat fire. âI was too naive and actually trusted you. To think that you had colluded with the sect disciples to plot against me!â
A roaring sound exploded in Dan Feiâs mind as she became completely shell shocked. I... plotting against you? What... what??
Even if I, Dan Fei died, I would never scheme against you.
âBrother Boulder, I... I swear to the heavens that I really didnât plot against you. Whatâs going on? Your eyes are so red.â
It was a good thing that he was sitting cross legged on the ground. Otherwise, the sight of his greatly peaked privates would likely scare Dan Fei out of her wits and send her scurrying for cover.
âYou didnât plot against me? Then how come Iâve fallen victim to this poison but youâre completely fine without any symptoms? The poison originated from your room, and you dare say that it had nothing to do with you?â Jiang Chen flared his aura. If the other moved at all or had any suspicious traces in his tone, he would absolutely strike out with all his strength and kill the other immediately.
âThe poison originated from my room? I... I really donât seem to be poisoned. But, I really didnât plot against you. Iâm right here right now. If Iâve done anything against you, you can kill me with one blow!â Dan Fei was almost to the point of tears as well. Sheâd never seen Jiang Chen in this state.
Even someone as calm as her had been frightened. She was stupefied and her voice was trembling. Dan Fei was almost crying.
âImpossible!â Jiang Chen shook his head. âMy defenses are stronger than yours, so thereâs no reason that Iâm poisoned and youâre unscathed!â
Dan Fei also thought it odd. She believed that Jiang Chen would never talk random nonsense. The poison mustâve originated from her room.
However, it was also true that she hadnât been poisoned.
âBrother Boulder, what poison have you been afflicted with? Is there an antidote to this poison? Should I go alert the examiners?â
Jiang Chen stared fixedly at the other and saw that their panic and disarray didnât seem to be an act. He couldnât help but think, does he really not know? Does this really have nothing to do with him?
Jiang Chen was quite skilled in reading others and could tell that brother Xiao Fei wasnât putting on a pretense. If the other really did have collusions with the sect disciples, he should be hiding in the shadows at the moment and watching everything unfold, not walking in to place himself at Jiang Chenâs mercy.
However, why was it that he had been poisoned but Xiao Fei was alright?
Could it be that he was naturally immune?
In terms of being resistant to poison, his body was absolutely resistant. But that medicine was obviously not poison and just an aphrodisiac. Technically speaking, it wasnât a poison.
It was precisely because this wasnât a poison that Jiang Chen had succumbed to it.
His enemies had also been quite thorough as they hadnât made a direct move against Jiang Chen, but Xiao Fei instead.
What did this indicate? It meant that his enemies feared him and wasnât certain of their success in front of him. This was why they had acted against him indirectly through Xiao Fei.
This way, his mental defenses had been greatly lowered.
One had to say, this was a good plan and itâd been calculated quite precisely.
Dan Fei threw all other thoughts out of her mind at this point and walked over with concern. âBrother Boulder, there must be an antidote to this poison. Tell me and Iâll go look for it now.â
Jiang Chen reached out a hand and halted her in her footsteps. âDonât come any closer!â
Dan Feiâs body trembled slightly. As she looked at his reddened eyes, she knew that he was absolutely in immense discomfort at this moment and suffering greatly.
She stood there dumbly, feeling as if blades were cutting into her heart. She deathly wished that she could take Jiang Chenâs place and suffer on his behalf.
But, why was she completely safe and sound? Dan Fei completely didnât understand.
âPoison... heh heh, it wouldnât be a problem if it was poison. But this isnât poison at all, but an aphrodisiac. Of extreme masculinity and yang, itâs stoking all the yang qi in my body and is increasing the rate of my circulation. If I donât vent this yang qi, my body will explode. If Iâm lucky, I will end up with a cultivation deviation, immediate death if Iâm not. I have no way of treating this poison or treating its symptoms if I donât know the recipe of this medicine.â
âWhat?â Dan Fei lost her voice in shock. She hadnât thought at all that itâd be this kind of poison.
She immediately understood why she hadnât been affected. This poison of extreme yang was obviously only effective on males.
She was a girl, so how could she possibly be affected?
Dan Fei was completely shell shocked in that moment and completely frantic. She was full of self accusation. âItâs all my fault, itâs all my fault! If I hadnât opened the window, that person wouldnât have been able to scatter the powder in with the force of his blow. If I hadnât emitted a sound, Jiang Chen wouldnât have come to my room...â
This was a plot of successive elements.
The origin of the poison was her.
âThe enemy made their move on me because they knew they wouldnât succeed if they targeted Jiang Chen directly. Therefore, they used me to attack him indirectly. I... Iâm so useless! Itâs all my fault, I dragged him down!â
Dan Feiâs heart was in a wild disarray as guilt stoppered her chest. She truly wanted to fall on her own blade to atone for her wrongdoings.
âBrother Boulder, itâs all my fault!â Dan Fei murmured in an anguished tone. âKill me, itâs all my fault! They knew Iâm useless so they made their move through me to get at you. Itâs all my fault in the end. If you want to vent your anger, kill me with one blow...â
Jiang Chen snorted coldly as he sweated profusely. He also knew at this moment that this matter truly had nothing to do with Xiao Fei.
He could only blame the enemy for being too cunning in using their method to make their move.
But why hadnât Xiao Fei succumbed to it? Jiang Chen still didnât understand, but he had no ability to contemplate this now.
The blood vessels of his body were all frothing. It was a futile exercise no matter how he tried to restrain himself or regain a calm state of mind.
The kind of impulse was like an ancient beast about to break free of its cage. He needed to vent himself like a roaring deluge of water, and only the relations between a man and a woman could give him relief.
Jiang Chenâs mind was already a bit hazy at the moment, and his dao heart as firm as a boulder was slowly succumbing.
The instinctive power of his body was overwhelming everything now.
âIt isnât that there are no female cultivators within the mystic quadrant. Thereâs a ton in the Flowing Wind Sect. But since the enemy is using this kind of method to plot against me, he must have laid more plans. If I try to engage in illicit relations like a rapist, then I will surely fall into their trap. Not to mention that I, Jiang Chen, am an upright man. How can I do something as shameful as forcing myself upon others? Iâd rather die than do something like that!â
Jiang Chenâs internal struggles made his breathing become faster.
âYou... get out!â Jiang Chenâs eyes spat out fiery sparks. Although this matter had nothing to do with Xiao Fei, he was unwilling for others to see him in his current state.
Dan Fei shook her head resolutely, âNo, Iâm not leaving. Itâs all my fault, so if weâre going to die, Iâll die with you!â
âDie? Do you think itâs a matter of death? Do you really have to see me make a fool out of myself?!â Jiang Chen was roaring like a wild beast by now as he began to rage out of control.