“Can I not drink it?”
Chen Qing watched Silly Shizun’s clumsy acting and gave her another choice. She picked up the sword on the table.
She pulled out a section of it, and the cold gleam of the blade made Su Mu’s heart chill by half.
“I’ll drink it, I’ll drink it!”
Su Mu cast her gaze toward the two cups on the bedside table.
People had often asked her before: if there were two cups of poison in front of her, one that would kill quickly and one that would kill more slowly, which would she choose?
Su Mu never imagined that one day, this question would actually befall her.
Judging from how Chen Qing had just dumped an entire packet directly into the cup—with such a huge dose, and it being Beast Laxative to boot—Su Mu felt that if she dared to drink that one, she’d be stuck in the toilet for a whole week.
But the packet Chen Qing had added, though it looked like a smaller amount, she couldn’t be sure.
What if Chen Qing had bought that Certain Death Powder the shopkeeper recommended? Then she’d have to say goodbye to this world.
Half a life versus a full life—Su Mu didn’t want to lose either!
“I… I’ll voluntarily drink two more bowls of Tonic Soup! Can I skip these two cups?”
Watching Silly Shizun trying to haggle, Chen Qing pulled the sword out a bit further.
Seeing how determined she was, Su Mu could only tremble as she reached out with her little hand and picked up the cup with the Beast Laxative.
【Host, think twice! Beast Laxative is far stronger than regular laxative. Dehydration can also lead to death.】
The System’s words made the already terrified Su Mu shake so hard that she nearly spilled the water from the cup.
Staring at the murky liquid in the cup, Su Mu was on the verge of tears.
She shouldn’t have bought the Beast Laxative. She never expected the Villain to use it against her.
After hesitating for a long time, Su Mu still set the cup back down.
She really didn’t dare to test this veterinary laxative.
She picked up the other cup, which looked relatively normal.
The unknown risk made Su Mu nervously swallow.
But when people are nervous, their little brains can spin at top speed.
In a flash of inspiration, Su Mu pretended to be torn as she picked up both cups, looking back and forth between them with feigned hesitation.
Chen Qing could tell exactly what Silly Shizun was up to from the shifting look in her eyes.
But she didn’t call out this Shizun who was trying to be clever. Instead, she quietly watched her put on the show.
Lacking confidence deep down, Su Mu sneaked a glance at Chen Qing and saw no unusual reaction.
With a “slip of the hand,” she let both cups fall toward the floor.
Watching the two cups plummeting, a flash of glee appeared in Su Mu’s eyes.
Heh heh! This way, it wouldn’t be that she refused to drink—it would be that there was nothing left to drink.
But the delight in Su Mu’s eyes came to an abrupt halt.
The falling cups were effortlessly caught by Chen Qing as she bent down.
However, Chen Qing only caught one—the one filled with Beast Laxative shattered on the floor, splashing up an ugly puddle.
“Since there’s still this one left, Venerable Master, you’ll have to drink this cup.”
Staring at the cup in Chen Qing’s hand, Su Mu didn’t even have a chance to hesitate this time.
From what Chen Qing knew of Su Mu, she was certain that even if only this one cup remained, this Silly Shizun would still try some trick and refuse to drink it.
But this time, Chen Qing had no intention of giving Silly Shizun another chance to be clever.
She took the water from the cup into her own mouth in one gulp.
Chen Qing’s action left Su Mu dumbfounded.
Wasn’t she supposed to poison her? Why was she drinking it herself?
Could it be that she had finally realized from the bottom of her heart how vile and twisted she was, and decided to commit suicide as atonement?
But clearly, Su Mu had overthought it.
Chen Qing set the cup down properly and used her cool fingers to lift Su Mu’s chin.
Their soft lips met in a lingering kiss.
Before Su Mu could react, the warm liquid was passed into her mouth.
She wanted to resist, but it was already too late. Her territory had been mercilessly invaded by Chen Qing.
“Cough cough cough!”
A sticky silver thread connected Chen Qing’s and Su Mu’s lips.
Obvious teeth marks appeared on Su Mu’s glossy, rosy lips.
Short of breath and choking, Su Mu coughed violently.
The liquid she had resisted and feared had all entered her body.
“W-What did you put in the cup?”
Su Mu looked at Chen Qing with tense apprehension, dreading that she’d say a name that sounded all too familiar.
If it really was the deadly poison she’d bought from that Benevolent Hall shop, then she was done for.
Seeing Silly Shizun’s frightened expression, a playful smile tugged at Chen Qing’s lips.
“Burning Body Poison. In half an hour without the antidote, you’ll feel a scorching heat all over your body, and eventually die in agony~”
“What?!”
Though the name wasn’t familiar, after hearing Chen Qing’s description, Su Mu felt the sky falling down.
It was over—the Villain had truly gone for the kill this time. She wouldn’t live long ╥﹏╥
Watching Silly Shizun’s face gradually flush red, Chen Qing crouched down and began removing her shoes.
Seeing Chen Qing’s actions, Su Mu was so angry she could burst.
This detestable Villain not only wanted to poison her to death but also planned to bully her one last time before she died. It was utterly outrageous!
But when Chen Qing’s cool fingers touched her ankle, Su Mu suddenly felt her body go limp.
Even the curses she wanted to hurl at Chen Qing turned into muffled moans from her lips.
Chen Qing carefully extracted the fair, soft, smooth little foot from the shoe, like taking a piece of creamy white jade from a storage box.
Her hand gripped Su Mu’s delicate ankle, and the strange sensation in her body made her want to pull her little foot back from Chen Qing’s grasp.
But Chen Qing’s firm hold was like an iron clamp—no matter how Su Mu struggled, it was useless.
Gazing at the little foot as tempting as summer ice cream, Chen Qing teasingly blew a puff of hot air on it.
This breath made Su Mu, whose body was already feeling off, tremble uncontrollably. Her body grew unbearably hot, just as Chen Qing had described.
She didn’t know if the poison had other side effects, but Su Mu felt her body becoming extremely sensitive.
When Chen Qing blew on her little foot, she instinctively bit her lower lip hard, her heavy breathing carrying a suppressed, heart-itching gasp.
Her face was now flushed with an alluring drunken red, her clear eyes hazy with daze.
Seeing Silly Shizun’s dazed gaze, Chen Qing knew the drug had fully taken effect.
She grasped Su Mu’s little foot in her palm and played with it meticulously.
The uncomfortable, suppressed sensation made Su Mu’s body grow hotter and hotter.
She even proactively undid her belt, revealing the faintly visible snowy skin beneath her thin shirt.
But even after loosening her clothes, the discomfort didn’t ease.
Instead, because of Chen Qing’s fondling of her sole, it grew even hotter.
Seeing Silly Shizun’s actions, Chen Qing knew she couldn’t wait any longer.
With the belt already undone, she placed her palm directly on the firm waist.
As her palm stroked the feverish skin, the discomfort made Su Mu instinctively twist away, trying to escape her touch.
