Chapter 65 The Substitute Chapter: Drugging

[Host, this guy just gave you the friend card, haha.]

Qingya narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the person whose attention was completely focused on whistling, but he didn't take it seriously.

Xie Changyu's interest came and went quickly. After he had figured out the little gadget, he lost interest, but he didn't plan to return it. Maybe he would need it in the future.

Just as he was wondering what the guy who hadn't spoken for so long was doing, he looked up and saw a pair of rather deep eyes.

He found it strange, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Qingya curled the corners of her lips. "I'm just curious, isn't Young Master Xie worried about himself?"

"Worried about yourself?" Xie Changyu frowned slightly, his expression showing doubt. "Why should I worry about myself?"

He was in the capital, and Xiaohe was waiting outside; what did he have to worry about?

"Isn't Young Master Xie worried that I might do something to you?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Changyu chuckled, unable to suppress his laughter. "You?"

His words were sarcastic, clearly showing his contempt for the man.

Xie Changyu's gaze gradually shifted to the area below Qingya's face, and he thought to himself, "Thin arms and thin legs, about the same size as me, what can he possibly do to me? Even Pei Zilie is bigger than this guy."

[Host, he actually looks down on you!]

'Shut up. '

Qingya's expression remained unchanged in the face of ridicule, still bearing a faint smile without any dissatisfaction. After all, the body he had chosen was indeed not very good, so it was normal to look down on it.

but--

He slowly raised his eyes, his tone meaningful, "Young Master Xie, are you really not afraid?"

Xie Changyu grew somewhat impatient with the question. He raised an eyebrow and said, "My guards are right outside. What can you do to me?"

His tone was very calm.

"Young Master Xie, have you forgotten who I am?"

"You're a man, aren't you?"

"Yes, so where is this place?"

Xie Changyu was taken aback. He frowned. "What do you mean?"

Qingya slowly rose, his outer robe slipping off. He looked calm and composed, his brows delicate. Then he slowly knelt down beside him, circling the table.

Just as Xie Changyu was about to dodge, he found that he couldn't move. Even more terrifyingly, he couldn't even make a sound.

The handsome young master's eyes widened in shock, his expression one of utter horror, as if he had never expected him to do such a thing.

Qingya looked at his expression with a hint of a smile in his eyes. He didn't touch him, but said softly, "See? Now that you're like this, I can do whatever I want, right?"

Xie Changyu finally became afraid, his eyes blinking rapidly, revealing his inner emotions.

[Aaaaaah, host, what are you doing?! Our mission has nothing to do with this! Are you actually going to sell yourself?!]

Qingya's temple twitched slightly. "How did you come to the conclusion that I'm going to sell myself?"

"Oh, really? Then why did you drug this young master? Weren't you going to force yourself on him?"

Of course not.

Qingya's gaze shifted to that face, and she whispered, "Scared?"

Xie Changyu glared at him.

That means you're not afraid.

Looking at the boy who was clearly both angry and scared, Qingya suddenly found it quite amusing. He said, "Weren't you fearless just now? Now that you're like this, I can do whatever I want to you."

"You were lucky to run into me last time you came, otherwise you would have been eaten by those guys."

As he spoke, he made a gesture to scare Xie Changyu, who pursed his lips in disbelief.

You don't believe me?

“Those guys are really dirty-minded. Look, the way you are now is what they did to you.”

Qingya said this.

What he said was true. Xie Changyu, such a clean young man, was like walking into a wolf's den when he entered this place. Those guys were watching him openly and secretly. Their methods were always remarkable, and this drug was just one of their dirty tricks.

If it weren't for the fact that she happened to run into him both last time and this time, she probably would have been forced to lose her virginity long ago.

But Xie Changyu didn't believe it. He said that someone else had drugged him, and it was clearly this guy who had drugged him. He hadn't been in contact with anyone else just now.

Even System 06 is starting to suspect, "[Host, you didn't administer the drug?]"

'no. '

Qingya narrowed his eyes. He had smelled a medicinal scent on him when they first met. It was a kind of uncommon, low-grade drug used in this area. The ambush time was relatively long. At first, the person who was drugged would not have any reaction. The drug would only take effect after half an hour.

He had just noticed that the man's reaction was also strange.

Ignoring Xie Changyu's rejection, Qingya touched his neck directly and said, "This area is red; it's a symptom of the Chinese medicine."

The medicine he was given wasn't ordinary; it was a drug that rendered him completely immobile and unable to speak. If anyone tried to do anything to him, he wouldn't even be able to resist.

If it hadn't been him I just ran into, I'm afraid...

"I happen to have the antidote here. Young Master Xie is very lucky."

Xie Changyu winked and made a face, as if to say, "Then hurry up and help me use it!"

"System, use the item." Qingya began to call out to the system.

[Huh? Host, you... these items are expensive, are you really going to use them on this cannon fodder?]

Qingya remained unmoved. 'His identity is extraordinary; if something happens to him here, it might affect my final mission.'

Actually, there is another way: use himself as the antidote.

But he didn't say.

【All right……】

Qingya gently patted Xie Changyu to use the prop.

In an instant, Xie Changyu felt normal again. As soon as he came to his senses, he shoved the guy in front of him.

"you!"

He was furious. "You actually drugged me!"

"Young Master Xie, it wasn't me who drugged you."

Qingya explained calmly, his smile fading. He didn't seem to care about the other person's behavior and instead sat back down in his seat.

Xie Changyu's chest heaved violently, his eyes dark and bright. He glared at him fiercely. "You're all in cahoots! A bunch of male prostitutes, how dare you!"

"Heh." Qingya's expression changed, and his tone became very indifferent. "Young Master Xie, please don't spread rumors."

"It depends on who you just contacted; that's who gave you the drug."

Who did you just meet?

After being reminded, Xie Changyu suddenly remembered that he had just come into contact with the madam of this brothel. Could it be that he was a prostitute of that madam?

Qingya noticed his hesitant expression and his eyes flickered slightly. "It seems that Young Master Xie has remembered?"

Xie Changyu glared at him, then stood up abruptly. His body was weak from the drugging, and he gasped for breath, his lips trembling slightly. "You bunch of bastards—"

His cheeks were flushed, and his eyes were almost blurry. Xie Changyu couldn't help but tug at his collar; it was too hot...

Looking at the other person's barely visible collarbone, Qingya took a sip of tea and said, "I've already neutralized the effects of the medicine, so it's normal to feel hot now. It'll be fine in a bit, no need to rush."

Xie Changyu collapsed onto the couch, exhausted. He defiantly threatened, "If you dare to lie to me, you're dead."

"I wouldn't dare."

The atmosphere between the two people in the room suddenly became tense, completely different from the peaceful atmosphere just now.

Once he felt better, Xie Changyu stood up and got off the bed. His hair was a little messy, and his complexion was rosy, but he was much better than before.

"Young Master Xie, are you leaving so soon? Won't you have a cup of tea?"

How could Xie Changyu possibly stay here drinking tea? He was furious. "What are you drinking for! I'm going to catch the madam who drugged me right now! How dare she drug me!"

That old man actually dared to drug him; he had no nerve.

"As for you, hmph, I can let it go this time since you gave me the antidote."

Xie Changyu stood up and looked at the person sitting in front of him, and continued, "But you dared to scare me just now, and I'm still going to settle this score."

"oh?"

Xie Changyu couldn't stand the guy's calm and collected demeanor, so he directly pulled him up, making Qingya a little stiff.

"Come on, you're a male prostitute here, you must know where this madam is, take me there!"

"Me?" Qingya looked at the other person who was holding his hand.

Upon noticing this, Xie Changyu immediately withdrew his hand in disgust. He raised his chin and said sternly, "Yes, you take me there."

He originally intended to have Fu Jing teach the guy who upset him a lesson, just like before, but then he remembered that Fu Jing couldn't know about this, so he stopped himself. Fortunately, he brought Xiao He with him this time. Xiao He was a good choice and was also skilled.

"Walk!"

Qingya gave him a deep look, and finally agreed, "Okay."

Things went smoothly after that. Under Qingya's guidance, Xie Changyu successfully found the madam. At first, the man denied everything and even tried to threaten him, but when he took off his mask, he immediately showed his fear, admitted his guilt, and began to beg for mercy.

But Xie Changyu would never agree to that. He only felt much better after Xiaohe gave the old man a good beating.

As he left, he even stepped on someone on the ground.

"If it happens again, you're finished."

Hmph, after teaching the man a lesson, Xie Changyu left with Xiaohe in a carefree manner, not even glancing at Qingya beside him as he left, discarding him after he was done with him.

[Host, he's quite comfortable using you as a tool.]

Qingya ignored the system's blatant mockery, his expression indifferent as he looked at the man lying on the ground.

His voice was cold: "Cut off one of your hands."

The man lying on the ground trembled involuntarily upon hearing the voice, and his voice was filled with fear, "Yes, my lord."

Qingya didn't look at him again and turned away.

Only after the madam and the others left did he dare to get up. His face, thick with powder and thicker than skin, was full of panic. He never expected that the young master who had taken it upon himself to apply the drug would actually be the master's man.

He didn't take it seriously during the standoff. After all, although Changyuefang was a male-only establishment, it had considerable backing. He had a history of drugging people, but he had always been dealt with before.

He wasn't too scared when he saw that it was Young Master Xie, but he panicked when he saw his master behind him. He realized what he had done: he had plotted against his master and even drugged him.

In the end, the punishment of losing only one hand was the lightest punishment he could receive.

After all, the lord's methods...

...

As dusk settled, the streets were bustling with activity. Xie Changyu was leaning on Xiaohe for support, all his strength resting on this man.

"Young Master, what's wrong with you?"

"Shut up and be quiet," Xie Changyu said angrily. He was being supported by others to have the strength to walk; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to walk normally in his current condition.

Damn Changyuefang, damn Aoya.

How awful!

Xie Changyu was furious. Although he had just vented his anger by beating someone up, he was still upset.

"Take me to a teahouse to sit down."

Xiaohe nodded, seeing that something was clearly wrong with the young master. "Yes, young master."

Xie Changyu, who wished he could forget about the embarrassing incident of being tricked, still looked depressed even after he had sat down.

After buying tea and cakes for her young master, Xiaohe asked with a worried look, "Did that madam bully you just now, young master?"

Otherwise, why would he suddenly be made to beat up that madam?

He looked anxious, but the next second he was glared at by the young master, who said in a very unpleasant tone, "I don't want to hear about this right now. You better be quiet."

"Oh." Xiaohe shut her mouth, feeling wronged, and stood quietly to the side without saying a word.

But this teahouse is far from quiet. Look, a storyteller has come up onto the stage in the main hall.

He's about to start speaking.

Xie Changyu found it interesting. He had never been interested in books since childhood, but he loved listening to stories. Sometimes the storyteller would tell stories about people from the martial arts world, and sometimes he would tell stories about people from the capital. Xie Changyu would sometimes even hear stories about people he knew.

In an instant, his worries were forgotten, and he began to listen attentively.

He was sitting on the second floor, where he could see everyone below. Xie Changyu leaned against the windowsill, his handsome features finally showing signs of fading.

The person on stage spoke in an interesting and engaging way, and the people in the audience cheered and egged them on.

After listening for a few minutes, Xie Changyu's eyes widened. How dare this person talk about the gossip of the person in the palace?

He was filled with all sorts of surprises, but he still listened attentively.

The storyteller did not name names, but those who knew some things could tell who he was talking about, and Xie Changyu could too.

This isn't about that tyrant; who else could it be?

However, the more Xie Changyu listened, the deeper his brows furrowed. What kind of nonsense was this? Finally, he stood up angrily and cursed, "What the hell are you talking about!"

How could Fu Shuqing possibly have that kind of relationship with that tyrant!

He doesn't believe it!

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The author says: I can guarantee that all the recipients are clean in body and mind, but some of them have less than clean reputations.