Chapter 12 "Could it be that you've fallen for me..."
"A hallucination?" Xiao Yezi asked suspiciously. "Why was she calling out my name while in a hallucination?"
Yan Ao pondered for a moment, "Perhaps, she saw a scene related to His Majesty."
Si Yao had already stood up, leaned closer to Xiao Yezi, her eyes gentle and a smile on her lips, "Li Ye, you are so handsome."
When Si Yao addressed him in this way, Xiao Yezi's normally calm heart became restless, as if the other party had seen through his identity.
"Li Ye, even though you're covered in injuries, your stamina is amazing. But isn't it a bit too conspicuous of us to be doing this in Qingfeng Ravine..."
Hearing this, Xiao Yezi finally couldn't sit still any longer. He hadn't expected Si Yao's words to be so blunt, and a sense of irritation and embarrassment rose in his heart.
In particular, Yan Ao, oblivious to the danger, said, "Your Excellency, it seems that this woman's hallucination is about what happened between you and me that night at Qingfeng Stream."
"Shut up!" Xiao Yezi's eyes blazed with anger. "Get out of here! Don't listen or look!"
As soon as the command was given, Yan Ao fell silent.
Meanwhile, Si Yao, inside the room, was already trapped in an endless hallucination.
She gazed intently at Xiao Yezi, "Li Ye, how did you end up beside me? I remember, didn't you die the day after that?"
Even knowing that Si Yao was trapped in an illusion, Xiao Yezi still felt a bit more real from her words.
Xiao Yezi lifted her eyelids and looked into Si Yao's eyes, and couldn't help but recall that her eyes had been just as dreamy that night.
"Li Ye, why aren't you answering me?"
Si Yao's voice rang out again, and Xiao Yezi parted her lips slightly, "Indeed, I perished, but I came back to life and became what I am today."
Si Yao was slightly taken aback when she heard this. "What do you mean? You are still as beautiful as you were that night, tall and with an unparalleled beauty."
Xiao Yezi remained unmoved; he had heard these words of praise far too often in his life.
Unexpectedly, Si Yao started talking non-stop, "It's funny, isn't it? I've been cultivating the Jade Maiden Scripture of the Joyful Union Sect since I was a child, but I've never cultivated with another man to improve my cultivation. Li Ye, you are my first man."
Xiao Yezi's eyelids twitched. "That night, you absorbed a lot of my cultivation."
Si Yao smiled and said, "Fortunately, you are the one I cultivate with, otherwise I would not have been able to enter the Golden Core stage and get out of my predicament."
Xiao Yezi, for some unknown reason, asked, "Oh? What's wrong with you?"
He never cared about others, yet he was curious about what Si Yao was saying at this moment.
Si Yao was in a daze, "If I don't reach the Golden Core stage, I might not be able to protect this Snowfall Academy, and I won't have the chance to take in Xiao Yezi."
She continued, "He is the first apprentice I have ever taken in this life, and perhaps the last. I will treat him well."
Xiao Yezi couldn't help but glance at Si Yao, but he didn't say anything, though his hand was tightly gripping the corner of the table.
After a moment, Xiao Yezi asked, "Why did you name your apprentice Xiao Yezi?"
Upon hearing this, Si Yao laughed smugly, "Are you unhappy that I used the character 'Ye' from your name?"
Xiao Ye stared intently at her. "Not really, I thought you figured it out."
Si Yao was bewildered. "What could I possibly see? That day, that word just popped into my head, and that's what I called it."
As she spoke, Si Yao's eyes sparkled. In her illusion, she saw Li Ye standing on the mountaintop of Qingfeng Stream, the night wind blowing, his long black hair swaying slightly behind him.
“Li Ye.” Si Yao was bold and had a lot to say. “I have another question. After that night, before you died, why didn’t you kill me? I heard that you don’t like women. I did that with you. According to your usual behavior, I should be dead.”
Xiao Yezi closed her eyes and said, "Guess why."
Si Yao chuckled to herself, "Could it be that you've fallen for me?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yezi's temples twitched, and he turned his head away. In the end, he couldn't help but call out to Yan Ao, his tone urgent, "Is there an antidote for this bewitching powder you gave me?"
Yan Ao's eyes widened. "Your Majesty wants to help her detoxify?"
Xiao Yezi frowned. "That's because I find her too annoying, like a mosquito that keeps making a headache!"
He even rebuked him, saying, "Couldn't you have chosen a different poison?"
Yan Ao truthfully replied, "Besides this one that doesn't endanger the body, I only have another poison, but it's Yin-Yang Powder. If I use that..."
Yin Yang San, as the name suggests, is an aphrodisiac.
Xiao Yezi's face darkened even more. "You even have that kind of low-class stuff?"
Yan Ao hurriedly explained, "I accidentally picked up that thing after I had a private fight with someone, killed someone, and stole their property."
Xiao Yezi snorted coldly, "Alright, quickly give her the antidote for the Bewitching Powder."
"Your Majesty, there is no antidote for this mind-altering powder. It will dissipate in about an hour."
Xiao Yezi rubbed his temples, never having felt anything more troublesome than what had happened today. He then ordered Yan Ao to leave.
He glanced at Si Yao; she was quieter than before.
Fearing that the effects of the medicine would wear off and she would regain consciousness, Xiao Yezi had no choice but to revert to his usual disciplely demeanor, "Master, if you are sleepy, you should go and rest."
Si Yao held her head in her hands, then slumped onto the table, mumbling incoherently.
The lights in the room flickered, and Xiao Yezi remained sitting in the same spot. He could have left; once the effects of the medicine wore off, Si Yao's poison would have been cured.
But Xiao Yezi didn't do that. He looked at her, and then looked down at himself.
It seems that Si Yao's use of the Bewitching Potion had no effect on him?
If that's the case, then he can indeed consider Yan Ao's previous suggestion.
However, when he looked up at the woman in front of him, a question suddenly arose in his mind: "Do I really have to poison her?"
Then, he suddenly stood up, clenched his fists, and shook his head, mocking himself.
How ridiculous! Only by poisoning her could he be sure of regaining his primordial spirit. Li Ye has always been clear about his goals; why should he care about the lives of others?
After being someone's apprentice for a few days, you've already softened your heart?
The brief hesitation between his brows vanished instantly, replaced by resolute determination.
Let's do it this way.
Without turning her head, Xiao Yezi decided to walk back to her room.
But as soon as he took a step, he felt a wave of chaos wash over him, and the surrounding furnishings rushed towards him like a tidal wave.
He felt dizzy and stumbled backward, his legs feeling unsteady, and he bumped into a soft, muscular body.
"Disciple, what's wrong?"
He suddenly opened his eyes and found that Si Yao had already supported him, and her eyes were clearer and brighter than before.
It seems that the confusion within her has dissipated.
On the contrary, he was in a daze, his remaining clarity about to be swallowed up by his chaotic thoughts.
Before losing consciousness, Xiao Yezi's mind was filled with the words Yan Ao had just said: "The Bewitching Powder can drastically change a person's temperament and also cause hallucinations."
Could it be that he is acting this way because he has been poisoned by the mind-altering drug?
not good……
Xiao Yezi was about to summon Yan Ao, but before he could give the order, he was already being manipulated by the Bewitching Heart Powder.
Si Yao helped Xiao Yezi up and carefully led him to sit down at the table. She didn't know what had happened. Once the effects of the Bewitching Powder wore off, the poisoned person would forget all the actions they had taken when the poison took effect.
It's like Si Yao lost the memory of the hallucination she had just experienced.
All she knew at that moment was that she had called Xiao Yezi over to inform him of her upcoming cultivation plan.
"You were perfectly fine when you came, why do you look so pale now?" Si Yao said, gently stroking Xiao Yezi's forehead. "I thought you had a fever, but it's not hot."
Xiao Yezi groaned, "It hurts."
Si Yao quickly asked, "Disciple, tell your master, where does it hurt?"
Xiao Yezi pointed to her head and said, "It hurts so much here."
Seeing this, Si Yao asked with concern, "Have you caught a cold?"
Xiao Yezi glanced at Si Yao and leaned closer, his eyes pleading, "Master, could you rub it for me?"
Si Yao let out a sound of surprise, clearly somewhat taken aback by Xiao Yezi's request.
However, she did not refuse. She showed the tenderness of a master towards his apprentice, reaching out to gently rub Xiao Yezi's forehead.
She added, "Disciple, you are usually so cautious. I never imagined you would make me rub your forehead tonight."
Xiao Yezi looked at her cautiously, "Master, did I do something wrong...?"
“No,” Si Yao said. “This is enough to show that there is no distance between you and your teacher, and you may even regard your teacher as a close person.”
Xiao Yezi's expression softened further as she said, "In this Hehuan Sect, only my master is my support."
Si Yao smiled sincerely. From the day he became her disciple, she had planned to treat him well, teach him, and take care of him.
"I am very pleased. It seems that I have been sincere to you. Xiao Yezi doesn't treat me like an outsider. This is a very good thing."
Xiao Yezi listened obediently to what Si Yao said, then looked at Si Yao's slender fingers and said, "Okay, Master, it doesn't hurt anymore."
After he finished speaking, he actually stood up and came behind Si Yao. "It is Master who has been working so hard for me. Why don't I give you a shoulder massage?"
Si Yao was startled again, "Xiao Yezi, why are you suddenly being so friendly!"
Xiao Yezi gently massaged Si Yao's back, "I see that the other disciples in the sect have a very good relationship with their masters, such as Senior Brother Qi Lan from Huaying Cinema and his master."
Hearing this, Si Yao covered her mouth and laughed, "You mean Qu Sui and her apprentice?"
Xiao Yezi was confused. "That's right, is there something wrong with it?"
Si Yao couldn't help but laugh. "Sigh, Xiao Yezi, you're still young, and there are some things I don't want to say so clearly."
Xiao Yezi's curiosity was piqued, "Master, just tell me."
Si Yao then stopped laughing, her eyes full of meaning, "Qu Sui and Qi Lan are master and disciple, but they are also cultivation partners."
Xiao Yezi was stunned.
Si Yao explained, "That's how it is in my Hehuan Sect. Men and women can cultivate together to improve their skills. Even if they are master and disciple, as long as it helps each other improve their cultivation, they can also cultivate together."
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