Chapter 73: Discovering the truth: You actually tricked me into giving you medicine with your mouth...
Half an hour later, Xie Yunqing arrived at the meeting hall first.
He pushed the door open and saw Yan Xu sitting on a chair with his legs crossed, looking bored. His fingertips tapped the table occasionally and he was humming a tuneless little tune.
Seeing Xie Yunqing come in, Yan Xu's eyes lit up, but then he put on a sad expression and said in a long voice, "Oh my god, finally someone is here. I've been sitting here alone for half an hour, and my tea has become weak. Have you two had enough of my kindness?"
Xie Yunqing walked to the main seat with an expressionless face and sat down, sipping his tea leisurely. He didn't bother to pay attention to his teasing and simply said, "She'll be here later."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Xu seemed to remember something, took out a familiar wooden box from his storage bag, and threw it towards Xie Yunqing.
"Here, this is for you."
Xie Yunqing's eyes flashed, and he subconsciously thought it was a hidden weapon. He moved his fingertips slightly with spiritual power and tried to avoid it by turning sideways.
"Hey, don't hide, peace of mind is a good thing." Yan Xu shouted hurriedly.
Xie Yunqing paused after hearing this, and used his spiritual sense to check the box. He found that the box did not have any sharp aura.
Although I don’t know whether what Yan Xu said is true or not, at least I know that this box is not dangerous.
He turned his wrist and caught the box. It felt light in his hand, as if there was nothing in it.
"What is this?" Xie Yunqing looked suspicious and looked at Yan Xu warily.
Yan Xu stretched lazily and chuckled, "This is a gift for you, as a congratulations."
"Congratulations for what?" Xie Yunqing was even more confused.
"Congratulations on getting what you wanted and marrying the beauty." Yan Xu winked.
Xie Yunqing paused, looked up at Yan Xu, hesitated for a moment, and then politely thanked him.
"Hey, don't thank me. Doesn't this box look familiar to you?" Yan Xu hugged his shoulders and looked at him leisurely.
Xie Yunqing lowered his eyes in thought. It did seem very familiar. This pattern...
Yan Xu was also the type who couldn't hold back. He stopped playing it safe and said with a mischievous smile, "Do you still remember the He Huan Sect's furnace selection? I hid my identity and used the alias An Yu, and I took first place."
Xie Yunqing's face darkened slightly, that memory was not a pleasant one, as he had misunderstood Shen Wenji at that time.
Yan Xu didn't notice his expression and continued, "According to the rules, Jiayi will be rewarded. This box is what Ah Ji..."
He was halfway through his words when he remembered the pain in his arm. He changed his tone and addressed it with a distant tone: "It's a prize awarded by Sect Master Shen Wenji, but..."
He paused deliberately and looked at Xie Yunqing teasingly: "Some guy who accidentally barged in at the time was jealous and insisted that it was a gift from Sect Master Shen for me alone. Tsk tsk tsk tsk."
Xie Yunqing's ears turned slightly red when he heard this.
He did remember that at that time he did not know the true identity of Shen Wenji, the leader of the Hehuan Sect. When he saw her giving this box to Yan Xu, he became jealous and caused a misunderstanding.
It is inevitable that it would be a bit embarrassing when the person mentioned it to him in person at this moment.
He coughed lightly, trying to cover it up: "It's all old news, why bring it up?"
Yan Xu raised an eyebrow and pointed at the wooden box. "I opened it out of curiosity after I got back. The things inside... well, they're not really suitable for me, and I can't use them. After much thought, I think it would be most appropriate to give it to you."
Xie Yunqing's doubts grew. Yan Xu mentioned the past for no reason and wanted to give him a gift.
But he had just fought with someone. According to common sense, this person would never give anything good.
With caution, he gently opened the lid of the box.
Neatly arranged in the box were a thin gauze dress, several peculiarly shaped warm jade sticks, and several erotic picture books with erotic covers.
Xie Yunqing: "..."
His expression instantly became very interesting. He slammed the lid shut, the veins on his forehead throbbing slightly, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "Yan, Xu, what do you mean by this?"
Seeing this, Yan Xu was amused by his reaction and laughed out loud, "Hahaha, Xie Yunqing, your reaction is so funny."
He leaned closer, winked, and said, "What else could it mean? Congratulations on your marriage, and your long-lasting love. These things can strengthen your relationship, aren't they just what you need?"
"Don't worry, I have absolutely no inappropriate thoughts towards Sect Master Shen. It's purely brotherly love. This generous gift is also a token of my heart. Please don't be jealous anymore." He raised his hand and patted Xie Yunqing's shoulder.
Xie Yunqing's face turned red and white after hearing his words, and he didn't know whether to be angry or laugh.
During the conversation, the door of the meeting hall was pushed open.
Shen Wenji walked in calmly, dressed in the dignified attire of a clan leader.
As soon as she entered the room, she felt a strange atmosphere in the air, saw the familiar wooden box in Xie Yunqing's hand, and Yan Xu's expression of anticipation.
I was nervous, afraid that these two people would cause trouble again.
She quickly walked between the two of them, her eyes swept over the wooden box and Xie Yunqing's red ears, then looked at Yan Xu warily and asked, "What are you doing?"
When Yan Xu saw her coming, he immediately stood up with a smile and put his arm on Xie Yunqing's shoulder very naturally, looking like a good brother. "Nothing, I was just chatting with Brother Xie about my past. Since you are here too, why not listen together?"
Shen Wenji nodded doubtfully.
Xie Yunqing raised his hand with disdain, took Yan Xu's arm away from his shoulder, and said coldly: "If you want to say it, just say it. Don't get so close."
Yan Xu didn't care. He laughed and sat back in his chair with a relaxed posture, but his eyes gradually became serious.
He put away his cynical smile, looked at Shen Wenji, then at Xie Yunqing, cleared his throat, and said, "Although Sect Leader Shen has asked me many times before, I have never told you my true background."
He paused, as if organizing his words, his voice a little low.
"Actually, I'm an orphan, adopted by a demon couple since childhood. They're... quite ordinary, even a bit cowardly. In the demonic realm where the strong prey on the weak, they just tolerate and give in. I don't have any special abilities, but I do have some decent Qinggong skills, which I use to run faster in that environment."
His tone was calm, and his forced smile was bitter.
"Later, they died in a fight among their own kind. I left the Demon Realm alone and traveled to the Immortal City. There I met someone."
Yan Xu recalled, "She was very beautiful and very special. We were in love with each other. It wasn't until later that I discovered that she was from the Hehuan Sect."
He gritted his teeth and said, "And...he's a man dressed as a woman."
When Shen Wenji heard this, surprise flashed in his eyes, but he did not interrupt.
Yan Xu laughed self-deprecatingly. "I wanted to find him and ask him about it, but he seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth and never showed up again. I went to the Hehuan Sect many times to look for him, but there was no news."
Shen Wenji nodded thoughtfully. No wonder she had seen Yan Xu so many times in the back mountains of Hehuan Sect. She had originally thought he was there to reminisce about his relationship with her mother, but now it seemed he was investigating.
"Later, I established an intelligence network with you to gather information from various sources. I vaguely found out that he might have been captured by the demons. So over the years, I have been secretly investigating the possible connections and secrets between the demons and the Hehuan Sect."
Shen Wenji suddenly realized: "So during the previous Immortal Demon War, I couldn't contact you through various means, was it because you were investigating in secret?"
Yan Xu nodded, his expression dark. "I took the risk and sneaked into the Demonic Purgatory, and I did meet the person I wanted to see. But he... has completely forgotten me. It's like the demonic energy has washed away his memory, or perhaps he's been infected and turned into a different person."
He took a deep breath, unable to conceal his loneliness, and said with relief, "Seeing him like that, I suddenly felt that all the questions, apologies, and explanations were no longer important. From the beginning to the end, I was probably the only one who was still upset."
"I wanted to leave Purgatory, but it's easier to get in than to get out. Luckily you guys came later. I don't know what kind of deal you made with Mo Cang, but you actually released everyone in Purgatory."
Xie Yunqing raised his eyebrows, it seemed like it was a lucky coincidence.
"I wanted to come find you right after I left, but I discovered someone had been following me for several days. I was afraid it was a spy from the demon clan, so I didn't dare expose you directly. I had to hold back, hoping to lure you out and find out more about you. That's how I missed the crucial moment of the battle between immortals and demons."
At this point, Yan Xu turned his gaze to Xie Yunqing and raised the corner of his lips: "Later, I put in some effort and finally caught the person who was following me alive. Guess what? I found out that the person who was following me was yours."
Shen Wenji immediately asked back: "Who is that person? Are you sure?"
"His name is Wu Feng, I'm sure you've seen him before."
Shen Wenji thought for a moment, she did have some impression.
She looked at Xie Yunqing: "Yunqing? Did you arrange Wu Feng?"
Xie Yunqing frowned, looking confused. "I didn't order someone to follow Yan Xu. I simply asked Wu Feng to take charge of some logistical support, such as settling those released from Purgatory and rescuing the wounded on the battlefield... I don't know why Wu Feng followed you."
He looked at Yan Xu: "Where are Wu Feng and the others? Is there anything unusual?"
Yan Xu waved his hand and said, "Don't worry too much. Even though that idiot named Wu Feng is in trouble, it's not a big deal."
What crap literature.
Xie Yunqing asked worriedly, "What happened?"
Yan Xu touched his nose, a little embarrassed: "In order to capture him alive, I used some drugs from the Hehuan Sect, uh, took."
"What?" Shen Wenji raised his eyes and glared at him.
"I just wanted him to sleep, not to kill him. But I didn't expect..." He glanced at Shen Wenji awkwardly, "It seems that the medicine from your Hehuan Sect contains some of that stuff."
Xie Yunqing didn't understand and asked, "What should I bring?"
Yan Xu sighed and said in self-abandonment, "It has a bit of an aphrodisiac effect. So, I hurried to find Master Shen to ask for the antidote."
“…”
Shen Wenji held his forehead in silence: "Why didn't you tell me earlier! You went through so much trouble, you came here to ask for medicine?"
Yan Xu smiled and said, "It's okay. The drug isn't very effective. It won't kill anyone. This is a good opportunity to teach Erlangzi a lesson, so that he knows that not everyone can follow you."
Xie Yunqing heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this and explained, "If it's Wu Feng, there's no need to worry too much. He's been traveling around for years and has some knowledge of various medicines. He's also familiar with the medicinal properties of the Hehuan Sect, so he should be able to hold out for a while."
Yan Xu nodded in agreement: "That's right, that guy is indeed quite familiar. He was drugged but still insisted on his words. The effect of this drug is nothing. I have taken more powerful Hehuan Sect medicine."
He said this casually, but Shen Wenji suddenly grasped the key point.
She frowned in confusion. "More powerful Hehuan Sect medicine? High-level medicines are strictly controlled by the Hehuan Sect and rarely flow outside. Where did Wu Feng get it?"
As far as she could remember after taking office, high-level medicine had only leaked out once, and Wu Feng happened to be Xie Yunqing's subordinate.
A light bulb went off in her head, and she recalled that she had accidentally given Xie Yunqing a pastry with added ingredients.
Shen Wenji suddenly turned to Xie Yunqing and asked tentatively, "Xie Yunqing, could it be that... the red bean cake I gave you earlier was eaten by Wu Feng?"
Xie Yunqing's body stiffened, his eyes began to wander, and he picked up the teacup to try to cover it up: "Ahem."
When Shen Wenji saw his reaction, he immediately became furious: "Xie Yunqing, you are so good, you actually gave the cakes I gave you to others to eat?"
Seeing he couldn't hide it any longer, Xie Yunqing had no choice but to put down his teacup and quietly argued, "I couldn't bear to eat it. I wanted to keep it and savor it slowly. But that brat Wu Feng was too quick and stole it when I wasn't paying attention."
"Can't bear to eat it?" Shen Wenji seized the loophole in his words, narrowed his eyes, and pressed on, "So you didn't eat it at all? What about the last time I went to give you the antidote?"
She guessed, "Are you pretending to sleep?"
Shen Wenji recalled how worried he was at the time and even fed him medicine with his mouth.
Her cheeks flushed instantly, she was embarrassed and angry, and her words were incoherent: "I'm going to... I'm going to... you, you actually lied to me."
Seeing that the matter was completely exposed, Xie Yunqing looked at Shen Wenji's eyes red with anger, and suddenly panicked. He quickly stood up and pulled her hand: "Susu, listen to my explanation."
The meeting hall was suddenly filled with a tense atmosphere of calling for justice, and there was also the sound of someone pleading for mercy out of guilt.
Yan Xu, the culprit who caused the dispute, sat down as if it had nothing to do with him, leisurely picked up his teacup, and watched the show happily.
Seeing that it was almost done, he slowly reminded, "You two, I'm still here. There's someone over there waiting for medicine. You can give them the medicine, then go back to your room, close the door, and take your time."
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The author has something to say: The story of Yan Xu being deceived by a cross-dressing man will not be expanded, and there will be no love line between him and Wu Feng. This article does not contain any BL, so you can rest assured~
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