Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 1299: Chapter 1279: Charm

”Wow...” Qhianqhian stared wide-eyed, disbelief written all over her face.

From young to old and back to young again? What kind of divine medicine is this?

But thinking about it, in a world where rabbits can breathe fire, it doesn’t seem surprising to have such a divine medicine?

”Why do you look more expectant than frightened?” Huangfu Yihui was equally perplexed by Qhianqhian’s enigmatic attitude and couldn’t figure out what Qhianqhian was thinking daily.

”This potion seems amazing, don’t you think?” Qhianqhian looked adoringly at them, leaving both speechless.

”What’s so amazing about it?”

”You can age without waiting for time to pass, and you can become young again!” Qhianqhian’s face was full of yearning: ”If we research them separately, wouldn’t they sell like crazy?”

”You’re thinking too much. This is a forbidden drug, and many of its ingredients disappeared five thousand years ago.” Yan was very calm: ”If one person gets poisoned, the entire family gets implicated. The Continental Holy Assembly has strictly prohibited this kind of potion. If it appears, the sect that possesses it will be hunted down and exterminated.”

Qhianqhian shivered directly, looking at Yan in disbelief. One person gets poisoned, and the whole family is implicated? It’s not like having a child, how could it implicate the entire family?

”I’ll find you some similar records later. Using such a drug on you would be too much of a waste.” Yan said mercilessly.

Qhianqhian was speechless, waste? What makes her a waste? Looking down on young girls? Women can hold up half the sky!

”Bro, can we discuss something?” Qhianqhian was excited, not minding Yan’s remark, and looked at him with shining eyes.

”What is it?”

”Could you find me some fun prescriptions later, so I can try making some poison for self-defense?” Discovering the allure of poison, how could Qhianqhian let it go?

Yan wasn’t too surprised, nodding: ”I’ll find some for you later. I have some here; you can play with them first.” With that, he generously took out two green jade vases, which looked different from the white ones and were full of mystery.

”What are these?” Qhianqhian’s face was full of excitement, picking them up without concern. After all, if Yan could provide poison, it meant he had the antidote, so no need to worry too much.

”This one causes a state of pseudo-death, where only specific things can wake someone up. It’s like a high-level knockout drug?” Yan explained humbly.

On the side, Huangfu Yihui’s mouth twitched continuously. A high-level knockout drug? To know, a Breath-Ceasing Pill that induces pseudo-death is already a high-level elixir, yet Yan suggests this can be used on a mass scale? To take down many enemies?

”The antidote isn’t just tea or something, right?” Qhianqhian raised an eyebrow, instinctively guessing.

”No.” Yan responded calmly.

”Then what is it?” Qhianqhian pondered with her chin resting in her hand: ”Salt? Chili? Surely not plain water? Wouldn’t a rain shower solve everything?”

”No.” Yan smiled without saying more.

Huangfu Yihui’s mouth twitched suddenly: ”It’s not what I’m thinking, is it?”

Yan glanced at him, smiling: ”Yes, it is.”

Seeing Qhianqhian’s eyes filled with curiosity, Huangfu Yihui chuckled: ”Urine.”

”...What a fine antidote.” Qhianqhian shrugged, then widened her eyes: ”Then why didn’t we use this at the General’s Mansion back then...”

Talking about the General’s Mansion, Qhianqhian’s previously excited expression dimmed a bit. Initially, she was happy to have friends, but now it didn’t seem as she expected.

”It’s quite expensive, and I didn’t want to waste it.” Yan voiced quite calmly: ”Besides, who would wake them up? I wasn’t willing to.”

”And what about this one?” Noticing Qhianqhian’s change in spirit, Huangfu Yihui quickly asked.

”This one is remarkable.” Yan smiled mysteriously.

”How remarkable?” Qhianqhian hurriedly asked upon hearing this.

”Extremely remarkable. This one is called Charm. Regardless of gender, people will flock to it, and it won’t wash off. It will cause a sensation wherever you go.” Yan slightly lifted the cork of the bottle, letting a bit of the scent escape before quickly sealing it.

A fresh and elegant fragrance spread in the air, but soon, there was a noticeable increase in heart rate, and a sensation of warmth throughout the body...

Yan opened the window, fanning the air in the room, smiling at the two: ”Even I don’t dare smell it.”

”If you make this into perfume... it would definitely be a worldwide sensation.” Qhianqhian confidently asserted.

With the window open, she still felt her cheeks burning, that feeling of being in love was truly captivating.

”Haha, you recovered quickly; look at him.” Yan remained calm, pointing to Huangfu Yihui.

Qhianqhian turned her head to see Huangfu Yihui’s eyes bloodshot, staring at her intently, as if wanting to devour her.

A little startled, Qhianqhian quickly took out a bottle of perfume and sprayed it into the air.

The faint fragrance clung to Huangfu Yihui, masking the earlier scent.

”Smells nice.” Huangfu Yihui sniffed, the color in his eyes slowly changing before he spoke.

He raised his arm to sniff his sleeve, a look of relief on his face: ”Give me that. It seems like I need it just in case.” He almost lost control, yet his mind stayed clear. He realized how terrifying this charm was.

”This is a lady’s perfume, not for you.” Qhianqhian shook her head playfully, taking out two bottles of men’s perfume: ”These are for men, more subtly scented. Floral for men feels quite effeminate...”

Yan approached, naturally taking one bottle, mirroring Qhianqhian’s earlier action of spraying into the air a couple of times, sniffing the scent, nodding: ”I quite like it.”

Qhianqhian cautiously sealed the Charm bottle several times before putting it away, a strange look on her face: ”Doesn’t this also contain aphrodisiac ingredients?”

”Of course, otherwise how could it be considered a defensive measure?” Yan’s expression was completely natural.

Huangfu Yihui’s face turned bright red: ”Is there no antidote?”

”There is, just cover your nose.” Yan said calmly, glancing at the perfume on the table: ”Or you could use a scented silk handkerchief to cover your face. If you can’t smell it, you’ll be fine. But if it gets on your clothes, you’d have to throw them away, and you can’t wash it off the skin.”

Qhianqhian looked at Yan in a daze: ”Wow! Are you a devil? What if it’s between the same gender...”

Yan curled his lips: ”Doesn’t that meet your expectations? Ignoring gender and age.”

”Nonetheless, this is quite expensive too, with its ingredients scarce and I can’t make a second Charm even if I’m lucky enough to gather them. Who knows how I accidentally made it, if it wasn’t for the severe cold at the time... the consequences would have been unimaginable.”

But to name it thus showed Yan had endured some torment.