Flower Stealing Master

Chapter 724: The Dilemma of Western Poison

“I’ll close it, right away!” Wanyan Liang chuckled a few times, hurriedly turned around, and shut the door. Inwardly, he mused that this w0man had likely been starved for a long time and was now overwhelmed with desire.

The only thing that displeased Wanyan Liang was that his body did not seem to be responding as expected. However, considering that Madame Tang could assist him later, he did not dwell on it too much.

But when he turned around excitedly, instead of seeing Madame Tang lying seductively on the bed, he was met with an unexpected man who flashed him a sinister smile.

“An assassin—” Wanyan Liang had just opened his mouth to call for help, but his voice was immediately suppressed by Song Qingshu. His entire body became paralyzed, unable to move a single inch.

“Look into my eyes.” Song Qingshu’s pupils turned pitch black, and Wanyan Liang’s gaze gradually lost its luster.

Once Wanyan Liang had left, Huang Rong emerged from behind the screen, her expression complicated as she looked at Song Qingshu. “I didn’t expect your Soul Capture Technique to have reached such a profound level.”

Song Qingshu leaned close to her ear and whispered, “Rong’er, now you should understand just how easy it would be for me if all I wanted was your body.”

Although Huang Rong was unwilling to admit it, she knew that Song Qingshu was speaking the truth. With his mastery of the Soul Capture Technique, hypnotizing her would be as easy as flipping his hand. If that happened, she would take his words as an imperial decree, fulfilling his every demand without question.

“Why haven’t you done that?” This was the biggest mystery to Huang Rong. If Song Qingshu truly used the Soul Capture Technique on her, not only would she obediently lie beneath him, but even if he were to caress her in front of her husband, she would not have the slightest thought of resisting.

“Because what I wanted from the start was your heart, Rong’er.” Song Qingshu blew a warm breath into her ear, then laughed heartily and turned to find Madame Tang.
Huang Rong’s mind suddenly cleared, and she finally understood why Song Qingshu had always acted like a refined gentleman in front of her. He had been meticulously working to win her favor step by step.

“Hmph, do you really think that would make me fall for you?” A slight, beautiful curve appeared at the corner of Huang Rong’s lips. However, when she thought about how their relationship had already deviated far from its initial ambiguous tension, she couldn’t help but feel a little lost.

At this point, even Huang Rong herself was unsure about her feelings for Song Qingshu. Her head spun with confusion before she inwardly scoffed: ‘After everything you’ve done to me, you still want my heart? Hmph! Just because we’ve slept together a few times, you think I’ll fall in love with you? Do you really believe your skills in bed are the best in the world?’

She huffed indignantly, but when memories of those encounters surfaced in her mind, she hesitated. 

‘But… this b*stard really is amazing in bed…’

The playful sounds coming from nearby soon pulled her out of her thoughts. Turning her head, she saw Song Qingshu reclining on a couch, his head resting on Madame Tang’s lap with a content expression. Madame Tang, meanwhile, was smiling as she peeled grapes and fed them to him one by one.

Huang Rong inexplicably felt a wave of discomfort. That b*stard had just been intimate with her, and now he had already run into another woman’s embrace. He was a supreme scoundrel!

What made it even worse was watching Song Qingshu intentionally suck on Madame Tang’s fingers while eating the grapes. Huang Rong’s eyebrows twitched uncontrollably.

“Rong’er, why do you look so gloomy? Could it be that you’re jealous?” Song Qingshu seemed to notice her reaction.

“Jealous? Me?” Huang Rong scoffed and turned away. She herself didn’t understand why she was angry. There was no way she would accept that it was jealousy. After thinking it over, she could only rationalize it with another explanation: 

When she was little, she had received a toy she didn’t particularly like, but when her father gave it away to another girl, she became furious and insisted on taking it back. Perhaps this was just a woman’s natural possessiveness at play… řᴀℕỌ𝐛ƐṦ

“Rong’er, don’t just stand there. Come over here and massage my shoulders.” Song Qingshu’s voice came again.

Huang Rong’s face turned red with anger and disbelief. “You want me to massage your shoulders?”

“Is there a problem?” Song Qingshu looked at her intently.

Her expression shifted between pale and flushed before she finally transmitted her voice to him through internal energy. “You promised not to expose our relationship in front of others.”

Though Huang Rong was never particularly interested in martial arts, she had practiced the Nine Yin Scripture for years, and her internal energy was fairly strong. Moreover, Song Qingshu had previously taught her the secret voice transmission technique for their convenience. As a result, it was easy for her to conceal their conversation from Madame Tang, who did not know martial arts.

“I’m not stripping you in front of her, so how would that expose our relationship?” Song Qingshu responded shamelessly.

“But you’re asking me to… to massage your shoulders. Even a fool could tell there’s something between us!” Huang Rong stomped her foot anxiously.

“You’re overthinking it,” Song Qingshu chuckled. “Even if nothing happened between us, after all the risks I took to save your husband, don’t you think I at least deserve a shoulder massage?”

Huang Rong was stunned. He had a point. As she hesitated, she suddenly felt a force at her waist, and before she knew it, she had fallen onto the bed.

“Rong’er, your mouth says no, but your body is quite honest.” Song Qingshu smirked, patting his shoulder. “Come, give me a massage.”

Huang Rong was exasperated. Do you really think I’m your concubine, taking orders from you? But after thinking about it, she realized they still needed to wait for news from Wanyan Liang. Standing around watching these two act all lovey-dovey would only make things even more awkward. 

After some hesitation, she finally knelt behind Song Qingshu and reached out her slender fingers to massage his shoulders.

Madame Tang glanced at her in surprise. As she fed another grape to Song Qingshu, she leaned in and whispered with a chuckle, “Young Master, you truly have a way with women. Even the famous Lady Huang listens to you so obediently.”

“What did you just say?!” Huang Rong, already in a sour mood, exploded in anger at Madame Tang’s provocation.

While the two women confronted each other, Wanyan Liang had already found Ouyang Feng. 

Hearing Wanyan Liang’s request, Ouyang Feng’s expression darkened with doubt as he asked, “Why does Your Highness suddenly want this antidote?”

Wanyan Liang chuckled. “Even someone as powerful as Guo Jing couldn’t resist your poison, Master Ouyang. I just want to be prepared in case I accidentally get poisoned one day.”

Ouyang Feng’s heart sank. He immediately suspected that Wanyan Liang was beginning to guard against him. He knew that if he refused to hand over the antidote, it would confirm Wanyan Liang’s suspicions, and with his ruthless nature, Wanyan Liang would never tolerate such a threat.

Although Ouyang Feng’s martial arts prowess made him unafraid of Wanyan Liang, he still had many matters that required Wanyan Liang’s influence. It was unwise to turn against him now. 

At the same time, Ouyang Feng was well aware that Wanyan Liang was cunning and ruthless. Even if he handed over the antidote, there would always be lingering doubts in his mind.

Should he give it or not? Ouyang Feng hesitated.

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