novelraw Chapter 690 Caught in the Trap
Chapter 690 Caught in the Trap
Chapter 690 Caught in the Trap
"That imposter saw what we brought earlier. What did he say to you?" Zhu Yu tugged at Lu Qing's sleeve and asked the question that had been bothering her the most earlier.
“I told him that I originally worked for the old steward of Fairy Castle, helping to manage Chang’e’s Drunkenness. When Fairy Castle had its accident, I secretly moved some seedlings out and carefully cared for them until I was sure they could survive and be cultivated indefinitely. That’s when I brought them to see him,” Lu Qing replied.
Did he believe it?
"Initially, he must have had some doubts, asking many questions about how to cultivate Chang'e Wine." Lu Qing smiled. "Fortunately, Yan Daoxin had told us a lot about this before. I answered the imposter's questions, and it seems he couldn't get any more details out of him. He must have gotten away with it."
However, even if you get past the first hurdle, things may not go smoothly afterward. That imposter is definitely not someone who is easily trusting. After all, he has done countless bad things over the years, so he must be guilty and suspicious.
If we go see him tomorrow, he might come up with some new scheme to get rid of us, so we must remain vigilant..."
As Lu Qing spoke, she gradually stopped, frowned slightly, and looked at Zhu Yu beside her.
Zhu Yu looks a bit strange.
She remained in the same position as before, one arm propped on the table, her hand supporting her cheek as she listened to Lu Qing speak.
However, a blush rose to her face, and her eyes became somewhat unfocused. As she spoke to Lu Qing, a faint smile appeared on her lips, causing Lu Qing to momentarily lose his composure.
Just as Lu Qing was about to ask Zhu Yu if she felt uncomfortable or if anything was wrong, she saw Zhu Yu sniffing like a cat that had smelled dried fish, and moving closer to Lu Qing, bringing her face directly to Lu Qing's neck.
"Chief Secretary Yu, what are you doing..." Lu Qing reached out to try to support Zhu Yu who was leaning closer, but found that although her movements were not fast, her strength was not small at all. If he wanted to push her away, he would have to use some real strength.
"You smell so good..." Zhu Yu's eyes were hazy, and she had a smile on her face as if she were drunk. "It smells so good... I love it... Let me get closer and smell it..."
Lu Qing tried to pull her away, but it was as if she was sucked in the moment she touched him, and he couldn't pull her away at all. She put her nose close to Lu Qing's neck as if she really smelled some particularly pleasant scent, and kept sniffing.
Lu Qing dared not use too much force. He knew that Zhu Yu was definitely not in a conscious state at the moment, and he was afraid that he would accidentally hurt her if he used too much force. So he could only let her hook her arms around his neck, sniffing and rubbing against him like a spoiled kitten.
"Did she encounter the floral dew sprinkled by those dancers when she was outside?" Lu Qing recalled what Zhu Yu had just said, put an arm around her, and turned to ask Chang Yu, who had jumped up from her chair in shock.
Chang Yu nodded quickly: "Chief Secretary Yu felt that something might be wrong with that thing, so he immediately pushed me under the table. When he squatted down, he was a little slow, and it seems that some of it spilled on his hands and face."
We put something on our faces, which should be fine. If there's anything wrong, it's probably because we got it on our hands.
However... those people outside clearly started acting strangely very quickly, while Chief Secretary Yu seemed perfectly normal the whole time..."
“We took the antidote pills before, and it seems that they can temporarily suppress the effects of the flower dew, but they can’t completely counteract it.” Lu Qing frowned, having roughly guessed what was going on.
Chang Yu was terrified to see Zhu Yu clinging to Lu Qing like a monkey climbing a tree. She frantically took a few steps back, her words tumbling out in a jumbled mess: "This...this...what kind of insidious poison is this! How...how can someone who's been poisoned...not only become infatuated with women...but also with men...this..."
As he spoke, he backed away, his eyes filled with tension, as if he were afraid that Zhu Yu would suddenly let go of Lu Qing and turn around to pounce on him.
Lu Qing felt somewhat helpless. In this situation, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh. He could only hug Zhu Yu first, then sigh and say to Chang Yu, who was filled with fear, "You don't need to panic. Her behavior is indeed related to the flower dew, but... she shouldn't do anything inappropriate to you."
Because she is my wife.
Upon hearing this, Chang Yu froze. He looked at Lu Qing in surprise, opening his mouth as if to ask, "So... Chief Secretary Yu... is actually... a woman?"
“Our Jin Kingdom also has no peculiar custom of marrying men as wives.” Lu Qing was somewhat amused and exasperated.
Chang Yu blushed slightly at his words, then quickly recovered and stammered, "I didn't know before, I never expected... I never expected..."
"Well, in that case, I'll go out first. The outer room is quite spacious; it should be able to accommodate another person."
After saying that, he turned around in a flustered manner, quickly left the inner room, and closed the door from the outside.
Lu Qing looked at the door that had been closed again and sighed helplessly.
Originally, I didn't want to tell anyone this secret, but unexpectedly, for this reason, I still had to tell Chang Yu.
With no outsiders around, he could finally deal with the cursed beast hanging on his body.
Zhu Yu's breath was much hotter than usual, and it felt warm on his neck, which made him tremble inexplicably.
Lu Qing walked to the bedside, pulled Zhu Yu off him, rolled her up in a blanket like a spring roll, and lay down next to her, placing his fingers on her neck to feel the pulse.
Zhu Yu was caught off guard and bound. She tried to break free in a daze, but she couldn't. She could only wriggle around like an eel, trying to burrow into Lu Qing's arms, just like a person who was about to freeze and felt the warmth of a nearby stove.
Lu Qing smiled wryly, gripped the blanket tightly, and wrapped Zhu Yu up in his arms, supporting the back of her head with one hand to prevent her from moving around.
“I used to secretly hope that you would be so proactive in throwing yourself at me.” He sighed and rested his chin on the top of Zhu Yu’s head. “But not like this now.”
Everything you're doing now isn't what you intended. While I've never considered myself a virtuous gentleman, I'm certainly not so despicable as to take advantage of my own wife.
So... go to sleep.
I couldn't bring myself to knock you out.