Chapter 1082: Detoxification

"Ineffective? How can that be?" Zu An frowned deeply. He recalled that Qin Wanru had been affected by a similar drug before, and it was the Serenity Pill that had cured her.

After all, this wasn't a poison; it merely maximized the hidden desires within a person. A drug like the Serenity Pill, which calmed inner heat and purged evil thoughts, should have been exactly what was needed.

"I don't know, I feel like... like the drug's effects are starting to surge back, and it's a bit more intense than before, mm~" Halfway through her sentence, she suddenly let out an uncontrollable, soft moan.

The sound was truly as sweet as honey, delicate and seductive, with an almost imperceptible hint of invitation and longing that could corrupt a righteous man and make an enlightened monk renounce his vows.

Jian Taiding immediately stood up, on the verge of tears. *What's happening? Heaven, please stop toying with me like this, again and again.*

He had already resigned himself to witnessing his sister-in-law being ravaged by another man, only for an antidote to suddenly appear. Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out his sister-in-law still needed detoxifying. His heart was truly on a roller coaster.

Zu An walked over and grabbed her wrist, extending his vital energy to examine her internal condition.

As his skin touched hers, Yu Yanluo's body trembled. Her hazy eyes seemed on the verge of tearing up, but this time she didn't instinctively withdraw her hand as she had before.

Zu An's heart skipped a beat. He quickly averted his gaze, not daring to look at her, lest he lose control.

His vital energy probed, revealing a surging, chaotic energy within her, and a faint sensation of heat coursing wildly through her body.

Zu An suddenly understood. He speculated, "This Viper Child is the founder of 'Bull's Milk.' The potency of his personally concocted drug is different from what's been circulating; his version is far more potent, which is why the Serenity Pill can't neutralize it."

Yu Yanluo let out a soft whimper and instinctively leaned against him. "Then what do you suggest we do now?"

He had touched her before, and her skin had always been cool, but now it was burning hot.

Just as Zu An was about to answer, she tugged at the collar of her clothes. "I'm so hot right now, it's unbearable. Please, think of something quickly."

Then, her jade-like arms instinctively wrapped around his, and her large eyes, glistening with tears, gazed at him. Her breath, sweet as orchids, whispered, "Whatever you say we should do..."

Her delicate, sweet, and seductive voice seemed to possess an inexplicable magic, a silent suggestion.

At that moment, her entire body was soft and pliable, as if boneless, and most of her weight rested against Zu An.

Zu An was not Eunuch Lu from the imperial palace; how could he not react? He instinctively wrapped his arms around her.

Just then, an exasperated voice rang out: "You adulterous pair, do you intend to carry out such a sordid affair right here? And in front of my elder brother?"

"Sister-in-law, are you being fair to my brother? Are you being fair to me?!"

Rage points from Jian Taiding: +999, +999, +999...

Yu Yanluo finally regained a moment of clarity. With a gasp, she quickly pushed Zu An away and hastily began to adjust the buttons at her collar. Her pretty face flushed then paled, deep in thought about something.

Zu An couldn't help but chuckle. "Jian, your brother might have some relevance, but who are you to demand fairness from me?"

Jian Taiding retorted angrily, "Zu, if it weren't for you, that accursed man, my sister-in-law would have been mine! She and I are a perfect match, talented and beautiful, and we'd long had feelings for each other..."

Zu An rolled his eyes. This fellow must have gone mad with anger; his confidence was truly baffling.

At this point, Yu Yanluo stood up, head bowed, her breathing somewhat erratic. "I'll be going now."

Without waiting for Zu An's reply, she turned to leave.

Fortunately, Zu An reacted quickly and pulled her back.

Yu Yanluo's brows were furrowed with worry and disappointment. "Are you really going to take advantage of me?"

Zu An sighed. "You're too deeply poisoned to go back now. Where would you even go? What if you encountered other men on the way, someone like the Viper Child again?"

At the thought of that scenario, Yu Yanluo's expression changed. Compared to that repulsive, perverted dwarf, Zu An was naturally more acceptable...

*Oh no, what am I thinking?!*

At this point, Zu An said, "Madam, do you trust me?"

Yu Yanluo bit her lip, but ultimately nodded, her red lips pressed together.

Zu An walked over, scooped her up by the back of her knees, and lifted her into his arms. Yu Yanluo looked momentarily startled, but finally let out a soft sigh and closed her eyes in resignation.

She was no longer a young girl; as the head of her clan, she wouldn't abandon her life merely to uphold some notion of purity.

Compared to other men, Zu An was actually quite pleasing in all aspects; he wasn't entirely unacceptable.

However, a union under these circumstances would inevitably leave a lingering resentment in her heart. Once it was over, they would become strangers, never to see each other again.

Seeing Zu An carrying his sister-in-law in such a state, Jian Taiding was on the verge of exploding. "Zu, what do you think you're doing?!"

This scoundrel had finally laid his wicked hands on his fairy-like sister-in-law!

Zu An was greatly annoyed by this man, but he had no time to deal with him now. So, to provoke him, he gave him a wicked smile. "What do you think I'm about to do?"

Jian Taiding: "..."

Of course, he knew exactly what Zu An intended to do. He had harbored some lingering hope, but it was now personally shattered by Zu An.

Rage points from Jian Taiding: +1024, +1024, +1024...

In Zu An's arms, Yu Yanluo was filled with shame and indignation. *This man truly is a scoundrel.*

She wanted to bite the man holding her fiercely, but then worried he might misunderstand it as some kind of hint.

While she was still conflicted, she realized he was carrying her towards the cold pond they had seen earlier.

*Does he want to do it in the water?* Yu Yanluo was slightly stunned, but then thought, *That might be better, at least it wouldn't be in front of Yan You.*

Although they were only a contractual couple, he was still her husband in name. Doing such a thing with another man in front of her husband's corpse felt strange.

As for Jian Taiding, she certainly didn't want him to see her body. In the water, it truly was a good solution.

But then, how would they breathe? Although their cultivation levels weren't low, being underwater...

What if, in the heat of the moment, they forgot to hold their breath and choked?

Her mind raced with various thoughts, and Yu Yanluo felt completely dazed.

*Forget it, I won't think about it anymore. Let him do as he pleases...*

Just then, Zu An, still holding her, leaped directly into the cold pond.

Having seen Uncle Ming emerge from it completely encased in ice before, it was clear just how cold this pond was.

Yu Yanluo, who was naturally sensitive to cold, instinctively snuggled closer into Zu An's embrace. At the same time, she held her breath, waiting for the icy water to cover her mouth and nose.

However, after a moment, she still didn't feel the cold pond water touching her. She couldn't help but open her eyes.

Her beautiful eyes immediately widened. She realized they were seemingly inside a transparent bubble, with the cold pond water sealed outside.

The deep blue pond water shimmered, exuding a strange, beautiful aura.

She could faintly see several small, silver-white fish swimming around in the water. They seemed drawn by their bubble, circling it and occasionally nudging it with their tiny mouths.

Yu Yanluo was utterly amazed. For a moment, she even forgot about the poison in her system and curiously reached out to gently touch the bubble.

It felt soft, yet remarkably resilient.

The small fish, startled, quickly swam away, but upon realizing she wasn't pursuing them, they stopped out of curiosity and lingered nearby.

"How did you do that?" Yu Yanluo looked up at the man beside her, her beautiful eyes sparkling with wonder.

Zu An felt a little distracted. It seemed these women had no resistance to such scenes; Bi Linglong had also been unusually excited last time.

*Sigh*, the spiritual lives of people in this world are so impoverished that even those at the pinnacle react with such astonishment.

In his previous life, even ordinary people could visit an aquarium to see the underwater world.

Feeling the heat radiating from the beauty in his arms, Zu An said gruffly, "Madam, this isn't the time to be concerned about this, is it?"

Only then did Yu Yanluo realize her situation. Her cheeks flushed a deep red, and she dared not look at him, turning her face away, her curled eyelashes trembling slightly. "You can begin."

Zu An nodded. "I may need to unfasten Madam's clothes first."

Yu Yanluo felt both shy and annoyed. Why did he have to ask so deliberately? How could she possibly answer?

She could only utter a muffled "Mmm."

Seeing her implicit permission, Zu An swiftly unfastened her clothes.

Feeling his urgency, Yu Yanluo sighed inwardly. She knew well that in this situation, any man in the world would find it impossible to restrain himself.

At that moment, Zu An truly understood what "skin like jade" meant. The woman before him was simply the most perfect work of art in the world.

Due to the poison, her "ice-skin and jade-bones" now bore a faint blush, enhancing rather than diminishing her beauty. It added a touch of earthly passion and allure to the celestial fairy who usually seemed untouched by human desires.

Yu Yanluo had been waiting for that moment to arrive, but she kept her eyes closed for a long time without feeling any action from him. Instead, she felt a chill below her, as if she were immersed in water.

She couldn't help but open her eyes out of curiosity, only to find that the bubble was now half-filled with water. She was lying on the water's surface, her neck and the crook of her knees supported, preventing her from sinking.

At the same time, she noticed that while a large expanse of her skin was exposed, her innermost undergarment was still on.

The bone-chilling cold of the pond water made her tremble all over. She looked at Zu An, confused. "It's... leaking water?"

Zu An chuckled. "Don't worry, I let it in on purpose."

The upper half of the bubble was still filled with air, so there was no risk of suffocation.

It was as if she were lying in a bathtub, though without the comfortable warmth of bathwater.

Yu Yanluo's expression was strange. *Did this guy really want to do it in the water?* But then she quickly noticed his clear gaze and realized she had probably misunderstood.

Zu An said gravely, "Madam, you are deeply poisoned. I intend to use the cold energy of the pond water and the medicinal properties of the Serenity Pill as aids, primarily utilizing my unique vital energy to dispel the evil poison from your body. It might be uncomfortable during the process, so please bear with it."

Yu Yanluo was momentarily lost in thought, her beautiful eyes fixed on him, as if seeing him anew.

Above the cold pond, Jian Taiding was both angry and anxious, but with his pressure points sealed by Zu An, he could do nothing.

The thought of his long-admired sister-in-law being ravaged by another man inside made his heart ache as if torn by a knife.

Gazing at his elder brother's corpse nearby, he felt a sense of shared misery and burst into loud sobs. "Brother, if you have a spirit in heaven, please look at sister-in-law! That man is actually committing such a sordid act with her, right in front of you!"

"And he even let Zu An impersonate you and return to the Duke's mansion, truly bringing chaos to the inner quarters! My other sisters-in-law — Consort Liu, Consort Chu, Consort Zhang — all of them have been ruined by him!"

"Those sisters-in-law are beaming every day, especially Consort Zhang, who seems to walk with her legs unable to close. Yet they're still in the dark, thinking they're serving you, eagerly flattering him day in and day out."

"Sister-in-law, whom you didn't even dare to touch, will probably be tortured beyond recognition by that beast today."