Chapter 1083: Feigning Death?

Jian Taiding didn't know why he was wailing here; his elder brother was clearly dead. But he was alone, feeling suffocated and pained, with no other outlet for his emotions besides his brother's corpse nearby. Seeing his brother's familiar face and recalling the care he had received in previous years, sorrow welled up in his heart.

Everything he had done was for his sister-in-law, yet she was now pleasuring another man. What was the point of it all? If Yu Yanluo had shown even a hint of unwillingness or struggle, he might have been able to accept it somewhat, only hating Zu'an. But Yu Yanluo's feigned reluctance, her coy "as you wish," completely shattered his Dao heart. She was clearly willing! As much as he had loved Yu Yanluo before, he now hated her just as fiercely. Therefore, his words slandered and twisted everything about her. Of course, for him, this wasn't distortion; it was simply how he perceived things. He was instinctively seeking someone to confide in, his eyes unfocused, muttering incoherently. He didn't notice that the ice sculpture around Jian Yanyou seemed to be developing faint cracks.

Meanwhile, in the cold pool, Yu Yanluo gasped, instinctively covering her chest, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Zu'an was speechless. "Madam, you were so composed just now. Why are you suddenly shy?"

Yu Yanluo thought, *How can that be the same? Before, I had resigned myself, merely intending for you to help me detoxify. Afterward, we would forget each other, and naturally, I let everything go. But now, with him using this method, she was touched and also realized she couldn't simply cut ties with him afterward. Her shyness naturally returned.*

"Come on, open your hands," Zu'an said, assuming she was disoriented from the poison and trying to comfort her.

Yu Yanluo: "..." *I'm not a little girl asking for a lollipop. Do you need to coax me like this?*

Despite her internal complaints, she instinctively obeyed his instruction and opened her hands. *Oh, this feels so shameful.* It felt as if she was completely opening her body to him. Even though she had mingled with heroes across the land for years and was worldly and mentally strong, she still found herself overwhelmed by shyness.

Zu'an, however, dared not delay, fearing he truly wouldn't be able to control himself if he watched any longer. So, his fingers moved like lightning, rapidly tapping her acupoints. The Primordial Chaos Scripture, once it reached the fourth level, could heal injuries and extend life. Although she wasn't injured, there were similarities in application. Ultimately, the "Bull's Milk" concocted by the Viper Poison Master was too potent, neutralizing the effects of the "Calm Spirit, Clear Mind Pill." Now, Zu'an was using the cold energy of the thousand-year cold pool to suppress the evil fire within her body. Then, he introduced primordial energy into her body to guide the "Calm Spirit, Clear Mind Pill's" properties, gathering the scattered evil fire from various parts of her body into one concentrated area. Finally, using the healing method of the Primordial Chaos Scripture, he completely expelled the concentrated evil fire from her body.

Yu Yanluo, already suffering from an unbearable heat throughout her body due to the "Bull's Milk," found the frigid pool water excruciating. The sensation of both ice and fire was incredibly distressing. As she felt wisps of warm primal energy enter her body with the tapping of his fingers, the comfort, like sweet rain after a long drought, made her involuntarily let out a moan.

Zu'an: "..." Hearing that sweet, languid moan, Zu'an jolted, almost misdirecting his primal energy. "My heart is pure as ice, unmoved even if the sky falls..." He quickly composed himself and continued to detoxify her.

Listening to his strange incantations, Yu Yanluo couldn't help but chuckle. *This guy is such an idiot. I had clearly acquiesced just now, yet he chose this method to save me. Is he an idiot, or a true gentleman?* Gazing at his firm, marble-like face, Yu Yanluo's eyes softened.

She didn't know how much time had passed, but Yu Yanluo was now drenched in sweat and could no longer maintain her initial composure. She felt several forces constantly surging within her body: the coldness of the pool water, the medicinal properties of the Calm Spirit, Clear Mind Pill, the evil fire of the Bull's Milk, and his unique primal energy. The other three forces caused her extreme discomfort, but only Zu'an's strange primal energy brought her immense comfort. That strong contrast made her involuntarily let out sounds of pleasure.

At first, she felt ashamed and managed to grit her teeth and endure. But later, her willpower gradually crumbled, and she thought, *He's so focused on detoxifying me; if I just let out a quiet moan, he probably won't hear it, right?* So, while secretly peeking at his expression through a slit in her eyes, she quietly hummed the sounds she had been suppressing in her throat. As expected, he didn't notice. She gradually relaxed. But soon, the sensation returned, and she resorted to the same trick. Again and again, she was never discovered. Later, her boldness grew, and her sounds became more pronounced. In normal circumstances, she would naturally know that he couldn't possibly not hear her. But in this situation, how could she think clearly?

As she became increasingly unrestrained, Zu'an finally couldn't take it anymore. His voice was extremely hoarse and obscure, as if a fire was burning in his throat. "Madam, could you please stop? Even a saint couldn't endure this, and I don't want all this effort to be for nothing."

"Huh?" Yu Yanluo finally realized that he had heard everything all along. Mortified and furious, she buried her head in the water and then bit him fiercely.

Zu'an hissed, taking a sharp breath. *This woman's small mouth looks so gentle usually, but she bites so painfully!* Fearing that his reaction might hurt her, he remained still, letting her bite him while he focused on continuing her treatment. Feeling his care, Yu Yanluo felt a bit apologetic after biting him for a while. She composed herself, released her bite, and surfaced, glaring at him irritably. "You're truly wicked!" At the same time, she rubbed her aching jaw. *How is this man's body so hard?* In her mix of shame and rage, she had bitten him with all her might. With her cultivation, she couldn't bite through metal or stone, but she should have at least drawn blood. Yet, she bit for a long time, her teeth aching, only leaving a few shallow teeth marks.

Zu'an was a bit dejected. "I was trying to detoxify you out of kindness, and I maintained proper decorum throughout. How does that make me wicked?"

"You stripped me naked and touched me all over. You call that proper decorum?" Yu Yanluo retorted resentfully.

Zu'an pointed to her undergarments. "You're still wearing clothes, aren't you? In my hometown, bikinis and two-piece swimsuits are much more revealing than what you're wearing now. Besides, I'm healing you. Doctors don't differentiate between genders."

"Oh? Doctors don't differentiate between genders, you say? Then why does the divine physician Ji Dengtu like to collect women's underwear?" Yu Yanluo scoffed.

Zu'an's eyes widened. *How does she even know about that?* He could only explain, "Ji Dengtu is Ji Dengtu, and I am me."

A blush flashed across Yu Yanluo's face. "You're even worse than Ji Dengtu! That strange primal energy of yours makes people feel even more uncomfortable than the 'Bull's Milk' poison!"

*Uncomfortable?* Zu'an thought. *You were clearly enjoying it so much you couldn't help but moan.* But he quickly paused, recalling that Tang Tian'er had also seemed unable to stop herself when he healed her last time. *Could it be that the Primordial Chaos Scripture has a "Joyful Qi" effect when healing others? No, that can't be. Qin Shihuang never mentioned it before, and neither did Mi Li. If it were true, she couldn't possibly not know.*

"Nothing to say, huh? Hmph." Yu Yanluo felt a bit guilty after her outburst. She knew she was being unreasonable, but what had just happened was simply too embarrassing. *I didn't want to moan; it was that scoundrel's primal energy causing trouble! It clearly isn't proper!*

Zu'an had no choice but to say, "Alright, alright, it's all my fault. Just bear with it, there's one last crucial step." As he finished speaking, his primal energy surged forth abruptly. Yu Yanluo gasped, trembling slightly as she clung to him.

Zu'an breathed a sigh of relief. "Most of the poison has been forced out. The rest will gradually dissipate with recovery; it shouldn't affect you much."

Yu Yanluo gave him a resentful look. With such a mortifying moment fully exposed to him, how could she ever face him again? After her trembling subsided, she finally calmed down and silently pushed him away. The water in the bubble had now been expelled by him. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, *He shouldn't have seen that just now...* Since the poison had been expelled and the internal heat disappeared, she, being sensitive to cold, quickly shivered and instinctively hugged her shoulders.

"Your clothes are soaked. Change into these clean ones," Zu'an said. He had plenty of daily necessities in his Glazed Pearl, including clothes for Chu Chuyan and Manman. But it would be foolish to offer another woman's clothes now. So he took out a set of his own clothes and draped them over her.

"Thank you..." Yu Yanluo's mind was still blank at that moment. Wrapped in his clothes, feeling their warmth, she instinctively replied.

The two soon fell silent, and an inexplicable intimate atmosphere settled within the bubble.

Yu Yanluo's red lips parted slightly. "Ah Zu, we just..."

Zu'an smiled faintly. "It was an emergency, purely to save you, Madam. Please don't take it to heart."

"Oh." She had wanted to say something similar, but for some reason, his casual demeanor, as if nothing had happened, made Yu Yanluo feel a pang of disappointment. *Is he thinking of his wife? Lord Mingyue's daughter is called Chu Chuyan, isn't she? They seem to have a good relationship.* Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

Rage points from Yu Yanluo +222 +222 +222...

Zu'an was startled. *Why is she angry now?*

Just then, an angry roar echoed from above: "You dog and bitch in there, get out now!"

Rage points from Jian Yanyou +999 +999 +999...