Chapter 62: The Antidote?

On the jade bed, the atmosphere was both enchanting and dangerous.

Lu Ning felt as if her entire being was about to be set ablaze.

The love poison originating from Hua Lingyue’s medicinal pool had completely erupted within her, like a wildfire consuming her last shreds of sanity.

Lu Ning never expected that she would encounter such a situation one day.

Now, even the slightest touch against her skin was magnified countless times.

As the poison took hold, her vision blurred until she could only see Su Yuexi’s gentle, close-up face.

“Beg me.”

In that moment, Su Yuexi’s voice sounded like a curse in her ear.

“Sect Master Lu, if you want me to help you, then lower that noble head of yours. Just as I begged you back then, beg me now.”

“Have you forgotten? I begged you for seven days and seven nights in front of the Tianmo Sect’s mountain gate. Now, I am merely asking you to bow your head to me. This revenge isn’t excessive, is it?”

Upon hearing this, Lu Ning was somewhat stunned.

She hadn’t expected the Sect Leader of Baihuagu to make such a demand at a time like this.

‘Which of us is actually the demonic one?’

She had just helped the woman escape the Kingdom of Dahuang, yet Su Yuexi had turned on her so quickly.

Lu Ning bit her lip hard, trying to use the pain to maintain a final sliver of clarity.

She knew that once she lowered her head, the humiliations that followed would only become more excessive.

However, the toxicity surging through her body struck her fragile defenses in wave after wave.

Instinctively, she craved the other woman’s “grace.”

“It seems Sect Master Lu still refuses to bow her head.”

“As expected of the strongest demon in the Northern Region, your willpower is much more formidable than I predicted.”

Su Yuexi watched Lu Ning’s stubborn expression—clinging to her pride even though she was clearly about to break—and her smile became even more playful.

She traced a slender finger lightly across Lu Ning’s burning cheek.

Lu Ning’s body jolted, and a stifled groan escaped her lips.

“See? Your body is much more honest than you are.”

Su Yuexi’s fingertips moved slowly down Lu Ning’s cheek, tracing her delicate collarbone…

“Don’t… don’t touch me…”

Lu Ning’s voice carried a sob, and her blurred eyes finally filled with tears.

“I’m not allowed to touch you?”

Su Yuexi let out a soft chuckle, her laughter laced with mockery.

“Sect Master Lu, you should think carefully. This love poison is not easily endured.”

“If it isn’t relieved in time, your meridians will reverse, your cultivation will be destroyed at best, and at worst, your body will explode.”

Cultivation destroyed?

Body exploding?

Lu Ning was terrified.

She had worked so hard to recover her Golden Core stage cultivation; she didn’t want to go back to being a powerless cripple.

And more than that, she didn’t want to die!

Furthermore, Su Yuexi had no intention of letting her go from the start.

Even if she could endure the love poison through sheer willpower, she still wouldn’t be able to escape.

As she realized what the outcome would be, Lu Ning’s resolve finally began to waver.

“I… I…”

“Changed your mind?”

Su Yuexi seemed to see right through her, and the curve of her lips pulled higher.

“As long as you’re willing to beg me—as long as you’re willing to cast aside that ridiculous dignity and serve me well, just as I did for you—I promise I won’t just give you the antidote. I’ll also help you heal your injuries and raise your cultivation.”

Su Yuexi’s voice was filled with temptation.

Lu Ning looked at the gentle, beautiful face so close to her own and, eventually, chose to compromise.

“I… I beg you…”

Seeing Lu Ning surrender, a flash of ecstatic satisfaction crossed Su Yuexi’s eyes.

She had waited for this day for far too long.

She had finally made this woman, who once stood high above and viewed her as nothing more than dust, lower her noble head.

“Heh…”

Su Yuexi let out a pleasant, soft laugh.

She leaned down and, under the gaze of those tearful eyes, gently kissed away the moisture at the corners of Lu Ning’s eyes.

“That’s a good girl.”

Her voice was incredibly tender.

“Since Sect Master Lu has asked me, I naturally cannot disappoint you. However…”

Su Yuexi’s tone shifted, and her gentle eyes shimmered with a cunning light.

“Before I give you the antidote, shouldn’t you show a bit of sincerity first?”

As she spoke, Su Yuexi slowly sat up on the jade bed and began to undress right in front of Lu Ning.

The light green silk dress, soaked by the pool water, was slowly shed to reveal the white inner garment beneath, which was also drenched.

The thin fabric clung to her body, outlining every curve of her perfect figure in vivid detail.

Lu Ning instinctively turned her head away.

“What? Is Sect Master Lu shy?”

Su Yuexi reached out and forced Lu Ning’s face back, making their eyes meet.

“Look at me.”

Lu Ning was forced to watch her.

Looking at that gentle and exquisite face, Lu Ning felt her breathing grow heavy.

“Sect Master Lu, tell me…” Su Yuexi’s lips curled into a playful arc.

“Am I more beautiful, or is your precious disciple, Gu Qinghuan, more beautiful? Or perhaps the Eldest Princess of the Dahuang Dynasty, Jing Linglong, is superior?”

Lu Ning, “…”

Lu Ning had absolutely not expected the woman to ask such a deadly question at a moment like this.

She spoke with great difficulty, her voice raspy.

“All… all are beautiful…”

She just wanted to end this agonizing interrogation as quickly as possible.

“Oh? They’re all beautiful?”

Su Yuexi arched an eyebrow, seemingly dissatisfied with the answer.

“And if you had to choose one? Who moves your heart the most?”

As Su Yuexi spoke, she began tracing light circles on Lu Ning’s skin.

Lu Ning’s body jolted, and a thin veil of mist instantly covered her eyes.

She felt like she was going insane.

Su Yuexi was an absolute demon.

“Tell me.”

Su Yuexi’s voice was like a death knell ringing in her ear.

“I… I don’t know…” Lu Ning answered with a sob.

“You don’t know?”

Su Yuexi chuckled softly.

“It doesn’t matter. In a moment, I’ll let you know exactly who moves your heart the most.”

Finished speaking, she no longer hesitated.

She lowered her head and claimed the treasure she had coveted for so long.

Like a triumphant general, she galloped freely across her newly conquered territory.

Lu Ning’s mind instantly went blank.

The love poison that had been ravaging her body was suddenly being absorbed by Su Yuexi with frantic intensity.

During the process of absorption, a hint of surprise flashed through Su Yuexi’s gentle eyes.

She realized she had underestimated the potency of the poison.

However, she didn’t care.

She knew that she would soon taste the finest “antidote” in the world.

A long time passed.

When Su Yuexi finally raised her head with a look of pure satisfaction, the love poison in Lu Ning’s body had mostly dissipated, but Lu Ning herself appeared to be in a trance.

“How do you feel now, Sect Master Lu?”

Su Yuexi licked her red lips, where the lingering scent of Lu Ning remained, leaving her with an endless aftertaste.

Lu Ning didn’t answer; she simply lay there silently, looking like a broken doll.

Seeing her like this, Su Yuexi’s desire for conquest was immensely satisfied.

She knew she had completely shattered all of Lu Ning’s pride and dignity.

But her true revenge against Lu Ning had only just begun.