"Who was following us tonight?"

The two had just reached the pavilion when Lin Xiao cut straight to the point.

"Men from Shura Hall!"

Lin Xiao nodded. "Hired by the Wang Family of Jinhai City?"

"Exactly!" Shen Jingzhe said coldly.

"How did you deal with them?"

Shen Jingzhe's beautiful eyes turned to him. "What do you think?" she asked icily.

Lin Xiao smiled. "Understood. Anything else? If not, I'm going to go keep my wife company."

"There is."

"What is it?" Lin Xiao asked.

"I'm asking you, is the poison in my body completely gone?"

Lin Xiao felt a pang of guilt and glanced away. The reason he felt guilty was that he had previously lied to her, telling her it would take a long time to cure the poison. But the last time her master had captured him in that cave, Shen Jingzhe had been dosed with an aphrodisiac. Left with no choice, Lin Xiao had to use the Dragon Blood. In curing the aphrodisiac, the original poison in her body had also been completely neutralized. That was why he felt so guilty.

Shen Jingzhe saw right through him and sneered in disdain. "To think I trusted you, that I helped protect Su Qingning for you. And you? You lied to me!"

Lin Xiao's temper flared. "Damn it, you think I wanted to? Your cultivation is freakishly high! If I had cured you completely, you would've just kept trying to assassinate me. I'd have no way to save my own life!"

"Hmph, easy for you to say. You're not afraid I'll assassinate you now?"

"Of course I am! But after your master caught us and you were drugged, I had no choice. To preserve your innocence, I had to bite the bullet and detoxify you!"

"So, you're saying that if my master hadn't captured you and threatened you with that aphrodisiac, you still wouldn't have properly cured me, right?"

"That's right," he said, looking at Shen Jingzhe and seeing the terrifying killing intent that filled her beautiful eyes. Steeling himself, he continued, "Shen Jingzhe, I admit I lied to you, and I know it's wrong. But put yourself in my shoes. If you were me, would you have cured the poison all at once?"

"Hmph, I'm not you, and I don't deal in hypotheticals."

"Fine, there's no point trying to reason with you. Just tell me, what are you going to do about it?"

Lin Xiao steeled himself for a falling out. He didn't want it to happen, but he had no choice. He knew he had angered her by lying. If she really decided to turn against him, he couldn't blame her. After all, he was the one who had deceived her first.

Shen Jingzhe snorted coldly. "What am I going to do? I want you to continue the treatments to consolidate the cure."

What? Consolidate? Does that mean she wants me to continue the treatment?

For some reason, when Lin Xiao heard her words, his first thought wasn't about why she hadn't turned against him or why she wanted him to continue. Instead, his mind was instantly filled with the image of her fiery body.

He couldn't help it. After treating her several times, he had seen every inch of her. Many times, just looking at her was enough to involuntarily conjure the image of her sexy, blazing figure in his mind. It drove him crazy sometimes, to the point where he barely dared to look at her. After all, besides Su Qingning, she was the only other woman he had ever seen naked.

"Consolidate? Shen Jingzhe, the poison in your body is completely gone. There's no need for any consolidation!"

Shen Jingzhe snorted again. "Cut the crap and just do as I say. Or would you rather I leave right now and stop protecting Su Qingning?"

Lin Xiao admitted defeat. "Fine. If you want to consolidate the cure, then I'll help you consolidate it."

Frankly, even before her master had captured him, Lin Xiao had considered just curing her once and for all. Every time he had to treat her, catching an inadvertent glimpse of her sexy body was a form of immense torture for him. Unfortunately, he was captured by her master before he could make up his mind.

I should ask her, 'Aren't you afraid I can see everything in the dark?' Lin Xiao thought, but quickly dismissed the idea of teasing her. If she ever found out, she would probably chop him into mincemeat. Better not. Let's just let that secret stay a secret forever.

"Good that you know what's best for you," Shen Jingzhe said coldly.

Lin Xiao laughed. "I always do. So, when do you want me to do this consolidation treatment?"

"Tonight, after Qing Ning is asleep. I'll be waiting for you in my room."

"Okay," Lin Xiao agreed.

Shen Jingzhe snorted one last time and turned to walk back into the villa. What Lin Xiao didn't see was that the moment she turned away, a faint, almost imperceptible smile touched the beautiful face hidden behind her thin veil.

Lin Xiao didn't leave right away. He remained in the pavilion, mulling over what she had said. To be honest, he couldn't figure out why she wanted him to continue the treatments. She had to know the poison was completely gone and that there was no need for any consolidation. After thinking for a while, he still couldn't come up with an answer.

"Forget it," he muttered to himself. "If she wants to continue the treatment, then I'll just treat her a few more times. I'm relying on her to protect Su Qingning right now. I can't afford to offend her."

With that, Lin Xiao turned and headed back to the villa.

Su Qingning was in the shower. The sound of the running water was like a feather, gently tickling his senses and giving him the urge to push the door open and go in. But Lin Xiao restrained himself.

He lay down on her soft, fragrant bed. Before long, Su Qingning emerged from the bathroom. Her face reddened when she saw him.

"Are you two done talking?"

Lin Xiao nodded. "Honey, aren't you still on your period? Are you allowed to shower?"

"I didn't take a full shower, I just washed up," Su Qingning explained.

"Honey, next time you need someone to scrub your back, just call me. I might not be good at much, but my back-scrubbing skills are top-notch!"

His words made Su Qingning laugh. "Hmph, I think the back-scrubbing is just an excuse. Your real goal is to take advantage of me!"

Lin Xiao chuckled mischievously. "My wife is so smart. Come here, let your husband give you a hug!"

"No!" Su Qingning refused.

"Why not?"

"Hmph, if you hug me, you'll want to kiss me. And you can't kiss me while I'm on my period!"

"Why not?" Lin Xiao asked again.

Su Qingning stomped her foot in embarrassment. "Are you an idiot?" she whispered. "What if I get turned on?"

"We'll worry about that when it happens!" Lin Xiao said with a wicked smile.

Su Qingning wanted to protest further, but Lin Xiao had already pulled her down onto the bed. She let out a small cry of surprise as he wrapped her tightly in his arms.

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