Awake

(Yao Ya POV)

When I woke up I felt his warmth below me. Lifting my head I saw his face which contained a peaceful sleeping face. I can feel the corners of my mouth raising and widening into a smile as I thought about what had happened some time ago.

'Ahhh~ It finally happened! And it wasn't just a wet dream this time!'

Although the situation I used to bring him into this room changed the outcome didn't. Maybe those two people appearing was for the best. The reason I prepared beforehand didn't really make much sense for our predicament.

It was only to ask him to chat a bit and drink some tea in a random secluded room. I was completely prepared to do so after he came back from his little journey to find a pendant. Then the others came bringing our prisoner with them, and then soon after two people came looking for us.

'Although they did give me a reason to bring him over since he was injured, I had to watch as my beloved was hurt by them! How dare he hurt my beloved! Maybe death was too good for him, but alas it's too late to regret my decisions.

I need to find his body and burn it to ash! None of him shall remain in this world! But I suppose he was the one that made me able to do what I did with my beloved. Alright then, I'll just let the group decide what to do with them. I won't interfere with him anymore, I'll consider us even for his accomplishment in bringing me and my beloved together.'

I lied atop his chest for another minute, repeating his words from before in my mind.

{I LOVE YOU YAO YA!}

"Hehe~ I love you too!~" I kissed his cheek before reluctantly getting off of him and sitting up right.

I reached over near the kettle and picked up a small stone disk. It was a recording device I had set up that recorded the entirety of our interaction.

'Hehe, Li Lian I wonder how shocked you'll be when I show you this! Now that first kiss you took from him seems like nothing compared to this!'

'I'm glad I actually got to use this preparation though, it would have been a real shame if this room was never used.'

While he had went out to search for that pendant I went up the staircase searching for something that might have use when I found these rooms. They eliminated all sound entering and exiting the room, probably so the reader wouldn't have to deal with anything and focus on their books.

Before the journey I had went to the black market; I bought some aphrodisiacal drugs and something else that emitted a colorless and odorless smoke that relaxed the mind.

I needed to add the aphrodisiac at the right time so asking him to close the door was perfect and the pouring of tea masked my intentions nicely. The aphrodisiac I had bought was in the form of a liquid which blended in perfectly with the tea pouring and although the drug didn't have much of a smell there was still a little bit which would have been noticeable if not for the tea masking it.

But both of which were quite expensive especially the ladder item. This single item costed an entire third of my money, sixty of my hard earned silver, and even then the item had many restrictions. The item had a flat side where some kind of adhesive was applied and the other was just a dome. I had affixed the item underneath the table. Such as being a single use item that only lasts an hour.

In the end though it all worked out, the relaxing agent made him of course relax and kind of forget the earlier event, focusing only on what was present. He drank the entire cup too, having the effect quickly activating- a tent slowly formed under him without him even knowing it. His sudden act of confession must of been created from both the relaxant and aphrodisiac working together on his mind.

It was a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. I thought I would of had to do a few more things before I could act on him, but it wasn't necessary at all. It all fell into place and when the time came I knew I had to take the chance to act. I knew he wouldn't resist, he couldn't resist the aphrodisiac.

I reached my hand underneath the table before ripping something off the bottom. The item I had purchased for this single moment had been used and now no longer emitted anything.

It had already been spraying for thirty minutes when he was out and another five when he got back then a final five when those men came. We had done the act for maybe seven minutes and now the effect from the item has dissipated.

'I wonder how long we've been out for. I should probably go and check on them and tell them we're okay, hopefully nothing big happened.'

Before I stood up I looked at the sleeping man next to me. He looked so peaceful sleeping like that I almost didn't want to leave. I made sure to re-clothe him as well as cover him in a blanket before leaning in and giving him a nice kiss on the lips before leaving a note as to where we'll be before exiting the chamber.

'I really hope he won't question last night. But I could probably just make something up.'

..

Already slightly adjusted to the dark I didn't use any light talismans. At my stage in cultivation I had already gained minor night vision from my increased perception. I could see a slight area around me and that was actually how I managed to run away from my man's sight in the first place.

When I made it back to the center of the staircase the bodies had gone and the light around had disappeared. As I walked closer I noticed the wall was shut. Moving to the side where it opened I place my fingers on a few grooves before pulling the wall away.

Once the wall opened enough to where a I could see a crack inside light shined out. After another moment I flung the wall open and the light from inside spread out into the open.

The light from inside slightly blinded me from the transition from darkness to light. Before the light even settled in my eyes I sensed a blade sailing through the air at me. Quickly reacting I pulled out the sword on my hip to parry their blow.

*Clang!*

"HHrrrrnnnn!"

"Wha-" A shocked voice was about to speak before I cut him off.

"What are you doing? It's me." I calmly spoke out to the person who tried to attack me.

Once the light settled I saw the figure of my attacker, Chen Huang.

"Huh? O-Oh I-I'm sorry I-we thought you were an enemy. Where were you and have you seen Ip Cheng? We just searched for an entire hour without finding a single trace of either of you two, so we assumed we lost you."

"MMnnn!"

'Oh perfect, it didn't take too much time more like a little nap for us then.'

"I came to tell you that he and I are okay, I was just taking care of his wounds that's all."

"Then where is he? Is he still resting?"

"En, he should be. Did anything else happen? Such as when we're going to start preparing to leave?"

"Hmm ok. We had just regrouped after searching for you two, but we were talking about what to do with this man over here." He pointed his thumb behind him with a side glance at a tied up man lying across a table.

"MMmmmn!"

"Ah, him? I could see if I could get some information out of him."

"Oh do you have those kind of skills? We tried, but we don't know what we're doing so he didn't even say a word."

"Mnmmn!"

"Don't worry if I don't get anything in the end, then so be it right? Here I'll just take him with me. I'm going to the third quiet room, okay?" Reaching out I got ahold of the tied man's ankle and began dragging him.

*Thud* The man fell onto the ground and without a care I kept dragging him out and began my ascend up the stairs.

*Thonk* *Thonk* *Thonk*

Sounds of his head hitting each and every single step rang out- it wasn't loud but it was a steady beat.

"HHrrnnn! ..Nnn.... HHrrrrmnnnn..."

"Man, she's scary."

"Don't worry, she's actually really nice! You'd just have to get to know her. In fact if it wasn't for Ip Cheng introducing her to be I might have the same mind set."

I heard their little conversation while dragging the man away.

'Hehe, Mother it's finally time to use some of these skills you've taught me.'

"Hrmmn! HHrrn!"

"Be quiet!" Giving him a good kick to the head he no longer made any noises.

"..."

"Ahh, much better."