Upon hearing the familiar voice, Gao Xuan's hair stood on end and he turned around in terror.
He had thought that after Ao Xue's defeat by Ling Shuang, she would retreat. But he never expected that this woman would turn the tables and chase him all the way to his residence!
Seeing this unexpected visitor, Consort Shu's eyes widened in astonishment. With chopsticks in hand and her mouth stuffed with food, she didn't know whether to swallow or spit out the food, and for a moment, she was dumbfounded.
At the doorway, Ao Xue was still dressed in her black night attire, her eyes filled with bone-chilling coldness.
"The Empress Dowager's suspicions were not unfounded. There are indeed many secrets hidden within you, little eunuch," Ao Xue said as she approached, confident and fearless. She didn't even draw her sword.
A low-level Qi Condensation eunuch and a Soul Palace realm concubine combined were no match for her.
She was curious about why the failed assassin Consort Shu, who attempted to assassinate the emperor, would be here. Was this eunuch also a rebel of the White Lotus Cult?
Or was it that everything was orchestrated by the emperor himself, using the assassination as a cover-up for the rumored truth?
Regardless of the final answer, it would uncover many secrets.
Ao Xue narrowed her eyes, focusing on Gao Xuan.
This eunuch was close to the emperor and now entangled with Consort Shu. Moreover, the Empress Dowager also suspected the authenticity of his identity.
If she captured them and interrogated them, she would undoubtedly obtain everything she wanted to know.
"What do you plan to do? I am the Emperor's person! If anything happens to me, the Emperor will never let you go!" Gao Xuan threatened, pretending to be afraid, his words filled with intimidation.
Ao Xue glanced at Consort Shu sitting at the table, her eyes filled with irony. "Oh? Is this how you serve the Emperor?"
She took a step forward, crossing her arms in front of her chest and sneered, "If I catch the two of you, His Majesty the Emperor might even thank me for eliminating the family's traitors."
Gao Xuan shook his head, pretending to be mysterious. "You don't understand. There are intricacies here that a young girl like you can't grasp."
"Listen to my advice, it's not too late to turn back now. I'll pretend that nothing happened, and we can all live in peace. How about that?"
Ao Xue nodded thoughtfully, "It does sound like a good proposal."
"But..."
"Save these words for the Empress Dowager," Ao Xue said, cutting him off. Without further ado, she stepped forward and made a swift knife-hand strike toward Gao Xuan's neck, aiming to knock him unconscious.
In doing so, she could strip him of his pants and check if he was truly a eunuch! Then she would bring him back for questioning.
Unexpectedly, Gao Xuan was faster than her. He bent down to dodge in advance and grabbed a vase, hurling it towards her.
Ao Xue shattered the vase with a casual flick, her eyes filled with anger.
She couldn't believe that she, a Five Element Sealing King realm grandmaster, had her attack evaded by someone of a lower realm.
Consort Shu also overturned the table and kicked it towards Ao Xue from behind her.
She knew that if they continued to play the waiting game, the only thing awaiting them would be death.
"Are you done playing?" Ao Xue's eyes turned cold. With a slight surge of true energy, she sent the table, along with Consort Shu, flying. Then, with lightning-fast movements, she reached out and grabbed Gao Xuan by the collar as he attempted to escape.
"You think you can run?"
Gao Xuan grinned sheepishly, "I'm not running anymore, I surrender."
Ao Xue coldly snorted, thinking he had given up resistance. But she was caught off guard when this guy shamelessly pulled out an unidentified packet of powder from his pocket and threw it at her.
In an instant, Ao Xue was enveloped in a cloud of red powder.
She flung Gao Xuan away and held her breath as she quickly retreated. She used her true energy to disperse most of the powder that permeated the air, but some of it was unavoidable and entered her mouth.
Gao Xuan got up from the ground, dusting himself off.
Thank goodness for the Bone-Softening Powder Ling Shuang had sent earlier. Otherwise, he would have been finished by this woman today.
Even a touch of this powder would poison a Five Elements Sealing King realm grandmaster, let alone the fact that Ao Xue had inhaled some.
"You're despicable!"
Feeling the abnormal changes in her body, Ao Xue took a few steps back. She glared at Gao Xuan with a face flushed red, her legs involuntarily trembling. Her body felt extremely hot, her breathing became rapid, and her face turned rosy.
Faced with the man in front of her who intended to kill him, she not only had no resistance but also had an impulse to pounce on him and extinguish the fire.
It was a desire that emanated from the depths of her body, the most primal and purest carnal desire. Even if she tried her best to suppress it, it was futile. Her mind was inexplicably filled with the pleasure of physical intimacy between a man and a woman.
"What... what did you give me?!"
Ao Xue's face burned red, her legs involuntarily trembling and clenching tightly. Her body writhed uncontrollably, struggling with her desires. She managed to utter a few words through gritted teeth.
Witnessing this scene, Gao Xuan was also dumbfounded.
Could the Bone-Softening Powder achieve this effect?
He quickly searched his pocket and found only a green packet left. He was shocked.
"Damn it, I grabbed the wrong one!"
Hearing his words, Ao Xue felt despair.
She was drenched in sweat, panting heavily, exerting all her strength to suppress the increasingly strong desires. She gritted her teeth and said, "Antidote... antidote!! Give it to me. I'll pretend... pretend that nothing happened!"
Gao Xuan spread his hands helplessly. "I don't have that stuff either!"
Ao Xue was on the verge of fainting. Her hands uncontrollably reached for her buttons but forcibly pulled them back. She struggled back and forth in agony.
As she felt her remaining consciousness about to be swallowed, she even considered taking her own life, but unfortunately, she had no strength left.
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