Chapter 46: "Touch Me, and I'll Kill You!"

With his cultivation greatly enhanced, Lin Fengmian boldly continued diving deeper along the dark current. Just as he was running out of breath, he finally found an underwater cave and hurriedly surfaced.

There was some air inside, and Lin Fengmian gasped for breath, relieved by his narrow escape. He climbed up, drenched, but soon heard the sound of a woman's labored breathing, as if trying to suppress something.

The person inside must have heard his footsteps as well and called out, "Who's there?"

Lin Fengmian was overjoyed and quickly responded, "Senior Sister Chen, it's me. Don't be afraid."

He walked forward and indeed saw Chen Qingyan holding a sword, her lips tightly bitten, and her face tense with caution. 

She exhaled in relief but immediately snapped, "It's because it's you that I'm worried."

Seeing her condition, Lin Fengmian immediately realized that the **Hehuan Poison** was still affecting her. He chuckled and said, "I'm not a brute."

Chen Qingyan, struggling to maintain control, whispered, "I'm worried I'll become the brute."

Lin Fengmian couldn't help but laugh. "I don't mind, though."

"I mind! If you come near me, I'll kill you. Stay away!" Chen Qingyan pressed the sword beside her and warned with lethal intent.

Lin Fengmian quickly stepped back a little, asking, "Where's Senior Sister Mo?"

Chen Qingyan sighed with some frustration, "I carried her for a while, but then we encountered a woodsman. She… well, she pounced on him."

"I lured away the pursuers while she dealt with her situation. Once the poison clears, she should be able to escape. After all, those two were chasing me."

Lin Fengmian didn't know whether to feel worse for the woodsman, Mo Ruyu, or Chen Qingyan herself. "That woodsman's wife wasn't there, right?"

The thought of what could have happened made him uneasy.

"It was a temporary dwelling in the mountains, just him and his brother," Chen Qingyan said with pained breaths.

"Brother? So then…" Lin Fengmian was shocked at the thought and gave her a strange look.

"His brother is a dog! Now shut up! I don't want to talk about it!" Chen Qingyan snapped, clearly annoyed.

Lin Fengmian muttered an "Oh" and stopped asking, though his imagination only grew wilder. **Sin, sin!**

Chen Qingyan was seething as well. The truth was that the woodsman did have a brother, but there was no dog involved. The two men had actually ogled her state and lusted after her. If it weren't for Mo Ruyu, she would have killed them both already.

No way she would look twice at such wilderness dwellers! She wasn't like Mo Ruyu, who had already lost her senses. 

Chen Qingyan hadn't even looked back at the situation before leaving, knowing the hunters couldn't harm Mo Ruyu. And now, this guy kept talking about it! Was he deliberately trying to drive her mad?

She had held out against the poison with her cultivation technique, **Lovesickness Art**, but her resistance was waning. Her legs, smooth as jade, were now twisting and tensing together in pain. The more she tried to control herself, the more uncontrollable it became. Her suppressed moans echoed, unintentionally seductive.

"Senior Sister, are you sure you're alright like this?" Lin Fengmian swallowed hard, finding the situation increasingly unbearable.

Chen Qingyan raised her head, her eyes bright with desperation, as if she was about to leap toward him. But she fought against the urge, struggling mightily.

Lin Fengmian looked at her, his emotions conflicted. **No matter what, Chen Qingyan had once been the woman of his dreams, the one he longed for day and night.**

Seeing her suffering like this made him feel immense pity. He sighed and said, "Senior Sister, if you promise not to kill me, maybe I can help you?"

Chen Qingyan remained silent, and Lin Fengmian, resigned, stood up, ready to take a step forward. **Who else, if not me?**

As they say, "If I don't enter hell, who will?" There were no other men around, and even if there were, he wouldn't let anyone else do this. 

**No matter how exhausted he felt from the previous day, he had to step up, confront the situation, and dispel the poison.**

At least this way, she wouldn't think he was incapable.

Lin Fengmian reached out and gently lifted Chen Qingyan, letting her lean against him. She was powerless, resting her flushed face on his shoulder, breathing raggedly.

This was not how he had ever imagined achieving his dream, and he couldn't help but mock himself. **Was he really taking advantage of her vulnerability?**

"Senior Sister, remember not to use your cultivation technique, or I won't be able to handle it."

Just as Lin Fengmian thought Chen Qingyan would relent and agree, her eyes suddenly cleared for a moment. Mustering unknown strength, she pushed him away with a palm strike, sending him flying.

She collapsed onto the ground, glaring at him fiercely. "Stay away from me! If you dare touch me, I'll kill you!"

Lin Fengmian spat out a mouthful of air, bewildered by her resistance. He was both frustrated and a little indignant. **I didn't even want to help you in the first place!**

"Why can't I help? Is it because I'm not worthy?"

But seeing the unyielding and determined look in her eyes, Lin Fengmian's heart softened again. He backed away a few steps.

"Alright, I won't come near you."

Chen Qingyan's face was pale, and she warned, "If you take advantage of me now, you better kill me afterward. Otherwise, you won't live to see tomorrow."

Before Lin Fengmian could respond, she raised her hand, struck her forehead, and knocked herself unconscious.

Lin Fengmian was dumbfounded. **Was that really necessary?** 

She was indeed ruthless.

He sighed. **If she would rather die than let him help, how could he force the issue?** Shrugging, he sat down to meditate and restore his energy.

But fate had other plans...