The Deepest Affection in Qin's Time

Zhu Zhong felt secretly pleased to see Wu Kuang get the short end of the stick.

Tian Mi realized that she had made a silly mistake and failed to control her emotions. She blamed Cao Yuan for disturbing her peace of mind.

Wu Kuang was, after all, the head steward of Kuiwei Hall, a promising candidate, and my last resort. I needed to maintain a good relationship with him, neither too close nor too distant.

“Brother Wu, you saw it yourself. Even Xunzi, the Confucian scholar, took the initiative to invite Cao Yuan, which shows that he is no ordinary person. Everything Mi’er has done is for the benefit of the farmers. Can’t Brother Wu understand Mi’er’s situation?”

Tian Mi seemed genuinely aggrieved; in just a few words, she was able to portray a heartbroken woman with tears streaming down her face.

Wu Kuang was at a loss and said in a gentle voice, "Mi'er, don't cry, it's all my fault."

Tian Mi suddenly chuckled and said, "How could Mi'er bear to blame Brother Wu? As long as Brother Wu understands Mi'er, that's all that matters."

"I understand, I definitely understand."

"Then... Brother Ang, could you do Mi'er a favor?"

"What kind of help is it? Honey, just tell me. If I, Wu Kuang, can do it, I won't hesitate."

Tian Mi chuckled softly, "Cao Yuan drank my special wine, so I reckon he'll be a regular at Zui Meng Lou from now on. Brother Wu, can you help Mi'er win him over?"

This is a fine wine that she unintentionally created, capable of making people addicted without realizing it, and causing them to become obsessed with and fond of her wine.

Of course, this is on the premise that the drinker is not a cultivator; otherwise, the effect will be greatly reduced.

“This…” Wu Kuang was caught in a dilemma and struggle.

Zhu Zhong immediately pledged his loyalty, saying, "Don't worry, Honey, I'll take care of Cao Yuan for you!"

Wu Kuang said bitterly and sadly, "Okay, I'll help you."

Tian Mi smiled faintly, "It's all for the farmers!"

She didn't want to owe Wu Kuang and Zhu Zhong any favors; she wanted to stand on the moral high ground.

Chapter 24 The Deepest Tricks in Society

As soon as Cao Yuan left Zuimeng Tower, he was blocked by Jing Ni and Li Wu.

"Let's go home first."

Cao Yuan pulled Xiao Mengjiang over and walked away on his own.

Li Wu's eyes were sparkling, with a hidden glint of light.

She watched as Cao Yuan left without a word, and scoffed, "He's getting more and more audacious."

"Lord Jingni, do you think we should do something? Like poison or something, in case this kid betrays us, that Xunzi..."

Jingni's beautiful eyes turned cold, making her appear even more elegant and aloof.

"Are you teaching me what to do?"

Li Wu's eyes flickered slightly. "This subordinate dares not."

Jingni said slowly, "Let's go. I'll consider what you said."

Cao Yuan pulled Xiao Mengjiang along rather quickly.

Xiao Mengjiang ran up, panting, and asked, "Aman, what's wrong?"

"It's okay, go home early."

Cao Yuan glanced behind him out of the corner of his eye.

Zuo Jingni and You Liwu were both eyeing him covetously.

have to.

When Old Man Xun arrived, the good things didn't come out yet, but the bad things came first.

He knew perfectly well that Jingni and Liwu were probably going to do something to him.

This will eliminate any possibility of him defecting.

This is really difficult~

It seems that Old Man Xun is far superior to Wuming, otherwise the two women wouldn't be so wary.

I just don't know what strength Jingni and Liwu will give him.

Cao Yuan thought to himself silently.

Before long, the group returned to the backyard of the lock shop.

Cao Yuan coaxed Xiao Mengjiang back into the house and then went to the courtyard alone.

Before Jingni and Liwu could speak, he preemptively spoke.

"I'm being watched."

"Targeted?" Li Wu smiled, her beautiful eyes like hooks sweeping across Cao Yuan's face. "Targeted by someone?"

Jing Ni calmly looked at Cao Yuan, waiting for him to continue.

“The Farmers,” Cao Yuan said. “Drunken Dream Pavilion is the Farmers’ stronghold!”

Li Wu's eyes sparkled, a half-smile playing on her lips. "That's it? I thought you'd say it was Xunzi."

Cao Yuan calmly said, "I've been poisoned."

"Crash..."

A terrifying aura, brimming with murderous intent, suddenly erupted from Jing Ni, transforming her from her innate ethereal beauty into a female demon.

She stared directly at Cao Yuan with a cold and indifferent gaze, her voice icy: "Who did this!"

"Oh my god, I'm about to die..." Cao Yuan's skin was covered in goosebumps, and he felt like he couldn't take it anymore.

The gap between ordinary people and cultivators is simply too great.

He didn't expect Jing Ni to react so strongly, or to care about him so much.

If I hadn't been poisoned, wouldn't I have been utterly defeated by Jing Ni?

Li Wu smiled alluringly, her gaze fixed on Cao Yuan's captivating smile.

"You've been poisoned~ Why don't you beg your older sister? She's good at antidotes~"

Cao Yuanqiang smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Sister Wu."

He had never wished he were poisoned as much as he did at this moment; he was at a loss for words.

Li Wu gently raised her hand, her two slender fingers joined together, and placed them on Cao Yuan's wrist, her smile charming and alluring.

Just as Cao Yuan was about to say something, he suddenly felt a warm current spread from his wrist throughout his body, making him feel comfortable and warm all over.

Is this the internal energy obtained by refining the essence of heaven and earth?

Cao Yuan was extremely envious.

Perhaps due to his attire, his spiritual power was exceptionally strong. He could easily capture the spiritual energy of heaven and earth simply by using the ordinary breathing techniques given to him by Zihan.

Unfortunately, because he was wearing a body that belonged to a modern person, his spirit disappeared without a trace before it could be refined into internal energy after it had been circulating within his body.

"Ah, the Body of Absolute Spirit?"

Li Wu's originally alluring eyes showed surprise.

The internal energy dissipated in the blink of an eye; this is a typical case of a body with a severed spirit.

She looked at Cao Yuan pitifully, "I don't know whether to say you're lucky or unlucky, that you've managed to encounter someone with the one-in-a-million Spirit Body."

Ordinary people, no matter how poor their aptitude, can refine the spirit and turn it into internal energy for their own use as long as they can sense the spirit. Even if it takes a long time, they can still make progress through hard work.

However, the body of the Absolute Spirit is different. Even if one has exceptional talent and can easily sense spirits, the spirits will quickly dissipate like water flowing into quicksand because of the body's condition.

Jing Ni glanced at Cao Yuan in surprise, not expecting him to possess the Absolute Spirit Body.

Cao Yuan quipped, "I've always been very lucky, otherwise how could I have had the good fortune to meet two beauties?"

Li Wu withdrew her slender white hand and said casually, "You are indeed poisoned."

"Huh?" Cao Yuan didn't expect that Tian Mi would actually poison him. Just as the original novel said, she was a scheming green tea dog.

Jing Ni, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up: "Is it serious?"

At this moment, even Jingni herself didn't know whether she was concerned about the success or failure of the mission, or whether Cao Yuan was alright.

"It's not serious; the toxicity is very mild. If you don't know anything about poisons, you'll hardly be able to detect it."

Li Wu smiled and said to Cao Yuan, "Looks like you've really caught the farmers' eye. You attract so much attention wherever you go, you little pest~"

"You're the pest, your whole family are pests..." Cao Yuan had no time to argue with Li Wu, and asked seriously, "What kind of poison is it?"

He knew of several poisons from the novel *Qin's Moon*, including Xi Shi's poison, the poison of a thousand nights of poisonous feathers, and the poison of wolfsbane born from snow wormwood...

Without exception, they were all capable of killing a master, let alone little Karami.

"poppy."

Li Wu swayed her slender, plump waist and slowly uttered a name that made Cao Yuan shudder.

"Poppy?" Jing Ni frowned slightly. "Is it very potent?"

Li Wu chuckled and said, "It's useless to cultivators like us, but it's very useful to ordinary people like him who can't cultivate. It can make people addicted and hallucinogenic."

In her opinion, this was just a trinket, far inferior to the Thousand Spider Dream Devouring Net.

Cao Yuan thought of the "Blooming Beauty" made by Tian Mi using poppies in the original novel, and felt a sharp pain in his teeth.

Who doesn't know about poppies these days? Cultivating them is illegal!

No wonder he missed the wine at Zuimenglou, which made him, someone who doesn't drink much, drink a lot more. So that's the reason.

Damn it!

Tian Mi is a really toxic woman!

I must give that little slut a good beating when I get the chance!

"Sister Wu, is there a way to detoxify?"

Cao Yuan asked nervously.

Li Wu, with her pretty and charming oval face, said with a coquettish smile, "It's very simple."