Forcing the Aloof Master to Madness - Chapter 25.2

Shen Lezhi proactively leaned forward again, raising her hands in front of her, and murmured softly: “Master, why don’t you come? You clearly like this.”

Shen Lezhi’s fervent breath fanned Wang Xi’s face. Once the Laughing Flower’s aphrodisiac took effect, it would spread through the meridians of the person who took the drug to every part of their body. Every part would become extremely sensitive, and every part would crave the comfort of another person.

Furthermore, she would become an aphrodisiac person for the Laughing Flower. Her breath and the faint fragrance emanating from her body would turn into the intoxicating scent of the Laughing Flower, thereby enticing others to fall into depravity with her.

However, the Laughing Flower does not completely seize the consciousness of the person who took the drug. It is a flower for excitement, not a drug to control people.

The remaining trace of reason would allow those with a firm will to escape this state, provided they actively circulate their meridians and expel the medicinal properties of the Laughing Flower from their body repeatedly.

Clearly, Shen Lezhi was not a person of firm will, or perhaps, she didn’t actually dislike this.

She lightly smiled, intoxicated, carrying a certain desire. Her gaze towards Wang Xi was now filled with admiration.

However, Shen Lezhi actually didn’t know how to expel the medicinal properties of the Laughing Flower from her body. She just wanted to be close to Wang Xi. It was icy and comfortable there, exuding a pleasant scent of snow—an embrace she didn’t dislike.

Wang Xi stared silently at Shen Lezhi, not stopping the latter from leaning closer again. Even if Shen Lezhi didn’t expel the medicinal properties, Wang Xi could actually help her by entering her meridians and guiding her to force the Laughing Flower’s medicinal properties out of her body.

But Wang Xi suddenly didn’t want to do this.

What was Shen Lezhi thinking about in this state?

She clearly retained a trace of sanity. Was she trying to use this confused state to continue her pretense of falling in love with her Master?

She must be certain that Wang Xi would not consummate the relationship with her.

If this were the previous life, Wang Xi would certainly push her away, administer the antidote for her, and not criticize her for a single moment for such outrageous behavior, even desperately trying to hide the entire incident and attribute everything to the effect of the Laughing Flower.

“This Venerable One certainly likes it.” Wang Xi slightly curled her lips. A sinister smile spread before Shen Lezhi’s eyes, but her gaze was too cold. Even when she smiled, one could not find her benevolent.

The demon markings at her eye corner, in Shen Lezhi’s eyes, were like flowers on ice thorns—dark red snow lotuses blooming in a land of ice and snow.

Shen Lezhi stared obsessively at Wang Xi’s eye corner, her eyes hazy yet so focused. She was practically pressing her face against Wang Xi’s. Her cheeks, pink from the feverish heat, were almost touching Wang Xi’s snow-white skin.

“So beautiful,” she murmured to herself.

Shen Lezhi felt that the fine red lines were like the roots of some kind of heart-stealing flower—seductive and dangerous. One could only witness its ultimate beauty when it blossomed.

Wang Xi saw her own reflection in the girl’s intensely passionate eyes, realized that the demon markings at her eye corner were visible, and slightly frowned, then decided to ignore it.

She reached out and took the hands Shen Lezhi had offered her. The girl said she liked being tied up, so Wang Xi would indulge her.

She pulled out a rope from her storage ring, jade-white, with a faint silver-blue glow. This was a high-grade demon-subduing magical artifact. The rope could expand and contract with the user’s thought and could bind demonic beasts below the Golden Core stage.

It was now being used by Wang Xi to tie Shen Lezhi’s hands. Shen Lezhi watched the silver-blue light secure her hands. Wang Xi’s pale fingers held the other end. She blinked, finding it novel and also provocative.

She followed the rope to look at Wang Xi’s expression. One of the Master’s eyes was cold, but the other seemed to carry a smile.

Shen Lezhi could not fully distinguish, only believing that Wang Xi was pleased. She knew it; Wang Xi liked this.

Her nostrils were now filled with the scent of the Laughing Flower. She had become the aphrodisiac person for the Laughing Flower.

She smiled, revealing an even more joyful expression.

The Laughing Flower earned its name because its medicinal effect would not render a person who hated it unable to control themselves. It was only for excitement. It only gave those who wanted to try the impulse and the reason.

It disturbed Shen Lezhi’s mind, but if Shen Lezhi were extremely unwilling, the Laughing Flower would only make her feel pain. It only granted true pleasure to those who were compliant.

So, when Wang Xi led Shen Lezhi into the cave dwelling with the rope, Shen Lezhi did not resist at all. Her body grew hotter due to Wang Xi’s movements.

But Shen Lezhi suddenly wasn’t so anxious. Her body, which was burning like fire, suddenly wanted to slow down.

She slowed down, following Wang Xi’s pace.

Wang Xi brought her into the cave dwelling, which was like an ice cellar. The coldness that had been unbearable for Shen Lezhi in the past could not suppress the heat in her heart now.

Wang Xi led her to the meditation cushion, used a spell to fix one end of the rope in mid-air, forcing Shen Lezhi’s arms up. She was essentially suspended.

This posture looked too much like a form of punishment. Shen Lezhi suddenly became afraid.

She shook her head, looked at Wang Xi, and met the Master’s deep, cold eyes. She remembered the Master’s indifferent and ruthless expression when she had said “punish her” before.

Shen Lezhi thought Wang Xi was going to punish her again. She became even more frightened and resisted more violently. Her entire body began to shake, and she pleaded to Wang Xi in panic: “Master, I’m afraid of pain. Could you please not hit me with the whip?”

Wang Xi’s fingertip paused. She moved closer to Shen Lezhi and pressed down on her wildly shaking body.

Wang Xi did not reply. The demon markings had already climbed to her brow. Frost and snow had dyed her face.

She was now as cold as the ancient ice that had lain beneath an ice bed for a thousand years. The demon markings spreading from the corners of her eyes made her as strange and ominous as a beautiful flower blooming in a land of death.

She would certainly not lash Shen Lezhi with a whip. She reached out and grasped Shen Lezhi’s neck. The cold frost from her fingertip spread through their contact.

Her fingers kept tightening, tightening until Shen Lezhi could no longer breathe and felt the pain of suffocation.

This level finally exceeded Shen Lezhi’s tolerance limit. She struggled desperately. Her body was both cold and hot, but ultimately, the instinct for survival won out.

Shen Lezhi struggled nonstop. Her spiritual power involuntarily spilled out, recklessly surging toward Wang Xi.

If it were a normal day, Wang Xi would ignore it. This small amount of spiritual power was not enough to hurt her, let alone distract her.

But at this moment, she had already fallen into a state of irrationality. She was excited by Shen Lezhi’s painful expression and instantly angered by the feeling of Shen Lezhi’s haphazardly surging spiritual power.

Wang Xi’s immense spiritual power exploded within the cave dwelling, pressing down on Shen Lezhi like an overwhelming mountain.

Shen Lezhi’s weak spiritual power was squeezed to the point of collapse. Coupled with the pain of suffocation, she had reached her limit of endurance.

And at that moment, Wang Xi suddenly released her hand, and her breath fell onto Shen Lezhi’s face.

Just now, Shen Lezhi had voluntarily circulated her spiritual power and desperately released it to resist Wang Xi, which simultaneously forced the medicinal properties of the Laughing Flower out of her body.

Although it hadn’t been completely expelled, the pain inflicted by Wang Xi had allowed Shen Lezhi to recover her senses.

Shen Lezhi opened her eyes and looked at Wang Xi. Her intensely passionate gaze was now much clearer. She was ashamed of her behavior just now, but also afraid that Wang Xi would come back for the strangulation game, and flustered that she hadn’t completely disliked her intimacy with Wang Xi.

But now that she was awake, she didn’t want any more intimacy.

She began to think about how to escape the current situation. Just then, Wang Xi lowered her head and pressed closer.

She stopped right in front of her. Her eyes were deep like a gorge, cold and indifferent. But as Shen Lezhi was gazed at like this, she felt as if she was being sucked into that deep gorge, completely losing her sense of direction, only to be entirely invaded by Wang Xi’s aura.

Shen Lezhi felt like her heart was about to stop. Even though Wang Xi wasn’t actually kissing her at this moment, Shen Lezhi subconsciously wanted to push Wang Xi away, wanting to push away the icy, snowy scent that seemed to be dragging her into the abyss.

But with her hands suspended in mid-air, she was powerless to push. Wang Xi was pressing against her lower back, and she was equally powerless to struggle free.