Chapter 12

“Sister Long, you know that Lu Cha has always regarded you as an elder sister. This time, if Lu Cha encounters any difficulties, please help Lu Cha out.” Xu Lu Cha pinched his handkerchief, wiping away his tears. His water-washed beautiful eyes were clear and bright, with a few glistening teardrops still hanging on his long eyelashes.

The leader of the Qinghu Gang had a face full of bulging muscles, her narrow eyes revealing a fierce light. She sharpened her large blade, the ear-piercing sound of sharpening incessant. She glanced at Xu Lu Cha and snorted coldly, “Xu Lu Cha, I haven’t seen you coming to reminisce with me usually, but as soon as you’re in trouble, you think of me.” Xu Lu Cha wiped his tears, “Lu Cha indeed wishes to visit Sister Long very much, but fears disturbing Sister Long, worried that Sister Long is busy with important matters.”

Sister Long curled up one corner of her lips. Lifting up the blade sharpened to a snow-bright edge, she examined it while saying to Xu Lu Cha, “Xu Lu Cha, you can pretend with anyone, but don’t pretend with me.” When they were young, she had spent some time with Xu Lu Cha and was coaxed and tricked by him into doing many unscrupulous things, to the point that later on, she truly got used to being a bully.

Although she didn’t dislike this kind of life, she still kept a respectful distance from Xu Lu Cha.

This Xu Lu Cha was too ruthless and too selfish.

Seeing that Sister Long wasn’t falling for it, Xu Lu Cha couldn’t be bothered to pretend anymore. He wiped away his tears and sat leisurely on a stone bench, “These past few years, you’ve made some progress.” Sister Long lazily glanced at him with her narrow eyes, “Being deceived by people many times, one naturally makes progress.” Xu Lu Cha said, “I need you to help me with a favor.”

…

As the time of his birthday drew closer, he had no choice but to go around and build good relationships.

Xu Lu Cha clenched his fists. That old undying Chen Yue would marry him off to some poor scoundrel. He naturally needed to have the confidence to refuse the marriage.

Whether it was the richest Qian family, the Qin family, the Qinghu Gang, or the government side, he had to seize them all.

Xu Lu Cha’s fate could not be controlled by that old undying.

“Stop right there!” An angry voice rang out in front of him, a tall figure blocking his way.

Xu Lu Cha raised his eyes, seeing that dark, chiseled face, a wave of disgust welling up in his heart.

This ugly man still hadn’t learned his lesson.

Lin Hao had a black face, his thick brows tightly furrowed, “You can be called vicious, actually putting poison in the silver!” Xu Lu Cha sneered coldly in his heart. He lowered his eyes slightly, looking aggrieved, “I didn’t intend to harm you. It’s just that you were too fierce that day, I was scared, so I mistakenly took the silver meant for dealing with villains and gave it to you.” Lin Hao angrily said, “Even if you took the wrong silver that day, why did you later give me the wrong antidote? You clearly did it on purpose!” Xu Lu Cha replied, “This antidote was given to me by that pharmacist who prepared the poison. I also didn’t know if it was right or wrong.” Xu Lu Cha inconspicuously scraped off a bit of rice-fine powder from the rib of his folding fan.

Ugly man with no sense and not knowing his place, since you’re so intent on seeking abuse, then I’ll grant your wish.

Xu Lu Cha raised his eyes. Although his expression was gentle, his eyes were bone-chillingly cold. He said, “I’m willing to apologize to you, hoping you can forgive my mistake.” Lin Hao’s anger subsided slightly. He spoke stiffly, “You better be more careful in the future! Meeting you is my bad luck!” Xu Lu Cha nodded and walked forward. His snow-white hand smeared with rice-fine powder was about to pat Lin Hao’s shoulder when a good-looking hand grabbed his wrist.

Xu Lu Cha paused, turning his head to see Zhang Meng holding her blade.

Zhang Meng smiled at him in embarrassment, “Young Master Xu, Lin Hao doesn’t like others touching him.” Xu Lu Cha’s beautiful eyes glinted with cold light. Soon, he pursed his lips slightly, revealing a beautiful smile, “Lu Cha was being rude.” He withdrew his hand and hid it behind his back.

This person ruined his plans time and time again. If she wasn’t still useful, he would definitely deal with her.

…

After Xu Lu Cha left, Zhang Meng turned back to Lin Hao with a smile.

“You came out to set up your stall today? Your hands are much better now, right?”

Lin Hao nodded, “Much better.” After thinking for a bit, he awkwardly added, “Thank you, Constable Zhang.” Zhang Meng shook her head, “It’s nothing. Just in the future, try to keep your distance from Young Master Xu.” With that said, she gripped her blade and left.

During her conversation with Lin Hao, Zheng Shu had already walked far ahead. Zhang Meng could only quicken her pace to catch up.

“Zheng Shu, where are we going to collect taxes later?”

Zheng Shu flipped through her account book and replied indifferently, “The tavern.”

…

“Cha’er!”

Qian Mu, who was flirting with a man on the second floor of the tavern, saw Xu Lu Cha downstairs and quickly pushed the man aside, shouting down.

Seeing Xu Lu Cha look up at her, she quickly showed what she considered an elegant smile.

Qian Mu shouted down, “Wait there, I’ll come down to find you.” With that, she quickly turned to go downstairs. The man hugged her waist, looking aggrieved, “Miss Qian, how can you forget me as soon as you see a beauty?” Qian Mu reached back and caressed the man’s buttocks, “I naturally won’t forget you. I’ll come back to find you at night. You leave first. Be good.” The man let go dissatisfied. Qian Mu turned back and bit his lips, “I’ll properly deal with you at night.” Having said that, Qian Mu quickly went downstairs.

“Cha’er, is your cold better?”

Seeing Xu Lu Cha’s icy skin and jade bones, his tall and graceful figure, his eyes like shimmering water, Qian Mu felt her throat go a bit dry.

Xu Lu Cha gave her a slight nod, bending his knee in a salute, “Thank you for your concern, Miss Qian. Lu Cha feels a bit better.”

Qian Mu opened her arms, about to hug Xu Lu Cha. Xu Lu Cha inconspicuously avoided her and said, “Miss Qian, Lu Cha still has matters to attend to and wishes to leave first.” Qian Mu’s face instantly darkened, “Lu Cha, could it be that you’re avoiding me again?” Xu Lu Cha lowered his eyes, “Miss Qian has misunderstood Lu Cha. Lu Cha indeed has matters to attend to. How about Lu Cha finds Miss Qian another day to meet?” Qian Mu glared, “No! If I let you go back, when will I see you again!” She reached out to grab Xu Lu Cha’s hand.

Xu Lu Cha opened his folding fan and waved it, inconspicuously avoiding her hand. His gaze was like water, affectionately looking at Qian Mu.

But Qian Mu no longer yielded under his gentle yet secretly aggrieved gaze like usual. She snatched Xu Lu Cha’s fan, roughly tearing it and throwing it on the ground.

She sneered, “Xu Lu Cha, just because I have feelings for you, don’t think you can be so arrogant. Men with your kind of looks are plentiful in Anyue Pavilion. Me taking a liking to you is your good fortune.” Always treating her like this, regarding her as someone who could be summoned at will and dismissed at will, when had she ever suffered this kind of anger? He was just a mere man. Qian Mu had never lacked men. Countless men knelt and begged, hoping for her favor. Her taking a liking to him was giving him face.

Xu Lu Cha paused slightly, his eyes quickly turning red. Glistening tears flowed from his eyes. He turned his face to the side, looking aggrieved, “I didn’t expect Miss Qian to see Lu Cha this way. Just consider Lu Cha’s sincere feelings to have been fed to the dogs…” He quickly turned around, about to leave. Qian Mu hurriedly pulled him back.

Qian Mu’s anger subsided a bit. She softened her tone, “Since you have feelings for me, then accompany me for a while.”

…

Xu Lu Cha sat by the window, unwilling to turn back and look at Qian Mu standing behind him.

Skin like congealed cream, hair like a waterfall, a pair of beautiful eyes claim to be emotionless yet full of emotions, red lips and white teeth, tears glistening, delicate brows slightly furrowed.

Qian Mu was entranced, swallowing. She said to Xu Lu Cha, “Cha’er, wait a moment first. I’ll go have someone prepare the food.” Xu Lu Cha lightly nodded.

Qian Mu hurriedly left the private room. In the corridor, she caught a waiter and asked impatiently, “Is the food and wine ready?” The waiter quickly smiled in a flattering manner, “It was prepared long ago, Miss Qian.” Qian Mu asked again, “Has the drug been added?”

“It’s been added, as per Miss Qian’s instructions. Whether it’s the food, tea, wine, or pastries, all the consumables have been drugged.” Qian Mu nodded in satisfaction and kicked the waiter, “Then hurry up and serve the dishes. What are you waiting for?” Qian Mu returned to the private room. Seeing Xu Lu Cha’s icy skin and jade bones, his ethereal beauty, her whole body involuntarily heated up.

Thinking about what was going to happen next, her heart began to beat with excitement.

No matter how chaste a man was, once he got in contact with that kind of drug, he would turn into an insatiable, lustful husband.

She had endured for so long, it was time for her to have a taste of him.

The waiters carried in the dishes one after another. Before long, the round rosewood table was filled with dishes, pastries, and a tea set with wine pots and cups placed in the center.

Qian Mu hurriedly shooed the waiters out, “You all get out! Without this young lady’s orders, no one is allowed to come in!” Xu Lu Cha saw Qian Mu’s impatience and agitation, completely different from her usual fawning behavior towards him, and felt a bit uneasy.

He stood up and spoke with deliberation, “Miss Qian, it’s time for Lu Cha to go back. Mother doesn’t allow Lu Cha to stay out alone for too long.” Qian Mu’s face darkened, “You’re with me, not with someone else. In a few days, I’ll propose to your mother.” Xu Lu Cha suddenly clenched his fists, his beautiful eyes bone-chillingly cold. He stared at Qian Mu for a while, lowering his eyes to conceal the disgust within. He said softly, “Miss Qian, this seems a bit too rushed. This matter can be considered carefully over time.” Qian Mu retorted, “Cha’er, don’t you have feelings for me? Could it be that you’re deceiving me again?” Xu Lu Cha gently shook his head, “Lu Cha naturally wouldn’t deceive Miss Qian, just…” Qian Mu interrupted him, “Then don’t go back. Stay here and accompany me for a while.” She lifted the teapot and poured tea into a cup. Picking up the teacup, she handed it to Xu Lu Cha, “Cha’er, this is the green tea you love to drink…” Seeing Xu Lu Cha drink that cup of tea, Qian Mu curled her lips.

…

So hot, so feverish…

Xu Lu Cha drank cup after cup of tea, but it couldn’t alleviate the heat in his body. Instead, it made him feel as if he was in the middle of a raging fire.

The sweat slowly soaked his clothes. A certain place between his legs had quietly raised its head. With a slight movement of his legs, the fabric rubbed gently, giving him a sensation of deep, bone-penetrating pleasure and an even stronger desire.

Growing up in a brothel since childhood, he couldn’t possibly not know what was happening to him.

It’s just that he didn’t expect her to be so despicable.

Xu Lu Cha suppressed his desire, forcing himself to remain calm, his back straight as a ramrod.

However, even though he tried his best to conceal his physical condition, his flushed cheeks and slightly trembling body betrayed him.

Seeing his eyes like spring water and his face filled with lust, Qian Mu couldn’t hold back any longer. She reached out and grabbed Xu Lu Cha’s hand on the table.

“Swish!” Xu Lu Cha abruptly pulled his hand away. He stood up and retreated several steps, “Miss Qian, Lu Cha really needs to go back.” Qian Mu curled her lips, “Cha’er, don’t go back. Do that pleasurable thing with me…” With that, she pounced towards Xu Lu Cha.

Xu Lu Cha’s whole body was feverish, his limbs weak and powerless. He couldn’t avoid Qian Mu’s attack at all and was quickly tackled to the ground by her.

Qian Mu impatiently caressed Xu Lu Cha’s waist with both hands and pursed her lips, wanting to kiss him.

Xu Lu Cha raised his hand and, using all his strength, scratched Qian Mu’s face.

Qian Mu’s body stiffened, and she fainted.

Xu Lu Cha forcefully pushed her away, nauseous and dry heaving.

If it wasn’t for hiding the poisonous rice powder in his nails to punish that ugly man, he would have been molested by this disgusting waste.

Xu Lu Cha panted, his whole body feverish, as if the blood inside him was boiling. The thing between his legs was swollen and painful.

Xu Lu Cha gritted his teeth and pounded the ground. He slowly crawled up and struggled to walk out of the private room.

…

“Constable Zhang, our boss is not at the tavern right now. We don’t dare to make decisions on our own.” The waiter looked at Zhang Meng in a difficult position.

Zhang Meng was also in a difficult position, “But your tavern has been in arrears with taxes for a long time. If we can’t collect the taxes, we won’t be able to explain it to the higher-ups.”

Zheng Shu and Zhang Meng had already been at the tavern for a while, but the boss was still nowhere to be seen. Zheng Shu seemed to be getting a bit impatient.

She said to Zhang Meng, “You wait here first. I’ll go collect taxes at other places.”

Zhang Meng nodded in agreement.

After Zheng Shu left, Zhang Meng sat in the corner of the tavern, waiting for the tavern boss to return. However, after drinking three pots of tea, there was still no sign of the boss coming back. Instead, she had made two trips to the latrine.

Zhang Meng came out of the latrine after relieving herself. Just as she was about to return to the tavern, she suddenly heard the sound of tables and chairs falling from an abandoned house not far away.

This house was originally inhabited by an elderly couple. Later, the couple was brutally killed by robbers who broke in. Since then, the house had been rumored to be haunted because someone had once said that at night, crying could often be heard. People were afraid to approach this house.

Now, hearing the sound of tables falling in this house, Zhang Meng felt puzzled. She gripped her blade tightly and walked to the broken window, taking a look inside.

With one glance, Zhang Meng was startled. There was someone inside!

That person was lying on the ground, motionless, as if dead!

Zhang Meng hurried back to the front door, kicked it open with one foot, and quickly walked in.

Once inside, she saw the person lying on the ground was dressed in green, with hair like a waterfall, delicate features, and a flushed face. It was none other than Xu Lu Cha!

“Young Master Xu?!”

Zhang Meng hurried over and squatted beside him, “What happened to you? Are you alright?”

Xu Lu Cha was panting heavily, his whole body trembling, as if enduring something to the extreme.

“Get lost!”

He gritted his teeth and growled in a low voice.

Zhang Meng was stunned. She looked Xu Lu Cha up and down, seeing his flushed face, eyes like spring water, open clothes revealing his fair chest, with glistening beads of sweat rolling down his jade-like skin.

She then shifted her gaze to his lower body and sure enough saw a tall tent standing there…

Zhang Meng’s face reddened, and she averted her gaze.

She stood up and quickly said, “Young Master Xu, hold on for now. I’ll go find an antidote for you.”

With that, she turned to leave.

“There’s no antidote!” Xu Lu Cha’s suppressed voice rang out. Zhang Meng could hear his teeth chattering.

Zhang Meng halted her steps, feeling a bit anxious as well, “Then what should we do?”

Xu Lu Cha groaned, large beads of sweat rolling down from his temples. His red lips were bitten until they bled, the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.

Zhang Meng frowned in thought for a moment, then quickly walked to the door, closed and locked it. She then went to the window, untied her clothes, and hung them in front of the window, covering the broken glass.

Ensuring that people outside couldn’t see the situation inside, Zhang Meng pulled out a folding screen from the corner and opened it, shielding Xu Lu Cha.

With her back to the screen, she tried to make her voice as gentle as possible and said, “Young Master Xu, now no one will know what you’re doing. You can do what you want to do.”

Recalling what Jin Yue had told her, in the female-dominant country, men couldn’t understand matters of love and affection before marriage. Before she came, Xu Lu Cha had indeed been enduring and didn’t know how to relieve himself.

Although she felt very embarrassed, she still plucked up the courage to speak, “Young Master Xu, if you trust me, then do as I teach you.”

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