Poisonous Pill

"Alright, your house is built."

In the Magical Beast Mountain Range, Ye Shu put the final fence panel in place. He wiped the sweat from his forehead, rested his hands on his hips, and admired his masterpiece, feeling quite full of himself for a good while.

Before him stood a crooked, lopsided wooden cabin.

The logs on the roof were not even laid flat, creating an uneven surface. The eaves were mismatched in height, making one seriously doubt if this thing was even habitable. It looked like it would definitely leak in the rain.

However, Xia Hanmo was very satisfied. She looked left and right, her eyes filled with delight.

"You'll live here from now on."

"The monster cores needed for the puppets are all in here. You should know how to control them by now. Use them sparingly." Ye Shu handed a storage bag filled with monster cores to Xia Hanmo and gave her a few more words of advice.

"Alright, I should get going."

Having finished all this, there was no reason to linger.

Ye Shu clapped his hands and turned to leave.

However, just as he was walking out of the valley, a crisp voice rang out behind him.

"Wait!"

Turning his head, he saw Xia Hanmo rushing over, completely out of breath. "T-that... that poison you fed me while I was unconscious... do you have any more? It was surprisingly tasty..."

"............"

Ye Shu looked disappointed. She called him back just for this?

He thought she was going to confess her feelings.

Still, with an expression of immense reluctance, he pulled a purple pill from his clothes, pinched it between his thumb and index finger, and handed it over. "Eat up. It's very expensive."

It was a special Rainbow Candy from the Caiyun Pavilion.

Sold by the gram.

More expensive than freaking gold! Even he couldn't bear to eat it!

Seeing the pill, Xia Hanmo's eyes instantly lit up. She opened her mouth wide and—chomp!—bit down on it.

"Mmm... delicious..."

She narrowed her eyes, her face beaming with happiness.

Ye Shu, however, looked at his fingers which were now in her mouth. His expression turned odd. His fingers felt a tingling sensation, like a kitten scratching him, which made his heart itch.

Suddenly, Xia Hanmo let go.

"Why did you let go? I haven't even... Mmph!"

Ye Shu spoke subconsciously. The next second, Xia Hanmo looked up with a look of absolute determination, crashed into his arms, pressed her hands against his shoulders, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed him fiercely.

The girl's lips were soft and sweet.

They tasted like Rainbow Candy.

Ye Shu's eyes instantly widened.

He wasn't the only one with wide eyes; Danxia and Xiaobai were also staring in shock. They never expected Xia Hanmo to pull a stunt like this. They had been cucked again!

And right in front of their faces, no less!

Xia Hanmo's face was incredibly red, redder than the clouds dyed by the dawn's morning light. Her eyelashes trembled like a bird flying through the clouds, fluttering from time to time.

But that wasn't the end of it.

She slipped her tongue out and pried Ye Shu's teeth apart.

"Push her away, hurry up!!!" Xiaobai was so anxious she started crying, frantically grabbing Ye Shu's neck and screaming.

But Ye Shu's brain had already short-circuited.

Only one command remained.

Kiss her!

Kiss her quickly!

Hurry up and kiss her!

However, just as he wrapped his arms around Xia Hanmo's waist, preparing to take things a step further, he suddenly felt something round slipping into his mouth along with her tongue and saliva.

Gulp!

He swallowed it!

The moment he swallowed it, Xia Hanmo broke the kiss.

Her face was flushed, her breathing shaky, and her chest heaved up and down. Her large eyes were watery; clearly, her actions just now had been exceptionally stimulating for her as well.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Ye Shu grabbed his throat, coughing violently.

"What did you just feed me?"

"A poison pill."

"A poison pill?!!!"

Ye Shu was absolutely dumbfounded.

"So after all I've done for you, this is how you repay me? Poisoning me when I'm not paying attention?"

"Don't worry, it won't kill you."

Seeing him look as if he had seen a ghost, Xia Hanmo suddenly felt a little wronged and explained pitifully, "This is a poison pill I just condensed using all the toxicity of my Chaos Poison Body. Its toxicity is incredibly fierce."

"Ordinary poisons cannot even come close to it."

"It will stay inside your body like an overlord, helping you devour any poison that tries to invade your system to strengthen itself. In other words... you are now immune to all poisons."

"T-think of it as my return gift to you."

Ye Shu frowned, faintly sensing that something wasn't quite right.

"So what you're saying is, the poison pill you fed me is highly toxic, and no other poison can beat it. It fights poison with poison, making me immune?"

"Yes, that's exactly right."

Xia Hanmo nodded.

"Then here's the problem." Ye Shu pointed at his stomach. "How can I be sure that I won't be poisoned to death by this incredibly fierce poison pill?"

"That... you don't need to worry about that."

Xia Hanmo kept her head down, her voice as quiet as a mosquito. "Although its toxicity is very high, the effects of poisons in this world are endlessly strange. I-its effect is rather special..."

"A-anyway, it won't hurt you!"

The last sentence was almost shouted. After saying that, Xia Hanmo's face had turned an impossibly deep shade of red, and pink steam even seemed to rise from her head.

She abruptly shoved Ye Shu away and ran off as if fleeing for her life.

Along the way, she accidentally tripped over a rock, fell to the ground, and scrambled back to the cabin.

Watching her frantic, retreating figure, Ye Shu couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. "This little lady forcefully kissed me, only to end up making herself shy. How amusing."

"Time to go, time to go."

He rubbed his stomach, and confident that the poison pill was fine, waved in Xia Hanmo's direction before striding away.

This time, he really left.

The wind blew up a few dead leaves, swirling behind him.

Back in the courtyard, Xia Hanmo quietly climbed onto the roof. Standing on the highest, crooked log, she gazed blankly at his retreating back. One hand clutched her still violently heaving chest, while the other gently stroked her lips, which still retained his lingering warmth.

Finally, a smile curled at the corners of her mouth.

Of course, that poison pill wouldn't kill Ye Shu.

There are three million poisons in this world.

But none are fiercer than death and love.

It would grow bit by bit, ensuring that he would never be able to forget her, nor ever leave her.......................