The old man was just about to question Lu Chengwen when his raised hand suddenly froze. He turned his head. "Who goes there!?"
He spun around and rushed out in a blur.
The cave fell silent as the four of them looked at one another.
Lu Chengwen wrapped an arm around Jiang Yuanshu. "Auntie, I'll detoxify you."
Jiang Yuanshu truly wanted to die.
She made up her mind: once the poison was purged from her body, no one here could be allowed to live. They all had to die!
Seeing Jiang Yuanshu's unwilling expression and deep-seated resentment, Liu Ruyan said to Lu Chengwen:
"Lu Chengwen, don't purge all the poison. Leave Auntie a little for her daily amusement."
Lu Chengwen turned his head. "What did you say!?"
Liu Ruyan said, "Think it through. Once all her poison is cured, hmph... you and I will be dead."
"Shut your mouth!"
Lu Chengwen rebuked her. "I'm Lu Chengwen, not Long Aotian! I walk the path of righteousness and conduct myself like an honorable gentleman. How could I scheme against Auntie like that?"
"Auntie and I may have... but we're both people of the martial world, unconstrained by trivial formalities. This was entirely out of necessity. Auntie isn't a shameless woman, and I'm not some lecherous pervert. Don't look down on us!"
Liu Ruyan was so furious smoke practically rose from her head. "Fine, fine, fine. You're the gentleman and I'm the villain, all right? Go ahead and detoxify her. Purge every last bit!"
Lu Chengwen said, "Ru Yan, it's not that I want to criticize you, but you really need to change that habit of yours, always making petty calculations."
"I, Lu Chengwen, took liberties with Auntie. Deep down, I feel ashamed, terrified, guilty, excited—no, not excited. There's no excitement. Only shame,