Only after Xun'er had vanished into the Blazing Flame Mountain Range, beyond sight even from the highest point of Burning Flame Valley, did Xiao Yan remain peacefully asleep in the Bamboo Forest Cottage. The clothes scattered across the room silently told of last night's love and madness.
There was a reason Xiao Yan had not woken up: Xun'er had drugged him.
It was not because she feared their parting that she drugged Xiao Yan. It was simply that Xiao Yan Gege, vigorous as a dragon and tiger and deprived of a woman's touch for far too long, had tormented her beyond endurance. Left with no choice, Xun'er fed him a Small Pill and sent him into a deep sleep.
Yet when she woke that morning and saw the mess covering the bed, Xun'er suddenly realized that she and Xiao Yan had made a grave mistake. That was why she hurriedly chose to leave Burning Flame Valley.
Because of last night's Small Pill, Xiao Yan knew nothing of any of this. He foolishly lay there sleeping, utterly unaware that his wife had run off with others.
The door suddenly opened, and an elderly figure slowly walked in. He immediately saw the wreckage strewn across the room, as well as Xiao Yan sleeping like a dead pig.
"Fuck, Little Yanzi, who did you do?!"
The newcomer was none other than Yao Lao, who had arrived at Burning Flame Valley last night. He let out a strange cry and hopped left and right through the gaps between the disorderly clothes on the floor, carefully avoiding them as he reached the bedside. He gave Xiao Yan a push, but failed to wake him.
"Hm? He was actually drugged?"
Yao Lao spotted Xiao Yan's problem at a glance. After a brief examination, he cast a