Making Dugu Yan Cry, the Enchantress's Hidden Trait

The blade pressed tightly against her neck.

Bone-piercing cold spread through her.

Goosebumps rose across Dugu Yan's skin.

Her green pupils narrowed into slits as she said in disbelief,

"You weren't poisoned?!"

"How is that possible?!"

Li Zhixian tilted his head back and took a swig of wine.

His Wine Spirit had undergone two evolutions and now possessed the ability to neutralize poison.

"I admit defeat. Kill me or torture me, do as you please."

Dugu Yan stiffened her long neck.

"Heh..."

Li Zhixian shook his head with a sneer, raised the Azure Lotus Sword, and flicked his wrist.

With a sharp smack, the flat of the sword struck Dugu Yan's right cheek.

It was no light blow.

It snapped Dugu Yan's head sharply to the right.

"If you weren't Dugu Bo's granddaughter, you would have died the moment you poisoned me."

He generally did not hit women.

But an enchantress like Dugu Yan, who kept pushing her luck, had to be punished.

Yet Dugu Yan had not heard a word Li Zhixian said.

Her bewitching green pupils narrowed into a line. Jade-green scales faintly emerged below her neck, while two sharp fangs bared from between her red lips.

"I'll kill you!"

Having never suffered such humiliation, Dugu Yan opened her mouth and lunged straight for Li Zhixian's throat.

All three of her soul skills were poison-based, but poison was useless against Li Zhixian.

She could only resort to the most primitive method of attack.

A fishy-sweet gust rushed at him. Seeing Dugu Yan's faintly gleaming fangs, Li Zhixian's eyes flickered.

"Among the brewing methods I dreamed of last night..."

"There seems to be a basic wine whose main ingredient is snake venom."

The thought flashed through his mind.

Li Zhixian's movements did not slow in the slightest.

Whoosh—!

The Azure Lotus Sword cut through the air with a howl.

Another smack rang out as it struck Dugu Yan's right cheek with perfect accuracy.

This blow was truly not light.

Dugu Yan staggered back several steps.

The cheek that already bore a red mark swelled even more.

"Dugu Yan, if you attack me again, I really won't hold back."

"Li Zhixian!"

"I'll definitely kill you!"

Dugu Yan's tall body trembled as she charged at him again.

"You attacked first."

The Azure Lotus Sword once more fell against Dugu Yan's neck.

The cold gleam of the blade made her calm down slightly.

Then.

Li Zhixian suddenly gripped Dugu Yan's chin.

He forced her over to the stone table in the courtyard.

Then.

Li Zhixian turned his palm over.

He picked up the teacup on the stone table.

He pressed Dugu Yan's pretty face before the teacup, her red lips against its rim and her fangs touching its inner wall.

Dugu Yan's breathing suddenly quickened.

Fine jade-scale patterns emerged along her neck, and two fangs sprayed out sweetly rancid venom.

In an instant.

A shimmering layer collected at the bottom of the teacup.

Li Zhixian suddenly released her.

Dugu Yan stumbled backward and collapsed weakly to the ground.

Her full chest heaved violently. Looking up at Li Zhixian's delighted expression, her eyes slowly grew moist.

"Li... Li Zhixian..."

The seductive Dugu Yan had actually been made to cry by Li Zhixian.

Li Zhixian put away the snake venom.

Seeing Dugu Yan as though she might shatter at any moment, he said without much conviction,

"I gave you a chance."

"You were the one who insisted on fighting me."

Dugu Yan rose unsteadily to her feet and walked silently toward the courtyard exit.

But when she reached the gate.

She stopped, slapped her Treasure Pouch, and something fell into her palm.

Without even looking at it, Dugu Yan flung it at Li Zhixian.

Li Zhixian caught it instinctively.

Seeing the familiar wine gourd, his brows twitched.

Before he could ask anything, Dugu Yan's cold voice reached him.

"This is from your little lover in Suotuo City."

"She asked me to tell you not to forget the promise you made to her."

With that.

She leaped away in several bounds.

Li Zhixian silently sighed.

Now he had truly offended Dugu Yan beyond repair.

He opened the gourd in his hand and took a sip.

Mm, it tasted good.

But it was still a little short of qualifying for the Clear Spring Wine Gourd.

"Hm?"

Li Zhixian smacked his lips.

"Why does Sister Zhuqing's wine always smell like flowers?"

A streak of sword light swept across the courtyard.

It cleared away the clutter in the yard.

Li Zhixian could not wait to try brewing wine.

"Good thing Xiang Qinghe got me plenty of brewing ingredients!"

"Now I can try making some wine!"

Li Zhixian rubbed his hands excitedly.

The wine he was brewing this time was called—Snake Saliva Rice Soul.

Since it was one of the more basic wines among the many brewing methods, the process was simple.

Soak carefully selected spirit rice, steam and gelatinize it, then ferment it with snake venom.

Its effect was to cure all snake poisons.

"My wine can already neutralize poison."

"If I fuse it with Snake Saliva Rice Soul, a single cup of wine will dispel ten thousand poisons."

Li Zhixian brewed the wine step by step.

Evening soon arrived.

After finishing the earlier steps, Li Zhixian stared at the thick rice slurry before him and carefully poured in the Jade Scale Snake Poison.

Drip—

Drip—

The snow-white rice slurry turned jade-green.

A faintly intoxicating sweetness filled the air.

But before Li Zhixian could rejoice.

Sizzle—!

Sizzle—!

The jade-green mash turned black in the blink of an eye.

The sweet scent became fishy.

"..."

Li Zhixian's expression darkened.

He had expected brewing wine to be difficult.

But the problem was that he had no more snake venom.

Looking at the empty teacup, Li Zhixian sighed tiredly.

"Should I get some more from Dugu Yan?"

Thinking of Dugu Yan's tearful appearance when she left.

Li Zhixian rubbed his brow in frustration.

"I'll have to find another way."

Meanwhile.

Dugu Manor.

Bang—!

Dugu Yan slammed the courtyard gate shut.

She startled Dugu Bo, who had been cultivating in the flower garden.

"Yanyan, what happened?"

Dugu Yan kept her face turned to the side, her purple hair concealing her right cheek.

She quickly passed through the flower garden and headed straight for her room on the second floor.

"It's nothing, Grandpa. I'm going to cultivate."

Dugu Bo's dark-green brows furrowed.

His intuition told him.

Something must have happened.

But it was not easy for him to ask directly.

"I should keep a closer eye on Yanyan's movements for a while."

Second floor.

Behind curtains patterned with serpentine designs.

Dugu Yan sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, cultivating.

Green veins emerged beneath her fair skin, slowly creeping from the arteries in her neck toward her cheeks.

They faintly formed a jade-green snake pattern.

"Hmph!"

After an unknown amount of time.

Dugu Yan suddenly let out a muffled groan. Her slender body arched and curled up on the bed.

A painful moan escaped her throat.

But upon closer listening, one could vaguely sense a thread of pleasure hidden within the pain.

Dugu Yan suddenly threw back her head.

She released a slightly hoarse gasp.

After quite some time.

Drenched in sweat, she sat at the table, poured herself a cup of water, and sipped it mouthful by mouthful.

This happened every day.

The Jade Phosphor Serpent Spirit carried potent poison by nature and could release toxins while attacking.

But during cultivation, the poison would gradually erode her body as well.

The process was agonizing.

Yet from awakening her spirit at six years old until now, fourteen years had passed.

Within those fourteen years of pain, Dugu Yan had discovered a trace of morbid pleasure.

Her slender hand stroked her right cheek.

She could still feel the searing pain.

It was like an electric current had coursed through her heart.

"Li Zhixian!"

"You deserve to die!"

Thinking of that white-robed youth gripping her jaw and forcing her to spit out Poisonous Liquid,

Dugu Yan trembled all over with humiliation.

Yet beneath that humiliation...

Lurked a forbidden pleasure she refused to admit.

Like tearing open a scab she had become addicted to picking at.

Dugu Yan drank water, her red lips pressed to the rim of the cup.

Her face gradually flushed, and her two venomous fangs suddenly bared as she sprayed poison into the cup.

But.

She felt nothing.

Humiliation and pleasure churned turbulently in Dugu Yan's eyes.

She suddenly clenched hard.

The teacup exploded with a bang.

"Li Zhixian!"

"Just you wait!"