Lan Fenghuang's voice was both soft and sweet; any man who heard it would find it hard not to feel protective of her. Yet Song Qingshu merely smiled calmly. "Cult Master Lan carries both Golden Silkworm Gu Poison and Green Silkworm Gu Poison. How would I dare help you up?"
Having previously been poisoned by the Golden Wave Poison Flower, Song Qingshu still had lingering fears. He had no desire to be poisoned again. Although he had now mastered the Tai Xuan Scripture and was truly immune to all poisons, expelling poison still required some effort. He was no masochist—why would he deliberately make himself suffer?
Lan Fenghuang said softly, "Those two poisons are only dangerous to other men. They have no effect on you."
"Why?" Song Qingshu asked, puzzled.
"Have you forgotten the Five Treasures Honey Wine we gave you when you visited the Five Immortals Sect? Once you drank that, you no longer needed to fear the poison on my body." Lan Fenghuang smiled radiantly.
Song Qingshu's heart stirred. Lan Fenghuang's martial arts were not particularly outstanding; the reason people of the martial world feared her was chiefly her skill with poisons. By having him drink the Five Treasures Honey Wine, did that not mean she had left herself completely defenseless before him from then on?
Does she trust me that much? Song Qingshu wondered as he looked at Lan Fenghuang's alluring face. Or is it because of Dongfang Muxue—loving the house because of the crow?
While Song Qingshu was lost in thought, Wan Gui sensed that things were going badly and turned to run. As he fled, he opened his mouth to shout, "Guards—" Unfortunately, the moment he spoke, a wisp of Song Qingshu's finger wind sealed off the rest of his words.
"You were so imposing