As the realization sank in, Lin Xiao's breathing grew more rapid.
"Tell me. What did you do to her?"
Lu Xingyuan toyed with the Forced Departure he had found on Sky-Shaking Thunder.
Getting it so easily had put him in a good mood, so even his tone toward Lin Xiao had softened a little.
"I..."
Lin Xiao's lips moved. Knowing there was no point in resisting, she simply confessed everything.
"I coated my sword with poison and stabbed her. The toxin has already reached her nerves."
"Oh."
Lu Xingyuan gave a dismissive response.
If she was poisoned, he could just use an antidote.
He had plenty of those, anyway.
But a moment later, he could no longer stay calm.
"This isn't an ordinary poison."
"It's a potent aphrodisiac poison I had specially made."
An... aphrodisiac?
Lu Xingyuan's expression instantly turned strange.
Don't tell me it's the kind I'm thinking of.
"Yes, it's exactly the kind you're thinking of."
Lin Xiao nodded.
All right, then.
Lu Xingyuan rubbed his chin.
"That raises another question. Why would a girl like you carry something like that around?"
Lin Xiao pressed her lips together before answering.
"Obviously, I was waiting for an opportunity. A chance to become Sky-Shaking Thunder's woman."
"..."
The corner of Lu Xingyuan's mouth twitched.
Seriously, did you have to go this crazy?
In modern society, someone would definitely call the police and have you thrown in jail.
"Wait, that doesn't add up."
Something else suddenly occurred to Lu Xingyuan.
"If you prepared it for yourself, why did you coat your sword with it and poison Qin Zhirou? Don't tell me you wanted to..."
Lin Xiao bit her lip even harder.
"Yes. Exactly what you're thinking."
"I wanted to make things happen between Sky-Shaking Thunder and Qin Zhirou."
That was precisely