Master's Wife, I Am a Gentleman

Lu Xia had lived two lives, and his temperament was far steadier than that of his peers.

Though his heart stirred slightly, he remained composed on the surface and even shifted a little farther away.

"Master's wife, don't do this."

He held his teacup, a faint smile on his face and clear eyes. "I'm a gentleman."

"Pfft!"

Dugu Mei could not help laughing aloud, her body trembling with laughter and the rise and fall of her chest becoming even more pronounced.

She found Lu Xia quite amusing. He had clearly sneaked into her room in the middle of the night, yet he was still pretending to be some gentleman.

She moved closer, nearly pressing herself against Lu Xia, her fingers sliding up along his arm.

"A gentleman? Then why did you sneak into your master's wife's room in the middle of the night?"

Her warm breath brushed against Lu Xia's neck, carrying a tingling itch.

Lu Xia stopped beating around the bush with her.

He set down his teacup and looked at Dugu Mei. The smile vanished from his face, replaced by a solemn gaze.

"Master's wife, let's be frank. I didn't come here today to expose you. I came to make a deal with you."

"A deal?"

Dugu Mei raised a brow, stopping what she was doing as she looked at him curiously. "What deal? Let's hear it."

She wanted to know what kind of deal a brat at the Dou Ling level could possibly make with her.

Lu Xia looked into her eyes and slowly said,

"I want you to help me get rid of Wu Ya!"

The moment those words fell, the room instantly went silent.

As if she had heard some absurd joke, Dugu Mei froze for several seconds before bursting into laughter.

"Lu Xia, do you have a fever? Get rid of Wu Ya? With you?"

She extended one finger and lightly tapped Lu Xia's chest.

"Do you know what level Wu Ya is at? He's a Dou Emperor! A genuine Dou Emperor powerhouse! A puny Dou Ling like you wouldn't even survive one move against him! And you want to get rid of him? I think you've gone mad!"

In her eyes, Lu Xia was simply indulging in a wild fantasy.

Even if he knew her secret and wanted to use it to threaten her, he should not have proposed such an outrageous condition.

Get rid of Wu Ya?

Did he not know how the word "death" was written?

Lu Xia did not get angry. He merely watched her with a faint smile, waiting until she had laughed enough before slowly speaking.

"Master's wife, don't be so certain."

"Do you think I would tell you this if I had no confidence?"

Lu Xia's aura suddenly changed, and the aura of a Dou Emperor flashed past in an instant!

Dugu Mei's laughter came to an abrupt halt.

Her eyes flew wide as though an ancient ferocious beast had locked onto her. Every hair on her body stood on end.

This was... the aura of a Dou Emperor!

"You... you..."

Dugu Mei stared at Lu Xia in disbelief, as though she were seeing him for the first time. "You're a Dou Emperor?!"

"That's impossible! You're only eighteen! How could you be a Dou Emperor?!"

An eighteen-year-old Dou Emperor?

What kind of joke was that!

Throughout the entire Chu Yun Empire, even across the whole Northwestern Continent, an eighteen-year-old Dou Emperor was utterly unheard of!

Lu Xia smiled faintly, picked up his teacup again, and took a sip. His tone remained calm.

"Nothing is impossible. Master's wife, do you think I'm qualified to make this deal with you now?"

Dugu Mei stared fixedly at Lu Xia, her chest heaving violently as she was unable to calm herself for a long while.

A stormy sea churned within her heart.

He really was a Dou Emperor!

An eighteen-year-old Dou Emperor...

What terrifying talent!

Such a person's future accomplishments would be limitless! Forget Dou Zong—he might even become a Dou Venerate or a Dou Saint!

Dugu Mei's thoughts immediately became active.

The Lu Xia before her was ten thousand times better than Wu Ya, that old man with one foot already in the grave!

He had even more potential than the sect master of the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect!

She was an extremely ambitious woman, or she would never have risked becoming the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect's spy.

When she had first defected to the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect, it had merely been because she believed it was stronger than Wu Tian Manor and could offer her a better future.

But now, an even greater backer stood before her.

An eighteen-year-old Dou Emperor, a future top-tier powerhouse!

As long as she clung to this thigh, what would her future status amount to? Being the second madam of a mere Wu Tian Manor would be nothing. Even the sect master's wife of the Ten Thousand Scorpions Sect might not compare!

At that thought, Dugu Mei's attitude instantly changed.

Her eyes held a hint of reverence, along with a measure of ingratiation.

She quickly sat upright, her tone turning solemn. "Young Master Lu, this humble woman failed to recognize greatness. I offended you earlier, so please forgive me."

She cautiously asked, "Young Master... are you truly certain you can kill Wu Ya?"

Lu Xia glanced at her and said blandly, "Since I dared to say it, I naturally have confidence."

"But I need your cooperation. After all, you're his most favored woman. You have access to his daily life, making things far more convenient than they would be for me."

"Rest assured, Young Master! This humble woman will certainly cooperate!"

Dugu Mei immediately agreed, then hurriedly added, afraid that Lu Xia might not believe her.

"This old bastard Wu Ya has long been an eyesore to me! He's ruthless and deeply suspicious. Following him, I've had to live in constant fear every day!"

"As long as you can get rid of him, Young Master, I'll listen to you in everything from now on! If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west!"

Wu Ya was suspicious by nature and ruthlessly cruel. Although she was his most favored concubine, she still had to live cautiously every day.

Now that she had the chance to switch to a thicker thigh, she naturally could not have wished for anything more.

Lu Xia nodded in satisfaction.

A woman like Dugu Mei was the sort to curry favor with the powerful. As long as he displayed sufficient strength and gave her a little benefit, she would naturally obey him obediently.

"Very good."

He leaned back in his chair, lightly tapping the table with his fingers as he began planning the details.

"I heard Wu Ya has recently been refining Sky Centipede Poison?"

"Yes!"

Dugu Mei nodded hurriedly. "In another three days, it'll reach the critical stage."

As she spoke, her eyes lit up. "Young Master, are you planning to... strike while he's refining the poison?"

"Smart."

Lu Xia took a small white porcelain bottle from his robes, placed it on the table, and pushed it toward Dugu Mei.

"This contains Spirit Dissolution Powder. It's colorless and odorless, and it slowly evaporates with heat. Find a chance to pour it into the Tranquilizing Incense beside Wu Ya's pill furnace."

"At first, he won't feel anything. But once he fully circulates his Dou Qi, the poison will take effect, silently dispersing his Dou Qi and drastically weakening his strength. It may even cause him to suffer a backlash!"

Dugu Mei looked at the tiny porcelain bottle with some hesitation. "This poison... won't Wu Ya notice it? His senses for poison are extremely sharp."

"Don't worry."

Lu Xia's tone was brimming with confidence. "This is a poison I specially made. Unless someone is a Dou Zong-level Poison Cultivator, they won't detect it at all. Wu Ya is only a Dou Emperor. He doesn't have that ability."

His poison arts had been inherited from Wenhuang Haotian Great Emperor Lü Yue, a primordial master of the poison path. Using them against a Dou Emperor Poison Cultivator from the Dou Qi Continent was simply crushing him from an entirely higher level.