Xie Jinhuan entered the inn and headed briskly up the stairs.
Ye Hongshang had been secretly overseeing the battle all along. Only now did she emerge, her eyes full of admiration.
"Ooh~ playing hard to get so beautifully! Even a brothel's top courtesan couldn't flirt like you. That silly Confucian girl, Senior Sister Ye, really drew the short straw running into you."
Xie Jinhuan wasn't really playing hard to get. The snake venom had gone to his head, and keeping up the act any longer would have exposed his true colors. Hearing A Piao's teasing, he turned and went to plant a kiss on her cheek.
"My darling wife, let me have a kiss. Just one-"
Ye Hongshang tilted her head slightly to dodge, looking down on him.
"Call me Mother."
"Huh?"
Xie Jinhuan didn't dare take things that far. He forced his way close enough to kiss his wife, only to receive one sentence in return.
"You've had your reward. You chose to kiss my cheek!"
"Huh? That won't do!"
Xie Jinhuan leaned in again, putting both hands and mouth to work as he hurried toward their room. The snake venom was wildly stirring his instincts-even the red pillars in the corridor looked "straight and slender, round and full" to him-
When he reached the door, he found Coal Ball in black-and-white stockings, crouching outside and bobbing her head. He even cupped and squeezed her twice. "Gweeh?!"
Coal Ball was still waiting for dinner. Finding A Huan had gone mad, she raised her wings and slapped him twice to help clear his head.
Xie Jinhuan paid it no mind. He tossed Coal Ball downstairs, entered the room, and shut the door.
Click~
Candles burned inside the room.
Nangong Ye was meditating on the bed. After returning, he had been