Chapter 614: Phoenix Trap 2 (1/2)

Seeing that He Erlang had finally woken up, Royal Princess Duanjia could finally set her worries to rest. However, on the outside, she haughtily raised her chin at him.

She sneered and said, “So you still recognise that it’s me, huh? He Erlang, if I wasn’t here, you would have likely been sold off into slavery without even knowing!”

Royal Princess Duanjia glared as she scolded He Erlang. Even her hands were subconsciously placed on her waist, as if that could make her look more intimidating.

As his vision cleared, He Changjue’s mind also cleared up.

Something in his field of view caught his attention. He squinted at it, then got up and poured all of the teapot’s cold water onto that thing.

A hissing sound resounded in the room, followed by a small amount of green smoke. The incense burner had been extinguished.

Royal Princess Duanjia was completely caught off guard by his sudden action and dropped the haughty attitude that she had been taking.

Shocked and slightly frightened, she asked, “What’s wrong?”

“There’s something wrong with this incense.”

“Huh?” With widened eyes, Royal Princess Duanjia’s attention shifted towards the octagonal incense pot.

He Changjue pulled Royal Princess Duanjia to his side. “Don’t get too close to it; I don’t know if it has any effect on women.”

He Changjue’s tug made Duanjia stumble. She nearly fell into his embrace, which made her blush.

She clenched the hems of her sleeves tightly before asking, “Were you unable to wake up because of that incense?”

He Changjue nodded.

This was a special type of incense. It usually caused no harm, and it was even good for the body.

However, if a man were to drink a specially concocted wine beforehand, the scent would cause him to faint and stimulate his lustful desires.

He had heard people talking about it back in the Dragon Guard, but he had never actually seen it. He never expected that he would be on the receiving end of it today.

He Changjue had been on duty today. He had been leading his men on patrol around the imperial gardens, but he had been lured by a figure in black to this unused palace hall.

By the time he entered the room and caught a whiff of the incense, it was already too late for him to do anything.

Fortunately, Royal Princess Duanjia managed to wake him up by dousing cold water over his face. Otherwise, no matter how much she shouted, he would’ve been useless.

Even if he were woken up, he would have turned into an uncontrollable, lustful fiend if he continued breathing in the incense.

Since he had managed to extinguish it early he wasn’t too affected. Right now, he just felt an uncomfortable heat inside, and little Erlang was trying to show its presence, but this was still at a bearable level for him.

As the room was dimly lit, it was most likely that Duanjia wouldn’t notice the change in his body that was out of his control.

He Erlang helped Royal Princess Duanjia up. He thought about the situation, and realised that they had walked straight into a trap.