Chapter 257: Poisoned by the Lust Incense (1/2)

Translator: Flying Lines

It was late at night and they were in a remote, tranquil courtyard where maids hardly ever visited, so Murong Xue was on her own.

When Murong Xue suddenly felt a gust of heat from Gong Qianyu around one meter away, she subconsciously looked up at him and said, “Your Highness, are you suppressing the effect with your internal force?”

“I’ve been trying,” Gong Qianyu said in a hoarse and lustful voice when he looked at Murong Xue with his mysterious eyes. “You alright?”

“Yeah!” Murong Xue smiled faintly. Being tortured by the strong power of the incense, how could she possibly feel alright?

Gong Qianyu’s gaze turned sharp before he moved to Murong Xue slowly and pressed his hand against her back. Instantly, warmth current flowed into her body and reached the bones, incessantly suppressing the overwhelming power of the incense.

“Your Highness!” Murong Xue looked at Gong Qianyu with surprise. Also tortured by the incense, he could overcome its effect. How was he still able to transfer his internal strength to her?

“You’re not as serious as I am, that’s why I transferred my strength to you, so a cold bath might be enough to detoxify your body, after which you can go get help for me,” Gong Qianyu said gloomily with sincerity in his misty eyes.

Instantly, Murong Xue was overwhelmed with a strange feeling, since Gong Qianyu sacrificed himself to save her though he had met her only several times. “Let me help you to the cold pool,” Murong Xue said.

The cold water could detoxify her body in a minute.

Gong Qianyu said with a gentle smile, “I’m too heavy for you to pull. Just leave me here.”

“Wait until we’ve tried.” Murong Xue said word by word as she stood up slowly, leaning against the wall. She grabbed Gong Qianyu by the arm and pulled him up slowly. The moment he could almost stand up, Gong Qianyu suddenly slid down and lost balance before he bumped against Murong Xue.

Having no time to react, Murong Xue was pushed to the ground, enduring the sharp pain in her arms. She couldn’t help taking a deep breath and knitting her eyebrows tightly.

Gong Qianyu involuntarily rested his head on the shoulder of Murong Xue, whose unique scent mixed with the aroma of fire lotuses found its way to his nostrils. Being mentally disturbed by the incense, Gong Qianyu leaned towards the source of the aroma subconsciously. “Um... Xue...”

Narrowing her eyes, Murong Xue pushed Gong Qianyu away. “Gong Qianyu!”

Her cold angry voice abruptly pulled Gong Qianyu back to his senses. When he looked up, the pretty face of Murong Xue popped up, who was gazing at Gong with glowering eyes.

“My… my apologies...” Gong Qianyu fumbled as he swiftly turned round with a flush. He didn’t mean to do that at all.

“I...I’ll sit right over there...” Gong Qianyu said hastily as he propped himself up and sat straight, but his arms were weakened due to the overconsumption of his internal strength. So he fell down again, right on Murong Xue’s chest after moving away a little bit.

“Gong Qianyu!” With flames of fury in her eyes, Murong Xue rebuked Gong Qianyu and gave him a slap.

“I’m sorry,” Gong Qianyu apologized immediately, blushing. Suddenly, a gust of strong wind hit him heavily on the back when he was about to dodge Murong Xue’s attack.