24: Cao Nie, I want to marry you

Inside Xiao Bei's cultivation room.

He had been waiting for an hour, and just as he was getting a little impatient,

Second Elder Cao An walked in with a courtesan, holding the Yin-Yang Hehuan Powder that Cao Nie had just given him.

"My apologies, Young Master Xiao. This elder went to the Yichun Brothel and was delayed a bit on the way."

Xiao Bei didn't want to waste words with Cao An and said directly, "Give me the medicine."

Cao An smilingly tossed the bottle in his hand over, narrowing his eyes and scrutinizing Xiao Bei's muscular physique, a fleeting glint of wickedness in his gaze.

Xiao Bei didn't know why, but he felt goosebumps all over his body.

He looked at Cao An and the attractive courtesan with confusion.

What was going on? Were these two plotting something against him?

Cao An led the courtesan a short distance away, drew a circle around her, and then said to Xiao Bei from afar, "Young Master Xiao, you may proceed."

Xiao Bei directly pulled out the stopper and swallowed the Yin-Yang Hehuan Powder.

The moment it entered his mouth, Xiao Bei immediately realized something was wrong.

The potency of this medicine seemed a bit too strong.

Xiao Bei gritted his teeth and held on tightly.

In a flash, he felt like he couldn't hold on anymore. His eyes immediately locked onto the courtesan in the distance, and desire surged within him.

"No good, Sister Yue, quickly help me dispel this medicinal power!" Xiao Bei shouted internally.

Deep within Xiao Bei's Sea of Consciousness, a peerlessly beautiful woman in white, exuding extraordinary grace, appeared.

Feeling the pervasive medicinal power,

she clasped her hands and formed a hand seal: "Bear with it for a moment. I will now expel this medicinal power from your body."

On the other side.

After Cao Nie saw Xiao Bei take the Yin-Yang Hehuan Powder from outside the room,

he went directly to Hong Ling's place.

Pushing open the door to the cultivation room, Cao Nie walked in, and the door behind him automatically closed.

Hong Ling was very surprised to see Cao Nie: "Big Brother, why are you here?"

Cao Nie smiled: "Foster Sister, to entrust you with peace of mind, Big Brother has personally come to test you."

Hong Ling nodded and said, "Alright, Big Brother can watch from the side. Foster Sister is at ease."

Cao Nie smiled and handed over the bottle in his hand, instructing, "Take it when you're ready."

Hong Ling took the medicine bottle, and Cao Nie retreated to a distance.

Hong Ling mentally prepared herself, tilted her snow-white neck, and took the medicine.

The moment it entered her mouth, Hong Ling's face quickly turned red, the clarity in her eyes vanished, and she was instantly engulfed by desire.

She rushed towards Cao Nie.

Cao Nie was slightly surprised.

Hong Ling had no resistance at all!

Hong Ling pounced on Cao Nie, and Cao Nie raised a hand and slapped her.

Hong Ling briefly regained her clarity.

"B-Big Brother, what's wrong with me?"

Cao Nie said, disappointed: "Don't you love Xiao Bei? Xiao Bei can endure for a few breaths, but you can't even last for one breath."

A hint of panic appeared on Hong Ling's face, and she quickly explained, "Big Brother, you have to believe me, I love Xiao Bei."

As soon as she finished speaking, Hong Ling's will was again swallowed by desire.

Cao Nie pushed Hong Ling away and slapped her again.

Hong Ling woke up once more: "Big Brother, I'm sorry, I couldn't hold back."

Cao Nie said solemnly: "Is that your excuse? Tell Big Brother clearly, do you love Xiao Bei or not? Why can he last for one or two breaths, but you can't even last for one? Hong Ling, you've disappointed Big Brother too much."

Hong Ling explained with red eyes: "No, Big Brother, I really love Xiao Bei, it's just that your medicine is too strong, I feel like I'm losing control again."

Seeing Hong Ling about to be engulfed by desire again, Cao Nie slapped her once more.

"Hong Ling, you can't be like this. Think of Xiao Bei, you can't do anything to let him down."

Hong Ling shook her head, staring at Cao Nie with infatuation: "Big Brother, what should I do? Your aura is so attractive, I want you."

"No, Hong Ling, I am your Big Brother. We cannot be like this. You must snap out of it for Big Brother."

Cao Nie kept slapping and talking, preventing Hong Ling from being completely controlled by desire.

Hong Ling's whole body was burning, every patch of skin turning pink.

"Big Brother, I can't hold on much longer."

Cao Nie shook Hong Ling, encouraging her: "Think of your Xiao Bei, think of all the little moments you've had together."

Hong Ling's faint voice drifted out: "Xiao Bei, yes, I can't let Xiao Bei down, but Big Brother, my mind is filled with you."

Cao Nie said: "Hong Ling, tell Big Brother the truth, do you like Xiao Bei, or do you like Big Brother?"

Hong Ling froze for a moment.

That's right.

Did she like Xiao Bei or Big Brother?

If it was Xiao Bei, how could she not even withstand this medicine?

If it wasn't Big Brother, why was her mind filled with images of possessing Big Brother?

"Big Brother, I don't know either."

"I remember I liked Xiao Bei, but now I seem to like Big Brother."

"Big Brother, do you like me? How about we get together?"

Cao Nie slapped her again, instantly snapping Hong Ling back to her senses.

"What nonsense are you talking about? The person you like is Xiao Bei."

Hong Ling was on the verge of tears. What had she just said?

And those images in her mind, why were they all of her and Big Brother...?

Hong Ling bit her lip tightly, her eyes wavering between clarity and daze.

"Hong Ling, think of Xiao Bei, think of the days you spent together, you can't let him down," Cao Nie reminded her from the side.

The more he said this, the more Hong Ling thought of Cao Nie.

"Big Brother, my mind is full of you right now, what should I do?"

Cao Nie's face changed: "Hong Ling, tell Big Brother personally, have you been coveting Big Brother for a long time? Did taking this medicine just release your truest feelings from deep within your heart?"

Hong Ling was somewhat dazed.

She thought of all the little moments she had spent with Cao Nie when they were children.

She had once thought of marrying Cao Nie when she grew up.

After going to Xuanyin Sect, she had put these things out of her mind.

After interacting with Xiao Bei, Cao Nie's presence in her heart became lower and lower.

So much so that later she didn't even know what her feelings for Cao Nie were, and she chose to bury that emotion deep in her heart.

Now that she thought about it, the relationship between her and Cao Nie, besides sibling affection, also contained love.

Hong Ling was silent for several breaths, then suddenly said, "Big Brother, do you like Hong Ling?"

Seeing Hong Ling's sincere expression, Cao Nie chose to remain silent.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Hong Ling's lips.

So, Big Brother had always liked her.

No wonder Big Brother wanted her to sit in the chief seat.

Now that she thought about it, Big Brother's behavior today was too abnormal.

"Cao Nie, I want to marry you."

After Hong Ling finished her last sentence, her consciousness was completely submerged by desire.

No matter how much Cao Nie slapped her, Hong Ling did not wake up again.

Cao Nie revealed a sly, triumphant smile.

Let it be despicable, let it be beastly, if I fancy you, you must be the Cao Family Head's.