Chapter 218: Schemed Against After All

Chapter 218: Chapter 218: Schemed Against After All

Chu Fan stood his ground, having already stored all the Eight-cornered Profound Ice Grass he’d picked in his Storage Ring.

He stared, transfixed, as the ice on the exquisite body continued to melt, revealing a peerless face that was in no way inferior to Yun Xi’s.

Even though he was accustomed to Yun Xi’s beauty, the sight of the female "corpse" before him still made his heart pound and his breath catch in his throat.

The ice finally melted away completely, revealing the "corpse’s" entire body. The high temperature then evaporated the water from her elegant hair and dress.

The woman’s clothes stirred as if moved by an unseen wind, making her look like a gracefully dancing Fairy.

Unlike Yun Xi’s gentle beauty, this woman possessed a stunningly cold and glamorous allure.

Suddenly, the woman’s eyes snapped open.

Chu Fan jumped in alarm, but then felt as if his very soul had been captivated by her gaze.

A soft whisper echoed in his ears.

"Am I beautiful?"

"Are you hot?"

Chu Fan had no idea that from the moment he started picking the Eight-cornered Profound Ice Grass, he had already fallen into the four old geezers’ trap.

Miao Guchun had tampered with the Eight-cornered Profound Ice Grass long ago.

Plucking a single stalk of the Eight-cornered Profound Ice Grass would release an invisible sap into the air. Into this sap, Miao Guchun had mixed a potent drug, both hallucinogenic and aphrodisiacal, designed to stir one’s primal desires.

Miao Guchun’s Medicinal Technique was unparalleled in their time.

He already knew that Chu Fan possessed a Chaos Body and an Innate Divine Bone, making him immune to all poisons.

How could the drug he used to ensnare Chu Fan be an ordinary one?

In fact, there was a bit of unforeseen coincidence involved.

If Chu Fan had only picked a few stalks of the Eight-cornered Profound Ice Grass, Miao Guchun’s plan might very well have failed.

But who could have predicted that Chu Fan, just to be on the safe side, would pull up fifty or sixty stalks?

Fifty or sixty stalks... what did that even mean?

Even a ferocious tiger, trapped in this cave, would probably remain in heat for days before the drug’s effects wore off.

Chu Fan’s self-control when it came to matters of the flesh was actually quite strong.

But within a powerful Illusion Realm, spurred on by the drug, the desire he kept suppressed in the depths of his heart erupted with a bang.

Within the Illusion Realm, this woman with the peerless face relentlessly teased and tempted him.

He was a healthy man, after all. Faced with such a stunning woman, and with such provocation, how could he possibly resist?

In reality, however, the woman from the melted ice sculpture was still standing there with her eyes closed. But by now, Chu Fan had already pounced.

He let out a low growl, like a wild beast.

He frantically tore at the "corpse’s" clothes...

The cavern was as warm as spring—no, it was as sweltering as summer.

Meanwhile, on the mountain peak, a gale had begun to blow, and a torrential downpour soon followed.

The gale battered the trees on the mountain until they looked ready to collapse, and its whistling howl sounded like the roar of a great dragon.

The downpour did more than just nourish the mountains and trees. In the wake of spring, this storm seemed to have awakened the very earth.

Once the great rain passed, the world would become lush and green. The vegetation, nourished by enough water, burst forth with vibrant life.

But at this moment, when even great trees were being battered to the point of collapse, what chance did the wild grasses that had just begun to sprout have?

If not for their deep roots, they would have been torn from the ground by the gale.

The rain fell for three straight days and nights, and the wind blew for just as long.

The entire mountain range was left in shambles, battered by the storm.

The White Fox waited and waited in the passage, but Chu Fan never returned. Driven by a mix of curiosity and worry, it finally decided to go down and take a look.

When it reached the bottom and saw the debauched scene in the cavern, it couldn’t help but turn tail and flee in embarrassment.

In truth, the "female corpse" had already awoken on the second day.

Upon waking, she sensed something was wrong with her body. Then she saw the man, so close she could clearly make out the pores on his sweat-drenched skin. Looking down, she saw her own naked body and was about to erupt in fury.

But in the next moment, she too was pulled into the Illusion Realm, where the storm raged with even greater, darker intensity.

Now, the two of them, utterly exhausted, lay on the ground in a deep sleep.

「Two more days passed.」

Chu Fan awoke feeling refreshed and clear-headed. He gave a long, hard stretch before finally opening his eyes.

The instant he opened his eyes, he felt a bone-chilling cold—no, it was killing intent—washing over him.

A Long Sword, gleaming with a cold light, was pressed firmly against the spot between his eyebrows.

Then he saw a stunningly beautiful, yet icily glamorous woman standing before him.

There was not a trace of warmth in her eyes, only intense killing intent.

Only then did Chu Fan recall what had happened. He didn’t know it was an Illusion Realm, but he remembered the events with perfect clarity.

’This woman... she was so... wanton before. Why does she want to kill me now?’ Chu Fan’s mind raced.

"W-who are you?" Chu Fan decided to play dumb.

’In truth, he was blaming himself for his lack of self-control.’

’How could I just lose my mind at the sight of a woman?’

’It’s not like I don’t have a woman at home. Yun Xi is every bit as beautiful as she is, and so much gentler! This woman has a face like a corpse, like someone owes her a huge debt and refuses to pay.’

’Talk about being cold after getting what you want.’

Of course, Chu Fan felt no qualms about his thoughts, despite how horribly he was describing her peerless face and exquisite figure.

After all, who wouldn’t feel some resentment with a Sword pressed between their eyebrows?

"And who are you? Do you not owe me an explanation?" The woman’s voice was beautiful, but her tone was undoubtedly colder than the cavern had been when he first arrived.

"An explanation? What did I do that requires an explanation? If it weren’t for me, you’d still be sealed in that block of ice!"

"You... you violated me."

Chu Fan tentatively reached out a finger, trying to push away the Sword at his brow. He feigned anger and retorted, "Me this, me that... who do you think you are? Regardless of who you are, shouldn’t you be thanking me for saving your life first?"

His words, which had started out tough, began to lose their edge halfway through.

Because he discovered that the Sword remained perfectly still, unmoving no matter how much force he applied.

"Who are you? And why did you come to this place?" the woman repeated icily.

"My name is Chu Fan. It was Shi... four old bastards who told me to come here and pick Eight-cornered Profound Ice Grass." Seeing he was no match for this woman, Chu Fan decided to just throw in the towel.

At this point, he was starting to put the pieces together.

’Why did those four old codgers tell me to get the Eight-cornered Profound Ice Grass, place it in a specific spot, and then just leave?’

’He also remembered how, when the four of them discovered he had the Chaos Body, Shi Lun had laughed and said something like, "Lady Leng is saved."’

’So... I was set up by those four old geezers?’

’He had been about to blurt out their names, but he remembered the three conditions and changed it to "four old bastards" instead.’

’If the woman before him knew them, she would know exactly who he meant. If she didn’t, it would indirectly prove the four old geezers’ innocence.’

"Was it Shi Lun and Miao Guchun’s group of four?" the woman’s tone remained icy.

"Oh, so you know them? That makes things easier. You don’t need me to explain the situation then, do you? I’m innocent! No, wait, I’m a victim, too! Those old geezers must have used some despicable drug here beforehand, otherwise I never would have..." Chu Fan began to pour out his woes.

’This woman is terrifying. I can’t beat her.’

’I’ll have to outsmart her, not fight her head-on.’

Adhering to the principle of "better them than me," Chu Fan sold out the four old geezers without a second thought.

’Who told you four shameless old men, with one foot already in the grave, to pull a stunt like this!’

"Where are they? Take me to them. After I’ve dealt with them, I’ll kill you." With a flick of her wrist, she jabbed Chu Fan’s body several times with the pommel of her Sword.

The intense pain nearly made Chu Fan pass out. In the next instant, he discovered she had sealed his meridians, making it impossible for him to circulate even a shred of True Qi...