Lu Chengsha nodded slightly and said, “Mm.”
Because he knew nothing, he appeared very calm.
Hua Yan, on the other hand, couldn’t stay so composed. She stammered softly, “…You… want to… do something with me…” She couldn’t help but cover her face halfway through the sentence.
Lu Chengsha didn’t look at her and, unaware of her reaction, continued, “What is it?”
There wasn’t even a hint of blush on his face.
Hua Yan immediately felt a sense of imbalance in her heart.
She thought for a moment, tossed aside the soft pillow, and began searching the room. Next to the sandalwood bed was a fairly large sandalwood cabinet, with crimson begonia flowers decorating the cabinet door. It didn’t seem like an ordinary cabinet, especially since Tian Lin had said there was everything here before he left. Sure enough, Hua Yan was stunned the moment she opened it.
Inside were various intriguing and indecent items for the bedroom. Hua Yan didn’t recognize most of them, but just the few she did know about were enough to make her blush.
She immediately wanted to close the cabinet door, but she hadn’t yet found what she was looking for.
The middle shelf of the cabinet held some medicine bottles and a few small boxes similar to rouge cases, each labeled with its name. Hua Yan even saw the “Unsolvable Longing” that Tian Lin had mentioned, which Lu Chengsha was afflicted with, in a purple jade bottle.
On the bottom shelf were some disorganized booklets.
Hua Yan picked one up and opened it. Sure enough, it was what she was looking for.
Yin Xiangsi’s collection, with exquisite illustrations and detailed actions, even the expressions on the faces of both parties were vividly lifelike. It was explicit and impactful, far beyond the suggestive and ambiguous erotic texts. Even though Hua Yan had seen such things before, she still felt a bit embarrassed. She grabbed the booklet, feeling like it was a hot potato, and tossed it to Lu Chengsha.
Closing the cabinet door, she whispered like a thief, “…Here, you, you look at it yourself.”
Lu Chengsha took it without thinking much and immediately opened it.
At first glance, he thought it was a martial arts manual with drawn actions, but a closer look revealed it wasn’t.
Hua Yan hid to the side, secretly observing his facial expression, and found that within moments, Lu Chengsha’s pupils slightly widened, showing a shocked expression as if he had seen something he shouldn’t have.
After only a brief glance, he closed the booklet quickly, not daring to look further. But his pupils were still dilated, his gaze dazed, as if he had received a significant shock and needed a moment to recover.
Hua Yan finally felt a bit balanced in her heart.
—Great, now she wasn’t the only one feeling embarrassed!
Lu Chengsha calmed down for a while before turning his head stiffly to look at her. The moment he saw her, he immediately looked away again, his tone somewhat strained, “…What is this?”
His earlier calm was completely gone.
Hua Yan grabbed the soft pillow again, kneading it as she dragged out her words in a soft voice, “…To detoxify.”
Lu Chengsha was stunned for a moment. He opened the booklet again and glanced at it a few more times, as if confirming something, then closed it once more. His tone was still difficult, “…Me… and you?”
Hua Yan almost twisted the soft pillow into a ball, her tone dangerous, “…Who else would you want to do it with?”
Lu Chengsha: “…”
The two were separated by the large sandalwood bed, neither too close nor too far. Hua Yan didn’t speak again, and neither did Lu Chengsha.
Silence filled the air, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
Lu Chengsha was in utter chaos.
He finally realized exactly what kind of wrongdoing he was about to commit. The tear-streaked face of the woman in the booklet overlapped with the tearful face of the girl in his dreams, becoming increasingly vivid. But the positions depicted—
Could it really be like this?!
This was too much… Lu Chengsha closed his eyes with difficulty, his heartbeat like a drum, even his breathing was halted.
Even in his dreams, he didn’t dare imagine this.
Seeing that the excitement had subsided, Hua Yan began to feel anxious again. She adjusted her clothes, realizing she was currently wearing men’s clothing, and regretted it—men’s clothes weren’t attractive at all!
If she had known something like this would happen, she would have worn a prettier dress!
And chosen a more delicate dudou!
Thinking this, she sat on the corner of the bed, kneading the soft pillow. Thinking that Lu Chengsha hadn’t finished reading, she mentally prepared herself while waiting. However, after a long while, there was still no movement from him.
“Have you… finished reading?” Hua Yan asked softly.
After a long pause, Lu Chengsha spoke, his voice hoarse, “…Is this really how to detoxify?”
Hearing this, Hua Yan assumed he was reluctant to touch her because of his noble sect background. She immediately felt a mix of shame and anger, “Why! Do you think I have a reason to deceive you? If it weren’t for… if it weren’t for…”
If it weren’t for liking him, she wouldn’t bother detoxifying him!
Hua Yan realized she was so tense that her emotions were on edge, ready to explode at any moment.
Great Hero Lu better be sensible!
Lu Chengsha immediately said, “No.” He was still holding the booklet, sneaking a glance at Hua Yan, whose face was flushed with anger and her mouth pouting unhappily, looking particularly adorable.
His heartbeat suddenly became erratic.
The heat from earlier had dissipated, but now it seemed to be rising again. Lu Chengsha forced it down, speaking honestly, “…I feel… it’s too disrespectful to you. Is there… another way?”
Huh?
Was that the reason?
Hua Yan suddenly felt a sweetness in her heart.
She shrank back, rubbing her face, and said, “…I don’t mind. What are you afraid of?”
Lu Chengsha was at a loss for words.
He really didn’t dare. He felt that following the instructions in the booklet would ruin her.
Originally, he thought that just kissing was already a significant physical intimacy, and he had no complaints when punished by his grandfather. But he hadn’t imagined that there could be something even more intimate.
He vaguely felt that such an act couldn’t be done lightly with her.
Lu Chengsha glanced at the booklet in his hand again, looking for text, and finally found a line at the end—
“The joy of marital bed is infinite and cannot be fully described in this book.”
Suddenly, he understood.
Lu Chengsha raised his head and said, “…This is something that can only be done after marrying you, right?”
Hua Yan was taken aback by his sudden realization and then nodded, “Mm, so what?”
Lu Chengsha said, “I haven’t married you yet.”
Hua Yan was about to go crazy.
There must be something wrong with this person, definitely something wrong!
“You are currently poisoned with a love drug, and this is the only way to detoxify it. I’m trying to help you detoxify…” Hua Yan looked at Lu Chengsha’s serious expression and paused.
She wasn’t meeting him for the first time.
She knew that he was incredibly slow and stubborn in some areas, but surely she couldn’t be the one to make the first move even in such a situation!
Hua Yan thought for a moment and then made a decisive decision, “Then let’s get married now!”
It’s just a ceremony, after all. It can be quite simple.
Hua Yan rummaged through the cabinet again and actually found a pair of red candles. She immediately lit them with a flint and cut a piece of scarlet gauze from the side of the sandalwood bed, covering her head and hiding her face. Then she said to Lu Chengsha, “Alright, we’ll bow three times to the red candles and consider ourselves married!”
Lu Chengsha was surprised and hesitant, “…Is it that simple?”
He had heard that others typically spent at least several months preparing.
Hua Yan said, “In urgent situations, we keep it simple. Come on, hurry up!”
While Lu Chengsha was still hesitating, he had already walked over. Through the misty scarlet gauze, he could see her face, finding her even more breathtakingly beautiful. He was somewhat dazed, “…Does this count as marrying you?”
Hua Yan nodded, “Of course it does! Anyway, your parents and mine are gone, so we don’t need their approval.”
But… Lu Chengsha thought, his grandfather wouldn’t agree.
This shouldn’t be happening, but he couldn’t muster any resistance. As if bewitched, he was pulled by Hua Yan and knelt down with her.
Hua Yan counted aloud, “First bow to heaven and earth, second bow to the parents.” For the final bow, she pulled Lu Chengsha to turn their heads, saying, “The last one! Once we finish, it’s over!”
He seemed to be under a spell, lowering his head. As they got too close, their heads bumped into each other.
Hua Yan rubbed her head and complained, “Your head is so hard… Alright, you can lift my veil now.”
Lu Chengsha complied, gently lifting the thin gauze with his fingers. The hazy mist gradually dispersed, revealing her bright and beautiful face. The flickering red candlelight illuminated her features, and Lu Chengsha felt like he was dreaming.
Even though it was just a makeshift ceremony, the moment the veil was lifted, Hua Yan felt a subtle sweetness and shyness, as if they were really getting married.
She suddenly found it hard to look directly at Lu Chengsha. Her fingers twisted nervously, and she sensed him moving closer. He lowered his head and gently pecked her lips.
It was light and cautious, as if he were touching something precious.
Hua Yan’s heart fluttered. Though they had kissed many times before, this was the first time she felt such tender care and immense importance. In that brief moment, she realized how much Lu Chengsha cherished her.
Her heart melted completely.
She felt he could do anything he wanted with her.
Hua Yan tugged at Lu Chengsha’s sleeve, blushing as she whispered, “…We can detoxify now.”
In the next moment, Lu Chengsha scooped her up and laid her on the bed.
With her back against the soft bedding, Hua Yan felt a bit dazed.
Lu Chengsha was also a bit dazed.
The room had been lit with lamps, but Hua Yan had extinguished a few to light the red candles. Now, the lighting was dim and somewhat yellowish. Hua Yan lowered her eyes, her body warm, her breathing soft.
Lu Chengsha’s Adam’s apple moved with difficulty, unsure where to start.
After a while, he lowered his head and began kissing her slowly.
Hua Yan raised her arms, wrapping them around his neck, kissing him deeply and passionately. As the kiss deepened, their bodies grew warmer. Hua Yan’s mind became hazy and unclear, and she instinctively tightened her legs, feeling a surge of heat within her body. She suddenly realized—the red candles might be problematic!
How could the red candles taken from Yin Xiangsi’s cabinet be ordinary candles?
But realizing this now was too late.
Lu Chengsha’s lips slowly moved downward, more stimulating than the previous time in the pavilion. When his lips reached her shoulder, he suddenly paused.
There was a white scar on her shoulder.
Lu Chengsha naturally knew it was the mark of a healed wound that hadn’t completely faded.
Hua Yan saw him stop and turned her head to understand the reason. A surge of grievance welled up in her as she said, “The day we parted ways in Cixin Valley, they all thought I was a demon sect witch and wanted to capture me. I wasn’t able to fight them off and got injured… The wound was deep, it hurt so much.”
Lu Chengsha didn’t know what had happened that day. Hearing her words now, he looked at the scar in front of him, his brow slightly furrowed, a wave of heartache washing over him. He bent down and gently kissed her scar.
The kiss on her shoulder was full of tenderness.
Not knowing what to say, he simply murmured, “I’m sorry.”
Hua Yan didn’t expect any sweet words from him. She just tugged on his sleeve and said, “…Kiss me again!”
Lu Chengsha naturally complied.
But at this moment, kissing was indeed dangerous.
Lu Chengsha felt an uncontrollable heat surging within him, almost making him want to get off the bed. Hua Yan, panting, looked at him with eyes like water and said, “Why did you stop…”
It was truly maddening.
The scenes from the booklet flashed in Lu Chengsha’s mind. He even remembered every action depicted in it.
Lu Chengsha’s gaze drifted downwards, stopping at Hua Yan’s already loosened clothing ties.
Following his gaze, Hua Yan’s face turned even redder as she said, “You… know how to undress, right? It’s men’s clothing.” Women’s dresses are more complicated, while men’s clothing is simpler and easier to take off.
Lu Chengsha was still hesitant. He had never untied anyone’s clothes before, especially hers—
Hua Yan, feeling increasingly anxious and embarrassed by his hesitation, urged, “…Think of it as detoxification. Can you hurry up!”
Lu Chengsha finally began to move.
Underneath, she was wearing only a peach-colored dudou, which accentuated her fair skin, making it look like jade. Every inch of her skin was flawless, and her chest heaved attractively. The dudou couldn’t fully cover her, and with her rapid breathing, it trembled slightly, creating an eye-catching sight.
Hua Yan was so nervous her toes curled up.
At that moment, Lu Chengsha wanted to flee again.
This sight was too much for him to bear; his eyes were overstimulated…
Hua Yan quickly grabbed his belt, her face steaming, and said, “…You need to undress too! Hurry up! Don’t think about running away!”
Lu Chengsha felt like the string in his mind was about to snap.
He shouldn’t, he couldn’t, how could he—
It snapped.
In the end, he still undressed.
Some things are beyond rational control, especially when he was not entirely clear-headed. If he were clear-headed, how would things have progressed to this point? He still felt like he was dreaming…
But the girl in front of him was more vivid than the one in his dreams.
She blushed as she guided him to get the ointment from the small box in the cabinet, bit her lip and sweated as she told him to be gentle, and even complained about his size being unreasonable. In the end, her voice was reduced to broken whispers, soft and tearful. Lu Chengsha worried she might actually cry, but Hua Yan, with her eyes misty and wet, hummed and mumbled that she didn’t really want him to stop.
The two thick red candles burned for a long time, and they didn’t stop until they went out.
Hua Yan was also dazed, not expecting it to actually happen. At first, she thought it would be very painful because Lu Chengsha was clearly different from those she had seen in Yin Xiangsi’s den, neither as crude nor as ugly—she didn’t think this was due to her bias toward Lu Chengsha. However, he was extremely patient and gentle, far gentler than she had expected, and she almost melted into a puddle of water. He was still holding back.
When she asked what he was waiting for, he said he was afraid of hurting her.
Blushing, Hua Yan murmured, “Oh,” finding his concern quite sweet. Maybe the Yin Xiangsi candles had some effect too; it only hurt a bit at first and quickly turned into an indescribable feeling that made her blush just thinking about it.
Even then, he was still hesitant to touch her.
Hua Yan had to grab his hand and place it on herself, but soon she felt she was only making things harder for herself. In this situation, the places Lu Chengsha touched only reacted more strongly, like her waist, for example… and he was a fast learner.
He had great stamina too.
And excellent endurance.
Hua Yan hadn’t realized before how problematic these traits could be. In this special situation, she found herself thinking… he really didn’t need to have such good stamina and endurance!
To be honest, it was their first time, and she was struggling to keep up…
Moreover, Hua Yan had never known before that her waist could be so flexible, able to be bent into any shape.
Clinging to Lu Chengsha’s shoulders, she acquired a lot of useless knowledge and was occasionally scalded by his dripping sweat.
Afterwards, Hua Yan’s voice was hoarse, her eyes were red, and her legs were weak. Fortunately, she was skilled in martial arts, and her body’s endurance far exceeded that of ordinary women, so she wasn’t too disheveled—although she wasn’t in great shape either. When Lu Chengsha finally reached his climax, he suddenly increased his speed, making Hua Yan almost use her inner strength to push him away, biting her lip to hold back tears.
The only thing that made her happy was that she finally had the chance to pull off his hair tie by herself.
This time, Lu Chengsha didn’t resist at all; perhaps he was too busy with other things to even notice.
As his smooth long hair fell down, their breaths mingled, and their dark hair tangled together on the pillow, almost becoming inseparable, creating an intimate and beautiful scene.
Hua Yan felt a strange sense of satisfaction.
Afterwards, Lu Chengsha released her, and she finally caught her breath, her mind blank, wanting some warmth and comfort. Just as she was thinking about it, Lu Chengsha suddenly leaned over again, grabbing her waist.
Hua Yan exclaimed, “Hmm???”
Lu Chengsha lowered his eyes, not daring to look at her as he said, “…It’s not over yet.”
…Really?
Hua Yan was stunned. Wasn’t it supposed to be resolved in one go?