Chaotic World Book
Chapter 174 - 170: What Tang Wanju Hopes to See

Chapter 174: Chapter 170: What Tang Wanju Hopes to See

The weather was already hot and the effect of the medicine made it unbearable. Zhao Changhe took off his clothes and tossed them aside, revealing the still-visible scars all over his body.

Sisi instinctively curled up further inside the bed.

"Stop pretending," Zhao Changhe walked to the table, poured a glass of water, and gulped it down in one go, "You have resistance to this poison, even if it’s not immunity, it’s not as severe as you’re making it seem."

Sisi paused, slightly relaxing her twisted posture, and awkwardly said, "It’s indeed uncomfortable. I have resistance, but not immunity... She even fed it to me, it’s more intense than just inhaling it..."

Zhao Changhe bluntly asked, "So you’re really poisoned? If I sleep with you, would that count as saving you?"

Sisi bit her lower lip without speaking.

Zhao Changhe glanced at her sideways, "You apparently think that if I were with you, I’d probably feel too ashamed to kill you or send you to the Demon Suppression Department, so seducing me is a way for you to save yourself, right?"

Sisi was stunned for a moment, her face flushing red with what seemed like humiliation, she exclaimed loudly, "I didn’t think that!"

"Or do you really feel that compensating with your body is justifiable? Or is it that you’ve come to like me?"

Sisi fell silent again.

"No matter what thoughts you’re hiding, I guess even you don’t quite understand yourself... Anyway, such matters, if mutual, could be considered aphrodisiac, but in this situation, it would be nothing more than assault. Do you think I would do that?" Zhao Changhe poured another glass of water and suddenly splashed it on Sisi’s face, "Cool down a bit."

Sisi: "..."

"At least this isn’t the type of severe poison that causes the toxins to consume the body if not acted upon, it merely stimulates desire. Although quite potent... desire is just desire, a splash of cold water should clear it up, or at least make it a lot better, right?"

Zhao Changhe spoke again and poured another glass, seeming like he was about to splash himself but hesitated and did not do it.

Sisi angrily said, "Why don’t you splash yourself?"

"If I can endure for a while, why should I make myself look so wretched?" Zhao Changhe put down the glass again and glanced at her, "Hey, if a maid offers to pleasure her master, would she be willing?"

Sisi was confused, "What is that?"

"...Never mind," Zhao Changhe walked over to fetch water to wash his face, saying, "I’m indeed very angry about this but not to the extent of wanting to kill you."

Sisi remained dazed for a moment, then murmured, "Because... you anticipated it?"

"Yes, I was psychologically prepared, so there’s no shock or anger from betrayal," Zhao Changhe rubbed his face and sighed, "Although there’s no enmity between us, we can’t really say our relationship is friendly either. It’s always been superficially amiable but mutually wary. Whatever happens wouldn’t surprise me. You didn’t really invest any true feelings to get hurt much, did you? We didn’t fool ourselves into believing our own act, right?"

Sisi pursed her lips and stayed quiet.

Zhao Changhe continued, "If you want to talk about sincerity, there’s some. After all, we’ve fought alongside and supported each other, I truly hoped you could become a friend, but it’s just a disappointment... From now on, our ties are severed, and I’ve lost that unrealistic expectation."

Sisi shouted, "You have no need for the sword seal, I was just competing with Tang Wanzhuang or rather Great Xia for it! If it were yours, I would have directly discussed it with you!"

Implicitly, she regarded him as a friend—it was just others she was competing against.

Zhao Changhe said, "Then why do you feel guilty?"

Sisi replied, "Ultimately, I used your Dragon Sparrow to attract the Sword Guard to attack you... I knew Tang Wanzhuang would definitely save you, hence dragging her into the battle. But I was also worried about you truly getting hurt! I sent someone to limit the Sword Guard’s actions!"

"What if I really got hurt? What if I couldn’t break the Sword Domain’s suppression, and that strike from the Sword Guard finished me off in one hit?"

Sisi looked down and murmured hesitantly, "That’s why I feel guilty... I’ve said it, if you want to hit me, scold me, or even kill me, I accept it..."

"You probably consider your clan’s significant affairs more important than our friendship, and actually, I understand... Our relationship isn’t that deep. Though it annoys me, what truly bothers me isn’t this."

Sisi was taken aback, "Then what is it?"

Zhao Changhe sternly said, "It’s because I vouched for you, and Tang Wanzhuang let you into the tomb because of me. Your actions made me lose face terribly in front of her. That’s a real backstab."

Sisi stared at him blankly, knowing it was ill-timed yet couldn’t help but burst out laughing, "Aren’t you supposed to be upset about having to take responsibility rather than losing face?"

Zhao Changhe grimaced and remained silent.

"You should be upset about this, I thought you were mad because I fooled Tang Wanzhuang," Sisi sniffled and spoke softly, "I have no relationship with Tang Wanzhuang, whether stealing from her or tricking her to tease you, it seems insignificant. You being mad and wanting to hit me I get, but if it’s for her that you’re troubling me, I would not accept it. Who is she to me, why can’t I trick her..."

Zhao Changhe didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

This really was a difference in fundamental views; the girl never thought tricking others was anything significant—whether it was the Thief Sect, the Maitreya Sect, some unknown maid, or now Tang Wanzhuang. As long as they weren’t considered her own people, Sisi never cared.

She called herself a bad woman, but actually, she didn’t think so inside; she believed it was very normal... only, from Zhao Changhe’s stories, she learned that Zhao Changhe viewed these actions as something a major villain would do, hence she called herself a bad woman.

This really isn’t Zhu, it’s completely Azi.

"If it were you being tricked by someone else, would you also think it was normal?"

"Of course it’s normal, being tricked means I’m either foolish or less skilled. There’s no sense in blaming others."

"Then if Tang caught you and fed you an aphrodisiac so you’d accompany me yourself, you’d also find that normal, right?"

Sisi fell silent and after a long while said, "To the victor go the spoils. I’ve poisoned her with lust poison, and she has returned the favor, she probably thinks it’s perfectly justified too. If it were anyone else standing here, who knows how long they would have played along. Why do you think this counts as rape that shouldn’t happen... You’re all from Xia, your views of right and wrong differ, yet you try to persuade and educate me because my thoughts as an Alien Clan member differ from yours, it really is strange."

Zhao Changhe was dumbfounded. "So you mean to tell me that your aroused behavior due to poisoning was just to accommodate me and hurry things along?"

Sisi slightly turned her head and murmured, "This time, I don’t know why I was so foolishly muddled, it’s all a total mess, only worrying about the beginning and not the end, I really had it coming. Anyway, she wants me to compensate with my own body, which seems reasonable to me; you’re still poisoned, if you’re going to do it, just hurry up. If afterwards you can look past my lack of harmful intentions and let me go, I’ll be grateful."

Her face had just been splashed with water, and at this moment, her face was still wet, her hair messy, and water dribbled from her chin onto her chest, dampening a large patch. This scene, coupled with her words, was enough to make anyone’s Heart Fire surge without any drugs.

Zhao Changhe’s throat involuntarily gulped, he slowly stepped forward and reached his hand toward her embrace.

Sisi thought it was about to start, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she reluctantly but obediently closed her eyes.

His hand reached into her embrace, candidly and unapologetically groping upwards. Sisi’s face flushed completely and she couldn’t help but moan.

Zhao Changhe suddenly remembered when she had pretended to be Yue Hongling, Yue Hongling had also touched her like this, and she had a similar reaction.

Suddenly losing interest, he took out the sword seal and left, not continuing the game.

Sisi opened her eyes in astonishment.

Zhao Changhe said, "I’ve said, I’m angry, but not to that extent... Punishment and lessons are necessary, taking your sword seal is already too harsh a punishment for you and is enough of a lesson for me."

Sisi was surprised, "What about Tang Wanzhuang? She was so furious."

"Do you really think she operates on your level? Since she left the decision to me, whatever decision I make, she will support, that’s her magnanimity," Zhao Changhe tossed the sword seal and slowly said, "Actually, I know what would impress her the most, displaying the identity she hoped to see... I wasn’t very keen on doing it..."

Sisi suddenly couldn’t follow his train of thought, murmured to herself that she looked smart, but maybe wasn’t as smart as him after all, at least she hadn’t followed his logic the two times he solved cases in Yangzhou and Gusu...

Thinking this, she felt somewhat disheartened and dropped her head, "Anyway, I have nothing left, what else can I do."

"... Don’t you still have your innocence? The sword seal wasn’t yours to begin with, after all this talk you’ve actually lost nothing and here you are playing obedient?" Zhao Changhe’s face was expressionless, "Speaking of which, I’m irritated again, I need to make you do something."

If not for being tied up, Sisi really wanted to slap herself.

Zhao Changhe said, "The sword seal must be returned to Great Xia, but if you give me a few days to study it, I could derive a whole set of Sword Emperor Techniques for you to take back, it seems like you could still achieve your goal?"

Sisi was stunned, hardly believing her ears, "You... you are willing to give it to me?"

"Yes, but this time it’s a trade. I give you the Swordsmanship, you provide Tang with records, secret annals, and tomb arrangements and restriction knowledge of the Ancient Spirit Clan for the Demon Suppression Department... as well as secretly establishing trade ties, providing special products of the Ancient Spirit Clan, including any tradeable Gu Techniques. In return, the Demon Suppression Department will provide you with Central Earth Martial Arts and specialties, so you won’t need to continue stealing."

Sisi’s eyes grew wider and wider.

Indeed, if Dragon Sparrow’s corresponding identity was real, this was absolutely the behavior Tang Wanzhuang most hoped to see from him.

All grievances, deceits, offenses, in Tang Wanzhuang’s heart they were nothing compared to this.

Sisi suddenly thought: neither during their performance in the tomb nor now have these two actually communicated, but it seems they both understand what the other intends to do, what they hope from each other, a tacit understanding that’s surprising... I thought he and Yue Hongling were a perfect match, but now it seems Tang Wanzhuang is quite suitable too? But these are completely different types of women...

Zhao Changhe was still speaking, "I don’t know what kind of environment or education you accepted, but as a princess eligible for succession, seeking the development of your clan, this should have been your mindset, not resorting to thievery and deceit."

Sisi hesitated, "Because... because I can’t establish trust, revealing Ancient Spirit Clan... wait, how do you know I’m from the Ancient Spirit Clan?"

"... Don’t worry about that."

Sisi looked at him suspiciously for a while before continuing, "Revealing clan matters might bring disaster, how could I easily engage with others like this? But now... if it’s you..."

Zhao Changhe’s expression was blank, "You trust me? Well, thanks for that. But now I can’t trust you; what if you take the sword techniques and hide away in the Ancient Spirit Clan, never to emerge again? Wouldn’t I be the foolish victim? Getting backstabbed once is enough for me."

Sisi’s gaze carried a touch of sadness, but ultimately she sighed, "You’re right, so what kind of restrictions are you going to put on me?"

The two looked at each other silently for a moment, and almost simultaneously thought of the control techniques of the Ultimate Bliss Method. Speaking of karma, it should turn into fate here.

But after the second decline, and the third exhaustion, Zhao Changhe had completely lost that kind of thought by now, and the poison had already been cleansed...

He pursed his lips, finally stood up, "Let’s go, what remarkable restrictions can I have with my little Cultivation? This matter should be handed over to Tang to handle."