Was it you that night?
Chapter 195 - 193: The Peach Colored Trap

Chapter 195: Chapter 193: The Peach Colored Trap

Shen Zhiyao had never expected to encounter Wu Ke here. Recalling her death in the book was related to Wu Ke, she immediately became vigilant.

"What’s with that look in your eyes?" Wu Ke laughed in irritation.

Was she regarding him with such a defensive look?

"Why is Elder Wu here? Could it be that Nan Sheng and Elder Wu are having a rendezvous?" Shen Zhiyao quickly returned to her usual demeanor and asked.

Wu Ke was taken aback, not expecting Shen Zhiyao to hit the nail on the head.

Seeing Wu Ke’s expression, Shen Zhiyao instantly understood: "Exactly! It seems Elder Wu and Nan Sheng’s relationship is progressing well. I hereby offer my congratulations in advance for Elder Wu winning the beauty’s heart."

Indeed, Wu Ke and Nan Sheng were quite a match: one had been through a sea of flowers, the other had grown among a myriad of grasses—an excellent pair!

Wu Ke looked at Shen Zhiyao with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile: "Zhiyao, if you think I’m capable of winning a beauty’s heart, then who do you think that beauty is?"

Shen Zhiyao was busy surveying her surroundings and didn’t notice Wu Ke’s strange gaze. She simply replied, "That goes without saying, it’s Nan Sheng. Doesn’t Elder Wu like Nan Sheng?"

Wu Ke stared intently at Shen Zhiyao: "You speak as if it’s a fact. How do you know I like Nan Sheng?"

Confused, Shen Zhiyao turned her head but didn’t realize when Wu Ke had gotten so close to her, his breath warm on her cheek. She instantly felt goosebumps all over her body and hastily retreated: "Whether Elder Wu likes Nan Sheng or not is something only Elder Wu himself knows; I have no interest in guessing."

As she spoke, she moved even further away from Wu Ke, only wanting to leave this place of trouble with Wu Ke present.

A weird idea suddenly flashed through her brain. Could it be that Wu Ke had used a formation? He had set this up to trap Nan Sheng, all for the sake of winning her over, but she had accidentally barged in.

If she had inadvertently spoiled his plans, and he took his anger out on her, how terrifying would that be?

For some reason, she detected a strange fragrance in the air, and as the scent grew stronger, it didn’t just make her dizzy; her body was also getting progressively hotter.

Shen Zhiyao didn’t understand what was happening to her, but how could Wu Ke, a veteran in romantic affairs, not recognize that the fragrance might have aphrodisiac effects?

He had been about to warn Shen Zhiyao, but then he thought this might be his chance.

He had wanted to have Shen Zhiyao decades ago, but all these years her heart and eyes had been fixed on Xiao Chen. It was for this reason that he had not laid a finger on her.

Although everything tonight felt like a conspiracy, he found this conspiracy very much to his liking.

Shen Zhiyao had no idea what Wu Ke was thinking. She just felt incredibly hot, sweat breaking out on her forehead, even thinking about unfastening her clothes to cool down.

When she realized what she was about to do, she froze.

She looked at Wu Ke and asked, "Don’t you feel hot?"

"Not really. If you’re hot, you can always take off your clothes," Wu Ke said, his lips curling into a smirk.

Shen Zhiyao’s thoughts were not very clear, but she remembered that Wu Ke was no good character, and, furthermore, Wu Ke was Nan Sheng’s man. Being with such a person, she felt very unsafe.

Thinking of her own safety, she couldn’t care less about the heat; she needed to get out of this place as soon as possible.

She touched the Black and White Rope on her wrist: "Aren’t you quite capable? I’m trapped here; think of a way to get me out."

Yet the Black and White Rope on her wrist didn’t respond, which discouraged her: "You couldn’t have lost your power, could you?"

Wu Ke then noticed the black and white rope wrapped around Shen Zhiyao’s hand, and he cursed his luck inwardly, hoping that the spiritual energy of the black and white rope was also suppressed.

Seeing the black and white rope lying still on her wrist, Shen Zhiyao, who was already unbearably hot, became even more agitated. She slapped at it and vented, "Qinghe specifically left you to me, and you, at a critical moment, are utterly useless. What use do I have for you? I might as well just toss you away here."

Still, the black and white rope didn’t move, and Shen Zhiyao knew her provocation was futile.

She was so hot that she couldn’t stand it, so she took off a coat to try to relieve the heat. The most terrifying thing was that she felt her body was no longer her own. When she came to her senses, she was actually snuggling into Wu Ke’s embrace...

Wu Ke was pleased with Shen Zhiyao’s sudden affection, as he was unbearably hot himself and just wanted to pounce on her. But he couldn’t make the first move at this time, otherwise, later on, he wouldn’t be able to explain himself.

It was different when Shen Zhiyao took the initiative. Later, he could simply say that Shen Zhiyao threw herself at him, and if he didn’t take her then and there, he wouldn’t be a man.

Just as he was about to take advantage of the situation and hold Shen Zhiyao, she suddenly pushed him away and fiercely slapped his face, "Shameless!"

Wu Ke was dumbfounded, "It was clearly you who initiated it, what’s the reasoning for hitting me?"

"I’ll hit you if I want to hit you, what reasoning do I need?" Shen Zhiyao retorted fiercely.

Remembering her own death in the book because of Wu Ke, wasn’t she owing it to herself in the book to slap Wu Ke a few more times now?

Wu Ke was at a loss whether to laugh or cry but felt that Shen Zhiyao’s temper was very much to his liking.

Overwhelmed by the heat and recalling how she had just plunged into Wu Ke’s arms, Shen Zhiyao, though inexperienced in romantic affairs, guessed that the strange fragrance from earlier must have aphrodisiac effects.

Now she was increasingly convinced that this was a trap set by Nan Sheng for Wu Ke, but she had accidentally blundered into it; if this continued, she really might throw herself at Wu Ke.

She had to figure out a way to leave this cursed place!

"Zhiyao, are you feeling very uncomfortable?" Wu Ke saw Shen Zhiyao suddenly distancing herself from him, his eyes flashing slightly.

Shen Zhiyao, panting, rummaged through her Qiankun Bag and finally managed to pull out and swallow a healing pill.

After taking the elixir, the excessive heat in her body seemed to ease somewhat, but since it was for healing and not for countering aphrodisiac effects, she soon felt hot all over again.

"I can help you," Wu Ke murmured in a low, husky voice from above her head.

Only then did Shen Zhiyao realize that Wu Ke had silently moved closer to her, his gaze as if he wanted to devour her.

She was startled into action.

She knew he was her enemy and that, even if it killed her from the heat, she couldn’t possibly have anything to do with Wu Ke.

She struggled to her feet and shouted angrily at the black and white rope, "You stupid, incompetent thing, what use are you? If anything happened to me today, I would have Qinghe throw you away!"

No sooner had her words fallen than the black and white rope, which had previously been motionless, suddenly flew up into the air and stretched infinitely. It snapped and lashed wildly in the woods, and the peaceful forest suddenly tore open like a painting being ripped apart.

The next moment, the black and white rope wrapped up Shen Zhiyao and flew out through the tear.

Wu Ke watched the scene with regret; he had just missed obtaining Shen Zhiyao’s body. Things being as they were, he was not one to give up easily and flew out through the tear as well.

The instant he left the forest, he struck back with a palm at the forest, and in a blink, the mountain forest vanished without a trace, revealing a desolate wasteland.