Chapter 223: How Come There’s Still Sedative Incense!

Chapter 223: How Come There's Still Sedative Incense!

Zhi Tao helped the dazed Ah Wu out of the room.

Xingxing wanted to follow, but Liu Xiangxiang reached out her hand and said, "Hey, little girl, don't run around everywhere. If you get lost, we'll have to look for you."

Xingxing pursed her lips and didn't say anything.

She had noticed that Ah Wu's behavior toward her felt a bit off.

Seeing that Xingxing didn't respond, Liu Xiangxiang didn't pay much attention to the four-year-old. She had her own matters to attend to—

A malicious glint appeared in Liu Xiangxiang's eyes as she thought about how the fool would suffer later.

Humming a little tune, Liu Xiangxiang ignored Xiao Yueyi and Xingxing, treating the Xiao family's home as if it were her own. She headed out.

Xiao Yueyi, still fuming, turned and left as well.

After a moment's thought, Xingxing decided to look for Ah Wu.

She had seen the person who helped Ah Wu leave and remembered which way they went.

Being small and quick on her feet, Xingxing wasn't the center of attention. She ran quickly, following the general direction Zhi Tao had taken, and gradually caught up.

The courtyard Zhi Tao took Ah Wu to was tucked away. Since she was helping the dazed Ah Wu, they walked slowly, allowing Xingxing to close the distance and approach them.

Before Xingxing could fully catch up and call out, she saw Zhi Tao guide Ah Wu into a room in the secluded courtyard.

Xingxing froze in place.

She found Zhi Tao's behavior strange.

Entering a room to rest, yet still looking left and right—it was like the idiom third brother had mentioned.

Called... acting guilty!

Xingxing secretly hid herself.

After a short while, Zhi Tao sneaked out of the room.

She locked the door, glanced around nervously, and hurried off.

Once Zhi Tao was gone, Xingxing emerged from behind the abandoned water jar and quietly opened the door.

But as soon as the door opened, Xingxing sensed something was wrong, her little nose wrinkling!

She quickly turned to look at the incense burner on the table!

How come there's still sedative incense!

Grandmother Da Xi had taught Xingxing to recognize sedative incense, fearing she might be kidnapped by human traffickers.

Though the scent was different from what Grandmother Da Xi had shown her, Xingxing assumed it was just another kind of sedative incense.

She quickly reached into the pouch at her waist and pulled out a small box of ointment.

The last time Grandfather Liu had fainted, Xingxing had used this ointment on him.

Xingxing quickly dabbed some ointment on Ah Wu's temples.

Daxisipo's remedy was extremely effective, and Ah Wu soon woke up with a soft moan.

Her face was flushed, and she felt incredibly dizzy.

Ah Wu clutched her head. "Xingxing... What happened to me?"

Xingxing lowered her voice and said quickly, "Ah Wu sister, the maid who helped you in was acting suspiciously, like a bad person sneaking around. Xingxing suspects she was trying to sell you off!"

Xingxing then took out a pill that Daxisipo had placed in her sachet.

"Ah Wu sister, take this. It's from Grandma Daxi. She said that if I were ever drugged by kidnappers, I should take this, and it would help a lot," Xingxing explained.

Ah Wu trusted Xingxing completely and, without hesitation, took the pill and swallowed it.

The pill was extremely effective, and Ah Wu felt much clearer in her mind and lighter in her body.

With her clarity returning, Ah Wu also realized that something was wrong.

Without saying much to Xingxing, she grabbed her hand and ran out.

The two ran into a rock garden, panting heavily.

It was pitch black inside the rock garden, but Ah Wu felt a bit safer there.

She sat down on the ground without any regard for her appearance, finally feeling a sense of safety.

……

Before leaving, Ah Wu closed the door.

The incense smoke in the room grew thicker, slowly filling the entire space.

At that moment, Liu Xiangxiang brought Cui Chengze over.

"Is this the place?" Cui Chengze furrowed his brow.

"Cousin, don't be so picky. It's hard to find a secluded place in the countryside... The fool is already waiting for you inside," Liu Xiangxiang replied warily.

As soon as Cui Chengze thought of Ah Wu being in the room, his blood boiled, and he couldn't care about anything else.

He took a few quick steps and entered the room.

As soon as the aphrodisiac smoke hit his nose, Cui Chengze felt as if his blood was on fire, reverting to a primal state filled with only the most basic desires. He couldn't wait!

However, when he rounded the screen, he saw that the bed was empty.

"Where is she?!" Cui Chengze roared.

Liu Xiangxiang, who had been waiting outside, rushed into the room upon hearing his shout, eager to see what had happened. "Wasn't she on the bed just now?"

In her haste, Liu Xiangxiang had closed the door behind her without noticing.

She was too focused on confirming whether Ah Wu was inside.

When Liu Xiangxiang rounded the screen and saw the empty bed, she froze. "Where is she?"

Zhi Tao had clearly told her that everything was ready, and she should go invite Cui Chengze over!

How could this happen?

Liu Xiangxiang was still dazed, but already she heard a rough, heavy breathing next to her.

She instinctively turned her head to look and saw Cui Chengze with bloodshot eyes, his breath coming in heavy, animalistic gasps.

"Since that fool isn't here, you’ll do what she was supposed to do!" Cui Chengze reached out to tear Liu Xiangxiang's clothes.

Liu Xiangxiang tried to push Cui Chengze’s hand away, but her body felt like it was on fire, her mind clouded and confused.

But Cui Chengze’s hands were icy cold, which felt oddly soothing...

Liu Xiangxiang let out a soft whimper and melted into Cui Chengze’s arms.

……

Ah Wu and Xingxing hid behind the rock formation until the effects of the medicine Ah Wu had taken wore off, and she felt back to normal. Only then did Ah Wu get up from the ground.

"My dress is going to get dirty..." Ah Wu muttered casually.

"Young mistress! Young mistress—"

A voice called from outside.

Recognizing the voice, Ah Wu felt a rush of relief. "It’s Moliu! She’s come to find us!"

Xingxing, who had been dozing against Ah Wu, perked up at Moliu’s voice. "Ah Wu sister, let’s go find Sister Moliu!"

The two of them, hand in hand, emerged from behind the rock formation.

When Moliu spotted Ah Wu and Xingxing, she rushed over, tears of relief streaming down her face as she hugged Ah Wu tightly. "Young mistress, you scared me to death!"

She had been accidentally splashed with water by a maid and decided to go to the carriage to get a spare set of clothes to change into.

However, after borrowing a room from the maid to change, she found that the room was locked from the outside, and the windows were also locked—she had been locked inside the room!