Published: March 7, 2025
CHAPTER FOUR HUNDRED THIRTY-FOUR: HER NAME IS LITTLE SWEET
Chu Yang walked step by step up the mountain peak, his black robe billowing in the night wind, his steps heavy and somewhat hesitant. His heart, like the black robe, was tangled in the wind.
Wu Qianqian looked at the black robe she had sewn with her own hands, a trace of tenderness appearing in her eyes.
"Chu Imperial Seat has just experienced a great battle today; why isn’t he resting but instead has the leisure to come up here for a stroll?" Tie Butian smiled.
"I have come here at this moment because there is something in my heart that is truly perplexing, and I specifically wish to seek your majesty's guidance," Chu Yang said coldly.
"Hehe, in this world... is there anything that Chu Imperial Seat cannot understand?" Tie Butian chuckled lightly.
Chu Yang fell silent for a long time before slowly saying, "Qianqian, please step back; I need to discuss something with your majesty."
Wu Qianqian responded softly, glancing worriedly at the two before turning to leave.
Tie Butian snorted but then continued, "Qianqian is not an outsider; what is there that cannot be said in front of her?"
Wu Qianqian suddenly found herself caught between the two, unable to move forward or retreat.
"This is a private matter; it is rather inconvenient for Qianqian to be present," Chu Yang said淡淡地.
"Private matters and public matters are the same in my presence; they are all matters of the world!" Tie Butian said lightly. "As the ruler of the world, I have the right to master these matters. Qianqian, you stay."
Chu Yang looked at Tie Butian in surprise, his expression gradually darkening. He did not expect Tie Butian to be so forceful today; why?
"What does your majesty mean?" Chu Yang asked indifferently.
What he did not know was that Tie Butian insisted on keeping Wu Qianqian present because he felt a bit guilty and was somewhat fearful. So he deliberately kept Wu Qianqian there to bolster his courage.
"Chu Imperial Seat, what is the matter?" Tie Butian inquired.
Chu Yang's expression darkened, the suppressed rage nearly boiling over. He forcibly held it down and said, "Since your majesty insists, I will speak frankly. I believe you have also seen that Jing Menghun and his twenty-five thousand Golden Horse Knights have all succumbed to poison... this poison is called spring poison!"
As he spoke, his gaze was fixed intensely on Tie Butian's face.
"Spring poison!" Tie Butian's face twitched slightly.
"This spring poison, aside from sexual intercourse between men and women, has no antidote!" Chu Yang said heavily. "And I was also infected by this spring poison, on the very day your majesty saved me, but I emerged unscathed."
Tie Butian's gaze began to flicker.
Chu Yang stepped closer, still locking eyes with Tie Butian, and slowly said, "I want to know, why didn't I die? Who was the woman that saved me?"
Tie Butian's expression became flustered, mouth agape, looking helplessly at Chu Yang. Meanwhile, Wu Qianqian watched nervously.
"I just want to know who she is!" Chu Yang said softly.
"Hehe... I didn't expect Chu Imperial Seat to finally realize the truth." Tie Butian's eyes flickered, her expression slightly anxious as she smiled. "This truly is heaven's intention."
"Heaven's intention?" Chu Yang's gaze sharpened.
"Indeed..." Tie Butian's eyes seemed distant. "Since Chu Imperial Seat has inquired, I will recount the events of that day."
"I wish to hear the details," Chu Yang said calmly.
"On that day, when I led the army here, Chu Imperial Seat had already fallen into a coma. It was two shadow uncles who risked their lives to rescue you from the siege of the Golden Horse Knights Hall," Tie Butian explained slowly.
"I know this part; what happened next?"
"Then we discovered that Chu Imperial Seat had been poisoned with a lethal toxin that had no antidote! Moreover, it was the spring poison of the ancient beast, the lust serpent. The only remedy was through sexual intercourse," Tie Butian continued.
"Mm?" Chu Yang realized they were getting to the crux of the matter and listened intently.