Chapter 4104 — Journey to the Elixir Hall
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"Thank you for your concern, Young Master Chu. But this is the Elixir Hall on Middle Island. No matter how blind that lecher is, he couldn't possibly come to a place like this." Tian Chan took an inconspicuous step backward.
"Even so, you can't discount the boldness of lustful men. Especially with a great beauty like you here, sister-in-law—that lecher might get it into his head and come running. As the saying goes, to die beneath the peony is a death worth dying, and even as a ghost one remains dashing!" Zheng Tianshuo's smile grew more lewd, and he took another step forward.
The teasing in his words was now unmistakable. With no one else around, Tian Chan knew that if she let this go on, he might well give in to lust and lay hands on her, and then things would become difficult to handle.
Tian Chan's expression turned cold at once. She frowned and said, "Young Master Chu, you worry too much. If there's nothing else, please step aside. I need to be going."
"Oh, sister-in-law, don't be in such a hurry! You've got no one to keep you company when you go back anyway. In the prime of your youth, the time for carefree pleasure, yet you keep a lonely vigil in an empty room—doesn't that seem meaningless?" Zheng Tianshuo would not let it drop. Not only did he refuse to step aside, he reached out to touch Tian Chan's face.
Tian Chan quickly dodged and warned him with a cold face, "Men and women should keep their distance. I am your sister-in-law. Please conduct yourself with propriety, Young Master Chu."
"Sister-in-law, don't be so prim and proper!" Zheng Tianshuo burst out laughing, his gaze sweeping over her with unmistakable lewdness as he prattled on. "Everyone says a woman needs a man's nourishment to stay young and beautiful. Sure, you're my sister-in-law, my cousin's woman, but my cousin is a dead man now—he can't nourish you. Since I've inherited his position, naturally I should fulfill the corresponding duties too. What do you say, sister-in-law?"
Such barefaced, shameless words infuriated Tian Chan thoroughly. When she had first come into contact with him, this Zheng Tianshuo had been frivolous but had at least kept to some final底线. Now, however, as his standing in Zheng Dongjue's eyes gradually solidified, his behavior had grown ever more reckless.
From her several encounters with him, Tian Chan had come to understand deeply the shameless nature of Zheng Tianshuo's character. The more she tangled with him, the more eager he became, the more he pushed his luck.
"Does your grandfather know you carry on like this, Young Master Chu?" Tian Chan gave a cold snort and paid him no further mind, turning sideways to hurry past him.
"Hmph, still playing the chaste and virtuous woman with me? Interesting. I'd like to see how long you can hold out!" Watching Tian Chan's graceful figure recede, a ruthless glint flashed through Zheng Tianshuo's eyes. Though he had long lusted after his sister-in-law, his patience had its limits—and by now it was nearly spent.
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Several days later, Wei Zhao finally received definitive word from Cai Zhongxuan. He had settled matters with his senior brother at the Elixir Hall, and everything was now in readiness—he could take Wei Zhao to see Tian Chan.
Wei Zhao was overjoyed. He disguised himself as a young assistant, left Xue Li to continue her closed-door cultivation, and set out alone with Cai Zhongxuan.R1152