I was reborn after cheating on the aloof and powerful man.

Chapter 12 Making the Best Use of Everything

"Our grandmaster didn't get a clear look at the man in black, but you wiped out the entire Kunke tribe, who knew who he was. After the Great War of Wei, only three of our Qingcheng Sect members survived and returned to Qingcheng Mountain. Until his death, my grandmaster wanted to find that man in black and avenge his unjustly killed senior uncles and brothers. My master wanted to fulfill our grandmaster's dying wish and has been investigating the man in black ever since. The mysterious organization I just mentioned was discovered by my master while he was investigating the man in black, and we suspect that there may still be members of the Kunke tribe alive, who are in that mysterious organization."

"What a joke! Those bastards, I can slaughter them once, and I can slaughter them a second time."

As soon as the hoarse voice came out, Cui Chou realized he had regained some strength. Although he still couldn't move, he could now speak normally.

He flicked his tongue across his teeth, his fox-like eyes narrowing as he stared at the girl's slender, delicate neck. Even though he was currently immobilized, killing him would be as easy as turning his hand. He made no attempt to conceal his murderous intent, releasing it with unbridled abandon.

His expression seemed to say that as soon as he regained his freedom, he would viciously crush the woman in front of him who seemed to have no ill intentions towards him.

However, the arrogant and ruthless man's first words were not threats; instead, his rough, hoarse voice, carrying a commanding tone, expressed his doubts:

When did you drug me?

There may be drugs in the world that can paralyze a person with just their scent, but it's impossible to take him down!

He couldn't understand how he had fallen into the trap. Moreover, he was completely paralyzed by the same strange smell, while the other person was perfectly fine; there must be something fishy going on that he didn't know about.

Admittedly, he hadn't taken her seriously because she was a young girl who didn't know martial arts.

But he was used to being cautious, and the moment he smelled the strange odor, he immediately held his breath. Logically, if the pills in the girl's hand had such an immediate effect, the imperial court would have eradicated all these martial arts practitioners long ago. Therefore, he couldn't understand how she had managed to drug him so instantly.

Whether the girl's words were true or false is another matter, but there's no doubt she wanted to use him to deal with that mysterious organization. Since she, or rather the person behind her, needed his help, let him see how much sincerity they had to offer.

“Lord Cui, I hate it when people touch my things.”

After saying something pointed, Fei Xi kicked the man in front of her. With a sweet smile on her face, she didn't directly answer his question, but instead gave him the order to leave:

"The Qingcheng Sect has always been law-abiding and is one of the most worry-free sects for the imperial court in the martial arts world. It was true in the past, and it will be true in the future. It is broad daylight now, and it is not appropriate for Lord Cui to barge into a young lady's private quarters like this. I am not feeling well and need to rest for a while. Please make yourself at home, Lord Cui."

A curved bamboo screen separated the inner and outer cubicles, conveniently blocking the view into the inner cubicle. The area where the girl had kicked him regained sensation first, and soon Cui Chou found himself back to normal.

A nap? Anyone who dares to sleep under Cui Chou's nose is either his woman or a dead person!

Was this little girl stupid, or did she really have some confidence that he would let her go today? But thinking about the loss he had just suffered, Cui Chou didn't act rashly for the time being. After carefully considering everything that had happened since he entered the room, his gaze fell on the desk.

A few soft rustling sounds of pages turning came from outside the screen, then the room fell silent. Fei Xi, with her eyes closed, let out a soft sigh of relief.

Whether in the martial arts world or the imperial court, Cui Chou, who has enemies everywhere, has yet to be killed. Besides his terrifying strength, the most important reason is that he is as famously cautious as his bloodthirsty methods.

Telling others everything you know in detail in the hopes of getting their help is the worst approach. With someone as arrogant as Cui Chou, you need to let him know the matter concerns him, but also keep him guessing. That way, as long as he's curious, he'll investigate.

The more arrogant and conceited a person is, the more they hate being used. A capable person will not like being a pawn in someone else's game. They will definitely do everything in their power to kill those who scheme against them.

The waters of Sanhe Town need someone with Cui Chou's power to stir things up.

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“Little girl, this won’t work. If you want a man to fall in love with you, you’d better make him like you.”

"Don't confuse yourself with Senior Bian. He's not like you, who can't live without women all the time."

"Ha, what's the difference? Men understand men best. If you want him, I'll do a good deed every day; that's a medicine that drains a man's inner strength. If once isn't enough, do it a few more times. As long as the other person can't live without you, feelings that grow over time are still feelings."

She caught the porcelain bottle thrown at her but didn't throw it back. She pursed her lips, thought for a moment, and then kicked the man who was lying in bed recovering from his injuries.

"I won't fall for your tricks! You must have lost the fight and you're just trying to make things worse by making Senior Bian look bad, so you're resorting to these underhanded tactics."

Instead of getting angry, the man who was scolded burst into laughter. If the porcelain vase isn't returned to him, this pretentious little fox is definitely tempted!

A few days later, instead of the scene he expected, he was thrown off Shuohan Peak by the Lord of Tianshan in a fit of rage. Seeing that the other party seemed unharmed, he wondered to himself, "Didn't that little fox do anything?"

Why did you have to send him down the mountain when he was perfectly fine?

Tianshan Cold Spring

She was so frozen by the icy spring water that she lost all thought.

That's bullshit! Men don't understand men best!

She must be out of her mind to believe that government lackey. When he said it, she genuinely believed him and did it.

Of course, she couldn't possibly have drugged Senior Bian.

She drank the wine that someone else had given to the court's henchmen—the Hehuan wine.

His fingers traced the sharp, sword-like brows, and a hint of surprise appeared on his sculpted face, while a trace of confusion showed in his icy eyes.

Before the swordsman could ask, she closed her eyes and sealed her lips, which always spoke coldly.

It was softer than she had imagined, and tasted quite good, clean and with a pure, refreshing scent like a cold spring. She easily pried open the other person's tightly closed lips, and her soft tongue plunged in, wreaking havoc inside.

She felt the tense muscles under her palms gradually relax, and the heat in her body made her want to get closer to the other person. Just as she unbuttoned the other person's clothes, she touched the narrow and powerful muscle lines of the other person's waist.

Her hand was grabbed by the person beneath her. The ruthless swordsman, after learning that she had drunk the drugged wine, threw her into the icy spring.

She wouldn't die even if the effects of the acacia wine wore off, but if she stayed in the ice spring any longer, she would really lose her life!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The shouts outside the door woke Fei Xi up. She had been asleep and dreamed about things that happened in her past life.

Sure enough, she was incompatible with that imperial henchman; nothing good ever came of her meeting him!

I got up and went to the outer room. Everything on the desk was gone, and the pill crumbs on the floor had been swept away.

The medicine was given to her by Cui Chou in her previous life; the original medicine would only cause martial artists to lose all their internal energy. After deciphering the ingredients, she modified it, and in this life, using it on the original owner of the body made the most of it.