Quick Transmigration: Still Life Fairy

Chapter 42 The Emperor's Dragon-Patterned Jade Pendant

"You handled this matter well. Be careful on your way back."

The young maidservant somewhat laboriously took Du Huai'an from the servant, took out a silver note from her bosom, handed it to the servant, and gave him a few instructions. Seeing the servant nod, she began to help Du Huai'an walk into the courtyard.

Du Huai'an's face was flushed and his body was burning hot. He seemed to be unbearably hot and wanted to reach out to unbutton his robes, but he still had his senses. The struggle between reason and instinct made him look like he was unconscious. He could roughly understand his situation, but he was completely unable to react.

The maid quickly led Du Huai'an into a woman's boudoir. There was no one in the room. She placed Du Huai'an on the plain-colored bed, sighed with some regret, and turned to leave.

Seeing that everyone in the room had left, Yu Liu cautiously peeked out, slowly climbed out of Du Huai'an's chest pocket, ran up his chest to his head, and patted his cheek.

Yu Liu was small, so naturally she was also weak. Her tiny hands, no bigger than a melon seed, patted her face without her feeling anything. Du Huai'an, however, kept his eyes closed and his brows furrowed, clearly in great discomfort.

"What should I do?"

Yu Liu was extremely anxious. It seemed that Du Huai'an's condition wouldn't last much longer, and the person who had drugged him should be arriving soon. She had to find a way to make Du Huai'an wake up as soon as possible.

Right, Yu Liu suddenly remembered the novels she had read in modern times. In those novels, the protagonists would take cold showers to get through such situations. There was no cold water here, but Yu Liu had magic!

Just as Yu Liu was about to mobilize the power of her will within her body, she heard footsteps outside the door again. Startled, she cried out, looked around, and hid under the pillow on the bed.

"Squeak-"

The door was pushed open gently.

"It's Grandmother's birthday today, so you don't need to work so hard. Go and rest."

"Yes!"

The maids guarding the door were also sent away.

The person closed the door, and only the sound of footsteps slowly approaching could be heard. Yu Liu cautiously peeked out, using the pillow on her head as cover.

Because the pillow partially blocked her view, Yu Liu could only see that the person was wearing a light green ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress). Today, at the old lady's birthday banquet, only one person was wearing this outfit.

Chen Jinshu. The answer Yu Liu least wanted to believe turned out to be the right one. She might not be as pure and innocent as Yu Liu perceived her to be. The fact that she could drug a man and get him into her bed showed that she was definitely not a good person.

"Your Majesty, this is wonderful."

Chen Jinshu slowly walked to the bedside, leaned down, and reached out to touch Du Huai'an's face. "This time, I won't miss you again. We are meant to be together, but last time that bitch Chen Qingyan beat me to it. This time, I won't make the same mistake again."

Yu Liu was completely bewildered by what she said. What did she mean by "last time" and "this time"? Did Chen Jinshu drug her again? No, something felt off. Could Chen Jinshu have had some kind of extraordinary encounter? This was completely different from what was written in the information. Something must have changed.

As Chen Jinshu leaned down to kiss Du Huai'an's lips, Yu Liu could no longer resist. Her willpower gathered in her hand, and water molecules in the air were quickly attracted, condensing into a ball above Du Huai'an's head and falling rapidly.

Du Huai'an, jolted awake by the water hitting his face, felt his body heat subside slightly and suddenly regained his senses. The first thing he saw upon regaining consciousness was a magnified face in front of him. Du Huai'an's first feeling was not one of allure but of horror. He instinctively swung out a palm strike. The drug Chen Jinshu had given him had not crippled his martial arts skills. This palm strike contained a great deal of internal force. Chen Jinshu was a weak woman and could not defend herself properly. She was directly hit in the chest. A white light suddenly flashed across her body, and most of her internal force was dissipated. Chen Jinshu was sent flying by the force of the palm strike, crashing into the table and chairs behind her.

"Cough cough!!"

Du Huai'an's palm strike was quite powerful, and Chen Jinshu was directly struck so hard that he vomited blood.

Hiding under the pillow, Yu Liu suddenly widened her eyes, looking at Chen Jinshu with disbelief. When she had just taken Du Huai'an's palm strike, she had clearly seen the white light emanating from Chen Jinshu's body. It was clearly a very subtle divine power, the kind of divine power that only true immortals possess. Moreover, after being struck, Chen Jinshu's divine power was depleted, and the strong, endearing scholarly aura she exuded was gradually fading. The beautiful woman who was like a rare orchid in a secluded valley was quickly becoming inconspicuous.

What on earth is going on? Chen Jinshu's demeanor is completely different from what she used to have! Why has she changed like this?

One question after another arose.

However, Yu Liu quickly realized that now was not the time to think about these things. The most important thing was Du Huai'an. The splash of cold water had only woken Du Huai'an up for a short while, and he was starting to show signs of fainting again.

After coughing up blood a few times, Chen Jinshu didn't seem to be in good spirits. Yu Liu quietly moved over and, using Du Huai'an's body as cover, leaned close to his ear.

"Du Huai'an, wake up..."

Yu Liu began trying to wake Du Huai'an.

Du Huai'an seemed to be trapped in an extremely hot dream. It was as if he had entered a volcano, surrounded by flames. The intensely burning flames made him sweat profusely and his mouth was parched. He needed water, but his weak body couldn't move at all. He was almost forgetting who he was. There was only one thought in his mind: heat!

Suddenly, a voice shattered the dream.

"Du Huai'an..."

Baby?

I'm here, but where is my baby?

Baby……

Even though he was no longer fully conscious, Du Huai'an still reached for his chest, where Yu Liu was tucked into a pocket.

But when he touched his pocket, the little figure inside was gone.

In that instant, it was as if a bucket of ice water had suddenly fallen from the sky, extinguishing all the flames, and all that remained in my mind was that tiny person.

“Baby…” Du Huai’an opened his eyes. He didn’t know where the strength came from, but he actually managed to sit up by supporting himself with one hand and looked around in a panic.

"I'm here!"

Yu Liu, who had been thrown aside by his sudden sitting up, scrambled to her feet and tugged at his clothes.

"Baby, baby, it's so wonderful that you're here."

Du Huai'an suddenly felt a sense of loss and regain, and he held the small jade willow in his palm, his eyes suddenly becoming hot.

“I’ve been here all along. You’re in a dangerous situation right now. You’ve been drugged, do you know that?”

Yu Liu hurriedly said that it would be best if Du Huai'an could wake up, and they must find a way to leave here now.

"I?"

Just then, the heat that had previously disappeared suddenly returned.