"Hahaha." Immortal Lu laughed as he looked at both Zhao Yao and Merry. "Can't stop laughing thinking that you two are 'married.'"
Zhao Yao didn't say anything even though he was irritated by this. He wasn't himself after seeing the Merp, and after some thinking, he knew the reason why.
Because he didn't even want to think or accept that his current body lost his virginity to a beast. His previous life wasn't any different either, he was a loser on Earth.
He was raised in a conservative atmosphere, and when he reached adulthood, he had to work without rest to provide for himself. He didn't have the looks or status, and he pushed aside everything for his work. But, the huge breakthrough he hoped for a decade never came.
'Why?' Zhao Yao hated the situation he was in. He took over someone with better looks and status, and he was sure about healing his crippling injury to start cultivating later. He could have a good adventure and dream life in this life.
He wouldn't bother much if they drugged him and made him attack a human girl or at least a humanoid creature. He will take responsibility for his mistake he unknowingly committed. But a beast...
He hated the Zhao bastards, who made him do this.
He couldn't remember anything, but the confidence and courage he built through his years of struggle were shaken by the experience. He felt like he got sexually assaulted even though he knew very well it's him who did that to the Merp.
"Muuaaahhh."
Immortal Lu smiled. "That's a clever Merp you got here."
"This Merp is clever? I doubt that." Zhao Yao took it as a joke.
"What?" Immortal Lu took out the meat and added some salt and pepper on it before putting it back into the campfire. "So you don't believe that she is clever."
"No." Zhao Yao kept his poker face and replied.
"Zhao Yao. I see that you are worried." Immortal Lu solemnly said. "That indicates you and the other Zhao Yao becoming one and the same sharing each other's grievances."
"I am worried. It's due to the issue that happened to him, and it got nothing to do with merging with him." Zhao Yao denied as he didn't feel any loss of control. He didn't like the idea of merging either and would like to consider that he took over completely as he considered the other Zhao Yao weaker than him.
"What are you worried about?" Immortal Lu probed. "Are you worried about people thinking bad about you, or are you worried about actually committing the deed."
Zhao Yao, for a moment, didn't know what to answer.
"If you care about what people think about you, you will not be able to become strong. Cultivators who worry what others think of them will be like bamboo. They bend with the wind and have a better chance to survive from breaking, but they will never be strong like a tree that resists the wind and fiercely survives. After surviving the tree grows bigger and stronger, not the bamboo that bends along the crowd."
"Thank you, Immortal Lu. Even though I am worried about what people will think about me, but it doesn't affect me too much, even if they blame me as an evil villain. But, I can't bring myself to accept that my body did something like..." Zhao looked at Merry as he talked.
If he was completely innocent, even if he got blamed, he would rise up. But the thought that he got drugged to do a detestable thing hurt his confidence.
"Oh...Come here, Zhao Yao." Immortal Lu called him to come near. And when he got close, Immortal Lu grabbed his wrist. "Oh...I see."
"What do you see?" Zhao Yao felt curious about the latter's action.
"It's not bad as you think it is." Immortal Lu broke into a mischievous smile.
"What do you mean?" Zhao Yao felt that the weird Immortal in front was up to something.
"You still have your Primary Yang essence." Immortal Lu said as he held Zhao Yao's wrist, who felt some electricity passing through his body.
"What does that mean?" Zhao Yao felt like he was stripped naked by Immortal Lu for some reason.
"It means that you didn't lose your Primary Yang essence." Immortal Lu smiled as if teasing him.
Zhao felt his heart pounding. He got a feeling of what that meant. He wrote many scenes with similar variant terminology.
"You are saying that I am a virgin?" Zhao asked.
"Yes."
Zhao Yao felt for the first time happy that he was a virgin. 'Damn, Yes.'
Then a thought struck him and all the conversations that happened in the cave played in his mind.
"You..you. Immortal Lu...you know this all along. Right?" Zhao Yao pointed his fingers but was afraid to shout.
"Hmm. I had a hunch, but waited to check." Immortal broke into a burst of laughter.
"Why? You did it purposefully to tease me?" Zhao felt the guy in front was hateful.
Immortal Lu didn't reply but continued to laugh.
"Hahaha."
Zhao Yao felt happy too. He started feeling his confidence rise again. He even felt his resentment towards Merry disappear.
If he was innocent, then he can plot his way out of any trap.
'How stupid of me.'
"But how?" Zhao Yao questioned. He was curious about what happened.
'So, they only made me unconscious without any aphrodisiac? That's so weird.'
"You want to know what happened?" Immortal Lu, after his share of laughs finally asked.
"Yes. But, I don't remember." Zhao Yao sighed.
"Your mind may not, but your soul will." Immortal Lu said. "Your soul is way powerful than your mind. It's not easy for regular drugs to shut it down."
Zhao Yao wasn't sure about what Immortal Lu was talking about, as long as it worked, he will be happy. "You know a way to help me remember?"
"Yes. Close your eyes and sit in the lotus position." Immortal Lu instructed before placing his hand on Zhao Yao's head.
Zhao feared that he will be subjected to some of hypnotism, but he decided to risk it since he wants to know what exactly happened.
"Zhao Yao, think about the last thing you remember before the event." He heard Immortal Lu speak.
The last thing he remembered was drinking with Zhao Ping, his cousin and the person who trapped him.
As he thought about the night, he felt shivers in his body, and his consciousness felt foggy.
He felt that he was in the same feeling before he took over the Zhao Yao. Like he was in a pool of vanilla cream.
Zhao Yao wasn't in control any more as his mind played out the events.
*********
"Drink one more cup, Zhao Yao." Zhao Ping said.
"No, I can't." He refused.
"You are such a weak idiot. Can't even drink wine." Zhao Ping pushed the glass of wine to him and stared at him.
Zhao Yao drank that cup and looked at Zhao Ping, who smiled at him.
He didn't know how long he absentmindedly looked at the latter. He felt dizzy and dropped to the table, unconscious.
He lost his vision, but something like a temperature sensor made him see what happened after.
Zhao Yao could hear conversations as well.
"Finally this bastard is down." He heard Zhao Ping say.
Zhao Ping had a brighter color in his new vision, possibly due to his higher cultivation realm.
"Zhao Bo, come take him to the place." Zhao Ping called.
Zhao Bo, who had a weaker color, came to carry him.
"Remember, you have like 15 minutes before he wakes up and the aphrodisiac kicks in." Zhao Ping warned.
"Young Master Zhao Ping, everything is ready. I set up the Merp in the shed behind your Pavilion. All I had to do is take him there when the aphrodisiac kicks in." Zhao Bo replied as he dragged Zhao Yao.
"Great...Zhao Yao. You useless piece of garbage, I will give you a sweet gift in the morning." Zhao Ping spat before Zhao Yao left the room.
Zhao Bo didn't waste time as he speedily went to the shed. Opening the door, he dragged Zhao Yao inside.
Zhao Yao could sense another being in the shed, which had animal shape.
"Muaaahh."
Time ticked on.
"Oh, I almost forgot. Young Master earlier instructed me to take all your clothes. Hehe." Zhao Bo removed his clothes fast, he even ripped them using his strength to save time.
"This should make it easier for you to have fun. Come on, wake up. I have to go."
Before long, Zhao Yao gained his vision. But he wasn't himself due to the effect of the aphrodisiac. Filled with lust, he looked around.
"Muaaahhh."
There was a beast in front of him, and Zhao Yao, who lost his sanity, pounded towards it.
"Hehe." Zhao Bo closed the door after seeing the success of their plan. He may be afraid of Zhao Yao seeing him and changing the target.
Zhao Yao attacked the Merp, grabbing the fur of the beast and ripping it.
"Muaaahhh"
"Haaaaaaaaaahhhh"
Zhao Yao grabbed the Merp but this time the Merp also attacked back.
It bucked him.
Lowering its head, it raised its hind leg and kicked him.
His wooden pole received the kick.
Like a bulb that got it's filament shattered, Zhao Yao paused. He fell backward like an unrooted tree.
"BTUM."
He laid there unresponsive to senses. Not even the insanity-inducing aphrodisiac failed to bring any response from him.
******
"AAAAAAHHHH."
Zhao Yao woke up from the trance. His heart pounded like it's going to burst, his breathing was heavy.
He got his answers even though it wasn't pleasant to see. He saw his enemies and confirmed his suspicions.
"Muaaaahhh." Merry cried.
Zhao Yao smiled. He felt sorry for the beast, thinking that he hurt the beast. He extended his hand to touch its head only to stop after hearing Immortal Lu's laugh.
"Hahahahha. You got kicked there by Merry...Hahaha, that was great."
This damn crazy man. Zhao Yao's eyes bulged.
"You saw my memories?"
Immortal Lu didn't reply but continued his antics.
"When I told you, you didn't believe me. Now, what do you think after seeing you get knocked out by her kick?" Immortal Lu paused and with a smug face came closer to Zhao Yao.
"I told you she is clever."