"Ghost!"
Tao Qian, pinned to the ground, screamed in panic, her eyes filled with terror.
"Don't yell."
Zhang Xiaoshan hurriedly covered Tao Qian's mouth.
"Mmmm..."
"If you don't yell, I'll let go!" Zhang Xiaoshan's heart pounded wildly.
Tao Qian's emotions soon calmed down, and she stopped resisting. Zhang Xiaoshan removed his hand from her mouth.
"You, you are the village doctor Zhang Xiaoshan?"
The first words out of Tao Qian's mouth made Zhang Xiaoshan's face turn pale instantly.
She had recognized him.
"How do you know me?"
"I was at the scene today when you fought with the Wu family."
Zhang Xiaoshan had not expected Tao Qian to recognize him directly, which considerably diminished that thought in his mind.
There are many bachelors in White Dragon Village who couldn't find wives. To prevent chaos in the village, extremely strict rules were established—absolutely no affairs or seducing someone else's wife. If discovered, one would be expelled from the village directly.
Today, Zhang Xiaoshan had embarrassed the Wu family. They were probably looking for an opportunity to deal with him. If Tao Qian were to go and complain at this moment, it would spell trouble.
Zhang Xiaoshan thought about getting up and leaving.
"Hey, don't go."
Suddenly, the pinned-down Tao Qian lifted her legs around Zhang Xiaoshan's waist and her arms around his back, clinging to him like an octopus.
"What are you doing?"
Zhang Xiaoshan was panicked, his face flushing.
"Hehe."
Tao Qian, like a cunning fox, smiled mischievously at Zhang Xiaoshan.
"You pinned me down just because you wanted to take advantage of me, didn't you?"
"Go ahead then!"
While speaking, Tao Qian provocatively arched toward Zhang Xiaoshan, stimulating his nerves.
Zhang Xiaoshan shivered.
Tao Qian, sensitive to Zhang Xiaoshan's reaction, blushed further and said in a coy voice.
Her hand began to move toward Zhang Xiaoshan's waist and grabbed his belt.
Hadn't he initially pinned down Tao Qian? Why did it feel now as though he was being seduced by her?
The roles had switched too quickly, and Zhang Xiaoshan was caught off guard.
"What, what are you doing?"
Zhang Xiaoshan hastily grabbed Tao Qian's hand that was trying to unbuckle his belt.
Tao Qian continued with a mischievous grin.
"I know exactly what you're thinking, drop the act."
Tao Qian's hand was slippery, like a little snake slipping through the gap in Zhang Xiaoshan's belt...
With opportunity at hand, why would anyone let go?
Soon, sounds emanated continuously from the quietly rustling bushes.
At the same time, a faint glow circulated on their bodies, though neither noticed due to their deep involvement.
...
About forty minutes later, the rustling bushes quieted down.
Zhang Xiaoshan was also somewhat surprised at this time.
His performance this time seemed stronger than usual compared with his times with Luo Meili.
Moreover, he could feel the stream of Qi flowing inside his body had grown stronger, making him feel extremely rejuvenated.
Apparently, he had gained a significant amount of Qi.
"Susu was right after all. Every time I use the 'Nine Dragon Devouring Sky Art,' it automatically activates and helps me acquire Qi," thought Zhang Xiaoshan gleefully.
"All right, I'm leaving first. You should head home early too, it's not safe here."
Zhang Xiaoshan stood up, straightened his clothes, and prepared to leave
"What, you overpower me and just think you can walk away just like that?"
Tao Qian, who had seemed tender just moments ago, suddenly switched expressions and looked coldly at Zhang Xiaoshan.
"I overpowered you?"
Zhang Xiaoshan immediately panicked.
"It was clearly you who initiated it. When did it become me overpowering you?"
Tao Qian sneered.
"I don't care, you slept with me anyway, and I'll tell Wu Biao. Do you think Wu Biao will believe me or you?"
"You..."
A hint of fierceness flashed in Zhang Xiaoshan's eyes.
Indeed, all women are deceivers, Wu Xiaoru was one, and so is this Tao Qian in front of me.
"Sigh, although I know it's wrong of me to do this, I have no other way to leave this godforsaken place, so I had to threaten him. Desperate times call for desperate measures."
Suddenly, a voice sounded in Zhang Xiaoshan's ears.
It was Tao Qian's voice.
But Tao Qian didn't open her mouth to speak, did she?
Zhang Xiaoshan stared at Tao Qian in astonishment.
Tao Qian felt a chill from his gaze.
"Why are you staring at me like that?"
(He's not thinking of killing me to silence me, is he? In this desolate wilderness, if he kills me, no one would know, right?)
At the moment Tao Qian spoke her first sentence, a second voice of hers appeared in Zhang Xiaoshan's mind.
Mind reading?
Am I hearing Tao Qian's inner thoughts?
Zhang Xiaoshan's gaze shifted, and Tao Qian's voice in his mind vanished. When he looked back at Tao Qian,
(This naive kid looks decent enough, surely he wouldn't kill someone, right?)
Has my Divine Skills ability increased?
Zhang Xiaoshan suddenly realized, it must be that he had absorbed Qi from Tao Qian, enhancing his Heavenly Eye ability.
Mind Reading Technique is quite a formidable Divine Skill indeed. With this ability, who could possibly scheme against me in the future?
I no longer have to worry about encountering women like Wu Xiaoru.
"And to think, I don't even know what that bead from Susu really is, which turned out to be so miraculous. I must ask Susu about it next time."
Zhang Xiaoshan pondered here, while Tao Qian became impatient.
"Zhang Xiaoshan, what do you mean by that, huh? I'm talking to you; did you hear me?"
"If you don't speak up, I'll go back home and tell Wu Biao that you slept with me."
Tao Qian stood up, making as if to leave.
(Humph, I don't believe this kid isn't scared. Today, if I can get a firm hold on him, he will have to listen to me obediently from now on.)
"Haha..."
Having perceived Tao Qian's inner thoughts, Zhang Xiaoshan simply lay down on the ground, hands cushioning his head, speaking disdainfully.
"Fine, go ahead. Go back and tell Wu Biao you slept with me and then confess to him that you want to run away. Let's see who dies first? You probably don't know that you're the third wife Wu Biao bought, and the previous two were killed and thrown into the mountains to feed the wolves because they tried to run..."
"Ah..."
Tao Qian collapsed to the ground in fright.
"How, how did you know I want to run?"
Regaining her composure somewhat, Tao Qian looked at Zhang Xiaoshan in disbelief.
Zhang Xiaoshan sneered.
"You don't need to know that. Just advise you not to threaten me with this matter. Otherwise, you will definitely be the one at a loss. If you don't believe me, just try and see."
Tao Qian was, after all, a woman and was visibly flustered now.
She reverted back to her delicate demeanor, sobbing and pleading with Zhang Xiaoshan.
"I didn't really intend to get Wu Biao to trouble you; I just wanted you to help me leave White Dragon Village. I really had no other choice. Wu Biao that bastard is inhuman, tormenting me every day..."
"Look, these are all from his beatings."
Tao Qian lifted her clothes to show Zhang Xiaoshan, showing bruises on her arms, back, and legs.
A flicker of sympathy showed in Zhang Xiaoshan's eyes, but he quickly composed himself.
"Don't forget, you just threatened me. Your problems are not my concern; let's just keep to our separate paths."
Zhang Xiaoshan got up to leave.
Tao Qian knelt before Zhang Xiaoshan, sobbing and pleading.
"Wuh wuh, I know I was wrong. But I had no choice. If I don't leave, I'll sooner or later die by Wu Biao's hand. I apologize, please forgive me, help me."
"As long as you forgive me, I'm willing to do anything you ask."
Tao Qian looked up at Zhang Xiaoshan, her eyes full of plea.
"Willing to do anything, you said that." Zhang Xiaoshan looked down at Tao Qian, a fire flickering in his eyes.
Tao Qian nodded repeatedly.
"Yes, I said it, I'll do anything."
"Then come on."
Zhang Xiaoshan placed one hand on the back of Tao Qian's head and pushed forward.