Chapter 259
Murong Xue chose a pool over Ouyang Shaochen!
Knitting his eyebrows, Ouyang suddenly lifted Murong and threw her slender body into a pool with a splash .
“Ouyang Shaochen!” Murong surfaced and shot a piercing gaze at Ouyang . Water dripped from her hair and her sodden clothes clung to her body, which brought out the shape of her slim body .
Ouyang gave her the go-by and said casually, “It’s a pool . Isn’t it what you want?”
Being startled, Murong lowered her head and saw herself in the middle of the pool of clear water . The coldness from the water penetrated into her body from the skin and drove away the internal heat rapidly .
Murong sneakily heaved a sigh . The heat was gone but the incense’s effect didn’t wear off completely, so she had to stay in the pool for the time being .
She looked around casually . Inside the room, the floor was paved with white marble, which was glossy enough for the light to reflect off shadows, and the wall was inlaid with a hollowed golden troffer, on which a legendary luminous pearl lit up the room .
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“Where am I?” Murong looked at Ouyang with confusion .
“The bathroom in our courtyard,” Ouyang answered casually, seated on a round desk near her with a glass of wine in his hand .
Murong nodded . When she stared at the big pool covering over half of the room, she was amazed that a courtyard could accommodate such a big pool . It seemed Nanjiang people liked to enjoy their life .
“The pool was refilled with fresh warm water for bath . But you’ve been absent for such a long time that the water has cooled down . It’s now chilly enough for you to get rid of the incense,” Ouyang said blandly while he was enjoying the wine .
In an instant, Murong turned sullen . If no one had plotted against and poisoned her, she wouldn’t have stayed outside .
She shot a piercing gaze at Ouyang before she was about to retort . Suddenly, a gust of heat from the belly to four limbs and bones made her numb and set her nerves on edge, as if her body was set on intense fire .
“The water isn’t working . What’s wrong?” With a start, Murong looked up at Ouyang when her limbs went numb, her face flushed unnaturally, and her eyes turned bleary .
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“Maybe the incense was too much,” Ouyang said blandly with the corner of his lips curled upward invisibly . To clear the incense completely, she needed more than just a cold bath .
“Really? What should I do then?” Murong asked with a frown . Tortured by the heat from the powerful incense, she couldn’t feel the coldness anymore .
“Try another way?” Ouyang asked gently in a teasing voice while he was looking at her peacefully .
“Nope,” Murong blurted her rejection out with a glower at Ouyang . It was so evil of him to persuade her to try that way .
“If you don’t give it a shot, the result can be horrible since the incense is now too powerful for the cold water to suppress,” Ouyang said in a low voice, with a meaningful look in his obsidian-like eyes .
“There must be another way,” Murong said word by word with a determined look . She took a deep breath and suddenly dived into the water .
“Xue!” Looking frightened, Ouyang instantly dived into the water right next to Murong . He pulled her out of the water before asking, “What were you doing? You could die!”
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“I was trying to figure out another way . ” Murong smiled awkwardly with an abnormal flush . The cold water sent chills through her sodden body despite the fact that it didn’t cool her down at all .
With a sigh, Ouyang looked at her peacefully . “Let me help you . ”
“I don’t need that kind of help!” Murong rebuked while she was glowering at Ouyang with vigilance in her eyes, which made him sigh heavily . “Don’t worry . I don’t mean sex!”
Upon finishing his words, Ouyang pressed his jade-like palms against Murong’s back and transferred his internal power to her, which soon reached four of her limbs and successfully suppressed her internal havoc .
The cold water and the internal power worked together and soon exorcised the annoying incense completely .
After that, the chills were gone and a warm current brought by the internal power ran through her body, which made Murong feel comfortable and pleased .
In an instant, Murong felt relieved but she was also stricken with fatigue . Feeling both peaceful and gradually unconscious, she leaned against Ouyang with her eyes closed when the light aroma of bamboo was blown to her nose .
As her steady breathing rang, Ouyang looked down and saw Murong peacefully asleep with a pretty smile . He put down his hands gently and carried her in his arms before walking to the side of the pool slowly with a meaningful look .
Murong didn’t inhale much incense, which could be exorcised with internal power and cold water . But it was really evil of the plotter behind the scene to have poisoned her .
As for clues, they could rely on Duan Wuluo who should be capable to do that by interrogating the servant kept in custody .
As clouds and mist dispersed at dawn, the golden sunlight shone into the dark room through windows . Behind the curtain on the carved bed, Murong woke up from her dream and opened her eyes gradually .
“Hey, did you sleep well?” As a clear voice suddenly rang above Murong, she looked up, only to see Ouyang’s flawless face zooming in . Lying next to her, Ouyang looked at her blandly while her figure reflected in his pupils clearly .
What happened last night appeared in her eyes scene by scene . Murong shifted her gaze from him unnaturally and answered, “I guess . ” Last night, Ouyang exorcised the incense for her with the internal power before putting her in bed . But how come her clothes got dried up overnight?
With a startled look, Murong looked up slowly at the other person in the room, who was no other than Ouyang Shaochen . “Did you change the clothes for me?”