Chapter 48

I've said it all, Lu Xun, can you let me go?

In the living room, Murong Yan was about to cry.

Lu Xun forced her to reveal the whole process of how she drugged and set him up, and he even recorded it on his phone.

Murong Yan feared Lu Xun might really do something to her, so she had no choice but to comply obediently.

"Auntie, I'm sorry, it's all because the drug you gave was too strong..."

Lu Xun suddenly lunged at Murong Yan with red eyes.

"No, no..."

Murong Yan's face turned ashen, and she really cried.

Lu Xun drew ever closer; she wanted to struggle, but under the spell's control she couldn't move at all.

She could only cry with tears like pear blossoms in rain.

Seeing Lu Xun about to pounce, Murong Yan resignedly closed her eyes.

The imagined being pounced upon did not happen.

A few seconds later, the sound of the door opening and closing rang out.

Murong Yan opened her eyes to see that Lu Xun had vanished without a trace.

After a long while, finally Murong Yan felt she could move again.

Only then did she collapse helplessly to the ground.

Although Lu Xun hadn't actually done anything to her, her psychological defenses had collapsed.

From then on, the video in Lu Xun's hands would be her leverage; if he showed it to Chu Youqing, what face would she, as a mother, have left to discipline Chu Youqing?

"Damn, what drug is this, its effect is so strong..."

On the street, Lu Xun ran for his life.

He had his own principles; even if he truly knew it was Murong Yan who drugged him, the other party was after all Chu Youqing's mother, so he could not actually throw her down.

Lu Xun now only wanted to get back to the dorm quickly, then take care of it himself and dispel the drug's effect.

"I can't hold out like this; I definitely won't make it back to the dorm..."

Lu Xun's condition kept getting worse.

It's still some distance from the school, and all along the way are vibrant, beautiful female college students; Lu Xun absolutely couldn't hold out until he got back to the dorm.

At that moment, he spotted a hotel and darted inside.

"Give me a room, soundproofed, quick."

"Okay."

The front desk clerk was frightened by Lu Xun's bloodshot eyes and hastily gave him a room.

"Lu Xun?"

Suddenly, Murong Wan's voice sounded.

Lu Xun turned his head and saw Murong Wan's exquisite face.

"Lu Xun, what's wrong with you?"

Murong Wan frowned.

Lu Xun now looks somewhat frightening.

His eyes were terrifyingly red, with blazing flames burning inside.

That flame, Murong Wan had seen it before.

It was the fire of desire.

Upon seeing Murong Wan, the fire in Lu Xun's eyes seemed to have gasoline splashed on it, burning even more wildly.

Lu Xun's breathing also became exceptionally rough, like a beast's panting.

His whole face was redder than Bao Gong's, even reddening his neck.

In fact, it was precisely because she saw Lu Xun's abnormal state that Murong Wan came in to check the situation.

At this moment, Lu Xun was already on the brink of a volcanic eruption.

After seeing Murong Wan, under the drug's influence, various scenes from that night involuntarily surfaced in his mind, making Lu Xun nearly unable to restrain himself.

"Lu Xun, are you alright?"

Murong Wan saw Lu Xun staring straight at her and reached out to feel his forehead.

Her soft, delicate little hand touched his forehead.

This touch completely detonated Lu Xun's volcano.

Lu Xun's large hand suddenly grabbed her small hand.

"Ah..."

Murong Wan trembled.

Fortunately, Lu Xun had not completely lost his reason, and did not pounce on her in this situation.

"Come with me, I need your help."

Lu Xun pulled her up and walked off.

His strength far surpassed Murong Wan's, and with her somewhat dazed, he simply dragged her into the elevator.

"Lu Xun, let go of me... what on earth is wrong with you?"

Inside the elevator, Murong Wan felt a bit panicked.

Lu Xun's strength was too great; he tightly gripped her hand, and she could not break free at all.

Lu Xun did not answer.

"Ding."

The elevator door opened.

A couple kissing waited outside.

This scene left Murong Wan stunned.

This hotel, being on Qingbei Jie, mostly has college student couples coming to get a room.

Now Lu Xun has pulled her in here... what he wants to do goes without saying.

Lu Xun ignored the couple, pulling Murong Wan away.

He dared not stop or speak, for he had only a thread of reason left; a slight distraction would lose it.

Soon, they reached the room.

After Lu Xun pulled Murong Wan inside and locked the door, he looked at her: "Your sister gave me drugs, stronger than what Youqing gave last time."

"Ah?"

Murong Wan startled.

"Sister... she actually did this!"

Although startled, Murong Wan did not doubt Lu Xun's words.

Because just yesterday, her sister had found her, asking her to cooperate with a honey trap to deal with Lu Xun, so that Chu Youqing would leave Lu Xun.

She came to Qingbei Jie because, while shopping today, she had chatted for a long time with Chu Youqing.

Then she wanted to find her sister to talk again, letting Murong Yan not interfere in Lu Xun and Chu Youqing's affairs.

As a result, she encountered Lu Xun with bloodshot eyes.

"Sorry, I can't control myself..."

While she was astonished at her sister's actions, Lu Xun opposite her had already lost control.

Murong Wan lifted her head, and saw Lu Xun's face drawing ever closer.

Before she could react, Lu Xun shoved her onto the bed.

Their lips met.

"Mm..."

In her startled cry, Murong Wan gave up struggling.

If not for that night two months ago, she could never have let Lu Xun succeed, nor would she have been dragged all the way here by him.

That's how women are.

After the first time, the second and third times are no longer so difficult.

What's more, that night, Lu Xun and she were together more than once.

Moreover, Lu Xun didn't seek her out for no reason.

She knew her sister's plan, and that the sister had given the drug... so Murong Wan chose to close her eyes, clutch the corner of her clothing, and let Lu Xun have his way.

Then, she couldn't even hold onto the corner of her clothing.

Then again, she, who had thought closing her eyes would make it pass, slowly realized things weren't that simple.

It was like sitting in a small boat drifting with the current; when encountering stormy waves, she still couldn't help but grip the gunwales tightly, her hands so tense they could leave marks on the boat.

That night, Qingbei Jie was quite lively.

"The tide has risen, the tide has risen..."

In the middle of the night, a new piece of news kept countless people from sleeping.

The tide has risen.

On the sea hundreds of li from the capital, the tide surged wave after wave, shooting up into the sky, becoming towering waves tens to hundreds of meters high.

And in the depths of the sea, the tide became even more terrifying.

"Aooo~"

In the Pacific Ocean, a killer whale up to a hundred meters long leapt from a kilometer‑high wave, traced a beautiful crescent in the sky, then crashed heavily back into the sea.

"The tide has risen!"

"I don't know how many spirit stars we'll encounter at this node."

"Never mind how many; if it's an enemy, we'll blast it."

"Hahaha! Perfect! I've honed my blade for years, waiting for this moment! I'll slaughter them till heaven and earth overturn, dyeing the vast sea red with blood!"

Above the Nine Heavens, several figures stood aloft, their robes rustling in the bloody wind. They looked down at the surging angry waves below, their eyes flashing with chilling killing intent.

Above the Nine Heavens, several figures stood in the void, their robes fluttering in the bloody wind. They looked down at the surging angry waves below, their eyes bursting with a chilling killing intent.

This news spread across the entire Lan Xing at an unprecedented speed.

This is a top‑tier major event.

Because,

Every tide rise means that Lan Xing is about to enter the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

This imminence ranges from a few months to a year, not exceeding one year.

Lan Xing is too large; it needs sufficient time in the starry sky to accelerate, then use the gravitational arc of a fixed star to slingshot, finally bursting into the dark universe in one go.

All of this is Lan Xing's own spontaneous action.

And once Lan Xing emerges from the dark universe, it will inevitably enter a node of the Starry Sky Ancient Road.

By then, a fierce battle will surely ensue.

The recent nodes each involve more than one planet.

Several planets undergoing ascension at the same time have collided; the chance of them coexisting peacefully is minuscule.

When all of Lan Xing stays awake all night due to the tide rising.

When the whole Lan Xing stayed awake all night because of the tide.

In the hotel room, likewise the tide rose and fell, sleepless all night.