Chapter 67 of 100
Chapter 67
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Zhao Zhu had previously asked Xiong Zhiji what would happen if a living person ate ghost ginseng. Xiong Zhiji's response was that ghost ginseng is filled with extreme yin energy. If a living person ate it, they would turn into a half-human, half-ghost zombie, their body would start to rot, and their soul would be tainted, leading to an extremely tragic end.
In fact, as the name suggests, ginseng is for nourishing the bodies of the living, while ghost ginseng is for nourishing the souls of ghosts. They are completely opposite and serve different audiences.
Zhao Zhu walked up to Xia Yihan with the ginseng, preparing to brew it into tea. Xia Yihan's beautiful face had turned pale, and her small hands were tightly clenched, her nails digging into her palms, showing how nervous she was.
In contrast, Zhao Zhu wore a warm smile. In fact, Zhao Zhu's ability to put on a facade was even more genuine and natural than some bureaucrats, as he specialized in this. Sometimes he just didn't want to deal with these superficial situations. Now, his relatives, including his mother and aunt, all thought his performance was fitting for the fiancé of a young cousin.
"By the way, where is the bathroom on the second floor?" Zhao Zhu asked, not rushing to brew the tea.
"Let Yihan show you," his aunt said.
"Okay," Zhao Zhu agreed, then looked at his cousin.
Xia Yihan reluctantly nodded and led Zhao Zhu away from the living room. The second floor was spacious, and with their private bodyguards blocking the hallway, it wasn't very noisy, and there weren't many people around. Xia Yihan walked in front, and Zhao Zhu followed behind. Xia Yihan wasn't particularly stunning, but her delicate and frail appearance, combined with her slender figure, had a unique charm that could easily evoke a man's protective instincts.
"Downstairs, I ran into a friend who said you were his girlfriend."
"That's just a male classmate. He's been pursuing me, but I've never agreed."
Seemingly having adjusted her emotions, Xia Yihan spoke fluently and clearly.
"Hmm," Zhao Zhu responded noncommittally.
"Cousin, the bathroom is here."
Xia Yihan pointed to a door beside her.
Zhao Zhu smiled and nodded, walked over, and pushed the door open with one hand. With the other hand, he grabbed Xia Yihan's hair and pulled her into the bathroom without mercy. Xia Yihan let out a scream, but it was completely muffled when Zhao Zhu kicked the door shut. The room was soundproof, so there was no need to worry about drawing attention.
"Cousin, let go, please, let go, it hurts, it hurts..."
However, Xia Yihan's pleas had no effect on Zhao Zhu. He dragged her to the sink, turned off the drain, and turned on the faucet. The water quickly filled half the sink. Then, Zhao Zhu lifted her, feeling the intense pain in her scalp, and she involuntarily raised her body. Zhao Zhu then pressed her head down, forcing her face under the water.
"Ugh... ugh... ugh... ugh..."
Xia Yihan's hands began to flail, but Zhao Zhu's strength was far beyond what a weak woman could resist. Even a zombie like Nalan Xingde had been pinned down by Zhao Zhu.
The feeling of drowning and suffocation was unbearable for Xia Yihan. She felt her lungs were about to burst, and she was on the verge of death. The fear of facing death was terrifying.
Just as Xia Yihan's consciousness was about to fade, Zhao Zhu suddenly lifted her face from the sink and casually threw her to the floor. Xia Yihan spat out several mouthfuls of water and lay on the cold tiles, gasping for breath.
Zhao Zhu took a piece of gum from his pocket, calmly tore open the wrapper, and started chewing.
Xia Yihan seemed to have recovered slightly. She struggled to sit up but lost the courage when she saw Zhao Zhu standing there, looking at her.
By now, the top of Xia Yihan's dress was soaked, clinging to her youthful body, creating a different kind of allure. However, this had no effect on Zhao Zhu. He was a lecherous person but not a promiscuous one, especially not when dealing with someone who had given a potentially lethal item to his father.
"Cousin..."
Zhao Zhu spat out the gum and squatted in front of Xia Yihan, holding a small bottle containing a piece of ginseng.
"This is a small part of the ginseng you gave to my father. I'm thinking of making you eat it first, then I'll brew tea for your mother, so she can taste the ginseng you personally selected. What do you think of this idea?"
Zhao Zhu spoke calmly, without any emotional fluctuation, but his tone and demeanor filled Xia Yihan with overwhelming fear.
"I... I'll tell you... I'll tell you who gave me the... ginseng... I'll tell you..."
"But I didn't ask you," Zhao Zhu said with a smile, looking like a harmless, friendly neighbor.
"Cousin... Zhao Zhu... Please, I beg you, let me go. I was wrong, I really was wrong... I really, really was wrong." Xia Yihan was truly terrified. The drowning was just the beginning; the pressure Zhao Zhu exerted while speaking was what truly broke her.
"Wrong? Why were you wrong? You weren't wrong... Tell me, where were you wrong, okay?"
Zhao Zhu reached out and gently rubbed Xia Yihan's lips.
"I... I shouldn't have... I shouldn't have given that ginseng to... to... Uncle."
"Gifts are fine. My father liked it. He even said you were sensible when he called me, saying my future wife was sensible and knew how to respect her elders."
Zhao Zhu moved his hand from Xia Yihan's lips to play with her wet hair.
"I... I was wrong, it was my fault... That ginseng was given to me by someone else, he told me... he told me..."
Zhao Zhu made a "shh" gesture, and Xia Yihan was too scared to speak. Zhao Zhu then said:
"Let me guess, the person who gave you the ginseng, is he your real boyfriend?"
Xia Yihan hesitated but nodded.
"Oh, your boyfriend. Who am I to you?" Zhao Zhu asked.
"Cousin..."
Zhao Zhu opened the small bottle and pretended to move the ginseng toward Xia Yihan's mouth. Xia Yihan was so scared that she started to cry softly.
"You are my fiancé... my fiancé."
Only then did Zhao Zhu seem satisfied. He closed the bottle and slowly stood up, then kicked Xia Yihan in the stomach. She almost passed out, curling up like a shrimp.
"I'm very angry, do you know that?"
"I... know..."
Xia Yihan struggled to say these words. She dared not remain silent, as she was too afraid of Zhao Zhu. The reason for her fear was simple: Zhao Zhu, who had hypnotic abilities, had further enhanced them through mental training. When he approached Xia Yihan in the living room, his every move was a form of light hypnosis. In the bathroom, he deepened the hypnosis through drowning, verbal manipulation, and physical contact. Now, Xia Yihan's entire mental defense had been broken.
Actually, the key was that Zhu Jianping, who was supposed to enter the mission world, didn't come. If Zhu Jianping were here, Zhao Zhu wouldn't have to go through all this trouble.
"Alright, tell me the address and name of that person. Then, you're very tired and uncomfortable, so you decide to go back to your room, change your clothes, and go to bed to rest. You won't see anyone else tonight, understood?"
"Understood..."
Xia Yihan's expression shifted from pain to a blank stare.
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