Chapter 162 An Exotic Night

Chapter 162 An Exotic Night

“Oh God, what is happening to him?” Xiao Ling screamed in despair.

Ye Shaoyang asked, “How long has he been ill?”

“It’s only been a little more than a month. At first, we thought it was just some sort of flu. We took him to the hospital, but things only got worse. Soon, he couldn’t even speak. We took him to several hospitals, but nobody could treat him. We even hired sorcerers. They said that there was a powerful spirit possessing him, but they could not do anything to get it out of his body. Mister Ye, is that really what is happening here?”

Ye Shaoyang did not answer. Instead, he grabbed Li Leqing’s feverish arm and pushed a stream of Gang Qi into the man’s body. Ye Shaoyang frowned a little as he completed a cycle of circulation of Gang Qi in Li Leqing’s body. He let go of the arm.

“This doesn’t make sense!”

The rest of the group could only anxiously stare at him in silence.

Soon, Ye Shaoyang’s eyes fixed on the middle-aged woman with the bowl in her hands, “And who is this woman?”

“She is the caretaker we hired to look after him. Her name is Madam Wu,” Xiao Ling said.

Ye Shaoyang stood up and took the bowl from Madam Wu’s hand. He looked at the soup in the bowl, “Is this for the patient?”

Madam Wu nodded.

Ye Shaoyang raised the bowl and his mouth went near the bowl. Right when he took a sip out of the bowl, Xiao Ling grabbed the bowl from him nervously, “Oh! Mr Ye! Let me prepare other food for you if you are hungry. This is for the patient, it is not very good.”

Ye Shaoyang tasted the soup and coughed in disgust, “Who cooked this?”

“I did,” Xiao Ling stared at Ye Shaoyang nervously. “Is there something wrong with the soup?”

“With what ingredients?”

“Lotus seed, dried longan, and some meat floss.”

“Show me the meat floss,”Ye Shaoyang instructed.

Xiao Ling stared at Ye Shaoyang in confusion. Li Ansheng patted her gently on the shoulder, “Don’t worry, Mr. Ye is only here to help. Just do as he told you.”

Xiao Ling quickly walked out of the room, and before long, she returned with a bowl of meat floss in her hands. Ye Shaoyang grabbed a pinch of the meat floss and tasted it. Then he asked, “Only that in the soup? Nothing else?”

Xiao Ling anxiously nodded.

Ye Shaoyang was silent for a while. He looked around the room and he finally said, “I think we are all tired today. Let’s call it a day, we’ll discuss it tomorrow. Sister Xiao Ling, do you have any extra rooms for us in the house?”

“Yes, we do. Let me prepare the rooms for you all.”

Just as Xiao Ling was about to walk out of the room, Ye Shaoyang grabbed her by her hands gently, “Let the caretakers do it. I need to speak with you alone.”

The rest of the group looked at each other blankly as they had no idea what Ye Shaoyang was plotting. They sheepishly walked out of the room and followed the caretaker to their own room.

After everyone else left, Xiao Ling nervously asked Ye Shaoyang,“Mister Ye, what do you need to tell me?”

Ye Shaoyang handed her the bowl of soup.

“This soup doesn’t taste good. Taste it for yourself.”

“Oh. But I wouldn’t dare to…”

Xiao Ling’s face turned pale.

Ye Shaoyang did not insist. He put down the bowl and threw Xiao Ling a friendly smile.

“Nevermind then,” Ye Shaoyang said as he walked out of the room.

Xiao Ling led Ye Shaoyang to his own room and made the bed for him. It was an expensive bed with a thick comfortable blanket. The room was definitely more comfortable than a hotel room.

Ye Shaoyang was already exhausted from a whole day’s work. He quickly took off his clothes and dived into bed. While he was deeply asleep, he was disturbed by knocking at his door. He struggled as he got up from the bed to get to the door. Once he opened the door, he could smell an intoxicating and feminine perfume.

Standing outside the door was none other than Xiao Ling!

“You--”

Before Ye Shaoyang could finish his sentence, Xiao Ling pressed her finger to his lips to shut him up, slipped into his room, and closed the door gently.

She whispered, “Mister Ye, I need your help on something.”

“What’s the matter?” Ye Shaoyang attempted to switch on the light, but Xiao Ling stopped him. She held Ye Shaoyang’s hand as she led him to the bed. As they sat on the bed, Xiao Ling looked at him with a shy smile.

Ye Shaoyang had no idea what Xiao Ling was planning.

“Sister Xiao Ling, it’s the middle of the night and you are here in my room alone. The light is not even switched on. It’s inappropriate, isn’t it?”

“Why switch on the light? I prefer the light off,” Xiao Ling said and stood up with a tempting smile. She sat on Ye Shaoyang’s lap as she threw Ye Shaoyanga lascivious look.

She threw her arms around Ye Shaoyang’s shoulders as she whispered in his ear, “Mister Ye, you are really handsome.”

Her intention was now obvious.

Ye Shaoyang could hardly believe what was happening.

Oh gracious God, is this really happening? Am I dreaming?

Although Ye Shaoyang could admit that Xiao Ling was attractive, he never had any intention to hit on another man’s wife. How would he dream of something as despicable as that? Was he slowly turning to such a dirty man without realizing?

He pinched himself hard on his thigh, but it was indeed painful.

Shit! This is not a dream!

Ye Shaoyang pulled himself away as he nervously asked, “Sister Xiao Ling, what are you doing?”

“Just Xiao Ling. Calling me sister makes me sound so old,” Xiao Ling pressed herself closer to Ye Shaoyang as she smiled. “Mister Ye, are you avoiding me? Am I scary?”

She grabbed Ye Shaoyang’s hand, but Ye Shaoyang pulled his hand away. Xiao Ling was surprised, but she did not give up. She gently smiled as she leaned in and seductively whispered in his ear, “I think you should know by now why I am here tonight.”

Ye Shaoyang sneered, “Not really. Is it because I am irresistibly handsome?”

Xiao Ling cheekily laughed, “Mister Ye, you are playing games with me? You did not expose me, did you? It’s because you want me, isn’t it?”

Ye Shaoyang was confused. He knew nothing came free in this world, even if he was charming.Images of what he saw earlier that evening flashed through his mind, and all the dots connected. All the questions had been answered! Now, he knew what she really meant!

Ye Shaoyang calmly stared into her eyes as he nodded, “So, it was really you! What have you fed your husband every day?”

Xiao Ling did not answer his question. Instead, she leaned in closer to Ye Shaoyang.

He stopped her with a smile on his face, “Frankly, everyone likes a beauty like you, and I have to admit I like you, but you need to be fair to me. I need to know what I am dealing with as I don’t want to risk being caught by the police for a crime. That would be an end-game for me. Tell me the truth, what did you feed him?”

Xiao Ling thought to herself, he had a point, so she explained, “Nothing really. Only the meat floss made with ‘undead fish’. Relax, nobody is going to find out about this.”

Xiao Ling stared at Ye Shaoyang as she added, “Some people ate undead fish and became undead within two months. They were beaten to death by the villagers. Even the police could not figure out anything, so don’t worry. Nobody is going to suspect us.”

Ye Shaoyang was suddenly hit by an epiphany. The ‘undead fish’ were actually undead! This explained everything!

Ye Shaoyang kept his cool as he nodded, staring into Xiao Ling’s eyes, “Why did you do that?”

“Why?” Xiao Ling smirked. “That ugly beast, do you think we match at all? I don’t even like him! I was forced to marry him because my mom was consumed by greed. All she wanted was the big chunk of money he sent to her as bride-price! Otherwise, I would not have married him!”

She paused and calmed herself down before she continued, “Initially, I accepted it as my fate. This village is quite a conservative one, so I do not want a divorce. I could give birth to kids and my kids would be born with a silver spoon, but now, he is possessed. He is as sick as a dog now! If he stays this way forever, won’t I be just like a widow?”