The World of the Pirate Consort - Chapter 13

Chapter 13 Not Poisonous Silver Needles

Ye Wuyan saw a plate of peach pastries came to attack him from different angles and directions, he felt discomfort. He didn’t expect the other side to hit back so quickly. He could then get up and dodge to avoid them, but that was rather embarrassing. He had no choice but to wave his sleeves and welcomed them.

“Thousand concealed weapons, could it be that your distinguished self is the Capital-renowned Gentleman Xianxian?” Both of Ye Wuyan’s hands displayed their dexterities, using his sleeves to enclose those peach pastries, every single of them fell on the round table. The peach pastries that were between two persons, had been smashed into pieces. Ye Wuyan then looked at his pure white sleeves, they had been tainted with several oil stains.

Sese actually didn’t expect that the far away at the border station Ye Wuyan had also heard of her name as Gentleman Xianxian. She faintly smiled, raised her brows and said: “Correct!”

Ye Wuyan was coldly brushing away his sleeves, fortunately, the peach pastries weren’t sharp weapons. If they were his concealed weapons, with his dodging like that, he would undoubtedly had sustained injuries. Just as he thought about this, then he felt a tingling pain at the palm of his right hand. There was a cold tip glare on the fingertips of his right hand.

Ye Wuyan’s complexion became cold, he said with a stern voice: “So you actually had embed silver needles inside of the peach pastries?” These peach pastries obviously had been arranged on the table early on, when had he embed the silver needles in? Could it be right at the moment when he picked up the peach pastries? With such speed and agility, it seemed that the person in front of him was proficient in the skill of concealed weapons.

“What if it was? It was you who was too careless!” said Sese as the light roamed around. She knew that this man was difficult to deal with, therefore, right at the moment she had taken the peach pastries, she then had embed the silver needles. She knew that Ye Wuyan insisted to capture her tonight. If she wanted to leave safely, she must have a condition to threaten him.

Upon seeing this, Chief Manager Jin —who was behind Ye Wuyan— was about to take an action, but Ye Wuyan held out his hand to stop him. He was actually not angry, raised his brows and said: “ Do you think you can trap Ben Wang like this?” Ye Wuyan immediately revealed his identity.

With both side no longer need to hide, Sese said with a light smile: “These silver needles were immersed in acute toxin. After three shichen, the poison would flare up. If you let us go, I will assign someone to give you the antidote.” Actually those silver needles didn’t have any poison at all. Sese wasn’t a vicious and merciless person, she wouldn’t use poison. Now, Sese was only betting, she bet that Ye Wuyan wouldn’t dare to make any move.

shichen: 1⁄12 of the time between one midnight and the next, making it roughly double the modern hour. (1 shichen ~ 2 hours)

“Master…” Chief Manager Jin who was on the side, heard what had been said, his face had long lost its colour.

Ye Wuyan sneered: “Why is it that Ben Wang have never heard, that Gentleman Xianxian is also proficient in poison?” This speech, he was obviously doubtful of whether the silver needles were poisonous or not.

“Although not an expert in using poison, but depend on the target, one will use it occasionally. Such a great personage like Xuan Wang, how could be injured by tiny little silver needles? Of course one had to employ poison. Xuan Wang seems to not believe, how about try to use the internal force? But with a single use of internal force, the poison becomes untreatable.” Said Sese with lament.

Ye Wuyan walk and stood in front of Sese, the deep secluded black eyes calmly stared at Sese.

Under the gaze of his cold eyes, Sese sensed a strong murderous intention enveloped her, pressuring her to the utmost uncomfortable. The man before her, was not the carefree and easygoing person just now. The whole person seemed to have become an ice-cold sharp sword that would take her life at any time.

Sese looked up and kept the faint smile on her lips, however deep in her heart, the smile had long gone. However, she also understood that currently she must not expose a single trace of weakness, otherwise once he saw it through, things became out of control.

After seemingly in deadlock for quite a while, Sese heard Ye Wuyan’s cold voice, he indifferently said: “Fine, I let you guys go!”

The surrounding murderous intention scattered away, Sese felt relieved and secretly sensed fine drop of sweats formed on her forehead. This man was really hard to deal with.

“Many thanks. After we are safe, I will assign someone to deliver you the antidote here!” Jiang Sese led Bei Dou, Nan Xing and Feng Nuan to retreat outside the door.

Both of Ye Wuyan’s eyes tightly locked at them, eyes like burning torches, blazing with anger. Suddenly, he said: “You remember, Ben Wang most hates to be coerced by a person in this entire life. And you, has coerced Ben Wang twice. Next time, Ben Wang will not let you guys get away again.” The last time, Feng Nuan had seized Yi Yingxiang. This time, Sese had poisoned him. This two matters were probably the matters which made him angry the most after his return to the Capital.

The ambush outside Yanzhi Lou had already been withdrawn. Sese stopped a carriage at the entrance gate and then sped straight away outside the Capital.

The drunken Feng Nuan still hadn’t woken up, he was leaning down on the couch and soundly sleeping. The smell of wine in his breath was strong.

Sese felt angry. Everyone had, for his sake, walked on the verge of life and death — and he, on the other side, was sleeping soundly. She placed her palm on Feng Nuan’s back and used the internal force to drive out the drunkenness from his body.

Not long after, Feng Nuan slowly woke up. He saw Sese with the kiss marks all over her face and felt a moment of confusedness.

“You… Who are you?” Feng Nuan pointed at Sese and coldly asked.

Sese coldly snorted and said: “Feng Nuan, do you think you are still in your pleasure place?”

Feng Nuan opened his eyes wide, he just realised that the person before him was Sese. Hearing pleasure place being mentioned, he just then recalled everything before, his pair of cheeks couldn’t help but to slightly reddened.

“Why did you want to do that? Why did you want to molest Young Lady Jiang for real? Why did you want to go to brothel and get drunk?” Sese looked displeased, her low-pitched voice was filled with cold air.

“Gentleman, Nuan has let you down!” Feng Nuan pursed up his lips and didn’t make any more voice.

“Why don’t you speak!”

“Gentleman, Nuan is currently very confused. Someday, everything will be explained to you!”

“Has you regain your memory?” Sese persistently asked.

“Yes!” said Feng Nuan softly.

Sese saw his previously always profound and sharp black eyes were currently in dismal. She realised that his previous memory must be quite unpleasant. It also must be related to Ye Wuyan, he probably had great enmity and deep hostility against Ye Wuyan, therefore, at that time, he only acted like that to her as Ye Wuyan’s cefei? If that indeed was the case, it’s indeed a luck. Just then in Yanzhi Lou, the heavily intoxicated Feng Nuan had been keeping his head down, his real appearance had not been seen by Ye Wuyan. Otherwise, presently, they wouldn’t have been able to escape.

The carriage would soon be out of the Capital and reach the outskirt.

A dark mass of jungle was ahead. Sese asked the coachman to stop and the four of them got off of the carriage. She paid the coachman with a piece of silver and told him to go back.

Sese looked back, saw Chief Manager Jin who had been following closely behind, and said: “This is the antidote. Chief Manager Jin, catch it well.”

Her white hand took out an embroidered purse from her sleeve and throw it in Chief Manager Jin’s direction.

Chief Manager Jin feared that there would be another concealed weapon in it, he didn’t dare to reach out his hand to receive it. He reached out with his scabbard to pick up the embroidered purse and dropped it on his wide robe. He opened the embroidered purse very carefully, but only to find a mere piece of paper inside. Four letters were written using black ink for drawing eyebrows: not poisonous silver needles.

Chief Manager Jin was slightly stunned. When he raised his head, the four persons before him had long gone into the forest.