Chapter 5 Using him

Two bodies sat languishingly in front of the bonfire. Facing each other, they kept up their banters in the cosy little pavilion. The girl was casually eating the osmanthus cake and sipped some hot wine to warm up her body. He was watching her every move intently and sipped some hot wine too.

'She is a straightforward kind of girl. It's rare to get such a girl in the country.'

She sometimes acted meekly and there was an unspeakable enchanting gaze that can absorb his soul.

'Such a brazen maiden to come inside this mysterious forest alone at night...'

'She seemed calm and familiar with here...' He felt that the heat was gradually growing again...

'Is she a natural flirt? Talking to a man whom she first time met in such a languid and cozy manner, she did not even have flustered one bit...'

'Did she spoke to other men like this too?'

Deep down his heart, he had the feeling to get close to her and ahem, it's really the first time but he has the thought to conquer her right here.

'I actually had the urge to pounce on her? Is the aphrodisiac acting again?'

The maiden sensed something was not right with his gaze.

"Uhmm perhaps the fire was too blazing? Why were you all red and flushed? Is there anything wrong?" She moved closer and extended her slender yet petite hand and attached her palm to his forehead. Maintaining the posture, the coldness of her palm had transferred to his burning forehead. A heart was beating loudly but no one knows it was whose. Perhaps it should be corrected to hearts were beating loud...

"Hmm?" he smirked and closed in beside her left face and whispered softly.

"Acting meek yet coquettish, what show exactly are you trying to play?"

Without realizing that his face was so close to hers, the moment she turned her head to look at him, their noses blocked each other and their lips were just a breath apart. Her palm was still planted firmly on his forehead. They were shocked, but neither of them was willing to back out from the gazing rivalry. Without realizing their ambiguous position, this lasted quite a while.

The icy wind kept blowing around and the coldness was unbearable. One was looking up at a pair of deep phoenix eyes, one could be sucked into the deep pool of abyss... From her angle, his nose is straight and sharp and he owned thin and sexy lips. His hair was tied up in a neat Faji style and a golden Zhanzi with a dragon carving was stuck into it. His prominent jawline made him looked... devilish and attractive. He might be in his eighteen or nineteen.

'How on earth did he managed to see through my meek act?'

Another one was looking down at a pair of soft peach blossoms eyes. They were embellished with fluttering, thick and long eyelashes. Her cheeks were so rosy and attempted him to give them a pinch. Tracing her nose to her lips, her lips were slightly moistened. He guessed it was the hot wine...

'How can such a fearless and brazen girl actually looks alluring to me?'

It seemed like the heat produced by the bonfire had spread to their bodies. The atmosphere was getting hotter and the world seemed to stop spinning. One does not know whether the heat was emitted from the bonfire or...from that two bodies that were currently in an ambitious position. Hearts were beating louder. Pong... pong... Pong... pong... It was also unsure whether their heat was caused by their hormones or... the aphrodisiac?

One thing was for sure... That lad was currently suffering from the peak effect of the aphrodisiac... and the lass somehow inhaled a little of it as well... Then he leaned in closer...

Cold water from the river was apparently useless?

Or it was the hot wine effect?

One can see that sunrise is about to happen in an hour time. The girls' eyes darkened. The colour of the sky indicated that she needed to leave soon. A naughty thought crossed her mind.

She had a perverted fetish. She loves admiring good looking men. And this man in front of her owned one of the best faces that she had seen so far in her life. Paired up with such a well-built figure, hehe... She may not have seen him naked but it was obvious he owned a devious body. His thin green robe was actually fitted tightly on his body, a trail of his muscle lines could be seen if one was closed enough. She might as well admire it closer and create a scene. Ahem... An ambitious scene.

'Hehe, since our positions are indicating something ambiguous, just let us stay this way until the guards passed by. Those guards will not disturb others' 'good business', right? They will leave us alone right?'

"Like what you see?" he closed in again...

Looking at her cute expression, his heart was itched and he planned to coy around and tease her a little. Both of them flushed a crimson red mien. Awkwardness filled the air as one could tell both were actually inexperienced in this kind of flirty moves.

This guy in front of her was... unbelievable sharp and smart!

'SHAMELESS' She slapped her other hand onto her own forehead and frowned as she was starting to burn as well.

'Wait... the APHRODISIAC!!! WINE!!!'

Noticing that the girl was trying to move her palm away, he grabbed and pulled back her right hand and stuck it back on his forehead. He liked the feeling of her soft hand. They maintained their position just like that...

"You... you... you... what are you doing?" she cried out loud.

This time, she really lost her composure. Never in her life, she will act so blatantly and speaks so unruly. Everything she had said and acted in front of others was always planned through her witty brain first.

Admiring her flustered look, he looked really satisfied. He actually grinned from ear to ear and he felt quite surprised by his own grin.

"So you know how to be afraid as well..." He didn't allow her to pull back her hand so he tightened his grip.

From the beginning of their encounter until now, she had not seen him smile one bit but right now, she felt like she was going to be dead. That smile of him....was....was...so enchanting. That audacious hoodlum actually smiled! Great! A perfect devil from the hell!

She started to wiggle around... She tried to move her hand away and prepared to escape but this devil was too persistent. There was a strange feeling accumulating deep inside her heart... It itched and tingled. It was indescribable. She had never had such close proximity with a man!

'The aphrodisiac was acting aggressively!'

God knew what will happen if this continued on... She needed to leave right now!

Giving her one last shot, she pulled hard, crouched up and tried to turn. But that had made the man pulled her back and they collided onto the floor out of the sudden momentum.

"Ah..." She whimpered softly but the expected pain never came to her. Why?

Because she was practically laying onto his sturdy body now! And she was in his embrace!

'Dangerous position!'

She was trying to get up by wiggling and crawling out of his embrace. But he kept toying around and they were practically rolling on and off the ground. That situation looked rather ambiguously playful.

If only she realized her action had created frictions towards his body and a certain place was starting to swell and grow.

'Ugghh! This hoodlum is so annoying!' She started throwing small punches on his chest. Her conscious is starting to blur out and she felt that the aphrodisiac was starting to consume her strength...

She had a feeling about the guards should be here soon! She really needed to leave!

But she felt weak... Ugghh!

Feeling uncomfortable with her moves, he pressed her back using his palms and pressed her tightly onto his chest.

"Tsk. Don't you dare to move." His cold voice was filled with frustration and a hint of warning. He could feel the softness on his chest just now. He was trying to relish this feeling properly but she just wouldn't stop moving.

"Why are you so fierce?" She felt so wronged, alright? She pouted her lips angrily and looked into his deep-souled eyes.

They just kept staring at each other and it seemed like an eternity.

He really liked this feeling, the way she looked at him just like a fierce little kitten... her hair was dishevelled a little, just like a seductress... the way her whole body was resting onto his body... her body was really light and she smelled really good... and most importantly, the softness on his broad chest. He wanted that moment to last forever.

And she felt something hot bulging beneath her lower abdomen...

She jolted up on instinct and left his body! To no avail, the man dragged his upper body up and pulled her wrist backwards. He sprawled on the floor with both his leg straightened, supported himself with his left hand. His right hand pulled her down and she landed right beside his lap.

Both of her legs were bent slightly and sprawled horizontally beside his right thigh and he could only see the right side of her pouting face... Her waist had to arched back a little to maintain her balance.

"Eh?" She blushed hard this time. She dared not to move even a little and her whole body stiffened.

"Why? Not continuing anymore? They are already nearby..." He blew his hot breath into her right ear.

"You... You... Let go of my hand..." She didn't dare to move...

He was actually roughly guessing her thought and he was right. His eyes flickered with a hint of amusement. He did not move either. His hand was still grasping her right hand and he tightened his grip towards his chest.

"Siii... pain..." She winced pitifully.

He was waiting to see what kind of trick was under her sleeves again. Of course, he was more than willing to go along with her. He had set his eyes on her!

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Faji= a kind of hairstyle, normally a knotted hair bun for men in ancient time, and it was secured by wrapping it with a cloth fabric or a holder.

Zhanzi= a hairpin