Chapter 18

“… I’ve always been very attentive in cooking for you.” Song Zhi gave a fake smile. She called Mo Xiuyao over. “sit down. It won’t be good if it’s cold.”

Mo Xiuyao suddenly looked at her, a sharp glint flashing in his dark eyes. Song Zhi shuddered at his gaze and her throat was a little dry. “What’s wrong?”

Mo Xiuyao’s expression was cold as he sat down at the table. Song Zhi heaved a sigh of relief and sat down opposite him. “I’ve made a little too much tonight. It’s okay if you can’t finish it. I’ll stew it all in a pot tomorrow morning. I’ll add some sweet potato and vermicelli and boil it into a hot pot of stew. It’ll be delicious too.”

She looked at Mo Xiuyao expectantly, but he did not seem to have any intention of eating.

“Demon Lord?” Song Zhi was puzzled.

Mo Xiuyao continued to look at the dishes on the table. Song Zhi suddenly became nervous. “Won’t you eat?”

“Steamed chicken, pork ribs with Chinese yam, leeks with eggs, and salt-baked pumpkin.” Mo Xiuyao’s eyes swept over the dishes one by one, and his voice was flat. “Which dish did you put the medicine in?”

Boom!

Song Zhi’s mind seemed to have experienced a huge explosion and her mind was blank. After a long time, she said with difficulty, “… I don’t know what you mean…”

Mo Xiuyao saw Song Zhi’s flustered look and a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes. “Idiot.”

After saying that, his eyes turned completely cold. “Get the hell out of the Demon’s Note Valley in three minutes, or else…”

He did not finish his sentence, as if he did not even bother to threaten her. However, the murderous aura and irritation around him automatically filled in the unfinished words.

Song Zhi swallowed her saliva silently. When she saw that Mo Xiuyao was about to get up and leave, she quickly grabbed his sleeve. “I didn’t drug you!”

Mo Xiuyao looked at her hand in disgust. “Let go!”

Song Zhi did not let go. She grabbed his sleeve with one hand and quickly picked up her chopsticks with the other. She quickly picked up food from each plate and stuffed them into her mouth. Her cheeks bulged up after a while. Song Zhi tried her best to swallow and explained, “I really didn’t drug you…”

Mo Xiuyao frowned and Song Zhi quickly took out another medicine packet. “I admit that I did have the idea of drugging you, but I gave up very quickly.”

With that, she threw the medicine bag on the ground and stomped on it until the powder was no longer usable. She then looked at Mo Xiuyao with a sincere expression.

Mo Xiuyao and Song Zhi looked at each other for a long time. He brushed her hand away expressionlessly and Song Zhi sat down obediently.

“Why did you give up?” Mo Xiuyao said indifferently.

Song Zhi licked her dry lips and smiled bitterly. “The most important thing is that I can’t get over the barrier in my heart.”

Drugging someone, no matter what the motive was, would be punished by the law in the real world. After all, she had received so many years of education, and she really could not do such a shameful thing as drugging someone.

Mo Xiuyao stared at Song Zhi for a long time and suddenly raised his hand to hold her forehead. Song Zhi was stunned and looked confused. “What are you doing?”

“To see if you’re lying.” Mo Xiuyao said casually.

The corners of Song Zhi’s mouth twitched and she tried to make herself look as serious as possible. Mo Xiuyao’s eyes moved slightly and he stopped after glancing at her.

“… You’re done with the verification?” Song Zhi’s gaze was subtle.

Mo Xiuyao replied, “Yes.”

“Did I lie?” Song Zhi asked.

“No, you didn’t,” Mo Xiuyao replied, and the low pressure around him dissipated a lot.

“Pfft…” Song Zhi could not help but laugh after holding it in for a long time. “You’re good at acting.”

All of Mo Xiuyao’s cultivation had been sealed by the Demon’s Note Valley. Even if he could read minds, he could not do it now. He was probably trying to trick her, so he pretended to be serious. She wanted to cooperate with him, but it was too funny.

“What are you thinking? You know that you have lost your cultivation…” Song Zhi rubbed her face and tried not to laugh too much. Mo Xiuyao glanced at her lazily and picked up his chopsticks again.

Song Zhi heaved a sigh of relief and gave Mo Xiuyao a piece of rib with a smile. “Try it, I boiled it in ice water, the meat is very tender. Oh right, how did you know I was going to drug you? Could it be that you came to my tent to peep?”

Mo Xiuyao took a bite of the ribs and his eyes became more relaxed. “No, I didn’t.”

“Then how did you know?” Song Zhi was really curious. Mo Xiuyao looked at her with a faint smile. “As long as I want to know, I can know everything in this world.”