TFDC Chapter 32.2



Chapter 32.2 - A fishy death


Of course, the person who stood to gain the most wasn’t Ruan Zhen, but Xiahou Qing.


After all, once Xiahou Rui was gone from the scene, Xiahou Qing would lose his strongest opponent for the throne.


Then he could return to the capitol and slowly rise to the sky using his military accomplishments to gain the emperor’s trust.


If this affair could be used by Xiahou Qing to pave the road to his path to the throne, then she definitely couldn’t leave this matter alone. Anything that would result in even the slightest possibility of him rising to the throne was something she couldn’t tolerate.


Thinking it through, Lou Qingwu soundlessly moved towards Xiahou Rui and as everyone’s attention was focused on the emperor, no one was paying attention to her movements, that is, except for the person who was closest to her, Xiahou Rui.


Originally, Xiahou Rui was also thinking about who could be the perpetrator behind the voodoo doll, before suddenly, he smelt a slight scent.


He tilted his head and saw a girl who had some time ago, appeared to his side, with her lids calmly lowered.


Her long eyelashes were like a fan as they moved up and down, hiding her eyes.


But …


He furrowed his brows as he saw Lou Qingwu pull out a hairpin from her head and soundlessly poke his waist.


Xiahou Rui reached out to stop her and and held her wrist in his hands, his hand touching her skin that was soft and smooth.


He couldn’t help but stop, distracted, before his coldly handsome face again, recovered his usual blank expression.


His voice was pressed low, “What are you doing?”


Lou Qingwu lifted her head up, her eyes blinked innocently, her wet phoenix eyes flashed an emotion that Xiahou Rui didn’t understand.


But her bright red lips parted, spoke two words, “Let go.”


Xiahou Rui’s brows furrowed even tighter but the hand holding her wrist didn’t loosen, “...”


Lou Qingwu stole a glance at her wrist that was being held by Xiahou Rui and suddenly, her lips lifted up in a strange smile.


Her soft and sticky voice was extremely pleasing to the ear, but for some reason, made one feel uncomfortable, “Second prince, if I called out loudly right now, you’d be forced to marry me.”


Xiahou Rui’s back went cold at her voice and subconsciously, let go of her hand.


Lou Qingwu then slowly looked at him and continued with her previous action, using her hairpin to poke at the detailed embroidery along his waist.


This time, Xiahou Rui didn’t stop her actions and he himself, didn’t even notice that he indulged her and had a lot more patience for her than he had with a lot of other people.


And as Lou Qingwu lightly picked and picked, a lot of white powder fell off around his waist area.


She used her fingers to rub and grind the powder between her fingers as she held it up to her nose for a sniff, her eyes flashing understanding.


She was right, it was hysterical powder.


Xiahou Rui’s eyes darkened at how obediently he listened to Lou Qingwu’s order, but when he saw that powder falling down, his face darkened, his eyes flashing alertness, “What was that?”


Lou Qingwu placed her hairpin back in her hair then pat her hands, her eyes calmly looking at him, her voice placid, “Hysterical powder.”


Xiahou Rui’s pupils shrunk, “How could this prince’s body have that type of thing?”


He had only heard of hysterical powder, but had never actually seen this scentless and colourless powder.


But he knew of how powerful the powder was.


Once the powder started working, he would go off as if he was crazy and even those with high martial arts, wouldn’t be able to control themselves after being poisoned.


But this powder would only work during a specific duration, so once the powder wore off, the person would go back to normal and the poisoned person would have no recollection about when they went crazy.


This was the scariest thing about hysterical powder.


If it wasn’t for her reminding him this time, he wouldn’t have thought twice about it, even if he had discovered the powder.


Not to mention how deeply embedded the powder was in his clothes. He never would’ve discovered it.


“That’s a question you’ll have to ask the people who serve you. But,” Lou Qingwu’s eyes lightly floated over the area, finally landing on the midwife before narrowing her eyes and taking back her gaze.


She looked back at Xiahou Rui again, her mouth corners raising and her clear eyes becoming innocent again, but allowing Xiahou Rui to sense a slight mischievousness, “Second prince, when do you think the hysterical powder on your body would activate?”


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TL note:


In an alternate universe, I would’ve shipped Qingwu and Xiahou Rui </3


Leave a comment and follow to see how he’ll respond to Lou Qingwu flirting being cute xx




25 comments:

  1. Haishhh~ me too.. He is sweet for letting her kept poking him around...

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    1. I was just 😍 the whole time because this is her first cute interaction with a guy in the novel. Even if it's just one sided.

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  2. Who's the male lead?

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    1. lol he's the mysterious guy who gave her medicine when she took the knife for her stepsister's fiancΓ©. If I'm not wrong

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    2. Yupp Mr Mysterious who is appearing soon! Very soon πŸ˜™πŸ˜™πŸ˜™

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  3. XD OMGGGGG I KNEWW SHE WOULD HELP HIMMMMM. Hopefully he has a better future. XD

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    1. He does! Qingwu would've ended up with him if Xiahou Rui didn't want the throne so badly (and his life).

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    2. At least he has a genius on his side this time!

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    3. The throne or the love of his life πŸ€”πŸ€”

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  4. Ommo it's getting more interesting now.
    Thx for ur hardwork

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    1. These next few chapters are tense πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯

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  5. I would've shipped them too tbh~ But we're in a universe where the ML haa to be the strongest, most handsome, and most perfect guy lol! I mean, how /can/ you beat purple eyes? πŸ˜‚

    Thank you for the chapter πŸ’–πŸ’–πŸ’–

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    1. Xiahou Rui could've had a real fighting chance if he realised that he liked her like now 😭😭😭

      Thanks for reading and remember to jump on the right ship πŸ’—πŸ’—πŸ’—

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  6. "Her soft and sticky voice was extremely pleasing to the eat"
    soft and sticky certainly sounds like some kinda dessert but i think that shud've been ear ����

    ALSO YES for that moment i totally shipped XHR and LQW like, damn son, that was such a cute moment, i live for domesticity and casual intimacy ������ it's so hard to not ship them reading (and imagining lol) that interaction.... ahhh please stop my shipper heart ��

    thanks for the update ��������

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    1. Yupp, that should've been ear 😒😒😒

      I'm trying to stop you from jumping on the wrong ship ahhh maybe we can ship them for a chapter?

      Thanks for reading πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•

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  7. I ultimately ship the FC with second prince and at the beginning I thought that he was the ML.... but arg ML where are u? XD thank u for your hard work! ^^

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  8. ML please come quickly, i don't want to get second male lead syndrome

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    1. I have second male lead syndrome 😫😫

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