Han Li crouched down beside "Junior Sister Chen" and leaned in to study her enchanting face, flushed with desire. His gaze then drifted downward, and he couldn't help but let it linger on her naked body with its alluring curves.
Those full, round breasts, the playful little navel jutting out slightly, and even the mysterious region just below — all of it made Han Li's mouth go dry and left him feeling a little dizzy.
He knew perfectly well that if he wanted to, the beauty before him could instantly give him an intoxicating experience of bone-deep pleasure, making him a true man. But after gazing for a good while, Han Li reluctantly tore his eyes away and brought them back to her face.
He furrowed his brow, then suddenly extended his index finger and lightly swept it across her slightly parted, cherry-red lips. After feeling the moistness and smoothness, he quickly withdrew it and brought it beneath his nose to sniff.
"It really is a Joy Fusion Pill — looks like that guy wasn't lying!" A moment later, Han Li lowered his hand and murmured to himself, apparently having fully regained his composure.
"Well, beautiful, it seems you're in luck. If you'd taken any other kind of aphrodisiac, you'd probably be in serious trouble by now! But since it's a Joy Fusion Pill, there's no need. By the time I showed up, you must have already slipped into a hallucinatory state — you won't remember my face at all!" Han Li gently lifted her chin with one hand, gazed into her dazed, intoxicated eyes, and spoke softly.
"Actually, the safest thing to do would be to make you disappear from this world entirely. Even in a hallucinatory state, there's always a chance you might retain some vague, faint impression — no matter how small the odds. But you should count yourself lucky! I'm not exactly a good person, but I'm not the cruel, bloodthirsty type either. My heart is even softer when it comes to women. If you were a man, I would've already chopped you down without a second thought — I wouldn't be standing here hesitating like this." Han Li continued talking to himself, a helpless, bitter smile playing across his lips.
After finishing this, Han Li fell silent for a moment, staring intently at the woman's lovely face. Then he suddenly lowered his head and pressed his lips firmly against her soft, rose-petal ones, kissing her. He sucked on them with a somewhat clumsy eagerness, and the woman responded with fiery passion. After a long, intoxicating kiss, Han Li reluctantly pulled away from her fragrant lips.
"Mmm, intimacy between a man and a woman really is something else. Even if I can't go all the way, this kiss should count as payment for saving your life!" Han Li mumbled, looking every bit the person who refused to come away empty-handed.
As for the Foundation Establishment Pill taken from this woman — since it had originally been seized from "Senior Brother Lu," Han Li naturally saw no reason to bring it up.
"Phew! You really are tempting like this. If not for that old man Ma telling me that men and women who retain their primordial yang and yin have a significantly higher chance of successful Foundation Establishment, how could I possibly refuse such an opportunity and force myself to play the noble gentleman?" Han Li's expression was calm at first, but as he spoke, he shook his head slightly, revealing a look of deep regret.
After all, one night of pleasure versus the great cause of immortal cultivation — no matter how fired up Han Li might be, he could still tell which one weighed more.
As for why "Senior Brother Lu" had been willing to drug and assault this woman without a shred of hesitation — Han Li didn't even need to think hard to figure it out. Judging by that pretty-boy playboy look, his primordial yang had probably been broken long ago, which was why he could act without any qualms. Moreover, this was likely one of the reasons he'd been dragging his feet, lacking the confidence to attempt Foundation Establishment even this late in the game. In the end, it had all worked out in Han Li's favor.
Now that his mind was made up, Han Li didn't intend to waste any more time.
He first used the Fire Bullet Technique to blast a large pit in the nearby ground, then tossed "Senior Brother Lu's" corpse into it. He set the body ablaze, reducing it to white ash, and filled the pit back in with dirt — destroying all evidence of the body.
Next, Han Li used a long saber from his storage bag to scrape and shred the more conspicuous marks at the site of the struggle beyond recognition, making sure no clues could be discerned. Only then did he drape the woman's own clothes over her shoulders, carry her in his arms, and swiftly fly away from the area.
He flew westward for over a hundred li before finally spotting a large, secluded boulder and descending beside it.
After placing the woman in the shelter beneath the rock, Han Li had intended to leave immediately. But when he glanced back and saw her face still flushed crimson, his resolve wavered with a sigh of pity. He turned around and approached "Junior Sister Chen" once more.
From inside his robes he produced a white porcelain vial, poured a bit of white powder into his palm, then dipped a finger from his other hand into the powder and gently slid it between her lips. He muttered to himself with a touch of helplessness: "The aphrodisiac toxin of the Joy Fusion Pill won't kill anyone, but if it goes untreated for too long, it will seriously damage one's vitality. I'll just do one more good deed and help you purge it while I'm at it. This Clear Spirit Powder happens to be exactly what's needed to counteract this poison!"
As he spoke, Han Li watched the woman unconsciously lick and swallow the powder. The way she seductively sucked on his finger made him lose himself in distraction all over again.