Chapter 271 — A Pair of Twin Sisters

"He has already taken a loss. Press him too hard and he will do something vicious and poison everyone in the capital to death. I will cure the poison in you as quickly as I can; any later and it will be too late.

" Shen Mu drew a little blood from each of the three. The blood had already turned black; though it was a single king insect that had stung them, the poisons were entirely different and had to be neutralized separately.

On the road, Shen Mu treated them one by one. When they reached the Scholars' Lodge, the poison in the three women had been drawn off, though some residue remained; their heads were still swimming, and before they reached Shen Mu's room they toppled over one after another with a thud. Shen Mu frowned, dragged the three women to his dwelling, threw Ling Yuxiu and the two maids onto the bed, then turned back to close the door.

At the doorway, Long Qilin said, "Rest assured, Sect Master, I will not let anyone in! I understand perfectly.

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" "You have done well.

" Shen Mu praised him. He had been truly exhausted these past days. He went back into the room, lay down on his back among the three women, and fell asleep with a snore. As he slept, he felt an itch in his nose, some girl's hair had found its way into his nostril. Shen Mu swept it aside with a casual hand, and who knew which girl he swept off the bed.