Chapter 539: Saint, did you smell it wrong?

Chapter 539: Saint, did you smell it wrong?

Seeing this, Mu Lingyu nodded in understanding, indicating that he understood what she meant.

Seemingly inadvertently, his right hand suddenly shook, and the wine glass that was originally held steadily lost balance in an instant, and the wine in the glass spilled right onto his own lapel.

"Oh! I'm sorry, father and saint, it's all my fault that I accidentally spilled the wine and stained my clothes."

"Please allow me to take a moment to deal with it. Excuse me!"

An embarrassed look appeared on Mu Lingyu's face. He apologized and slowly stood up.

Before he finished speaking, he turned and left in a hurry.

Mu Gengli and Elder Jin witnessed this scene and they quickly exchanged glances.

They were secretly delighted in their hearts and all agreed that the time had come.

Mu Gengli's face was still as gloomy as water, and his expression was calm, but he gave Elder Jin a subtle look.

Elder Jin nodded in understanding, indicating that he had understood the other party's intention.

Then, Elder Jin took advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention and quietly took out a packet of white powder from his arms - aphrodisiac powder.

He opened the paper bag and poured all the powder into a pot of wine beside him.

Then he looked around, made sure no one was paying attention, and raised his hand to wave towards the distance.

Not long after, a pretty maid came quickly and stood respectfully in front of Elder Jin.

The maid was wearing a pink maid's uniform and her name was Qiuxiang.

Elder Jin glanced at Qiuxiang and then handed the wine jug to her.

He lowered his voice and whispered so that only the two of them could hear:

“Go, give this pot of wine to the Saint, and tell her that it is the fine wine that the Palace Master specially prepared for her, and ask her to taste it.

"Remember, there must not be any mistakes!"

When he said this, Elder Jin's eyes revealed a hint of sinisterness and eagerness, and even a hint of threat.

The moment Qiuxiang took the wine jug, her hands began to tremble involuntarily for some reason.

Her originally rosy complexion instantly turned as pale as paper, and her heart began to beat fast and she became uneasy.

She knew that there must be something wrong with the wine in the jug, otherwise why would Elder Jin secretly ask her to deliver it to the Saint?

After all, she had helped Elder Jin do such shameful things many times before.

However, at this moment, she always felt that this saint gave her a feeling that she was not easy to mess with.

She was really afraid that her life would be in danger if she wasn't careful!

However, facing Elder Jin's unquestionable order, even though she was filled with fear, she did not dare to disobey at all.

She lowered her head slightly and responded tremblingly: "Yes... Elder Jin."

After saying that, Qiuxiang took a deep breath, and she walked towards Su Chenyin with the wine jug in her hand.

Finally, she came to Su Chenyin with the wine jug.

She forced herself to calm down, and tried her best to squeeze out a stiff smile that was uglier than crying, and said softly to Su Chenyin:

"Saint...woman, this is the peerless wine that our palace master specially prepared for you. Please come and taste it no matter what."

Although she tried her best to conceal it, her trembling voice still betrayed her inner panic and fear.

After she finished speaking, she poured the wine into Su Chenyin's glass and then quickly stepped aside.

Su Chenyin lowered his eyes and looked at the wine glass full of wine on the table. He took a light sniff and knew in his heart that there was something wrong with the wine.

It's actually aphrodisiac powder? Or do you want to make it a done deal?

Haha, it’s really interesting!

Su Chenyin sneered in his heart, then stretched out his right hand as if nothing had happened and held the wine glass.

Just when everyone thought she was about to raise her glass to drink, she suddenly shook her wrist and pretended to accidentally knock the glass in her hand to the ground.

"Oops, sorry, my hand just slipped for some reason."

As Su Chenyin spoke, she frowned in a regretful manner, and an apologetic smile appeared just right on her beautiful face.

When Mu Gengli saw this, his expression changed slightly involuntarily, but he quickly suppressed the surprise and anger in his heart.

He quickly returned to his usual calm demeanor and even pretended to be magnanimous and tolerant.

"Haha, it's okay, it's just a small accident. Let the maid fill the Saint's glass with another glass of wine."

Although he spoke in a relaxed manner, there was a barely concealed glimmer of anger in his eyes.

However, he still tried his best to maintain the seemingly sincere smile on his face.

But in Su Chenyin's eyes, his smile seemed somewhat stiff and far-fetched.

Upon hearing this, Qiuxiang hurried over, filled Su Chenyin's glass with wine again, and handed it to her carefully.

Seeing Su Chenyin taking the wine glass, Mu Gengli raised the glass in his hand and pretended to toast Su Chenyin.

"Saint, you must drink this cup of wine no matter what. This is our Qianluo Palace's gift to you."

He had a fake smile on his face and stared closely at the wine glass in Su Chenyin's hand.

Su Chenyin's slender fingers gently held the wine glass and shook it gracefully, causing the wine in the glass to ripple.

Suddenly, her originally relaxed brows slightly frowned, and her beautiful eyes flashed with a sharp light like a knife, piercing straight at Mu Gengli opposite her.

When Mu Gengli saw her like this, he felt a chill running up his spine and his body stiffened slightly involuntarily.

His fake smile froze on his face in an instant and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes, like a prey being targeted by a hunter.

He subconsciously wanted to avoid Su Chenyin's gaze, but found that his body seemed out of control, so he could only bite the bullet and look at her.

Su Chenyin looked at him coldly, her red lips slightly parted, and there was a hint of coldness in her questioning tone.

"Palace Master, I don't know why, but this Saint Girl always feels that the taste of this wine seems to be a little off."

Her tone was cold, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from between her teeth.

"This smell seems to be... seems to contain a deadly poison. I wonder if the Palace Master knows what this is all about?"

The moment Su Chenyin's voice fell, the originally noisy hall suddenly fell into deathly silence.

The people who were originally chatting and laughing suddenly stopped what they were doing as if they were cast under a spell.

Countless gazes were like sharp arrows, directed at Su Chenyin and Mu Gengli.

In an instant, the air in the entire hall seemed to freeze and the atmosphere became extremely tense.

Faced with Su Chenyin's sudden questioning, Mu Gengli couldn't help but be shocked.

He really didn't expect that Su Chenyin could detect the problem in the wine so quickly.

However, Mu Gengli was a shrewd man after all. After a brief moment of shock, he quickly forced himself to calm down.

The corners of his mouth slowly curled up into a faint smile, and he responded in a slightly teasing tone:

"Haha, Saint, please stop joking. How can this wine be poisonous?"

"This wine is the finest wine treasured by our Qianluo Palace!"

"I took it out specially today to warmly welcome you back, Saint!"

"How could this wine be poisonous? Saint, did you smell it wrong?"

As he spoke, Mu Gengli's handsome face was still filled with smiles.

However, if you look closely into the depths of his eyes, you can detect a barely perceptible hint of panic quietly spreading.

Su Chenyin sneered: "Oh? Really? Palace Master, don't lie to me. I can tell there is something wrong with this wine as soon as I smell it."