Ji Xiaoxi was still staring at the humongous rat monster in bewilderment, having never seen them before despite frequently exploring the Hidden Dragon Mountain.

Zu An’s words snapped her out of her thoughts, and she quickly took out a blue pill from her bag and passed it over to him. “Hurry up and eat this. You should be immune to my poison once you consume it.”

Zu An was surprised to hear those words. “Are you certain you want to give it to me? Aren’t you afraid that I might attempt something once I’m immune to the poison on your body?”

Ji Xiaoxi’s face reddened as she said, “You aren’t like any other men. Besides, we’ll have to survive in this dungeon for ten days, so we’ll definitely need to look out for one another. It’ll be inconvenient if you get poisoned every time you touch me.”

Needless to say, Zu An understood what she meant by ‘you aren’t like any other men’. He didn’t expect that being impotent would actually bring about such a benefit. No wonder so many men in his previous life posed as gays to approach women. It turned out that, just by appearing non-threatening, one could greatly lower the guard of a woman. 

“Did your father give you this pill?” asked Zu An.

Considering the extreme lengths Ji Dengtu went to in order to protect her, it was unthinkable that he would prepare such an ‘exception’ as well.

“I concocted it myself,” replied Ji Xiaoxi. “I learned quite a bit from my father...