Shao Wanwan scrutinized Wang Haoran for a few seconds, her eyes lighting up slightly. She then asked with a charming smile, “Handsome, it’s so late, and I can’t find a ride. Could you give me a lift home?”

“Hop in,” Wang Haoran nodded in agreement.

Shao Wanwan was a female protagonist, definitely not the type to casually approach strangers. Her decision to stop a stranger’s car so late at night clearly had ulterior motives.

Wang Haoran was curious to see what Shao Wanwan intended to do.

Upon hearing his response, Shao Wanwan’s smile grew even more radiant as she climbed into the passenger seat.

“Where are you headed?” Wang Haoran glanced at the alluring Shao Wanwan and asked.

“I have nowhere to go. Would it be convenient to stay at your place for the night?” Shao Wanwan met Wang Haoran’s gaze with a bewitching smile, while a subtle fragrance emanated from her.

The enchanting smile, combined with the fragrance in the air, was intoxicating.

This subtle fragrance was a type of poison, used to manipulate one’s mental will.

With Shao Wanwan’s natural allure, it was enough to captivate any ordinary man, and even those with strong self-control might find themselves entranced.

However, Wang Haoran was not one of them.

Firstly, he was now experienced and had an incredibly high resistance.

Secondly, after falling for Tang Bingyun’s trick last time, he had learned his lesson and used the methods recorded in the Supreme Poison Scripture to make himself immune to all poisons.

Wang Haoran’s poison resistance was maxed out, rendering the poison in the fragrance completely ineffective against him.

However, he wanted to know Shao Wanwan’s intentions, so he pretended to be affected, wearing a dazed expression as he cooperated, saying, “Of course, what’s your name?”

Seeing Wang Haoran seemingly affected, Shao Wanwan’s smile vanished and, like a queen, she issued commands:

“You don’t need to know my name. All you need to understand is that I am your master now. From this moment on, you must obey me. The first thing you need to do is give me your car.”

“What else do you want besides the car?” Wang Haoran asked.

“I also need money. Prepare as much as you have,” Shao Wanwan replied.

“And besides money?” Wang Haoran continued to ask.

Shao Wanwan frowned, her voice cold and displeased, “Stop asking so many questions. I’ll tell you what to do. Also, before speaking to me, address me as ‘Master,’ understand?”

“Address you as what?” Wang Haoran asked.

“Master!” Shao Wanwan frowned and said.

“Good girl.” The dazed look on Wang Haoran’s face vanished, replaced by a faint smile as he agreed.

Shao Wanwan was momentarily stunned, then realized that the person in front of her was not affected and had even played her.

She coldly said, “Are you courting death?”

“Shouldn’t I be the one asking you that? Are you courting death?!” Wang Haoran’s gaze turned cold.

Shao Wanwan was taken aback, instinctively wanting to make a move to teach this person a lesson, but suddenly felt powerless.

This was… being poisoned.

“Who… who are you?” Shao Wanwan trembled all over, looking at Wang Haoran in disbelief.

Poisoning was her most formidable skill! It was one thing for the man in front of her to be unaffected, but for her to be poisoned instead?

Shao Wanwan was utterly bewildered.

“Who I am is not something you need to know. Now, I’ll ask the questions, and you’ll answer truthfully, understood?” Wang Haoran, having gained the upper hand, said.

Shao Wanwan, having no ability to resist, was like a fish on a chopping board and could only nod.

“Who are you?” Wang Haoran asked.

“My name is Shao Wanwan, and I am the Holy Maiden of the Poison Sect.”

Shao Wanwan was a witch-like female protagonist, and to some extent, she was half a villain.

Wang Haoran, with his strong villain aura, had a powerful deterrent effect on Shao Wanwan.

Once Shao Wanwan was subdued by Wang Haoran, she obediently answered his questions.

Listening to Shao Wanwan’s responses, Wang Haoran nodded and continued to ask, “Why did you stop me on the road? What do you want?”

Shao Wanwan replied, “I need to do something in Qingling and need some help. Seeing you driving a Bugatti, I wanted to recruit you as a subordinate, but I didn’t expect…”

“But you didn’t expect me to be more formidable, right?” Wang Haoran smiled faintly.

If this had happened during his early growth stages, when he struggled against a protagonist with X-ray vision, he might have become her pawn.

But now, he was much stronger, and his villain aura had reached a high level, making him immune to Shao Wanwan’s control.

“I was blind to your greatness. Please spare me,” Shao Wanwan pleaded.

“You can leave,” Wang Haoran said indifferently, and as he spoke, the poison affecting Shao Wanwan was also neutralized.

Shao Wanwan, realizing this, was extremely surprised and looked at Wang Haoran in disbelief. She hadn’t expected him to let her go so easily.

[Ding, the female protagonist Shao Wanwan’s favorability towards the host has increased by 10. The current total favorability is 20 (very friendly).]

[Ding, the host has influenced the plot direction, gaining 600 villain points!]

Fearing Wang Haoran might change his mind, Shao Wanwan hurriedly got out of the car. However, a strong sense of curiosity made her pause.

She looked at Wang Haoran and asked, “My subtle fragrance poison is something few in this world can neutralize. Why was it completely ineffective on you?”

Wang Haoran looked at her but did not answer.

Seeing this, Shao Wanwan posed another question, “Not even the elders of the Poison Sect, nor the previous sect master, could poison me without my noticing. How did you manage it?”

Wang Haoran, of course, wouldn’t answer Shao Wanwan’s questions. He simply said, “You should be grateful for your identity; otherwise, you’d be dead by now.”

He wasn’t exaggerating.

If Shao Wanwan weren’t a female protagonist, she would have been doomed.

With that, Wang Haoran said no more and drove away under Shao Wanwan’s gaze.

Shao Wanwan stood there, watching the car disappear into the distance, lost in thought about the meaning of Wang Haoran’s parting words.

Her identity was that of the Holy Maiden of the Poison Sect, wasn’t it?

He spared her because of her connection to the Poison Sect.

But who was this person?

Unable to figure it out, Shao Wanwan went to the base to find a female elder of the Poison Sect who had come to Qingling with her.

This female elder was an old woman, with wrinkled skin and white hair, but her eyes shone with a sharp light, indicating she was no ordinary person.

“Did you find someone to handle the matter?” the old woman asked.

“I just…” Shao Wanwan, preoccupied with her thoughts, recounted the recent events to the old woman and then asked, “Fifth Elder, you are knowledgeable and experienced. Do you know who this person might be?”