Chapter 44 Poisoning

When Qiao Susu came in, Lan Ze had just finished training under the guidance of the royal nurse and was being helped into a wheelchair.

His mind automatically sensed Qiao Suisui, and turning around, he saw her standing by the door. Lan Ze's mind quickly and silently wrapped around her, and when he noticed her low mood, he paused unconsciously.

Qiao Susu was filled with guilt and stood there with her head down, feeling uneasy. She wanted to greet him but didn't know what to say first. She looked up and saw Lan Ze waving at her with a gentle smile.

"You came just in time. Gamma has developed a new nutritional supplement with various flavors. I can't taste it, and I don't want to waste his kindness. Sui Sui, can you help me taste it?"

"certainly."

She took small steps forward and saw the nurse named Gamma smile at her politely, then brought an exquisite tray with colorful nutritional supplements.

Qiao Susu first took out a colorless cigarette and took a sip. The refreshing minty feeling spread in her mouth, followed by a slight sweetness.

"How about it?"

"It's sweet and delicious."

“What does sweetness feel like?”

Qiao Suisui was startled, a mixture of emotions flooding her mind as she heard him ask. She tilted her head, thought for a moment, then squatted beside Lan Ze's wheelchair and said, "Sweetness is when you have something you really want, and then you get it, and you can't help but smile."

Lan Ze listened to her soft and gentle voice, and looked at her with unfocused pupils. He didn't know what he was thinking about, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

Qiao Susu took another sip of the ice blue one, and her eyes narrowed reflexively because of the sourness.

"This is sour. It's like seeing something you like has been snatched away by someone else."

Next, she drank the yellow, pink, and purple ones, and then told Lan Ze in detail about the taste of each one and her own understanding of it.

The young man in the wheelchair listened quietly with an extremely focused look and a smile on his face.

".Lan Ze, I'm sorry."

He was stunned and wanted to reach out and hold her wrist, but his fingers moved slightly and in the end he did nothing.

"Sui Sui, this isn't your fault. Don't feel guilty because I got hurt. It's actually my fault for being useless and failing to protect you."

"No. I knew Munakata wouldn't let this go, yet I still went out with you alone. It was because I didn't think of this ahead of time that you had to endure this experience."

She gently stroked his knee and murmured, "It must be painful, right?" Then she thought of Lan Ze's inability to feel pain, realized that she had said something wrong, bit her lip and frowned to explain, "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. I meant..."

"Sui Sui."

Lan Ze gently interrupted her, "Your guilt makes me feel even worse. I was the one who took you out, but failed to bring you back. It was because I didn't do my job well. I got hurt because I'm not as strong as him. There's nothing to say, I admit it. But if this matter becomes a knot in your heart, I might as well die here..."

Her slender fingers covered his mouth, and his lips touched her fingertips. The warm fingertips were no warmer than his burning heart. Lan Ze seemed to hear the sound of his own heart beating wildly.

"Don't say that." Qiao Sui Sui cheered up and said, "I will definitely find a way to heal your leg."

Lan Ze did not refute her this time, but just smiled gently.

He had actually foreseen that day that he would face this calamity, but the image was fleeting, merely a glimpse of him being in a wheelchair, with no context or cause, so he couldn't do anything to prevent or intervene.

But he didn't expect this day to come so soon.

Qiao Suisui chatted with him for a while, then watched Gama push him back to his room to rest. After leaving, she wanted the system to transfer her self-healing talent to Lan Ze, but was denied.

[Talents that are stripped can only be used by the host and cannot be transferred. If you have other talents that you prefer, you can replace them at any time.]

If I can't possess both at the same time, wouldn't the talent that was originally taken away be wasted?

[When a new talent replaces an old talent, the old talent will automatically return to its original owner.]

In other words, if she deprives a new talent, the self-healing talent will automatically return to Munakata.

Qiao Suisui paused, thinking of Zong Fang, who was seriously injured and wondering if he had recovered. Then she shook her head, shaking off her soft feelings.

He is a poisonous snake who imprisons himself and hurts others wantonly.

She can't be soft-hearted.

With this in mind, she was about to return to her own bedroom, but bumped into Isabel who appeared out of nowhere.

"Qiao Sui Sui, you're still hanging around here! It's all because of you that my father was poisoned by that ungrateful bastard Ash!"

She steadied herself, frowned, and grabbed Isabel's forearm.

"What did you say? This has something to do with Ash?"

A few days ago.

Imperial Court.

"I didn't call you here for anything else. We are all family, so I'll be frank." Gorba III cast his sharp gaze at Liberi across from him. The two men were having a meal across the long table.

"I heard you've been making quite a fuss lately. What's going on? Are you trying to gain real power?"

Leiberi wiped his mouth slowly with a napkin and said with a smile, "What are you talking about, uncle? I never like to meddle in other people's business."

"Stop pretending." Gorba III placed his knife gently on the white porcelain plate, making a sharp clink. "Ash, whether you admit it or not, I'm only saying this once today. Being a member of the Oslan royal family is the highest honor of your life, but anything beyond that isn't yours, so don't even think about it."

Liberi gave a sarcastic smile and raised an eyebrow, "What's mine?"

He stared directly at the man opposite him who was still as vigorous as ever, twisting the dinner knife in his hand. The next second, with a "bang", it was nailed heavily to the long table.

"Sui Sui is originally mine, why did you let Lan Ze be her spouse?"

Gorba III understood, but his expression did not change.

"There's really nothing to discuss about this matter. I know you're unhappy about it, so how about this? You pick out the females kept by the royal family, and I'll make the decision."

"Oh."

Libery sneered, then burst into laughter. He stood up suddenly, put his hands on the sides of the long table, and leaned over to stare at the man opposite him.

"Uncle, do you know what I hate most about you? It's that face of yours that acts like you have everything under control. Not to mention whether I'm willing to become a mate with those females, have you ever asked those females about their wishes? Even Isabel is just a pawn in your hands. Have you ever asked her if she really wants so many mates? What makes you think that everyone has to be at your mercy?"

Gorba III was furious. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a "bang" from under the table, and the entire long table shook for a moment.

The royal guards immediately stepped forward and pulled back the tablecloth, only to see a petite body curled up under the table. It was Isabel.

After hearing Isabel's description, Qiao Suisui couldn't help but frown. "So you don't have direct evidence that Ash poisoned you."

"What evidence do you need? It's so obvious. That guy attacked my father because he was angry that he made you and Lan Ze get together. The doctor said that this poison is colorless and odorless, it is impossible to detect in time, and it can only be obtained on the next planet, which is the territory that Ash was granted."

Qiao Susu had a hunch that something was wrong. Even if Libery was dissatisfied with the emperor, he wouldn't use such an obvious method. It was so obvious that even Isabel knew that this poison could only be produced in his territory.

Isabel ignored her contemplation and pulled her away.

"Come with me to find that guy and ask for the antidote to save father!"

(End of this chapter)