Huo Xiuxiu narrowed her eyes slightly, her mind racing.

She finally understood why these people had captured her; it turned out they were after Bai Yitang, Yin Ling, and Zhu Qinghan.

"I don't know who the four people you're talking about are. It seems you've arrested the wrong people."

"Hehe, it seems Miss Huo feels the water in this pool isn't cold enough?" The man gently stirred the icy water with his handsome hand, creating a ripple.

"Then let's add some other things."

Jiang Xiaoyu walked to the side of the door. There was a row of buttons on the wall. She reached out and pressed one of them.

The blue bricks on all four sides of the room slowly moved outwards, with a bronze tube protruding from each brick.

With a clanging sound, things started falling out of the pipe.

Upon closer inspection, Huo Xiuxiu's face turned deathly pale.

Countless snakes were falling into the pool from two copper pipes on one of the walls.

Meanwhile, the copper pipes on the remaining three walls were constantly dropping ice blocks into the pool!

The water temperature in winter is already extremely cold. If ice is added, someone with her physical condition wouldn't be able to hold out for long. Besides, just thinking about countless snakes swimming in the pool sent a chill down her spine.

Snakes are hibernating in winter, but after falling into the pipe, their sensory nerves were stimulated by the cold water.

Hundreds of snakes began to thrash on the surface of the water, like boiling water, splashing countless droplets from their once peaceful sleep.

"Ah! Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!!"

Huo Xiuxiu felt a chill run down her spine, and all her composure crumbled in an instant.

She screamed madly, desperately trying to escape her sleep by clinging to the ropes binding her.

No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't move.

She cried out desperately, "I'll release them! I'll release them! Please release me!"

The man gave a mocking smirk, pulled a lighter from his pocket, and lit a cigarette.

The movements were elegant yet casual!

His nonchalant demeanor contrasted sharply with Huo Xiuxiu's frantic struggle in the lake.

The man took a drag of his cigarette and exhaled a puff of smoke.

His gaze was cold and aloof as he stared at Huo Xiuxiu on the water's surface.

Many snakes seemed to sense Huo Xiuxiu's fear, and the curiosity of these cold-blooded animals was fully explored.

Hundreds of snakes swam toward her.

"Ah! Ahh!! Please save me, please help me get up here quickly."

The man took a few puffs of his cigarette, flicked the butt, and waved to the person behind him.

One of them walked up to the wall where the switch buttons were installed and pressed another button.

The rope binding Huo Xiuxiu began to rise slowly, while at the same time, an iron cage on the roof slowly descended.

After the iron cage covered Huo Xiuxiu, the bottom side closed instantly, forming a sturdy iron cage.

The ropes loosened slightly, and Huo Xiuxiu slumped into the iron cage.

At this moment, she was about a meter above the water's surface, looking down at the snakes still thrashing about happily, her eyes filled with terror.

"Tell me, where did you lock Bai Yitang and the others up?"

Huo Xiuxiu remained silent for a while, as if she had just pulled herself back to her senses.

She stammered, "In...in a warehouse on the second basement floor of the Haiyue Hotel, I've already told you...when do you plan to release me?"

What's causing Mr. Bai's excessive sleepiness?

Huo Xiuxiu is skilled in medicine. Because the Yin family and the Huo family have always had a close relationship, Huo Xiuxiu is proficient in the Yin family's Gu poison.

Although I don't want to think about it, Grandpa has had all the tests done, and all the results are normal.

At first, she didn't think of it that way, but after confirming that it was Huo Xiuxiu who did it, she realized it.

"It's...it's a sleeping worm. This worm releases a poisonous saliva while it's asleep, which stimulates the central nervous system and causes the host to experience the same symptoms, namely excessive sleepiness!"

"To use a Gu poison on an old man, Huo Xiuxiu, you are truly despicable." Bai Qianmo felt that her anger had reached its peak.

If it weren't for wanting to save her grandfather, she would have made Huo Xiuxiu pay with her life without hesitation!

"No, I didn't do it. Although I am proficient in medicine and Gu poison, the Gu worms I raise are all of relatively low level. I am far from being able to do Gu techniques that can control people's minds, such as Love Gu and Sleep Gu."

Bai Qianmo coldly looked at Huo Xiuxiu: "Judging from your tone, you have someone backing you?"

Huo Xiuxiu pursed her lips and remained silent for a long while before finally speaking: "I've said everything I need to say. Bai Yitang, Yin Ling, and Zhu Qinghan are at the Haiyue Hotel. I can get them to leave with just one phone call. But I really can't do anything about the Gu poison in Old Bai's body."

Tell me, who is the one who cast the curse!

"No, I can't say that. If I do, even if I get out of here alive, I'll still die at that person's hands." Huo Xiuxiu's face showed panic and fear.

When that person was mentioned, they seemed very afraid and apprehensive.

A blurry figure flashed through Bai Qianmo's mind.

"It must be Mr. Feng."

Upon hearing the name Mr. Feng, Huo Xiuxiu's face showed a shocked expression, her mouth wide open, but she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

"You...you..."

"How would I know? This isn't Y country. Do you think you can still control everything like before? Heh, don't be naive. Now that you're in the capital, do you know how many people in Beijing's elite circles are watching you?"

After saying that, Bai Qianmo was too lazy to waste any more words with Huo Xiuxiu.

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