Seeing Su Xu momentarily stunned, the man in black realized he had finally found a weakness in him.

He then slid his hand across Su Xu's waist and cut a gash in the waist.

Su Xu snapped out of his reverie; he had actually been thinking about that woman and had drifted off into thought.

Fortunately, no vital organs were damaged.

He got angry instantly.

He is no longer someone who can be bullied by others; he has changed, and he will no longer let others bully him.

He steadied himself, picked up his sword, and began to strike with sharp, clean strokes, forcing the man in black into a complete rout.

Seeing that things were not going well, the man in black took out a packet of some kind of powder from his chest and threw it directly at Su Xu.

He managed to escape while Su Xu raised his hand to shield himself.

Su Xu stopped in his tracks as the medicinal powder wafted towards him; he seemed to have been poisoned.

He instantly felt his legs and arms go weak, and he knelt down, planting his sword in the ground as he struggled to support himself.

He felt extremely uncomfortable, his chest burning, trying to keep himself from collapsing.

My throat feels tight, my mouth is dry and parched, it feels hot and dry, I feel like drinking water, like I need some relief...

Su Xu's brain started working quickly; he actually started to miss women, and he became aroused.

Looking at the bamboo pole that had been erected, he bit his tongue, shook his head repeatedly, and looked incredulous.

He used his strength to raise the sword in his right hand and cut a gash in his left arm.

As the blood flowed out, he felt his reason return for a moment; he was utterly disheveled at that moment.

His white clothes were now stained red with blood, and there was a wound on his waist, indicating that he had been drugged.

The intense discomfort made him feel like he was about to die on the spot; his hair had already been damaged during the struggle.

Now that she was disheveled, Su Xu exuded a captivating and alluring charm.

He has feminine features, and now he is like a rosebud, so rosy and dazzling.

Ignoring his own pain, Su Xu picked up his sword and stumbled towards the outside.

He is very thirsty, so thirsty that he wants to drink water and also wants to release.

But he couldn't, he had to wait for Guan Zhiyue! He had Guan Zhiyue in his heart!

Although she already had a family and children, he...

Su Xu had reached the peak of the drug's effects. He felt like he was about to explode and die. All his rationality had collapsed at this moment, and he couldn't take it anymore.

His bloodshot eyes were already bleeding, and blood was trickling from the corner of his mouth—he had bitten himself.

Because the injuries to his waist and arms could no longer alleviate his discomfort, he wanted more release; he wanted to let loose.

"Hey buddy, are you injured?"

Do you need any help?

A pleasant female voice came from the low wall, and Su Xu instantly seemed to have found a breakthrough. He looked up in the direction of the voice.

Those bloodshot, scarlet eyes startled the woman.

She was so startled that she dropped the half-eaten apple in her hand. Who did she see?

Isn't this their Grand Secretary, Lord Su?

"Lord Su?"

"What's wrong with you? How did you get like this?" The woman was puzzled and quickly jumped down from the wall. She didn't feel any danger at all and moved closer to Su Xu.

Su Xu smelled a cool scent at that moment, and he felt that this was his antidote!

Seeing that Su Xu's clothes were all red, the woman stepped forward and helped him up.

Before she could even speak, Su Xu grabbed her and hugged her tightly.

The woman exclaimed, "Ah!!!"

Su Xu quickly covered the woman's mouth and pressed an acupoint on her hand.

The woman could only make muffled sounds; her eyes widened in disbelief.

She loved to help those in need throughout her life, but she never went so far as to risk her life for justice!

Is Liu Chengcheng's entire outfit going to be ruined by Chief Minister Su?

Su Xu dragged the person into a nearby room, got up, and pressed him down...

Liu Chengcheng is the fourth young lady of the family of the Vice Minister of Rites. She is nineteen years old now, and her personality is similar to that of Xiao Tuantuan.

Always quirky and clever, her only true passion in life is fighting for justice.

However, in order to prevent her from causing trouble in the capital, her father sent her to a manor outside the capital to accompany her grandmother and fulfill her filial duties.

Otherwise, wouldn't they be causing chaos in the capital with those mischievous and troublesome people?

But he never expected that even after sending her to the outskirts of the capital, her daughter would still cause trouble for him.

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night.

When Su Xu woke up in bed, his face was deathly pale. When he opened his eyes...

He then saw that it was the bed curtains in his own room, and he wondered if what had just happened was all a dream.

He turned his head and saw Xuzhou and Xuqing standing properly by his bedside. He coughed lightly, feeling pain in his hands, mouth, and back.

Hearing the sound, the two quickly went over. "Master, you're finally awake! How are you feeling now?"

Xu Qing helped the man up and sat him against the headboard. Su Xu closed his eyes and thought back for a moment. It was all true!

Where are they?

Xu Zhou quickly replied, "Reporting to the young master, the man has already been killed."

Su Xu looked incredulous and asked in surprise, "You killed him outright? I didn't even have a chance to thank him!"

Xu Zhou and Xu Qing were completely bewildered. Weren't they the ones who were chasing that group of people? Had their young master lost his mind after bleeding too much? What was there to thank for this?

While the two were still confused and didn't understand what Su Xu meant,

Su Xu added, "Find out whose daughter she is, and send her some silver."

Xu Qing and Xu Zhou were even more confused. "Girl?" To repay? To save lives? To give money?

They sensed something was wrong and asked, "Young master, who is this girl? When we found you, you had already lost too much blood and had fallen unconscious."

"However..." Xu Zhou hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"But what?"

Xu Qing boldly stated, "However, we found the young master unconscious and naked when we arrived, which clearly indicates that he had been..."

"And what about the girl?"

Xu Zhou said awkwardly, "I didn't see the girl, but you were holding a handkerchief with some cherry-red bloodstains on it."

Xu Zhou lowered his head to his chest; he dared not look up at his young master, for the scene was too awkward.

Could they have seen it? The vivid scene makes it easy to imagine how intense the situation must have been.

He was scared! He was very uneasy!

How could he know who that girl was? He's suffered an undeserved misfortune!

"Then go look for it! Don't come back if you can't find it."

Xuzhou: Then I'd better not come back.

This vast ocean is like finding a needle in a haystack...