Chapter 525 A Happy Couple
Jiang Zhizhi and the others looked at Shang Xingzhou entering the courtyard in surprise, and then looked at the girl beside him in surprise.
Although she was dressed in boys' clothes and had short hair, her delicate features made her look like a girl.
Long eyelashes and bright, expressive eyes.
Fang Hua was the first to react, and smiled, "Xingzhou, you brought your girlfriend back?"
Shang Xingzhou quickly jumped far away: "No, no, she's not my girlfriend, she's just a scoundrel who insists I ate her food."
The girl frowned: "You ate my food."
The merchant was furious: "Sister, on the train, you put my things together with yours, and I ate the wrong thing. I apologized to you and even offered to compensate you, but you wouldn't agree."
The girl still disagreed: "How can you be so unreasonable? I told you that you can't buy my things with money, and besides, you can't eat them; they're bad for your health."
Shang Xingzhou was driven crazy by the constant pestering these past two days. He bowed to the girl and said, "Okay, okay, I'll eat it and if I die from poisoning, it's on me, alright?"
Jiang Zhizhi was unaware of what had happened between the two. Seeing the girl's clear eyes filled with dissatisfaction, she quickly advised Shang Xingzhou, "Xingzhou, let's talk this out."
When the girl saw Jiang Zhizhi speaking up for her, her eyes lit up: "Sister, my name is Su Li, the 'Li' in 'fence'. I'm from Yunnan. I met him on the train, and he ate a piece of my pancake."
“I can’t eat that pancake, it will make me sick. I’m following him so that if he gets sick, I can save him.”
"No matter how I try to reason with him, I can't get through to him."
Shang Xingzhou, however, thought differently. It was just a piece of cake; if it were truly poisonous, there would have been a reaction by now.
Look at this girl, her clothes and appearance don't make her seem like a good person.
It feels like he's trying to scam me.
Grabbing Su Li's arm, she said, "I already said I'd accept it even if I died from poisoning. But I didn't. You've been following me these past few days, and you've seen it yourself. I'm perfectly fine now, aren't I?"
Su Li felt she couldn't reason with Shang Xingzhou, and stamped her foot in frustration.
Turning her head, she saw Shen Luojia, who was heavily pregnant. Her eyes lit up, and she exclaimed "Eh!" before suddenly moving closer.
Shang Xingzhou was startled, fearing that the clumsy Su Li might bump into Shen Luojia, so he quickly went over and grabbed Su Li's arm: "What are you doing again? Be careful, don't bump into my sister-in-law."
Su Li shook her arm and frowned: "You're so noisy, shut up."
He then turned to look at Shen Luojia, examining her closely for a while: "Are you poisoned?"
Jiang Zhizhi was surprised, but she also realized that this Su Li was not simple.
She quickly pulled Shang Xingzhou's arm away and looked at Su Li curiously: "How did you know she was poisoned? Will this poison affect the fetus?"
Su Li shrugged: "It's very simple, you can tell at a glance. But it won't affect the baby's health, it will only make her gradually become less responsive."
Jiang Zhizhi thought about Su Li's origins in Yunnan: "Is it a Gu poison? Is it?"
Su Li nodded: "Yes, you know about Gu? But this is the most common Soul-Losing Gu in our area. As long as the Gu worm dies, she'll be fine."
Jiang Zhizhi remained cautious, after all, Su Li had come out halfway and returned with Shang Xingzhou with an unknown identity.
Not daring to directly ask her to treat Shen Luojia, he instead asked, "Where are the Gu worms? How do I kill them?"
Su Li frowned: "I don't know either, we need to observe."
Shang Xingzhou was taken aback, then suddenly realized what was happening and pointed at Su Li: "You... your pancakes, they don't have any of these things in them, do they?"
Su Li nodded seriously: "Yes, I didn't dare to tell you directly, afraid that you wouldn't believe me. Besides, how can you just eat food from strangers when you're traveling?"
Shang Xingzhou had no way to defend himself. At the time, his dry rations were also on the table. He had forgotten about them while reading and just picked them up casually. They were all white flour cakes, and he couldn't taste anything different about them.
He had almost finished eating when Su Li, who was sleeping on the table, woke up. When she saw that the pancakes were gone, she kept clinging to him.
"You...you're talking about this pancake! Why couldn't you just put it away properly? You knew it was poisoned, yet you still left it on the table. Aren't you deliberately poisoning it?"
Su Li opened her mouth, but couldn't explain herself.
She had two cookies, and she carelessly took the wrong one. Who would believe that?
Jiang Zhizhi watched the two of them arguing like children, and then looked at Su Li's clear eyes, who didn't seem to have any ulterior motives.
He smiled and said, "Alright, what's done is done, let's think about how to resolve it."
Then he asked Su Li, "What did you put in your pancakes?"
Su Li hesitated, lowered her head, and dared not look at Shang Xingzhou. She said very softly, "The Gu that kills offspring."
"What!!"
Shang Xingzhou almost jumped up, his voice cracking as he shouted, "What kind of poison are you talking about? Are you out of your mind? Who would be so kind as to put such a nasty poison on a pancake?"
Su Li shrugged, took two steps back, and explained in a low voice, "It's because of that pancake. I wanted to feed it to stray cats and dogs because I didn't want them to keep having babies outside."
Shang Xingzhou felt like killing Su Li: "Is there an antidote?"
Su Li quickly ran behind Jiang Zhizhi to hide, then peeked out and shook her head: "No, if I had one, I would have given it to you, and I wouldn't keep following you."
I originally just wanted to spay/neuter my cats and dogs; I never imagined I'd need an antidote.
Shang Xingzhou was going crazy: "Sister, get out of my way, I'm going to kill her!"
Jiang Zhizhi had never heard of this kind of poison before. Looking at the exasperated Shang Xingzhou, she said, "Don't worry. If this poison can be made, then an antidote can definitely be made."
Su Li quickly nodded: "Yes, yes, give me some time, I'm sure I can cure you."
Jiang Zhizhi grabbed Shang Xingzhou's wrist and said, "Let me take a look first, and then we'll think of a solution."
It can't really be said that Su Li was wrong in this matter, since Shang Xingzhou himself took the cakes from others and ate them.
Shang Xingzhou's pulse was strong and powerful, showing no signs of anything amiss.
Su Li didn't dare to get closer, and whispered, "Sister, you can't tell by taking a pulse, it's that..."
He then extended his index finger and bent it downwards: "It can't stand up."
If Jiang Zhizhi hadn't been holding Shang Xingzhou's wrist, he really would have rushed over and strangled Su Li.
I've been feeling down these past two mornings, waking up feeling calm and listless.
I was thinking it was because I was too tired from the car ride that I was lacking energy.
Jiang Zhizhi was also at a loss, after all, Shang Xingzhou was her own younger brother. She looked at Su Li and asked, "Can you make the antidote as soon as possible?"
Su Li nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes."
Fang Hua and Zhou Chengyu were dumbfounded. How could there be such a poison?
Zhou Xiye simply looked at Su Li, somewhat suspicious of her sudden appearance.
Jiang Zhizhi finally managed to calm Shang Xingzhou down: "Let's go inside first, sit down, and discuss this matter slowly, okay?"
Su Li raised her hand: "I can also cure the poison in her body."
As he spoke, he pointed at Shen Luojia, saying, "Let's just consider this as making amends for our mistakes."
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