Despite Xia Jianguo's words, A Yue's emotions remained as still as a stagnant pool.
From the moment Xia Wan threw her onto the cold, hard ground, not a single expression appeared on her once beautiful face, as if the whole world had nothing to do with her.
Wu Sangui gritted his teeth, a dark red light flashing in his eyes, like the last struggle of a burning flame about to be extinguished: "I won't save them! I've been fooled and played for so many years, I've had enough of being stupid!"
Upon hearing this, Xia Wan and Xia Jianguo looked at Wu Sangui in astonishment, thinking to themselves: How come this guy has been so stubborn for so many years, but suddenly he has seen the light in just one night?
Could there be some shady conspiracy hidden here?
Could this old man be harboring some wicked secret?
A strong sense of interest flashed in Xia Wan's bright eyes. She silently left her father's room and turned to walk towards the kitchen.
Not long after, she returned to the house, carrying two bowls of clear water steadily in both hands.
"Uncle Wu, if you truly wish to repent and start anew, then please choose one of these two bowls of water to drink," Xia Wan said with a smile and a calm voice.
Upon hearing this, Wu Sangui subconsciously raised his head, his gaze fixed on the two bowls of water in Xia Wan's hands.
Surprisingly, his eyes remained cold and indifferent, showing no sign of fear or hesitation.
"Okay." Wu Sangui responded crisply, and then reached out his right hand without hesitation to grab one of the bowls of water.
Just then, Xia Wan suddenly took a small step back, and her foot landed squarely on the back of A Yue's hand, who was lying motionless on the ground.
In an instant, a low, suppressed gasp, as if someone was trying to suppress their pain, came from behind.
Her bright, star-like eyes gently fell upon Wu Sangui's face, and she instantly noticed that his expression was blank, as if he were completely immersed in his own world, ignoring A Yue's heart-wrenching cries of pain.
"Uncle Wu, aren't you going to even ask what's in these two bowls?" Xia Wan blinked her big eyes and asked Wu Sangui with a face full of curiosity.
However, Wu Sangui merely shook his head slightly; his eyes, which should have been full of spirit, were now like a stagnant pool, devoid of any life.
He slowly raised his head and said in a low, weak voice, "I deserve all of this. Even if these two bowls contain rat poison, it doesn't matter to me."
Seeing Wu Sangui's dejected and suicidal state, Xia Wan couldn't help but curl her lips, secretly feeling a bit disgusted.
She muttered to herself, "Hmph! A grown man, now that he's done it, why put on such a dramatic act? Who is he trying to impress?"
Then, Xia Wan took a deep breath, composed herself, and turned her gaze back to Wu Sangui and that Comrade A Yue, a playful glint in her eyes, before speaking again:
"Uncle Wu, since you don't want to know the secret of these two bowls of water, then I have to explain it to you clearly."
Although there is no rat poison in these two bowls of water, one of them is highly poisonous! Once drunk, it will cause excruciating pain to the internal organs, as if being gnawed by thousands of poisonous insects, and this pain will continue until the person dies from the agony!
Now, Uncle Wu, you can choose one bowl first. The remaining bowl is naturally for this lady. As for which of you two will be lucky enough to survive, that depends entirely on your luck!
As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately noticed that Wu Sangui stood motionless in the same spot, like a statue, his face still showing that half-dead, lifeless appearance.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Ah Yue, who had been silent all along, finally showed some reaction.
Her body suddenly stiffened, as if she had been electrocuted, and then she slowly raised her head and turned her gaze toward the direction where Wu Sangui was.
At this moment, her eyes were unusually complex, a mixture of confusion, pain, anger, and a trace of barely perceptible longing.
Xia Wan sneered inwardly. This woman is really good at acting. No wonder she has been able to fool Wu Sangui for so many years. Who wouldn't be confused by her acting skills?
Wu Sangui seemed to keenly notice A Yue's gaze, but he merely returned a cold look filled with disgust and disdain, and said indifferently, "Over the years, I have been more than kind to you. As for whether you live or die this time, that's up to fate and luck!"
After saying this, he picked up the bowl of water in front of him without hesitation, tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp. His movements were swift and decisive, revealing a resolute spirit that showed no fear of death.
Xia Wan watched quietly as Wu Sangui drank all the water in the bowl. Seeing that he showed no unusual reaction after finishing, she raised her eyebrows slightly, turned her head and fixed her gaze on A Yue, saying in a slightly mocking tone, "It's your turn."
However, in the face of Xia Wan's urging, A Yue seemed not to hear, but just lowered her head and lay on the ground like a frightened ostrich, showing a posture of resolutely resisting to the end.
Nevertheless, her face, which was even paler than before, and her fingers, which trembled slightly, all betrayed the deep-seated fear hidden in her heart.
Xia Wan took in all of A Yue's actions and couldn't help but chuckle, "What? You don't want to drink this water at all? Do you expect me to feed it to you personally?"
Not long ago, this person had an expression of indifference to life and death, as if nothing in this world could move him.
However, to everyone's surprise, just seeing this bowl of water in front of her made her turn pale and tremble all over!
Could it be that this person actually knew very well that he wouldn't dare to kill her? That's why he was so terrified? Thinking of this, Xia Wan couldn't help but chuckle to herself.
However, Ah Yue did guess part of it correctly.
In fact, she would not directly take the other person's life, because she was bound by the system and could not allow her hands to be stained with human lives.
However, the water in that bowl was no ordinary water!
The toxicity it contains is indeed real.
Although this poison does not kill people directly, its potency should not be underestimated.
According to the system's description, if someone is unfortunate enough to be infected, they will experience excruciating pain as if their bones were being crushed, and the agony as if their internal organs were being torn apart and subjected to slow slicing.
If all of this is really as terrifying as described in the system, I'm afraid it won't even take forty-nine days before this person chooses to end their own life because they can't bear the torment any longer!
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