Red Frost: "Don't be afraid, he's just a small-time assassin. I encounter assassination attempts every day. Ferro will take care of him soon."
That assassin was just a mid-level Star Realm ability user.
The reason it was able to appear out of nowhere was simply because its superpower was somewhat special; how could it possibly be a match for Ferro, who was at the peak of the Great Star Realm?
Not to mention that he was trained by her personally.
Even without using superpowers, his skills are top-notch.
So she wasn't worried at all.
But the reality was quite different from what she had imagined.
The assassin was indeed only at the mid-star realm, but his strength was not weak at all. He was able to fight to a draw with Ferro, who was at the peak of the great star realm!
If Xin Sui knew what she was thinking, he would definitely say: Calm down, this is just basic stuff for the male lead.
If a male protagonist can't fight against opponents of higher levels, wouldn't that be too weak?
Shui Duoduo didn't actually jump out here to assassinate Chi Shuang.
As a Star River Realm (Seventh Rank) expert, Chi Shuang is not someone who can be killed easily.
He simply wanted to cover up the fact that Ferro had eaten the poisoned dessert.
To prevent Crimson Frost from discovering something was wrong prematurely and affecting their plans.
"Sizzle!"
Shui Duoduo found an opportunity and stabbed Ferro.
The blade was also coated with poison, the same kind as the poison in the pastries.
Ferro's arm was injured, and his weapon fell from his hand.
Having landed a successful blow, Shui Duoduo made a move to attack Chi Shuang.
At this moment, the manor's bodyguards arrived and surrounded Chi Shuang, protecting her in layers, while also encircling Shui Duoduo.
Shui Duoduo feigned a sense of impending doom and fled, escaping the encirclement of numerous bodyguards.
Chi Shuang's expression turned cold, and a murderous aura covered her beautiful face.
But she did not get angry at the group of bodyguards who were not doing their job well.
After all, these people were just puppets controlled by her soul-capturing ability.
They are just a group of mindless objects.
Why would she get angry over something inanimate?
She didn't even glance at them, only instructing Ferro, "Seal off the entire manor and bring them back."
Ferro pressed his injured arm and bowed his head in agreement.
He strode out with his bodyguards.
Before he could even leave the hall, his tall frame staggered and he fell to the ground.
"Lord Ferro!" The head bodyguard rushed forward to help him up.
Upon hearing the sound, Chi Shuang walked over and saw that Fero's originally fair face was covered with red rashes and even swollen.
She grabbed his injured arm and looked at it; the blood flowing from the wound was shockingly black.
The assassin's weapon was poisoned!
Xin Sui also came over, and her heart tightened when she saw this.
In order to poison Chi Shuang, she increased the dosage of poison in the pastries.
Shui Duoduo then delivered another blow to Ferro, in order to cover up the fact that he had eaten the poisoned dessert.
So Ferro's poison was compounded.
The reason why Ferro obeys Crimson Frost is most likely because he is controlled by her soul-capturing ability.
Xin Sui did not want to kill him.
"Sister Crimson Frost, has Lord Ferro been poisoned?"
Xin Sui shrank behind Chi Shuang with lingering fear, her face pale.
Chi Shuang grunted in agreement and instructed the bodyguard, "Call the healer over."
Healers are a popular profession in the post-apocalyptic world; they are low-risk, high-paying, and respected.
However, the requirements to become a healer are very strict.
Only those who have awakened healing abilities can take on this role.
The deputy city lord's mansion provides healers year-round so that someone—mainly Crimson Frost, the master—can receive medical treatment as soon as possible when injured.
The healer arrived shortly after.
When Xin Sui saw the person who had arrived, he was immediately amazed.
She was a girl who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old.
Her long, snow-white hair cascaded down smoothly, reaching her ankles.
The pupils are a rare violet color.
He sits sideways on the back of a strange beast that looks like a white sheep, as if he stepped out of a comic book.
White hair, purple eyes, and a white sheep-like beast by his side.
These obvious characteristics instantly reminded Xin Sui of a character in a novel—
"System, is this Mu Ya, the genius girl from the Mu family who awakened healing abilities at birth?"
[Yes. ]
Xin Sui thought to himself, "No wonder."
Unlike her, who was created by the system, Mu Ya is a true genius.
He was born with supernatural abilities.
He advanced to the Middle Star Realm before he could even walk.
By the age of three, he was already able to skillfully use his supernatural abilities to heal others.
At the age of ten, he broke through to a realm that most people could never reach in their entire lives—the Nebula Realm (fourth rank)!
It is conceivable that if she can grow up in the future, she will definitely have the potential to become the first Star Realm (Ninth Rank) healing ability user in the apocalypse!
But perhaps geniuses are destined for many misfortunes.
Her physical condition was as bad as her talent.
I've been taking medicine constantly since I was a child.
Fortunately, she was born into the Mu family, a family of alchemists; otherwise, she might not have survived.
The saying "A doctor cannot heal himself" also applies to healers.
Muya can easily heal others, but she cannot heal herself.
The reason she was here was because her older brother, Mu Daosheng, who shared the same parents, was currently at a crucial stage in the competition for the position of family head.
She was his only weakness, and in order to prevent other competitors from using her to hurt her, Mu Daosheng had no choice but to temporarily send her away from the Mu family.
He planned to bring her back once the position of family head was settled.
As for why Muya came to Bright City?
That's because the plot master needed her to appear in Bright City and interact with the male protagonist, so she came here.
Ferro has been moved to the bed.
Mu Ya nodded slightly to Chi Shuang and came to the bedside.
As she passed by, Xin Sui caught a whiff of a refreshing medicinal fragrance emanating from her.
Muya placed one hand on Ferro's forehead and closed her eyes to sense his physical condition.
“He’s been poisoned. I can prepare an antidote, but it will take at least two days, and he can only hold on for another 10 minutes at most.”
Her healing abilities can cure diseases and injuries, but they cannot detoxify.
However, as the daughter of the Mu family, a family of alchemists, she was exposed to alchemy from a young age and became very proficient in it.
Chi Shuang frowned.
She was very comfortable using Ferro and really didn't want to switch to another one.
If he were to die, she would probably feel very uncomfortable.
Her gaze, filled with pressure, fell upon Muya, and she commanded, "Save him."
"I've heard that the Mu family possesses a Shennong herb that can cure all poisons. If I'm not mistaken, that Shennong herb should be on you, right?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Mu Ya's calm eyes.
The white sheep-like beast beside her pawed restlessly, its sharp horns already pointed at Crimson Frost.
Muya stroked the white sheep beast, silently comforting it.
"Vice City Lord, please forgive me for not being able to take out the Shennong Herb."
This was something her brother had gone through great lengths to retrieve for her from the secret realm, and she wouldn't give it to anyone else.
Even if it can save a person who is on the verge of death.
But she didn't poison him, so she has no obligation or responsibility to save him.
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