Knowing how fast the scorpion could bite, she shouldn't have attacked directly. Now look what happened—she didn't die at Huo Jingsha's hands, but from the scorpion's venom, becoming a scapegoat for no reason. She was unwilling to accept it…
Suddenly, everything went black before You Shuyao's eyes, her legs gave way, and her body went limp and she fell forward, but before she was swallowed by darkness, she landed in a warm and large embrace.
Her consciousness was sometimes hazy and sometimes clear, and she felt a tightness in her chest, like a fish out of water struggling in a state of oxygen deprivation. Suddenly... it felt like a hot current invaded her body, moving back and forth along her meridians, causing her blood and qi to churn. Then, with a "whoosh," she felt a burning sensation in her throat and vomited a mouthful of black blood. It felt as if her internal organs had shifted, and she was in unbearable pain.
When she opened her eyes again, her vision was still blurry, but the figure in front of her felt very familiar. After she could see his features clearly, Huo Jingsha's stern face suddenly appeared in front of her, so close to her!
You Shuyao's hazy eyes instantly turned into anger.
"You... surnamed Huo..." Without thinking, she clenched her fist and punched him in the face.
But before it could reach him, his fist was intercepted by a large hand halfway through. A pair of cold, handsome eyes flashed with a dangerous signal, and he spoke in a deep voice...
What did you call me?
You Shuyao was stunned, staring blankly at him. The last bit of her confused consciousness was driven away. Just a moment ago, she didn't actually know which life she was in.
The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Huo Jingsha's unchanging coffin-like face. Her attack was completely subconscious, without any thought.
You see, when people are completely unprepared, they reveal their truest thoughts.
His angry glare and questioning made her shudder involuntarily, but her gradually clearing mind calmed her down. When she came to her senses, she realized that she and Huo Jingsha were sitting face to face on the bed.
He placed his large, outstretched palm on her chest, and a surge of internal energy flowed into her body through his palm, slowly warming her originally cold limbs. He didn't stop, continuously channeling his internal energy into her. Only then did she realize that he was using his internal strength to help her expel the poison.
You Shuyao remembered that she had been stung by a scorpion and the black blood she spat out must have been related to his treatment. Expelling the poison from her body increased her chances of survival.
Not daring to meet his gaze, she quickly lowered her head, a wave of fear washing over her. Fortunately, she regained her composure in time, but amidst her lingering fear, she was puzzled by his act of personally helping her circulate her internal energy to expel the poison. It was simply...unbelievable.
She originally didn't intend to save him, and even wanted to watch him die from the poison. But for some reason, at that critical moment, her mind suddenly changed. If Huo Jingsha was poisoned to death by the scorpion, she would be the first person she would suspect, because there were only the two of them in the study at the time, and with his skill, he could definitely kill her in the little time he had left before the poison took effect.
Therefore, she immediately changed her mind. In her panic, she didn't hesitate to brush away the scorpion with her hand, not to save him, but because she herself had almost died and didn't want to become a wronged ghost for someone else.
Looking back now, she must have been out of her mind to use her own flesh and blood to drive away that poisonous creature. But thankfully... it seems she made the right gamble again. If Huo Jingsha had suspected her, he wouldn't have saved her and sacrificed his own inner strength.
As for the words he blurted out without thinking, and his actions towards him, he decided to use the confusion caused by poisoning as an excuse to cover it up.
Huo Jingsha silently held her, his sharp gaze making her heart pound. His eyes slowly moved down from the layer of cold sweat on her forehead to her eyebrows and eyes, watching her long, thick eyelashes tremble gently, like the wings of a butterfly fluttering.
Her skin was bloodless and pale, yet translucent, with the blue veins beneath her skin clearly visible, making her look frail and pitiful.
To expel the poison from her, he removed her outer skirt, leaving her only in a pink bodice covering her chest, so that he could directly channel his internal energy into her heart, thus maximizing the effect of his internal energy.
He never expected that this girl, who usually looked so slender and frail, with a waist thinner than his thigh and seemingly blown away by a gust of wind, would boldly swat away a poisonous scorpion with her bare hands to save him. Keep in mind, that scorpion, when outstretched, was a full length of her forearm.
The women in the mansion all tried their best to please him, but when it came to a life-or-death situation, how many of them were willing to sacrifice themselves for him?
He rose to prominence as a martial arts champion, without a distinguished family background or extensive connections. He climbed to his current position entirely through sheer grit and determination. His unwavering loyalty to his followers stems from his generosity in rewarding them and prioritizing their interests above all else.
As for those who betray him or try to harm him with underhanded tactics, he responds with violence, showing no mercy and using cruel methods to punish them, to see who dares to act recklessly in his presence.
Shu Yao had served him for so long, yet he hadn't paid much attention to the girl. Even knowing she was beautiful, he had always been extremely self-controlled, never showing any interest in women. Beauty could be deceiving, as countless precedents had shown. Besides, he was usually busy with official duties, and much of his energy was spent on this, sometimes not even visiting his harem for months at a time. So… whether it was his subordinates or women, he only cared about whether they were 100% loyal to him, and whether they would betray him for personal reasons.
Loyalty to him—reward; betray him—kill!
This time, Shu Yao saved him, making him take her seriously for the first time.
She could have simply shouted at him. A woman with no strength to even kill a chicken would have been terrified to death if she hadn't seen such a large scorpion. But she didn't even think twice and bravely swung her hand to knock the scorpion away.
Even if he were a ruthless killer, he still had a heart. Moreover, Huo Jingsha believed that only in the most critical moments could one truly see whether a person was loyal. Just because Shu Yao had risked her life to swat the poisonous scorpion off him, he would spare no effort to save this girl as long as there was a glimmer of hope.
The guards searched each room one by one, eventually finding not only the study but also two scorpions in his bedroom. One of his men was a master of poison identification. After examining them, he learned that if he were stung by these scorpions, which were raised on Miao poison, he would have to use all his internal energy to expel the poison, otherwise he would die from a ruptured abdomen in no time.
He immediately realized that once he was poisoned, even if he used his internal energy immediately, he would be powerless to fight back if someone took the opportunity to attack. If he didn't use his internal energy to expel the poison and instead engaged in a prolonged fight, the poison would be aggravated, leading to a faster and more violent death. This was truly a perfectly executed and insidious murder plan…
Either way, it's death!
Even Huo Jingsha, who prided himself on being clever and cunning, couldn't help but give this plan a thumbs up! He was unharmed, which was a stroke of good luck. Although the other party's plan was perfect, it was ruined by this girl's unexpected move.
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