Chapter 209 I Don't Want to Die
Not long after, the stone door was pushed open again, and the woman indeed brought Shen Qingci some food.
It wasn't anything fancy, just a bowl of warm white porridge and two still-warm vegetarian buns, casually placed on a rough tray.
Shen Qingci raised her eyes and quietly watched as the woman placed the tray heavily on the stone bed, making a jarring thud.
She touched the bowl of porridge; the bowl was still warm, and the steamed buns still emitted a faint aroma of wheat, indicating they hadn't completely cooled down.
She lowered her eyes and silently began to eat in small bites, while her mind raced with calculations.
In such a short time, it's clear that the porridge and steamed buns couldn't have been made fresh by their people.
It wasn't made fresh by their people, but it was still warm when it was delivered to her, which meant that the breakfast shop was nearby, not far from where they were hiding.
Therefore, they are most likely still in the capital.
This discovery, like a pebble thrown into stagnant water, created ripples in her heart.
She had to find a way to get the news that she was here.
Her mind raced. Although the woman found her troublesome, she still granted her request for food.
This shows that they only wanted to trap her, not kill her.
Even... it's not advisable to take her life.
As long as the other party is wary of her, things will be much easier...
After finishing her meal, Shen Qingci lay back down on the cold stone bed and closed her eyes, pretending to sleep.
She secretly touched her sleeve pocket, which was already empty; everything had been taken away.
She touched her hair bun again without making a sound, and found that all the hairpins and ornaments on it had been removed.
Only... a silver bracelet on her wrist remained quietly worn there.
It was probably because the bracelet was a bit small; her mother had specially commissioned a skilled craftsman to make it for her when she came of age, and it was difficult to remove, so... she managed to escape unscathed.
Shen Qingci's lips slowly curled up in the shadows where no one could see.
Fortunately, this bracelet is small, but it has a hidden secret.
Those who kidnapped her were probably very wary of her.
When the woman spoke to her earlier and brought her things, she never got any closer to her.
They were probably also afraid that she might be hiding other weapons or poison on her, and that she might... harm them.
Shen Qingci's eyelashes trembled slightly. Silently, under the cover of her wide sleeves, she gently pressed her fingertips on an inconspicuous protrusion on the inner wall of the silver bracelet.
With a barely perceptible "thud," a tiny pinch of dark red powder, as fine as dust, fell into her palm.
Then, she changed her posture and, by turning over, subtly poured all the powder into her mouth.
The powder exploded on the tip of the tongue with a spicy and bitter taste as soon as it entered the mouth.
Before long, Shen Qingci began to cough violently, each cough more urgent and heart-wrenching than the last!
She sat up abruptly, her face instantly turning bright red. Then, with a "whoosh," a mouthful of blood gushed uncontrollably from her mouth, leaving a striking and bewitching red stain on the gray stone bed!
Seemingly startled by the blood she vomited, Shen Qingci stared wide-eyed in shock. Then, in a voice filled with endless fear and panic, she hurriedly called for help!
Soon, the stone door was pushed open from the outside with a "bang"!
The woman walked in again, her face filled with undisguised impatience, and demanded sharply, "What are you trying to do now?!"
Shen Qingci raised her blood-stained hand in a look of horror and pointed to the pool of blood on the ground.
Immediately, a strong, metallic taste rose in her mouth, and with a "pfft," she spat out another mouthful of blood!
The woman quickly dodged backward, a look of shock on her face!
"What...what happened?"
Shen Qingci's voice was weak and filled with innocence and fear: "I...I don't know either..."
"After I finished eating, I was still feeling a bit sleepy and wanted to lie down and take a nap. But... but suddenly I started coughing. I coughed so hard that I felt tightness in my chest, so I sat up. Who knew... who knew that suddenly... I vomited blood!"
She looked at the woman with suspicion, her voice full of accusation: "You...did you poison my food?"
The woman immediately denied it.
Shen Qingci panicked: "I was perfectly fine before! Since arriving here, I've only eaten those things! After eating them, I turned into this state! It must be... it must be that there was poison in those things!"
The woman frowned deeply, still harboring some doubts about Shen Qingci, but Shen Qingci's reaction at this moment was so natural that she... couldn't judge at all.
Just then, Shen Qingci suddenly vomited a large pool of black blood!
Then she began to mutter to herself, her voice filled with endless fear: "Help...help me...I don't want to die..."
The woman panicked when she saw this!
Shen Qingci... can't die!
Without hesitation, she turned sharply to the guards outside the door and ordered sternly, "Quickly! Go and fetch a doctor!"
The doctor was brought over quickly. He was a thin old man over fifty years old, carrying a worn-out medicine box on his back. His expression showed a mixture of reluctance and fear, as if he had been forced into the situation.
Shen Qingci raised her eyes and glanced at the doctor, her heart skipped a beat.
I feel like...that doctor looks familiar.
Before she could think it through, she had already stretched out her pale, powerless hand.
The doctor stepped forward, placed three fingers on her wrist, and closed his eyes to concentrate. After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes, and his already cloudy old eyes were instantly filled with solemnity and horror!
His brows furrowed, his voice filled with disbelief: "Miss...Miss has indeed been poisoned! And this poison is extremely potent! It's spreading rapidly through your body, and if you don't receive immediate treatment, it will likely reach your heart soon!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingci's eyes widened in astonishment, her voice filled with just the right amount of fear and helplessness: "Poison...poison into the heart meridian? Then...what will happen?"
The doctor frowned, looked at her, and slowly uttered a single word.
"die."
Shen Qingci then asked, "Is there any medicine that can cure this poison?"
The doctor slowly shook his head, a troubled look on his face: "Forgive my poor medical skills, but I cannot even determine what kind of strange poison this is, let alone how to detoxify it."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qingci became even more flustered!
She turned her head and stared intently at the woman beside her, whose face was equally pale, her voice filled with deep-seated hatred and despair: "I don't want to die! What...what kind of poison did you give me?"
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