Chapter 366 Zuliya Takes Poison? Luo'er Retaliates!
Li Qingluo opened her eyes again in shock.
She trembled slightly when she met Duan Rongshi's dark and deep eyes.
Then, she turned around, and Duan Rongshi led her to a large tree at the edge of the cliff.
He pinned her against the tree trunk, holding one of her hands tightly.
With his other hand, he held her close, wishing he could meld her into his very bones.
His eyes flickered, and after he left, he whispered, "Open your mouth."
In her panic, Li Qingluo parted her lips slightly.
Duan Rongshi then pressed down on him again.
Unfortunately, neither of them had enough experience.
My dear, you stuttered.
Li Qingluo's lips quickly became sore.
The smell of blood quickly filled the air between their lips and teeth.
Duan Rongshi: ...
Li Qingluo: ……
He felt very ashamed.
She felt very shy.
There were two people, one of whom quickly looked up at the sky.
He coughed lightly and looked towards the distant mountains, layer upon layer of verdant greenery...
Suddenly, she chuckled.
Duan Rongshi glared at her, embarrassed and annoyed: "What are you laughing at? My performance... cough, it was a bit disappointing, but try laughing again?"
Li Qingluo quickly covered her mouth.
"But the one whose mouth was bitten was clearly me..."
Duan Rongshi sighed helplessly.
Reach out and lift her chin to make her let go.
"Let me see."
My lower lip is cut.
It was a bright red patch, and it did look quite pitiful.
He couldn't help but lower his head and gently peck at it again.
"Don't scare me."
Duan Rongshi stared into Li Qingluo's eyes and told her in a serious and solemn manner.
Li Qingluo nodded.
"Actually... I just came here to get some fresh air..."
"I haven't figured out my backup plan yet, how could I easily abandon this mess?"
Duan Rongshi narrowed his eyes dangerously: "Then what about your story about jumping into the river last night?"
Li Qingluo: "It's just that sinking down feels more comfortable..."
Duan Rongshi: "Are you saying that I wronged you about attempting suicide?"
"Then what are you trying to do by avoiding me and coming to this remote mountain valley?"
Did you dodge it?
Why didn't you hide further away?
Faced with the fierce-looking Duan Rong, Li Qingluo lowered her head even further, looking aggrieved: "Okay, next time I'll hide in a mountain a hundred miles away, okay..."
Duan Rongshi pinched her face angrily: "Li Qingluo, there's going to be a next time!? You think you can run away?"
"How about I tie you to my belt with a rope?"
Li Qingluo quickly waved his hand: "Your Highness, I was just joking."
Duan Rongshi: "I was just joking. I usually cut off the legs of people who run around, so they can't escape."
Li Qinglu chuckled twice.
"Your Highness... I don't think you smell fragrant anymore."
"It's true, Your Highness."
Duan Rongshi: "So you're saying that I smell bad now?"
Li Qingluo found him to be very difficult to coax at this moment.
She reached out and grabbed his arm, intending to shake it.
She only realized she must have touched his wound when she saw his brow furrow slightly.
She immediately let go and became flustered.
"I...I may have touched your wound?"
"How much of your blood did I drink last night... exactly?"
"Your Highness, you are of noble birth, yet you have harmed your body for my sake. I am truly... guilty of a terrible crime."
Li Qingluo was extremely confused, in pain, and even struggling at this moment.
Death, of course, can release you from everything.
But if he were to die like this, wouldn't that fulfill the wishes of Zulya and those behind him who also hated him to the bone?
She didn't want to do things that would cause pain to her loved ones and joy to her enemies.
Moreover, the reason she went up the mountain to hide was that she wanted to experience the first onset of the poison herself and find out whether she had hemorrhage.
Now that it's confirmed, I don't know how to tell these close friends and family.
Will she become like the Duke Pei, whom they all despised, a monster and a madman?
Would Grandmother... uphold justice and even betray her own family?
And what choice will Duan Rongshi make?
Would he also see her as a monster and find her disgusting?
She was afraid of those looks.
So she hid.
She never expected that he would find her so quickly.
They were able to find themselves in the darkness, even at such a deep depth, and pull her ashore.
What she couldn't believe was that he wasn't afraid or disgusted by her like that; he even cut off his own flesh to feed her blood... just to keep her alive.
Even plants and trees would be moved by Li Qingluo's sincerity at this moment.
Similarly, she felt guilty for drinking his blood.
Duan Rongshi understood what she was thinking at a glance.
He held her hand tightly in his own again: "It's just a few drops of my blood, nothing to worry about."
"Since you are the one I, Duan Rongshi, have chosen in this life, no matter what you become, I will not despise you in the slightest."
"Even if you were a ghost, I would still keep you. Understand?"
"Besides, it's just a minor bloodlust. I can travel across mountains and seas to cure you completely. What's there to be afraid of?"
Li Qingluo was extremely frustrated: "Your Highness, if one day I were to become a monster like my maternal great-uncle, would you personally kill me?"
Duan Rongshi: "No, that won't happen."
He told her firmly, "With me here, you won't become a monster. Besides, you're different from the old Duke; you're not under a spell, just poisoned."
"Every poison that is manufactured in the world is not without a solution, as long as there is a trace to it."
Hearing him say this, Li Qingluo felt much more at ease.
She looked up and finally smiled: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Duan Rongshi looked at the red and swollen skin between her eyebrows.
Although he had personally applied the medicine to her last night, it was still difficult to conceal the traces of self-harm she had caused while in a state of extreme dementia and pain.
He raised his hand to stroke her brow and solemnly said, "Luo'er, let's get married."
The wind was very strong at the cliff's edge.
The two embraced tightly, and at that moment all their worries seemed to vanish.
What remained was Li Qingluo's renewed conviction and perseverance.
Behind the green pines, on the rocky cliffs.
Zheng Wanxiu was imprisoned in a stone cell.
After Sha San brought her out, they jumped onto the rocky cliff and then went through a narrow path.
Following the winding and difficult stone path, we soon reached the cliff.
The cliff face is steep, and on the cliff stands a towering tree with most of its branches reaching into the air.
Zuliya was hanging in mid-air under that tree.
At this point, she had not eaten or drunk anything for a full day and two nights.
His lips were white and cracked, his face was pale, and his gaze was unfocused.
Where is even a trace of its former glory?
His body was already numb and devoid of feeling.
He was like a withered leaf, about to be blown away by the wind at any moment, so weak that he evoked pity.
Unfortunately, on this Green Pine Mountain, no one would pity this venomous snake.
Only when Li Qingluo and Duan Rongshi appeared at the same time did a sliver of light barely appear in Zuliya's unfocused eyes.
"Hahaha……"
"Li Qingluo, have you been drinking human blood?"
Li Qingluo: "What, are you disappointed that I didn't come to ask you for the antidote?"
Zuliya's eyes darkened.
She was indeed waiting for this little bitch to come and ask her for the antidote.
Only in this way can one create an opportunity to extricate oneself.
Who would have thought that she actually endured it on her own, or rather... she directly drank human blood, otherwise she wouldn't be standing so energetic in front of me now.
"Haha, hahaha..."
"You call yourselves virtuous gentlemen, so how come you've also started sucking human blood?"
"The bloodlust you all despise has finally fallen upon yourselves!"
"What, now that it's your turn, you can't bring yourself to commit suicide to prevent future troubles, so you choose to live a life of cowardice?"
"Prince Su, you pride yourself on being of noble birth and loving all the common people, how could you possibly kill someone and take their blood for the woman you love?!"
"Pah! You two hypocrites!"
Li Qinglu drew his sword and stepped forward, personally stabbing Zuliya and severing his two Achilles tendons.
Amidst her agonizing screams, blood gushed down the cliff.
Li Qingluo covered her nose and breath, and ordered Sha San and Sha Wu to bring everyone up.
The one who brought up Sha San was Zheng Wanxiu.
Li Qingluo didn't say anything to her, only letting her watch her methods from behind.
The Qin Mausoleum that Sha Wu brought up was just stolen from General Xiuli's mansion today.
Li Qingluo held out her hand: "Medicine."
Qin Ling was confused: "W-what medicine? My little ancestor, I, I really don't know..."
Li Qingluo gave him a look.
Sha Wu stepped forward and punched Qin Ling hard in the stomach.
Qin Ling was in so much pain that his facial features instantly contorted, and he even coughed up blood.
Li Qingluo stepped forward, squatted down, and threatened him: "If you don't obediently hand over the medicine, I will feed everything I find on you to Li Yunchu."
"Think about it carefully."
Qin Ling's face turned pale, and she quickly cried as she shook out all the medicine.
"Little ancestor, which one are you talking about?"
Duan Rongshi, who had been leaning against a tree with his arms crossed, seemingly just watching the show and letting Li Qinglu vent his anger, suddenly spoke up: "Take whatever medicine you gave this little tyrant."
Qin Ling's heart skipped a beat.
"This...this?"
As expected, Zuliya gave Zongzheng Wuheng more than one poison pill.
What Qin Ling obtained was actually almost half a bottle.
Li Qingluo looked at Duan Rongshi.
"Does she intend to create a bloodthirsty army?"
This was the worst possible outcome she could imagine.
Duan Rongshi gripped the medicine bottle, his eyes hardening.
"Go, feed her."
Zhuiyu took the medicine and asked, "Your Highness, how many pills should I give you?"
Duan Rongshi: "Keep three, and feed the rest to her."
Zulya's eyes finally filled with horror and fear.
"No, you're all crazy... No, this won't do... This won't do!"
"Li Qingluo, Duan Rongshi, you two are insane!"
"Let go, let go of me—"
Zulia struggled to twist her body, trying to escape her restraints, but the ropes binding her hands were no ordinary ropes; even if she had wings, she would not be able to escape this calamity today.
Zhuiyu jumped onto a tree branch, pinched Zuliya's face, and shoved all the medicine into her mouth at once.
Then he slapped her chest, forcing Zulia to swallow it all.
She cried out in terror, "No, no, people will die, people will really die!"
"I haven't developed an antidote yet, you're trying to kill me—"
"I have no more substitutes, but I can still exchange my life for one—"
"You two are crazy!"
"If you want to kill me, why not just give me a quick death?!"
"Kill me!!"
Her face contorted in a grimace, her eyes filled with despair.
Li Qingluo stepped forward with a resentful sneer: "Kill you? Killing you might make you feel better, but how would I feel better?"
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