Chapter 275 Domineering Female Doctor Skilled in Gu Poisoning VS Down-on-his-luck Laborer Prodigal Son 2
"You...you're lying to me, aren't you?" Xiao Che still held onto a sliver of hope.
Although he knew she was the kind of person who would do such a thing, he didn't think she was that ruthless to treat him like this over such a small matter.
Jiang Zhiyi did not answer his question directly.
She neither admitted nor denied it, but instead asked him in return, "What do you think?"
Although Xiao Che is a playful playboy, he is clearly still inexperienced in the ways of the world and has no idea how dangerous things can be. Sometimes he is quite naive, like a fool.
To put it simply, he is very easy to fool.
Jiang Zhiyi calmly took a sip of tea, not worried at all that he would see through her lie.
Xiao Che dared not think too much about her words.
Her mocking tone suggested she was watching a joke.
Human life was worthless in her eyes, let alone simply poisoning someone to the point of having no offspring...
She had a bad temper to begin with, and took advantage of her superb medical skills to bully people at will.
Xiao Che's heart sank to the bottom.
She must have been dissatisfied with him for a long time, but she just hadn't shown it yet.
Today's events completely ignited her resentment towards him, turning it into a raging fire.
To be childless and without descendants...
What's the difference between this and taking half his life?
Although he had acted rashly just now, he did not expect her to be so ruthless.
He knew his cooking was terrible, his laundry was awful, he couldn't sweep the floor, he couldn't help with alchemy, he dared not feed her the Gu worms, he found carrying water too tiring, and he always caused her trouble when he went to the mountains to gather herbs...
But he didn't do it on purpose.
Where has he ever done something like this before?
Jiang Zhi noticed that Xiao Che's face was getting paler and paler, and his eyes were starting to wander. It was clear that he was taking her casual, made-up words seriously.
Tsk, he looks so pitiful.
Her playful side emerged, and she said lightly, "This isn't my fault; you caused this mess yourself. If you hadn't touched my herbs, this... tragedy wouldn't have happened."
She emphasized the last two words, deliberately stirring up trouble.
Jiang Zhiyi slightly curved her lips, lowered her eyes to hide the playful emotion in them, and lowered her head to tease the Gu worm on the table.
A dark brown, long-tailed scorpion crawled out of the wooden box, slowly crawled onto the back of her hand, pressed tightly against her skin, and then twisted its ugly body.
Xiao Che suppressed the surge of grief in his heart.
He knew very well how important offspring were to a family.
The Xiao family already had few branches and few descendants; if he were to truly die without an heir…
Xiao Che closed his eyes slightly and said in a low voice, "I... I was wrong about what happened today. I shouldn't have deliberately teased you. I apologize to you and ask that you not be angry with me anymore. But, this poison... can this poison still be cured? If something happens to me, the Xiao family line will be completely cut off. In that case, I might as well die."
His words were broken and disjointed, sounding particularly pitiful.
Jiang Zhiyi looked up at him; he had given in very quickly today.
She used to threaten him often, and although he always had to obey her orders, he was usually very unwilling.
Xiao Che was as stubborn as an ox.
So much time has passed, and this is truly the first time I've seen him take the initiative to bow his head and admit his mistake to her.
Jiang Zhiyi frowned slightly and shook her head with some regret, saying, "There's no cure. This medicine is very potent; it's probably already damaged the body's foundation. I have no way to help."
Xiao Che stood there for a long time without saying a word.
Suddenly, he was overcome with anger and coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Xiao Che's chest heaved, his eyes reddening. He said with a heart full of despair, "Just kill me. I don't want to live anymore."
Jiang Zhiyi was startled by his commotion; she hadn't expected to anger him so much. "You..."
Although she suspected that he was putting on an act, she had lost the will to tease him.
It would be terrible if he were really angered to death.
"Alright, alright." Jiang Zhiyi casually took out her handkerchief and threw it to him. "Wipe your blood off, you've dirtied my clothes."
She stood up and went to the wooden shelf next to her to open a sandalwood medicine box.
The medicine box was filled with neatly arranged white porcelain medicine bottles, and the gaps between those bottles were densely packed with strangely shaped Gu worms.
Jiang Zhiyi picked up the small porcelain bottle on the far right. It contained ordinary sugar pills, which she used specifically to scare people.
"This is a Rejuvenation Pill, capable of curing all poisons in the world, with miraculous effects. I'll give it to you out of pity. But let me tell you, this is a one-time offer. If you dare to cause trouble again, I will absolutely not save you again."
"Really?" Xiao Che was still a little incredulous. She was willing to give him such a precious treasure?
Jiang Zhiyi: "Fine, don't believe me then, I won't give it to you."
"Hey... I believe you!" Xiao Che quickly reached out to take it, afraid that she might really change her mind.
He looked at the pill in his hand as if he had found a lifeline, and the anxiety that had been hanging over him finally subsided.
"Get out of here after you finish eating. Don't bother me. I need to refine medicine." Jiang Zhiyi opened several wooden boxes on the table, and all the Gu worms crawled out.
Xiao Che glanced at it and felt a chill run down his spine.
He was terrified of these poisons.
Soon, he pushed open the door and went out, returning to the yard to continue sweeping the fallen leaves.
...
In the evening.
Jiang Zhiyi remained inside the house and did not come out.
Xiao Che glanced at the sky, put down his work, and took the firewood to the stove to start preparing dinner.
Half an hour later.
Jiang Zhiyi looked at the four dishes and one soup on the table and was quite satisfied.
His cooking skills are getting better and better; he's improving very quickly.
"What kind of meat is this?" Jiang Zhiyi couldn't help but ask, finding the dish delicious.
“Rabbit meat,” Xiao Che replied.
He went to great lengths to go up the mountain, hoping to catch some pheasants or something to eat and nourish his body.
Actually, he didn't vomit blood at that time; he deliberately bit his lip to gain sympathy.
He needs to eat something good to help him recover as quickly as possible.
He was very lucky. As soon as he entered the mountains, he saw a rabbit that had tripped over something. The rabbit was injured and moved slowly, so he caught it easily.
"Where did this rabbit come from? From the back hill?" Jiang Zhiyi immediately put down her chopsticks. "Is the rabbit still injured on its right foot?"
“Yes, how did you know?” Xiao Che nodded.
Jiang Zhiyi forcibly suppressed the urge to curse and said through gritted teeth, "I released this rabbit. I was testing medicine on it and fed it a lot of poison."
Xiao Che paused, his hand holding the chopsticks still.
Half an hour later.
Jiang Zhiyi sat expressionlessly in the room, with Xiao Che sitting not far from her.
It was getting dark, but no lights were on in the room. The two sat there motionless, the surrounding silence eerily quiet.
The medication takes effect very quickly.
Both of them are now blind and can't see anything.
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