Chapter 49 Spell-Making Prodigy Girl VS. The Demon Lord Who Shares Her Bed 22
When Qi Suihuan returned, the bedchamber was dark; there was no light left on for him as usual.
It is indeed quite late now, and she must have been too tired to stay up any longer, so she went to sleep first.
Qi Suihuan walked to the bedside and saw that Jiang Zhiyi was fast asleep. She was covered with a thin quilt, and her slender white legs were still exposed.
He straightened the blankets, covering her up completely, and then held her tightly in his arms.
In her sleep, Jiang Zhiyi felt as if she were next to a furnace, constantly emitting heat.
She suddenly came to her senses and pushed Qi Suihuan's chest with her hand.
"Let go, it's so hot!"
Hearing her sweet, coquettish voice, Qi Suihuan felt a tickle in her throat, and her Adam's apple bobbed up and down.
"Zhizhi, have you missed me these past few days?"
"Don't touch me." Jiang Zhiyi pushed him away impatiently.
"Hmm, why is Zhizhi so well-behaved?"
"I told you not to touch me."
This time, she pushed away the person who was touching her even more forcefully, and turned her back to him.
Qi Suihuan was stunned, not expecting her to react so strongly today.
Thinking about it, it was indeed his fault. She missed him so much; he should have come back as soon as possible.
"Zhizhi, don't be upset. I'll come back earlier next time. I was worried about safety over there this time. I'll take you with me next time. I also brought back a lot of new and interesting things from the border town. I'm sure you'll like them."
She always had a lot of clever ideas and loved to study strange and unusual things all day long.
Although he found it boring, he also found it quite enjoyable to watch her tinkering with those things with great enthusiasm every day.
Jiang Zhiyi ignored his attempts to be friendly.
Qi Sui imagined that she was probably really tired, so he stopped bothering her.
He hugged her from behind and gently kissed her hair: "Okay, I won't move anymore, you can continue sleeping."
...
Council Hall.
"Your Excellency, this is what we found in the Jingge Pavilion."
The demon general hesitated for a moment, but still continued, "It should be... made by Miss Jiang."
The formation created by the Jiang family was naturally infallible. There could be no one else in this demon palace but her.
The hall suddenly fell silent, something Qi Suihuan clearly hadn't expected.
“Your Majesty, Jiang Zhiyi first cast a curse on you, and now she has harmed Miss Ruan. I’m afraid we cannot let her live.”
The deputy general who spoke was a former employee of the general's mansion.
Now that this has happened, he is determined to get justice for Ruan Lingyue. Only by ousting that woman can Ruan Lingyue have a chance to rise in rank, which would also benefit the General's Mansion.
"It would be better to imprison her first to prevent her from causing any more trouble. Once we find a way to break the curse, Your Majesty can then deal with her however you wish."
"I have my own plans. No one should speak of what happened today. Let's leave it at that."
"Your Excellency!"
Deputy General Ruan was very dissatisfied; how could this matter be left like this?
Qi Suihuan ignored him and simply dismissed everyone.
...
A few days later.
As usual, Jiang Zhiyi was watering her beloved big-faced flower in her bedroom when she suddenly noticed something was wrong.
She touched a few tender petals, and soon they all withered, clearly a sign of poison.
Someone poisoned her!
Could it be Qi Suihuan's hand?
It seems unlikely, because because of what happened that night, he has been very accommodating and indulgent towards her these past few days, granting her every request.
However, we cannot completely rule out his suspicion; it's hard to guarantee that he won't say one thing to your face and another behind your back.
It's obvious that he's that kind of person; he's got a bad heart.
"What's wrong?" Qi Suihuan asked when she saw her standing there motionless.
At this moment, she might as well be more straightforward.
"I've been poisoned."
Qi Suihuan's expression changed, and she went over to grab her hand, "Where do you feel unwell?"
"These potted plants are supposed to absorb toxic gases, but look how withered they are now."
She broke off the stems and leaves of the big-faced flower and put them directly into her mouth.
"What are you doing?" Qi Suihuan grabbed her hand.
"Its stems and leaves have a detoxifying effect, but I don't know if it will work. I might die soon."
Jiang Zhiyi blinked, her eyes reddening.
She said this on purpose, and then kept observing Qi Suihuan's reaction.
This giant face flower can cure hundreds of poisons in the world. If even it is ineffective, then there is basically no way to survive.
Qi Suihuan checked her pulse; it was relatively stable, so she shouldn't have been poisoned yet.
To be on the safe side, he directly used demonic energy to connect her heart meridian to his own. If she suddenly experienced a health problem, he could temporarily save her life.
"Summon all the physicians," he immediately ordered the demon general.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here, everything will be alright."
Qi Suihuan coaxed her, enduring his own discomfort, not wanting her to notice anything unusual.
This method is extremely energy-consuming and painful, causing great harm to the practitioner's body.
If it's truly a matter of life and death, this is a way to exchange one life for another.
The doctors rushed over.
"Your Excellency need not worry. Miss Jiang's poison has been cured."
"Could there be any long-term effects?"
"Your Majesty, rest assured, we have thoroughly examined her. Miss Jiang is perfectly fine and there will be no further problems."
"Demon Lord, you must do me justice! Who exactly is trying to harm me?"
Jiang Zhiyi nestled in his arms and cried, looking utterly pitiful.
"Good girl." Qi Suihuan coaxed her again, but then a hint of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes as she thought of something.
...
Dark prison.
Deputy General Ruan was bound to a torture device, his body covered in wounds.
Everything has been investigated and found out that he harbored resentment and therefore secretly poisoned Jiang Zhiyi.
Qi Suihuan coldly stared at the horrific scene before her, her face revealing undisguised ferocity.
"Who gave you the audacity to poison her?"
"Your Majesty, she was the one who harmed us first!"
Qi Suihuan lashed out again, whipping him until his flesh was mangled and bloody, causing him to faint from the pain.
"Kill him and throw him into a mass grave."
Qi Suihuan threw the blood-stained whip on the ground.
"Demon Lord!"
Ruan Lingyue learned of this news in the Quiet Pavilion and rushed to the Dark Prison to rescue the people. As soon as she entered, she heard Qi Suihuan ordering the demon generals to take action.
"Demon Lord, please release Uncle Ruan. He did such a foolish thing because he was defending me."
Ruan Lingyue immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.
Qi Suihuan: "He deserves to die."
"Please, Your Majesty, spare his life! He is indeed guilty; he shouldn't have poisoned her. But thankfully... thankfully, Miss Jiang is unharmed. Please, spare him."
Qi Suihuan scoffed: "What do you mean 'nothing happened'?"
"You should be glad she's safe and sound. If anything had happened to her, you and everyone in your general's mansion would have been executed along with her."
"Drag him away."
The demon generals immediately stepped forward and carried Vice General Ruan away.
A long trail of blood was left on the ground, a horrifying sight.
Ruan Lingyue knelt there, feeling icy cold all over.
She hadn't expected Qi Suihuan to be so ruthless, actually dealing with Uncle Ruan in this way.
Only then did she realize that the person in front of her was ultimately the ruler of the Demon Realm. Even though she had some entanglements with him, their relationship was merely that of ruler and subject.
Once the boundary is crossed, there will be no turning back.
Qi Suihuan coldly stared at Ruan Lingyue.
"Your father died to save me back then, so I must repay this debt of gratitude, but that's all. You people are really delusional."
"What happened today will not involve anyone else. Go back and explain to the people in your general's mansion that your injury was only due to improper cultivation, resulting in a qi deviation, and has nothing to do with anyone else."
"Not a single word about Vice General Ruan's death shall be revealed. If any other rumors circulate outside, don't blame me for turning ruthless."
Ruan Lingyue remained silent for a moment, knowing full well that if there were a next time, Qi Suihuan would kill them without hesitation.
She said, "Don't worry, Demon Lord, the people in the General's Mansion and I will keep everything a secret."
Seeing Qi Suihuan's reaction, Ruan Lingyue realized something: "It seems the Demon Lord cares about her a lot."
Qi Suihuan: "She is the one who belongs to the original owner."
Ruan Lingyue said, "I want to remind the Demon Lord that Jiang Zhiyi... she may not be in love with you."
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