Gu Liyan frowned, his body stiff and unable to move, so he could only let Wang Qi touch him.
"Don't look disgusted. Look, I washed my hands!" Wang Qi said with a smile.
Gu Liyan glared at Wang Qi and turned her head slightly away.
Seeing that Gu Liyan ignored her, Wang Qi smiled and said, "You've been poisoned with a piercing poison, and you'll suffer excruciating pain every four hours. This pain should be much worse than before!"
Gu Liyan froze, staring at Wang Qi in astonishment, her eyes filled with disbelief.
Wang Qi smiled and said, "What? Don't you believe me? How about I let you experience it beforehand?"
Gu Liyan moved his lips as if he wanted to say something but couldn't speak. Seeing how weak Gu Liyan was, Wang Qi couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Come on, I'll let you experience it in advance so you won't be unprepared!"
Wang Qi squinted and took out a silver needle, inserting it into Gu Liyan's acupoints. Gu Liyan only felt the pain of the needle prick and had no other sensations, thinking that Wang Qi was deliberately deceiving him. Just as he relaxed, a piercing pain suddenly shot through his limbs and bones. Gu Liyan groaned and his face turned pale instantly.
The poison was excruciating, and the pain was truly agonizing! Gu Liyan was in so much pain that tears streamed down his face, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth as he clenched his teeth too hard…
Wang Qi laughed heartily and asked happily, "How was it? Was it even more painful than a snake bite?"
Gu Liyan trembled all over in pain, his entire body was soaked in cold sweat, and he looked as if he had been pulled out of the water!
Wang Qi popped a pill into Gu Liyan's mouth. It melted instantly, and Gu Liyan couldn't stop coughing. He subconsciously asked, "What did you feed me again?!"
“Naturally, it’s the antidote to the paralyzing poison!” Wang Qi said with a smile.
"You—" Gu Liyan pointed at Wang Qi, his fingers trembling uncontrollably. The pain all over his body made him limp and weak, and he curled up into a ball. "It hurts...it hurts so much! You, you kill me, kill me!"
“Your senior brother killed many of our snake people, and the king is very angry. Now he can’t touch your senior brother, so he can only vent his anger on you.” Wang Qi said truthfully, “But don’t worry, the poison in your body will take effect every four hours, and each time it will only last five minutes.”
After Wang Qi finished speaking, Gu Liyan relaxed completely, indicating that five minutes had passed.
Gu Liyan collapsed on the bed, covered in sweat and panting heavily, looking at Wang Qi with a resentful expression.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm just following orders. I'll let you go in a bit," Wang Qi said with a smile.
"Let me leave? You're being so kind?" Gu Liyan asked weakly.
"Of course! Don't you want the antidote?" Wang Qi said with a smile.
"What...do you want me to do?" Gu Liyan asked coldly.
"If you want the antidote, bring me your senior brother's head!"
Gu Liyan glared at her angrily and said coldly, "Impossible! Don't even think about it!"
“Your senior brother is really difficult to deal with, so the king plans to have you do it instead, after all, you two are quite close!” Wang Qi looked at Gu Liyan’s refusal and sneered, “If you don’t agree, you will have to endure this excruciating pain forever! Of course, if you dare to let your senior brother know that you are poisoned, we are prepared to let your beloved taste this poison!”
Gu Liyan's expression changed. "Xian'er? What are you going to do to Xian'er? This is none of her business!"
Seeing Gu Liyan's excited expression, Wang Qi said smugly, "That brat ruined my plans before, I've been keeping an eye on her! What do you think I should do to punish her?"
"No, please, it has nothing to do with Xian'er. I'll go back and I won't tell anyone about my poisoning. Please, don't hurt her..." Gu Liyan looked at Wang Qi with a pleading expression.
"That's good! Oh, by the way, you'd better time your illness strikes. If you can't stand it in front of them and people find out, I'll send my people to have a chat with Liu Mengxian!" Wang Qi threatened.
Gu Liyan nodded. "I understand..."
Wang Qi smiled, everything was proceeding according to plan...
Mo Han and Liu Mengxian rushed home, only to find that the once messy yard had been cleaned up spotlessly. Anyone who didn't know better would think that a thief had broken in!
Mo Han called out anxiously, "Xiao Li, is that you back?"
Mo Han rushed into the room and immediately saw Gu Liyan with his sleeves rolled up, leisurely washing the dishes in the dark.
Seeing that Gu Liyan was safe and sound, Mo Han finally felt relieved, but then became furious. She stepped forward and shouted, "Where did you go? I went to the Prince's Mansion to look for you, but Wang Qi said you hadn't been there. I went to look for that brat Liu Mengxian, but she didn't see you either."
Just then, the brat that Mo Han was talking about walked in. She glared at Mo Han with annoyance but didn't dare to say anything.
Gu Liyan, head bowed, washed the dishes, his voice hoarse and weak as he spoke, "I've thought about it, but I still haven't entered the Prince's mansion..."
Hearing Gu Liyan's hoarse voice, Mo Han frowned and asked, "Is your throat uncomfortable?"
"It's nothing, I probably caught a cold because I wasn't dressed warmly enough when I went out." Gu Liyan continued washing the dishes slowly with his head down, and then coughed lightly.
A flicker of heartache crossed Mo Han's eyes, unnoticed in the darkness. Seeing Gu Liyan still washing the dishes, she quickly reached out to help, "Let me do it. Since you're sick, you should rest early..."
The water was icy cold, and Mo Han immediately exclaimed, "You caught a cold and you're washing dishes with such cold water? Are you stupid?"
Gu Liyan trembled at Mo Han's reprimand, her voice weak and trembling as she stammered, "No... it was just... it was hot at first, but as I washed, it got cold... cough cough..."
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