Chapter 95 "Chen Youan, I admit defeat..."
Chen Qing collapsed to the cold ground, her head pounding and aching, but her consciousness remarkably clear. Her eyes widened, her gaze fixed on Li Daoxuan, watching him mercilessly torture Zhou Zhishan. Then, she shifted her gaze to Song Yuxi's gradually dissipating body. Her eyes were filled with a complex mix of emotions, and it was unclear what she was thinking.
She had originally thought that cold-hearted people couldn't understand love, but now seeing Zhou Zhishan driven madly for Wu Niang, she didn't think that was the case. And what about Li Daoxuan? Would he also go crazy for someone one day?
She quietly increased her breathing and couldn't help but widen her eyes. An indescribable, hidden expectation quietly took root in her heart, and even her every breath was stained with excitement.
Chen Qing glanced at Li Daoxuan's straight back. Just as he was secretly impressed by Zhou Zhishan's ability to endure the pain, he suddenly heard Zhou Zhishan's unclear words: "I can't see or hear again..."
The excitement faded completely, and her heart suddenly tightened, as if being gripped by an invisible hand. "Again," what did this "again" mean? Had Zhou Zhishan experienced this symptom before?
Once suspicion arises in a person's mind, their attention becomes highly focused. Chen Qing couldn't help but drift into memories. Li Daoxuan had used a clever technique to knock Zhou Zhishan unconscious without killing him. He was, however, unable to move for a short period of time.
But not long after, Zhou Zhishan actually climbed out of the black-sailed boat, and was able to accurately aim his short arrow at her. After his hand was cut off, he did not wail in pain, but instead had the strength to crawl a long way out.
However, when he finally crawled closer, he suddenly stopped and a look of pain instantly appeared on his face.
It’s like... I suddenly felt the pain.
The more Chen Qing thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. Could it be that Zhou Zhishan had lost his sense of pain before, and then the pain returned, but at the same time, he lost his vision and hearing?
These symptoms are exactly the same as those Shen Qing suffered in his previous life when he was poisoned by a Gu. Anyone poisoned by the Gu will die within three months.
How did Zhou Zhishan die? Did he die of excessive blood loss or an attack of the parasite?
Chen Qing intuitively felt something was wrong, she gritted her teeth to suppress the pain and climbed up. Qiu Ren quickly surrounded her, hissing non-stop. Li Daoxuan seemed to sense something and looked back at her, then frowned and strode towards her.
"Are you going to die?!"
Chen Qing felt weak on her feet and stumbled. Li Daoxuan quickly supported her and began to transmit his internal energy to her with his hand on her shoulder.
She struggled to push away the hand on her shoulder and staggered towards Zhou Zhishan's body.
It was a rare occasion for him to show mercy, but he was interrupted by her like this. Li Daoxuan's expression was a little gloomy at the moment. He said: "Chen Youan, this is not the time to make trouble."
Chen Qing turned around and sneered, saying, "Nonsense? Li Daoxuan, you've been living comfortably here for too long. Where has your vigilance gone?" She raised her hand and pointed at Zhou Zhishan's face, "Take a good look at how he died."
Zhou Zhishan's body was lying straight on the ground, his head facing right, his eyes closed, and two shocking drops of bright red tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.
"Don't tell me that he shed tears of blood because he was extremely sad." After he finished speaking, Zhou Zhishan's eyelids suddenly moved, as if his eyeballs were rolling inside.
Chen Qing held his breath. Li Daoxuan's eyes shot straight at him, and his hand had secretly clenched the hilt of the sword.
Zhou Zhishan's eyeballs twitched violently, their frequency increasing as if a powerful force surged within his eye sockets, attempting to break through the thin layer of eyelids. Finally, with a horrifying twitch, more blood gushed from his right eye.
Then, a black, fleshy worm slowly crawled out of his eye socket, with some flesh still clinging to its body. As soon as it emerged, it greedily gnawed at Zhou Zhishan's eyelids. The scene was nauseating.
Chen Qing stared intently at the unfamiliar black fleshworm, her heart suddenly twitching as an indescribable fear rose from the depths of her heart. This fear seemed to be etched into her bones, and no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't dispel it, as if she had a deep connection with this fleshworm.
However, she desperately searched her mind, but could not find the slightest memory of this fleshworm. She had clearly never seen it before, so why did she feel such intense fear?
Shen Qing subconsciously took a step back, his eyes full of confusion.
Seeing this, Li Daoxuan put his arm around her waist for support and said sarcastically, "You were fearless just a moment ago, but now you're so dumbfounded after seeing a bug."
Chen Qing said with a pale face: "This is not a bug, it's a Gu."
She had never seen this Gu before, but her intuition told her that this was the Gu that had been placed on her in her past life. Perhaps this was also the reason for her fear?
Seeing Chen Qing lose his composure like this, Li Daoxuan's expression of gloating disappeared completely. He picked up the fleshworm with a sharp sword and threw it far away.
The fleshworm fell to the ground and struggled for a moment, then turned into a puddle of water and disappeared without a trace.
The same was true of the poison found in the black cat that had harmed her before. When it died, it would turn into water.
It seems that the poisonous insects were created by the same group of people.
The person behind this not only did something bad to the Shen family, but also seemed to have some connection with Li Daoxuan.
Chen Qing gradually came up with a plan in his mind.
She simply magnified her fear, and with a pale face, she gritted her teeth and retreated, saying, "Look again, are there any more of these strange poisonous insects? I'm scared."
Li Daoxuan glanced at her indifferently, with a look of inquiry in his eyes, and then he listened to her and went to check Zhou Zhishan's body.
As she said, Zhou Zhishan did not die from blood loss, but died from a poisonous insect gnawing at his heart. After Zhou Zhishan died, the poisonous insect ate his eyes and crawled out from his empty eye sockets.
Li Daoxuan turned his body over. Zhou Zhishan was holding the broken golden osmanthus branch tightly in one hand. He was covered in blood and looked a mess. A red flash appeared in his pupils. Qiu Ren climbed out of the sword and crawled all over Zhou Zhishan's body, but touched nothing.
As if interested in the golden osmanthus branch, Qiu Ren slipped into Zhou Zhishan's hand, pried his hand open, and holding the tattered branch in his mouth, he climbed onto Li Daoxuan's body, then turned his head and nudged his palm. Li Daoxuan said with disgust, "Don't bring back any filth."
Throwing the golden osmanthus twig that was forcibly stuffed into his hand to the ground, Li Daoxuan lowered his eyes and said, "Go back."
Qiu Ren was stunned. It clearly didn't have the same expression as a human, but he could see the disappointment on its face. It climbed back onto the sword with a dejected look.
When Li Daoxuan turned around, he calmly stuffed a piece of paper into his sleeve. But when he looked up and saw the scene in front of him, he was stunned.
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Chen Qing sent Li Daoxuan away and closed her eyes to feel the pain. She had been soaking in the cold river water for a while, and then her shoulder was pierced by an arrow. It was very painful, but her consciousness was still terrifyingly clear.
not enough.
It's not enough.
A fierce force surged in Chen Qing's heart. She reached behind her back, grasped the short arrow that had pierced her shoulder, and with her teeth clenched, began to pull it out. Just as she pulled it out halfway, the silver arrowhead, along with a large piece of flesh, was torn out. Her eyes were filled with stubbornness, and she gasped for breath, letting the piercing pain wash over her like a tide.
Big beads of cold sweat rolled down her cheeks, hitting the blue-gray stone bricks and splashing small water droplets.
The scene before her gradually grew blurry, with double vision. Chen Qing suppressed the discomfort and shook her head. Then, with a gritted teeth, she swung the silver arrow violently, tearing more flesh apart. Finally, with all her might, she pulled the short arrow free, tearing a large chunk of flesh from her shoulder blade. Despite the uncontrollable tremors of pain, she remained silent.
Blood spread across her shoulder like a blooming bud, its crimson color like the finest dye. Chen Qing glanced at it, and a thought suddenly struck her: the pattern seemed quite unique. She thought she could have someone make a few skirts based on it. Even in such excruciating pain, she could still indulge in some careless thought.
When Nas finished the performance and turned around, there was undisguised shock in his eyes.
After hearing what Li Daoxuan said, Shen Qing couldn't help but burst out laughing. Li Daoxuan was furious when he saw this and cursed: "Shen Youan, are you tired of living? How can there be such a stupid person like you in this world!"
She blinked innocently and explained, "I had no choice. I was worried that the arrow might be poisoned, so I couldn't help pulling it out."
Li Daoxuan frowned and quickly approached her, holding her waist tightly with both hands, and quickly applied pressure to stop the bleeding. However, the wound was too large, and simple pressure alone was not enough to stop the blood from gushing out like a fountain.
Chen Qing's body trembled uncontrollably due to excessive blood loss, and her lips turned pale. Li Daoxuan looked at her like this, and his hands began to tremble slightly. Chen Qing forced a smile and teased, "Look at you, your hands are shaking so badly, are you feeling cold too?"
Li Daoxuan's face was terribly gloomy, and he didn't respond to her teasing. He gritted his teeth, picked up Chen Qing, tapped the ground with his toes, and used his Qinggong skills to quickly leave the pier like a black gust of wind.
Shen Qing felt increasingly cold in his embrace, her eyelids growing heavier. She leaned against Li Daoxuan's neck and sighed, "It's so comfortable. Can you hold me like this when I sleep from now on?"
"not good!"
The cool breeze rustled in my ears, and the scenery seemed to be flying backwards.
"After we get married, I want to build a swing in the yard."
"I want to spend my days at home. I don't want to stay in the cold palace." She closed her eyes sleepily and murmured unconsciously.
"not good!"
Chen Qing said dissatisfiedly: "You are not good to me at all. After we get married, I will sleep on the bed and you will sleep on the couch. When I am happy, you can sleep on the bed again."
Li Daoxuan subconsciously wanted to sneer, but when he saw the person in his arms gradually became silent, his heart was completely panicked, and his voice trembled unconsciously, "Chen Youan?"
"Youan?"
Just when I was about to be overwhelmed by panic, a groan weaker than a cat's was heard, "Hmm."
Li Daoxuan clenched his teeth, exerted force with both hands, and almost lost control, holding her tightly in his arms. His eyes were slightly red, and his eyes were full of complexity.
Although he was speaking in a harsh tone, there was a subtle hint of panic in his voice: "You are not allowed to sleep. If you dare to fall asleep, I will lock you up in the room every day and make sure you never see your parents again. Do you hear me?"
“…”
Shen Qing's lips moved slightly, but no sound came out.
"I promise you." He finally gave in.
Chen Qing heard the promise she wanted and breathed a sigh of relief. A smile still lingered on the corner of her lips, but she had completely lost consciousness. Therefore, she did not hear the young man mutter with endless dejection and resignation the moment she closed her eyes:
"Shen Youan, I admit defeat."
He is afraid that he will fall into someone's hands in this life.
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