Chapter 78 Tears
Her voice was drawn out slowly, with deliberate pauses in between, and it was extremely cold.
"This purple marrow powder,"
She touched Xue Minglan's chest with her fingertips, her movements gentle and suggestive.
"It will follow your heartbeat and blood silently,"
"Slowly seeping in, spreading to every inch of your skin, every bone, every meridian."
Her tone was as light as a spring breeze, but it painted a series of chilling pictures, a fear deeper than the abyss, a torture more severe than the cold winter!
"What awaits you will be endless torment far exceeding the suffering you are experiencing now. It is a pain that stretches endlessly and penetrates deep into your bones, with each moment becoming more unbearable than the previous one."
Xue Minglan's breathing suddenly became heavier!
His eyes were filled with bloodshot, a flame of extreme pain and anger!
But the queen's next words were like a basin of ice water, instantly extinguishing all his flames, leaving only biting cold and boundless despair!
Of course," the queen's lips curled up into a faint smile, but that smile contained a chill more biting than winter ice. "If you can't bear this torment," her voice was low, with a hint of subtle hatred,
"He's still dead,"
At this moment, her eyes suddenly became sharp, like a cold blade, and locked tightly on Xue Minglan's pale and resolute face!
"My wife," she said slowly, word by word, "the first thing is,"
"That is Shen He,"
"Send to the underworld,"
"Buried with you!"
Every word was like a heavy hammer, striking the hearts of everyone present, making people feel suffocated and depressed.
The last two words, like the most vicious curse, hit Xue Minglan's heart heavily!
"Well……"
A groan that was suppressed to the extreme finally escaped from Xue Minglan's throat!
It wasn't because of pain, but because of despair and overwhelming hatred!
***
The teahouse's private room is quiet and silent.
There seemed to be a faint smell of medicine and a faint trace of blood in the air.
Chen He's gaze was fixed on his slightly open collar.
There, a shocking scene!
At the position of the heart, several purple-black veins were winding and entwined like ferocious poisonous snakes!
Purple marrow poison!
She recognizes this thing!!!
No!
It should be said that she had seen it in her previous life!
And, more than once!!!
She had seen with her own eyes how Xiao Jingren used this extremely vicious method to punish those who were disobedient or annoying to him!
The pain when the poison takes effect...
Like thousands of ants gnawing at your heart!
The meridians are broken!
It makes people want to die!
The hideous and distorted face, the shrill and desperate howl...
Those scenes were too tragic!
Why? !
Who did this?!
Chen He looked up in shock and looked at Xue Minglan!
Xue Minglan met her horrified gaze and showed an extremely miserable smile on his face.
He pointed at the purple poison mark on his chest, his voice low and with a heart-pounding calmness.
"Did you see that?"
"Ah He, what do you think this is?"
He paused, his eyes filled with unremovable sadness and self-mockery.
"This is the Queen's 'gift'."
"She was the one who was afraid that I would get too deeply involved, afraid that I would...disobey her for you."
His smile became more bitter, as if he was chewing coptis chinensis.
"So, a chain for me!"
"One that reminds me all the time,"
"My dog, don't forget who is your master!"
Chen He's heart was completely broken!
Right next to the purple-black poisonous vein, a faint, almost disappearing scar suddenly caught the eye.
That's an old injury.
Many years ago, he was trying to save her in the hunting grounds and was scratched in the chest by the tusks of a mad wild boar!
New poisons and old wounds were strangely side by side in his heart.
One that represents the torture and control she is currently enduring.
One that represented a selfless sacrifice for her in the distant past.
Chen He's heart felt like it was being tugged at by something, it felt sour and bitter, and the pain was so severe that she could hardly breathe.
She held out her hand, her fingertips trembling slightly.
Finally, her fingertips, still trembling, carefully and gently brushed across the old scar.
Very light, very soft, with a hint of pity that she herself was not aware of.
Perhaps she herself didn't even know whether she was touching the scar or the dusty and vague youth at this moment.
A hot tear fell without warning.
“Pah.”
The touch that fell on the back of her hand seemed to be branded on Xue Minglan's heart.
Xue Minglan suddenly opened his eyes!
Those originally dull and lifeless eyes suddenly lit up with an astonishing light because of her tears!
He suddenly grabbed her hand that was resting on the scar!
The force was quite strong, and it was accompanied by uncontrollable trembling after the injury, but strangely, it also revealed a sense of ecstasy and tenderness that had been lost and regained.
"Don't……"
His voice was very hoarse, like an old bellows.
He raised his other hand, and with his calloused fingertips, he tried to wipe away the tears from her cheeks clumsily but with great care.
“Don’t cry…”
He moved very gently, as if he was afraid of breaking some rare treasure.
Seeing her tears, he was even more panicked and helpless than when he was enduring the heart-wrenching pain.
"Ah He..."
He was breathing heavily, as if every breath was causing severe pain in his heart, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.
“Seeing you…”
"For this tear of yours..."
He paused, as if enduring some great pain, but forced a very weak yet extremely satisfied smile from the corner of his mouth.
“It’s worth it.”
He actually thought it was worth it?! To trade such heart-wrenching pain for a tear from her that might not have been entirely for him?! This lunatic! A complete lunatic!
Shen He's heart was instantly shattered by these words!
worth?
Does he know what he is talking about?
Did he know that the Queen was threatening him with her life?!
Feeling distressed?
Looking at the purple-black poisonous veins and thinking of the queen's cold and vicious face, she was really frightened and terrified.
move?
I can’t say.
The old scar reminded her that he had saved her in the past, but it also reminded her that he was not completely innocent in his past life!
He once stood beside Xiao Jingren and was one of the accomplices who watched the Shen family's downfall!
pressure?
Yes! It is a huge pressure!
He suffered so much for her. This favor weighed heavily on her! How could she repay him? Could she even afford it? Furthermore, she was treading on thin ice, unable to protect herself!
And there is hatred!
How could he not hate?! Hatred from a past life! The image of his entire family tragically murdered in a mass grave: his mother, his father, his brother... Those bloody memories, like maggots encroaching on his bones, how could they be easily erased?! Xue Minglan had been one of the driving forces behind this tragedy!
Heartache, reluctance, confusion, guilt, pressure, old hatred, new gratitude...
Countless complex emotions, like a flood bursting through a dam, like surging magma, instantly exploded in her chest and completely submerged her!
She couldn't tell the difference or make sense of it at all!
She just felt her mind was in a mess and her heart was blocked!
"Woo..."
A sob that was suppressed to the extreme finally couldn't help but burst out from the throat.
Then, tears, like beads with broken strings, fell uncontrollably.
No matter how hard you try, it's never completely wiped away.
Xue Minglan almost instinctively hugged Chen He, who was breaking down and crying, tightly in his arms.
This time, Shen He did not struggle immediately.
Perhaps she was too tired, or perhaps she was dizzy from the word "worth it", at this moment she just wanted to find a place to vent her surging emotions.
Her face was buried in Xue Minglan's clothes, which smelled of medicine and a faint scent of blood.
Warm tears rolled down his face, quickly soaking the fabric on his chest.
She even reached out and tightly grasped his collar, as if grabbing the last straw, and frantically wiped away the tears that could not be stopped.
The action was done with a kind of reckless embarrassment.
At this moment, all the hatreds from the previous life, the resentments in this life, and the threats from the queen were washed away by this sudden emotional torrent, leaving only the most primitive fragility.
Xue Minglan's body stiffened slightly.
Then, he hugged her arms tighter and harder!
He almost wanted to embed her into his own bones and blood!
He was greedy for the dependence at this moment, even if this dependence was built on her pain.
Her tears were hot, but they were like sweet spring water, watering his almost dead heart.
Just when the atmosphere in the room seemed to freeze strangely——
"Bang!"
The carved wooden door of the private room was suddenly pushed open from the outside by an external force!
The force was so violent that the door panel hit the wall heavily, making a deafening roar!
Then, a clear and pleasant yet anxious child's voice broke the silence: "Sister He!"
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