Chapter 29 [VIP] Jianghu (10)
Perhaps what she feared would come true. Su Mo, who had lost her way, kept wandering around in the woods, unable to find her way back.
As she walked forward, she suddenly heard a wolf howl nearby. When she reacted, she found that she was slowly surrounded by three vicious wolves.
These wild wolves have eaten many corpses discarded in the mountains. They are more powerful and robust than ordinary beasts, and their expressions are ferocious and cruel. They also emit a very unpleasant stench of rotting corpses. Now they are even more agitated when they see living people and want to eat raw flesh and blood.
Su Mo was a little nervous for a moment, and she clenched the sword in her hand. She looked around and found that there was no one around, and her heart suddenly became even more panicked.
Her martial arts skills were below average, and it would be quite difficult for her to fight against three hungry wolves alone. However, no one could help her at this moment.
Thinking of Xie Yu, she felt resentful in her heart again. That guy hadn't come to see her for such a long time. He really didn't care about her at all.
Just as she gritted her teeth and prepared to fight hard, Xie Yu's slightly anxious and angry voice suddenly came from behind her, "Su Mo, why are you running around alone in the middle of the night? Don't you know that everyone will be worried about you?"
"I admit that what we said before was indeed not considerate of your feelings. I apologize to you, but that was just a subconscious reaction. Normal people would think that way, but what about you? Did you ever think about us when you ran around like this?"
For the first time, he felt that Su Mo was too impulsive in her carefree behavior and did not consider at all how much trouble she would bring to others.
"The village is now plagued by bovine mites and we don't know who poisoned it yet. Do you know that it is very dangerous for you to run around alone at night?"
Su Mo actually knew she was wrong, but she heard his tone full of blame, without any anxiety or worry. She felt sad, but more angry:
"Where I go is none of your business. What are you doing here? Why are you not at home with your childhood sweetheart at night? Why are you looking for me?"
Her tone was sour and bitter. She herself didn't know why she said such a sinister thing. Didn't she always think of him as a friend? Why was she so sad?
Xie Yu was stunned. When he heard her mention Nan Yan, his heart suddenly felt blocked and he felt very depressed.
He thought again about how Yanyan didn't even look at him when she left just now, and his tone became irritable.
"Why do you keep staring at Yanyan? She didn't do anything, and I thought I had made it very clear that Yanyan would...break off the engagement with me sooner or later..."
I always treated her as my sister...
When he finished speaking, Xie Yu paused for a moment subconsciously.
It was this moment of pause that put him in trouble. A hungry wolf seized the opportunity and swooped over, blowing a strong wind in his face and a very foul smell of decay.
The two men were unable to dodge and had to raise their swords to block the attack. In such a critical situation, they had no time to get angry and had to put other things aside to focus on dealing with the wolf.
It was dark at night and the swords flashed. This place was far away from the village, so the fighting did not alarm anyone.
Although the two were skilled in martial arts, they gradually found it difficult to withstand the beast's random bites.
Seeing that Su Mo was unable to hold out, Xie Yu frowned, raised his backhand, pushed the other party away, kicked the leader of the wolves, and stabbed it fiercely with a sword.
The leader wolf was stabbed in the eye and howled, becoming even more ferocious and violent, and immediately pounced towards Xie Yu.
It was also at this time that Su Mo saw that he was in danger, and rushed forward regardless to block it for him. The wolf's sharp claws grabbed Su Mo's arm fiercely, and the skin and flesh were instantly torn and blood was dripping.
At the same time, the long sword in Xie Yu's hand also pierced into the wolf's heart.
The wild wolf struggled for a few times and completely lost its movement. The other two were afraid and dared not move forward. In the end, they could only howl a few times, turn around and jump into the depths of the jungle.
The crisis was temporarily resolved, but Su Mo was also injured.
Xie Yu was a little nervous for a moment, and he subconsciously supported the other person's shaky figure, "Su Mo, what's wrong with you?"
Su Mo was a little drowsy. When she was unconscious, she only heard Xie Yu's anxious voice calling her. She felt comforted and happy in her heart, but she still said stubbornly:
"Why do you care what I do? I just bumped into him accidentally. It wasn't because of you..."
It would have been fine if she didn't say anything. As soon as she said this, Xie Yu immediately thought of the scene where Su Mo used her body to block the attack for him in a desperate situation. He suddenly felt anxious and annoyed and didn't know what to do.
"Are you stupid? Why are you rushing over here for no reason? I can obviously dodge it by myself. Aren't you just getting yourself hurt for no reason?"
Hearing this, Su Mo felt her breathing quicken, and even her wounds were a little painful from anger. She simply wanted to pin the man to the ground and beat him up.
This ungrateful guy is still so stubborn. She saved his life out of kindness, but he didn't know what was good for him. He even dared to blame her. This man is simply heartless and ungrateful.
Su Mo's eyes instantly turned red with anger, "Xie Yu, who do you think I am? I am just stupid, and everything I do is wrong. Why do you care what I do? Why don't you go back and accompany your childhood sweetheart..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Why are you dragging Yanyan into this? I'll carry you back first."
She fell into coma before she could finish her words, probably because of anger. Xie Yu immediately picked her up. Su Mo in his arms was sweating profusely and her face turned pale in a short while.
Xie Yu was worried, so he quickly checked the wound and found that it was very dark in color. He became even more anxious when he thought that those wolves had eaten the rotten corpses on the mountain and their claws might have been contaminated with the poison of the snakes.
If the accident was really caused by him, then he would owe her a lifetime.
Thinking of this, Xie Yu didn't think any more and quickly carried the unconscious Su Mo down the mountain.
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No one had expected Su Mo to be injured. When Xiao Guanxue saw her unconscious on Xie Yu's back, he was completely worried.
But now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying more. I can only hope that after tonight, Su Mo will be safe and sound.
Xiao Guanxue treated her wounds and didn't say much after learning what happened. No one had expected this. Mo'er was indeed too impulsive, and Xie Yu couldn't be blamed.
Several people took turns keeping watch, but despite this, the worst thing happened.
Su Mo was really poisoned.
She had been in a coma since she came down the mountain. At night, she began to have fever symptoms and the wounds gradually turned from red to dark. It was obvious that she was infected with the Thousand Silkworm like the villagers.
Perhaps it was because the snake venom came from a wild wolf and was contaminated with other poisons, so the toxin became stronger.
But within one night, Su Mo began to cough and spit blood. Her condition was more serious than those villagers who had been sick for several days. Her face turned pale and she looked like she was about to die.
…
This incident happened too suddenly. The villagers were in a panic because of the poisoning incident, and they were also frightened because Su Mo was scratched by a wild wolf. They all clamored to send Su Mo to the charity cemetery on the mountain.
After all, they had seen those wild wolves from a distance. They ate carrion in the mountains and were much more ferocious than ordinary wild wolves.
The girl knew at a glance that the poison was too deep, and no one knew whether she would be the next to be infected.
"No, we can't send it to Yizhuang..."
"Village Chief, please give us a few more days... No, three days is ok? I will definitely work hard to develop an antidote for the poison. Don't send her to Yizhuang."
Yi Zhuang sounds nice, but in fact it is no different from a mass grave. Lying inside are villagers who are seriously ill and about to die.
Not to mention sending the severely poisoned Su Mo to Yi Zhuang, even a strong adult man might not be able to survive staying there for a night.
Of course Xie Yu and the others refused to agree. Xiao Guanxue even promised immediately that he would develop an antidote within three days, but no one was willing to believe it.
Especially since the village chief is responsible for the lives of so many villagers, "Doctor Xiao, it's not that I don't want to agree to your request, but we villagers all have to survive..."
"A few days ago, the five members of the Chen family in the east of the village were all infected with this strange disease in just one night. You said you would be given three days, but how could we, the whole village, have the time to take this risk?"
"Besides, all the seriously ill people were sent to the charity cemetery. Many of them went there voluntarily because they were afraid of bringing trouble to their families. I can't let you break this rule."
What the old village chief said made sense. Even someone as stubborn as Xiao Guanxue could not change his mind at this moment unless he could find the antidote immediately.
But is it so easy to cure this snake poison?
The crowd was arguing so noisily that it woke up the unconscious Su Mo.
She struggled to walk out the door, and when it opened, she saw the horrified and frightened eyes of the people, and felt chilled to the bone.
They were originally commissioned to help these villagers treat the epidemic, but they did not expect to be rejected like this after they were infected with the disease. They are truly ungrateful people who do not even remember a single favor.
For the first time, Su Mo felt that the teachings of their Demon Sect were correct. These people were people who held grudges but did not remember kindness. She immediately said angrily, "Okay, stop arguing..."
"Ahem... I'll go to the charity cemetery by myself. I won't cause any trouble for you..."
Su Mo rubbed her aching brows, feeling that the coldness in her body was not as great as the bone-chilling pain in her heart. She felt hot and cold, shaking all over, not knowing whether she was angry or in pain.
The village chief was relieved when he heard this. He also understood from the cold look in the girl's eyes that the other party might be resentful of them. "Girl, this matter really can't be blamed on us. I will let you take you there now."
After hearing this, Su Mo seemed unable to hold on any longer. She held onto the door frame and was about to fall down.
Nan Yan was the closest to her at this time. She was about to reach out to help her, but someone grabbed her wrist suddenly, "Don't touch her."
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment, but her expression remained calm. Although she had expected this, the show still had to go on.
She looked up at him and was about to ask him what was wrong?
Xie Yu suddenly let go of her hand and reached out to support Su Mo, "I'll go to Yizhuang with her."
It seems to be the same as in the original plot, the heroine was injured and poisoned, and the hero helped to take care of her, but in the end he was also infected with the snake poison. Fortunately, Xiao Guanxue developed the antidote in time to save them.
But when these words came out, even Su Mo herself was a little stunned.
She raised her head with some difficulty, staring blankly at Xie Yu beside her. Suddenly, she felt her eyes getting wet. She wanted to say something, but her lips moved and in the end she didn't have the heart to say no.
Perhaps people are easily moved when their lives are fragile, just like a drowning person desperately grabbing a life-saving straw.
But the villagers don't care about all this. If someone wants to die, can they stop him?
At this time, Su Mo was about to fall into coma again. Xiao Guanxue took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, poured out a detoxification pill from the bottle and fed it to her.
Su Mo finally came to her senses for a moment.
When a few people walked out of the door, the nearby villagers retreated away in fear and did not dare to come forward.
In the end, Nan Yan rushed forward and grabbed Xie Yu's wrist, squeezing it tightly, her eyes full of nervousness and worry, "No, you can't go."
Seeing her like this, Xie Yu suddenly felt soft-hearted, but Su Mo was hurt because of him, and he couldn't just leave her alone, "Yan Yan, don't be like this, Su Mo was hurt because of me, I can't just watch her die like this..."
But before he could finish his words, Nan Yan threw herself into his arms, hugged him tightly, and pressed her whole body against his chest, refusing to let go even a bit.
Xie Yu was a little surprised by her sudden action. He couldn't tell what he felt in his heart for a moment. It wasn't disgust at all. There was a hidden emotion rising and falling in his chest.
Xiao Qingmei has always been reserved and polite. Even though she likes him, she rarely gets close to him in such an open manner.
Xie Yu looked at her like this, rubbing his brows and saying helplessly, "Yan Yan, can you let go?"
Nan Yan hugged him tighter and tighter, as if the emotions that had been suppressed for a long time finally had the chance to be released. She hugged his waist tightly, rubbed his chin and shook her head desperately.
"No, I could always give in to you in the past, but I really can't this time. I don't care what your reasons are, you are not allowed to go this time."
Nan Yan's voice carried a hint of gentle determination. She raised her head and met Xie Yu's watery eyes. For a moment, he really wanted to nod in agreement.
But Su Mo was hurt because of him. If he abandoned her, he would probably be haunted by this incident for the rest of his life.
So he repeated it again, "Yan Yan, please don't be like this. Su Mo was hurt because of me. I can't just ignore her..."
Before she finished her words, Nan Yan burst into tears, and even her voice trembled a little, "But you will die. Didn't you hear what the village chief said? People who go to the charity house are basically hopeless. You are so careless about your own safety. Haven't you ever thought that I care about you too?"
"You keep saying that it's your Miss Su, but what about me? You promised to take care of me, but what does that mean now... Please don't go, Brother Yu, I beg you."
"Yanyan, don't force me..."
Hearing this, her emotions suddenly became intense. Nan Yan shook her head vigorously and hugged him even tighter. "I didn't force you. It was you who was forcing me!"
Her voice became sharp, "Even if you don't care about me, you should think about your uncle and aunt. You are the only heir of the Xie family. Do you really want to abandon your own safety and ignore it?"
By the end of her words, she was already crying. She was afraid that he would push her away. Her body was shaking a little. She held on to him with all her strength and said, "Please, don't go, okay?"
Looking at Nan Yan like this, Xie Yu felt as if his chest was being tightly gripped by an invisible hand. He had thought about what she said, but he would feel guilty for the rest of his life if he just watched Su Mo die like this.
Besides, that was the person he liked...
The two of them were in a stalemate, neither of them was willing to give in. Nan Yan refused to let go, and Xie Yu was helpless. He was caught in a dilemma for a while.
Su Mo, who was standing aside, saw this scene and felt as if something suddenly stabbed her chest. The pain made a layer of sweat break out on her forehead. She was about to fall down. Fortunately, Xiao Guanxue beside her supported her in time.
She raised her hand to brush away Xiao Guanxue's support, then turned her head and looked at Xie Yu deeply, "You don't need to accompany me, I'll go alone."
Xiao Guanxue glanced at the two people hugging each other, frowned slightly, and then said, "I am a doctor, let me accompany her to the charity house. As for thanking you for meeting me, I will also take care of your Miss Gu."
Hearing this, Xie Yu rejected it directly, "No, because you are a doctor, you can't risk going to Yizhuang. You still have to help us find the antidote."
The medicine boy and villagers nearby also echoed him.
After Xie Yu finished speaking, Nan Yan's tears fell again.
She seemed to know his decision but still refused to give up, so she put her hands on his chest in a final struggle.
"I won't let you go, I won't let you go..."
She kept talking, pressing her hands against his chest, pushing him back as hard as she could, and only stopped when she got inside the house. Then she slammed the door shut and stood in front of him, refusing to back down even a step.
Xie Yu had never seen Nan Yan like this before.
In his impression, she was always gentle and rarely got angry. Even when she was really angry, she was easy to appease. Every time he bought her a candied haws, she would be extremely happy and eat it with her mouth full of sugar residue, like a little girl who had not grown up...
He had never seen her so angry and sad before. Her eyes were red from crying, and he even ignored for a moment the words she said about liking Xiao Guanxue.
Seeing her expression, Xie Yu suddenly felt uncomfortable and reluctant, but he still hardened his heart and said, "Don't be like this, Yanyan, you know, the person I like is Su Mo, I won't abandon her."
Tears rolled down her cheeks like beads from a broken string. Nan Yan suddenly raised her head and looked at Xie Yu in front of her unwillingly, choking with sobs:
"What about me? You said you would take care of me for the rest of my life."
It was this question again. Every time he mentioned it, Xie Yu would feel an inexplicable irritation in his heart, an uncontrollable impulse, "I treat you as my younger sister, always have. How many times do you want me to say it?"
As soon as he said this, he realized that his tone was too excited. He wanted to say something to ease the mood, but when he raised his eyes, he saw her tears falling.
Xie Yu suddenly felt as if his heart was pierced by a needle. It was fleeting, and a dull pain spread across his chest.
He opened his mouth, but felt that the rest of the words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter a single word.
"Sister, sister, what sister? Who wants to be your sister..."
Nan Yan suddenly lost control and shouted at him.
The suppressed emotions in my heart seemed to be out of control no longer. "I am not your sister, and I have never considered you my brother."
After she finished speaking, she rushed forward. Xie Yu felt a sudden pain in the back of his foot, and then he widened his eyes in surprise, and his pupils contracted for a moment.
Nan Yan put her arms around his neck and kissed him, her eyes closed, her eyelashes trembling nervously, with a kind of reckless stubbornness in her eyes.
At that moment, even the air seemed to stand still.
Xie Yu himself was stunned.
He could feel the body pressing against him trembling slightly, as if something suddenly exploded in his heart, making him dizzy and unable to care about anything.
And his subconscious reaction was not to push her away. He didn't even have the slightest thought of resisting and let her invade him little by little.
The soft touch on her lips made him feel like he was suffocating. His mind went blank and all the sensations in his body seemed to be concentrated on his lips that were being gently kissed by her.
Suddenly, all sounds disappeared, leaving only the violently beating heart in my chest.
It was like a drowning person's chest feeling like it was about to explode.
It was beating fast and loud... suppressed but clear. Xie Yu clenched his fingers tightly. The rapid beating made it almost impossible for him to breathe.
What exactly was this feeling? He couldn't say it, or even describe it, but why was he so nervous, so nervous that he almost stopped breathing.
It was not until that drop of warm tear fell heavily on the back of his hand that Xie Yu finally reacted.
He used all his strength to push the person away, took a long breath, and suddenly came to his senses.
"Yan Yan, no, don't do this."
There was a hint of severity in his tone, but his eyes were filled with lust, his Adam's apple was moving, and his voice was hoarse and low, making him look even more timid.
These words didn't sound like a reprimand, but rather like some kind of fun between lovers.
Nan Yan's eyes were red as she stared at him. "Why not? I'm just doing what you did to me before. Why can't I do this?"
Xie Yu retorted, "I've already said it before, I like Su Mo..."
But after saying this, he didn't even notice how flustered he felt at that moment, and he was not sure anymore, did he really like Su Mo?
But if he doesn't like it, what's the point of his persistence for so long?
He broke off the engagement for Su Mo and Yan Yan, was blamed by his parents, hated by his fellow apprentices, and earned a bad reputation as a traitor. He even went so far as to ignore his friends' feelings and act on his own. If this wasn't love, then what exactly was this?
Xie Yu felt as if he was caught in a dilemma. What was wrong with him? What did he want?
Looking at Nan Yan's crying eyes, he felt his chest getting tighter and tighter. He wanted to escape, to leave here, to stay far away. Otherwise, he would not be able to suppress it. It was as if some emotions were about to burst out from his chest, and those emotions would put him in an irretrievable situation.
"I just went to take care of her."
After he hurriedly said this, he turned around and was about to leave.
Nan Yan behind him became even more excited. She shouted at him without any image, "Su Mo, Su Mo, is there only Su Mo in your eyes? Can't you tolerate anyone else besides her?"
She raised her eyes, but found that everything in front of her was blurry, and she could only see the back of the person who was about to leave. "Xie Yu, do you like her so much? Do you like her so much that you would rather accompany her to death than be with me?"
When Xie Yu heard this, his heart suddenly tightened.
He just felt his throat tighten and dry, and there was an indescribable feeling of heartache twisting and pulling inside, sour and astringent, making him unable to utter a word because of the pain.
It's not like that, it's not like that...
He forced himself to suppress the discomfort, and it took him a long time to recover his voice, "Yanyan, Su Mo was injured because of me, I just can't abandon her..."
After saying that, he walked out in a hurry.
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