Ji Fengyao glared at Shang Xiye, her eyes burning with fierce flames: "Ninth Prince, from this moment on, you'd better have someone protect her around the clock and not let her have any contact with me. I've said it before, no matter who bullies me, I will retaliate in kind! She wants my life, and I will take hers too!"
Shang Xiye: "..."
Suddenly I feel like slapping Hei Xiao to death. Doesn't he know why he kept Qin Weiyang by his side back then?
Why are you spouting such nonsense in front of that little bandit girl!
Lin Shuang brought over the basin of water, but sensing that the atmosphere in the room was not right, and worried that Ji Fengyao would need her to serve her, she said, "Your Highness, I am in the outer room. Please call me anytime if you need anything."
Ji Fengyao nodded, and Lin Shuang then left the inner room, lowering the curtain between the inner and outer rooms.
Unfolding the animal skin needle pouch and dragging the stool holding the water basin closer to herself, Ji Fengyao revealed her left hand, which had been hidden in her sleeve. Her left hand, with needles inserted, had turned purple because the needles had sealed the Gu worms and her meridians, causing her blood and qi to stagnate.
Shang Xiye felt a pang in her heart, staggered to her feet, walked behind Ji Fengyao, and sat down next to her.
Fearing he might distract her, he dared not speak at that moment.
Ji Fengyao ignored him, took out silver needles from her needle case one after another, sealed the meridians on her wrist, then took out a silver knife, cut the tip of her index finger, and immediately a stream of black blood flowed from the tip of her finger and dripped into the basin.
A faint, fishy stench filled the air, demonstrating just how vicious Qin Weiyang's Gu poison was. In just a short time after entering the body, it had already caused all the blood around it to rot.
Shang Xiye clenched his fists tightly on his lap: Qin Weiyang's viciousness had far exceeded his expectations!
Are people who look like that all heartless?
Ji Fengyao took out the needle with the Gu worm attached. As soon as the needle was removed, the Gu worm began to thrash wildly in the flesh of her left hand. She gritted her teeth and groaned in pain. While trying her best to keep her left hand from trembling, she quickly used the silver needle to pierce the Gu worm in her left hand and drive it toward the wound on the tip of her index finger.
Seeing that the little female bandit in front of him had turned red in pain and her neck was covered in sweat, Shang Xiye felt sorry for her and put his arm around her shoulder: "If it hurts, just cry out. It's okay. I have already cleared out the idlers from the third floor."
"Hmph! I'm not that pathetic!"
Ji Fengyao gritted her teeth and forced herself to continue, inserting needles into her right hand at an increasingly rapid pace. Her perfectly healthy left hand was practically riddled with needles, and she was trembling all over from the pain. She didn't even care if he was holding her.
Finally, as a clot of congealed blood fell from the tip of her tongue, Ji Fengyao was completely exhausted.
"Quick, shatter it, don't let it escape!" Ji Fengyao leaned weakly into Shang Xiye's arms, a sly glint in her eyes, as she spoke feebly.
Without hesitation, Shang Xiye slapped his palm into the basin of water.
The basin shattered into pieces upon impact, splattering crimson blood all over the ground, and the Gu worms in the water turned to dust.
"Your Highness?" Wuying and Wuhen asked from outside the door.
Shang Xiye picked up Ji Fengyao and carried her towards the bedroom, instructing those outside, "Come in and tidy up the room, and prepare bath water for the Princess."
"Young Master, what's wrong with our Miss?" Xi Que, who was unaware of the situation, came in and saw Ji Fengyao lying pale and slumped in Shang Xiye's arms, and became even more anxious.
Ji Fengyao looked at Shang Xiye with a meaningful smile, and weakly comforted Xique, saying, "It's nothing. Your young lady just collected some interest and took a small revenge. Go and help them fetch water. You have martial arts skills and are strong, so you can carry it faster than them."
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