Volume 1: The Ghost Hand's Sharp Edge Hidden in the Shadows 030 Emerges! Water Leech Detoxifies

  He lifted his robe and knelt down on one knee, his hands grasping the wound on the inside of her thigh, bending down to suck out the poison from the wound with his mouth. He spat out the poisonous blood in his mouth, then lowered his head again to suck out more blood, repeating this several times. Although the color of the blood had lightened a bit, her face and lips were still the same.

  "Pshaw!"

  Mo Chen spat out the poisonous blood from his mouth, and with a flicker of his eyes, he hooked up the corner of his mouth with an evil arc. He glanced at her cyan dress and casually pulled it up to wipe off the bloodstains on his lips. Seeing that she was still unconscious, a hint of disgust flashed in his cold black pupils, and he cursed in a low voice: "Damn woman, every time I meet you, nothing good happens. I should have let you die here!"

  Although he said so, he knew that the snake venom in her body had not been eliminated yet. If she dragged on like this, she would definitely not survive. After thinking for a moment, he picked her up and walked down the slope.

  From that year on, although he didn't go to the Prime Minister's mansion again, he still met her a few times in the Imperial City. Because he knew she wasn't like what outsiders said - an ordinary woman who couldn't cultivate or protect herself - he secretly paid attention to her.

  Last night, a subordinate reported that something had happened at the Xiangfu and she was kidnapped. He brought several trusted men to search for her in secret. After all, even if she has some skills to defend herself, she would definitely be no match for the skilled martial artists of the Wu Zong.

  Fortunately, after leaving the city, there was only this dense forest. He searched for a night but couldn't find her, thinking that she had met with misfortune. Just as he was about to leave, he unexpectedly heard a cry of surprise coming from within the forest. Following the sound, he found her poisoned and lying on the slope below.

  "Ah...... it's so painful......"

  The originally unconscious Tang Xin suddenly grasped his own collar with both hands, screaming in pain, convulsing all over, and trembling non-stop, cold sweat seeping out of his face.

  "How are you? Hold on, I'll take you back to the city right away!" He quickened his pace, holding her in his arms, but felt that she was cold and hot all over, her lips trembling, her body shrinking into a ball in his embrace, looking as if she might stop breathing at any moment.

  "Good, good cold..."

  She kept burrowing into Mocheng Feng's arms, her face tightly pressed against his chest, and she lost all sense of self, only relying on her instincts to scream unconsciously.

  Seeing her like that, Mu Chenfeng's forehead also couldn't help but sweat, his heart slightly raised, fearing she really wouldn't be able to hold on. His deep eyes flashed, thinking deeply in his heart.

  In the Dragon Soaring Continent, antidote pellets are extremely hard to find. Even top-notch doctors can only concoct some medicinal brews to clear the poison. From here to the Imperial City, it would take at least an hour, and by the time they find a doctor to concoct an antidote, the person will probably be dead.

  As he entered the dense forest, he saw a filthy lake and knew it was nearby. He took a deep breath and flew swiftly to the lake's edge, placing her on the grassy ground. He tied his robes around his waist, tore off his long pants to just above his knees, and looked back at Tang Xin struggling painfully on the grass before reluctantly walking into the filthy lake.

  He stood still for half a moment by the lake, feeling about right, and then got up and walked to the side. Just as he was walking over, both feet were covered with greenish-black leeches!

  That's right! It's the leeches in the children's mouths, the blood-sucking worms! There were at least 40 or 50 of them stuck to his calf, tightly attached to his skin. At a glance, it was terrifying and chilling.

  His calf was sucking on forty or fifty leeches, and Mo Sheng's face also looked exceptionally ugly. To him, leeches were very dirty and disgusting blood-sucking insects. In his usual noble and pampered life, he had never thought that he would come into contact with such things. Looking at those slippery and disgusting leeches tightly stuck to his calf, he inexplicably broke out in goosebumps all over his body.

  He glared at Tang Xin, who was lying on the ground, and walked over to her side. He picked up two leeches and placed them on the two poisonous fangs between her thighs, then tore off a piece of cloth to remove the leeches from between her legs and put them inside. When the leeches between her thighs had sucked out the poison and swelled up, he removed them and replaced them with two new ones, repeating this process until all the toxins were removed from her body.

  Dozens of leeches died on the ground, and Tang Xin's face color gradually returned to normal. Although he had lost so much toxic blood from being sucked by the leeches, his face was a bit pale after recovering. His body no longer convulsed or felt cold and hot, which made him feel at ease. At least, her life was saved.

  Because of soaking in the dirty lake water, the soles of her feet to her calves were itchy where they had been soaked. After helping her bandage the wound on the inside of her thigh and still not seeing her wake up, he picked up his boots and got up to walk to the other side, planning to find some clean water to wash off before coming back.

  Just as he left, the people sent out to investigate the emperor's death also followed the clues and arrived at this dense forest. In the morning, they went to the prime minister's mansion, but it was closed for guests. After returning, they let the guards investigate and only then did they know what had happened at the prime minister's mansion. They learned that Tang Xin had been kidnapped by a man in black, and he became worried. After analysis by several of them, they felt that if the man in black who kidnapped Tang Xin went to the same place after leaving the imperial city, it should also be this dense forest outside the imperial city.

  This dense forest leads to high mountains, and the other side is a steep cliff. If someone were to be taken away without being detected, it would be best to enter this place where few people have been. He came here to look for her, but he was also just trying his luck, after all, Tang Xin had been taken away last night, and if anything really happened, it would probably be too late by now.

  Even Zhen Nan and Shao Bai said he was making a futile trip, but he wanted to stay and wait for news rather than come out and take a look. As soon as he entered the dense forest, he heard an echo of a cry of surprise, and his heart became even more convinced that Tang Xin must be here. Originally searching on the other side, he also searched in the direction of the sound, but after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find it, and his heart was inevitably somewhat uneasy.

  Has she been harmed already? Or...

  However, when his gaze swept around, he was delighted to see the cyan figure lying on the grass by the lake. He took a deep breath and flew over to her side in an instant.

  "Tang Xin! Tang Xin, how are you?"

  He helped her up, but saw that her skirt was stained with blood, and there were dozens of dead leeches around her. Worried, he lifted her skirt to take a look, and saw that her underpants were still on, only a slit had been torn open at the thigh, although it was bandaged, but the icy skin and jade-like complexion still entered his eyes, making his heart thump wildly. Realizing that his behavior was so rude, he blushed slightly and quickly put down her skirt.

  At this time, the cleaned-up Mu Xunfeng happened to walk back, catching a glimpse of the man who suddenly appeared beside Tang Xin. A faint dark light flashed in the depths of his deep black pupils as he narrowed his phoenix eyes to size up the blue-clad man. After recalling who he was, he stood silently behind a nearby tree, watching.

  Digression

  The arrangement of fate is always so mysterious...