"I can walk by myself." You Yuzhi said immediately.
Si Que did not put her down immediately, nor did he continue to move forward.
You Yuji couldn't help but look up at him. At first glance, she saw his terrifying blood-red mask. She quickly looked away and whispered again: "Let me go, I will walk by myself."
Si Que saw the determination in her eyes and put her down. He slowed down his pace as he continued to walk forward. You Yuji followed him at a distance of about three steps.
This plum forest seemed to have no owner, growing wildly on the mountain without reason. The two walked for a long time, one in front and one behind, before finally walking out of the plum forest and down the mountain. There was a stream at the foot of the mountain, but now the weather was cold, the stream had stopped flowing, and a thin layer of ice covered the water surface.
Seeing the owner of the Poison Tower stop and sit down on the rocks by the stream, You Yuji breathed a sigh of relief, as she really couldn't walk anymore.
She sat down on another pile of rocks by the stream, keeping some distance from the owner of the Poison Building.
Thinking about the embarrassment of the past three days, she habitually lowered her head to look at the ice surface and wanted to tidy up her hair, but when she saw the face reflected on the ice, she exclaimed in surprise.
She opened her eyes wide in disbelief, stared for a long time, touched her face lightly with her fingertips, and slowly accepted this fact.
Yes, she had those red spots on her arms and legs. She should have expected that she would have them on her face too…
You Yuji's depressed look was reflected in Si Que's eyes, and he couldn't help but say, "It will disappear."
You Yuji pulled up his hood to cover his face slightly.
Baisui turned over in her arms. You Yuji's heart sank. She suppressed her anxiety and asked politely in a gentle tone: "Owner, what kind of poison is this? Can it be transmitted to others, or even to my cat..."
"It's not contagious. You will recover soon if you take the medicine on time. It's just a minor poison." He said it in a very casual tone, and it sounded like it was really nothing serious.
You Yuji lowered her head, gently stroked the back of Baisui's neck with her fingers, and said no more.
Soon, the owner of the Poison Building stood up and said, "Wait here, I'll get a horse."
You Yuji nodded. She looked at the back of the owner of the Poison House walking away on the wooden bridge, and then looked around. Coming out of the wild plum forest on the mountain, there was this frozen stream. On the other side of the stream, some residential shadows could be seen in the distance. I guess there was a small village in the distance.
Si Que walked a long distance and turned a country road. His steps became heavy only when he was sure that You Yuji could not see him. He continued to walk forward, his steps gradually becoming unsteady until he approached a tree and raised his hand to hold the trunk. He took off the mask on his face, revealing an extremely pale face.
The blood-red mask fell to the ground.
He gasped for air to relieve the suffocation in his chest. He opened his shirt a little, then pinched two silver needles with his trembling hands and pierced them into the acupuncture points on the side of his neck.
The feeling of suffocation gradually faded, followed by a sweet and fishy taste. He pulled the silver needle off and spat out a large mouthful of black blood.
He cheated You Yuji.
He told You Yuji in a relaxed tone that the poison she was poisoned with was only a minor one. In fact, the poison was called Qiansui Powder, and the toxin spread rapidly in the body. When the toxin crawled to the internal organs, the whole body would rot like mud in an instant, and even gods would be unable to cure it.
You Yuji needed to change the medicine every hour. For three days, he stayed by her side, taking care of her carefully, and didn't sleep for a moment. He had stopped taking the medicine for too long and was already weak. This hard work made his health worse.
Si Que leaned against the tree trunk for a long time before he recovered a little.
Tingyun was walking towards them from a small village in the distance, leading his horse. Seeing Si Que's expression from afar, he quickly quickened his pace and rushed to his side.
"Your Highness..."
Si Que pressed his eyes tiredly and said hoarsely: "Who put the mess of poison in the rest room?"
"I'll check it out right away!" Tingyun paused, "After I find out..."
"Throw it into the poison pool." Si Que closed his eyes. His voice, which had been burned by fire, did not have much emotion, and it also made people feel eerie and terrifying.
"yes."
Ting Yun hesitated for a moment, then knelt down to plead guilty: "Your Highness, Zhan Xue moved the Sleeping Spider because she wanted to help me develop the Sleeping Gu. She is not good at poison techniques and caused a big mistake. Since I am her master, I am willing to take the punishment for her."
Si Que pulled the corner of his mouth, and looked down at him with a cold and indifferent look: "According to you, I should be punished for you?"
“I don’t dare!”
Si Que ignored her, put on his mask, pulled the reins of the horse and walked back to pick up You Yuzhi.
Yi Yuhuan sat in the carriage, and from time to time she leaned out of the window and looked back with an anxious look on her face, as if someone was chasing her.
"Miss, are we going to escape from the capital like this?" The maid Chuntao looked worried.
"What else?" Yi Yuhuan cursed viciously, "Meeting such cruel parents, what else can I do but run away? Am I really going to listen to their arrangements and marry such a loser and become someone's concubine? I won't do it, I absolutely won't do it! I'm going to find my grandmother right now. My grandmother loves me and will definitely help me!"
Chuntao looked at Yi Yuhuan's broken hand, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
In the past, it would have been inappropriate for Yi Yuhuan to marry a man like that as a concubine. But now that Yi Yuhuan had lost one of her hands, it would be difficult for her to find a good marriage.
Chuntao wanted to persuade him, but she knew that her master was arrogant and could not accept the fact that her hand was broken and she was forced to marry such a man, not to mention that the girl already had someone in her heart. Now that she was angry, how could she dare to persuade him
The carriage traveled at a high speed for a long distance, and the horses gradually became tired and slowed down.
"Why is it so slow?" Yi Yuhuan said impatiently.
The driver explained in front: "Girl, the horses are exhausted after running for so long. We need to stop and feed them some grass."
Yi Yuhuan knew that this was the only way, but she couldn't help but complain, "What a hassle."
The carriage stopped, and she sat in the carriage in a sullen mood. Chuntao poured a glass of water and handed it to her. Yi Yuhuan subconsciously raised her right hand, but when she saw her broken hand wrapped in a bag, her face changed drastically, and she directly brushed away the water that Chuntao handed over. The cup of water tipped over and fell all over Chuntao.
"You're deliberately pissing me off too!"
"I dare not!"
Yi Yuhuan got off the carriage angrily and walked forward with her head down, letting the cool wind blow on her body. Her eyes were red and she was getting angrier the more she thought about it.
Until a purple figure appeared in sight.
Yi Yuhuan was startled, stopped, and looked at the woman by the stream in the distance in surprise. The woman was sitting alone by the stream, and judging by the brocade on her body, she looked like a wealthy family, but how come she didn't even have a servant around her
Yi Yuhuan continued to walk forward curiously, and as she got closer, she finally recognized that the person sitting by the stream was You Yuzhi.
"You Yuji?" she asked, with a hint of doubt in her voice.
You Yuji looked over and was slightly surprised to see Yi Yuhuan in this desolate wilderness.
"I'm not seeing things, it's really you?" Yi Yuhuan was surprised.
Then, Yi Yuhuan saw the red spots on You Yuzhi's face.
"What's wrong with your face?" She continued to walk towards You Yuzhi, wanting to see it more clearly.
You Yuji frowned and pulled up her hood to slightly cover her face.
"You're disfigured? Hahahaha..."
Yi Yuhuan suddenly burst into laughter, which frightened Baisui in You Yuji's arms. He quickly turned over and stared vigilantly at the woman with her bloody mouth open and making strange noises.
You Yuji immediately noticed Baisui's abnormality and hurriedly pinched the back of its neck, smoothed its fur and comforted it.
"You Yuji, have you become mute after your disfigurement? Speak." Yi Yuhuan smiled happily, "It's good to be disfigured. Let's see how you can seduce men with your disfigured face."
You Yuji looked past Yi Yuhuan to the carriage in the distance, and vaguely guessed why Yi Yuhuan appeared in the wilderness. She stroked Baisui gently and spoke in a gentle voice, "Miss Yi, did you escape alone this time? You should be more careful."
"You!" Yi Yuhuan immediately put away the smile on her face. No matter what, it was not decent for an unmarried girl to run away with her maid. She could even imagine that after the news spread in the capital, someone would gossip that she had eloped with someone.
She actually hoped that she was eloping with her lover this time...
But the person she cares about most has never been her.
She took a deep breath, laughed, and glanced at You Yuji with a gloating look: "You have become like this, so don't worry about me. You should pay more attention to yourself. Hiss, you are not going to elope with someone, disfigure yourself on the way, and then they will abandon you? Oh my, where are you going in this wilderness? Be careful that wild beasts appear and eat you!"
Yi Yuhuan became happier and happier as she spoke, as if laughing at others could help her vent the depression she had been feeling for the past few days.
"What do you mean by Siguo Beauty? With this face, how can you still call her a beauty? From now on, you should be called an ugly girl..."
The sound of horse hooves was getting closer and closer. Yi Yuhuan thought it was her own carriage coming to pick her up, so she didn't take it seriously and was still happily mocking You Yuzhi for her disfigured face.
You Yuji raised his eyes, looking past the beaming Yi Yuhuan, and looked at the owner of the Poison Tower on horseback.
"Let me see how beautiful you are."
A shrill voice sounded behind her, sending a chill down Yi Yuhuan's spine. She turned around and was frightened by the blood-red mask. She screamed and even took a step back.
Si Que leaned over, pinched Yi Yuhuan's chin with his long fingers, and lifted her face.
"Why are you hiding? Let me admire your beautiful face." As he spoke, he gently stroked Yi Yuhuan's face with his fingertips.
"How dare you! Who are you? Let me go! Let go! Chun Xing! Someone come..." Yi Yuhuan felt as if a cold snake was crawling on her face. She screamed in fear and reached out to grab Si Que's hand, trying to push him away.
Then, she heard a sinister, low laugh coming from under the mask.
The next moment, Si Que let go.
Yi Yuhuan staggered back, staring at Si Que as if she had seen a ghost.
Si Que didn't even look at her, but stretched out his hand to You Yuji. You Yuji hesitated for a moment, then handed him his hand, and he pulled her onto the horse's back, sitting sideways in front of him.
Si Que put his arms around You Yuji's waist, grasped the reins, and turned the horse.
"My face! Ah—" Yi Yuhuan exclaimed.
You Yuji tilted her head slightly and looked back at Yi Yuhuan. She stood there blankly, stroking her face with both hands.
You Yuji was surprised to see Yi Yuhuan's face aging at a speed visible to the naked eye. You Yuji suspected that she had seen it wrong, and couldn't help but blinked, and then looked again to make sure that she was not seeing it wrong.
In a moment, wrinkles appeared on Yi Yuhuan's face. She was a girl in her twenties, but in the blink of an eye, she had the face of an octogenarian.
The horse kept moving forward, and Yi Yuhuan gradually became farther away from sight.
You Yuji was once again shocked by the master's ability to use poison. She couldn't help but secretly look at his hand. It was this hand that easily aged a woman. But she had just handed her hand to him. Probably due to psychological effects, she couldn't help but gently squeeze the hand that she had just handed to the master of the Poison Tower.
The horse jumped over a horizontal bar and suddenly shook. You Yuji's side-sitting posture was already unstable. She hugged Baisui tightly with one hand and subconsciously placed the other hand on the arm of the owner of the Poison Tower who was protecting her side.
Could there be some strange poison in his arm
You Yuji frowned and quietly withdrew her hand. She held Baisui in her arms with one hand and held the corner of the saddle with the other hand for easier control.
Si Que didn't notice her little movements. He was still thinking that it was a good thing that she was okay.
The author has something to say: Little Princess: You said my wife is ugly. I will make you an old woman, humph.