Сhарtеr 10 (9/19)
“You’re nоt аs bеаutiful аs Shangguan Qian, but уоu seem а bit smarter thаn hеr.” Gоng Yuаnzhi didn’t mind thаt shе had thrown аway his insects; he had simрlу thought оf this mattеr suddеnlу.
Sеeing Yun Wеishаn rеmаin silеnt, Gong Yuаnzhi’s gaze turned соld onсe more. “Вut to me, nеither beаutу nоr intеlligеnсе is of anу usе.”
Hе рiсked uр the mеdiсine bottlе аnd handеd it to Yun Weishan. “Drink hаlf.”
Yun Weishan refusеd. “Тhis is mеdicinаl soup prераred fоr thе Вlаdе Мastеr. I сannоt drink it.”
“It’s a сalming toniс. What аrе уou аfrаid оf?”
Тhe medicinе bottle was pushed dirеctly to hеr lips.
Yun Weishаn’s eхрressiоn shifted slightly. “I am not qualified to drink the Blade Master’s medicinal soup.”
Gong Yuanzhi sneered coldly. “I have plenty of medicinal ingredients here. I can brew another batch exactly the same and send it to Yu Manor. This medical hall is under the jurisdiction of my Zhi Manor. If something that leaves here were to harm Young Master Yu… it would be hard to explain…”
Hearing this, Yun Weishan had no choice but to take the medicine bottle and drink a small portion. She gently wiped the traces of medicine from the corner of her mouth. “Is this enough?”
Seeing that she showed no unusual reaction, Gong Yuanzhi silently pondered.
He no longer stopped her, remaining quiet instead. Yun Weishan then sealed the porcelain bottle, turned around, and prepared to leave.
Suddenly, Yun Weishan sensed the sound of a blade cutting through the air behind her. She immediately dodged backward, narrowly avoiding the sudden attack.
“Young Master Zhi, what are you trying to do? I am, after all, the Madam Blade Master!”
Gong Yuanzhi’s blade gleamed coldly as he laughed arrogantly. “Madam Blade Master? Hah, I don’t even acknowledge the Blade Master, let alone you, his wife. Are you even worthy!”
Once someone entered his medical hall, there was no easy way out. He had no intention of letting anyone from Yu Manor go. Without another word, Gong Yuanzhi prepared to attack.
Yun Weishan grew anxious. “No matter who I am, if something really happens to me at your hands, can you explain it?!”
“What’s there to explain? A moonless, windy night, no lights, no fire—I discovered a thief stealing poison in the medical hall and killed them. Only afterward did I realize the thief was the prospective bride from Yu Manor. What crime have I committed? If I were to find some poison on your corpse afterward, no one could blame me for acting first and reporting later. As for poison, I have plenty on me.”
Gong Yuanzhi swung his blade and charged forward. Yun Weishan was forced into a corner. Just as Gong Yuanzhi was about to deliver a fatal blow, a sharp reprimand suddenly rang out.
“How dare you!”
Blades clashed, Inner Force erupted, and two figures quickly separated.
Gong Ziyu strode over, followed closely by Jin Fan. Gong Yuanzhi had no choice but to stop. Gong Ziyu pulled the person in front of him, shielding Yun Weishan behind his back, and locked eyes with Gong Yuanzhi.
Furious, Gong Ziyu stared at Gong Yuanzhi as if his gaze were burning with fire. “Gong Yuanzhi, do you know what you’re doing?”
Gong Yuanzhi laughed instead of getting angry. “Gong Ziyu, do you know what she’s doing!”
“If I didn’t know, I wouldn’t have rushed here to protect her.”
“Good, very good. Tell me, as the esteemed Blade Master, sending your yet-to-be-married wife to sneak into the medical hall in the middle of the night to secretly concoct poison—who is it for?”---
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