Zhu Zhuqing Sucks Out the Poisoned Blood; Cowardly Dai Mubai—No Wonder Zhu Qing Doesn't Like You

Zhu Zhuqing stood where she was, a cold glint flashing through her light-colored eyes.

She said nothing, but her gaze had already explained everything.

Then she turned and ran toward Gu Linyuan.

On the Soul Fighting Platform.

Her jet-black hair fell to her waist, and her cool, detached face looked especially pale beneath the moonlight.

She walked straight up to Gu Linyuan and lowered her head to look at his bloodied right hand.

That silver needle was still embedded in his palm, the blue gleam at its tip exceptionally glaring beneath the lights.

Zhu Zhuqing's brows furrowed slightly, and an almost imperceptible trace of heartache flashed through her black eyes.

"Let me see."

Her voice remained cool, but it was far gentler than usual.

She reached out and gently held Gu Linyuan's right wrist, lowering her head to carefully inspect the silver needle.

The needle was thin, almost entirely buried in his palm, with only a small section of its end exposed.

The poison on its tip had already begun to spread, and the skin around the wound had turned an unnatural bluish-purple.

"It's poisoned."

Zhu Zhuqing's voice carried a trace of gravity.

"It needs to be treated immediately."

Gu Linyuan looked down at the girl who had suddenly appeared, surprise flashing in his eyes.

He had not expected Zhu Zhuqing to be the first one to come over.

This girl actually dared to get so close to him in front of Dai Mubai and the others from Shrek Academy.

"Why did you come over?"

He was somewhat surprised.

Zhu Zhuqing raised her head, her light-colored eyes fixed on him with a calm, serious gaze.

"Your hand is bleeding."

"I came to help you."

Gu Linyuan froze for a moment, then the corners of his lips curved slightly.

"Thank you."

"But it's nothing. Just a minor injury."

Gu Linyuan was dismissive.

Tang San truly had a good plan.

Any carbon-based lifeform wounded by Tang San's poisoned needles would most likely face certain death.

Tang San possessed the crystallization of the most advanced poison arts from another world. Unless one's cultivation exceeded that of a Soul Saint, surviving after coming into contact with the poison he had meticulously formulated would be difficult.

But who was Gu Linyuan?

His mother was the Goddess of Life, and his body was naturally immune to all illnesses and poisons.

Without that constitution, Gu Linyuan might truly have fallen for Tang San's scheme.

In his previous life, this man had been able to exploit human nature, scheme against the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction until they were forced to return to their origin states, then seize control of the God Realm during the transition between the God of Evil and the Goddess of Goodness. His scheming was already far beyond that of ordinary people.

"How could it be nothing? Tang San truly intended to kill you."

"Since he wanted to kill you, that means this poison must be enough to take your life."

Zhu Zhuqing watched as the bluish-purple color on Gu Linyuan's right hand continued to spread, her eyes gradually reddening.

"No? If I really died from the poison, you wouldn't have to repay the money you owe me. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Gu Linyuan teased.

Gu Linyuan looked at her serious profile. Moonlight spilled across her face, making those cool features appear especially soft.

He thought this girl...

Was rather pretty.

He had no idea what Dai Mubai was thinking. Such a good girl, yet he did not cherish her.

She had a good character, a kind heart, a hot figure, and a youthful face with an enormous chest... Every single point fit a man's tastes.

Still, Zhu Zhuqing's looks and figure had only developed in recent years. When Dai Mubai had left the Star Luo Empire, Zhu Zhuqing might still have been a little girl.

"No. I don't want to be someone who breaks her word. Don't die."

Hearing Gu Linyuan's words, Zhu Zhuqing suddenly felt panicked.

This guy had been poisoned so badly, yet he still did not take it seriously.

Not far away, Flender finally noticed the wound on Gu Linyuan's hand.

His expression became even uglier.

He recognized Tang San's hidden weapons.

As the dean of Shrek Academy, he had seen Tang San use hidden weapons and knew their power. He also knew—

The poison coating those hidden weapons killed at the sight of blood.

"Quick! Call a healing-type Soul Master! Long Yuan's hand is poisoned too!"

Flender shouted at the staff, guilt in his voice.

Gu Linyuan glanced at him but said nothing.

He lowered his head and exerted a little force with his right hand.

"Hiss—"

The silver needle was forced out of his palm and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Blood surged from the wound. Bluish-purple poisoned blood dripped from his fingertips, splattering onto the stone slabs of the Soul Fighting Platform in shocking blossoms of blood.

Gu Linyuan took a deep breath, preparing to activate the Ancient Tree of Life Martial Soul within him.

With the Goddess of Life's origin power inside him, this little poison was nothing. With a single thought, the Power of Life could thoroughly purge the toxin.

But before he could act.

A cool hand gripped his right wrist.

Gu Linyuan froze and looked down.

Zhu Zhuqing was half-kneeling before him. Her cool, stunning face was so close that he could clearly see his own reflection in her light-colored eyes.

She said nothing.

She offered no explanation.

She merely lowered her head and pressed her lips to the still-bleeding wound on his palm.

A warm sensation spread from his palm.

She was sucking out the poisoned blood.

Gu Linyuan was completely stunned.

At that moment, his mind seemed to stop functioning. All that remained was the tingling in his palm, like an electric current spreading from his hand to his arm, then from his arm throughout his entire body.

He lowered his head and looked at Zhu Zhuqing.

The girl's black hair fell down and covered half her face. He could see only her faintly trembling lashes and focused expression.

Her lips were soft against the wound on his palm. She sucked out the bluish-purple poisoned blood, spat it out, then sucked again and spat again.

Her movements were gentle and careful.

Gu Linyuan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, only to find that something seemed to be blocking his throat.

The tingling in his palm came in waves, mixed with the slight sting of the wound being sucked, creating a strange sensation.

At some point, Gu Linyuan's heartbeat began to quicken.

He had wanted to refuse, but strangely, he did not want to ruin this tender atmosphere.

"Zhu Qing! Have you lost your mind?!"

Dai Mubai's voice rang out from nearby, sharp and completely unrestrained.

"This is deadly poison! You'll be poisoned too! Stop right now!"

Dai Mubai was practically going mad.

Zhu Zhuqing, his fiancée—the Zhu Zhuqing who was icy toward him and unwilling to say more than a few words to him—was now half-kneeling before another man, using her mouth to suck the poisoned blood from his wound.

That was treatment even Dai Mubai had never received.

No, forget receiving it. He had never even dared to imagine it.

Zhu Zhuqing would not even look him in the eye, so how could she possibly do something like this for him?

"Zhu Qing! Did you hear me?! Stop!"

Dai Mubai's voice held a trace of pleading.

But Zhu Zhuqing ignored him.

She did not even raise her head, as though Dai Mubai's voice was merely a gust of wind beside her ears, gone as soon as it passed.

Dai Mubai's face alternated between green and white. His knuckles turned pale, and his nails dug into the flesh of his palms.

An emotion he had never experienced before churned within his chest.

He felt as though he could not breathe.

His fiancée was sucking poisoned blood out of a strange man's wound.

A sense of defeat rose within him, making Dai Mubai's entire body sway as though he were about to collapse.

"Mubai... don't get worked up... Zhu Qing might just be... acting on impulse..."

"Shut up!"

Dai Mubai suddenly turned his head. His sinister eyes were bloodshot, like those of a wounded beast.

Ma Hongjun and Oscar were startled and hurriedly shut their mouths, not daring to say anything else.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were also stunned.

Zhu Zhuqing?

That Zhu Zhuqing who always looked cold and distant toward everyone?

How could she...

Ning Rongrong covered her mouth, her eyes filled with shock and confusion.

She looked at Zhu Zhuqing's back as she half-knelt before Gu Linyuan, as well as the girl's focused, serious profile.

An indescribable sourness suddenly rose in her heart.

She only knew that seeing this scene made her chest feel stifled, as though something were pressing down on it.

"When did Zhu Qing get to know Long Yuan?" Xiao Wu murmured.

Ning Rongrong shook her head without saying anything.

She did not know.

She knew nothing.

On the Soul Fighting Platform.

Zhu Zhuqing finally stopped.

She straightened up, spat the last mouthful of poisoned blood onto the ground, and wiped the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand.

The bluish-purple poisoned blood stained her lips, dyeing their originally pale pink color into something startling.

"You're too foolish. This is deadly poison. Even if you spit it out, some of it will still enter your body."

"Even if it doesn't kill you, it will leave hidden dangers in your body and affect your cultivation."

Gu Linyuan looked at the beautiful girl before him, his heart trembling.

"I know. But if you died like this, I wouldn't be able to repay the money I owe you. I, Zhu Zhuqing, am not someone who breaks her word."

Zhu Zhuqing raised her eyes and looked at him with those light-colored pupils.

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhu Zhuqing's vision went dark and she fainted.

"Foolish girl. How could I die so easily? Look at what you've done to yourself instead."

Gu Linyuan picked Zhu Zhuqing up and sent Soul Power containing the Power of Life flowing into her body.

"Long Yuan. Let her go."

Dai Mubai finally could not endure it any longer. Watching Long Yuan carry his fiancée in a princess hold, he felt as though he had been humiliated beyond measure.

"Are you sure you want to block my path?"

Gu Linyuan raised his eyes, killing intent emerging in his gaze.

"You!"

Dai Mubai's face turned deathly pale. For a moment, he did not dare meet Gu Linyuan's eyes.

"Coward. No wonder Zhu Qing doesn't like you."

Gu Linyuan shook his head and walked down from the Soul Fighting Platform.

"Regarding today's matter, I hope the person in charge of your Soul Fighting Arena can give me a perfect solution." Looking at the person in charge of the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City hurrying over anxiously, Gu Linyuan spoke calmly.

"Yes, Lord Long Yuan. Those who broke the rules will certainly pay the price they deserve." A vicious glint flashed through the manager's eyes. Someone had actually dared to cause trouble at his venue. They truly deserved to die.