A skyful of needles shot straight toward the three people in the courtyard. Noble Consort Rou, who had just been about to step out and assess the situation, stopped in her tracks and swiftly ducked back into hiding.
Countless more Poison Needles struck Chi Yimian. She had given up resisting, but the instant she noticed something amiss, she still instinctively shoved Luo Fuying hard behind her.
But-
"Aaaaaaah!!" Luo Fuying, who had not shed a single tear before, completely broke down and howled, "What are these? What are all these things?!"
Chi Yimian froze, then whipped her head around.
Luo Fuying had failed to retreat beyond the Hidden Weapon Case's range in one go. Poison Needles bristled from her legs and the tops of her feet, not quite fully embedded. She trembled even more violently than before, her eyes brimming with tears.
Now she truly knew fear.
Overwhelming terror completely eclipsed her physical pain. Luo Fuying staggered to her feet and shuffled toward Jiang Yingcheng, only to collapse again after a few steps. "What did you coat these needles with? Tell me, what did you coat them with?!"
As though frightened by Luo Fuying's expression, Jiang Yingcheng casually grabbed someone and hid behind him. Then she peeked over his shoulder with her round almond eyes, looking timidly at Luo Fuying. "Chengcheng doesn't know either~"
Jiang Yingcheng genuinely did not know, but that did not mean she could not find out!
Almost as soon as the words left her mouth, she began calling for her System Bro in her mind.
[Wow~ So poisonous!]
After reading the product description, Jiang Yingcheng let out her first exclamation of the day.
*[The instant the poison enters their body, the victim becomes weak and frail, stiff and cold all over. After half a day, their