Hu Xiaotian finally realized something: Qiqi really had poisoned this cup of tea. But why was she unharmed? He had clearly consumed the Five-Colored Spider King's Inner Core and should have had immunity to a hundred poisons. Why was he still feeling this discomfort? Hu Xiaotian hurriedly circulated his qi and regulated his breathing, trying to force the cold invading his dantian out of his body. Yet the more he did so, the faster that cold spread outward from his dantian, bringing tearing pain in its wake.
Hu Xiaotian clutched his abdomen and said in a trembling voice, "You... you actually..."
Qiqi sighed softly. "I already told you there was poison in the tea, but you insisted on drinking it." A trace of pity appeared in her beautiful eyes, only to be replaced immediately by a stubborn, cold gaze. She held her back perfectly straight, clearly struggling to control herself as well, her cherry lips pressed tightly together.
A bitter smile touched Hu Xiaotian's lips. "I don't understand. Why would you do this to me?"
Qiqi said, "Since you have no place for me in your heart, why force yourself to marry me? For the Long family's realm?"
Looking at Qiqi before him, Hu Xiaotian suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity unlike anything he had ever experienced. Although he had been poisoned, subduing her at this distance should not have been difficult.
The palace doors slowly opened, and Quan Dean walked in from outside. "Your Highness!" he said respectfully.
Qiqi nodded and pointed at Hu Xiaotian. Quan Dean immediately understood. He came over and searched Hu Xiaotian thoroughly, first finding the Dark Nether Ice Toad, then a number of medicinal pills on his person. He even found the Seven-Star Chain Hu Xiaotian had hidden. Hu Xiaotian inwardly groaned. He should