Just as Lu Fei had expected, the woman finally made her move, and her target was still that fair-faced scholar. At first, Lu Fei had intended to do everything he could to protect him.
But he had not expected the woman to actually attack him in the end. This had been within Lu Fei's expectations, yet seeing it happen so suddenly still came as something of a shock.
Lu Fei had planned to wake the fair-faced scholar that morning and take him to breakfast, perhaps taking a look at what interesting things the forest nearby had to offer in the morning.
But the moment he entered the room, he saw the fair-faced scholar lying stiffly on the bed. He did not respond when called, nor did he react when Lu Fei shook him. Lu Fei immediately realized something was wrong.
Not even five minutes after Lu Fei entered, foam began spilling from the fair-faced scholar's mouth. It seemed the poison administered last night had taken obvious effect by morning.
Lu Fei had originally wanted to examine the foam coming from his mouth and determine what had caused his death, but the truth seemed obvious. There was no point in continuing the investigation.
Lu Fei had wanted to clear the fair-faced scholar's name, but then he felt there was no need to investigate the matter so thoroughly. Still, it was truly a pity that such an innocent person had died.
"Xiao Bai, I'm truly sorry. At first, I promised I would treat you well and protect you, but in the end, I still failed. I'm so sorry. I have too many matters of my own to attend to."
"I reminded you time and again to protect yourself, to learn some martial arts so you would have some ability to resist. Only