diskusbooks Chapter 142 The younger sister who was tricked by the female lead's older sister 4
Chapter 142 The younger sister who was tricked by the female lead's older sister 4
After saying that, Su Su disappeared like a gust of wind, leaving only a little dust on the ground.
Su Zhizhi stood there, stunned. Her face, which had been filled with panic and confusion, changed rapidly. In the blink of an eye, excitement and anxiety took over.
Completely ignoring the pursuers still surrounding her, their eyes fixed solely on the direction of Henglan Manor, she urgently shouted to the leader of the guards:
"Quick, I need to get back to the manor. How is Brother Ye? I want to see Brother Ye!"
Her voice trembled slightly with anxiety, and her body leaned forward involuntarily, as if she wanted to break through the encirclement and rush away.
The guards were taken aback at first, then looked at each other with confusion in their eyes. After exchanging glances, they didn't say anything, but silently adjusted their positions, still surrounding Su Zhizhi as she walked back.
Everyone was starting to have doubts. They had seen stupid people before, but they had never seen anyone like Su Zhizhi before.
Her own sister had poisoned the manor lord; the situation was already tense, so how could the old lady let her off easily?
The manor is now rife with undercurrents, yet she is still fixated on the manor lord; she is utterly foolish.
As they walked, the guards felt something was wrong with them. Their hands, backs, and any exposed skin felt like countless tiny insects were biting and crawling on them, and waves of itchiness washed over them.
At first they could bear it, but later they couldn't stand the torment anymore and started scratching themselves.
At first, they only scratched lightly in an attempt to relieve the itch, but the itch seemed to take root and the more they scratched, the more it itched. So everyone scratched harder and harder, and red marks appeared when their fingernails scratched the skin. In some places, blood even seeped out.
They didn't find it strange, assuming it was just that the mosquitoes in the forest were too rampant and they were preoccupied with the annoying itching.
Little did they know that the itch was just the beginning; when the itch became unbearable, they would wish to peel off their own skin to relieve the itch.
Even if they can resist scratching their skin, the toxins they inhale will gradually turn their bones black and brittle.
Gradually, he became unable to walk, unable to eat, and would break bones and die from the slightest touch.
Su Su will not let those who captured the original owner and turned her into a human pig get away with it.
Of course, as the dear older sister Su Zhizhi, Su Su should be kind.
Since Su Zhizhi loves Duan Xuanye so much, they're a perfect match—one ugly, the other useless!
As Su Zhizhi's blood flows away, the Gu worms in her body will devour the life force of the host, causing her skin to develop indelible black spots, her veins to become prominent, and her face to turn sallow and emaciated.
At this moment, Su Zhizhi's mind and eyes were only on Duan Xuanye, who was unconscious in bed, and everything outside seemed to be shut out of her consciousness.
She knelt slenderly by the bed, her eyes fixed on Duan Xuanye's bloodless face, tears silently streaming down her cheeks.
At Duan Xuanye's chest, layers of gauze were soaked with blood, leaving a glaring red stain. The specks of blood seeping out were quite frightening.
The old lady was already heartbroken from crying. Her gray hair was scattered messily over her shoulders, and her crisscrossing wrinkles were full of sorrow and despair.
Seeing his once spirited son lying there in a state of uncertainty, and then noticing Su Zhizhi staring at him with a dazed look, the anger in his heart erupted like a volcano.
She raised her hand, her thin, bony palm carrying a strong wind, and with a few crisp "slap" sounds, it landed heavily on Su Zhizhi's face and shoulder.
Su Zhizhi, however, remained motionless, like a puppet devoid of pain, staring intently at Duan Xuanye with tears streaming down her face.
Despite the old lady's slaps raining down on her, her cheeks quickly swelled and bled, and a trace of blood seeped from the corner of her mouth, but her eyes did not waver at all.
"You jinx! It's all your fault! If anything happens to Xuan Ye, I'll make you pay with your life!"
The old lady cried and cursed, her voice hoarse and shrill from excessive grief.
The old lady knew very well that with Su Zhizhi's limited intelligence, she couldn't possibly act for that long.
It was all a setup by Su Su.
But knowing this was one thing, seeing a face that bore a resemblance to Su Su made the old lady resent her.
Seeing that neither beating nor scolding could sway Su Zhizhi in the slightest, she pointed with trembling hands to the door and ordered the guards to come in and drag Su Zhizhi away.
Upon hearing that she was to be taken away from Duan Xuanye, Su Zhizhi instantly snapped back to reality. Her hands gripped the edge of the bed like vises, her fingers turning white from the excessive force, and her nails almost breaking off against the bed frame.
She cried and pleaded, "Madam, please, don't send me away. I want to stay with Brother Ye and see him wake up with my own eyes. Please..."
But the old lady was filled with grief and anger and refused to listen to her. She glared at the guards and signaled them to take action immediately.
Several guards looked troubled, but dared not disobey the old lady's orders, and stepped forward to pry Su Zhizhi's hand away.
Su Zhizhi struggled desperately, her whole body almost touching the ground. She was dragged and pulled by the guards, stumbling all the way. Her skirt was torn to shreds. In the end, she was locked in the dark and damp woodshed.
The woodshed reeked of decay and acrid smells. Su Zhizhi slumped on the dusty floor, her eyes vacant yet stubborn, murmuring Duan Xuanye's name.
Meanwhile, in the main hall, the old lady watched as one doctor after another shook their heads and sighed, the sounds of footsteps and sighs weaving a web of despair.
The old lady knelt down with a thud before the most respected senior doctor, clasped her hands together, and tears streamed down her face once more.
"Doctor, you have practiced medicine for many years and your medical skills are superb. You must still have a way, even if it's just a sliver of hope. Please save Xuan Ye! This old woman will do anything for you..."
The old doctor looked reluctant, bent down to help the old lady up, and sighed deeply.
"Madam, it's not that we didn't try our best, but Young Master Duan's injury was too dangerous, hitting vital organs."
Moreover, the poison was already in his body, and the weapon used to stab him carried a new poison. The two poisons mixed together, forming an even more vicious poison. We were truly powerless to save him.
But the old lady refused to give up. She still clung tightly to the old doctor's sleeve, pleading bitterly, tears streaming down her face.
In that somber and gloomy hall, the doctors gathered around Duan Xuanye's sickbed. After a thorough examination and quiet discussion, they were all at a loss and shook their heads in despair.
Just as the old lady's heart sank to the bottom of despair, the younger doctor's eyes flickered.
He quietly moved closer to the old doctor, raised his hand to half-cover his mouth, lowered his voice, and his words flowed into the old doctor's ears like a gentle stream.
The old doctor's tightly furrowed brows twitched slightly, and then his expression changed, as if he were surprised or suddenly realized something.
The old lady keenly noticed this subtle change. Her face, streaked with tears, looked anxiously at the doctor, hoping to hear a glimmer of hope.
One of the younger doctors leaned close to the older doctor and whispered a few words in his ear.
In her anticipation, the old lady received information about the Valley Master of the Divine Healer Valley from the doctors.
But the old lady froze. No one from the Divine Doctor Valley had appeared for decades, otherwise the old lady wouldn't have begged them.
Seeing the old lady's concerns, the young doctor said, "The Valley of Divine Physicians has been changing its leader for the past few months. People are allowed to come for medical treatment, but the patient must be someone the Valley Leader finds appealing."
The old lady's eyes instantly regained their light, as if a drowning person had suddenly grasped a lifeline. She clasped her hands together, murmured words of gratitude to the heavens, and was convinced that her son was now saved.
She disregarded all decorum, hurriedly turned around, and gathered out all the rare treasures she had accumulated in the manor over the years, which she regarded as precious gems. Thousand-year-old lingzhi mushrooms, jade ruyi scepters, and luminous pearls from the South China Sea—all sorts of precious items filled box after box, hoping that with these generous gifts she could win the mercy of the Valley Master of the Divine Healer Valley and save Duan Xuan Ye's life.
Just as they were busy making plans and full of anticipation, a servant rushed in looking flustered.
"Madam, Su Zhizhi is crying and making a scene in the woodshed, insisting on seeing Young Master Duan no matter what we do. We can't persuade her to stop, and she's even threatening to kill herself. We really don't know what to do."
The old lady already loathed Su Zhizhi, and upon hearing this, her brows furrowed instantly. She was about to reprimand her and order the guards to keep a close watch on her and prevent her from causing any more trouble.
But then Duan Xuanye's clever and beautiful personal maidservant stepped forward lightly and whispered in the old lady's ear.
"Madam, don't forget that Su Zhizhi once took Tianxuelian."