Chapter 1617 — Treating the Snake Venom
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Seeing Wei Zhao suck the venom out for her, Chen Xi grew quite bashful, yet her heart was suffused with sweetness. All her life, Chen Xi had lived at the very bottom of society, scraping by on just enough food and warmth, with no room in her mind for thoughts of romance. At school, though Chen Xi was pretty, Ying Ziyu, the class's reigning big sister, watched over her — and no one dared entertain any improper thoughts about her. So in all those days past, Chen Xi's life had been tranquil, without so much as a ripple.
But what girl has never dreamed of love? In the quiet depths of night, Chen Xi would occasionally let herself fantasize — that someday, a prince on a white horse would appear before her... And yet, that very prince had indeed appeared in Chen Xi's life.
From the first time Wei Zhao and Feng Xiaoxiao had come to her aid, to the way Wei Zhao had continued to look after her family ever since, a quiet fondness for him had taken root deep in Chen Xi's heart. But she knew Wei Zhao had a girlfriend — and a very beautiful one at that, who had helped her besides. How could Chen Xi ever do anything to hurt Feng Xiaoxiao?
So though Ying Ziyu had punctured the secret, Chen Xi buried it all the deeper in her heart, never daring to speak of it, able only to steal an occasional thought.
"Mm..." The movement of her wound tugged at a nerve and sent a jolt of pain through her, drawing a soft moan from her lips. But the instant the moan left her, Chen Xi's face went crimson. Would that sound be misinterpreted by Wei Zhao? Would he think she was trying to seduce him?
A young girl's feelings were always so fragile. She dreaded that Wei Zhao might think less of her — but in truth, it was nothing more than a moan of pain. What was Wei Zhao going to read into it? It was Chen Xi worrying for nothing.
Wei Zhao sucked the poisoned blood from Chen Xi's wound and spat it onto the ground. He had been about to take out some wound medicine to apply to the cut, but in the next instant, his expression turned deathly pale.
Because Wei Zhao had suddenly felt the true qi inside him draining away at terrifying speed — like air leaking from a punctured balloon! In the blink of an eye, his strength had plummeted from the peak of Late Profound Rank to the peak of Profound Rank, and the depletion showed no sign of stopping. The qi continued to bleed away...
Late Profound Rank... the peak of Mid Profound Rank... Mid Profound Rank! In the space of barely a breath, Wei Zhao had been reduced to a Mid Profound Rank practitioner!
There is a problem with the venom! The thought struck Wei Zhao at once — after all, the only thing he had just come into contact with was the snake venom inside Chen Xi. So the one who had rigged it must be Foreman Zhu. Was Foreman Zhu trying to harm him?
Come to think of it, quite likely! Had he not so abruptly inserted himself into the lives of Chen Xi's family, her mother might well be dead by now. Though Wei Zhao did not know what Foreman Zhu's ultimate purpose was in doing so, he had clearly ruined the man's scheme — and it was only natural that Foreman Zhu would turn on him.
"Big Brother Wei Zhao, what's wrong?" Seeing Wei Zhao's face suddenly turn so dreadful, Chen Xi jumped in fright. Could it be that her moan just now really had convinced him she was trying to seduce him?