40: Suck out the poison

Cold! It was truly cold, the kind of bone-chilling cold!

At this moment, Li Qiuyue lay on the cold ground, the snake venom raging through her body, a chill that seemed to come from the Nine Nether Purgatory, seeping into her bones.

Her body trembled uncontrollably, and her brows were tightly furrowed.

“The toxins have already invaded her internal organs!”

Su Xuan observed Li Qiuyue’s current condition.

Li Qiuyue’s situation was somewhat critical; if the snake venom wasn't extracted soon, her life would likely be in danger.

“There’s no other way! It seems this is the only option!”

…

A moment later, Li Qiuyue gradually regained consciousness and saw Su Xuan lying on her.

Li Qiuyue’s cheeks instantly flushed crimson, like ripe, luscious cherries.

Her eyes involuntarily widened slightly, filled with an expression of shyness.

But her rapid breathing could not be hidden, and her chest rose and fell slightly with it.

She was like a fawn caught by a hunter, struggling between shyness and unease.

“Su Xuan… don’t… please don’t… you can’t do this…”

Amidst Li Qiuyue’s struggles and shyness, Su Xuan successfully extracted all the venom.

“Ptooey!”

Su Xuan spat out the extracted venom.

The venom fell to the ground, corroding it directly, and Li Qiuyue was now fully awake.

“It’s alright! Qiuyue!”

Su Xuan’s expression was somewhat weak, and his body swayed precariously.

“Su Xuan! Are you alright?!”

Li Qiuyue looked at the swaying Su Xuan and quickly helped him up, but despite this, Su Xuan couldn't support himself and collapsed.

“Hehehehe, face wash…”

Even though he had collapsed, Su Xuan still had a smile on his face.

“Su Xuan!”

Li Qiuyue quickly hugged the collapsed Su Xuan into her arms.

At this moment, Su Xuan’s lips were purple; he was clearly poisoned!

“Wuwuwuwu! Su Xuan! How could you be so foolish! You helped me suck out the poison, but what about yourself?!”

Seeing Su Xuan poisoned, Li Qiuyue was burning with anxiety; Su Xuan’s cultivation was not as high as hers, and if the poison wasn't neutralized in time, he would likely die soon!

“Su Xuan! You absolutely must not have anything happen to you!”

Li Qiuyue was burning with anxiety.

Fortunately, heaven helps those who help themselves; at this moment, she found the Storage Ring that Lin Fan had just taken.

“Thank goodness! I finally found it!”

Li Qiuyue quickly took out an antidote elixir from the Storage Ring.

However, at this moment, Su Xuan had “lost” consciousness due to the poisoning; no matter how Li Qiuyue tried to feed him, Su Xuan couldn't swallow the antidote elixir.

“There’s no other way! I can only do that!”

Li Qiuyue seemed to have made a great decision.

She put the antidote elixir into her mouth, chewed it thoroughly, and then administered it to Su Xuan mouth-to-mouth.

“Su Xuan! You must wake up! Once you wake up, you can make me do anything!”

Li Qiuyue prayed in her heart.

After taking the antidote elixir, Su Xuan’s consciousness gradually returned; of course, it was mainly because he heard Li Qiuyue’s words that he woke up so quickly.

“W-what happened to me?”

Su Xuan asked, somewhat bewildered.

“Wuwuwuwu! This is great! You’re finally awake! Su Xuan!”

Seeing Su Xuan wake up, Li Qiuyue didn't doubt him and immediately hugged Su Xuan.

“Ah… Is this heaven?”

Su Xuan exclaimed.

“What nonsense are you saying! You didn't get poisoned and turn silly, did you! Wuwuwu, don’t worry, Su Xuan, even if you turn silly, I will take care of you for the rest of my life!”

“I, Li Qiuyue, am never one to be heartless and ungrateful; you are like this because of me! I will definitely repay your kindness!”

Li Qiuyue thought Su Xuan had been poisoned into idiocy and was starting to babble nonsense, so she hugged Su Xuan even tighter, almost choking him to death.

“Alright, alright, Qiuyue, I’m fine, but you, like this, might choke me to death!”

Although Su Xuan felt like he had arrived in heaven for a moment, the next second he was in Hell, and for a while, he couldn't adapt.

“Ah! I’m sorry! Su Xuan!”

Realizing her actions, Li Qiuyue quickly released Su Xuan.

“Are you alright now, Qiuyue?!”

After Su Xuan woke up, the first thing he did was to show concern for Li Qiuyue, which touched her somewhat.

“Ding! Li Qiuyue’s favorability has increased by 20!”

“Ding! The Heavenly Destined Female Lead Li Qiuyue’s favorability towards the Host has reached 60, rewarding 40,000 Villain Points! fifth-order top-grade healing elixir x10!”

After Su Xuan’s actions, Li Qiuyue’s favorability towards Su Xuan also reached 60, which brought Su Xuan a considerable harvest.

“I’m fine! But you, how could you be so foolish! My Storage Ring clearly had antidote elixirs, yet you still risked getting poisoned to help me!”

“I’m sorry, Qiuyue, for making you worry, but your Storage Ring had a restriction, and I couldn't open it. In my urgency, I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure!”

“If I had waited any longer, your life would have been in danger, so I had no other option but to do this!”

Su Xuan said with some self-reproach.

Seeing Su Xuan’s self-reproaching look, Li Qiuyue felt a pang of heartache; if it weren't for her momentary carelessness, how would Su Xuan have been put in danger?

“No matter what, thank you, Su Xuan, this is a favor I owe you, and I will repay it in the future!”

Li Qiuyue said with a flushed face.

“But speaking of which, why weren’t you poisoned just now?”

Li Qiuyue couldn't help but be curious; Lin Fan’s poisoning methods were something she hadn’t even guarded against, yet Su Xuan was fine?

Moreover, she remembered that Su Xuan had collapsed before her.

“That was all an act. It was mainly to mislead Lin Fan. I had already noticed it!”

Su Xuan casually made up an excuse.

“Alright! So that’s how it was!”

Li Qiuyue suddenly understood.

“Next time something like this happens, could you please inform me as well? What you did was far too risky!”

Li Qiuyue couldn't help but say.

Seeing Li Qiuyue’s incessant worrying because of him, Su Xuan smiled. The aloof Saintess from the original plot now looked like an old mother, which was truly interesting.

“You’re still smiling! Seriously! If something had happened to you, the problem would have been severe!”

Seeing Su Xuan’s playful grin, Li Qiuyue raised her fist.

“Oh, by the way, where’s Lin Fan?”