Chapter 1879: Jungle Birds

Regardless, Zheng Yang was her senior disciple brother. She had once been infatuated with him. It would have been fine if she had chosen someone respectable to settle down with, but now she was with a pot-bellied middle-aged man. No matter how he looked at it, Zheng Yang was displeased!

If she, the dignified Hall Master of the Poison Hall, was displeased, how could the other party be pleased?

"Junior sister, don't act recklessly. They are just ordinary people..."

He hadn't expected Wei Ruyan to refuse to leave and to act as if she welcomed trouble. A bad premonition arose in Zheng Yang's heart.

"It's fine, no one will die!"

Ignoring him, Wei Ruyan sat down at a table at the tea stall with a sweet smile on her face. "Boss, a pot of tea!"

After speaking, she quietly sat down as if nothing was amiss and carefully tasted the tea.

Seeing that she wouldn't leave and knowing he couldn't force her, Zheng Yang could only hold his forehead and sit down in front of her with a helpless expression.

"Brother Xiang, are we really going to the Royal Palace?" Su Feifei asked, looking at the pot-bellied middle-aged man beside her.

"I told that guy Shen Zhui to get me some loyal guards, but he hasn't done it yet. It seems he doesn't want to be king anymore!"

The stout middle-aged man named Brother Xiang scoffed, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes.

"Daring to defy Brother Xiang, this Shen Zhui is certainly audacious enough. If we don't teach him a good lesson, he might actually believe he's an emperor!" Su Feifei giggled, covering her mouth, her eyes filled with deep disdain.

To others, the highly respected King was nothing in her eyes.

"Exactly, he's just the king of a small kingdom, and he actually thinks he's someone important. It's just that I don't want to make a big fuss; otherwise, that guy would have long been dead..."

Brother Xiang sneered. Just as he was about to speak, his face suddenly twitched violently, his knees gave out, and with a thud, he fell to his knees.

"Brother Xiang..."

Startled, Su Feifei was filled with terror.

She knew the man's strength very well; he was even stronger than King Shen Zhui, far surpassing the Supreme Realm. Yet, at this moment, he suddenly knelt down. It was impossible to say that nothing was wrong.

"Who ambushed me?"

He hadn't expected this to happen. Brother Xiang's face became ferocious as he looked around and gritted his teeth.

"You've been poisoned with the Soul-Devouring Heart Deception Toxin. If you want to live, someone must willingly offer their blood to replace yours. Otherwise, within the time it takes an incense stick to burn, you will bleed from all seven orifices and die; not even a deity can save you!"

A faint voice sounded.

Following the voice, Brother Xiang quickly looked up and saw a young girl sitting composedly at the tea stall, with steam rising from the teacup in her hand.

"You... who are you? We have no grievances or grudges. Why do you want to kill me?"

He hadn't expected the other party to be able to poison him from such a distance, leaving him completely defenseless. Her aura was unfathomable, impossible to discern at a glance. Brother Xiang knew he couldn't resist her and dared not act rashly. His teeth were clenched.

"There aren't so many grudges in the world. I just found you displeasing to the eye!"

One hand lightly brushed through her hair as Wei Ruyan took a sip of strong tea, her voice indifferent. "Your time is running out. If you want to live, hurry up. Don't say I didn't warn you!"

"I..."

His true qi circulated within his body, colliding a few times, but he found that the poison was completely unresolvable. It was probably as the other party said; he needed someone to replace his blood. His face turned ashen. He turned his head to look at Su Feifei beside him. "Feifei, come here!"

Knowing what he wanted, Su Feifei's face turned pale with fright, and she repeatedly backed away.

In the face of life and death, even true love can hardly endure, let alone a relationship like this.

"What? Do you intend to defy my orders?" Seeing her backing away, Brother Xiang's eyes narrowed.

"I..."

Su Feifei trembled slightly.

"Just a country girl, do you really think you're noble? I gave you wealth and luxury, so you should know what you have to pay in return! Hurry up and come here and replace your blood. If I recover, I'll pamper you as before; otherwise, I'll kill you right now..."

His eyebrows rose, and Brother Xiang's eyes blazed with murderous intent.

Su Feifei was nothing to him; she was merely a tool to be used as he pleased.

"No..."

Knowing that replacing her blood might directly kill her, Su Feifei retreated again. But after only a few steps, she felt a surge of power envelop her. Brother Xiang's aura had already encompassed her; if she dared to retreat further, she would surely be killed on the spot.

Her eyes immediately dimmed, and Su Feifei was filled with sorrow.

A year ago, someone who truly loved her confessed his feelings to her, but because he was poor, he was rejected on the spot. Who knew that this person later found a good teacher and soared to success, with even King Shen Zhui honoring him as a distinguished guest.

She had thought the opportunity was lost, but then a year ago, she met this Brother Xiang.

He had been very good to her, even building a grand mansion for her. She had thought it was true love, but only now did she understand... she was merely a plaything.

"So?"

Ignoring their argument, Wei Ruyan, a smile on her face, looked at her senior disciple brother beside her.

Only in the face of life and death can true feelings between two people be tested. Clearly... these two were merely using each other!

"Her... choices are her own business. I can no longer interfere..."

Zheng Yang felt as if his heart was being twisted by a knife.

This girl, he had liked ever since he was young and naive. His greatest wish used to be to be with her. He never dreamed that their reunion would turn out like this.

"I'll give you a chance to be a hero and save the beauty... Didn't you want her to regret it? Now's the perfect time!"

Wei Ruyan was enjoying the drama, not caring how big it got.

"No need... I've completely let go in my heart!"

Zheng Yang shook his head.

What if she regretted it?

They were already worlds apart, and there was no possibility of them ever being together again.

Moreover, she was someone who despised the poor and loved the rich. Even if they were together, she would only be fond of his current status, and not him as a person.

Given this, why bother making useless efforts?

"It doesn't matter if you've let go; if you don't save her, she might die!"

Raising an eyelid, Wei Ruyan continued to drink her tea, too lazy to waste words.

Zheng Yang quickly looked up and saw that Brother Xiang's eyes were red. He made a grabbing motion in the air, pulling Su Feifei in front of him. He joined two fingers like a sword and lightly slashed; warm blood gushed from the girl's pale wrist.

Replacing blood was different from replacing one's bloodline; it merely involved using someone else's blood to replace one's own poisoned blood, which some two-star physicians could accomplish. It wasn't too complex. Brother Xiang's strength was formidable, and although he was heavily poisoned, his cultivation hadn't been suppressed. If he was careful, he could perform it himself.

"Stop!"

Seeing that he was truly going to proceed with the exchange and that the girl would certainly die, Zheng Yang could no longer hold back and stood up.

Brother Xiang turned his head, his face ferocious.

"Zheng Yang... you, you're back?"

Hearing the voice, the delicate girl's body trembled. She quickly looked at the approaching figure, tears streaming from her eyes.

The voice was too familiar. It was none other than the stubborn young man who had once confessed his feelings to her, only to be rejected.

Now, he was walking toward her step by step, his figure appearing incredibly tall under the sunlight.