TFWYH – Chapter 836 Self-Directed and Self-Acted

Ling Yu looked utterly pitiful.

Tang Wan: …

She had never seen him like this before.

Her emotions were indescribably complicated.

Yuanyuan was right, too.

One who doesn’t know cannot be blamed.

But she was still so angry.

She just didn’t know who she should vent that anger on.

Ever since she had transmigrated into this world, she had never felt as conflicted and miserable as she did now.

It was an awful feeling.

“Wanniang…”

“I really know I was wrong. If you’re angry, you can scold me… no, even hit me if you want. But… could you please not leave me?”

Ling Yu looked utterly dejected. His face grew even paler as he spoke, and a thread of fresh blood suddenly trickled from the corner of his mouth.

“I… I understand. Don’t move. I’ll perform the acupuncture.”

Tang Wan’s eyelids twitched violently.

She no longer had the luxury of dwelling on her tangled emotions.

She let Ling Yu continue holding one of her hands while using the other to insert the acupuncture needles.

Throughout the treatment, Ling Yu never took his eyes off her face.

Looking so pitiful…

He resembled a large dog begging for affection and gentle pats.

Outside the room…

Mu Qingfeng silently watched the scene unfold.

Then his gaze dropped to the white porcelain bottle in his hand.

The label bore three conspicuous characters:

Qi-Eroding Powder.

Half of the medicinal powder inside was already gone.

The corner of Mu Qingfeng’s eye twitched uncontrollably.

It was a slow-acting poison that eroded one’s internal energy.

It wouldn’t kill anyone, but within a month, it would completely dissipate all of a person’s internal energy.

To win Tang Wan back…

Ling Yu had swallowed half the bottle in one go.

Afraid it might actually cost Ling Yu his life, Mu Qingfeng had hurried over.

Wonderful.

He had worried for nothing.

Though…

It also proved just how unfathomable Ling Yu’s internal energy truly was.

An ordinary person would lose every last trace of internal energy from swallowing just a fingernail-sized amount.

Yet Ling Yu had swallowed half an entire bottle.

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Mu Qingfeng flashed into the shadows.

Even so…

He couldn’t let his guard down.

Once Tang Wan left, he had to deliver the antidote to Ling Yu immediately.

Otherwise, something really would happen.

Tang Wan, meanwhile, was too anxious.

And since she wasn’t particularly knowledgeable about poisons, she failed to notice Ling Yu’s little scheme.

After finishing the acupuncture treatment, she repeatedly assured him that she absolutely wasn’t going to run away.

She only wanted to check whether his medicine had finished brewing.

Only then did Ling Yu reluctantly release her hand.

The moment Tang Wan left…

Mu Qingfeng practically flew into the room.

Without saying a word, he pulled out the antidote and stuffed it into Ling Yu’s mouth.

Ling Yu didn’t resist in the slightest, allowing the black pill to slide down his throat.

The Mu family’s medicines truly lived up to their reputation.

If he hadn’t taken the antidote now, not only would Tang Wan have discovered the truth, but his internal energy really would have been completely destroyed.

Seeing Ling Yu cooperate so obediently, Mu Qingfeng rolled his eyes toward the ceiling.

“Don’t ever pull a stunt like this again. You scared me to death.”

The moment Ling Yu heard Tang Wan had been found, he’d barged straight into Mu Qingfeng’s pharmacy, rummaged through every cabinet, found the Qi-Eroding Powder, and started pouring it into his own mouth without hesitation.

“Damn it.”

“I nearly had a heart attack.”

What puzzled Mu Qingfeng most, however, was something else.

“How did you know I had this poison?”

The Mu family was famous for its expertise with poisons.

They possessed countless varieties of strange and unusual toxins.

Even Tang Wan, who had spent quite some time studying with him and frequently visited his pharmacy, didn’t know every poison he kept.

So how had Ling Yu known?

Faced with the question, Ling Yu offered no explanation.

He merely said,

“I’m fine now.”

“If you have nothing else to do, Brother Mu, would you please make a trip to the Second Prince’s residence and inform His Highness? That way, neither he nor His Majesty will continue worrying.”

“If you don’t want to say it, then forget it.”

Mu Qingfeng curled his lips and disappeared from the room in a flash.

Not long after he left, Tang Wan returned carrying a bowl of medicine.

She carefully helped Ling Yu drink every last drop.

Then she placed a piece of malt candy into his mouth to take away the bitterness.

Only after seeing the color return to his face did Tang Wan finally speak.

“Can we… talk?”