As soon as the old doctor finished speaking, Bai Zheng felt a sweet taste welling up in her throat. She suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
"I've been wandering the jianghu for decades, and this is the first time I've been outwitted by a young girl like you," the old doctor said slowly as he got up, his voice full of indignation.
Bai Zheng only felt the world spinning before her eyes.
She knew it. She just knew it.
Bai Zheng clenched her fists tightly.
Zhou Yuanning was a divine doctor. The word "divine" applied not only to his medical skills but also to his proficiency in using poisons.
Zhou Yuanning, the Poison God, was not someone to be trifled with easily.
"You truly live up to your reputation as Divine Doctor Zhou," Bai Zheng sighed.
She forced herself to hold on and managed to pull out a smile. Her lips parted slightly.
Instead of asking what kind of poison she had been poisoned with or when he had poisoned her, she asked, "Was the red plum wine just now delicious?"
Zhou Yuanning, who had been coldly watching Bai Zheng get poisoned and was waiting for her to plead for mercy, was taken aback by the sudden change of topic. He subconsciously nodded and said, "Come to think of it, it is indeed a fine wine."
"Fine wine?" Bai Zheng sneered immediately, a look of disdain flashing across her face. "Everyone says that Divine Doctor Zhou is a connoisseur of wine, having tasted all the fine wines in the world and having a rather picky palate. I didn't expect it was all a lie. You seemed to enjoy this bit of red plum wine so much."
Zhou Yuanning, who had just regained some face after poisoning Bai Zheng, was reddened with anger by Bai Zheng's sudden sarcasm.
He stuck out his neck, and his beard fluttered in anger again. "You! Who are you calling a liar?"
Bai Zheng raised her eyebrows, her eyes full of coldness. "Did I say something wrong, senior?
You, the great Divine Doctor Zhou, in order to get this bit of red plum wine, dressed up as a woman to deceive people at the entrance of Moyou Tavern. You even drugged your patient and stole things from others, and as a result, you were poisoned by me.
If this gets out, it'll surely make people laugh their heads off!"
"What do you know!"
Seeing that Bai Zheng looked down on the red plum wine that he quite appreciated in her words, Zhou Yuanning felt his chest heaving up and down. He was so choked up that he could hardly catch his breath.
This ignorant girl had no idea how precious this red plum wine was. It was even better than the Lotus Pistil Wine, Cold Pond Fragrance, Autumn Dew White, Bamboo Leaf Green, and even the fine wines tribute from foreign vassal states that he had tasted before.
"Ten years. It's been a full ten years!" He stretched out both hands and stared at Bai Zheng with a fiery look in his eyes.
"I haven't tasted such fine wine for ten years. Not to mention making people laugh their heads off. Even if it meant I had to die right after drinking it, I wouldn't have a single complaint!"
Bai Zheng covered her chest. She felt weaker and weaker. She slowly slid off the stool and fell to the ground. But even so, her face still looked calm and cold.
She tried hard to raise her head and glanced at Zhou Yuanning. The corners of her pale lips curled slightly, stained with blood, looking extremely alluring.
"If this bit of red plum wine I brewed could make Divine Doctor Zhou willing to sacrifice his life for it, I wonder about the other wines I brewed... Cough, cough. I wonder, Divine Doctor Zhou... Cough, cough..."
The sweet and fishy taste welled up in her throat again. Bai Zheng coughed so hard that her face turned even paler. She couldn't finish her sentence.
But Zhou Yuanning heard the first half clearly. He widened his eyes and looked at the extremely embarrassed girl in front of him in disbelief. He murmured, "You brewed that red plum wine?"
"Pfft—" Bai Zheng tried hard to nod. Just as she was about to answer "yes", she opened her mouth and spat out another mouthful of blackish blood.
Zhou Yuanning was greatly shocked. Just as he was about to step forward to save her, he saw a flash of white in front of his eyes. A figure in white clothes leaped into the air and flew past him.
When he saw clearly, the girl in front of him had already fallen into the arms of a man wearing a half - black mask on his face.
"Zheng'er!"
At this moment, Bai Zheng's sky - blue dress was torn beyond recognition. There were also bloodstains all over her calves. Her dirty little face was as pale as paper. Her hair was messily hanging on both sides, and the ends were stained with the black blood from her lips.
She tried hard to open her eyes. Everything in front of her was blurred. She couldn't see who was coming. But the familiar smell of herbs at the tip of her nose still made the corners of Bai Zheng's eyes turn sour.
She reached out her hand. Her lips opened and closed. She said with a smile, "You're here..."
After Bai Zheng finished speaking, the last bit of strength she had been holding on to suddenly faded away. Her hand hadn't even touched Feng Linyuan's cheek before it dropped to the ground.
Looking at Bai Zheng, who was as embarrassed as when he first picked her up dying in the valley, Feng Linyuan felt as if someone had stabbed his heart hard.
"Zheng'er... Zheng'er..."
He reached out his hand and went straight to feel Bai Zheng's pulse. This man, who had never even trembled once when holding a blood - thirsty sword and fighting enemies on horseback, now had slightly trembling fingers. He couldn't even find the exact position of her pulse.
An anxious and gloomy look appeared on Feng Linyuan's handsome face. There was a hint of tyranny between his eyebrows.
Zhou Yuanning, standing on the side, saw the man's face getting more and more terrible. For some reason, his heart skipped a beat. He said nervously, "This poison just looks scary. It's nothing serious."
In fact, if one looked closely, one could find that at this moment, Bai Zheng was just in a mess on the outside. Her body wasn't seriously injured. The only snake venom had already been cured by him, and the poison he gave Bai Zheng later was just a minor one to teach her a lesson and make her spit out a few mouthfuls of blood.
But Feng Linyuan was so worried that he didn't notice at all.
Feng Linyuan paused for a moment. It seemed that he finally calmed down.
He turned his head and glanced at Zhou Yuanning indifferently. A glint of cruelty flashed in his eyes. "You poisoned her?"
Zhou Yuanning's face changed. His eyes were a bit dull as he met Mo Xiuyao's smiling and handsome face. But he saw the undisguised killing intent in his deep eyes.
Zhou Yuanning was so frightened by this killing intent that he shivered all over. He opened his mouth slightly but couldn't answer "yes" no matter what.
"Miss!"
The exclamation of Huang Ying, who came later, broke the deadlock.
Lan Xun and Mo Li rushed to the wooden house right behind. Seeing this situation, they understood most of it.
Mo Li frowned.
It seemed that Zhou Yuanning had finally been found.
But he had been following Feng Linyuan for so many years. Naturally, he knew that Feng Linyuan was now extremely angry.
I'm afraid that if Zhou Yuanning really said the word "yes" at this moment, Feng Linyuan would really fly into a rage for the sake of his beloved and kill Zhou Yuanning on the spot to avenge Bai Zheng.
But Zhou Yuanning was the hope for Feng Linyuan's recovery. He couldn't die no matter what.
He exchanged a look with Lan Xun and quickly stepped forward and bowed. "My lord, since we've found Divine Doctor Zhou, with him here, Miss Bai will surely be fine. Should we settle Miss Bai down properly so that Divine Doctor Zhou can detoxify her as soon as possible?"
"Who said I'm going to detoxify this girl?" Zhou Yuanning immediately retorted stubbornly without thinking when he heard someone assigning him to detoxify Bai Zheng without saying a word.
Feng Linyuan raised his head. The sun shone behind him, making him stand in the backlight. His eyebrows and eyes were hidden in the shadow, and his expression couldn't be seen clearly.
Looking at Feng Linyuan like this, Zhou Yuanning only felt a chill rising from the soles of his feet. He curled his lips. "Fine, fine. I'm still counting on this girl to brew wine for me. Send her into the house."