Just now, Gu Zhengwan was bitten by Ji Yunsheng's venomous insect and fell heavily to the ground. Even the bloody skin of Gu Liuru, which had just been put into the box, tumbled out. Although everyone had arrived, she had already done this deed, and Gu Zhengwan no longer had any chance to turn back.
Despite Chen Yanqin's hysterical shouts, Gu Zhengwan still picked up that piece of skin and tightly clutched it in her hand. Beside her, Gu Liuru's upper body was intact, but there was a blood - soaked patch on her leg. Even someone who knew nothing about the situation could understand something after seeing this scene.
It was Gu Zhengwan who had cut off Gu Liuru's skin in order to cure her own leg.
Chen Yanqin was startled by Gu Zhengwan's blood - red eyes. She noticed that Gu Liuru on the ground beside them seemed to move. Without thinking much, Chen Yanqin threw herself at Gu Liuru, trying to shake her awake.
Gu Liuru did wake up, but it seemed that she didn't remember anyone except Chen Yanqin. Gu Liuru stared blankly ahead with hollow eyes, muttering continuously.
"Mom, please save me quickly. Please save me. Please, save me!!"
Seeing this, Chen Yanqin quickly hugged Gu Liuru into her arms, consoling her.
"Okay, okay. Mom is here. Don't be afraid."
But when Gu Liuru saw Gu Zhengwan's ferocious face, she seemed to go completely crazy. She struggled and pushed Chen Yanqin away. Her eyes were opened so wide that it was terrifying, and her face was flushed. She no longer had the haughty look she used to have.
"You're not my mom. Get away from me. Don't touch me!"
The skin - swapping technique not only requires finding a blood - related person but also a living one. Gu Liuru was just a delicate girl. How could she bear to watch her own skin being torn off? So she became crazy.
Gu Liuru had gone completely mad. Gu Zhengwan looked at Chen Yanqin, who was also attracted by Gu Liuru's commotion. But when she saw Chen Yanqin crying and collapsing, Gu Zhengwan felt a sharp pain in her heart.
The old matriarch had also come with them. When she saw what Gu Zhengwan had done, she was so angry that she almost fainted. She couldn't believe that the most well - behaved granddaughter who used to be by her side would do such a thing. The old matriarch raised her walking stick and slammed it heavily on the ground. Her voice and body trembled.
"Gu Zhengwan, you evil creature. How dare you harm your own sister! There's no place for a brute like you in our Gu Mansion!"
Hearing the old matriarch's words, Gu Zhengwan couldn't help but let out a cold snort.
"You've never treated me sincerely! I just wanted to cure my leg. What's wrong with that!"
Gu Zhengwan stared at everyone present with blood - red eyes. Her hair was in a mess, her clothes were dirty, and her face was bloody and mangled. She looked like a crazy person.
"Gu Zhengwan, you're an ungrateful wretch. You're just too greedy!"
Looking at the crazy Gu Liuru in her arms, Chen Yanqin's heart was already broken. She thought she had done nothing wrong to Gu Zhengwan. She had cared about Gu Zhengwan no less than Gu Liuru. Gu Liuru had just come back recently, and she just wanted to care about her more. She never thought that this care would turn into a knife that stabbed Gu Liuru.
Chen Yanqin looked up at the dark ceiling of the secret room, filled with extreme regret. She felt that she was about to go crazy too.
Gu Zhengwan didn't want to say anything more. She looked around at everyone. She saw a familiar figure in the crowd. The man was wearing a yellow robe and behaved elegantly. But now, his gentle face was full of relief and disgust.
Gu Zhengwan seemed to finally realize something. The helpless light flashed in her originally blood - red eyes. She took two steps in the direction where Xie Chengrui was, slightly raised her hand, but then put it down again.
"Chengrui..."
Gu Zhengwan called out Xie Chengrui's name. Xie Chengrui subconsciously wanted to take a step back but was afraid that this action would anger Gu Zhengwan. He was too scared to move and just stood there stupidly.
Xie Chengrui had already been so shocked by the bloody scene in front of him that he didn't know what to do. He knew what Gu Zhengwan had done to Gu Jiangyue. But Xie Chengrui originally thought that Gu Zhengwan was still innocent. He thought that Gu Zhengwan just liked him too much. Moreover, Xie Chengrui also hoped that the number - one talented girl in the capital would like him.
But since the incident at the Qingshan Temple last time, Xie Chengrui finally began to see Gu Zhengwan clearly. Gu Zhengwan was far from being as innocent as he thought. Although he already knew something about Gu Zhengwan, today's scene was still too shocking. Gu Zhengwan actually wanted to swap skins with Gu Liuru.
Xie Chengrui now regretted the marriage - swapping with Xie Jiuan to the extreme. He no longer wanted to have any relationship with Gu Zhengwan. If possible, Xie Chengrui just wanted to go back and tell the emperor to call off the engagement right now. He didn't want to marry a crazy woman with the blood of her own sister on her hands.
Seeing that Gu Zhengwan had set her sights on Xie Chengrui, the old matriarch couldn't bear it anymore. She closed her eyes and finally made up her mind.
"Since Gu Zhengwan is so stubborn, why don't you go and catch her quickly!"
The guards standing on the side, although intimidated by the old matriarch, were also deeply shocked by the bloody skin - swapping scene. Moreover, these guards were raised in the Gu Mansion and had never seen such a big scene. Now, Gu Zhengwan was staring at them with blood - red eyes. The large amount of blood on her face made her look more like a fierce ghost climbing out of the underworld. The guards just stood there looking at her, and no one dared to step forward first.
Hearing the old matriarch's order, Gu Zhengwan knew something was wrong. She immediately turned around and ran.
"Hurry up and don't let her get away."
It took Shen Menglan a while to react completely. Seeing that Gu Zhengwan was about to run away, she added fuel to the fire and shouted shrilly.
After much hesitation, the guards finally made up their minds and rushed forward. The doctor beside Gu Zhengwan was wearing a black cloak and had a tall figure. He had been hiding in the dark just now. In the emergency, almost no one noticed him.
The skin in Gu Zhengwan's hand just now was cut from Gu Liuru's body by this man. He gave Gu Jiangyue a sense of mystery, and Gu Jiangyue found that Gu Zhengwan was very respectful to him.
Gu Jiangyue had carefully noticed just now that when this man saw her face clearly, he didn't rush up to kill her. Only the two guards came to kill her as ordered, but this man must be much stronger than the two guards.
Gu Zhengwan tightly clutched the skin in her hand and refused to let go. She had been discovered by the people in the Gu Mansion. Naturally, there would be no place for her in the Gu Mansion. She had to leave here.
She could tell that the old matriarch was really angry this time. If she was caught, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Although Gu Zhengwan was determined, her leg had been injured just now. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't run fast, let alone compare with the well - trained guards of the Gu Mansion. Just as Gu Zhengwan was about to be caught, everyone heard Chen Yanqin's voice full of grief and indignation.
"If you dare to touch her, I'll die here today!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and found that when no one was paying attention, Chen Yanqin had picked up the knife that was used to cut Gu Liuru's skin and put it directly on her neck. The knife was tightly pressed against Chen Yanqin's neck. It looked extremely sharp, and it seemed that with a little more force, Chen Yanqin would lose her life on the spot.