Then, Gu Qianying picked up the dagger in her hand, clenched her left fist, and closed her eyes.
With a wave of her right hand, she slashed down at her own left arm.
At the same time, Su Cheng exerted all his strength, pushing away the people surrounding him to a distance of ten meters.
He then directly swung the dagger that was stuck in his own neck towards Gu Qianying's dagger.
With a loud "bang."
The dagger in Gu Qianying's hand was knocked to the ground.
"Are you crazy? You actually believe the words of someone who is poisoned and refuse to listen to me.
In your eyes, are Xiao Yi Hao and I less important than this woman who wants to harm you?
Have you ever thought about us?"
Su Cheng, who had already rushed to Gu Qianying's side, scolded her excitedly.
"Mother, you scared me to death just now. Why were you so foolish to hurt yourself with a dagger?
If you hurt yourself, who will protect me?"
Gu Qianying looked at the two of them and smiled without speaking.
She had no intention of self-harm; it was merely a stratagem.
She hugged Xiao Yi Hao tightly, "Son, I'm sorry. How could I not want to protect you?
I would never abandon you."
She then whispered something into Su Cheng's ear.
Su Cheng understood. He turned and loudly reprimanded Lu Zhu:
"Only today have I truly understood what a viperous beauty is.
I never expected that a woman with such a pure and refined appearance would have such a vicious heart.
To make someone lose an arm, you might as well kill them directly, otherwise, you'll make them suffer a fate worse than death."
Lu Zhu looked at everything before her. She believed that if it weren't for the person with the child who had knocked away the dagger from the woman in front of her just now,
then her arm would have truly fallen to the ground at this very moment.
This woman couldn't possibly not know the consequences of losing an arm.
Even if it didn't kill her directly, the pain would be unbearable, or she would die from excessive bleeding.
To make herself believe her words, she was willing to disregard her own life.
"Do I really know you? Are we truly like sisters?"
"Lu Zhu, it's alright even if you can't recall it for now. Take your time to think.
No matter when you remember, I am willing to wait for you to change your mind."
Listening to Gu Qianying's tender words, a surge of warmth spread through Lu Zhu's heart.
In her memory, had she ever felt this way before?
It was so passionate, and it made her feel so happy.
"Hiss hiss hiss."
Just as Gu Qianying thought Lu Zhu was finally willing to believe her.
A whistling sound inexplicably came from somewhere.
"Ah!"
Lu Zhu was seen clutching her head with both hands, "My head hurts so much, my head hurts so much."
Simultaneously, the men who had been surrounding Su Cheng earlier began to writhe on the ground, looking extremely pained.
"Lu Zhu, what's wrong?"
Upon closer inspection, Lu Zhu's eyes had suddenly turned blood red.
Her eyes, which had calmed down moments ago, now looked more terrifying than a wolf's.
It was as if she intended to devour Gu Qianying and the other two alive.
"How could this happen?"
"I think since these people are poisoned, someone must be controlling them from behind.
That whistling sound was likely the tool used to control them. Their蛊毒 (gu poison) is probably acting up.
We should probably stay away from her, as she is even more irrational now.
She is merely a tool that kills."
Gu Qianying shook her head and said, "No, I must help Lu Zhu. I cannot bear to see her suffer like this."
As she spoke, Gu Qianying, disregarding her own poisoning, mustered a burst of strength and flew towards Lu Zhu.
"Lu Zhu, hold on."
Gu Qianying intended to use acupoint sealing to stop Lu Zhu's frenzy.
However, as soon as Gu Qianying raised her hand, she was pushed away by Lu Zhu.
"You guys hurry and leave, I might hurt you. Here, take this."
A small transparent bottle fell from Lu Zhu's sleeve.
"Drink this. This is the antidote for the peach blossom poison on your body."
Gu Qianying did not doubt her at all. She believed Lu Zhu was sincere at this moment and immediately complied.
After all, she needed to recover her strength to truly help Lu Zhu.
"Hiss hiss hiss."
At this moment, the whistling sound grew closer and faster, seemingly different from before.
Concurrently, Lu Zhu released her hands, no longer feeling the headache.
"Lu Zhu, are you alright now?"
However, this time, Gu Qianying felt only a powerful killing intent directed at her.
It was like a sharp sword, about to pierce her in the next second.
Indeed, Lu Zhu raised the long sword in her hand again.
This time, Gu Qianying could clearly feel that Lu Zhu's determination to kill her was even stronger than before.
Although she had always held back before, Lu Zhu had never truly intended to kill her.
But this time, it was definitely for real.
"This is bad, Qianying. She is completely controlled now. What we need to do is subdue her."
However, Gu Qianying still did not heed Su Cheng's advice.
Seeing Lu Zhu lunge at her, she still dodged skillfully, just as before.
"I won't let you hurt her." Su Cheng stepped in front of Lu Zhu and began to engage her.
"Su Cheng, if we use force to subdue Lu Zhu, what will happen to her?"
After a moment of hesitation, Su Cheng answered truthfully.
"If she is forcibly subdued, the蛊毒 (gu poison) in these people will feel like dozens of worms gnawing at their insides.
If it lasts too long, they will die from the pain."
"Then we can't do that. We can't just watch Sister Lu suffer and die like this. There must be another way.
Mother, what should we do?"
"Help me hold her down!"