The hand gripping her neck trembled violently, lacking any strength compared to the initial firmness of cast iron.
Her deep, secluded eyes churned like a storm, filled with disbelief, a hint of anticipation, and a deeper, bone-chilling pain.
Xie Jiang relished seeing him in agony, her entire body feeling pliant and soft.
Especially with the guards and driver outside staring intently at her, their expressions a mixture of disbelief and extreme loathing, which made every pore of her body feel utterly at ease.
"You..." The exceptionally pleasant low voice carried a trace of hoarseness. As he spoke, it seemed as though a thousand words were trapped in his throat, transforming into myriad emotions.
Yi Yanting gazed at her face with burning intensity, staring for a long time.
Perhaps fearing he would reveal more of his emotions, he quickly released the hand that had been at her neck.
Xie Jiang, seizing the opportunity, lowered her dagger.
"Borrowing a carriage, do we know each other?"
Yi Yanting's expression changed drastically. Seeing the complete unfamiliarity and questioning in her eyes, a storm of emotions warred within his deep gaze, eventually settling into a calm.
"Get out!" Yi Yanting's voice was cold, his back straight, and his demeanor serious.
Though they were still close, he maintained an aura of unapproachability, completely isolating her from his world.
Such a quick change of face.
Who was he telling to get out?
A trace of crimson bloomed on his pale lips; he had swallowed the blood he was about to spit out.
Quite the stoic one.
Xie Jiang paid no attention to his words, showing him no regard whatsoever.
Despite his quick reaction, he was severely injured and on the verge of death, making him no match for her.
The few outside were indeed top-tier experts, but with their master in her hands, none dared to make a move.
Xiangshan was deserted, yet they had come to the foot of the mountain, and he was severely injured. Their purpose was self-evident.
"Seeking medical help on the mountain? Then why tell me to get out? Don't you want to be treated?"
The guards outside the carriage door stared at her menacingly, as if they wanted to tear her apart. However, her words could not be ignored. "What do you mean?"
He just remembered that she had come down from the mountain. "What did you do to the poison doctor?!"
Xie Jiang faltered. How could this fellow discern her character so accurately at a single glance?
Did they even need to look? Her heart was more venomous than a serpent's! Don't think that just because she disguised herself as a man, they wouldn't recognize her! They would recognize her even if she turned to ash!
She had come to provoke their master, and once their master fell for her, she would force him to drink the Forgetfulness Water!
Their master had not drunk it, but she had drunk it with gusto, forgetting everything completely!
Since she had forgotten, why did she come before their master again? Lingering like a persistent ghost!
Yuan Liu glared at her ferociously, her eyes seeming to shoot daggers.
"Look at what you're saying. What could I do to myself? I just wanted to visit the capital and catch a ride."
Xie Jiang reached out and hooked Yi Yanting's belt, enduring his piercing gaze that could snap a person's spine, and provocatively traced it with her slender white fingers.
Spit out more blood, preferably spraying it out. She wanted to see it.
"You are the poison doctor from Xiangshan?" Yuan Liu couldn't believe it. She had been with their master for so long, how had they not discovered her medical skills?
However, she could concoct the legendary Forgetfulness Water.
Yi Yanting grasped her wrist, his grip so strong it felt as though he could crush her, turning her flesh and blood into his own.
Xie Jiang looked up at him. "If you don't let me see, how can I treat you?"
Yi Yanting said coldly, "I don't need you to treat me."
Treat her or not! If he didn't let her undress, how would she know where the injury was?
Xie Jiang pulled her hand back, scanned him from head to toe, and rubbed her wrist. "Who stabbed you? And it's laced with potent poison, quite ruthless. If it had been even slightly off, the grass on your grave would be able to graze sheep."
Yuan Liu, filled with hatred, her eyes red and teeth clenched, raised her saber to hack into the carriage, but Shan Bai, who was driving, pulled her back.
Xie Jiang amusingly observed Yuan Liu, who wanted to kill her, and Shan Bai, who was restraining Yuan Liu but whose eyes were filled with anger. "Why does it seem like I stabbed your master?"
Yuan Liu shrieked. How dare she bring that up!