Hearing this strange voice, Mu Ling 'er's heart skipped a beat!
She stared blankly at the floor, not daring to raise her head.
Just now … did someone really speak? Or … or was it just her imagination?
She seemed to have thought of something as her heart pounded wildly. She felt as if the entire world had fallen silent and she could clearly hear her own heartbeat.
Suddenly!
The sound of hurried footsteps could be heard. Mu Ling 'er immediately raised her head to look, only to see that the cell door was empty. However, it didn't take long for several prison guards to arrive.
Her originally bright and spirited eyes instantly became empty. No matter how the prison guards talked, pointed, closed the door, or locked the cell, she didn't even spare them a glance.
She didn't even bother to look for the medicine bottle. She was like a deflated doll as she sat on the floor dejectedly with her arms wrapped around her knees. She was completely powerless.
She knew that she had misheard. It was a complete auditory hallucination.
"Little girl, if you didn't escape earlier, you won't be able to escape now."
A low and deep voice suddenly appeared, and it was very clear, coming from the right side of her.
This …
Mu Ling 'er jerked her head around. At first, she didn't see anything, but when she took a closer look, she saw a black figure standing against the wall, blending in with the darkness. If one didn't look carefully, they wouldn't have noticed it.
Qi Brother!
She almost shouted "Qi" out loud. Fortunately, she managed to stop herself in time. However, she couldn't hold back her tears and they gushed out of her eyes, falling one by one.
Qi Brother, Ling 'er misses you!
Gu was dressed in a black robe, clearly Gu Qi Sha's disguise.
Han Yunxi had told him to come as Gu Qishao, but he'd never do that! Although Mu Ling 'er was a little silly, she wasn't stupid. What if she became suspicious?
In the past, if she became suspicious, he would let her do as she pleased. However, things were different now. This girl was going to work in Pill Fiend Pharmacy in the future.
If she found out that Gu Qi Sha was Gu Qi Sha, wouldn't she annoy him to death?
Fortunately, Xie Deyi was busy on the road and did not find trouble with Mu Ling'er, so he did not have to show up as Gu.
Mu Ling 'er stood rooted to the ground, tears streaming down her cheeks. Gu Qi Sha couldn't be bothered to care about her. He walked around in a circle and found the small white porcelain bottle. "Little girl, catch!"
Mu Ling 'er hastily accepted it, and she smiled through her tears. "Thank you, Your Excellency Pill Fiend!"
Her eyes were blurred with tears, but she was smiling brightly. The light from the skylight coincidentally shone on her face, illuminating both her tears and her smile.
Unfortunately, Gu turned a blind eye to this beauty. He leaned against the wall and lazily sat down. "Girl, why do you fill that bottle with medicine every day?"
Mu Ling'er was shocked. "How did you know?"
"Shh!" Gu Qi Sha was displeased.
Mu Ling'er covered her mouth and waited for a while. When she saw that there was no movement outside, she sat down next to Gu Qi Sha and leaned against the wall like he did. She whispered, "Your Excellency Pill Fiend, how did you know?"
"I've been guarding the skylight every day. How else could I have arrived at such a coincidence? Do you think you're lucky? "Gu Qi Sha asked in annoyance.
Mu Ling'er secretly laughed at herself for being so stupid. Why didn't she notice that Pill Fiend and Qi Brother were so similar?
However, she had never really interacted with Pill Fiend before. How could someone as smart as Han Yunxi not have noticed?
She thought to herself, 'It's not that I'm stupid like Han Yunxi, it's that Qi Brother is so smart that he hid it well.'
If Han Yunxi, who had just made a vow, knew about this, she would probably laugh until her stomach hurt.
"Your Excellency Pill Fiend, are you here to save me?" Mu Ling'er was very happy.
"You didn't run when you could have just now. Why should I save you?" Gu Qi Sha snorted.
"Where can I go if I run? Hide for the rest of my life? I won't die anyway. That means there's still hope, right? "Mu Ling'er said seriously.
She had no idea that two major powers in Medicine City were eyeing her marriage. Prison couldn't trap her for the rest of her life, but her marriage could. Those people couldn't kill her, but they could make her life a living hell.
"Won't die …" Gu Qi Sha muttered to himself, then suddenly laughed. "Won't die because there's still hope? Haha! "
For some reason, Mu Ling'er felt despair from Gu Qi Sha's strange laughter. She didn't like this feeling.
"Your Excellency Pill Fiend, why did worms suddenly appear on that person's body? Did you use poison? "She changed the topic.
"Han Yunxi gave it to me. It's called Roundworm Poison. Just a little bit will cause a swarm of worms to quickly grow in the body. Don't worry, in less than two hours, that person's internal organs will be completely devoured by the worms. "
As soon as Gu arrived in Medicine City, he received a message from Han Yunxi via messenger pigeon. She told him to use it to save Mu Ling'er. The way he used the poison wouldn't reveal his presence. Instead, people would suspect that Mu Ling'er was proficient in the art of poison and wouldn't dare to approach her.
"Han Yunxi is so scary …" Mu Ling'er gave an objective evaluation.
Gu laughed. "So don't provoke her. Otherwise, you won't even know how you're going to die."
Mu Ling'er couldn't help but tremble. Gu was secretly delighted. Mu Ling'er had a criminal record, so it was a good thing that she was afraid of Han Yunxi.
There was no way he was going to tell Mu Ling'er that the Roundworm Poison was the most famous poison of the Hundred Poisons Sect, not Han Yunxi's. Of course, Han Yunxi's poison was also powerful, but her ability to use it was terrible.
If it was her who used the poison today, Mu Ling'er would've been bullied several times before she could succeed.
Mu Ling'er felt a little guilty and avoided the topic.
Seeing Mu Ling'er tightly clutching the medicine bottle, Gu asked curiously, "Girl, what is this medicine for? Even if you're making medicine, you shouldn't mix it like this, right? "
He had been watching and guessing for several days, wondering if this little genius Mu Ling'er had discovered some new way to make medicine.
Every day at dawn, she would put in a pill on purpose. He analyzed the time, temperature, humidity, strength used to hold the pill, and the material of the porcelain bottle. However, he still couldn't figure out why.
He even observed Mu Ling'er put the pill into the porcelain bottle and shook it a few times. Unfortunately, there was no pattern to it.
Mu Ling'er suddenly didn't know how to answer.
"Let me smell it," Gu said seriously.
Mu Ling'er looked at his puzzled eyes and wanted to laugh, but she also felt a little uncomfortable.
Qi Brother, Ling'er isn't making medicine. Ling'er is counting the days.
Mu Ling'er kept looking at Gu and didn't answer for a long time.
Gu was a medicine fanatic, so how could he let her go so easily? He leaned closer and smiled slyly. "It's a new formula, right? How about we make a deal? "
Mu Ling'er smiled bitterly. "Lord Pill Fiend, I've been locked in here for so long that I don't know anything. I rely on this thing to keep track of the days! Every day when the sun shines in, I put in a pill … "
Before Mu Ling'er could finish speaking, Gu Qi Sha lost all interest and mocked himself, "I'm overthinking it!"
He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes to rest.
Mu Ling'er looked at him and couldn't help but mutter, "Lord Pill Fiend, do you know why I keep track of the days?"
Gu Qi Sha didn't answer and seemed to have fallen asleep.
Mu Ling'er was too used to this attitude of his. In the past, he would always close his eyes and sleep when she would talk to him non-stop. In reality, he couldn't fall asleep.
"I keep track of the days when I can go to Pill Fiend Pharmacy. I go once every three months, so there are still seventy-seven days left before I can go," Mu Ling'er said with a smile.
Gu suddenly opened his eyes and asked suspiciously, "Do you really want to go to Pill Fiend Pharmacy?"
Didn't this girl have no choice but to work for Pill Fiend Pharmacy because she lost to him? That's strange!
"No, I want to see my Qi Brother. Pill Fiend Pharmacy belongs to Han Yunxi, so my Qi Brother will definitely go, "Mu Ling'er said seriously.
Gu Qishao immediately avoided her eyes, his heart breaking. "What the hell!"
Unexpectedly, Mu Ling'er said, "Lord Pill Fiend, did you know that I like Qi Brother?"
Looking at Mu Ling'er's large, clear eyes, Gu's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He felt as if something had pricked the softest part of his heart, making him feel very uncomfortable.
However, this only lasted for a moment.
He immediately laughed out loud and laughed for a long time before he glanced at Mu Ling'er and pretended to be clever. "Don't tell this daddy about love, whispering sweet nothings to each other, hovering between life and death! This daddy is old and can't take it anymore! "
Mu Ling'er gritted her teeth and only replied with an "Oh" after a long while.
Just like that, the two of them fell into silence.
However, Gu quickly left and hid himself in the darkest corner of the cell to sleep. He instructed Mu Ling'er, "Remember to leave some food for this daddy when you bring it over!"
Before he could find a chance to leave, he would probably have to stay with this girl.
Mu Ling'er could still laugh. "Lord Pill Fiend, you're old and can't starve. I'll leave all of it for you."
There were many ways to like someone.
Some people demanded absolute fairness. If I like you, you must like me. If I treat you well, you must treat me well.
Some people blindly demanded. No matter how I treat you, you must treat me well.
And some people were willing to like you one-sidedly. As long as I treat you well, it's sunny day.
Qi Brother, you're Ling'er's sunny day.
Mu Ling'er suddenly didn't want to leave. She hoped to be locked up in this cell for the rest of her life.
Of course, this was impossible.
The burly man sent by the Lin family had his entire stomach hollowed out by a poisonous roundworm. His death was gruesome.
This matter was naturally concealed by the prison guards. They didn't spread it and reported it to Head Elder Xie.
Head Elder Xie, the Xie family head, and the Lin family head arrived at the scene at the same time. When they saw the poisonous roundworm on the burly man's corpse, Head Elder Xie was shocked. "It's from the Hundred Poisons Sect!"
Although these people didn't understand poisons, they still recognized the most famous poisons of the Hundred Poisons Sect.
The Lin family members were scared silly and blurted out, "Mu Ling'er is involved with the Hundred Poisons Sect?"
Head Elder Xie and the Xie family head looked at each other. After comforting the Lin family members, they ordered the prison guards to not spread the news and to immediately dispose of the corpse.
"Father, Mu Ying Dong's move is too ruthless! From the looks of it, Mu Ling'er and Jun Yi Xie have been in cahoots for a long time. Mu Ling'er's provocation of Gu Qi Sha was a trap. They deliberately lured you over! "The Xie family head said in shock.
They originally thought that Mu Ling'er was only in cahoots with Jun Yi Xie. They didn't expect that even Mu Ling'er's provocation of Pill Fiend Pharmacy was a trap!
"Mu Ying Dong! Do you think that Old Man is so easy to fool? "
Head Elder Xie was thoroughly enraged. He originally wanted to wait for an opportunity to make a move, but in his anger, he decided to take the initiative to counterattack!
The next day, for some unknown reason, he actually took the initiative to invite Jun Yi Xie.
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