"Ugh—" A muffled groan of pain escaped from Su Hua's lips.
She fell forward into Lin Xuan's arms.
"Hua Bao, Hua Bao," Lin Xuan called out anxiously, one hand wrapping around Su Hua's slender waist, the other pressing against her bleeding chest.
Su Hua looked at Lin Xuan, a smile tugging at the corners of her lips. "Ah Xuan, as long as you're okay..."
With those words, Su Hua fainted in Lin Xuan's embrace.
"Hua Bao, you'll be fine, you must be fine."
Lin Xuan's eyes reddened.
His cold gaze landed on the person who had fired the shot. The man from the Shang organization, seeing Lin Xuan's eyes, felt an inexplicable surge of fear, despite thinking Lin Xuan wasn't much of a threat. He turned and attempted to flee.
He stumbled several steps forward.
Lin Xuan drew a gun from thin air, aiming it at him.
With a loud "bang,"
The bullet flew from the barrel, piercing straight into the man's heart.
The man's body collapsed to the ground with a dull thud.
Soon,
Su Hua's people and the Golden Dragon Gang rushed in.
With overwhelming numbers, they swiftly dealt with everyone from the Shang organization.
The ground was littered with corpses, blood flowing like a river.
One of Zhao Long's subordinates clutched a wound on his left chest, blood still gushing out.
Supporting himself on the ground, he struggled to get up. "Lin Xuan, kill the woman in your arms for me, now!"
"Otherwise, the deadly poison in your body will act up, and you won't survive!"
"Poison?" Jiang Qing walked over nervously, grabbing his sleeve and asking anxiously, "What poison did you give Young Master Lin?"
The subordinate laughed and said, "Of course, it's our Shang organization's secret poison, Black Bone. The boss was afraid of any accidents, so he made Lin Xuan take that poison. If Lin Xuan doesn't do as he expected, then Lin Xuan has only one outcome—death."
Jiang Qing felt a chill all over.
Black Bone... she had heard of this poison.
In this world, aside from Shang, no one had the antidote. Without timely administration of the antidote, the person who took Black Bone would have their bones and organs turn black, leading to death.
Even if Night Rose's medical research lab started working on an antidote immediately, it would be too late...
"Lin Xuan, as long as you kill Ling and her subordinates, I'll tell you where the antidote is," the man said with a sly smile.
He wouldn't live long anyway.
Dragging a few more people to hell with him was good too.
Lin Xuan let out a cold laugh. "I won't do as you say."
The man widened his eyes in disbelief. "Lin Xuan, aren't you afraid of death?"
"Death?" Lin Xuan held the woman in his arms tightly, applying medicinal powder to stop her bleeding as he replied, "Since I decided to infiltrate your Shang organization, how could I not be fully prepared? When I took that poison, I had already taken an antidote in advance. The moment the poison entered my body, it was neutralized."
"No, impossible," the subordinate shook his head. "This Black Bone is a secret concoction unique to our gang, and it's rarely used. How could it have leaked outside? How could you have developed an antidote? Are you just bluffing?"
Lin Xuan replied, "By now, the drug should have taken effect, right? Do you see anything wrong with me?"
The subordinate stared at Lin Xuan, stunned.
Indeed, it was time for the drug to take effect, yet Lin Xuan showed no signs of illness...
Could he really have the antidote?
Realizing this, the subordinate was filled with deep resentment.
The Shang organization had been destroyed, yet Lin Xuan and Ling were unharmed!
No.
The subordinate's gaze fell on Su Hua.
Not completely unharmed!
Wasn't Ling lying on the ground?
"Hahaha," the subordinate started laughing, "Ling, you're one of us from the Shang organization, and you're coming to hell with us."
Jiang Qing clenched her fists, her gaze steady as she raised her gun and aimed at him.
Just as she was about to pull the trigger, Lin Xuan stopped her.
"Spare his life for now," Lin Xuan said coldly. "I'll show him that Hua Bao will be just fine."
"Yes," Jiang Qing replied respectfully.
The subordinate from the Shang organization was losing a lot of blood, so Jiang Qing, worried he might die, sent someone over to stop his bleeding.
"Hua Bao, I won't let anything happen to you."
Lin Xuan placed the pale-faced Su Hua on the bed. He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and then checked her pulse.
Jiang Qing glanced at Su Hua with concern and casually asked the person she saw fighting with the Shang organization when she entered.
That person was Wang Ba.
Wang Ba answered, "Miss Su got injured while saving Young Master Lin, taking a bullet meant for him."
Wang Ba looked at Lin Xuan with a worried expression. From the leader's anxious demeanor, he was sure that the words the leader had just said to Miss Su were merely an act.
The bullet seemed to have hit near Miss Su's heart. If anything were to happen to her, the leader would surely be in great pain...
On the other hand, Jiang Qing.
Initially, she was worried when she saw Su Hua injured, but after hearing from Wang Ba, she relaxed.
With Miss Su's skills, if she saw someone trying to shoot Young Master Lin, even if she didn't take them down first, she could have pushed Young Master Lin away in time. Miss Su wouldn't have been injured herself.
Unless... she got injured on purpose.
The purpose? To appear pitiful, to make Young Master Lin feel sorry for her, not to leave her, and to make him believe she saved him.
"What exactly happened here?" Jiang Qing asked again.
"Well, Young Master Lin seemed to have discovered something and said some very hurtful things to Miss Su. He roughly said..." Wang Ba tried to recall, "Young Master Lin had been using Miss Su, he despised her, and didn't want to be with her anymore."
"Also, Zhao Long had found women for him, and all those women were dealt with by Miss Su."
Jiang Qing looked at the women lying scattered on the ground. Judging by their appearances, it was clear that they had all endured various forms of torture before their deaths. One woman's face, in particular, was so disfigured it was unrecognizable.
Jiang Qing roughly understood the sequence of events and couldn't help but shake his head.
Compared to before, President Su had changed a lot. With her previous temperament, if she knew that Young Master Lin had regained his memory and provoked her, she would usually just knock him out, take him away, and lock him up in the Night Garden.
How could she possibly resort to such a self-harming, damsel-in-distress tactic?
"Secretary Jiang," Wang Ba asked with a curious expression, "aren't you worried about your President Su getting into trouble? You don't seem nervous at all."
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Today, I didn't hit any writer's block (being good).
Darlings, tomorrow I have an exam, from the afternoon until seven in the evening, and the journey takes more than two hours. I'm asking for a day off, please~
Thanks to the beloveds who sent gifts, including Pangu, User 22368624, A Little Sleepy, Northern Wood Frost, Yi Ke Wen, and others.
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m back to his original world. In the end, he realized he had overthought things. [Hey, why is Shen Manni, the female lead, acting strange? Shouldn't she be fawning over the male lead at this point?] [Zhou Qiaoqiao, are you sick? Weren't you supposed to break off your engagement today?] [Damn it! An Youyi, please do your job as an undercover agent and sell my information to the protagonist, you idiot!] ... At this moment, Xu Mo himself didn't know that these female leads had already heard his inner thoughts. Then they decided not to play by the rules. Xu Mo: Please respect my profession as the big villain!
rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
