newbobooks Chapter 270
Chapter 270
Nalan Jingwen stared at Changsheng with her deep and sharp eyes. She knew that Changsheng was not lying and that he would do what he said. But wasn't Xue Qingheng someone she knew?
Judging from their familiarity with each other, their relationship shouldn't be ordinary.
Changsheng said no more, his shimmering eyes looking at Nalan Jingwen.
"So? Will you agree or not?"
Nalan Jingwen remained silent, pondering in her heart. Soon, she looked up again and met those eyes.
"Okay, I promise you."
Changsheng smiled, as if a spring breeze was blowing, and then waved to Nalan Yin.
"come on."
Nalan Yin looked at Nalan Jingwen, who nodded to him. Nalan Yin then said no more and walked up to Changsheng, his eyes probing.
Changsheng ignored him and said to him, "Stretch out your hand."
Nalan Yin raised her hand, her fair arm exposed to the air, and the blue veins under her skin were clearly visible.
Chang Sheng's gaze paused, as if he had discovered something. He looked up and gave him a meaningful glance, but Nalan Yin was puzzled.
Nalan Jingwen's eyes darkened. "How is it?"
Chang Sheng withdrew his gaze, his tone casual, "It can be cured, but it's a bit troublesome."
"I will then detoxify him, and no one is allowed to be present or disturb him."
Nalan Jingwen glanced at Nalan Yin, then turned and walked towards the door.
Only when the two of them were left alone in the room did Changsheng slowly speak, "You still have the Life and Death Curse on you."
Nalan Yin immediately became alert. "Who exactly are you?"
Chang Sheng smiled and said, "We will live and die together, and never be apart."
"Interesting, but the curse on you only works on you."
"You cast the curse on Nalan Jingwen, didn't you? If she dies, the curse of life and death will take effect immediately, and you will die instantly as well. But if you die, Nalan Jingwen will still be alive and well."
"Tsk tsk, does Nalan Jingwen know what you're thinking?"
"What do you want to do?!"
"Why are you so agitated? Don't worry, I won't tell her. Since my cooperation with her was to help you get rid of the poison, the rest is naturally none of my business."
"That had to be the case. If you dare utter a single word of it, I will kill you to the ends of the earth!"
Nalan Yin stared intently at her, a fierce glint in her eyes.
Changsheng was not threatened at all. With a flick of his finger, Nalan Yin instantly felt something being swallowed down his throat, and the next moment, he lost consciousness.
Nalan Jingwen waited outside the door for about an hour before the door finally opened slowly and Changsheng walked out. However, his steps were unsteady, and the light in his eyes was noticeably dim, making him look very weak.
Nalan Jingwen paused in his steps and tentatively asked, "Are you alright?"
Chang Sheng lifted his eyelids slightly and said weakly, "I won't die. I won't trouble you to collect my body."
Still as sarcastic as ever, Nalan Jingwen ignored her and went straight into the room.
Nalan Yin lay on the bed, her clothes removed and wrapped in the quilt. Her forehead was covered in sweat, and her black hair clung to her pale cheeks. There was a pool of black blood beside the bed. She reached out and touched Nalan Yin's face.
It's hot.
She touched his hand again; it was warm, no longer as cold as before.
Nalan Jingwen turned around, wanting to ask Changsheng what kind of poison it was, but when she turned her head, Changsheng was already gone. She didn't say anything and looked at Jingchi standing outside the door.
"Go and boil some hot water."
"Yes."
Just as Nalan Jingwen picked up the person after the water was boiled, Nalan Yin woke up.
"How are you feeling? Is there anything else that's bothering you?"
Nalan Yin rubbed her cheek against her neck, her voice full of affection, "Sister, I missed you."
"You've only been asleep for a short while, and you already miss me?"
Nalan Jingwen joked, then gently placed the person in the water.
Nalan Yin leaned against the bathtub, her beautiful eyes fixed on her. "I had a very long dream. In the dream, I died. You didn't care about me and had someone dump me in a mass grave. My soul was floating in the air. I said it hurt so much, but you couldn't hear me and left without even looking at me."
Nalan Jingwen paused, "You won't die."
"My sister doesn't want me to die, right?"
Nalan Jingwen gave him a rare, extremely ambiguous response.
"I will protect you, you won't die."
Nalan Yin smiled, her eyes crinkling with laughter. "I know, the one in my dream wasn't my sister. My sister wouldn't bear to abandon me."
……
The next day, the scouts returned and found that there was indeed a mountain stronghold. However, strangely, the stronghold did not seem to have been affected by the disaster. Everyone in the stronghold was still rosy-cheeked and strong, and none of them looked like they had suffered from hunger and cold.
Liu Qingxu stood beside Nalan Jingwen, watching her deep in thought, and said, "Miss, those bandits are definitely in cahoots with the government. What should we do now?"
Nalan Jingwen looked up at Jingchi and said, "Jingchi and I will go up the mountain and into the village to find evidence. You stay at the foot of the mountain and be ready to provide support at any time."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nalan Yin was the first to disagree.
"No, I want to go too."
Nalan Jingwen refused, saying, "You've just recovered from the poison, so it's not advisable for you to adventure with us. You should wait for me to return at the inn."
"But……"
"obedient."
The plan was quickly finalized. Nalan Jingwen and Jingchi changed into a set of tattered clothes, disguised themselves as refugees, and pretended to go up the mountain to find food. Nalan Jingwen sealed Jingchi's martial arts skills. The mountain road was rugged and covered with heavy snow, so Jingchi had a very difficult time walking.
Seeing this, she reached out her hand towards the mirror pool. The mirror pool was slightly taken aback, but quickly lowered its head.
"I can do it."
Nalan Jingwen didn't say much, but forcefully helped the person forward. Jingchi's whole body was stiff, and her scent filled his nostrils. A blush extended from the depths of his neck to his ears.
A woman leading a man up the mountain in search of food was quite conspicuous, and she was quickly discovered and forcibly taken into the village.
In the main seat sat an extremely strong woman with a scar on her face that stretched from the corner of her eye to the corner of her mouth, making her look somewhat frightening.
"Boss, these two were found by our men on patrol. We don't know what they're up to."
Nalan Jingwen feigned fear, kneeling tremblingly on the ground. "Please spare our lives! My husband and I were starving, so we thought of going up the mountain to find something to eat. We didn't know this was your territory. If we had known, we definitely wouldn't have come. Please forgive us this time!"
"We don't dare anymore!"
The woman addressed as "boss" stared at Nalan Jingwen's filthy face, spitting out a disgusted "Pah!" "Since you've stepped into my territory, you'll have to hand over some goods as tribute, otherwise..."
As she spoke, she made a gesture of touching her neck.
Nalan Jingwen trembled with fright and cried out, "We have nothing..."
"You don't have one? Then use your husband as payment!"