I felt an urge to flee, but in the end, I took a deep breath and calmed my heart, "Does Xuanjing know that I've taken shelter here?" Google seaʀᴄh novel·fire·net
With the Snake Servants all around, and Su Qiang able to enter the restaurant, there was absolutely no escape.
"Lord Xuanjing has skills that reach the heavens and penetrate the earth, do you think you can escape his vision?" Su Qiang said with scorn.
Her words left me feeling irritated, "What kind of vision does Xuanjing have? If he had such powers, he would have killed me long ago. To find me now, he must be in cahoots with the master of the Snake Servants."
Xiao Li, having brewed the tea, came over, "Yuanyuan, is this your friend? You guys look...quite similar, you wouldn't be sisters, would you...?"
"We are cousins, and I'll take care of her. You go do your thing first." I hadn't expected Xiao Li to have zero understanding with me—I had hinted at her with my eyes not to come over, but she still did.
Now Xiao Li got the hint, set down the teapot, and turned to leave.
However, Su Qiang's actions were faster; she grabbed Xiao Li's wrist with a powerful gaze, her green pupils bearing into Xiao Li's light tea-colored eyes, "Look at me."
Xiao Li subconsciously looked into Su Qiang's green eyes and her gaze instantly became unfocused.
With a triumphant, sinister smile on her face, Su Qiang added two odd-looking insects into the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Xiao Li, "Drink it."
As if possessed, Xiao Li picked up the teacup to drink the insect-infested tea.
"Xiao Li, don't drink," I said urgently, my eyes ablaze as I lunged forward.
Wearing a nonchalant smile, Su Qiang pulled out a switchblade.
With the flick of her wrist, the blade pointed directly at my stomach and stabbed towards me.
I protected my stomach with one hand and attempted to knock the teacup from Xiao Li's hand with the other.
At that moment, I was resigned to the likelihood that the back of my hand would be pierced by the knife.
In the blink of an eye,
a black shadow flitted before me, biting down on the hand Su Qiang held the knife with, causing her to scream in agony, "Ah, it hurts to death, it hurts to death...you filthy cat, how dare you bite me."
The knife clattered to the ground.
Xiao Mi continued to clamp down fiercely on Su Qiang's hand, her bite drawing blood, "Get off! Anyone who dares to harm my mistress shall die."
I took advantage of the opportunity to spring forward, knocking the teacup from Xiao Li's hand.
The tea splattered all over the floor.
Once it hit the ground, the tea was no longer liquid; it transformed into crawling insects.
Although I had never dealt with gu, my Spiritual Eye could see the strong toxic nature and the formidable Spiritual Power within these insects.
They could only be Gu Insects.
They burrow at the sight of skin and had wings on their backs.
They had just taken shape, their wings damp and in need of time before they could fly.
Once they were able to fly, nobody in the restaurant would survive.
"This is bad, the insects will fly out and bite people." I looked all around for a lighter, intending to burn them all before they could attack people.
After struggling to find a lighter from the counter, I saw Xiao Mi extend her tongue with extraordinary speed, licking up all the Gu Insects from the floor, leaving not a single one behind, "Mistress, leave it to me, these insects aren't even enough to get stuck in my teeth."
"Xiao Mi, well done, Xiao Li! Calm down, you've just been hit by the Charm Technique. If you calm down, you will recover," I said as I hugged Xiao Li, stroking her back to soothe her.
Clutching her stomach, Su Qiang let out a chilling laugh, "It's useless...she's already had a sip. My Gu Poison, even a single drop is lethal...hehehe, Su Wan!! If you want to save her, do as I did, surrender your Spiritual Eye and offer it to Lord Xuanjing."