According to An Yan’s thinking, those who are more ruthless and unfeeling during negotiations often find it easier to control the overall situation. Li Tianyao, on the other hand, undoubtedly had a deep understanding of the art of negotiation. Therefore, she wasn’t worried at all that Li Tianyao wouldn’t cooperate.
Who would have thought, Li Tianyao didn’t play by the rules at all. She had laid out her terms, yet he let Gu Shifang go.
"Bring the Antidote. Whatever you want, I’ll give it to you!"
An Yan furrowed her brows. Has Li Tianyao’s IQ taken a dive today? Why on earth is he letting Gu Shifang lead him by the nose?!
"What does he really want?" An Yan asked, then pondered, Maybe what the other party wants isn’t that important to Li Tianyao?
Li Tianyao didn’t respond to her.
Gu Shifang, believing he had the upper hand, said smugly, "You first give me what I want, and after I’m safe, I’ll naturally give you the Antidote!"
Li Tianyao turned and opened the door, speaking to Lu Feng who stood outside, "Knife!"
Watching Li Tianyao about to bleed himself with the knife, she suddenly understood and grabbed his hand. "He’s deceiving you!"
Gu Shifang wants Li Tianyao’s blood, definitely to enhance the combat strength of the Living Dead. Just last night, four Living Dead injured all of Li Tianyao’s bodyguards. If those creatures were bolstered with Li Tianyao’s strength, the consequences would be unthinkable. And he knows all this, yet he didn’t hesitate to agree to the other party’s conditions for my sake! This man! He really is...!
An Yan’s heart ached as if something had fiercely pricked it. She held tightly to the hand that held the knife.
"From my experience, if he sees you as a sworn enemy, then the Antidote is likely a smokescreen. It’s possible I haven’t been poisoned with that so-called poison at all!"
Gu Shifang had anticipated her response, calmly saying, "You don’t believe it? Then see if there’s a plum blossom-shaped mark on your left forearm! It should still be faint now. But compared to when you were a child, it should be much clearer."
An Yan’s expression didn’t change. "There isn’t one!"
"If there isn’t, why don’t you dare show your arm?"
Of course, An Yan knew whether there was a mark on her arm or not, but she couldn’t show it now. She was afraid that if she showed it, Li Tianyao would really cut himself to draw blood.
To her surprise, Li Tianyao took her hand and raised her arm! Her skin was naturally pale, making the subtle mark clearly visible. It was the size of a one-yuan coin, a five-petaled plum blossom.
"The darker the color, the closer the poison is to the heart meridian. Once this mark turns completely black, not even a god can save you!" Gu Shifang watched Li Tianyao smugly. The more pain Li Tianyao felt, the happier Gu Shifang became.
Li Tianyao held An Yan’s hand a bit tighter. "It’s okay, I have plenty of blood..."
"You can’t give him any, no matter how much you have!" An Yan, alarmed, snatched the knife from him and threw it to the ground. To prevent him from doing anything foolish again, she held his arm tightly.
Li Tianyao felt her strength and determination. The arm he was trying to withdraw froze in place. He knew it was inappropriate for the situation, but his ears still turned red uncontrollably!
An Yan, oblivious to the effect she was having on Li Tianyao, shifted her gaze to Gu Shifang, a smirk playing on her lips. "You should know, I, An Yan, have studied medicine from a young age, specializing in all kinds of poisons. If I can neutralize the Congenital Poison left in my body because of you, I can neutralize other poisons too!"
"Oh? Alright, then tell me what poison this is, and how to cure it?" Gu Shifang maintained a calm demeanor, as if he had everything under control.
An Yan thought quickly, and after a few seconds, she smiled. "In the entire world, the only toxin that can lie dormant in the body for more than twenty years is one thing. You don’t think you’re the only one who knows about that Poisonous Insect, do you?"
When she spoke these words, An Yan’s fingers tightened unconsciously. She was gambling.
In her mother’s notes, there were many studies about the Poisonous Insect. Mother wouldn’t have researched it casually, and the Poisonous Insect isn’t significantly related to my Congenital Poison. So, could Mother have known there was another type of poison in my body?
Clearly, she guessed right, because Gu Shifang’s smile vanished.
Li Tianyao looked at An Yan in surprise. "You know? Then can you neutralize it?"
"Of course! Originally, if he hadn’t said anything, I would have just thought this mark on my arm was a birthmark. But as soon as he mentioned it, I immediately knew what kind of poison it was!" An Yan’s demeanor was relaxed. "Now that I know what poison it is, developing the Antidote is just a matter of time!"
An Yan looked at Gu Shifang and smiled sincerely. "Thank you for telling me this, you’re really a good person!"
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An Yan said cheerfully, "Sigh, you lost to Li Tianyao again. You must be incredibly frustrated, right? Do you regret running your mouth? Are you thinking that if you had known I would find out about this, you wouldn’t have negotiated terms with Li Tianyao in front of me?"
Gu Shifang was about to die of anger! Because An Yan had guessed everything correctly!
He didn’t understand. Why, after spending twenty years on this plan, had it all come to nothing again?
Gu Shifang laughed bitterly out of extreme anger. "Fine, even if you can neutralize this poison, Li Tianyao, can you endure not touching her for a hundred years? Even if you can endure, can she bear to spend a hundred years with you, a monster who can’t make her happy?"
Gu Shifang grew more and more excited as he spoke. Even if I’ve wasted my efforts again in this lifetime, Li Tianyao won’t get off easy! It’s about crushing the spirit, not just killing the body. If I can’t kill Li Tianyao, I’ll destroy his spirit! After so many failures, I’ve finally managed to best Li Tianyao, just this once!
Li Tianyao’s face was taut, his fists already clenched hard. Just one punch, one punch was all it would take to send this man to his grave. But I can’t kill him, he thought. Killing him means starting everything all over again. What I want is to imprison him forever, rendering him powerless to do anything more! Until he draws his last breath!
"Li Tianyao, she’s a normal woman with normal needs, which you can’t fulfill! So you can only watch helplessly as she’s with other men! With those men you utterly disdain, it could be your bodyguard, your assistant..."
Gu Shifang’s face was slapped askew by Li Tianyao. But he acted as though he wasn’t afraid of the pain at all, with no intention of holding back, he continued, "Can’t stand it? Even if you can’t, you have to, because that’s human nature! You have to admit that you can’t make her happy anymore."
An Yan frowned as she listened, watching Li Tianyao’s fists clench, his knuckles turning white. He’s going to teach Gu Shifang a lesson any second now, An Yan thought.
Gu Shifang laughed again. "You’re finished! You’re doomed to never have her in this life! You can only watch her be happy with someone else! HAHAHA..."
The next moment, Li Tianyao’s hand clamped around his neck.
But Gu Shifang showed no fear, still spouting wild words, "Harder! Strangle me! Don’t you dare? If you don’t dare, then let go! Get back and sit down!!"