Urbaner Blumentraum - Kapitel 138
Actually, the reason she said that was because Zhu Huihui asked her a question in a very low voice: "My antidote. Should it be eaten raw or cooked?"
Feng Xuese didn't mean to eavesdrop; she just had such keen hearing that she naturally heard it.
Now he finally understood why Zhu Huihui, who was afraid of death, wasn't worried when she learned that she might not live past twenty. It was because her mother, Yu Xiaoyao, had prepared an antidote for her!
Therefore, Zhu Huihui's actions of taking away Chen Muwan must not have been well-intentioned!
Inside the cave, a bonfire was burning.
Beside the fire lay a burlap sack, its opening tightly tied, inside which lay a human-shaped body lying quietly.
That person is Chen Muwan.
When Chen Muwan encountered Zhu Huihui, a master of surprise attacks, brick blows, and sack-like maneuvers, she didn't even know how she had been ambushed! Zhu Huihui's brick blow was quite skillful; she wasn't seriously injured, but she remained unconscious.
Zhu Huihui sat by the fire, examining the burlap sack, resting his chin on his hand as he pondered deeply:
We've captured the "antidote," so what's next?
Using a person as an antidote—let alone taking it, the thought of it is terrifying! Ugh! It's all my fault for being so "wicked"! But if I didn't bite Miss Mu, I wouldn't live past twenty—come to think of it, I don't even know how old I am this year. What if I'm already nineteen? Then I'll be kicking the bucket soon…
My mother always says that when you're alive, you can't afford to lose out on anything you eat—if you die because you're afraid and don't take the "antidote," that's the biggest loss, a loss you can't even recoup. So comparatively, eating meat is better than losing out! Besides, we're not really cannibalizing people, we're just taking the "antidote"!
It's just an antidote, what's there to be afraid of or feel guilty about?
She quickly resolved the "to eat or not to eat" question. The next question was: how to eat?
According to my mother, the antidote can be eaten raw or cooked, it doesn't really matter, but she didn't say how much to take! So should I just gnaw on one of her fingers, or should I eat her whole arm and leg?
Furthermore, what if I bite Miss Mu and she goes back and complains to the hero and his wife? Even if others don't say anything, the hero won't let me off the hook! He might even cut off my own arm or leg and return it to Miss Mu—wouldn't that be harming others only to harm myself?
To avoid this situation, the best way, of course, is to prevent Miss Mu from going back—murdering her to silence her would be ideal, but the fear is that if they can't find Miss Mu, they might suspect them. But Miss Mu is such a grown woman, and she can't possibly finish a meal in one sitting…
I suddenly remembered a story I once heard on the street, a tale about a monster wanting to eat Tang Sanzang's flesh, and I couldn't help but sigh: Alas! Other monsters have many lesser demons helping them eat, while I only have Huahua. Even if the two of them ate together until they were stuffed to death, it would be enough for me and a pig to eat for many days, wouldn't it?
She was preoccupied with how to take the "antidote" without leaving any evidence, but the more she thought about it, the more difficult the situation seemed. Just as she was worrying, her vision suddenly darkened, and a chilling aura enveloped her, seemingly suppressing even the raging flames.
Zhu Huihui suddenly looked up and met a pair of eyes that were bright as autumn waves and cold as ice. The word "hero" almost slipped out. She covered her mouth, jumped up, and ran out of the cave!
Maple-colored arm stretched out and draped over her shoulder.
Zhu Huihui lunged forward, but couldn't move at all. She mustered her courage and tried to hook Feng Xuese's foot, attempting to knock him to the ground so she could escape.
Seeing that she was such a useless piece of trash, yet still dared to lay a hand on him without fear of death, Feng Xuese was both amused and annoyed. He casually picked her up and swept her out of the cave. After walking several dozen feet, he finally threw her heavily to the ground.
Zhu Huihui was in considerable pain from the fall, and shamelessly lay on the ground, refusing to get up. She wondered how the hero had found her.
Feng Xuese looked down at him coldly and said, "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
"I...I'll just wander around!" Zhu Huihui said with a grin. She suddenly jumped up, stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Feng Xuese's eyes, but Feng Xuese slapped her hand down with a "smack".
Zhu Huihui was actually happy after being hit: "Great hero, are your eyes better now?"
Feng Xuese remained unmoved by her emotions, her gaze as cold as ice.
This child is absolutely outrageous! Not only did she ambush and attack Miss Mu, but she also carried her all this way. If I had arrived even a moment later, Miss Mu might have been harmed!
"Zhu Huihui!"
Feng Xuese's voice was very low, and Zhu Huihui couldn't help but shiver, touching her neck: "I...I'm here!"
"What's in the sacks in that cave over there?"
"It's... the antidote..." That's right! It's the antidote!
"What antidote?" Maple Snow's voice grew even gentler.
"Why don't you go see for yourself what it is!" Zhu Huihui cursed inwardly.
"It's...it's the antidote to the poison in my body!"
He went around in circles, and she pretended to be confused. In any case, she would never admit that it was Miss Mu!
She felt something touch her leg, turned her head and saw Hua Hua with its ears flashing and tail wagging, nudging her with its mouth.
Zhu Huihui was furious. No wonder the hero was able to find her even though she was hiding so well. It turned out that the traitor Hua Hua had led the way!
In a fit of anger, he kicked Huahua's butt and chased it away.
He sat down on a nearby rock and said gently, "Grey Grey, I know your poisoning is severe, but we can't rush things. Your biological mother is the number one healer in the martial arts world; she must have a way to save you..."
"Well...that's not necessarily true..."
Feng Xuese's eyes turned cold: "What?"
"I mean...that...that's great..."
Feng Xuese's voice softened again: "Since that's the case, why did you go... to make a move on Miss Mu!" He didn't punish her in the cave because he didn't want Miss Mu to know what Zhu Huihui had done and to harbor resentment towards her in the future.
"I...I didn't mean anything to her...I just...took a few bites first..."
Feng Xuese was utterly helpless. What had that little demon Yu had taught this child? He didn't understand a single thing about human ethics and morality!
"We are human beings. If humans eat each other, what's the difference between us and beasts? Do you understand this principle?"
"Understand!"