Hong Chou’s acupoints were sealed by Feng Jinrui, and she was thrown to the ground.
Chu Qianli stared at her, "A deal?"
Hong Chou was a little different today. Being subdued so easily was indeed unlike her.
Although her martial arts were inferior to Feng Jinrui’s, Hong Chou herself was not weak. Even if she wasn’t as skilled as them, it would still take considerable effort to capture her.
"What deal?" Chu Qianli asked, her indifferent gaze flicking towards Feng Jinrui.
Feng Jinrui took two steps back, blocking all escape routes for Hong Chou.
Hong Chou sneered, "My acupoints are sealed by you, where else can I go? Moreover, if I hadn't intended to have a talk with you today, I wouldn't have been defeated by you so easily."
Feng Jinrui remained silent, not denying this point.
This woman truly didn't want to fight.
"Is this how you treat someone who wants to negotiate with you?" Hong Chou lowered her head and looked at herself.
She was still kneeling on one knee, having to look up to speak to Xiao Yao, which was very uncomfortable.
But with her acupoints sealed, she could do nothing.
"I don't have much patience. What do you want to say?"
Chu Qianli’s expression remained unchanged, her cold gaze fixed on Hong Chou, "If you're trying to stall for time to let Yu Linglong take my master away, I will never forgive you."
"How could I bear to let Yu Linglong take Ye Qingying away?" Hong Chou smiled faintly, her smile’s sincerity uncertain.
However, when she smiled, there was not much that made people feel uncomfortable.
"I like Ye Qingying," she said.
Chu Qianli’s eyes darkened, "Get to the point!"
"Heh, I like Ye Qingying, that's the point."
Hong Chou was also observing her expression.
It seemed to be a mixture of dislike and surprise, but not much hostility.
So, Xiao Yao's feelings for Ye Qingying were not romantic?
The person she liked was Prince Xuan, wasn't it?
Hong Chou breathed a sigh of relief. If that were the case, things would become much easier.
"Because I like him, I am unwilling to feed him the poison given to me by Yu Linglong, nor am I willing to let him become Yu Linglong's medicinal puppet."
"Yu Linglong wants to turn my master into a medicinal puppet?" Chu Qianli’s palm tightened, her knuckles cracking.
It was evident how furious she was at this moment!
"Miss Xiao Yao, we at least have a common goal: we both hope Ye Qingying can recover, don't we?"
Hong Chou found kneeling very uncomfortable. She said, "I have the medicine given to me by Yu Linglong in my possession. You can take a look. It's a new medicine she refined and developed based on the poison Ye Qingying brought back from Medicine Puppet Valley last time."
"If you trust me, I'll let you see it, and you'll believe I'm not lying."
Chu Qianli quickly walked up to her.
Hong Chou closed her eyes and sighed helplessly, "You really are suspicious."
"Towards an enemy, not being suspicious is seeking one's own death." Chu Qianli squatted down and reached into her pocket to search.
Feng Jinrui turned his face away, not looking.
The packet of medicine was indeed found by Chu Qianli.
She took it out and studied it, her expression changing instantly, "The toxicity is several times stronger than the medicine from Medicine Puppet Valley!"
Damn Yu Linglong, to think she wanted to feed this poison to her master!
"She is Wu Chenzi's disciple. You may not want to acknowledge her abilities, but you have to admit them."
Seeing her expression, Hong Chou knew that Yu Linglong's medicine was indeed very potent.
Her expression turned serious, and she said sternly, "If this medicine is fed to Ye Qingying, within half a month, his consciousness can be completely controlled by Yu Linglong."
"I like Ye Qingying, and I am unwilling to let him become Yu Linglong's puppet. Miss Xiao Yao, are you willing to cooperate with me?"