"In this world, nothing is impossible!" Cen Yu said cruelly, "I personally saw Nangong Yu shatter Xiao Zhen's chest bone with one palm!"
Wen Mohan felt his body and mind tormented. How could Nangong Yu be connected to Xiao Zhen's death? How could he have killed Xiao Zhen? No, Cen Yu must be lying to him!
"You're lying to me!"
"Believe it or not." Cen Yu said faintly, "As agreed, I also need to tell Xiao Man the truth."
"No, you can't tell her!" Wen Mohan said urgently, "Cen Yu, I beg you, for the sake of our years of friendship, don't tell Man'er about this."
Cen Yu did not answer, as if he had already left. Wen Mohan stumbled to his feet and walked towards one of the doors. He had to stop Cen Yu, he absolutely could not let Cen Yu tell Xiao Man about this!
The death of the great general had already plunged Xiao Man into unbearable grief. If she were to learn that Nangong Yu was involved in her father's death, Xiao Man would go mad!
The closed door suddenly opened. Wen Mohan's vision was blood red, and he couldn't see clearly who had opened the door. He vaguely felt it was someone he knew, and the people he knew here could only be Xiao Man.
Wen Mohan propped himself against the wall with one hand, gripping the broken porcelain shard in the other. "Man'er, is that you?"
Xiao Man quickly helped the unsteady Wen Mohan. "It's me, are you alright?"
Nangong Yu smelled the scent emanating from Xiao Man, and his mind went blank. His body was no longer under his control. He pushed Xiao Man against the wall and kissed her instinctively.
Xiao Man was startled. After reacting, she immediately struggled and bit Wen Mohan's lip fiercely. The pain brought Wen Mohan back a sliver of reason, and he quickly pulled away from Xiao Man.
"I'm sorry, Man'er, I... I couldn't control myself." Wen Mohan's voice trembled, his demeanor flustered, as if he had done something unforgivable. Then, as if he had thought of something, he unhesitatingly raised the broken porcelain shard in his hand and plunged it towards his own neck.
However, as soon as the broken porcelain shard broke his skin, Xiao Man grabbed his wrist, and he could not move it forward even half an inch.
"Wen Mohan, are you crazy?" Xiao Man snatched the broken porcelain shard from Wen Mohan's hand. Wen Mohan immediately fell to the ground and spat out a mouthful of blood. Xiao Man was shocked. She hadn't used much force, had she? How could he have vomited blood? She immediately took Wen Mohan's wrist and discovered that Wen Mohan had been poisoned.
"Cen Yu!" Xiao Man gritted her teeth, that damned scoundrel!
Wen Mohan clenched his teeth. Xiao Man's touch was like a deadly poison to him. There was only one thought in his mind: follow his heart. Wasn't the person in front of him the one he had always wanted to obtain?
However, Wen Mohan used his last ounce of strength and pushed Xiao Man away. "Go, hurry and go, while I can still control myself, go!"
Xiao Man was extremely anxious. Wen Mohan had been poisoned for some time. If he wasn't detoxified soon, he might die on the spot. But how could she detoxify him now?
"Man'er, hurry and go, don't believe Cen Yu, don't believe anything he says!" Wen Mohan wiped the blood from his mouth with his sleeve. "Don't worry about me, hurry and go, this is a trap!"
"What nonsense are you talking about? If we go, we go together. I promised your father I would take good care of you!" Xiao Man helped Wen Mohan up. "Hold on for a little longer, I'll find the antidote for you immediately."
Xiao Man, supporting Wen Mohan, wanted to return the way she came. Unexpectedly, the door suddenly closed. No matter how much Xiao Man pushed, the door remained motionless!
"Everyone is here, Xiao Man, it's time to make a choice." Cen Yu's voice seemed to echo in her ears, but she couldn't see him.
"Cen Yu, what exactly do you want?"
"I just want to see if you will refuse to save Wen Mohan!" Cen Yu said faintly. "Now, there are only two paths before you: either become Wen Mohan's antidote, or watch him bleed from all seven orifices and die. Xiao Man, from the time he was poisoned until now, it's between a quarter of an hour and two hours. You must be familiar with the toxicity of the Fire Charm Poison. Xiao Man, what will you do?"
"Man'er, don't believe him, I'm fine!" Wen Mohan endured the pain. Even though he felt his reason was about to collapse, he still told Xiao Man that he was fine!
Xiao Man smiled at Wen Mohan, then suddenly pricked him with a needle. Wen Mohan fainted. Xiao Man reached out and supported him, letting him lean against the wall to sit down. She took out her needle bag and skillfully began to acupuncture Wen Mohan, helping him temporarily suppress the Fire Charm Poison in his body.
Cen Yu watched Xiao Man's every move, his eyes filled with confusion. When had Xiao Man learned this skill? No, Xiao Man had been constantly refreshing his understanding. What Xiao Man showed was only the side she was willing to let people see, and he knew almost nothing about Xiao Man!
However, he knew that Xiao Man had a deep relationship with Nangong Yu!
"Xiao Man, there is only one antidote for the Fire Charm Poison, and you know it very well. What you are doing now is just temporarily suppressing the Fire Charm Poison in his body. When the Fire Charm Poison erupts again, even if he doesn't die, he will be left with an old illness."
Xiao Man remained unmoved, focusing all her attention on needling Wen Mohan. Only when Wen Mohan's skin returned to its normal color did she stop, wipe the sweat from her forehead, and withdraw all the silver needles.
"Cen Yu, have you now become so insane that you would even harm your years-long brother?" Xiao Man said calmly. She had to stall for time until Dongfang Wei arrived with his men.
"Brother?" Cen Yu sneered. "He already broke off our friendship and severed all ties with me."
"You say it as if you've been wronged." Xiao Man said mockingly, "You've known each other for many years, has Mohan ever wronged you? No! He hasn't wronged you in the slightest. On the contrary, you, under the guise of doing it for his own good, have repeatedly hurt him. From beginning to end, you have wronged him! Now, you want to kill him, aren't you too heartless?"
Cen Yu remained silent for a long time. Just as Xiao Man thought Cen Yu didn't know how to answer, Cen Yu spoke, "I have not wronged him. Everything I have done has been according to his wishes."
"Ridiculous! Did he ask you to use Wen Moyu to drag the Wen family down? Did he ask you to use Wen Moyu to make me his mortal enemy? Or did he ask you to push Wen Moyu to a dead end?"
Cen Yu gave a bitter smile. "Xiao Man, I really don't know whether to call you smart or slow."
"What do you mean?"
"Do you know why I hate you?"
"Because of Mohan."
"Yes, because of him!" Cen Yu affirmed. "You've probably heard about the kind of life I used to live. He was the only light in my heart. As long as he was there, I wouldn't feel lonely. But his gaze always followed you. He said he disliked you, but in his heart, he kept you, despite his words. I've always asked myself, what is it about you that makes him keep you in his heart for ten years as if it were one day?"