Exile at the start? The princess is no ordinary woman.

Chapter 343 Backlash

As the protrusion moved beneath his skin, Jun Yanchen seemed to reach a new level of intense fighting. His exposed upper body clearly showed that those things that had been moving beneath his skin had become unusually active.

This activity brought a sliver of clarity back to Jun Yanchen, who was on the verge of fainting, but this clarity was painful.

“哬”

"Um..."

The only thing that allowed him to utter a faint sound was not that he could suppress the pain and not scream, but that he simply had no strength left. Even in such agony, he simply didn't have the strength to make a louder sound.

"Jun Yanchen, endure it, you must live,"

He felt a sense of detachment, as if something wanted to pull him away from his pitiful body.

But ultimately, a voice from within that darkness pulled him back.

Someone was calling him, and he longed for that voice...

The sight of Jun Yanchen's struggles plunged their hearts into despair, leaving them breathless. They couldn't imagine the immense pain Jun Yanchen was enduring.

This man, who appears invincible to outsiders, endured unimaginable pain in places no one knew about.

Fortunately, after so many years, things have finally turned around.

After enduring it once, he would no longer be bothered by this deadly poison...

This invisible battle within Jun Yanchen's body lasted for nearly the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. During this time, Gu Nanzhi disinfected the removed gold needles again.

We've been waiting for this moment.

"Uncle Li, the basin..."

After bringing the second bowl of medicine, Butler Li stepped aside to wait for instructions, wondering if there was anything he could do to help. Seeing his all-powerful master in such a weakened state, even as a man, his eyes welled up with tears.

But upon hearing Gu Nanzhi's instructions, he quickly picked up the basin that had been prepared beforehand and caught the blood that Jun Yanchen vomited.

Be careful not to get it on your skin.

Gu Nanzhi gave a reminder, and at the same time, she deftly made a cut on her left wrist.

"lady......"

The group was horrified when they saw it; why would someone need to cut their wrists...?

To their astonishment, Gu Nanzhi let her blood stain the wrist that Jun Yanchen had just cut.

After a while, Jun Yanchen noticed a bulge on his chest that moved little by little down his arm to his wrist, and they seemed to understand.

Jun Yanchen coughed up a lot of blood, which emitted a foul and pungent odor. What was most terrifying was that there seemed to be many densely packed living creatures in the blood...

this......

That's really scary...

This must be the element of Gu...

Gu poison is truly too evil...

Jun Yanchen couldn't vomit anymore; he seemed to have weakened to the point of fainting.

At the same time, the strange insect had already reached Jun Yanchen's wrist.

"Uncle Li, put the basin down."

Gu Nanzhi lured it in little by little, her right hand gripping a scalpel. As soon as the worm emerged, she swiftly flicked it, sending it arcing through the air before it fell into the basin filled with foul-smelling black blood.

Even more strangely, He Mobai and the others could clearly see that the insects, which had previously glowed with golden light, had now turned black.

Today has truly opened their eyes, allowing them to witness the bizarre and legendary evil poison.

"Madam, this..."

Don't touch it.

Gu Nanzhi offered no explanation or treatment, but instead picked up the golden needles again and used the Ghost Doctor's Thirteen Needles on Jun Yanchen once more.

After all the needles had been inserted, she pointed to the strong acid she had prepared beforehand.

"Cangling, pour the contents of that bottle into the basin, being careful not to get it on your skin as it's corrosive,"

corrosion?

Is this the corpse-dissolving potion that the lady used on the way to exile?

Cang Ling had doubts in her heart, and picked up the item with some caution. As instructed, she poured it into the basin, and sure enough, just like corpse-dissolving water, the living things in the basin instantly stopped moving under the corrosive effect of this substance.

Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, another accident occurred.

Gu Nanzhi, weakened and pale from exhausting herself trying to detoxify Jun Yanchen, suddenly collapsed by the bed while corroding black insects in a basin, vomiting blood.

Instantly, her already pale face became even paler and bloodless, as if she had lost all life, and she visibly weakened.

"lady"

"lady"

This sudden turn of events startled the four people inside, causing their slightly relaxed nerves to tighten again. Those at the door, who were constantly watching for any movement inside, heard the tense exclamations from within and their hearts leaped into their throats.

Could something have gone wrong?

Is something wrong with the young lady?

But without orders, they dared not barge in.

All we can do is wait more anxiously...

"Big brother, young lady..."

"Everything will be alright."

Stung by Gu Nanzhi's vomit of blood, He Mobai and Bai Zang simultaneously recalled the rumors they had previously heard about Gu poison.

His face was filled with astonishment as he looked at Gu Nanzhi.

"Backlash?"

Legend has it that when some Gu worms are destroyed, the person who raised them will suffer a backlash...

Based on Gu Nanzhi's reaction, the two could conclude that she had suffered a backlash.

"Madam, you..."

Although Cang Ling and Steward Li didn't understand, the word "backlash" was easy to grasp. They also understood that Madam was doing all this for her master.

"lady......"

The word "Madam" sounded particularly heavy.

If... if they had any reservations about the lady before, they would be completely gone from this moment on...

Gu Nanzhi, however, suffered a backlash. It was her first time using this thing, and the backlash was exceptionally swift. She felt incredibly weak in this body, much weaker than when she first arrived.

It seems I'll really need to rest and recuperate for a while to recover.

Both of her voices revealed her weakness.

"I'm fine. He Mobai, Bai Zang, and Jun Yanchen are all alright. I'll leave the rest to you."

Gu Nanzhi weakly gave instructions for the follow-up.

"After one incense stick's time, proceed in order, first to the perineum, then the Xingxue, Renzhong, Shaoshang, Yinbai..."

Gu Nanzhi instructed them on the order of needle removal. Her weak body, on the verge of collapse, couldn't hold on any longer. Fortunately, He Mobai and Bai Zang were there to assist her, so she didn't need to worry.

"After removing the pills, give him the two pills and the decoction. After the medicinal bath lasts for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, you can then apply the acupuncture techniques you memorized earlier."

The two carefully noted down Gu Nanzhi's instructions, their faces filled with worry as they looked at her.

“Madam, we’ve noted it down. Don’t worry, I’ll treat your injuries first, then Xiahe will help you to rest.”

Gu Nanzhi said he was alright, so Jun Yanchen must be alright too. Even now, he was just as weak, and the acupuncture would take time.

Their concern all shifted to Gu Nanzhi.

"It's alright, I'll handle it myself in a bit. It's too dirty. You guys keep an eye on him, and call me if anything happens."