This is getting exciting!
Song Haiming quietly led Song Li away from the scene.
“We shouldn’t be here.”
“There are too many snakes.”
Song Li: “…”
“Young Master, shouldn’t we go over and help? Why don’t you suck the poison out for the Second Young Master? Zhaodi is a girl… it wouldn’t be appropriate for her to do it.”
Song Haiming didn’t care.
“They’re brother and sister. A younger sister saving her older brother by sucking out the poison is touching. What’s inappropriate about it?”
Song Hailan always claimed his martial arts were better than his. How could he not even deal with one snake?
He hadn’t forgotten how Song Hailan had stood by and watched the drama last time.
Heaven finally gave him his chance.
Hahaha.
The moment Song Li saw the excitement in his eyes, she knew he was enjoying the drama.
And he even dragged her along to watch it.
So she really did.
[The story seems to have gone off track.]
[I wasn’t prepared for this.]
[This was supposed to happen before my brother left for war, when he went to Huguo Temple to pray.]
[Zhaodi wanted to get into the military camp, so she planned to earn my brother’s favor first.]
[A mysterious person was supposed to try to kill him. After he was injured, Zhaodi would heroically suck the poison from his wound, ignoring her reputation and dignity. From then on, my brother would become completely devoted to her and obey everything she said.]
[He would even help hide her identity after discovering she was disguised as a man in the military camp.]
[Why did it happen so much earlier?]
[Forget it. If Zhaodi wants to do it, let her. It won’t hurt my brother anyway. Better than letting someone else do it. The bite location would be pretty awkward.]
Song Hailan never expected that he had fallen into Zhaodi’s trap too.
He looked at where he had been bitten.
It was near the top of his thigh.
Let Zhaodi suck the poison out?
What a joke!
He used his inner energy to stop the poison from spreading while knocking Zhaodi unconscious with one strike.
Half of the snake’s body was still wriggling beside her, trying to crawl into her sleeve, but Song Hailan ignored it.
His favor wasn’t that easy to earn.
Just then, he noticed another group of snakes coming toward them.
Without hesitation, he threw the unconscious Zhaodi onto Song Haiming.
Then he ran down the mountain.
No one was going to stand there and enjoy the show!
Everyone could get busy instead!
The snakes were after him. As soon as he left, the rustling sounds gradually faded away.
Song Haiming and Song Li looked at each other.
Then Song Haiming suddenly smiled and said, completely changing the subject,
“Song Li, that poem you wrote earlier was pretty good. Write me a copy later.”
Song Li chuckled.
“We’ll see.”
But she knew he was secretly thanking her.
Still, this wasn’t the time for polite words.
“Young Master, look. What’s hanging from Zhaodi’s arm?”
Song Haiming looked down.
Half of the snake was still firmly biting Zhaodi’s forearm.
He pried its mouth open and threw it into the grass.
Everything became quiet.
Two minutes later, Zhaodi’s face began turning green.
Song Haiming cleared his throat.
“Song Li, aren’t you two best sisters? It wouldn’t be too much to ask you to suck the poison out for her, right?”
Song Li: “…”
“Young Master, you’ve been making eyes at Zhaodi the whole trip. Your eyes must be hurting. Don’t worry, I understand.”
She turned around and covered her eyes.
“Young Master, go ahead. I can’t see anything.”
Song Haiming: “…”
She really was a member of the Song family.
Although he hated the idea, the responsibility of being the eldest son weighed heavily on him.
He had no choice.
“Ptoo… Ptoo…”
Two minutes later, Song Haiming let out a long sigh and silently complained about his miserable fate.
This Zhaodi…
She must think face powder was free.
She had put on such a thick layer that it looked like wall plaster.
The first few mouthfuls were nothing but powder.
Only afterward did he finally get the poison.
When he finished, his lips had turned completely white.
Anyone who saw him would think he was the one who had been poisoned.
Feeling exhausted once again, Song Haiming carried the unconscious Zhaodi on his back as he and Song Li walked down the mountain together.
…
The relay station was bustling with people coming and going.
Song Li stopped a soldier.
“How is the Second Young Master?”
The soldier answered happily,
“A-Huang found an antidote herb for him! He’ll be fine after taking it!”
“Old Zhuang told us to gather more of it. It’s a very rare herb that you usually can’t buy.”
Song Li nodded.
“That’s wonderful! A-Huang really deserves credit.”
“Absolutely!”
“When A-Huang sees someone with a runny nose, he finds cold medicine. When he sees someone with diarrhea, he finds medicine for that too. He’s almost as good as Old Zhuang now!”
Song Li gasped.
“This dog is unbelievably amazing. Whose dog is it?”
“Oh, stop pretending. Everyone knows it’s your dog, Song Li!”
The soldier hurried off to collect herbs after chatting for only a moment.
Song Haiming tossed the unconscious Zhaodi into the carriage.
He had already sucked out most of the poison.
The little that remained would disappear in about seven days, so there was no need to waste the rare antidote herb.
Meanwhile, Song Li found A-Huang first.
She hugged him tightly.
“How can such a little puppy be so adorable?”
“Woof!”
A-Huang understood human speech. Hearing someone praise him, he wagged his tail wildly.
“Because you’re my little puppy!”
“Woof woof!”
“A puppy should have dreams and goals. Study traditional medicine with Old Zhuang and become the first dog in history to practice Chinese medicine. Then I’ll make you a golden dog tag engraved with ‘The World’s Number One Dog’ and hang it around your neck. How about that?”
“Woof woof woof!”
A-Huang spun around excitedly several times.
His dog life was suddenly full of motivation.
Maybe he had listened to too many grand promises.
In the middle of the night, he barked every now and then, keeping everyone awake.
Zhaodi, especially, looked terrible.
…
Finally, around noon the next day, they saw the magnificent city walls and towering city gate.
The Song family had already been waiting there.
As soon as they saw Song Yannian return, someone immediately ran back to report the news.
Because the poison hadn’t completely left her body, Zhaodi’s face still had a faint green tint.
But she could hardly hide her excitement.
As long as Yang Yuyao looked at her once, she would surely recognize her as her daughter.
A child who looked like her mother had to be the mother’s biological child.
But if the child only looked like the father, who knew which woman had given birth to them?
Compared to her, Song Li looked more like Song Yannian’s illegitimate child.
If she found the chance to “say a few kind words,” she’d see how Song Li could continue living in the Song household!
These past few days have been unbearable.
She had been forced to study etiquette every day.
Meanwhile, Song Li had become close with everyone in the Song family.
Even her dog was more popular than Zhaodi, the supposed Second Miss.
The three rough Song men had no idea what gentleness was.
Nor did they understand what she wanted.
One acted like a distant father.
One used his position as an older brother to scold her every day.
And the last one was an oily flirt with no sense at all, always sticking to her. He annoyed her to death!
Since Yang Yuyao was Yang Yuhua’s younger sister, she must have spoiled her just as much.
At last, she would enjoy the treatment of the legitimate daughter of the Song family.
From now on, everything will become much easier.
…
The carriage slowly stopped outside the Song residence.
“Second Miss, we’ve arrived.”
A maid lifted the carriage curtain and helped her down.
She eagerly looked outside.
Then she saw a noble and elegant beautiful woman excitedly…
…hugging Song Li.
Zhaodi: “???”
“WTF?”
“My daughter… sob… my precious girl… I’ve waited day and night for you to come home!”
Yang Yuyao cried uncontrollably, tears streaming down her face like a broken string of pearls.
Zhaodi: “…”
That sneaky little trickster.
When did she get off the carriage?
Her carriage had clearly been behind mine!
And what were all those people standing around doing?
Didn’t any of them have mouths?
Would it have killed them to explain?
Zhaodi was so angry she almost fainted.
Yang Yuyao hugged Song Li tightly, almost squeezing the breath out of her.
Where no one could see, Song Li curled her lips into a smile.
[Mother’s first glance belongs to me.]
[I want everything. So what?]
[Come hit me if you can, Zhaodi!]
[Oh my goodness!]
[Mother’s embrace is this warm and comfortable?]
[So soft, with a gentle, pleasant fragrance.]
[Her racing heartbeat is filled with so much love.]
[It feels like I’ve had wine. My head is spinning.]
[Sigh… Poor Zhaodi, who has no parents. She’ll never know what this warmth feels like.]
Yang Yuyao’s cheeks turned slightly red.
That’s right.
She really is my biological daughter!