Untouchable Lovers-Chapter 223 - 203 Destiny Decided by Heaven
Chapter 223: Chapter 203 Destiny Decided by Heaven
Chapter 223 -203 Destiny Decided by Heaven
Returning to Rong Zhi’s bedside, Chu Yu now had Tian Rujing with her. Each had rested for two hours, allowing Tian Rujing to recover some energy before they finally began.
After sending the servant caring for Rong Zhi away, only three people remained in the bedroom.
Tian Rujing’s face was expressionless. He examined Rong Zhi for a while before turning to Chu Yu and said, “Although I will attempt to save him, I must make it clear that his body is extremely depleted. Whether he can wake up depends on his own fate.”
His words resembled those of a doctor in a hospital about to perform a risky major surgery, having the patient’s relatives sign a consent form—life or death being up to fate. Chu Yu was taken aback, then gritted her teeth and said, “Stop talking nonsense. Do your best and leave the rest to fate, I already understand that concept.” They were already at this point. Was she supposed to say not to save him and to find another hospital instead?
Chu Yu didn’t suspect that Tian Rujing was deceiving her with this. She had already returned the bracelet to Tian Rujing. If Tian Rujing wanted to break his promise, he could just walk away now and she couldn’t do anything about it. The fact that Tian Rujing was willing to stay was a testament to his credibility.
Tian Rujing lowered his head and pressed the bracelet. A square bulge the size of a fingernail immediately rose from the seemingly seamless bracelet. Upon a closer look, it turned out to be a flip lid. Tian Rujing moved his finger, flipped open the silver metal lid, and then slightly turned his wrist and poured out two white pills the size of mung beans.
Chu Yu watched him walk forward and bend over to stuff the pills into Rong Zhi’s mouth, feeling utterly incredulous, “Just like that?”
Tian Rujing said indifferently, “Naturally, that’s not all. You should know that my master’s restrictions on him weren’t merely about limiting his physical strength. But this is the primary step. The poison he ingested back then is the main reason his body has been so weak until now. This pill is the antidote, however…”
Chu Yu felt somewhat relieved as she listened to his explanation, but when he added, “however,” her heart was suddenly hung up in mid-air: “However what?” As for the phrase, “you should know,” she was curious but it wasn’t appropriate to ask.
Tian Rujing slowly said, “Firstly, although my master has administered poison before, he has never used the antidote. While it is marked as an antidote, it has been so long since then, I’m not sure if it will work.”
Chu Yu thought to herself, If you are uncertain about the medicine, why even administer it? She suppressed her anger and said, “Can’t you find a cat or dog to test it on?” At the very least, see if it works first?
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Sensing her dissatisfaction, Tian Rujing’s eyes dimmed slightly and he said quietly, “The poison was left by my predecessors and has all been used up. There’s no recipe for it.” The poison Tian Ruyue gave to Rong Zhi was the last pill. Fortunately, there was a surplus of antidote. That’s why he considered using two doses now, hoping the effects might be better given Rong Zhi’s long-standing physical decline.
Chu Yu noticed something odd in his words. She thought carefully and suddenly realized something, her face changing dramatically, “You say it was left by your predecessors, how many generations ago? When did this start?”
Tian Rujing disclosed without concealment, “At least over three hundred years ago. The master had acquired the Divine Artifact before the medicine was stored within it.”
Hearing this, Chu Yu’s heart went cold: Over three hundred years! Normal medicine has a shelf life of three to five years at best. This medicine had been sitting for over two hundred years, perhaps even longer, who knows what it had become!
Chu Yu began trying hard to recall, whether the pills Tian Rujing had taken out had any green mold or anything. Although they seemed pure white just now, what if she had misseen?
Even if the bracelet was a high-tech product, the medicine inside should be high-tech as well. But no matter how powerful, it couldn’t stand being placed for hundreds of years; it would expire.
How could she let Rong Zhi ingest such expired medicine?
Chu Yu was about to voice her concerns when she suddenly laughed bitterly and stopped: Even if Tian Rujing had told her about this beforehand, what could she do? Even knowing the medicine was expired, she had no choice but to let Rong Zhi take it because there was no alternative.
Now all she could do was hope. Since the poison worked, hopefully, the antidote would also produce its intended effect.
After Tian Rujing administered the medicine, he stood up and quietly waited. Chu Yu didn’t know what he planned to do next and waited along with him. They waited for about half an hour before any sign appeared: Rong Zhi’s body moved slightly, and then his mouth opened to vomit slightly dark fresh blood. After vomiting twice, the color of the blood returned to normal, but it was as if a fountain had opened in his mouth, with red liquid continuously flowing out.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight mouthfuls… in just a brief moment, the blood Rong Zhi had spit out had stained half the bed. What was once a fine bed now resembled a murder scene, and there was no sign of it stopping.
Seeing this situation, Chu Yu was petrified. It took her a long while to struggle to respond. She rushed forward in three steps, wanting to touch Rong Zhi but fearing causing further harm, only turning back to grab Tian Rujing’s collar and asking through clenched teeth, “What is going on here? What’s wrong with Rong Zhi?”
Tian Rujing also seemed surprised. He pursed his lips, his gaze as if enduring something, and said nothing.
Seeing Rong Zhi vomiting blood, he couldn’t help but feel a slight sense of schadenfreude, even though he hadn’t sabotaged the medicine. It still pleased him to see Rong Zhi suffer somewhat.
This was wrong. He shouldn’t be so easily swayed by the life and death of a person. But when it involved Chu Yu, he found it hard to keep his composure and maintain a calm mind.
Meeting Chu Yu’s anxious eyes, Tian Rujing’s good mood vanished, replaced by waves of bitterness. After looking at each other for a long while, Tian Rujing averted his gaze and said softly, “I don’t know.” He had never administered an antidote. Although Tian Ruyue had experimented on living subjects, everyone who had taken the antidote had died.
Of course, he would not tell Chu Yu this.
Perhaps Rong Zhi was fortunate enough to survive, or perhaps he wouldn’t make it through this ordeal.
If indeed fate existed, then he would leave Rong Zhi’s fate up to the heavens.
Resigning to fate was the most irresponsible yet easiest way to find peace.
—Resign to fate.
The phrase emerged in Chu Yu’s mind. A moment later, she couldn’t help but smile ironically: Rong Zhi must despise this phrase the most, right?
At that moment, looking at Rong Zhi’s lips stained red by fresh blood, they seemed to form a mocking curve.
