BSI Chapter 1988 - 162: Life Rarely Goes As One Wishes
Chapter 1988 - 162: Life Rarely Goes As One Wishes
"Don’t overthink it. To us, you’ve never been a danger; instead, you’re very reliable."
Life seldom goes as one wishes, nine times out of ten.
When a person holds great power, self-control becomes the most difficult task.
For instance, when someone can easily incite warfare but restrains their nature for the sake of the common people, they imprison themselves within boundaries, dancing to the beat of their own constraints. The endurance required is beyond ordinary imagination.
It demands immense self-control to keep oneself in check. Otherwise, acting on a whim, disregarding rules, and ignoring laws may sound carefree but would ultimately extinguish one’s conscience.
The two stood quietly, and strangely, Dong Huiying’s mood gradually calmed. Perhaps it was because... Shu Yu, this was his inherently tranquil demeanor.
When she felt agitated, merely being beside Shu Yu could suppress those impulsive, negative thoughts.
His presence was like a gentle breeze, like a slight drizzle, a bit cool yet almost a personification of beauty, enabling her to maintain clarity and rationality.
...
Upon learning of the matter, Yixuan hurried to find Old Lady Qin and, seeing that she and the two children were unharmed, was finally relieved.
Dong Huiying was busy preparing antidotes. The poisoning method was blended into daily food, placed within the dishes. It was a perfectly concocted poison mixture, and Dong Huiying approached the situation with great caution.
She conducted hundreds of experiments to summarize an antidote formula, but found that this antidote was not suitable for use on Old Lady Qin and the two children. Mainly because Old Lady Qin was too old, and the children too young.
Even though what she created could detoxify, administering medicine is inherently risky, especially concerning for the children’s future growth.
Nevertheless, the poison needed to be neutralized. Allowing the condition to persist would pose a greater danger.
After much hesitation, Dong Huiying decided to gradually detoxify Old Lady Qin and the children, ensuring that the cure didn’t harm their fundamental health.
"Still no developments?"
That night, Dong Huiying came out from her room. She saw Shu Yu and Yixuan sitting in the courtyard. A chessboard lay before them, one with fairy aura, the other gentle, yet both had an identical underlying frustration and oppression in their eyes.
Yixuan stood up. "Those two have been hanging on the city wall for three days now; they can’t hold out much longer."
Death was certain, but those directing the darkness remained inactive.
The foe was in the shadows while they were in the light; they had no clue of the adversary’s origin, nor why they targeted Old Lady Qin. The matter weighed down on their hearts like a dark cloud, leaving them with an unpleasant expression.
Dong Huiying sat down, gazing at the black and white pieces on the chessboard, harboring some conjectures. "I have some thoughts; help me contemplate them."
She looked towards Shu Yu and Yixuan.
"Firstly, the ones surnamed Lin and Huang, I attempted to feed them True Word Gu, but the other party covered their tracks too well, acting with extreme caution."
She learned from Lin and Huang that a cloak person dressed in black had promised them substantial bribes, which tempted them to betray Old Lady Qin, whom they had served for many years.
Yet, Lin and Huang knew too little, and this lead was almost at a dead end.
"Firstly, the adversary is targeting Old Lady Qin; her poisoning is the most severe, followed by Wu Wang. This might be because the Sir and the children have different appetites."