Chapter 149 He Inhaled the Poisonous Smoke for Me

Chapter 149 He Inhaled the Poisonous Smoke for Me

"Sizzle—"

The sound of tearing cloth echoed in the cave.

Pei Yunjing's state at this moment was extremely strange.

He stopped covering his ears and began frantically scratching his neck and chest.

His sharp nails dug deep into his flesh, leaving shocking, bloody scratches, as if a million poisonous insects were gnawing at his marrow.

"Itchy...painful..."

He was breathing heavily in pain, and an abnormal, bewitching flush rose to his skin.

That redness wasn't from a fever, but from the heightened reaction after being poisoned.

"Don't grab me! Pei Yunjing! Please don't grab me!"

Tangli rushed over and desperately held his hands down.

But he was incredibly strong; even when he was delirious, his muscles remained taut like iron. Tang Li was thrown aside, her hand slamming against a rock, scraping her skin.

But she ignored the pain and pounced on him again, pressing her whole body against him and using all her strength to pry open his self-harming fingers.

Just as the two were entangled, Tang Li's gaze suddenly fixed on Pei Yunjing's sleeve, taking advantage of the faint snow light reflecting in from outside the cave.

It was a dark battle robe, which was usually unseen as being dirty.

But at this moment, on his collar and the inside of the cuff of his left hand, which she had just pressed down, there was a thick layer of pale pink powder that had not yet dissipated.

The powder emitted a nauseatingly sweet aroma.

It's the residue from a sleeping potion!

Suddenly, the image of rushing into the valley entrance flashed through Tang Li's mind—

At that time, toxic smoke filled the sky.

While wielding his sword to kill the enemy, Pei Yunjing used one hand to cover her mouth and nose tightly with his wide sleeve, pressing her entire face into his arms.

"Don't breathe."

That was the last thing he said.

Tang Li felt as if she had been struck by lightning, and she froze on the spot.

So that's how it is...

So that's how it is!

He used his sleeve as a gas mask for her, leaving her that small patch of clean air.

He himself was completely exposed in the core area where the toxic smoke was most concentrated. Not only did he have no protection, but in order to protect her, he had to gasp for breath and inhale ten times more poison than an ordinary person!

No wonder he broke down so quickly.

No wonder he was hallucinating, feeling like bugs were crawling on his body.

This is a double torment of "hallucination" and "amplified pain"!

For Pei Yunjing now, even a single snowflake falling on him feels like being branded with a hot iron; even the friction of his collar feels like a razor blade cutting into his flesh.

All of this was to protect her.

"You... madman..."

Tang Li's tears instantly burst forth, large drops falling onto his chest.

This man is usually sharp-tongued and arrogant, and he threatens to break her legs at the drop of a hat.

But when faced with a life-or-death situation, he didn't even think twice and instinctively chose to sacrifice himself.

"Why... when I was just a medicinal ingredient..."

Tang Li's hands trembled as she tried to wipe the blood from his face, only to find that the more she wiped, the more blood appeared.

"It's hot...so hot..."

Pei Yunjing was still struggling unconsciously, letting out a painful growl from his throat.

"Where's the medicine...the first-aid kit?!"

Tang Li frantically searched her body.

All she has on her body right now is a few bottles of wound medicine to stop the bleeding!

Wound medicine cannot cure this neurotoxin, nor can it relieve the overload of the five senses.

"Calm down... Tangli, you need to calm down..."

She forced herself to calm down.

Since there's no antidote, let's try physical cooling methods!

Tang Li grabbed a handful of snow from the cave entrance, melted some in her hand, and then tremblingly applied it to Pei Yunjing's burning forehead and neck.

"Sizzle—"

Pei Yunjing's skin was incredibly hot; the moment the ice and snow touched it, it even made a faint sound.

"Ugh!"

He convulsed suddenly, and an expression of extreme pain appeared on his face.

With the pain amplified, this cold stimulation was like rubbing salt into a wound for him.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."

Tang Li cried as she pulled her hand away, no longer daring to touch him.

If physical cooling methods don't work, then try emotional support!

She knelt beside him, leaned down, pressed her forehead against his, closed her eyes, and desperately tried to muster the little mental energy she had left.

【Quiet……】

Pei Yunjing, this is Tang Li... I won't make a fuss...

Listen to me, don't be afraid...

She tried to use the magnetic field that had soothed him countless times to calm the storm in his mind.

But it didn't work.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!"

The war drums outside the valley sounded more and more urgent, and the echoes grew louder and louder.

The physical sonic attack was like a series of heavy hammers, constantly shattering the mental connection that Tangli had painstakingly built.

Her attempts to comfort her were like a lone boat in a storm, swallowed up instantly without even a ripple in the face of the overwhelming noise.

The red light in Pei Yunjing's eyes grew stronger and stronger, and his pupils began to dilate, turning a chillingly dark color.

That was a sign that reason had completely broken down.

He stopped scratching himself and slowly, stiffly, got up from the ground.

The "Delusion-Slaying" sword in his hand emitted a humming sound, yearning for blood.

He turned his head, his eyes, now completely black, fixed intently on the only living thing in front of him—Tang Li.

There was no emotion whatsoever, only the desire to destroy.

"kill……"