Mr. Li looked at me with deep eyes: "Girl, you are lucky to have met me. You can consider yourself blessed, because no one else can remove this poison except me. It's just that the process will take a bit of time, and you'll have to suffer a little."
I nodded. It didn't matter. A longer time meant I still had a chance to live, and as for suffering—well, I was used to it, so it didn't feel like much.
"To be honest, you people must have been plotted against. That Huo Jingchuan was the starting point of this whole affair. He was the first one to be infected with a Gu Worm, but his worm was non-toxic and not fatal; it just looked terrifying, making him toss and life-or-death. To save him, I'm afraid you agreed to anything. The moment you agreed, you walked right into this trap. That bitch's real target was your blood."
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