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Cynthia picked some leaves and spread them on the ground to block the moisture before moving Liam onto it
Since Liam was nearly 6 feet 3 inches tall, moving him was strenuous work.
Exhausted, Cynthia sat beside him to catch her breath.
All of a sudden, she caught a glance of Liam’s pale complexion and yelped inwardly
It was an obvious symptom of poisoning.
Recalling that they were almost bitten by a snake on the cliff, Cynthia hurriedly took off Liam’s trousers.
Just as she had expected, there was a bite mark on his calf, which had begun to turn dark red.
Tears filled Cynthia’s eyes immediately. She was in deep distress,
In a tearful voice, she chided the unconscious man. “Why didn’t you tell me?
Judging from the appearance of the wound, the venom seemed to have spread far into Liam’s body, which might be lethal if it was not treated anytime soon
However, there was no silver needle around for Cynthia to force the poison out with She could only use the oldest treatment method
Having wiped her tears, she found some relatively dry branches around and tried to light them up.
Then, she took out her dagger and held at in the flame for sterilization.
Once the dagger had cooled down, Cynthia used it to cut open the bite mark on Liam’s calf.
Within seconds, black–colored blood flowed out of the wound
The whole process was carried out without anesthesia, causing the unconscious Liam to wake up from the pain. When Cynthia heard his grunt, she raised her head and met his gaze.
“You’re finally awake. Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere else?” she asked in agitation.
Liam was surprised to hear Cynthia’s voice at first, but he quickly sat up the next moment.
The sudden motion tugged on his bleeding wound, and his face paled from the pain.
However, he ignored it and nervously checked on Cynthia instead.
At that moment, Cynthia had grass in her hair as she had rolled across the ground earlier. While she looked a little disheveled, fortunately, she was not injured.
Feeling slightly relieved, Lian cast a deep look at Cynthia. After a while, he finally spoke with a hint of reproach in his tone. “Why are you here” He thought she had jumped down the cliff with him.
Cynthia understood the underlying meaning of his question, so she waved her hands and said, “I didn’t jump down. I used that rope.
At the end of her sentence, she pointed at the rope she made herself.
When she caught sight of the short end of the rope, the realization hit her.
Casping in her heart, she quickly retracted her hand.
Alas, it was too late. Liam had already looked over.
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When he saw that the rope was at least two floors away from the ground, his gaze became sharp. He gritted his teeth and said, “Don’t tell me you jumped down from that height.”
Liam’s expression was overly serious. His lips were tightly pressed together, and his whole body trembled with anger.
Although his face was still pale, it did not make him look any less imposing
Cynthia, who had never seen him in that state, was a little frightened.
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“Actually, it’s not that high up. The ground here is very soft. Plus, I’m agile, so I didn’t get hurt, she explained.
In order to prove the truth of her words, she even stood up and jumped up and down twice.
That made her look like a child who was cager for praise.
However, none of that appeased Liam’s anger. His gaze remained cold.
“What did we agree on carlier!” he demanded.
“We should always prioritize our own safety. Cynthia replied in a low voice.
“Then do you think what you did was safe? You could’ve fallen to your death from that height, Liam said. He was so furious that he could not care less about the pain in his calf. Reaching out an arm, he jabbed Cynthia on her forehead.
As Cynthia was squatting earlier, the force of his jab caused her to plop onto the ground.
However, she did not dare to complain, for fear of infuriating Liam more. If he became emotional, the venom could spread deeper into his body.
All Cynthia could do was grumble in a low voice. “Didn’t you also disregard your own safety just now?”
Seeing that she did not understand him, Liam rolled his eyes in anger and said, I was already bitten by a snake at that time, so I can’t leave you there anymore. I had to let you go up first. We can’t both die here together.”
Cynthia caught the key point in his words and questioned. “Oh, so you knew you were bitten by a snake. Why did you lie to me at that time?”
Liam intended to teach Cynthia a lesson but did not expect the topic of conversation to change abruptly. Since he made the blunder himself, he struggled to refute her.
At that, Liam’s face paled further. Afraid that something had would happen to him, Cynthia hurriedly snuggled her head into his shoulder.
She looked like a puppy trying to make its owner happy-
“Honey, stop scolding me. I know what I did was wrong, and it won’t happen again. Right now, we should prioritize stabilizing the venom in your body to prevent your condition from worsening, and then find our way out,” Cynthia said and deliberately drew out the last vowel
Liam obviously could not handle it, and his heart softened.
Finally, he relented after Cynthia gave him a few kisses. Don’t do this again” he threatened feebly
Cynthia raised her hands and promised, “Okay, okay.”
She then massaged Liam’s body to help expel the venom.
Meanwhile, Queena and Hallet were on their way back to Serene Sanctuary,
Hallet was close to passing out, his lips red as blood.
Supporting half of his body. Queena walked forward with difficulty
Hallet was already struggling to stay awake when they were halfway down the mountain, and his consciousness continued to fade as time went on.
If he had not been afraid that Queens would cry after he passed out completely, he would not have held on for so long. It took all his willpower to remain conscious.
Queena, who was only 5 feet 5 inches tall, was petite compared to Hallet. His weight on her body made her grimace, and sweat beaded on her forehead
Worse yet, Haller’s head was lowered, so he would kiss her on the forehead from time to time while his consciousness was wandering. Queena never had a boyfriend so far, let alone be kissed on the forehead by someone of the opposite gender.
Even though she flushed in embarrassment, she would pinch his waist every time he kissed her.
Hallet would also regain his consciousness for a brief moment and then rub his waist pitifully.
A long t
time had passed when they returned to Serene Sanctuary.
As soon as Evan and Delilah saw the disheveled Hallet and Queena, they hurried forward and asked worriedly, “What happened to you guys! Where are the other two!“
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At the sight of Evan and Delilah, Hallet fainted in relief.
Meanwhile, Queena was so exhausted that she almost fell to the ground with him.
Delilah went to fetch a glass of water for Queena, who only managed to catch her breath after drinking it
Then, she told Evan and Delilah what happened on the mountain
Evan was so overwhelmed with anxiety that he grabbed a rope, thinking of heading to Cynthia’s rescue immediately.
Queena hurriedly stopped him by saying, “Master Buckley, check on Hallet first. He’s dying from being bitten by a snake.”
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