Chapter 159: The Flaw in Kindness
As the warm blood trickled down her cheek, Su Qingjun seemed to suddenly lose her strength, her body going limp. Lu Chen’s brow furrowed deeply. He called out to Su Qingjun, but she did not respond. Her face appeared exceptionally pale in the dim light. Without hesitation, he slipped one arm under her neck to support her shoulders and the other under her knees, lifting her up.
He quickly made his way back to the Feiyan Platform. After taking a few steps towards the cave, he looked down and saw that Su Qingjun’s eyes were tightly closed, and she appeared unconscious. He immediately turned and ran to his thatched hut, kicked the door open, and placed Su Qingjun on a cot.
A flickering candle illuminated the small room in the dead of night.
The hut brightened up, and Lu Chen’s face grew serious. He glanced at the unconscious Su Qingjun, first checking her pulse. His expression suddenly changed.
Under the dim light, his face showed a flicker of anxiety, but he remained calm. He examined Su Qingjun’s limbs and body, but everything seemed normal at first glance.
After a moment, his gaze fixed on Su Qingjun’s left shoulder, where her clothing appeared to be sagging more than elsewhere, with an unusual discoloration, resembling a small shadow in the candlelight.
Without hesitation, Lu Chen tore the fabric, revealing the delicate, white skin underneath. To his alarm, there was a dark purple handprint on her shoulder. Amid the creamy white skin, the black mark looked particularly eerie and emitted a faint, unpleasant odor.
Lu Chen snorted coldly, his eyes flashing with urgency. He quickly drew a black dagger from his hand, its blade gleaming coldly in the candlelight.
He raised the dagger and thrust it downwards.