Rebirth: After Becoming the Villainess-Chapter 373: Not So Embarrassing After All

The Shadow Guard started to panic. Even without turning around, he could feel the faint, chilling presence behind him.

’He wanted to smack himself. It’s all because of this big mouth of mine! Doesn’t it have a filter? Can I really just ask whatever I want?!’

Meanwhile, Da Xi still couldn’t cry. The more anxious she became, the less she felt even a hint of sadness.

Song Lianhe said, "Little Xixi, think about your hometown that you’ve been away from for so long..."

Yin Huan added, "And your family... How long has it been since you’ve seen them?"

Da Xi shook her head. "It’s no use! I can’t cry!"

Xuan Mei said, "...Think about your docked monthly allowance."

Da Xi froze, then immediately burst out with a "WAAAH!" and started crying, looking as wronged as could be.

Because of Song Lianhe’s escape attempt, Manager Pang had been furious and docked her entire monthly allowance on the spot...

Grief welled up from within Da Xi, and oh, how heartbreakingly she cried!

"We’ve got it! We’ve got it!"

Song Lianhe and Yin Huan were ecstatic, scrambling to catch her tears with the silver bowl.

With the tears of sorrow collected, the next ingredient was the Three Yang Blood of a virgin male.

Knife in hand, Song Lianhe turned around. "Shadow, now we need your..."

She froze. She hadn’t expected Zhou Cangyan to be here!

He was clad in a red robe, exuding an indescribable, bewitching beauty. But his light-colored eyes were overly cold, making him look rather terrifying.

’Actually, she understood. She wasn’t the person he wanted to marry in the first place, so his reaction was understandable.’

With his hands clasped, he slowly walked over. The Shadow Guard retreated to one side, not daring to breathe.

"Three Yang Blood?" Zhou Cangyan glanced at her, his expression unreadable, and suddenly took the knife from her hand. "In that case, would mine work as well?"

The Shadow Guard gasped. Xuan Qi also frowned slightly.

’Is His Grace being provocative?’

’Is he trying to tell the Princess Consort that he’s... still...?!’

The Shadow Guard silently glanced at Xuan Qi. ’Suddenly,’ he thought, ’I don’t feel so embarrassed anymore...’

Just as the knife in Zhou Cangyan’s hand was about to pierce his Three Meridians, Song Lianhe threw herself forward and grabbed his arm. "You can’t!"

’Everything that could have possibly happened between them already had. She had absolutely no faith that he would qualify!’

Her reaction was too abrupt. Her terrified eyes, the force with which she gripped his hand, and her very gaze all revealed one single fact to him—

She knew something.

Something about him.

Something that, perhaps, even he himself did not know.

’Now this,’ he thought, ’was interesting.’

Zhou Cangyan slowly lowered his hand, his gaze fixed on her. "And why can’t I? Are you suggesting that I’m not..."

Knowing what he was about to say, Song Lianhe panicked and pushed his face away. "Today is our wedding day! It’s not an auspicious day for anyone to be shedding blood!"

As she finished speaking, realization dawned on everyone.

Of course! How could they forget?

The Shadow Guard’s eyes lit up. "Then let me do it!"

As if it were the highest honor, he strode forward, drew blood directly from his Three Meridians, and extracted three drops of Three Yang Blood. He then mixed it with Da Xi’s "tears for her lost silver."

Song Lianhe first stirred the Mystic Gen and Huanglian together with strong liquor. Then, she rolled a peeled egg in the mixture before gently inserting a silver needle into it.

"Pry his mouth open!"

Yin Huan stepped forward and used a skillful grip on his jaw to force E Jintang’s mouth open.

Song Lianhe placed the egg in his mouth, leaving the silver needle exposed. Then, she dripped the mixture of tears and Three Yang Blood down the needle and into the egg, bit by bit, until it was all absorbed.

During this process, E Jintang grew agitated, and his body began to writhe restlessly.

Yin Huan gradually lost her hold on him. At that moment, Xuan Qi and the Shadow Guard went over and pinned him down, one on each side.

Song Lianhe cried out urgently, "Don’t let him crush the egg!"

"I’ll handle it!"

Xuan Mei stepped forward and dislocated his jaw.

Song Lianhe stared at her in shock.

’When it comes to decisiveness, Sister Mei is on another level!’

Yin Huan watched, her heart aching for him, but there was no other choice.

All eyes were fixed on E Jintang. Song Lianhe was nervous too; it was her first time dispelling a Gu, and she had no idea if the method from the book would actually work.

Zhou Cangyan’s gaze swept over her coolly. He said in an unhurried tone, "He’s not going to die. There’s nothing to worry about."

Yin Huan pressed her lips together, glaring at him, angry but not daring to voice it.

"Look!"

The Shadow Guard’s eyes suddenly widened. "Inside the egg... I think there’s something in there!"

Everyone’s gaze shifted to the egg in E Jintang’s mouth.

Song Lianhe’s heart tightened, and she didn’t dare look away for even a second.

Inside the egg, something was faintly squirming...

It wasn’t just the others; even Song Lianhe herself drew a sharp breath.

Gu poison was recorded in ancient historical texts, but it was largely the stuff of legend, difficult to verify in reality.

Now that she was seeing it with her own eyes, her scalp went numb.

Soon, the squirming inside the egg grew more distinct, and everyone stared with wide eyes.

Song Lianhe kept her fingers on the silver needle. She didn’t know what the creature was, but it certainly wasn’t anything good. She prepared to seize the right moment and skewer it.

Soon, the entire egg began to vibrate. The creature inside had consumed the entire yolk, leaving only a layer of egg white. Quickly, the white grew thinner and thinner as the thing inside gradually revealed its true form...

Da Xi cried out in terror, "It’s... it’s a little snake!"

’Snakes again!’

Hearing that word made every hair on Song Lianhe’s body stand on end.

’I can’t wait any longer!’

She looked up at Zhou Cangyan. A single glance was all it took for him to understand her intent, and he gave her a slight nod.

Song Lianhe’s expression hardened. Pinching the needle, she lifted the egg out of E Jintang’s mouth...

Only then did everyone see it clearly: a tiny snake’s tail was trailing from the end of the egg...

Zhou Cangyan’s pale eyes narrowed. With a flick of his wrist, a dart flew from his hand, striking the egg—

But as fast as he was, the snake inside the egg was faster!

A spectral blue shadow flashed by. In the blink of an eye, it had wrapped itself around Song Lianhe’s wrist. Head meeting tail, it remained perfectly still, looking just like a delicate bracelet...

Before Song Lianhe could even react, she felt a chill on her wrist. She stiffly lowered her head. Seeing the snake, she slowly looked back up at Zhou Cangyan, her lip trembling as if she were about to cry.

She didn’t dare move. Her voice trembled. "I’m scared..."

The moment the snake wrapped around her wrist, Zhou Cangyan was already in front of her, but he didn’t dare make a reckless move.

After all, this wasn’t an ordinary snake. It was a Snake Gu!

"Don’t be afraid."

Zhou Cangyan stared at the little snake. It was slender and an eerie, spectral blue.

He suddenly said, "It must be looking for a host."

With that, he unhesitatingly extended his hand.

He then softened his voice and said to her, "Listen to me. I want you to slowly guide it onto me."

Song Lianhe faltered. "No! Absolutely not!"

’If this little snake really is looking for a host, it absolutely cannot be him!’

Zhou Cangyan frowned, his anger flaring. "Do as I say! Guide it onto me, now!"

"No! Your Grace! Guide it onto me!"

The Shadow Guard immediately stepped forward. "I’m not afraid!"

"Get out of the way!"

Xuan Mei stepped forward and shoved him aside. "You’re clearly scared to death." Then, her expression turned serious. "I’ll do it."

The words had barely left her mouth before Xuan Qi pulled her aside. "Your Grace, guide it to me."

"All of you, get back! Don’t you dare come any closer!" Zhou Cangyan roared, his voice brimming with menace. "It’s not your place to save my Princess Consort!" His ferocious glare swept over the three of them, and they froze, not daring to move an inch.