My Super Beautiful Lady Boss-Chapter 611 - 605: Ambush at the Mourning Hall

Qiuyue had just stepped out of the room when the door was locked from the inside. She felt a pang of discomfort in her heart. Moments before, Su Xuan had locked the door from inside while she was lying on the bed, but this time, she was on the outside.

Had Qiuyue known that it was again Su Xuan who locked the door, and that he was alone in the room with Song Shuangshuang, her heart couldn’t help but stir.

After locking the door, Song Shuangshuang mysteriously asked, "Do you have some secret to tell me, or why else would you lock the door?"

"I’m worried someone might come in and disturb us," he replied.

"Tell me then, what is it? If I can, I’ll certainly help."

Shuangshuang was indeed straightforward in her speech, which Su Xuan greatly appreciated.

"Your room is truly warm," Song Shuangshuang remarked as she took off her outer garment, for the room, with its tightly shut door and the abundance of charcoal Qiuyue had added to the stove, was quite stifling.

"What are you staring at? Keep looking and I’ll have someone gouge out your eyeballs."

Shuangshuang noticed Su Xuan staring incessantly at her bosom. Su Xuan was simply curious about new things.

"Alright, let’s just say we’re starting tomorrow’s lessons in advance."

Su Xuan poured her a cup of tea and said, "Shuangshuang, have you heard this phrase before, ’Growing out of the mud untainted, washing in the clear water without being enchanting’?"

"Of course, I’ve heard it. That’s about the lotus leaf, isn’t it? I know that."

"Yes, it’s actually also about the lotus root. It’s like the Snow Lotus on Mount Everest; they are both things to be admired from a distance but not to be desecrated. Speaking of which, do you know about the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus?"

Su Xuan talked around in circles, finally steering the conversation to his intended subject.

"I know, there is one in our Mourning Hall, but my father doesn’t let me enter normally. I only go during the family’s ancestral worship ceremonies," Song Shuangshuang said, tilting her head.

Su Xuan inwardly realized that the Song Family did indeed possess a Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus. It seemed his role as a Study Companion wasn’t in vain. He also wanted to know if there were any guards or the like in the Mourning Hall.

"The Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus is truly a treasure. How unfortunate that I might never see it in my life, such a pity," he lamented pretentiously.

"What’s so precious about it? I’ll take you to the Mourning Hall secretly one day, and you can just have a look. I wouldn’t bother with that broken thing even if I got it; it doesn’t taste good at all. I once took a bite when I was young and didn’t know any better. My father spanked me until my bottom was red! Hehe, I was quite naughty back then."

Su Xuan wasn’t interested in her childhood stories; he only wanted to know how to sneak into the Mourning Hall and steal the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus, which he urgently needed.

"Could you take me to the Mourning Hall to see it tonight? Since I was young, I’ve dreamed of seeing the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus."

Suddenly, Su Xuan felt his request was a bit rash but, fortunately, Shuangshuang didn’t suspect him.

"Absolutely not. The Mourning Hall feels so eerie at night, I wouldn’t dare go there," Shuangshuang admitted, genuinely frightened, moving closer to Su Xuan as she spoke.

"Alright then, we’ll go together when we have time."

"No problem," Shuangshuang agreed.

Su Xuan didn’t insist on going that very night, fearing an encounter with Song Tianbao that could arouse suspicion. It would be too suspicious for him to visit the Mourning Hall to see the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus at night on his first assignment as a Study Companion. However, if Su Xuan didn’t get the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus soon, there would be no hope for Li Yuanyuan’s and his own illness. He had to acquire it the next day, come what may.

Unknown to Su Xuan and Song Shuangshuang, their conversation was overheard by Qiuyue, a former Assassin, from outside the room.

Qiuyue, being quite skilled, knew Su Xuan would not go tonight. She, however, decided to take the risk and venture to the Mourning Hall to seize the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus for herself.

Su Xuan prepared to see Song Shuangshuang off. She was clamoring to go fishing with him again the next day, as she hadn’t gotten her fill last time.

Only after agreeing repeatedly could Su Xuan send her off. After she left, he came out and discovered no sign of Qiuyue. By that time, Qiuyue had already stealthily made her way to the Mourning Hall.

If Su Xuan had known, he definitely wouldn’t have let her go alone.

The Mourning Hall was silent, with candles casting their faint glow. A large table was set with numerous ancestral tablets. Qiuyue tiptoed inside, where nobody stood guard. However, a sign at the entrance read, "Song Family Forbidden Area, No Trespassing."

Qiuyue spotted a box amid the array of ancestral tablets, her intuition telling her that the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus was likely inside. She approached it, hand stretching out to take it.

Just as she had entered the Mourning Hall, the door clicked shut, plunging the entire hall into darkness. If she had been a regular person, she would have been terrified, but Qiuyue had been an Assassin, accustomed to countless dangers; this was nothing to her.

Qiuyue remained calm and pulled out a match to relight the hall’s candles, restoring light to the room.

Qiuyue reached out once again for the box, but before her hand touched it, the ground beneath her feet gave way, the floorboard beneath her became suspended in air.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Three poison darts shot out from the side followed by another three from behind!

And another three from above!

Bang, bang, bang!

All buried into the wooden planks. Ah!

In a careless moment, Qiuyue was hit by poison darts. They had whizzed through the air with a sound, but now she was struck by poison needles that came from nowhere. The poison needles, being very small in size, faced little air resistance, so they flew almost silently.

Qiuyue’s skills were slightly lacking. No! It would be more accurate to say that the traps in the Mourning Hall left no room for error, or perhaps the poison needles were just too fast for her to avoid.

After being hit, Qiuyue’s body began to feel dizzy, and the ground seemed to wobble. Was she going to die here?

She struggled to leave, but the strength to open the door eluded her, her legs as heavy as if lead was poured into them.

Click!

The door was suddenly pushed open, and someone walked in. Qiuyue had already guessed that the person must be Song Tianbao, the Family Head of the Song Family.

But she was wrong; it wasn’t someone else but Su Xuan who came in.

As soon as Su Xuan entered, he found Qiuyue lying on the ground. Realizing she might be injured, he quickly picked her up and hurried away from the scene.

Strangely, the doors of the Mourning Hall were not difficult to enter from the outside, but exiting from the inside was quite a challenge, especially when locked. When Su Xuan went in, the door had been left open. If the door were closed, leaving might become difficult.

Qiuyue wanted to ask Su Xuan how he knew she was there, but she had been poisoned and lacked the strength even to speak.

Su Xuan guessed that the Poison Needles set in such an important place as the Mourning Hall were definitely highly toxic.

Su Xuan found three Poison Needles that had hit right at Qiuyue’s waistline. At this moment, he didn’t care about the proprieties of men and women. He stripped off her outer garment, pressed his hand against her side, squeezed forcefully, and then yanked out the Poison Needles with a swift motion.

The pain made Qiuyue lie on the bed, groaning in agony.

After pulling out the Poison Needles, Su Xuan noticed that there was still some poison left on them. Seeing Qiuyue’s pained expression, his heart twisted like a knife, unsure if she could survive the night.

"Su Xuan, don’t worry about me. Just go and take the Snow Lotus from the Mourning Hall. I’ve killed too many in my life, and it’s time for me to pay my debts."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I brought you up the mountain, and I’ll definitely get you down safely."

In fact, when Su Xuan brought her up the mountain, he thought about using her as cannon fodder. But now, he had unconsciously developed some feelings for her. Time had indeed revealed genuine emotions.

Thump, thump, thump!

There was a knock on Su Xuan’s door. Thinking it was Song Tianbao coming for him with men, Su Xuan stood cautiously behind the door and asked, "Who’s there?"

"Brother Xuan, it’s me. Are you asleep? I want to go out with you to watch the stars and admire the moon."

"I’ve already gone to bed. Maybe you can come again tomorrow?"

Su Xuan said evasively.

"Brother Xuan, come out. If you were sleeping, then get dressed and come out. I’m always alone at the Song Family; no one comes near me or plays with me. Now that you’re here, even you’re avoiding me, hmph!"

Su Xuan didn’t dare annoy Shuangshuang. He was still hoping she would lead him to steal the Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotus.

Su Xuan covered Qiuyue with the blanket, told her to lie still on the bed, and went to open the door.

Just as Su Xuan opened the door, intending to go out and watch the moon with Shuangshuang, Song Shuangshuang pushed into the room and looked around, curious to see what he was up to.

When she saw Qiuyue lying on the bed, and remembered that Su Xuan had said he was already sleeping, she wondered if they had been doing "that sort of thing" together in bed.

Song Shuangshuang bit her lip, uncertain about what to do.

Su Xuan felt awkward too. To explain such a situation would seem like a cover-up, and a cover-up would make it seem like a fact; better to let Shuangshuang figure it out on her own.

"Since you’re busy, I’ll go first then."

Song Shuangshuang said with evident sadness on her face. Su Xuan felt a pang of pity and persuaded, "Um, I’ll accompany you to admire the moon and stars tomorrow, I keep my word." freēnovelkiss.com

"Alright, see you tomorrow."

Shuangshuang took one last reluctant look at Su Xuan and then glanced at Qiuyue lying on the bed.

Suddenly, Song Shuangshuang’s eyes widened in shock as she saw three silver needles casually placed on the table!

Those needles were all too familiar to Song Shuangshuang. They were the very Poison Needles of the Song Family.

"What is this..."

Song Shuangshuang walked over to the table, picked up the three silver needles, and looked at Su Xuan, who for the moment didn’t know how to explain.

Suddenly, Song Shuangshuang understood and asked, "Tell me, is Sister Qiuyue poisoned?"

Su Xuan knew that Song Shuangshuang was a kind-hearted girl with no intention of harming others, so he nodded.

Song Shuangshuang went over, pulled back the blanket, and saw the red and swollen area where Qiuyue had been struck by the Poison Needles; Qiuyue was already slipping into unconsciousness.

"If she isn’t treated quickly, she could die!"

Song Shuangshuang said anxiously.

Su Xuan knew that but without knowing what poison it was, how could he find an antidote?

"Wait, I’ll get the antidote from my room!"

Saying this, Song Shuangshuang ran out. Su Xuan hadn’t expected her to have an antidote and felt very fortunate. It seemed Qiuyue’s life was not fated to end yet.

Soon, in less than a few minutes, Song Shuangshuang ran back with a small blue bottle, saying it contained powder that needed to be applied to the affected area.

Just as Su Xuan was about to apply it, Song Shuangshuang stopped him, saying that the medicine was only enough to counter one needle’s poison, and since Qiuyue had been hit by three needles, they had to first extract the poison from the wound site.

"How do we do that?"

Unable to think of a better solution, Su Xuan decided to suck it out with his mouth. The wound was on her waist.

Su Xuan bent down and started to suck strenuously.