Chapter 426: Chapter 424 Trouble Breathing, Use Artificial Respiration Quickly_1
"Xu Ran, how are you doing? How could someone as strong as you suddenly..." Bai Chenxiang knelt on the ground, tears swirling in her beautiful eyes, facing this unexpected situation, she was panicked and didn't know what to do.
Just by looking at the wounds on Xu Ran's body and the rate at which the black poison spread, she could tell that Xu Ran had suffered a fatal poisoning. If his wounds were not treated in time, Xu Ran could even be in danger of losing his life.
"I'm sorry, it's my first time meeting a girl as pure and cute as you. I was so distracted that I made a mistake no Soul Master should ever make—I didn't notice the danger." Xu Ran coughed lightly twice, his breath weak, as black venom spilled from the corners of his mouth.
What was most critical was that Xu Ran was now breathing rapidly, evidently having sustained a fatal hit to his respiratory tract.
"Is that so?"
"So, that's how it is?"
Bai Chenxiang's heart suddenly trembled. Looking at Xu Ran lying on the ground, with breath so weak that he seemed like he could pass away any second, her delicate body trembled uncontrollably.
She wondered why Xu Ran had been so careless, to be poisoned so easily. So, it was because of her... Could it be that Xu Ran held affection for her, and that's why...
At that moment, she only felt an immense pain in her heart, a pain so piercing that she was close to crying.
Parting due to life and death is the best way to accelerate feelings.
Although Xu Ran and Bai Chenxiang had only just met, considering the scene before her, Xu Ran almost met his demise, and the impact on Bai Chenxiang's heart was imaginable. She even felt some self-blame, thinking that it was her fault that Xu Ran was poisoned and wounded.
Having already greatly admired a young talent like Xu Ran, the current scene stirred a complex mix of emotions in her heart.
"Cousin, all of this is a misunderstanding."
"You must never believe Xu Ran, he's nothing but an actor. He just told me that he wanted to have your body, even wanted you to bear his children, and boasted about holding you in front of me to show off, making my scalp numb. I was so angry over his words about you that I moved against Xu Ran."
"Moreover, I just wanted to push Xu Ran away, I didn't use any strength at all, not even a bit. The injuries and the poison on Xu Ran's body are all an act, he's too fake, you mustn't believe him."
Tang San's heart skipped a beat. The all too familiar scene filled him with dread, his heart raced with panic. Although he tried to reassure himself that he couldn't possibly fall for Xu Ran's tricks twice under the same strategy, he was still afraid.
Xu Ran's schemes were too deep, and Tang San nearly fell into the trap without realizing it.
At that moment, Tang San just wanted to return to the carefree Saint Soul Village, the outside world was truly terrifying!
"Heh, cousin, you..."
"I saw everything clearly, what's the point in your trying to argue?"
Bai Chenxiang's tearful eyes looked towards Tang San as she watched him closely. For the first time, her opinion of her cousin changed.
Was Xu Ran merely an innocent person, and what exactly was Tang San trying to achieve by suddenly attacking him?
"Argue? I..." Tang San was dumbfounded, staring at Xu Ran fiercely, momentarily unable to find any words to defend himself. He felt Xu Ran's act was fake, but why did his cousin believe Xu Ran so easily? Was he such an unworthy cousin?
Tang San felt a pang in his heart. Xiao Wu didn't believe him, and under the same circumstances, Bai Chenxiang didn't believe him either. This twist caused him immense anguish, his fists clenched tightly, wishing he could truly kick Xu Ran. But he knew if he did that, his relationship with Bai Chenxiang would suffer.
Before, Bai Chenxiang had trusted him completely, and not even Xu Ran's interference could affect her favorable impression of him so quickly.
Now he definitely couldn't anger Bai Chenxiang, he needed to find time to explain to her later.
But Xu Ran wouldn't give Tang San the time. Find time later? Sorry, Xu Ran's pattern was to relentlessly pressure and make Tang San mentally explode.
So Xu Ran dropped another bombshell:
Looking weak, his gaze filled with incomprehension, Xu Ran looked at Tang San and said, "Tang San, I have already forgiven you, even if you stole my Hidden Weapon Techniques, I wouldn't mind. But why would you strike with deadly intent? Do you really care so little for the camaraderie between us?"
No sooner had the words fallen than Tang San's mind exploded anew.
How could Xu Ran slander someone's name out of thin air?
Bai Chenxiang stood rooted to the spot, silent. From Xu Ran's words, she gleaned several critical pieces of information: 1. The hidden weapon was created by Xu Ran; 2. Tang San's method of making hidden weapons was stolen from Xu Ran; 3. Tang San wanted to kill Xu Ran to forever bury these despicable and shameless acts and ensure no one would ever discover his deeds.
In an instant, she imagined many things.
She had been puzzled why Tang San would suddenly attack Xu Ran, especially with a sneak attack. It turned out there was this unresolved grievance between them.
Thinking of her previous admiration for Tang San, who, at such a young age, had developed hidden weapons, she felt utterly disgusted. How many geniuses could there be in this world? It's already remarkable to have one genius appear.
If Xu Ran could develop hidden weapons, she believed it! Because Xu Ran was Soul Land's most outstanding genius in ten thousand years, and only such a genius could develop hidden weapons.
As for Tang San, upon further contemplation, although his talent was strong, how could he possibly invent such exquisite items at his age? Could Tang San also be a once-in-ten-thousand-year unparalleled genius? That possibility was too slim.
"Cousin, you mustn't believe Xu Ran's nonsense. My hidden weapons are all self-created, with absolutely no connection to Xu Ran," Tang San said in a fluster. Xu Ran had already set him into a panic with his tricks, and now he was even more frantic.
How could Xu Ran have so many tricks up his sleeve?
Dammit!
Even standing in Bai Chenxiang's shoes, he felt that the story Xu Ran concocted was, damn it, quite plausible. Yet Tang San was truly being wronged!
Heavens above! Earth below!
I beg you to deal with Xu Ran. His schemes are just too many and too sly!
"Then if that's the case, why did you attempt to murder Xu Ran?" Bai Chenxiang stared intently at Tang San. Tang San was her cousin, and by all accounts, she should trust him more. But the evidence was right before her, and she couldn't just lie with her eyes wide open. Furthermore, had it not been for her intervention, how would Tang San have been able to take advantage of Xu Ran being distracted and grievously wound him?
"How did we get back to this? Haven't I said it already? I merely gave Xu Ran a light push, and then with a bang, he collapsed on the ground, then vomited blood. I didn't know anything," Tang San gesticulated wildly, trying to explain.
But at that moment, all explanations were futile. With Tang San's EQ, to explain was to cover up, and to cover up was to admit the truth. What good was it to argue?
"Can a push result in such a serious injury? And he's been poisoned too," Bai Chenxiang's eyes, now red, stopped listening to Tang San and turned her anxious gaze toward Xu Ran.
At this moment, Xu Ran's breathing was rapid, his heartbeat quickened, and his cheeks flushed as if he were lacking oxygen.
"This is bad, the virus has moved to my respiratory system. Quick, give me mouth-to-mouth resuscitation," Xu Ran said weakly, appearing as though he was about to kick the bucket at any moment.
"Damn it!" Tang San exploded upon hearing this sentence. In Soul Land, there were also methods of emergency rescue like mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
"No way, absolutely not, Xu Ran you get away from me! Stop pretending, you're asking for mouth-to-mouth now when the poison is in your chest? How can you have difficulty breathing?" Tang San's face turned crimson with anger.
As a master of poisons himself, he could clearly discern that Xu Ran was just using a mild poison to lay a veil over his body and deceive Bai Chenxiang, the naive little white sweet who knew nothing.
And you're saying you have difficulty breathing?
Moreover, you can speak so clearly yet you're calling for someone else to give you mouth-to-mouth? Have you no shame?
You're still conscious, asking for mouth-to-mouth? Ridiculous!
"The virus has moved, can't that be serious?" Xu Ran said leisurely, his breath growing ever feebler, but still smiling at Bai Chenxiang. It was a smile of final resignation, deeply moving Bai Chenxiang.
"I'll do it, I'll give you mouth-to-mouth," Tang San said, infuriated. He would rather sacrifice himself than allow Bai Chenxiang to be despoiled by the scumbag Xu Ran.
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