She panted. âDo you know what it feels like to be a medical experiment? You have no idea what youâre drinking and what damage it can do to your body. Sometimes, there will be an indescribable pain that makes you unable to sit still and sleep. The pain is so extreme that you just want to crash your head into the ground and die.
âSometimes, you will have a fever that reaches up to 40 degrees. You think you will die, but in the end, you still wake up the next day. Sometimes, you feel as if you have fallen into an ice cave. Sometimes, you donât sleep for several nights in a row. You are so tired that your brain is asleep, but your eyes are wide open, but you can not fall asleep no matter what. You have never experienced such torture.â
Tong Yan choked with sobs. âBecause of the Phoenix Blood, you are a princess, while we are only fit to be slaves!â
Tong Yan sobbed. âSince you already have the Phoenix Blood, why do they still use us as experiments? To cultivate the Phoenix Blood in us?â
I sneered. âItâs because they are greedy. Moreover, they havenât been able to capture me all these years.â
Tong Yan looked at me, and her gaze was gloomy. âNanxing, why did the heavens give all the blessings to you alone? Why did they favor you so much? Why? Nanxing, donât you understand? Weâve all suffered because of you!â
I resisted the urge to roll my eyes and said unhappily, âI never wanted to be a princess.â I couldnât be bothered to continue. âForget it. This is going nowhere. Letâs stop here. To be honest, Iâm quite surprised to see you. Thinking about how youâve been by my side for more than three years, my hair really stood on end. Itâs not that Iâm afraid of you, but I canât guess Ma Jiâs intention. I also donât understand why you let her manipulate you. Even now that youâre safe, youâre still trying to find a way to contact her. I think youâve been poisoned by her. And you have no choice but to listen to her.â
I saw her face turn pale, and her eyes flash with fear.
I smiled. âActually, you donât have to worry. Mr. Li will definitely be able to cure your poison like how he has cured mine.â
Tong Yan looked at me in disbelief. âYou mean the poison in your body has been cured?â I nodded proudly.
Tong Yanâs eyes widened. âNo, impossible! How can you be cured?â
I asked her, âWhy is that impossible?â
âBecause Madam Ma Ji followed you here using the parasites in your body. How did she find this place if youâve been cured?â Tong Yan blurted out.
I smiled.
Tong Yanâs face was filled with regret. She knew that she had misspoken.
âCanât she have followed the parasites in your body?â I asked her.
Tong Yan calmly replied, âI wasnât fed with parasites. I was only poisoned. I can survive if I regularly take the antidote Madam Ma Ji gave me. So, she has to have followed you here.â
That was the verification of Mr. Liâs statement.
I didnât think much of it. I was supposed to lure her here. It was enough to prove this point.
âYou went to the beach to set off the fireworks just to tell Ma Ji your location, right?â I asked her.
Tong Yan nodded his head almost invisibly. âIt seems that they hadnât come ashore yet.â I nodded slightly.
Tong Yan sighed lightly. âI also want to live a carefree life, but I donât have that fate. If itâs possible, Iâm willing to be a servant for the rest of my life. At least, I was a human then. But Nanxing. I donât believe that God will always look after you.â
She smiled, âMadam Ma Ji has already come ashore, Nanxing. She will find you very soon. Itâs useless. The worms are fed with your blood. They are like maggots attached to bones. You wonât be able to escape their torture.â