Chapter 456: She Won’t Die

Chapter 456: She Won't Die

Yi Jue narrowed his eyes slightly, "Did you do all this just to get revenge for the deceased members of the Yi family?"

Faced with Yi Jue's questioning, Yi Hou's eyes flickered, dodging the question.

"Hmph, even if you blew up my lab, it's useless. I've memorized the formula for the Cloudbane Elixir in my mind. At worst, I'll wait another year, and once the next batch of medicinal ingredients is gathered, I can still develop the poison to destroy the Yun family! But what about your Yun family head? She won't survive to see that day!"

Yi Jue's handsome face instantly turned icy and severe. He suddenly stepped forward, the black muzzle of his gun now aimed directly at Yi Hou's temple.

Madam Yi cried out, "Don't!"

Yi Jue threatened, "Hand over the antidote, or you won't last another minute."

Yi Hou chuckled twice, "Kill me, and not only will Yun Mu die, but so will the rest of the Yun family."

"Who do you think you're scaring? Your lab, your poison—I've wiped them all out."

"Hahaha, you're so naive!" Yi Hou suddenly laughed maniacally, mocking Yi Jue, "You know how I operate; I never put all my eggs in one basket. I've already handed the formula for the Cloudbane Elixir to my people, telling them that if I die one day, it must be the Yun family's doing. As soon as the news of my death spreads, they will stop at nothing to create the Cloudbane Elixir and exact revenge on the Yun family! It's easy to avoid a direct attack, but a hidden one is much harder to defend against, Yi Jue, what do you think?"

"You're despicable!"

"You're just too inexperienced!"

"Oh, is that so?" Yi Jue coldly glared at Yi Hou, suddenly, a vial of poison appeared in his hand.

Yi Hou's face instantly paled as he struggled to break free, but the needle was already poised at his artery.

"This is a poison I grabbed before the explosion. If there's no antidote, you'll die alongside Yun Mu!"

Fear instantly flooded Yi Hou's eyes, panic-stricken, "Yi Jue, I'm your uncle!"

But Yi Jue's lips curled into a cold smile, his eyes blazing with intensity.

Just as he was about to inject the poison, the phone rang.

It was Yun Mu.

Yi Jue stopped his action and picked up the phone, answering.

Yi Hou let out a sigh of relief.

"Hello?"

Yun Mu's voice came from the other end, "Still tied up?"

"Mm."

"Then I'll swing by to pick you up after work."

Yi Jue tightened his grip on the phone, "No need, I'm not at the company, I'll be home soon."

"I know." Yun Mu's voice paused, silent for a second before saying, "Turn around."

Yi Jue's body stiffened abruptly.

He turned, looked up. Amidst the ruins of the collapsed walls, Yun Mu stood quietly, dressed in white and black.

Even from afar, he could see the radiant light in her eyes, like a sky full of stars.

She kept holding the phone and said coolly, "Let it go, release him."

"I won’t," Yi Jue said through gritted teeth, his voice shaking.

"He’s your uncle, and the Yun family owes the Yi family. Trading my life for the Yi family members lost over the past century is a win for me."

"You’re not going to die!" Yi Jue shouted.

"Alright, I won’t die then. Release Yi Hou; that vial of medicine is crucial for me." Seeing Yi Jue still hesitant, Yun Mu sighed and explained, "That’s probably the last vial of medicine in existence, isn’t it? Without it, how am I supposed to make the antidote?"

Finally, Yi Jue slowly let go of Yi Hou.

He then stepped over the debris, walked up to her, and pulled her into a tight embrace.

"When did you figure it out?" he asked, his voice hoarse.

Yun Mu said, "Just now. At first, I just noticed your mood was off and suspected you were hiding something, so I started tracking your movements. Today, when I heard you’d kidnapped someone and brought explosives to the Yi family, I got worried and followed you here. I didn’t expect this..."

At this point, Yun Mu looked up at him, "You knew I was poisoned all along—why didn’t you tell me?"

"I wasn’t trying to hide it; I just thought I could find the antidote and save you before today..."

But I didn’t realize this poison was incurable.

Yun Mu slowly curled her red lips, "Don’t worry—for Yun Mu, there’s no antidote I can’t crack. I’m not going to die. I still have to cure the Yi family, step down as head of the Yun family, and become a celebrity who lives off her looks! Plus, I still need to have two kids with you, and we’ll live happily ever after..."

Yi Jue suddenly cupped her face in his hands and kissed her fiercely.

Yun Mu quickly reached out and pressed against his chest, "What are you doing? With all this chaos, if we don’t leave now, it’ll be all over the news."

Yi Jue glanced around the chaos, took Yun Mu’s hand, and quickly led her out of the Yi family estate, got in the car, and drove off.

But shortly after getting in the car, Yun Mu noticed they weren’t heading back to Ruoshui Garden or the new villa.

"Where are we going?"

Yi Jue’s big hand gripped the steering wheel, looking straight ahead, "To pick out a ring and a wedding dress."

"What?" Yun Mu was shocked.

"To get married, right away," Yi Jue said resolutely.

Yun Mu’s pupils shrank. She grabbed the steering wheel and forced him to pull the car over to the side of the road.

"Are you insane? I just found out I’m poisoned and might die, and now you want to take me ring and dress shopping to get married? Who’s the crazy one here—you or me?"

Yi Jue looked at her, "I’m not crazy. I won’t give up looking for the antidote to save you, but if, I mean if, there really is no antidote, I also want you to die as my wife. I will go with you..."

"Shut up!"

Yun Mu’s slender fingers curled up, her heart trembling.

"I won’t die! And I won’t allow you to die with me!"

Yi Jue stared at her.

"Did you hear me? No matter what happens to me, you can’t choose that extreme way, do you understand?" Yun Mu’s eyes were slightly red.

"But if this world no longer has you, I don’t want to live alone either," he finally spoke hoarsely after a long time.

From the moment he found out she had been poisoned, he vaguely understood that this poison was no ordinary matter, and Yun Mu might not survive.

So, in the days he kept the poisoning from her, while searching for the antidote, he had also made a silent vow.

If she died, he would absolutely not live on alone.

Once his world was filled with darkness, only endless pain tormented him, making his life a living hell, neither human nor ghost.

Until he met her...

She healed not only his body but also his soul.

"Yun Mu, don't be so cruel as to leave me. No matter where you go, you can't leave me."

Even if it means going to hell!

"You're insane!"

Yun Mu muttered a curse under her breath, opened her mouth, and bit the corner of his lip, the metallic tang of blood instantly spreading between their lips and teeth.

He grimaced in pain, his brow furrowing deeply, but in the next instant, he lost himself in the moment with her.