Chapter 81: Storehouse key, grab it if you have the guts (2/2)

“Han Yuqi!”

Han Yunxi couldn’t take it anymore. She put Helian Zuixiang down and stood up, killer intent infusing her entire being. In an instant, all the servants surrounded her, as if Han Yunxi really had the skills to do something against their master. Han Yuqi’s uncertainty passed in an instant. Han Yunxi was just a weak woman, what could she do to him?

“How’s this?” Han Yuqi played with the bamboo clappers in his hands, provoking her on purpose.

Han Yunxi held the key in one hand and hid poison needles in the other. “The storehouse key is right here. Don’t trouble the child, but come and take it.”

Seeing the key, Han Yuqi was radiant with joy. He didn’t think much of it and threw the bamboo clapper aside, rushing forward to snatch it away. Han Yunxi backed up a step before Han Yuqi could notice. The moment he stretched his hand forward, she stabbed his wrist with her poison needles!

“Ahhh!” Han Yuqi screamed. “You dare to prick this young master?!”

He was about to hit her when he felt like something was biting his right hand, so painful that he couldn’t even lift it.

“Han Yunxi, you…” Han Yuqi just realized he’d been tricked, cradling his right hand with his left. As the pain intensified, his eyebrows knitted together.

“Ant poison. You should’ve heard of it before. Release the child immediately or prepare for an amputation!” Han Yunxi warned.

Ant poison was a middle-grade poison that started with intense pain. It would quickly progress until the victim felt like thousands of ants were gnawing on his arm, unbearably itchy. No ordinary person could bear it, and no matter how they scratched, it wouldn’t help. Unless one had an antidote, the toxins would gradually spread from the wrist to the entire body. The victim wouldn’t die, but scratch himself to a point where he wasn’t even human in a fate worse than death. In the absence of an antidote, the only solution was to amputate the poisoned area before it spread.

But there was a distinguishing trait to this poison. Only victims bitten by a venomous ant would contract the poison, because there was no way to extract the poison by itself! Though Han Yuqi didn’t understand poisons, he was still a scion of a medical family and knew about ant poison! His hand was in pain, but he didn’t fully believe Han Yunxi’s warning.

“Han Yunxi, you think such a trivial trick will fool me?” Han Yuqi spoke, though he didn’t move against Han Yunxi. Instead, a single glance signaled the servants by him to raise their bamboo sticks against Han Yunyi. But before they could hit, Han Yuqi ominously shouted, “Ah…it itches!”

The left hand that had been cradling his right suddenly started scratching uncontrollably. Now everyone was startled. Was it really ant poison?

Heavens, how could Han Yunxi have this poison? How did she extract it from the ants?!

Han Yuqi couldn’t care about those details after the poison reacted. He started scratching like crazy, yelling all the while. “Itch…it itches to death! I’m itching to death! Quickly, quick, come and help me!”

The few servants rushed up to help him scratch his hand. At first it was only the palm and forearm that itched, but in an instant it had spread to his entire arm.

“Ahhh…I’m itching to death!”

“Here, it itches here, I can’t stand it! Can’t staaand it!”

Han Yuqi forgot all about his image as he tore off his clothes to scratch, revealing streaks of blood along his arm. Seeing this, none of the servants dared to touch him.

“Scratch it! Hurry, it’s itching me to death. I can’t stand it!” Han Yuqi howled. He’d long lost grip of reason.

“Eldest young master, eldest young Miss must have an antidote!” a servant reminded him.

Only then did Han Yuqi recovered his wits from the madness, raising his head towards Han Yunxi. He roared, “Slut, give me the antidote now!”

“Release Yi’er immediately, or else I’ll make your whole body itch!” Han Yunxi said severely, not budging an inch. To her, poisons weren’t just used to help people, but could harm and kill as well. If Han Yuqi still thought he had grounds to discuss conditions with her, he was too naive!

“You…you wish!” Han Yuqi wasn’t going to compromise so easily. As soon as father had left, he’d thought of gaining the storehouse key, especially now that father was in jail.

Endure! He’d endure it!

“Someone, keep beating him up for this young master!” he ordered as he scratched.

As he did, he suddenly realized that not only his arm, but his shoulder had started to itch as well. The ant poison spread first slowly, then quickly. Most horrifying of all, the itch had reached his face! Heavens knows when Han Yunxi had used an enhanced version of the ant poison. At first, Han Yuqi had only felt a little itch on his shoulder, but soon after that, his neck and entire face started to itch as well!

“No…no…” He howled like a monkey, scratching his neck and face until he couldn’t stand it. “Antidote, Han Yunxi. Give me the antidote and I’ll let Han Yunyi go!”

Han Yunxi wasn’t going to give in so easily. She glared at him and said, word-by-word, “Release him first. Otherwise, there’s nothing to discuss!”

Han Yuqi was already tormented to the point where he couldn’t bear a second further. If this kept on, he’d snap off his own arms and cut off his head. Too itchy, he really couldn’t bear it!

He turned and cursed at the servants, “Let him go, quick! Release him!”

The servants were terrified by their master’s frenzy and scattered to the sides, allowing Han Yunxi rushed over. Though she was anxious, she still made sure to be very careful in case she hurt Han Yunyi.

She picked up the clothes on the ground and lightly wrapped him up from the back, before taking him into her arms.