"Could you help me... find a shadier spot? These rocks are so hard, they're hurting me," she said weakly, looking at Qing Muye.
Feeling his genuine concern, she knew it was all worth it.
After tending to her wounds, Qing Muye, feeling helpless, had no choice but to lean down and carry her in his arms to the grassy area under a nearby tree, letting He Ka Liannuo lie down.
At this moment, Qing Muye raised his wrist to check the time. It was already two in the afternoon.
He had been out of contact with Meng Jingwei for almost a whole day, and his heart was filled with unease.
"It's getting late. You stay here by yourself, I'm leaving."
He said to He Ka Liannuo.
"No, if you leave, what... what will happen to me?"
He Ka Liannuo said with some irritation, "I just saved you, how can you abandon me alone?"
"Your mother sent you up the mountain, she must have people secretly protecting you. Don't worry, you won't die here." Qing Muye had naturally thought of this.
"But what if? What if He Xiao Lanyaa's people come to kill me, what... what will I do?"
He Ka Liannuo, lying on the ground, said weakly, her face pale.
Her words were, of course, reasonable.
But Qing Muye's mind was solely on Meng Jingwei, and he only wanted to go find her.
After hesitating, he looked down at the watch on his wrist, took it off, and handed it to He Ka Liannuo. "This watch has six poison needles inside. If anyone gets close, you just need to press the protruding button firmly, and the poison needles will be fired. Take it to protect yourself."
The watch was given to him by Old Chen Tou when they set off yesterday.
Qing Muye pointed to the watch, "The button that shows the time faces your arm. When you fire the poison needles, clench your fist, slightly bend your wrist, and aim at the enemy."
To facilitate the firing of the silver needles, the button for firing the poison needles was set on the inner side of the watch, so that the button would face the arm when worn.
This was something Old Chen Tou had emphasized repeatedly.
"Since you are injured, you don't need to wear the watch; just hold it in your hand," he said, pushing the watch into He Ka Liannuo's hand. "I'm leaving."
With that, he stood up and was about to leave.
He Ka Liannuo never expected Qing Muye to be so heartless.
Both angry and upset, she bit her lip tightly, then suddenly raised her hand, gripping the watch and pointing the firing mechanism at herself. "Master, you... you can't leave. If you leave now, I... I'll press the button!"
Qing Muye, who had only taken two steps, stopped and looked back at He Ka Liannuo. "Are you crazy?"
"I'm not crazy. I... I'm just scared. Can you... can you stay with me for a while?"
"No one here dares to kill you. But Ah Wei is in danger, I have to save her!"
He was constantly thinking of Meng Jingwei.
He Ka Liannuo, who had suffered so much in this pretense, felt deeply wronged, believing that after all her efforts, she received no pity from him. "I don't care, as long as you... dare to take another step, I... I will die right in front of you."
As Qing Muye had said.
If she, He Ka Liannuo, died here, Qing Muye would absolutely not be able to leave this mountain alive.
Let alone him, even Meng Jingwei would be implicated!
"You are too stubborn."
Qing Muye, who showed no inclination to cherish a woman, turned and walked away.
He was certain that no one here would dare to kill He Ka Liannuo. The reason he gave her the watch was merely to appease her, so she wouldn't be nervous or scared being left alone.
Of course, Qing Muye also believed that He Ka Liannuo would not harm herself.
"Qing... Muye, you... you... are so heartless!"
He Ka Liannuo, lying on the ground with her head against the tree trunk, watched Qing Muye leave resolutely. She truly raised her hand, holding the watch containing the hidden weapon towards herself.
But she didn't really want to die, so she aimed the hidden weapon's firing port at her shoulder and forcefully pressed the watch's button with her index finger...