Divine Doctor and His CEO Wife-Chapter 30 Ice Cicada Cold Poison!

Qin Lan bit her red lips tightly, her complexion turning deathly pale. She recognized these people, but she was rather unwilling to see them.

The middle-aged man walked over and bowed toward Qin Lan. "Miss, not even a greeting for this old servant? I have gone through great trouble waiting for you. Please, get out of the car and come back with us."

So Qin Lan’s background isn’t simple after all.

Qin Lan’s expression was icy. "I don’t want to go back!"

"The old master misses you. I hope you won’t make things difficult for us servants who are simply following orders."

The middle-aged man smiled, but the men behind him quickly surrounded them.

Qin Lan’s face turned livid. "Do you intend to take me by force?"

The middle-aged man replied indifferently, "You should know that if I want to take you back, no one can stop me."

Qin Lan had no choice but to get out of the car, saying coldly, "I’ve already said my goodbyes to the past. Why must you hound me like this?!"

The middle-aged man’s polite smile did not reach his eyes. "This old servant doesn’t wish for you to suffer any superficial injuries, Miss, but if it becomes necessary, I will have to use force."

The men behind him immediately closed in.

Chen Xiao suddenly got out of the car and grabbed Qin Lan’s hand. "Don’t go with them!"

The middle-aged man warned in a cold voice, "Don’t meddle in other people’s business, unless you want to risk your life!"

Qin Lan glanced at Chen Xiao, not wanting to drag him into her family’s struggle. "You should go. I can handle this; they wouldn’t dare harm me." After all, she was of the family’s direct lineage.

"They’re about to kill you, and you’re still being this naive?" Chen Xiao looked at Qin Lan as if she were an idiot. "You don’t really believe they’re just here to take you back, do you? Just now, I clearly sensed his killing intent toward you."

Qin Lan’s gaze trembled as she looked at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man smiled faintly. "Miss, you worry too much. How could we servants dare..."

Before he could finish, a kick from Chen Xiao sent a hidden dagger flying from the man’s waist. CLANG! It was followed by several other hidden knives and firearms that Chen Xiao pulled from the other men, all of them falling and glinting on the ground.

Chen Xiao sneered, "Anything else to say?"

Seeing this, Qin Lan finally came to her senses and stared fixedly at the men before her.

"Take him down!" the middle-aged man commanded coldly. "And seize Qin Lan!"

A dozen or so subordinates moved like lightning, striking without mercy.

However, after a series of screams, Chen Xiao had barely moved, and these insignificant minions were all taken care of.

"Somewhat capable, but not nearly enough to act so recklessly in front of me!" The middle-aged man was taken aback. The next second, he stomped his foot, formed his hand into a claw, and lunged at Chen Xiao’s throat with the force of a powerful gust!

"Chen Xiao, be careful!" Qin Lan’s heart was in her throat.

The man before them was no ordinary person, but the third housekeeper of the Qin Family. He possessed an extremely profound cultivation, already approaching the level of a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

However, before his hand could reach Chen Xiao, Chen Xiao had already slapped him across the face.

"Ah!" The third housekeeper screamed, staggering back several steps, his face swollen and red as he fumed with rage. "You... you’re courting death!"

After stabilizing himself, he sank into his stance and lunged forward. He swung his fists like hammers striking a great bell, carrying the force of a tidal wave.

Chen Xiao casually stretched out his hands.

SNAP! SNAP!

The third housekeeper’s arms were brutally twisted and broken, and his entire face contorted in a grotesque mask of pain.

Chen Xiao mocked, "Is that all you’ve got?"

Qin Lan also pursed her red lips, her face cold as she demanded, "Speak! Who sent you? Even within the Qin Family, there aren’t many people who could command your obedience and make you take the risk of assassinating me!"

The third housekeeper’s face twisted with pain as he begged for mercy. "Miss, spare my life! I truly never intended to kill you... I just wanted to bring you back!"

Qin Lan was unmoved. "Reveal the mastermind, and I will spare your life."

The third housekeeper’s expression was conflicted. "Fine! If I tell you, will you really let me go?"

"Speak," Qin Lan said coldly.

But suddenly, the third housekeeper spat several Silver Needles from his mouth, shooting them directly at Qin Lan.

Chen Xiao couldn’t intercept them in time.

Qin Lan’s expression changed dramatically. At such a close distance, she had no way to dodge.

The third housekeeper sneered, "Qin Lan, with you dead, all my troubles are gone... Heh heh, I came here with a mission to kill you, and now, my mission is complete."

After being struck by the Silver Needles, Qin Lan felt her body grow very, very cold as the poison rapidly eroded her system.

Through clenched teeth, she asked, "Who sent you?"

"Go ask on the Road to the Underworld!" the third housekeeper sneered. He suddenly vomited a mouthful of foul blood, and his head lolled to the side.

Chen Xiao stepped forward to check his condition and shook his head. "He bit down on the poison hidden in his tooth and committed suicide."

Qin Lan hadn’t expected the man to be so unyielding, choosing death over revealing his master. Still, she didn’t need him to name the mastermind; she knew this had to be the work of her cousins in the Qin Family.

Chen Xiao disdainfully kicked the third housekeeper’s corpse away. "Take him and get out. If I see any of you in three seconds... none of you are leaving."

His eyes radiated a terrifying, heart-stopping killing intent. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

The others scrambled away, dragging the third housekeeper’s body as they fled in a panic.

Qin Lan shuddered. "So cold..."

Chen Xiao checked on her. "You’ve been poisoned, and it’s not a simple one. It must be dealt with immediately."

"So cold... I have no strength... I can’t move..." Qin Lan tried to take a step but almost collapsed.

Left with no choice, Chen Xiao scooped her up in his arms and, following her directions, carried her to her residence.

To his surprise, the room was neatly arranged with a girlish touch, a completely different style from the mature charm Qin Lan usually exuded.

After being tossed onto the large bed, Qin Lan immediately curled into a ball. "So cold, so cold..." She clung to Chen Xiao like a lifeline, hugging him tightly for warmth.

Chen Xiao assessed her condition. "Based on my judgment, the poison is Ice Cicada Cold Poison, which is extremely Yin and frigid. Right now, you just feel cold all over, but soon you’ll feel as if you’re in an ice cellar. Eventually, you’ll turn into an ice sculpture and freeze to death."

"Then... what should I do...?" Her teeth chattered with every word.

Chen Xiao let out a bitter laugh. "Without a specific antidote, there’s only one way to deal with this poison. Count yourself lucky you ran into someone with my special constitution."

He possessed the Celestial Yang Body, the natural nemesis to all cold-based ailments and poisons.