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"…So what exactly do you want to say?"

On the training ground, the ground was covered with a layer of white frost because of yesterday's first snow. The snow was not thick, but it was enough to cover all the uneven sand pits, leaving a piece of white.

The snow is still falling and is getting heavier.

Qin Xiao frowned, obviously impatient, and stared at the people in front of him with a bad look.

"99, what we mean is that we suspect 72 attacked her." 11 said, staring at Qiu Puryue with his eyes fixed, his voice frighteningly cold.

The atmosphere on both sides was wrong, and the air seemed almost frozen.

No. 9 leaned weakly on No. 11's shoulder. The blood-red lines on his face were glowing, emitting strange and ominous signals. His lips were pale, and it was obvious that the situation was not good.

Her breathing was heavy, and the breath she exhaled condensed into white mist in the cold air, then quickly faded and dissipated.

Qiu Puryue frowned and glanced at her with her light brown pupils: "I don't have it."

"Who else could it be if not you? Who else has this kind of ability?" 11 said sternly.

Qiu Puyue frowned and looked at her. She shrank back behind Yin Xihui in panic, "How should I know? Maybe she has provoked other people?"

Yin Xihui slightly turned sideways and stood in front of her: "Since you are so sure, do you have any evidence?"

"She only has a grudge against the Corpse Binder, and the lines on her face are obviously related to the blood technique. She has been vomiting and having diarrhea since this morning. The lines appeared at noon, and now she has started vomiting blood... In addition, she had the intention to kill during the competition. I think she has this motive." 11 said.

"So you are just suspicious but have no concrete evidence." Yin Xihui tilted his head and said.

"This is not a blood technique." Qiu Puryue said softly, "At least I haven't learned it."

"What about the markings on her body? I've seen you use them before." 11 said coldly.

Qiu Puryue frowned: "I haven't used it for a long time, and the one I used is not the same as the one she had. You should go find someone else."

"But... I have never had any friction with anyone except you—" No. 9 suddenly opened his eyes, which were bloodshot and widened as if they were about to burst. He squeezed out his words from his teeth one by one, "You said it wasn't you, then who else could it be?"

Qiu Puryue wanted to say something, but seeing her like this, she frowned slightly, as if she felt some pity: "But I really didn't do it."

“What’s that look in your eyes?!” No. 9 seemed to be irritated. He suddenly jumped up, opened his palms and pulled them back, ready to attack.

"Are you feeling sorry for me? Do I need your pity?! Take away that disgusting look in your eyes and stop being so hypocritical!"

Seeing that No. 11 had no intention of stopping her, Qiu Puyue looked at No. 9 who was rushing towards her, took a step forward, and raised her foot to kick.

Seeing Qiu Puyue about to attack, 11 suddenly opened his palm. Several clusters of fire immediately appeared around Qiu Puyue, and the scorching flames almost instantly evaporated the surrounding snowflakes.

In front of them was the aggressive No. 9 and her attributes, and around them were peaks burning with blazing flames. The two forces were clearly not willing to leave Qiu Puryue any way to retreat.

In a flash, a bolt of lightning suddenly hit the giant water wolf next to No. 9. Water conducts electricity, and the attack was directly fed back to No. 9. At once, thousands of lightning bolts pierced his body, and he was electrified from head to toe.

When a cold wave hit, the burning bee colony was frozen in an instant, losing its balance and falling to the ground.

No. 9 fell to the ground. Seeing that the threats around her had disappeared, Qiu Puryue kicked No. 9 in the chest without hesitation, sending her flying.

But seeing that she was weak, Qiu Puryue was afraid that she would be kicked to death, so she held back some strength.

No. 9 fell to the ground and tried to get up, but suddenly vomited blood.

Seeing this, 11 hurried over to help her, hugged her slightly, and glared at Qiu Puryue: "How could you be so harsh?!"

"You two didn't even think of holding back when you started fighting just now." Qiu Puryue retorted, but seeing No. 9 like this, she couldn't help feeling guilty and turned away with a frown.

“You…you need to remove this thing quickly.” No. 9 panted heavily, with blood still hanging from the corner of his mouth. “If…if you still feel unsatisfied, I can let you beat me up, as long as you remove this thing.”

"I told you, I didn't do this." Qiu Puryue emphasized again, "I've been practicing recently and I don't have time to make anything for you. Instead of making a fuss here, you might as well think about who you have offended."

"Don't lie to me... I, cough cough cough——"

As No. 9 spoke, he coughed violently and vomited a large mouthful of blood again.

"72, no matter whether you did it or not, can you help her?... I beg you, she just talked about you before, your crime is not punishable by death, right?" 11 raised his head with an unsightly look on his face.

"...You wanted to hurt me just now." Qiu Puyue took a step back.

"That is--" 11 gritted his teeth, as if he was very conflicted about it.

Qin Xiao watched coldly from the side, turned around and found that many people were surrounding him.

Seeing this scene, any normal person would think that they were bullying them.

"We were wrong. Please don't hold it against us." 11 lowered his head and spoke softly to Qiu Puryue in a humble manner.

"what happened?"

"I don't know. It seems that the Corpse Binder did something to No. 9."

"What? Then this is also..."

"But 72 doesn't mean there is no ..."

"Can the Corpse Binder's words be taken seriously?"

Some were discussing, some were asking questions loudly, and some were stepping forward to say a few words to 9 and 11.

"This is not a blood technique." Qin Xiao suddenly spoke.

Qiu Puryue turned her head suddenly.

11 also looked at him in surprise.

Qin Xiao looked at the red on No. 9's face and said, "This is poisoning. You must have come into contact with a flower that grows on the Tanyu tree - to be more precise, it grows on the vines. The vines and Tanyu are symbiotic."

"Just find the tan snipe tree, mash its leaves and vines, drink the juice, and apply the residue on your face. You will be healed in two days."

"...What is the Qinyu Tree?" 11 looked at him doubtfully.

Qin Xiao: “…”

"You said it was poisoning, then the one on your face..." No. 9 spoke in a hoarse voice, obviously very weak.

"It's just very similar. This is what happens when you are poisoned by jin gui. The eyes are red and swollen, and there are red lines on the skin. In fact, it is caused by ruptured blood vessels." Qin Xiao said lightly, "You'd better hurry up. The onset of jin gui only lasts for 12 hours. According to what you just said, she will probably die soon."

"So, what are Jingui and Tanyu?!" 11 almost had a mental breakdown after hearing this.

"...I said, one tree and one flower." Qin Xiao looked at her strangely.

"I mean—" Eleven grabbed Qin Xiao's shoulders, his nails almost digging into his flesh, "What do they look like?"

"How did you get infected? Don't you know?" Qin Xiao frowned slightly, as if he was in pain.

Seeing this, Mo Hanyu grabbed 11's wrist and said, "Let go."

Feeling the biting chill on his wrist, 11 woke up as if from a dream and quickly let go of his hand.

"I, I mean...what exactly do they look like--"

"Why should I tell you?" Qin Xiao suddenly stopped talking. "I've told you enough. Don't you know what kind of tree you've climbed?"

11 was speechless: "I——"

No. 9 suddenly propped himself up with one hand, coughing bitterly, and tried to stand up. No. 16, who was standing next to him, saw this and quickly took his arm and helped him up.

"99... If you tell me, I can, I can..." No. 9 gasped, his eyes becoming more swollen.

"You'd better not talk." Qin Xiao said coldly, "This will speed up the blood flow and make the poison take effect faster."

"I can help you—"

Tian Miao stared at No. 9 and opened his mouth to say something, but Mo Hanyu glanced at him and he shut his mouth.

"You can save me?!" No. 9's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had found a life-saving straw, staring straight at Tian Miao, "You can save me?!"

Tian Miao seemed to be frightened by her expression and took a few steps back: "I..."

Tian Miao turned his head and looked at Mo Hanyu for help, as if he wanted to seek his advice.

Mo Hanyu turned his head and ignored him.

Tian Miao looked at Qin Xiao again. Qin Xiao didn't say anything, but took a step back and let No. 9 catch him.

Tian Miao hurriedly held onto No. 9 who was sliding down, and looked at her helplessly.

"You, if you can save me, I really... please..." The blood on No. 9's chest rubbed against his body, his eyes filled with tears, and he stared at him pleadingly.

Tian Miao was so panicked that he was trembling. He seemed to want to say something, but he stammered and couldn't say anything. He looked at Qiu Puryue and Yin Xihui for help and bit his lips.

Qiu Puyue didn't say anything and turned her head away.

Yin Xihui seemed to know what he was thinking and smiled: "If you want to save him, then save him. It's your freedom."

Tian Miao's hesitant gaze moved between the few people, and his brows were almost furrowed into a knot.

Seeing him like this, No. 9 rekindled his hope: "As long as you can save me, I will definitely, definitely treat you well. I can give you money, give you - cough cough!!"

No. 9 no longer had the strength to say the rest of the words. His body gradually became limp and he didn't even have the strength to pull at his collar.

Seeing this, Tian Miao hurriedly hugged her and fell to the ground with her, his transparent eyes filled with confusion.

Seeing that No. 9's breath was getting weaker and weaker, No. 11 frantically recalled the trees he had come into contact with before.

Tian Miao scratched his head and hesitated for a moment, looking at No. 9's painful expression, and finally reached out his hand and gently placed it on her forehead.

The blue Qi emanated gently and enveloped No. 9.

Yin Xihui kept smiling as he glanced at Qiu Puryue's expression.

There was no expression on Qiu Puyue's face, she just watched quietly.

Seeing this, 11 was very surprised. He ran over and stared at No. 9. Seeing that she was getting better at a speed visible to the naked eye, a smile broke out on his face.

Qin Xiao looked at it and said nothing, as if it had nothing to do with him. He glanced at Mo Hanyu and said, "Want to eat?"

Mo Hanyu was stunned when he heard this, with a look of disbelief in his eyes.

Seeing him like this, Qin Xiao raised his eyebrows and felt puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Mo Hanyu: "...No, nothing."

Mo Hanyu looked at Qiu Puryue and said, "Let's go."

The attention of the onlookers was focused on Tian Miao. For a moment, no one paid attention to them. They were all paying attention to the treatment.

The strength displayed by Tian Miao was indeed eye-catching, especially in front of so many people. In just a few minutes, he cured No. 9 who seemed to be dying.

Tian Miao withdrew his hand, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. Feeling that No. 9's breathing had stabilized, he opened his eyes and smiled.

"...Thank you." 11 held his hand, his eyes shining, "Thank you for saving her."

Tian Miao waved his hands quickly and tried to stand up, but because he had been sitting for too long, his legs were numb and he staggered and almost fell to the ground.

11 quickly supported him and smiled at him: "What is your attribute? It's so powerful."

Seeing so many people around him, Tian Miao became a little flustered and quickly shook off her hand, with fear in his eyes as pure as a deer.