After r

eturning from Baotou, Li Mazi quit drinking and closed his little shop. He wholeheartedly took care of his preg

nant wife, 

Ru Xue

, to the extent that he stopped

 spending time on business cases with me. 

“

Since we

 got married, I haven’t spent much time with Ru Xue. This time, I will make up for it!” That’s what he told me. 

We rarely had free time, so

 Yin Xinyue also took 

leave 

from her company to be with me.

She pouted, pestering me to travel with her. 

“Where do you want to go?” I asked her. 

“Europe! I want to go see the medieval castles and the magnificent seas of flowers!” 

Considering that Li Mazi and his wife currently didn’t want to leave their 

comfortable 

home, I didn’t plan 

on 

invit

ing

 them to go with us. 

Yet,

 in the early morning 

of

 the day we were 

going to depart, 

Li Mazi unexpectedly 

appeared in front of my antique shop 

with

 travel bags 

on his shoulders. He didn’t forget to 

bring

 Ru Xue, 

either.

He gave 

me a broad smile

 with his

 despicable face. “Little 

B

rother Zhang, thinking about sneaking out and traveling alone? You have to bring us with you.

 Furthermore

, you have to cover all the expenses!” 

I

 stood there 

awkwardly, feeling speechless. 

“Ru Xue, can you travel given

 your body’s condition

?” I was worried, though. 

“

It’s n

o problem

. I’ve only been pregnant for 

two months!” 

Ru Xue rubbed her belly, giving me an OK gesture. With this

 assurance, 

I nodded

 and didn’t continue to 

comment or question their decision

.

Since Yin Xinyue 

worked

 for a multinational film company, she was able to use her connections to apply for a visa. She effortlessly completed all the 

procedures

 for us

.

Li Mazi 

was excited.

 “Long live Yin Xinyue!” 

I felt

 my heart grow warm at this display

. 

In the next half month, we first visited the four Nordic countries and Andersen’s homeland

, 

Denmark. Next, we 

headed 

to France to see the world of lavender in Provence, 

touring the various countries in our path along the way

. 

Th

e

se countries weren’t too large

,

 as they were about the size of a province 

in 

China.

 Despite this

, the 

monuments and landmarks

on our journey were

so

 mesmerizing that it was 

impossible to accurately describe them with words

. It was like visiting a brand-new fairyland. 

It was the first time I traveled abroad. My first and deepest impression was that the people 

residing 

in these developed countries would 

live a fulfilling and enjoyable life

! 

Yin Xinyue and Ru Xue 

continuously shopped throughout the trip

.

Moreover, they just bought things and didn’t want to carry the bags. At first, Li Mazi and I could endure

, but 

after a couple of days of non-stop shopping, we both looked thinner. We couldn’t put up with it anymore, suggesting 

that we head home

. 

However

, Ru Xue 

repeatedly 

insisted that we had to visit the famous Milan in Italy.

Helpless, Li Mazi and I had to continue to be their 

bellhop

. 

We had a

n enjoyable 

shopping tour around Milan during the day. Around twilight, we visited the Milan Conservatory and found a nearby hotel to stay in. 

After checking in, I washed my face and sank into the bed, falling asleep. Yin Xinyue was angry

 and 

kick

ed

 me, but she couldn’t wake me up. 

However, she was also exhausted 

and

 drifted 

to 

sleep easily. We both had 

pleasant 

dreams.   

While we were sleeping, I heard someone knocking on my door. I 

felt as if

 someone was calling my name. 

I cursed under my breath, rolling aside and ignoring it

. B

ut the person outside was persistent, banging louder on my door. Eventually, Yin Xinyue was awakened. She sat up, shaking me

,

 “Brother Zhang, it seems Li Mazi’s calling for you.” 

I 

shook

 my head to pull myself together. I put on 

my 

clothes, opened the door, and thundered at him

,

 “Dude, it’s midnight, and you

’re still not asleep

. Why did you knock on my door?” 

Li Mazi’s voice choked with 

sobs

. “Little 

B

rother Zhang, hurry and save Ru Xue

!

 If something bad happens to her, I 

won’t be able to

 live anymore!” 

Immediately, I felt like I had just fallen into an ice chamber, being chilled from 

head 

to toe. 

I then noticed that Li Mazi 

had 

sweat on his entire face, 

with the skin on his neck being red

. It seemed he had just been suffocated. 

My eyes moved a little downward

 and saw that h

e had 

a bruise around his throat

! 

I was stunned. I turned and went to the bathroom, directly pouring a bucket of cold water on my head to pull myself together. I didn’t even dry my hair

 before

 dashing out

 and

 asking him

, 

“Did you see anything?” 

Li Mazi had experienced perilous and even deadly moments. There shouldn’t be many things that could make him 

panic

.

In addition

, when I saw the bruise on his neck, I could feel a wisp of dark 

energy 

moving 

around that spot

. He had bumped into something foul! 

“I was sleepin

g when

 I suddenly couldn’t breathe.

I woke up

 and 

opened my eyes 

to see

 Ru Xue 

straddling me

, using a rope to strangle me,” said Li Mazi. 

“I thought that she wanted to play with me. 

Yet

, her 

grip

 got stronger and stronger, and her face grew pale and ferocious. She apparently wanted to strangle me to death!

Moreover, I felt 

her strength suddenly increase to the point where

 I couldn’t resist her. I thought I would die like that, but then, 

right as I was about to pass out

, Ru Xue stopped 

and 

fainted on the bed. Hurry, go check her!” 

Li Mazi 

explained everything in one breath

, pulling me toward his room. Yin Xinyue knew the situation wasn’t right

, so s

he put on more clothes and followed us. 

When we entered Li Mazi’s room, I saw Ru Xue on the bed

, h

er face as pale as a sheet of white pape

r.

 I hurried to sit on the edge of the bed, about to lift her. However, as soon as I touched her, I felt a strong wave of coldness. 

Ru Xue’s body is so cold! 

I frowned, trying to move her arm

, but her

 limbs 

were stiff already. As such,

 I 

had 

Yin Xinyue soak a towel in warm water and rub her body. 

“Little 

B

rother Zhang, you must save her! I’m begging you. Please!” 

Li Mazi

 was so anxious that he was 

sweating 

heavily

. 

Be that as it may

, he 

didn’t know how to help

. He could only implore me.

This man had always valued affection and 

his significant other

. When Chu Chu passed away, he had almost collapsed. It was hard for him to find happiness again with Ru Xue. No matter what, I had to ensure Ru Xue’s 

safety

!

Typically

, in this situation, the best thing to do was to 

have her drink

 charm water to expel the Yin energy in her body. 

However, this situation was made v

ery difficult by the fact that she was pregnant. The 

two-month-old

 fetus 

didn’t 

ha

ve

 a complete soul yet. If we fed her charm water, 

it was probable that we w

ould erase the 

child’s 

soul too. 

“

What's happening

?” 

I 

was scratching my head when

 Yin Xinyue suddenly shrieked. Li Mazi and I reacted 

quickly

, jumping toward her. We saw that the areas on Ru Xue’s body 

where 

the warm towel touched 

had begun to blister

.

The bl

isters swelled up and started to ooz

e

 light-yellow pus. Li Mazi cracked when he saw that

, s

lump

ing to the floor and

beginning 

to scream. 

“Li Mazi

,

p

ull yourself together! We can still save Ru Xue! You have to believe me!” 

I pulled him up from the ground, shouting 

in

 his face

,

 “Go get me some milk. The purer, the better!” 

Li Mazi seemed 

to not

 hear my words

, h

is dull eyes 

gazing 

at Ru Xue. I resolutely slapped

him. “If you want to save Ru Xue, do what I tell you! Hurry up!” 

“Right! Save Ru Xue! We can still save her!” Li Mazi got a hold of himself, running away. 

After he left, I picked up a paper cup, bringing it to Ru Xue while asking Yin Xinyue to continue to rub her body. Every time the pus oozed, I caught the liquid with my cup. 

Soon, Yin Xinyue had rubbed 

the entirety of

 Ru Xue’s body. However, the woman’s face had turned even paler.

Yin Xinyue was 

terrified

, crying

,

 “Brother Zhang, can we save Ru Xue or not?” 

“I don’t know.” 

I sighed, answering her with 

a pained expression

.

I found a magnifying glass and observed the pus. 

Based on Li Mazi’s explanation

, between the 

point where

 Ru Xue 

tried 

to strangle him 

to 

the moment we 

entered the room

, 

only a short period of time had passed

. There weren’t many tricks that could make someone ooze pus in 

such a small amount of time

. To my knowledge, only the magic 

insect

 in the Miao’s territory could create this evil effect! 

Legends said that 

an insect master

 just needed someone’s hair or

saliva 

to 

activate 

his 

insect

. In a 

minor

 case, the victim would be sick for a few months. However, in a 

severe 

case, the victim could have 

their

 body rot while still alive! Countless tiny worms would nibble 

their

 body and break 

their

 skin to come out. A living man would be tortured to death. 

If Ru Xue had a

n insect

 in her body, I didn’t have 

the power 

to overturn this situation!

Fortunately, I had observed the pus carefully and found no worms. We could cross off the magic 

insect

as a possibility for now

.