He stopped abruptly, his gentle expression faltering slightly. He quickly stepped forward and saw the woman leaning against a tree trunk, her hair disheveled and clinging to her cheeks, making her skin appear almost translucent and sickly porcelain-like.

Her skirt was stained with mud and grass, but it couldn't hide her delicate appearance.

Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, her long eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings, casting a faint shadow beneath her eyes as they fell. Her lips, originally a pale cherry pink, had now faded to white, trembling slightly, occasionally letting out a soft, almost inaudible moan of pain, so tender it made one's heart clench.

"Miss Su?"

Song Hengxue knelt on the ground, first gently touching the girl's slightly cool forehead with the back of her fingers to check her temperature, then lightly lifting her fingertips and resting them lightly on the girl's fair wrist.

Song Hengxue pursed her lips slightly, her long eyelashes covering her face, but her expression was as calm as a deep pool, without a trace of panic. She gently pressed her wrist with her fingertips, the force light and steady.

Upon learning that she had been poisoned by the Green Scaled Snake, he withdrew his fingers after only a moment, his voice clear and steady, without any ripples: "The poison has entered the meridians, but it's still shallow; there's still time."

Then he took out a jade bottle from his sleeve. The bottle was smooth and had light blue patterns engraved on it. With a gentle twist of the jade clasp, a vermilion pill was poured out.

He leaned down, gently supporting the girl's chin with his other hand, his movements slow and gentle. "Open your mouth."

The pill melted in the mouth, releasing a bitter medicinal aroma. The young man in white casually brushed his fingertip against the corner of the person in front of him, then quickly withdrew it.

After a short while, the girl, who had been drowsy, slowly woke up.

A bitter taste lingered on her tongue. Upon seeing the person before her, the girl's bloodless lips parted slightly, her voice trembling with a sob: "Young Master Song... I... I... am in pain."

She tilted her head slightly, clutching his sleeve, tears welling up in her eyes, threatening to fall but not quite. Her grip was as light as a kitten scratching, yet she wouldn't let go, her eyes filled with dependence and grievance.

Looking at the fragile appearance of the person in front of him, Song Hengxue sighed softly. He didn't know why Miss Su would come to the back mountain alone. The back mountain was lush with vegetation and there were no large wild animals.

Poisonous flowers and poisonous substances are certainly not lacking.

There was no one around. If she hadn't happened to meet him, would she have perished here?

If it were a disciple of his Hundred Flowers Valley, he would have scolded them, but how could he possibly speak to such a delicate girl in front of him?

He then recalled that the first time he met him was also when the other person was in danger.

Oh well, she's just a young girl after all.

He lowered his eyes, looking at her reddened eyes. He gently wiped away the tears on her cheeks with his fingertips, and then patted her back very lightly and slowly, the movement as gentle as brushing a fallen flower.

Like soothing a frightened cub, each pat was slow and even. "Don't worry, with me here, the young lady's poison will be cured soon."

Under his reassurance, Su Ning quickly calmed down, but her fingertips still tugged at his sleeve, refusing to let go. Then she slowly recounted what had happened that day: "Xi Xi and the others went to find Master Duan Shui, and I thought it would be boring to just sit in the room."

"I heard that many flowers were blooming on the back mountain, so I thought I'd pick some to decorate. But then a snake suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and after being bitten, I felt dizzy and collapsed."

"If I hadn't met Young Master Song, I'm afraid, I'm afraid my life would be over here today."

Upon hearing this, Song Hengxue initially intended to reprimand her sternly, but seeing the other woman sobbing, she swallowed her words and could only ask, "Where is the wound?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ning slightly moved her curled-up legs, biting her lower lip with her pearly teeth. With a hint of shyness and timidity, she pointed lightly to her calves, which were hidden by her skirt, and said, "It's probably...it's above my ankle, but I'm not quite sure."

Upon hearing this, Song Hengxue lowered her eyes and asked, "Does the young lady know what kind of poison you have been given?"

Su Ning shook her head. "All I know is that it was a snake. After it bit me, I don't know where it went."

"You've been poisoned by the Azure Scale Serpent. This poison is extremely potent. If I had arrived any later, you might have truly perished here," Song Hengxue explained.

Upon hearing this, Su Ning shrank back even further.

Song Hengxue had no intention of scaring her, only to let her know the danger. "Next time you come to the back mountain, you must bring two people with you. You can't go up the mountain alone without any regard for the consequences."

Su Ning nodded quickly, obediently, but still looked at the other person: "...Am I alright now?"

The young man in white stared at the woman's calves beneath her skirt, then shook his head. "Of course not. The pills I just gave you were only to temporarily wake you up. To detoxify, you need to suck out the poison, then apply the antidote, changing it three times a day. You'll need two or three days to fully recover."

When Su Ning heard that the poison needed to be extracted, her previously pale face flushed slightly, and she even loosened her grip on the other person's sleeve.

"Does it have to be now?"

Seeing the other woman shyly turn her head away, Song Hengxue couldn't help but chuckle: "I'm afraid if we delay any longer, the young lady will succumb to the poison and die."

"Then, then Young Master Song, you must save me!" Upon hearing that she was about to die from the poison, the shy girl opened her eyes wide and grabbed the other man's sleeve.

Seeing her panicked and timid appearance, Song Hengxue smiled faintly and reassured her gently, "For doctors, there is no distinction between men and women. Miss Su, please rest assured, I will not say anything after I leave."

"Miss Su, I apologize for the inconvenience."

After Song Hengxue finished speaking, she gently lifted the other woman's skirt with her fair fingertips, first pinching the toe of her embroidered shoes, and then slowly sliding them down along the shape of the shoes.

The shoes were embroidered with delicate pink butterfly patterns and were stained with some wet mud from the back mountain, but he didn't care at all. He moved very gently, and after the embroidered shoes landed on the ground, he pinched the top of her silk stockings and slowly pulled them down her slender ankles.

The stockings were made of soft satin, clinging to her delicate skin. When they were pulled down to her calves, his fingertips inadvertently touched her warm skin, causing him to pause slightly before continuing as if nothing had happened.

He took a clean silk handkerchief from his sleeve and gently placed it on his knees before gesturing for Su Ning to lift her feet and put them on. Su Ning's cheeks were burning, and she dared not look at him. Her skirt slipped down, revealing two marks marked with snake fangs.

Song Hengxue gently massaged her ankle with her fingertips for a moment until the skin there was slightly warm before bending down and placing her thin lips precisely on the snake bite mark.

The warm touch came through the wound, and Su Ning trembled all over, unable to help but let out a soft cry. She subconsciously tried to pull her foot back, but he firmly held it down.

"Don't move," his voice was slightly hoarse, his breath tickling her skin, "It'll be over soon."

She bit her lip, clutching the dry grass beneath her, listening to the soft sounds of him sucking and releasing each time, her heart pounding in her chest like a drum.

He spat out mouthfuls of dark red poisonous blood onto the decaying leaves beside him. Bloodstains on the corners of his lips made his skin appear even paler, but he paid no attention to it, focusing only on saving lives.

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