Demoting my wife to a concubine? After being reborn, I turned around and married into the imperial f

Chu Mingxuan was shocked.

He could accept Rou'er's fear, her fragility, and her terror. But he couldn't accept the delicate hand that pushed him away.

"Hiss!" A terrible scream rang out.

The king cobra suddenly lunged to bite at his waist.

Chu Mingxuan is injured.

"Poison Dragon, come back!" he shouted, enduring the pain.

The next instant, Chu Mingxuan's natal Gu worm leaped over like a toad, opening its mouth and biting down on the king cobra's vital spot.

Chu Mingxuan's natal Gu worm was agile and small. The king cobra frantically moved its body and coiled up, trying to strangle it, but it could not lock onto the natal Gu worm named "Poison Dragon".

Suddenly, Chu Mingxuan noticed specks of white powder on his body.

This is "Tears of the Soul".

Chu Mingxuan's pupils contracted in disbelief.

He had deliberately stained Chu Xunzhen with "Tears of the Soul," but now Chu Xunzhen was completely fine and was even sitting in the pavilion watching the play.

He alone became the target of the poison.

Chu Mingxuan was so angry that he laughed instead.

"Great, that's really great!"

Chu Mingxuan gritted his teeth in anger, staring intently at Chu Xunzhen not far away, and sneered repeatedly.

I've been hunting geese all day, but today I've had my eyes burned by one.

Chu Xunzhen was not as simple as everyone imagined.

She might even be more powerful than the Flower Granny Rou'er mentioned—a master of the Gu Sect.

Otherwise, the other party would not be able to recognize "Tears of the Soul".

This is a sacred object known only to experts at the level of Gu Sect Protector or above.

Chu Xunzhen admired Chu Mingxuan's embarrassed appearance and realized that he had already come to his senses.

Chu Xunzhen extended her right hand, clenched her fist towards him, raised her thumb, and in the next instant, the direction of the thumb turned downwards.

Chu Mingxuan understood.

His usually calm face was now filled with anger, a stark contrast to his usual affable demeanor.

"Chu Xunzhen, don't be so smug."

"Wow!"

Chu Mingxuan suddenly sat down on the ground, his body bent over, and he spat out a mouthful of black blood.

The king cobra's venom is extremely potent. It just released venom from the wound on Chu Mingxuan's waist.

"Poison Dragon".

His voice was calm, and the next moment, his ugly natal Gu worm began to suck on his fingers.

Chu Xunzhen looked at the worm, which was uglier than a fly, more unsightly than a cockroach, and more disgusting than a centipede. It was covered with blisters and resembled a toad. She almost vomited up her dinner from the night before.

Chu Mingxuan's natal Gu worm opened her eyes to a whole new world.

"Chu Xunzhen, I'll make you taste the bitterness of being devoured by Gu worms!"

Chu Mingxuan suddenly shouted and, to everyone's astonishment, made an unexpected move.

He actually tore off his robes and took off his shoes and socks.

Clutching his robe, along with his shoes and socks, he threw them far away.

With a snap!

Chu Mingxuan's clothes, shoes, and socks were lying in front of the pavilion.

At that very moment, the poisonous creatures changed direction and charged towards the pavilion.

Chu Xunzhen's gaze turned slightly cold.

That's a brilliant tactic.

They even threw over clothes stained with "Tears of the Soul," but unfortunately, they still couldn't move her.

Just as Chu Xunzhen was about to make his move and summon his natal Gu worm, Chu Mingyuan stepped in front of him.

"Zhenzhen, I'm sorry, brother. I don't ask for your forgiveness, I only ask that you be safe and sound." Chu Mingyuan's voice was firm.

The scenes of his past life that he dreamed of while he was in a coma were extremely vivid.

Chu Xunzhen cooked pear soup for him, made shoes for him, mended his clothes, and even gave him incense to relieve his headaches when he had a headache.

Chu Mingyuan drew a dagger from his waist and stood in front of Chu Xunzhen.

A long snake, about three meters long and gold and silver, opened its blood-red mouth and lunged at him.

"Get out of here!"

Chu Xunzhen pushed Chu Mingyuan away.

Chu Mingyuan froze, his expression immediately changing drastically, and he roared, "Zhenzhen!"

But the next moment, a scene that everyone will never forget appeared.

The moment the venomous snake saw Chu Xunzhen, it suddenly leaped in another direction and darted into the bushes at lightning speed.

Chu Mingyuan was stunned.

Chu Mingxuan was also stunned.

As for Chu Wanrou, she was first incredulous, then so angry that she almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

She lowered her head, a flash of annoyance in her eyes.

Why didn't that snake attack Chu Xunzhen?

The mother Gu within Chu Xunzhen's body awakens.

Her sharp nails barely scratched her palm, and all the venomous snakes and insects, as if facing a formidable enemy, retreated in panic.

In an instant, the entire Peony Garden returned to calm.

Chu Wanrou came to her senses and immediately cried to Chu Mingxuan, "Third Brother, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to push you. I was really scared."

Upon hearing this, Chu Mingxuan looked at Chu Wanrou with a complicated expression.

He paused for a moment before speaking, "It's alright, Rou'er. I know this is the first time you've encountered something like this. Third Brother is fine."

Chu Mingxuan patted his chest.

He doesn't even know if he's gone mad?

Rou'er had just hurt him, but he found that he couldn't bring himself to be fierce towards her.

He was even afraid that she would be sad or upset?

"No matter what you did wrong, Third Brother will forgive you."

Chu Mingxuan looked at Chu Wanrou solemnly and spoke earnestly.

"Clap clap clap!"

Chu Xunzhen couldn't help but applaud.

Her eyes were still sleepy, as if the terrifying scene from just now had never happened.

"Chu Mingxuan, I hope you can always stay true to yourself."

Chu Xunzhen glanced at Chu Mingxuan's wound from the king cobra bite and smiled.

Even if all the toxins are absorbed by Chu Mingxuan's natal Gu, the king cobra's venom will still cause his old ailment to flare up once it travels through his body.

Three years ago, Chu Mingxuan was unwell and had a high fever, spending most of his time in bed. It was she who treated him and massaged his acupoints.

But as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Chu Wanrou, who had just arrived.

He immediately concluded that it was Chu Wanrou who saved him and took care of him.

She tried to explain, saying that it was she, Chu Xunzhen, who had taken care of him for so long, but Chu Mingxuan said that she wanted to steal Chu Wanrou's credit, and even kicked her.

She was already weak from taking care of him, and that day, he kicked her so hard that she almost vomited up pieces of her internal organs.

Chu Mingxuan was unaware that he was still missing one last set of medicinal herbs that day.

That day, she was kicked by her and didn't have time to find medicine.

Now, his old ailment is about to relapse.

Chu Wanrou burst into laughter through her tears and threw herself into Chu Mingxuan's arms, causing Chu Mingxuan's face to flush red.

Her gaze was smug and discreet, and she looked at Chu Xunzhen in the distance with disdain.

But the next moment, Chu Mingxuan felt a splitting headache.

He cried out in anguish, "Rou'er, save me! Save me! Help me relieve this pain, just like you did before."

The unique massage technique he received last time made him feel comfortable for a long time.

This time, Rou'er pressed his acupoints, so he should recover quickly.

Chu Wanrou's face stiffened, and she suddenly stopped in her tracks, instinctively meeting Chu Xunzhen's ambiguous smile.

Chu Mingxuan's pain intensified, and his gaze towards Chu Wanrou was filled with urgency and anger.

"Rou'er, what are you dawdling for? Hurry up! Help me relieve the pain like last time. Come here."