LXIX: This Beau's Cure

Xu Zhengming let go of the empress and immediately distanced himself from her highness. His throat is acting up again. And his pair of canine teeth aches. His heart starts to race and his blood rushes through his veins at an abnormally fast pace.

He can feel that the poison within him got triggered. He grits his teeth as he clutches on his lapels. He thought the spirit herb already healed him completely. Turns out, there's still remaining poison that circulates in his body.

Although it's not as intense and as painful as his previous metamorphosis, he's still afraid that he'll lose his consciousness again, and worse, he might attack people. It was hard for him to stand but he still managed to rise on his feet. He needs to get away from here or else, he might end up harming the empress.

"Ming'er... you still have..." The empress couldn't finish what she wants to say.

Uttering a word is too painful and hard for her in her state. She's very exhausted and