Yu Fenghua was completely caught off guard by my actions, her smile freezing on her face.
"Brother Ye, I've already eaten a few after I finished. I really can't eat anymore. You should eat it!"
I instantly wiped the smile from the corner of my mouth, my expression turning serious, and loudly questioned, "Are you not giving me face?"
Yu Fenghua flinched at my outburst. Seeing my firm stance, she reluctantly took the mandalora and, with a pained expression, said, "I'll eat it, I'll eat it..."
Gritting her teeth, Yu Fenghua swallowed the fruit whole.
On the surface, Yu Fenghua appeared to swallow, but secretly, she hid the mandalora fruit in her sleeve.
Unfortunately, I saw through all these little tricks.
Such underhanded tactics, and she dared to show them off in front of me!
Since arriving on this island, I've faced countless life-and-death situations.
And she wants to play games with me?
Let's see how I deal with her!
I pretended to nod in satisfaction, patting Yu Fenghua's shoulder. "That's more like it. I've been testing you all these days. When we get back, I'll have you in charge of logistics."
Yu Fenghua looked grateful, nodding repeatedly as she left.
But a hint of malice lingered in her eyes, refusing to fade.
After finishing lunch, I distributed the remaining mandalora fruits to everyone as a post-meal dessert.
Although mandalora can paralyze the body, eating a small amount doesn't cause significant harm.
Simply eliminating Yu Fenghua wouldn't satisfy my hatred.
I knew all too well that the despair of having hope snatched away just as one sees the dawn would drive a person to madness!
I subtly glanced at Yu Fenghua from the corner of my eye. Although she was pretending to chat casually with the plump woman, her stiff posture betrayed her inner tension.
Her eyes kept darting towards me.
I've set the stage for you, and now it's time for your performance.
Yu Fenghua, don't disappoint me!
I tossed the white pulp of the mandalora into my mouth and casually walked into the woods.
Yu Fenghua's triumphant expression could no longer be suppressed. The plump woman found her sudden cheerfulness odd, and Yu Fenghua brushed it off with a few words.
I stood among the trees, smoking a cigarette. In the time it took, I heard the moans of several women from behind.
I walked back to find that the toxins had taken effect on several women. The plump woman lay writhing on the ground, her face filled with panic. Seeing me return, she struggled to reach out for help but couldn't even utter a complete sentence.
The other two women fared even worse.
One, a normal girl named Chen Xiaodie, was even drooling uncontrollably. The scene was quite embarrassing.
Yu Fenghua also pretended to be affected by the toxin, lying on the ground.
Her body twitched sporadically.
If I hadn't known she hadn't actually eaten the fruit, I might have actually believed her.
So, I feigned a look of panic. "It must be that the food we ate earlier was unclean. Everyone, don't worry. You should be fine in a while!"
As I spoke, I suddenly clutched my stomach, my legs losing control, and I fell to the ground.
Yu Fenghua's expression could no longer be contained; her triumph was evident.
She patted the dust off herself with a smug look and stood up.
"Poisoned? I brought these fruits back! Only you clueless idiots would eat them!"
"Why... did you poison us..."
The three women never expected that Yu Fenghua, who had always greeted them with a smile, would turn on them.
"Why? Isn't it all because of that scoundrel Lu Ziye! He killed Zhao Mingcheng and now he's pretending to be a savior, bah! He should look in the mirror and see what he really is!"
Yu Fenghua, believing I had lost all ability to resist, wasn't in a hurry to attack me. Instead, she unleashed the resentment she had accumulated over the past few days.
The thrill of impending revenge consumed her, contorting her face into a ferocious expression. She strode towards me, her already sharp voice now rasping like a broken gong.
"Didn't expect this, Lu Ziye. Weren't you so capable? You made me your servant all these days! Now that you're in my hands, lick my shoes clean, and I might just consider letting you go!"
"I saved you with good intentions, and now you're repaying kindness with enmity! Without me, you would have died in your camp long ago!"
I weakly raised my hand, pointing at Yu Fenghua.
"Sister Yu, you're absolutely right! I've always felt that Lu Ziye is a complete piece of trash! From now on, we'll listen to you. We'll do whatever you say. Hurry up and kill him; he's been so arrogant lately. This is karma!"
Seeing that her control over the situation seemed complete, the plump woman on the ground quickly called out to Yu Fenghua, fawning over her.
The plump woman's reaction was as I expected.
After all, she was a flip-flopper, always siding with whoever was stronger.
She had tried to seduce me several times during this period, but I had refused.
Now that she saw Yu Fenghua succeed, she immediately switched her allegiance.
"You're quite sensible. Don't worry, I won't mistreat you after you follow me!"
The plump woman managed a forced, ingratiating smile. Yu Fenghua patted her generously proportioned face with satisfaction before turning to Liu Xiaodie and Zhang Huihui.
"You two had better be smart, or I'll kill you all too!"
Liu Xiaodie and Zhang Huihui had more backbone than the plump woman, stammering in response to Yu Fenghua.
This reaction infuriated Yu Fenghua, and she kicked them both hard before swaggering up to me, a mocking smile on her face.
"Today, I will make you wish you were dead and yet unable to die. I will make you suffer a thousand times the pain my husband did!"
With that, she picked up the alloy knife beside me and ruthlessly swung it towards my fingers.
Alright, this act has gone on long enough; it's time for the protagonist to make his entrance!
Seeing Yu Fenghua about to strike me, I stopped pretending. With a push of my hands, I sprang up from the ground and delivered a flying kick to Yu Fenghua's wrist.
"Bang!"
Dust flew!