Chapter 212: Slowly Coming Fragrance Amidst the Snow_2

This was no longer an issue of merit; the thought of claiming credit had long been cast aside. At this moment, Zong Yue's only thought was how to slice Rong Zhi into pieces with his blade to quench the hatred in his heart from being mocked by him twice.

Rong Zhi glanced at Zong Yue, who was getting increasingly closer, and said with a smile, "After all, man's plans can't beat heaven's designs."

When he had awakened, he hastily pulled out the jade hairpin to resolve Hua Cuo's crisis. The sword he used was borrowed from Huan Yuan, so where could he find poison? When he said he had used poison, it was nothing more than leveraging his own accumulated awe and Zong Yue's suspicions to intimidate him.

However, no matter how meticulous his thoughts were, he couldn't have accounted for unexpected random events, such as Zong Yue encountering his own people on the way back, or—

Rong Zhi looked back over his shoulder.

Or, Chu Yu.

Not Liu Chuyu, but Chu Yu.