Chapter 503 Who on Earth Wanted to Kill Her

At that moment, Jacob felt his heart skip a beat and an inexplicably warm sensation flew through his
entire body, exciting every fibre of his being.

Her lips were so soft and sweet that Jacob couldn't find it in him to resist his urges.

Jacob's hands were curled around her waist and their breaths shook exhilarated from the tension
between them. Emily gently leaned in and pulled Jacob into a fiery kiss. Their warm lips pulled apart for
a moment and Emily said, "Let me show you how it's done..."

Although Jacob's sense were ignited and he could no longer think straight, he did not need her to teach
him as he responded by covering her mouth with his in a hungry kiss...

Warmth radiated from the spot where his lips touched hers, slowly spreading through the rest of his
body. Her lips tasted like November, like hot chocolate on stormy evenings and crisp autumn air.

Emily had almost ran out of air, when they finally pulled apart and took shaky, shallow breaths. "Your
lips taste so sweet," he whispered.

Emily's face blushed red. She tried to punch him but Jacob held her hand and placed it over his
sculpted chest to let her feel his heart beat.

"Pit-pat, pit-pat, pit-pat", Jacob's thunderous, rapid pounding heart made her giggle with amusement.

Emily felt like it was just the most beautiful sound she had ever heart in her whole life.

Jacob looked at her eyes affectionately and her love spread inside his heart like vines.

"One more time," he said, following the desire of his heart.



"What?...hmm..." Unable to contain himself any longer, Jacob slammed his lips to hers and nearly
knocked all wind from her lungs.

Again after a long and deep kiss, they pulled apart and stared deep into each other's eyes.

Jacob's hand ventured over her curved body, exploring. He wanted to set his desires free but he
stopped at the thought of Emily's poor health. Instead, he held her in his arms and leaned in to softly
kiss up and down her neck. Her very smell flooded his senses...

Sadly, a few minutes later Emily reminded him, "We're here to find the herbs, aren't we?"

Jacob knew that it was getting late as he let go of her reluctantly and said, "I'll go now and finish
quickly."

He led Emily to a warm place so that she could enjoy the sunshine and wait for him, before he left to
gather herbs nearby.

It was a bright, sunny day. Emily could not help raising her head and squinting her eyes to feel the
gentle breeze and warm sunshine. She would look at Jacob from time to time and give him a warm
smile.

Emily never thought that she would have this kind of a life with Jacob. Not wealthy but happy and
content.

There they had great, beautiful landscapes as far as the eyes could see, uninfluenced and incorruptible
by the outside world. If only there were no human trafficking and vulgar, feudal customs, it would have
been an ideal place to live in.

Emily thought about changing the way of life there so that the girls could have a different kind of life,
one that didn't lead to despair and ruin.



Emily's mind had drifted into an ocean of thoughts and she wasn't aware that danger was looming
around her.

When she reached out to get some dry straws to feed the cow, she felt something pierce her hand like
a needle and she pulled her hand away immediately.

When she looked at her hand, blood was gushing out of two tiny cavities and it wasn't until then that
she realized she was bitten by a snake!

Shocked, Emily jumped up and found a colorful bush viper on the grass hissing at her!

'It's winter now! Snakes should be hibernating!' Emily yelled in her mind.!

Emily led the cow away from the viper as fast as she could but soon her hand grew numb and she felt
her strength fading little by little. Her legs were starting to feel heavy and she couldn't walk anymore.

Helpless, Emily could do nothing but cry for help. "Jacob! Help me! There is a snake!"

Jacob ran back as soon as he heard Emily's voice. The sight of blood on Emily's hand gripped him with
fear and his face darkened in an instant.

"There is a snake..." Emily mumbled, pointing at the grass.

Jacob picked up a couple of straws and tied up her wrist so that the venom would not spread too fast.
Then he jumped towards the snake.

"Jacob! Don't go there! It's dangerous!" Emily screamed.

She tried to stop him but Jacob was too concerned for her safety to worry about his own.

Luckily, it was winter and snakes were known to be less active during winters because they had no
other way to keep warm.



Without wasting another second, Jacob pulled out his sickle and chopped off the snake's head with one
move, sending its blood spurting over the ground.

The severed head landed on the ground but its mouth was still wide open as if it were looking to bite
Jacob. He quickly picked up a large stone and dropped it on its head, smashing it underneath.

Jacob moved so swiftly the snake had no chance.

As soon as he made sure the snake was dead, he dropped his sickle and ran back to Emily. Without
hesitation, he raised her hand towards him and sucked the venom out.

"Ah..." Emily cried out of pain and she tried to draw her hand back. "Don't! Please!" she begged.

Jacob, however, did not stop or let go of her hand and he comforted her. "It's okay. You will be fine after
I suck the venom out. Don't be afraid."

He sucked a mouthful of blood and spat it out again and again.

Finally, Jacob stopped when the blood turned from black to red.

Generally, cold-blooded animals like snakes needed to spend winter months being inactive. It was the
only way for them to keep warm. Since they'd hardly come out during winter, their venom was thicker
than most other times.

Jacob managed to suck out most of the venom from Emily's hand but there were still some residues
left in Emily's body. The venom weakened Emily and she couldn't walk or stand straight.

Jacob was afraid that the venom was going to have adverse effects due to her poor health condition.
He had to get her back to Mr. Barefoot somehow.



"Where do you think that snake came from?" Emily asked in disbelief as she stood with Jacob's help
and looked the dead snake on the ground.

Jacob squinted his eyes and his voice became grim as he said, "Someone must have tried to kill you
with the snake."

Otherwise, why would a viper be wandering around in winter? 'I will find out who is behind this soon! I'll
be sure to make them pay ten times over!' Jacob swore in his mind.

"Jacob, I..." Emily could hardly utter words. Fear had gripped her senses. She knew that most of the
villagers did not like her, but she didn't know their hate for her would run so deep.

Maybe it was out of jealousy, resentment, or just simple annoyance... Sometimes it would be
impossible to predict what human beings were capable of.

"Don't be afraid. I will protect you." Jacob blamed himself for failing to take good care of Emily and he
continued, "I promise it won't happen again. Trust me!"

Jacob felt dizzy and the shortage of breath made him weak as he passed out and fell straight to the
ground right after he finished talking.

"Jacob! Jacob!" Emily yelled.

She helplessly stared at Jacob lying on the ground and her face turned ghostly pale. Emily felt so
nervous she had no idea what to do. "Jacob! What's wrong with you? Wake up! Wake up
please!"


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