Qi Chengfeng naturally did not want to be controlled by others. If he took the medicine given by Jiang Xinrui, it would mean that his life would be in Jiang Xinrui's hands.

But Jiang Xinrui clearly had no intention of backing down, and judging from her appearance, she was already prepared to fight to the death.

There were too many mysteries surrounding Jiang Xinrui, making it impossible for him to understand her, and the allure of that miraculous medicine was too great for him to resist.

Even at any cost, he wanted to try, especially since Jiang Xinrui might know a lot of information he needed, which would be of great use to his annexation of Daqing.

Qi Chengfeng stared at Jiang Xinrui for a long time, a look of struggle appearing in his eyes, before finally raising his hand and patting her lightly twice.

Soon after, a woman in her thirties walked in and, at Qi Chengfeng's signal, placed a small white jade bottle in front of Jiang Xinrui.

Jiang Xinrui glanced at the woman indifferently, a hint of understanding flashing in her eyes, and then directly revealed the woman's identity:

"This must be Qiu San Niang, known as the 'Poisonous Hand'?"

"You...you recognize me?"

Not to mention Qiu San Niang, even Qi Chengfeng was surprised.

Like Mo Antong, Qiu Sanniang was also a fugitive who was heavily wanted by the Qing Kingdom, but the crimes she committed were different.

Mo Antong was seeking revenge, while Qiu Sanniang's crime was poisoning almost everyone in a small town overnight.

Her reason for doing this was simply to test the effects of her newly developed poison.

Her loyalty to Qi Chengfeng was not revealed to anyone except a few of Qi Chengfeng's close confidants, yet Jiang Xinrui had revealed it in a single sentence. How could the two of them not be surprised and suspicious?

Jiang Xinrui glanced at their expressions and chuckled indifferently.

"This is the first time I've seen you. I guessed it from your clothes and appearance. As for how I knew you were here, I have no comment."

The more Jiang Xinrui acted this way, the more unfathomable she seemed, making Qi Chengfeng want to find out more and see what was going on with this woman.

He didn't beat around the bush and said it directly:

"If Miss Jiang doesn't want to say, I won't force her. However, I cannot easily agree to the conditions for Miss Jiang's cooperation with me."

He glanced at the small jade bottle that Qiu San Niang had brought over and continued:

“Since Miss Jiang knows Qiu San Niang, she should also be aware of her abilities. This is also a poison. If Miss Jiang is willing to take it, then I, Qi, will naturally risk my life to accompany you, as a sign of my sincerity.”

When Jiang Xinrui saw Qiu San Niang, she had already guessed this possibility, so she remained calm.

Without much hesitation, she picked up the small jade bottle, poured the pills inside into her palm, and then swallowed them.

Her decisive action silenced Qi Chengfeng, who was about to say something, leaving him speechless and somewhat dazed.

"Heh~"

Jiang Xinrui chuckled softly, a hint of mockery flashing in her eyes:

"I told you long ago, I was prepared to die before I came here. What do I have to fear from a mere poison?"

Lord Qi, if you take one of my pills now, we will be allies, and I will offer you the divine medicine.

"If Lord Qi changes his mind and tries to blackmail me with this poison, then I'll accept my defeat. But Lord Qi will get nothing but a corpse."

Qi Chengfeng's eyelids twitched, and he felt that he had misjudged her. The woman in front of him was not ruthless at all; she was simply insane.

I don't know what triggered this. Could this be the legendary case of unrequited love turning into hatred?

Women are terrifying.

He didn't say anything more, picked up the grayish-white pill, swallowed it in front of Jiang Xinrui, and then said:

“Miss Jiang, now you can rest assured. From now on, we’re in the same boat. Can you give me that miraculous medicine?”

Jiang Xinrui watched Qi Chengfeng's actions and secretly breathed a sigh of relief, her previously tense body relaxing slightly.

Hearing this, she nodded:

"Of course, but the medicine isn't on me right now. Lord Qi can come and get it from me at this time tomorrow."

Although Qi Chengfeng was eager to get the divine medicine immediately, he held back, nodded to indicate that he understood, and then stood up and led Qiu San Niang to take their leave.

When he reached the door, he paused briefly, but finally couldn't resist his curiosity and turned to look at Jiang Xinrui, who was still sitting there, and asked:

"Miss Jiang, I'm a little curious, are you doing all this just to ascend to the throne?"

Jiang Xinrui hadn't expected Qi Chengfeng to ask her this question. She froze, then looked up at Qi Chengfeng, her eyes filled with hatred, and replied, word by word:

"I want Shen Muzhi and that vixen to die, and I want Shen Muzhi to kneel before me and beg for mercy. As for the Phoenix throne, it should have belonged to me all along."

Qi Chengfeng:......

Jiang Xinrui's attitude clearly showed that she hated Shen Muzhi far more than Yan Xiao, which made Qi Chengfeng curious about what Shen Muzhi had done to make someone who was so devoted to him hate him so much.

If he didn't know Shen Muzhi's character, he would have suspected that Jiang Xinrui had been taken advantage of by Shen Muzhi and then denied it.

He thought he was crazy enough, but compared to this woman, he was still too normal.

He nodded slightly without saying anything more, glanced at Jiang Xinrui, and then turned and left.

When he reached a deserted corner, he immediately stopped, then raised his hand and pressed several acupoints on his chest. Soon after, he spat something out of his mouth.

And that thing was, of course, the small grayish-white pill that Jiang Xinrui had given him.

The reason he argued with Jiang Xinrui for so long before she took the medicine was to gain her trust and make her believe that she had really taken it.

His expression was cold. He handed the pills directly to Qiu San Niang, who had been following him, and instructed her:

"We must study this pill thoroughly and formulate an antidote in the shortest possible time."

Qiu San Niang was a master of using poison, but Jiang Xin Rui was no pushover either.

Without the medicine, it would have been difficult for her to prepare the antidote for Jiang Xinrui's poisoning, but now that she had the medicine, the difficulty was greatly reduced, so she accepted the medicine without much hesitation.

Qi Chengfeng was still worried and said seriously:

"We need to hurry. If that woman becomes suspicious and realizes I'm not poisoned, it will be very troublesome."

"Understood."

"Okay, go ahead."

Qi Chengfeng nodded, then waved to Qiu San Niang that she could go about her business. He then squinted at the location of Jiang Xinrui's room before turning and leaving.

Jiang Xinrui knew that Qi Chengfeng was difficult to deal with, but after thinking it over, she realized that he was the only one who could rival Shen Muzhi.

Given that this person's problem could only be cured by the miraculous medicine she possessed, she had a stepping stone and the opportunity to gradually reveal her strength and value to the other party, thereby achieving her goal.

That poison was just a way to increase her leverage, but she didn't know that Qi Chengfeng had kept this trick up his sleeve.