Yan Xiao roughly guessed it, and nodded slightly upon hearing this: "Okay, I understand. Thank you for your hard work, Yunniang."

Regardless of her status, Mu Yunniang was not Yan Xiao's servant. Yan Xiao felt it was only right to express gratitude for someone's help, but Mu Yunniang was somewhat flattered.

"Madam, what are you saying? It is my blessing to have your trust. This is just a small matter, nothing to worry about."

Seeing her like this, Yan Xiao didn't say anything more, but simply kept this kindness in her heart.

She walked to the table in a few steps, quickly finished her breakfast, and then sat down at the dressing table to start putting on her makeup.

She still wore the same concealing makeup as before, but because of the change in her skin tone, she had to make some minor adjustments.

Mu Yunniang watched from the sidelines, witnessing firsthand how Yan Xiao transformed her stunningly beautiful face into that of a demure young lady, which she found quite amazing.

"Madam's hands are truly skillful. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I would have thought that Madam was wearing a mask on her face."

Yan Xiao simply smiled upon hearing this, not continuing the conversation, but instead said:

"I'm all packed now, I need to go see Chu Heng first."

If we don't go soon, Chu Heng will fall ill.

Mu Yunniang, of course, readily agreed to whatever Yan Xiao said.

"Alright, I've made all the arrangements. Madam, just get into the carriage at the gate and the coachman will take you to the villa."

Yan Xiao's current identity is merely Mu Yunniang's partner. Mu Yunniang cannot follow her around forever, as that would easily arouse suspicion. Yan Xiao's actions should be as discreet as possible.

Yan Xiao thanked Mu Yunniang and then went out, accompanied only by Wu Jian, who was dressed as a caravan guard.

Upon arrival, the coachman stopped the carriage at the entrance of the villa. Without any attempt to conceal themselves, Yan Xiao casually got off the carriage and led Wu Jian inside.

The more secretive she is, the more suspicious she will become. It would be better for her to be open and aboveboard. After all, there is a general's wife in the general's mansion now, and all the attention of those who are interested is there. As long as she does not act suspiciously, she will not attract too much attention.

After entering the villa, a gatekeeper led her into the inner courtyard, where Chu Heng and Su Yuanyuan had been waiting for a long time.

When Su Yuanyuan saw Yan Xiao, she looked at her with suspicion for a while. Only after meeting Yan Xiao's gaze did she belatedly realize that she recognized her.

Her face lit up with joy, and she quickly walked over to greet him.

"husband......"

She instinctively wanted to address her as "Madam," but remembering Yanxiao's current status, she glanced at the servants in the courtyard and quickly changed her address:

"Miss Lou, you've finally arrived. My senior brother and I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Seeing how enthusiastic the other party was, Yan Xiao knew that they had been waiting anxiously and had probably been talking about her a lot lately.

She nodded slightly, showing no intention of engaging in further small talk, and after glancing at Chu Heng, she said directly:

"We've been delayed long enough, let's go inside."

Su Yuanyuan immediately understood her meaning, which suited her perfectly. She quickly helped Chu Heng and led Yan Xiao into the inner room.

After entering the room, Yan Xiao first checked Chu Heng's current physical condition, and then, under the hopeful gazes of Chu Heng and Su Yuanyuan, she said:

"That's good. The poison hasn't worsened. Once this treatment is finished, the poison will be completely cured."

Both of them were delighted when they heard Yan Xiao's confident tone.

Su Yuanyuan quickly asked, "Is there anything I need to prepare?"

"Need not."

Yan Xiao waved his hand and said, "Go to the door and guard it with my men. Without my permission, no matter what noise you hear, don't let anyone in."

Otherwise, if anything goes wrong along the way, don't blame me.

Upon hearing this, Su Yuanyuan immediately indicated that she understood, and then quickly left the room, thoughtfully closing the door behind her.

Chu Heng remained seated and asked:

How can I cooperate with you?

"Just lie down. Your poison is quite complex and variable, so to get the best effect, I won't prick your sleeping acupoint. It might hurt a little in a while, so try to bear it and don't move around too much."

As Yan Xiao spoke, she took out a box containing silver needles from her bag and arranged the tools inside one by one.

By the time everything was ready, Chu Heng had already lay down as instructed. He only spoke when he saw her approaching:

"Madam, please don't hesitate, I will cooperate."

"Um."

Yan Xiao didn't stand on ceremony with him and picked up the silver needles to get to work.

At first, Chu Heng didn't feel any pain, but rather a sense of comfort.

As time went on, more and more silver needles were inserted into his body, and the toxins in his body gradually accumulated in one place, causing the pain to intensify rapidly.

He had tested countless poisons and considered himself to have a high pain tolerance, but even he couldn't help but groan in pain at this moment, and large beads of sweat appeared on his face.

Yan Xiao glanced at Chu Heng, who was gritting his teeth and enduring it, and couldn't hide the admiration in her eyes.

She knew very well how much it would hurt her, which was why she notified Chu Heng in advance so that he could prepare himself mentally.

Fearing he might move around in pain, she had prepared to press his pressure points to immobilize him, but she hadn't expected him to be so patient.

"It'll be ready soon, just bear with it a little longer."

Yan Xiao's tone softened for once, and he slapped Chu Heng on the chest as he spoke.

As she struck out with her palm, Chu Heng's eyes widened suddenly, and then he spat out a mouthful of dark red blood.

After Yan Xiao finished doing all this, she let out a heavy sigh of relief, and while retrieving the silver needles from Chu Heng's body, she said:

"Alright, apart from being a little weak, you're fine now. You'll be back to normal after a few days of rest."

Chu Heng was skilled in medicine. Although she couldn't understand Yan Xiao's treatment methods, he could still tell what her body was like.

Just as Yan Xiao said, all the toxins in his body had been cleansed away with the blood he had just spat out.

The feeling of heaviness in his body disappeared, and he felt he hadn't felt this relaxed in a long time. Just as he was about to thank him, Yan Xiao continued:

"You can keep making more from now on. Take the poison out to play with whenever you want, and come find me when you're about to die."

Chu Heng:.....

For a moment, he couldn't tell whether Yan Xiao was serious or deliberately trying to insult him.

After Yan Xiao finished tidying up, she noticed that Chu Heng was staring at her silently with a somewhat complicated expression, so she guessed what Chu Heng was thinking.

She didn't beat around the bush, but directly stated her purpose:

"Why are you looking at me like that? I'm telling the truth, but it's expensive to hire me. If you want to continue researching poisons, you can stay and work for me."

"That way, as long as you don't die when you test the poison, I'm 90% confident I can cure you. As for the remaining 10%, that's just your fate."

Upon hearing this, Chu Heng: Uh...