After entering Yushui City, Lu Xiaofeng first inquired about some information.

After confirming their location, the two found the inn where Sikong Zhaixing was staying.

A moment later, led by the waiter who had received the money, Hua Manlou and Lu Xiaofeng arrived at the door of the room where Sikong Zhaixing was staying.

After they stopped walking, the innkeeper knocked on the door: "Sir, sir?"

However, no sound came from inside the room despite the waiter's knocking and shouting.

The waiter looked puzzled: "Huh? We just delivered food to this customer yesterday, why isn't there any response today? Did he go out? That shouldn't be the case."

"Come in!"

It wasn't until the waiter knocked on the door three times that a very faint sound came from inside the room.

Hearing the obvious weakness in the voice, Lu Xiaofeng narrowed his eyes and, without waiting for the waiter's reaction, quickly pushed open the door and entered the room.

As soon as Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou entered the room, Lu Xiaofeng immediately saw Sikong Zhaixing inside.

However, unlike his usual quick wit, Sikong Zhaixing looked gaunt and pale, with a hint of purplish-black in his eyes.

When Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou entered the room, Sikong Zhaixing was leaning weakly against the wall.

It felt like someone who was half-dead and about to step into a coffin.

Moreover, even with the windows open, a faint smell of blood still lingered in the room.

Seeing Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou enter the room, Sikong Zhaixing said, "You, you, Lu Xiaoji, why did it take you so long to come?"

When he spoke, Sikong Zhaixing seemed to need to exert all his strength to utter a single word, which was filled with a sense of difficulty.

Seeing Sikong Zhaixing's expression, Lu Xiaofeng frowned and said, "Hua Manlou."

The moment the voice came out, Hua Manlou instantly moved to Sikong Zhaixing's side and began to take Sikong Zhaixing's pulse.

Lu Xiaofeng then turned around and gave the waiter a piece of silver to send him away.

After the door closed, Lu Xiaofeng quickly walked to the bedside.

At this moment, Hua Manlou frowned slightly, his expression also very solemn.

After removing his hand from Sikong Zhaixing's wrist, Hua Manlou took out a pill bottle from his bosom and poured out a mouthful of pills.

After the medicine was mixed with water and fed to Sikong Zhaixing, as it began to take effect, Sikong Zhaixing vomited a mouthful of purple blood.

Seeing this, Lu Xiaofeng asked, "Is it resolved?"

Hua Manlou shook his head and said, "There is no cure. It's just that the antidote pills are used to temporarily suppress the poison in his body."

Lu Xiaofeng asked in surprise, "Even with your medical skills, you can't do anything?"

When asked by Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou shook his head and said, "In all these years, I have never seen such a strange poison, let alone an antidote."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaofeng stepped forward and sat on the bed.

As if they knew Lu Xiaofeng's intention, Sikong Zhaixing and Hua Manlou spoke at the same time: "No."

Hearing Sikong Zhaixing and Hua Manlou's unanimous words, Lu Xiaofeng, who was about to use his true energy to remove the poison from Sikong Zhaixing, paused for a moment.

Seeing Lu Xiaofeng's confusion, Hua Manlou shook his head and said, "The poison on Sikong Zhaixing's body has already mixed with his true qi, which is enough to prove that this kind of poison can erode true qi. If you use your true qi to remove the poison, the toxins in his body will also flow into your body along with the true qi."

Leaning against the wall, Sikong Zhaixing seemed to have regained some strength and said, "Yes! I was trying to use my inner energy to expel the poison, which is why I ended up like this. Lu Xiaoji, don't you dare harm me."

Having learned about the unique nature of Sikong Zhaixing's poison, Lu Xiaofeng had no choice but to abandon the idea of ​​forcibly removing the poison from Sikong Zhaixing. Instead, he asked, "Tell me, who exactly did you offend to get this kind of poison?"

Sikong Zhaixing said with a bitter expression, "Don't even mention it. This time I've had the worst luck ever. I just wanted to steal something to satisfy my craving, but who knew I'd run into a cunning old fox who poisoned my own house. And I don't even know how I got poisoned. If you had come two days later, you probably would have only seen my corpse."

Seeing Sikong Zhaixing's miserable state, Lu Xiaofeng shook his head and said, "You wrote in your letter that you needed nine kinds of hundred-year-old jade marrow-level medicines. Do you think they're easy to find? As soon as Hua Manlou and I gathered them, we set off for Yushui City immediately."

Upon hearing this, Sikong Zhaixing's eyes lit up. "You've collected enough? That's good, that's good."

However, just as a look of relief appeared on Sikong Zhaixing's face, her expression froze instantly, as if she had thought of something.

A few breaths later, Sikong Zhaixing, slightly shrinking her neck, looked at Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou cautiously and asked, "Um, could you get some more of these medicines?"

Lu Xiaofeng said irritably, "What nonsense! These are just nine kinds. It took Hua Manlou and me three whole days to piece them together. Do you think these things are easy to get?"

After saying that, looking at Sikong Zhaixing's crestfallen face, Lu Xiaofeng asked suspiciously, "What exactly happened?"

Sikong Zhaixing said, on the verge of tears, "There were nine types before, but that guy said that if I make the poison even stronger by removing the poison, the price will change."

Lu Xiaofeng said with a strange expression, "Since I told you not to detoxify earlier, why did you still use your internal energy to expel the poison?"

Sikong Zhaixing said helplessly, "How was I supposed to know this poison would be so potent?"

In response to what Sikong Zhaixing said, Lu Xiaofeng looked at Sikong Zhaixing, and then at the package that he and Hua Manlou had casually placed on the table when they entered.

After a few moments of contemplation, Lu Xiaofeng looked at Hua Manlou and said, "Let's go! It seems there's no hope."

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