Chapter 93 I Want to See Shen Xiao

Lin Wei felt a surge of blood rush to his head. He could no longer control his rage. He swung his longsword, a flash of cold light, and Shen Xiao's laughter stopped abruptly, followed by a scream.

My hand!

Shen Xiao's gaze fell down, and he saw that his right arm had fallen to the ground.

"Guards!" Lin Wei's voice was as cold as a knife.

"Drag her away and interrogate her thoroughly. You must find out the whereabouts of the antidote. As long as she's alive, you can torture her however you like."

"We must find a cure no matter what."

The guards dared not delay and immediately stepped forward to drag Shen Xiao, who was writhing on the ground in pain.

Her screams echoed in the gloomy cell, but they could not shake Lin Wei's cold resolve in the slightest.

Three days later, news came from the Ministry of Justice prison.

Despite enduring excruciating torture, Shen Xiao refused to reveal the whereabouts of the antidote.

She was determined to drag Shen Shu down with her.

Even after being subjected to the torture of slow slicing, he refused to utter a single word.

He spent his days and nights cursing Shen Shu in his cell, hoping that Shen Shu would die with him.

...

Inside the Bo Gong residence, Shen Shu's breath remained faint.

Lin Wei stayed by the bedside for three days and three nights without closing his eyes. His eyes were bloodshot and a bluish stubble appeared on his chin.

The sky outside the window changed from black to white, and then from white to black again. Every time the imperial physician came in and shook his head, it felt like a dull knife repeatedly cutting into his heart.

Wen Hengzhi brought in a bowl of ginseng soup. Seeing his appearance, he sighed and said, "My lord, have some ginseng soup. If you continue like this, Miss Shen won't wake up yet, and you'll collapse first."

Lin Wei didn't turn around, his voice hoarse like sandpaper scraping: "If she doesn't wake up, what's the point of me living?"

“Miss Shen is very lucky, she will be alright.” Wen Hengzhi placed the ginseng soup on the table.

"Although Shen Xiao is stubborn, I don't believe there is any poison in this world that cannot be cured. Hasn't the Marquis already sent people to investigate Shen Xiao's whereabouts over the years? Perhaps they can find some clues."

Lin Wei remained silent, his gaze fixed on Shen Shu's pale face.

Suddenly, Shen Shu's fingers twitched slightly.

Lin Wei's heart skipped a beat, thinking it was just his imagination.

He held his breath and stared intently at her hand.

After a moment, the finger twitched again, though slightly, it was real.

"She moved! Her hand moved!" Lin Wei shouted excitedly, his voice trembling. "Quick! Quickly, call the imperial physician!"

Hearing the commotion, the guards outside immediately rushed to fetch the imperial physician.

Soon, the imperial physicians rushed over and took Shen Shu's pulse again.

The head imperial physician examined her for a long time before finally showing a hint of joy on his face: "My lord! Miss Shen's pulse... although it is still weak, it is much more stable than before, and... and it has a trace of life in it!"

"Really?" Lin Wei grabbed the imperial physician's arm. "Does that mean she can be saved?"

The imperial physician nodded: "There is hope! The poison in Miss Shen's body seems to be slowly weakening. Although we don't know the reason, this is definitely a good sign. This old minister will adjust the prescription and increase the dosage. Perhaps... perhaps we can really pull Miss Shen back from the brink of death!"

Lin Wei's anxiety finally eased somewhat.

Just then, a guard rushed in: "My lord, the man we sent to investigate Shen Xiao's whereabouts has returned and says he has found an important clue!"

Lin Wei's eyes lit up: "Speak quickly!"

The guard took a breath: "They found out that after Shen Xiao was sold to a brothel, she became very close to a traveling doctor. That doctor was said to know some rare poisons and some folk remedies for antidotes, but later the doctor disappeared."

"A traveling doctor?"

Lin Wei immediately said, "Send men to find that doctor immediately! Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we must find him for me!"

"Yes!" The guard accepted the order and left.

Lin Wei squeezed Shen Shu's hand again: "Shu'er, can you hear me? We've found a clue. You must hold on and wait for me... wait for me to bring you the antidote."

Shen Shu seemed to hear his words; her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and a crystal tear slid down the corner of her eye.

When Lin Wei saw that tear, he was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

He knew she was trying, that she was fighting against death.

He would never let her fight alone.

He wanted to find that itinerant doctor, he wanted to find the antidote, he wanted to wake her up, to make her smile at him again, to make her tease him again.

This time, he will never let go again.

Lin Wei used all his connections and finally found the itinerant doctor half a month later.

The doctor saw the guards approaching menacingly and knew he had committed a crime.

They cooperate with everyone without exception.

However, Shen Shu was already deeply poisoned. Even after taking the antidote, she was still affected by the residual poison and had not yet fully regained consciousness.

The doctor sighed, "If it weren't for the timely treatment by the imperial physicians and the use of various medicines to keep this girl alive, she would probably be dead by now. Whether she can wake up after taking the antidote depends on fate."

The doctor shook his head, unaware of the gloomy look in Lin Wei's eyes behind him.

"Since you knew that no one but you could cure this poison, why did you give it to someone else so casually? Aren't you an accomplice?"

The doctor was startled by the coldness in his eyes and took a step back, hurriedly waving his hand.

"My lord, please calm your anger! This humble subject did not do it intentionally. I obtained the poison during my travels in the southern borderlands many years ago. I had no intention of selling it, but that prostitute surnamed Shen stole it from me. This humble subject was caught off guard."

Lin Wei sneered: "If the young lady inside never wakes up again, I will make you pay with your life!"

The doctor turned pale with fright, knelt down with a thud, and kowtowed repeatedly: "My lord, spare my life! Although I did not know that the prostitute would use this poison to harm people, I am willing to do my best to save Miss Shen to atone for my sins."

Lin Wei snorted coldly, his gaze piercing the doctor like a knife: "If anything happens to Shu'er, I will make you wish you were dead."

The doctor trembled all over and dared not say anything more, only replying repeatedly, "Yes, yes, this humble subject will do his utmost."

After saying that, he quickly got up and took Shen Shu's pulse again, adjusting the prescription without daring to slack off for a moment.

Under such a threat, things have actually started to improve.

Shen Shu woke up.

She slowly opened her eyes, her gaze filled with confusion and weakness. What came into view was Lin Wei's haggard yet concerned face.

Shen Shu moved her lips slightly, wanting to speak, but she was too weak to make a sound.

Lin Wei quickly reassured him gently, "Don't worry, take good care of yourself first, we can talk about it later."

Shen Shu struggled to her feet and said firmly, "I want to see Shen Xiao."

Lin Wei was slightly taken aback, then frowned: "Shu'er, you are still so weak, why do you want to see her? She almost killed you."

Shen Shu gently shook her head, her eyes full of determination: "I... have something to ask her. There are some things that need to be clarified face to face."