Disperse the Netherworld!

How could she possibly possess the Netherworld Powder?!

Didn't I sell my Netherworld Powder?

Could the buyer be Su Ruojin?

Yes, spending a hundred taels of gold to buy half a coin of Netherworld Powder—only an ordinary person could afford such a large sum.

Thinking of this, Zhou Lei smiled; he saw a glimmer of hope for survival.

This Princess Chang Le, outwardly dignified and respectable, is just like me in her heart, treating human life as a game.

She took out the Netherworld Powder, she must want to ask me for the antidote.

The poisons from the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion are not so easy to obtain an antidote for, and he didn't have one either, but he could use that to survive.

"What, does the princess want the antidote for this Netherworld Powder? In this world, only I can cure this Netherworld Powder. If the princess wants it, rescue me and I will offer it to you with both hands."

Zhou Lei slowly stood up, looked Su Ruojin straight in the eye, and his confidence rekindled in his eyes.

Su Ruojin sneered, "As far as I know, the poisons of the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion can be used for research, but cannot be sold, much less used to harm people."

Zhou Lei, since you were able to obtain the poison from the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion, you should naturally know what the consequences will be if you violate the rules of the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Lei's face gradually lost its color. His lips trembled slightly as he asked incredulously, "How did you know? Are you from the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion?"

In Yunqi, very few people are familiar with the rules of the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion.

The Heavenly Medicine Pavilion is in the Great Chu. Su Ruojin has such superb medical skills at such a young age. If she is a member of the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion, then everything makes sense.

But if she's from the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion, then why is she here to see me today...?

Zhou Lei looked at the Netherworld Powder in her hand again, his eyes filled with terror.

He had previously thought that the Netherworld Powder was there to save him from prison, but now he realized that it was there to take his life.

With a thud, Zhou Lei knelt down again, his knees slamming hard onto the ground without any cushioning.

Ignoring the pain in his knees, Zhou Lei kowtowed desperately: "Princess, spare my life! I didn't know you were from the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion. I have offended you greatly before. I was just momentarily blinded by greed and sold the Netherworld Powder. I swear this is the only time. I will never dare to do it again. Please spare my life, Princess."

Zhou Lei initially applied for the Netherworld Powder out of curiosity, and also to see if he could develop an antidote.

He studied it for a while after receiving it, but couldn't figure it out, so he gave up.

Over time, he forgot about it and casually tossed the Netherworld Powder aside.

That day, he inadvertently learned that someone on the dark list was offering a high price for the poisons from the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion. Since he happened to have some, he had an idea.

Anyway, Tianyi Pavilion is in the Great Chu, far from the emperor's reach. Even if he sells it, Tianyi Pavilion will definitely not know and he will sell the medicine.

Unexpectedly, it was such a coincidence that Su Ruojin, a member of the Heavenly Medicine Pavilion, discovered it.

Su Ruojin looked at the Netherworld Powder in her hand. "This medicine is half a qian (a unit of weight), and only a little bit is needed each time to harm someone. According to Lu Rong, when he poisoned my bird's nest, he only used a little bit, and all of these amounts together are less than half a qian. If I'm not mistaken, you used this Netherworld Powder on someone, didn't you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Lei's pupils involuntarily dilated, and he hurriedly waved his hands, "No, absolutely not, I only took a portion for research purposes."

He's not stupid; if he insists he never used poison to harm anyone, he might still survive.

If you admit that you used it on humans to test its toxicity, you'll only face death!