Chapter 38: Detoxification

The sun shone obliquely through the sparse clouds, illuminating the courtyard in patches.

Time passed quietly, and it was noon. Lan Xiyue stood in the center of the courtyard.

"Give me a dagger." Her voice was cold and firm, breaking the silence around them.

Upon hearing this, Tianyi pulled out a sharp dagger from his waist without hesitation and handed it to Lan Xiyue.

Lan Xiyue took the dagger and stared at An Er who was tied to the tree with an iron chain.

An Er closed his eyes tightly, his face was pale, and he was unconscious.

Lan Xiyue walked forward, waved her hand, and the dagger landed accurately on An Er's pulse.

In an instant, a stream of dark red blood flowed from An Er's hand.

Lan Xiyue frowned slightly, but she did not stop what she was doing. Instead, she decisively threw away the dagger.

Then she picked up the flute and put it to her lips.

The sound of the flute suddenly rose, sharp and unpleasant. Mo Liyuan, who was sitting at a stone table not far away, couldn't help but frown on his originally calm face. He had never heard such harsh music.

Tianyi was even more exaggerated, covering his ears tightly with his hands, as if to block out the noise.

However, An Er, who was tied to the tree, suddenly opened his eyes.

His eyes were red and he was shouting, as if he was experiencing endless pain and torture.

Lan Xiyue's flute sounded faster and faster, and the sharp notes were like sharp blades, interweaving into an invisible net in the air, tightly wrapping An Er.

As time went by, the sound of the flute gradually changed.

The originally sharp and unpleasant notes became soft and melodious, like a clear spring flowing in the mountains.

An Er's cries gradually weakened, and he eventually fell into a coma again.

At this moment, a horrifying scene appeared - a lot of white insects crawled out of An Er's pulse, and they fell into the basin below, more and more.

Yao Lao stood nearby, witnessing this scene, a look of mixed joy and surprise on his face. "The poison was removed just like that?"

He muttered to himself, "What song is this?"

Lan Xiyue did not answer his question, but put the flute on the table, picked up a clean handkerchief and pressed it on his acupoints a few times, instantly stopping the bleeding on An Er's hand.

Then, she threw away the handkerchief, picked up the silver needles that had been prepared on the side, and began to give acupuncture on An Er's head.

Her technique was skillful and swift, so fast that only an afterimage remained. The silver needle nimbly moved across An Er's scalp, and each needle was precise and accurate.

After an unknown amount of time, An Er suddenly let out a "wow" and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

Lan Xiyue dodged the mouthful of black blood by moving sideways, and then began to retract the silver needle.

Her forehead was already covered with fine beads of sweat. "Okay, the poison in his body has been removed, and the remaining poison has been cleared away." Lan Xiyue said softly.

Upon hearing this, Tianyi couldn't help but walk forward. Looking at the insects wriggling in the basin, he felt a wave of nausea surge in his heart. He couldn't hold it in any longer and started vomiting violently.

Mo Liyuan had walked up to Lan Xiyue at some point and said, "Miss Lan, your medical skills are truly amazing."

Lan Xiyue wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve without any dignity. "Your Majesty, I am too kind. It just so happens that I can dispel the sleep poison."

"Yeah?"

Lan Xiyue blinked lightly, a natural smile appeared on her lips, and she said, "Of course, I can lie to anyone but you, the Regent!"

Mo Liyuan's eyes were deep, he narrowed them slightly, and said in a low and powerful voice: "Oh, if this king knew that you have been lying to me from the beginning, then you will bear the consequences."

Lan Xiyue sensed the dangerous aura emanating from Mo Liyuan and couldn't help but tremble her arms. This man was like a beast lurking in the shadows, ready to unleash astonishing power at any moment.

She secretly planned in her heart that after she had earned enough points and merits to upgrade her space, she must stay away from this man, because he was too dangerous and frightening.

At this time, Yao Lao was frowning, looking at the wriggling little bugs in the basin, his face looking a little ugly.

He turned to look at Lan Xiyue and asked, "How should we deal with this?"

Lan Xiyue turned around, her expression becoming unusually serious. She pointed to the empty space nearby and said, "Dig a one-meter-deep pit, dump these little bugs in, then sprinkle some lime powder on it and bury it. However, be careful when handling them, as these bugs are poisonous."

Mo Liyuan waved his hand gently after hearing this.

In an instant, several secret guards appeared in front of him like ghosts and quickly acted according to Lan Xiyue's instructions.

They moved quickly and efficiently, getting rid of the creepy little bugs.

At this time, An Er also woke up slowly and looked around in confusion.

When he saw Mo Liyuan, he finally realized what was going on and asked hurriedly, "Master? What's wrong with me?"

An Yi stepped forward and untied the chains on An Er. He whispered something in An Er's ear, and An Er's face instantly turned pale as paper, his eyes filled with fear.

Fortunately, those little bugs were dealt with by the secret guards before An Er woke up, otherwise when he saw those disgusting bugs, he would probably never be able to erase this shadow for the rest of his life.

An Er stumbled forward a few steps and said gratefully to Lan Xiyue, "Thank you, Miss Lan, for your help."

Lan Xiyue waved her hand and smiled casually: "You're welcome, after all, you're the subordinate of the person I like."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present, except Tianyi who was still vomiting, showed a look of surprise.

They looked at each other and thought to themselves: Seeing that their master didn't react when Miss Lan said this, it seems that their master is going to be single, which is great news!

Mo Liyuan frowned slightly. He looked at An Er and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"

An Er clasped his fists and bowed, then told the whole story in detail.

It turned out that when he was passing through Guanlin City on his way back from work, he saw several people in an inn who spoke like people from Miao.

He was curious about how the Miao people could appear in Guanlin City, so he followed them all the way to find out what was going on.

After a difficult tracking, An Er finally discovered that those Miao people were withdrawn from the capital.

He also heard that they were searching for the Miao sacred object in the capital, but were discovered by their own master. They also suffered heavy losses. In the end, only a few people were left and retreated. They reported that the wizard was making plans.

Mo Liyuan said calmly, "Do you know what the sacred object Miaojiang is looking for?"

"I heard from them that it's called the Purple Ghost Ring, a relic of their former Miao king, and they regard it as a sacred object!"

Lan Xiyue was deeply shocked and frantically called out to the system in her mind, "System, system, didn't you say that the Ziyou Ring was invented by researchers in the Star World thousands of years ago, specifically to bind people with predestined connections through time and space?"

System: "Uh...yes."

"Then what about this sacred object of the former Miao king?"

System: "Perhaps the former Miao King was also a time traveler?"