But as it turns out, even Ji Jiuying, being a Heaven-level Alchemist, was many times more prestigious than her!

Kunning Palace.

The Empress waved her hand, and the palace maids all withdrew.

Only the emperor, empress, Ji Jiuying, and the empress's personal maid remained in the palace.

Ji Jiuying sized up the palace maid beside the Empress. On the way here, she had already noticed the maid's special qualities. Her footsteps were very light, indicating that she was a martial artist. What surprised her even more was that she couldn't see through the maid's cultivation level.

Ji Jiuying guessed that her strength might be above hers. After all, as the Empress's personal maid, how could she not have some strength? Moreover, the fact that the Empress kept her at this time showed that she had the Empress's deep trust.

Another possibility is that she was more than just the Empress's personal maid, but this is just her speculation.

"Fuling, bring out the finest spiritual tea from the drawer!"

"Yes." The palace maid named Fuling took out the spiritual tea from the drawer, brewed a cup of tea for the Empress, the Emperor, and Ji Jiuying, and then stood aside.

The Empress did not speak, but gestured for Ji Jiuying to enter.

Ji Jiuying responded with a smile, and without any hesitation, picked up the spirit tea and began to sip it.

The Lingcha tea has a thick, sweet taste and a highly complex aroma, with woody, bamboo leaf, and jujube notes, along with a hint of medicinal fragrance. It has distinct varietal characteristics, a delicate and smooth tea soup, and a lingering aftertaste after each sip!

"Ninth Girl, what do you think of this tea?"

"Your Majesty, this tea is mellow and mild with a pleasant aftertaste and a slight sweetness. However, it may be somewhat stimulating for Your Majesty!"

The emperor, empress, and the palace maid named Fuling were secretly alarmed. She had invited many people to drink this tea, and they all thought it was a good tea, but none of them knew its effects.

The Empress drinks a cup of spiritual tea almost every three days! Today is the perfect time to test Ji Jiuying and find out if Ji Jiuying really knows about her health condition.

When she heard what Ji Jiuying said, she completely believed in Ji Jiuying's medical skills.

"Ninth Girl, how did you figure that out?" Emperor Jun Bufan picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and looked up with a smile.

Ji Jiuying put down her teacup. "Your Majesty, at first, I was indeed a little puzzled. It seemed that Her Majesty the Empress was showing signs of poisoning, but I couldn't detect it. It wasn't until later that I carefully noticed a subtle flow in her pulse."

"If I'm not mistaken, Her Majesty the Empress used spiritual power to seal her heart meridian and reduce the flow of toxins, which is why people have the illusion that Her Majesty the Empress has no signs of poisoning."

Upon hearing this, the Empress felt as if her blood had frozen. She took a sip of tea and tried to calm herself down.

Fu Ling was secretly alarmed; she knew the Empress's affairs better than anyone else.

What she said was absolutely right. If the Empress hadn't used her spiritual power to seal her heart meridian, she would probably be a corpse by now.

The purpose of sealing the heart meridian is to save one's life, but the poison will still take effect. Therefore, one of the ingredients in the spiritual tea can indeed suppress the pain of the poison taking effect.

"Is Ninth Girl confident that she can cure the Empress?" Jun Bufan asked.

The poison in the Empress's body tormented her for seventeen years, and her spiritual power sealed her heart meridian for seventeen years. During these seventeen years, the Empress did not use her spiritual power, and she could not live without this spiritual tea, but this spiritual tea was particularly difficult to find.

Therefore, once the Spirit Tea runs out of stock, the Queen will suffer from the poison every three days! Her soul and body will be subjected to extreme pain and torment.

Jun Bufan felt heartbroken whenever he thought about her being poisoned, and he was powerless to help her. The only thing he could do was to find this spiritual tea.

"Your Majesty, I cannot guarantee anything at this time. Only if Her Majesty the Empress opens her heart meridians to allow the toxins to flow out can I conduct a more thorough examination," Ji Jiuying said earnestly.

The group was startled and exchanged bewildered glances. Open their hearts and let the toxins flow? What difference was there between that and suicide?

Seeing their concerns, Ji Jiuying said, "I know what you are worried about. When I take your pulse, Your Majesty only needs to relax a little to let out a tiny bit of the toxin!"

After he finished speaking, the group breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, Ji Jiuying did want her to open her heart meridian, but she had no way to protect the Empress's heart meridian. After thinking about it, she still felt it was inappropriate, so she had no choice but to humble herself and use her spiritual power to probe in.

The Empress glanced at the Emperor, who gave her a reassuring look before placing her hands on the table.

"Your Majesty, do not resist!"

After Ji Jiuying finished speaking, she placed her delicate hand on the Empress's pulse, released wisps of spiritual energy to probe the toxins in her blood, and finally used her spiritual energy to gather all the toxins into the Empress's fingertips.

"Your Majesty, I'm sorry!" Before she could react, Ji Jiuying immediately took out a dagger and a container.

Cut the queen's finger, leaving the poison in the container.

Fuling, standing behind the Empress, was secretly alarmed. This Princess Anping was far too audacious!

"Ninth Girl, how is it? Have you found anything?" Emperor Jun Bufan asked with some concern, looking at the Empress's pale face.

Looking at the emperor's worried and anxious expression, Ji Jiuying thought to herself: It seems that the rumors circulating outside that the emperor favors Consort Liang are not true.

"Your Majesty, please grant me the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."

The emperor then realized that he had indeed been too hasty!

Ji Jiuying took out the detoxification pills and hemostatic pills she had refined from her spatial storage and placed them on the table. The Empress took the pills but did not eat them; instead, she put them away.

Ji Jiuying didn't pay much attention; after all, she was the Empress, and the food she ate naturally had to undergo rigorous checks.

None of the three made a sound, but watched intently as Ji Jiuying took out two milky white, leather-like things and put them on her hands (disposable gloves), and then took out some strange props.

The time it takes to drink a cup of tea passes quickly.

A thin layer of sweat appeared on Ji Jiuying's forehead. She breathed a sigh of relief and took off her disposable gloves.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, this poison is called 'Soul-Shattering Laughter.' When it takes effect, one experiences an intense burning sensation, not only in the physical body but also in the soul."

"Your Majesty, I wonder if what I said is correct?" Ji Jiuying said.

The "Soul-Shattering Laughter," as the name suggests, torments the body and soul of the poisoned person when it takes effect. If the heart meridian is not protected in time, the poisoned person will die laughing after enduring extremely painful torment in just three days!

In fact, this was the first time Ji Jiuying had come into contact with this kind of poison. Just now, her divine sense entered the Cloud Butterfly Dream to check the Heavenly Punishment Manual and found that it was not difficult to cure this poison. Coincidentally, she also had the medicinal materials.

The three of them were stunned. What Ji Jiuying described was exactly the same as the symptoms of her illness.

However, upon hearing the 'soul-sinking laugh,' the Empress frowned and glanced at Fuling, who shook her head.

The Empress was taken aback. Even Fuling had never heard of this poison. How had she been poisoned? It seemed she would have to send Fuling back to investigate.

"Ninth Girl, I've never heard of this poison before?" the Emperor asked in confusion.

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