Chapter 367 Regret
After Jiang Rumin placed the five poisoned people in the same room, he took their pulses one by one.
"Strange, we were both injured by the silver fox, but why is your poison taking effect so much slower than theirs?"
"Maybe it's because I ate a lot of medicinal pills when I was young, so my physique is quite special?"
As Zhong Nanyue spoke, she turned to look at Honglian and others lying next to her, a look of worry on her face.
Only she could still sit and talk to Jiang Rumin. The others were already unconscious and could only lie down.
"The patient who was scratched by the silver fox yesterday lasted for about twelve hours. Senior Medicine King said that the silver fox's poison needs the blood of the silver fox to be cured. Don't worry, we still have time."
Jiang Rumin comforted Zhong Nanyan and said, "When the senior and the princess come, we will definitely be able to work out a good solution."
"According to my father, we have to catch the silver fox before we can be saved."
Zhong Nanyan recalled the battle between the five of them and the silver fox, and her tone revealed a bit of helplessness, "The silver fox was extremely ferocious and extremely fast. None of us could catch it. If Sister Yunchu was there at the time, there might be hope, but now... we don't even know where the silver fox is."
Jiang Rumin was about to respond when she heard the anxious voice of Medicine King coming from the backyard.
"Yan'er!"
Jiang Rumin quickly stood up and walked outside, "Senior, they are here!"
The King of Medicine entered the room and quickly walked up to Zhong Nanyue to take her pulse.
"Don't panic, Dad. I'm fine now, much less severe than them. You said that the silver fox poison can only be cured by the blood of a silver fox. Is there any other way besides this? Or... where do silver foxes usually appear?"
"I'll boil the medicine for you first."
The Medicine King took out a small box from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Jiang Rumin. "Follow the prescription you gave the patient yesterday and boil five more doses of the same amount. Add the Lingshen Xuming Pill in this box to the medicine. It can delay the onset of the poison and save their lives for another day."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Rumin quickly took the box and went to boil the medicine.
Seeing Jiang Rumin leaving, the King of Medicine took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and handed it to Zhong Nanyan, "Yan'er, drink this quickly."
Zhong Nanyan took the vial and asked, "What is this?"
"Don't ask yet, drink it quickly. What Daddy gave you must be useful. You must finish it!"
Zhong Nanyue didn't ask any more questions, opened the bottle and drank it. But the moment the potion entered her mouth, she almost vomited.
What the hell is this? Not only is it bitter, it's also fishy!
It was hard to describe the feeling, but it made her feel very uncomfortable.
Looking at her father's worried face, she forced herself to swallow it.
No matter how bad the food her father gave her tasted, she couldn't spit it out.
"Yes, drink it all, don't leave any."
The King of Medicine was relieved only after he saw Zhong Nanyue finish drinking the potion in the bottle.
"What the hell is this? It makes me want to vomit... Can I drink water?"
"Be patient, you can drink water after a while."
Zhong Nanyue didn't say anything after hearing this, but she was really curious about the potion in the bottle, so she brought the bottle mouth to her nose and sniffed it.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that the smell was familiar.
It smells like medicine, mixed with a bloody smell...
Is there any animal blood in this?
What she didn't expect was that only a moment after she drank the potion, her originally weak limbs actually regained some strength.
This made her feel very surprised, and she quickly looked up at the Medicine King, "Dad, this..."
"Don't worry." Medicine King patted her shoulder, "Dad will definitely not let anything happen to you."
"Could this potion of yours... be able to cure the silver fox's poison?"
With this guess, Zhong Nanyue quickly grabbed the Medicine King's hand and said, "What kind of medicine is this? Do you still have it? If you still have it, don't hide it. My friends are still lying..."
"No more, only enough for you."
The Medicine King interrupted her, "If I had so much, I would have taken it out at the beginning. Why would I need you to tell me?"
"Is it really gone?"
Zhong Nanyan was a little skeptical, and she held onto Medicine King's hand tightly, "Dad, I know that they are outsiders to you, but they have been taking care of me since I left the valley. They are like my sisters. Now they are in danger. If you have any good stuff, please don't hide it, okay? No matter how precious the medicine is, it is not as valuable as a human life."
"You just don't believe what Dad said? Dad has never been a stingy person, but the good things I have are limited, so I can only leave them to you. The Lingshen Xuming Pill that I asked Rumin to add to the medicine just now is the greatest help I can give them."
The Medicine King said, looking at the four people lying next to him, and sighed softly, "After taking the medicine, they will be able to maintain their spirits for a short period of time. If they have any unfulfilled wishes, they can tell their families as soon as possible."
Zhong Nanyue found it hard to accept such a result.
"No, I can't let them wait to die like this. This fox must have been released by that bastard Jun Tianyi. If we can catch him..."
While Zhong Nanyue was speaking, she heard hurried footsteps outside. She looked up and saw it was Song Yunchu.
"Sister Yunchu..." Zhong Nanyue wanted to get off the bed, but the moment she put her feet on the ground and stood up, she still felt a little tired.
The King of Medicine reached out and pushed her back, "Don't be in a hurry to move around, just sit still."
Song Yunchu walked into the room quickly and saw that Zhong Nanyan was conscious, but Honglian and the others were in a weak and semi-comatose state. He was very puzzled, "Nanyan, the person sent by Rumin said that all five of you were poisoned. Why did you..."
Before Zhong Nanyan could speak, Medicine King quickly explained, "Yan'er grew up in Medicine King Valley. Over the years, I made almost all the rare medicinal herbs I found into pills for her to eat. This has helped her develop a special physique, so her ability to resist poison is stronger than that of ordinary people."
"I see."
Zhong Nanyan's condition didn't look serious, so Song Yunchu was naturally relieved. Then she turned her gaze to Honglian and the others, and a trace of worry appeared on her face again, "Senior, do you have any way to treat these people?"
The Medicine King shook his head slightly. "Unless you can catch the silver fox and use its blood to detoxify. But the silver fox is ferocious and agile, and can kill many people in a short period of time. It is really difficult to deal with. Even if you can find it, I don't recommend you to catch it yourself. It's too risky."
"It will definitely be easier to capture Jun Tianyi than the Silver Fox." Zhong Nanyue looked at Song Yunchu, "Let's find a way to lure him out, arrest him, and force him to hand over the Silver Fox!"
While the two of them were discussing a strategy, in the kitchen on the other side, Jiang Rumin was concentrating on watching the fire in the medicine pot. He caught a glimpse of someone approaching from the corner of his eye, and when he turned around, it was Yingchun.
"Miss, a little beggar just brought this letter to you, saying that he must deliver it to you. I asked him who asked him to come, and he said that the other person was a tall, plain-looking man who gave him a piece of silver half an hour ago and asked him to come back in the afternoon to deliver the letter."
Jiang Rumin took the letter from Yingchun and opened it.
After reading the contents of the letter, her eyes suddenly darkened and anger surged in her heart.
It was indeed Jun Tianyi's doing, and she did not wrongly accuse him at all.
Yingchun was close by and saw that Jiang Rumin looked strange. She couldn't help but glance at the contents of the letter. This glance also made her face change suddenly -
The letter said that if the young lady wanted to save people, she should go to meet him in the bamboo forest three miles outside the city at the hour of You, and only she could go alone.
"Miss, you can't go! That bastard actually used such means to set a trap for you. If you go, he will definitely not let you go free. And this man is used to being mean. Who knows if he will keep his word? What if you go and he doesn't give you the antidote? It will be a loss!"
Yingchun was so angry that her brows twisted into a ball. "This damned thing, he used to think highly of himself, but now he has become a traitor, hiding everywhere like a rat, and even wants to pester you! Doesn't he want to see you live a good life?"
As Yingchun spoke, she became more and more angry.
"Half an hour ago, this letter was in the little beggar's hands? He is really cautious." Jiang Rumin's tone was somewhat sarcastic.
This method is probably used to prevent His Highness. The person who sent the letter is either Jun Tianyi or his subordinate. That person appeared on the street half an hour ago, and now no one knows where he has gone. Even if the nearby streets are blocked immediately and all pedestrians are checked one by one, it is impossible to find him.
"I didn't think he had any brains before, but after becoming a traitor, he has improved in order to survive. Do you think he is now a qualified sewer rat?"
As Jiang Rumin spoke, she crumpled the letter in her hand.
Sometimes she really couldn't understand why Jun Tianyi was so obsessed with her.
Wasn't the quarrel between her and him ugly enough? Ever since they parted ways, she had used the most unpleasant words to attack him every time she saw him.
Because when she faced him, she would always think of her stupid past.
His Highness once said that wealth and glory can make people forget many worries. This is indeed true. As long as Jun Tianyi does not appear in her life, she will never be unhappy.
Jun Tianyi is probably the only dark spot in her glorious life.
Jiang Rumin looked at the crumpled paper in his hand, his eyes gradually turning cold.
If she could make this darkness disappear completely, she would be able to rest assured forever, right?
Not only her, but also those around her can find peace.
Thinking of this, she began to feel regretful.
There had been times, once, when it had seemed as though she might be able to make him disappear for good.
But why didn't she do it? Was it because she was too soft-hearted or too courageous?
While she was thinking, she heard someone approaching. She looked up and saw it was Song Yunchu.
She subconsciously stuffed the paper ball in her hand into her sleeve.
"Don't hide it, I saw it all."
Song Yunchu came in front of Jiang Rumin, and when they looked at each other, he could see the resentment in her eyes that had not yet dissipated.
Most of the time, Jiang Rumin is emotionally stable.
There is only one person who can make her look like this.
"Did he threaten you with the lives of Si Niang and others?" Song Yunchu could almost guess what was written on the paper ball.
The silver fox's poison will take twelve hours to kill the person, so it is normal for Jun Tianyi to take action during this period.
After all, his biggest obsession besides ascending the throne is Jiang Rumin. Given his current situation, the first wish is impossible to achieve, but the second wish...
It would be easier to achieve than the first one, at least that's what he thought.
From the beginning to the end, the way he expressed his emotions was possession rather than fulfillment.
"I am sorry to Si Niang and the others." Jiang Rumin clenched her palms and murmured, "I clearly had a chance at the beginning... If I could seize the opportunity and deal with him earlier, all these things would not have happened later. After all, it was my incompetence..."
"What happened today has nothing to do with you." Song Yunchu interrupted her self-blaming words, "It is Jun Tianyi, the perpetrator, who is sorry for Si Niang and the others. Why do you blame yourself? You were also a victim."
"Because I had the best chance to rid everyone of harm, but I failed to do it."
"Why did I just stab him unconscious and not do something more severe? Why was the tip of my needle smeared with a drug instead of poison? Why am I so timid that I failed to seize the opportunity more than once. If I had made up my mind to poison him and told you right away, you would have helped me clean up the mess, right?"
"If he had died earlier, you wouldn't have to face all these troubles."
Seeing that Jiang Rumin's emotions were somewhat out of control, Song Yunchu stepped forward and held her hand, "Rumin, calm down..."
Jiang Rumin really couldn't calm down anymore.
"I can't cure the Silver Fox poison. Si Niang and the others only have less than two days left..."
"I know, but I'll say it again, you're not to blame for this." Song Yunchu pried open Jiang Rumin's hands and spread out the crumpled paper in her palm.
After seeing the contents on the paper clearly, Song Yunchu said coldly: "It is indeed something he can do."
Let Jiang Rumin choose between friends and freedom to satisfy his deformed and twisted emotions.
He knew that a forced melon would not be sweet, but he still chose the latter between Jiang Rumin's happiness and his own happiness.
"Rumin, listen carefully. He has to bear the consequences of his mistakes. All the criticism should be directed at him alone. From the moment you completely separate from him, this person has nothing to do with you. If he does good, you will not get the good results. Similarly, if he does evil, you should not blame yourself."
"Why should I blame myself for not killing him sooner? It is unreasonable to criticize my past self with my current mentality."
"Your mother is a gentle and kind doctor. She never instilled any evil thoughts in you, so you only learned how to snatch people from the King of Hell, but never learned how to send people to see the King of Hell."
"In my opinion, this cannot be considered a fault. On the contrary, it is an extremely rare quality. If you don't have the belief to save the dying and the wounded, how can you save thousands of people?"
Jiang Rumin was stunned.
Indeed, no one had ever taught her how to send someone to see the King of Hell.
Why criticize your past self?
Seeing that her mood had eased, Song Yunchu pulled her to sit down.
"Calm down for a while. Once you've calmed down, we can discuss countermeasures."
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