The Liuli Society actually imprisoned many disciples who had made mistakes, but Su Jinxia never thought of using them to test medicine, because such a method was truly inhumane.
But as for Nie Qingyi, hmph, Su Jinxia had absolutely no pity for her.
Only if she can get Su Jin to find the antidote for the Glazed Gu can she truly atone for her sins.
Moreover, Su Jinxia doesn't care about the Gu Mother. When she's about to die, she can just kill the Gu Mother with the withered wood.
Su Jinxia only wanted to develop an antidote for the Zi Gu.
"I see, no wonder you've kept her." Su Hu felt relieved, but his eyes became serious. "How are you going to test her?"
Su Jinxia pursed her lips, looking troubled. "It can't be rushed; it needs to be prepared slowly."
Using the dead wood directly would surely kill the host. To save the host, the dead wood can only serve as a catalyst, and more medicinal herbs are needed to assist and neutralize its power.
Su Jin settled down in the Liuli Society and focused on developing the antidote.
This was Su Jin's last wish. If this matter could be resolved, she would truly die without regrets.
While Su Jin was developing the antidote, good news came from Lishui.
The Ji army launched a major offensive against Lishui, and Zhuang's army achieved an overwhelming victory, destroying the Ji King's 100,000-strong army and even capturing the strategically important Qilin Pass.
Zhou Lin and Zhou Chen also made great strides in the Northeast, taking over the region with minimal effort.
Han Qing wrote that he would take the initiative and lead the Zhuang army to attack the Ji army, while Zhou Lin would lead the Hulin army to attack the imperial court. The goal was to unify the country!
Su Jinxia was very pleased and replied to Han Qing, saying that everything was up to him to decide!
Thus, the world was thrown into chaos, and a great war broke out. The imperial court was beset by internal and external troubles, facing attacks from both the Ji Army and the Hulin Army, and was plunged into dire straits.
The Ji army was also attacked from both sides, and due to the departure of Commander Shen Qianxue, the morale of the army was shaken and they were easily defeated.
Zhuang Jun undoubtedly became the most powerful party.
Inside the secret room, Nie Qingyi huddled in a corner, her throat hoarse from screaming, her body completely drained of strength.
In the darkness, Nie Qingyi had no idea how long she had been imprisoned. It was as if she had been forgotten; not even a servant brought her water.
She thought: Su Jinxia wants to die of thirst and starvation in the secret room.
Su Jinxia, she's really ruthless!
Suddenly, a clanging sound came from outside the secret room—the sound of the lock being locked.
Nie Qingyi's eyes lit up. Someone's here!
She dragged her weary voice as she got up, looking expectantly towards the doorway. A ray of light shone in—what a beautiful light!
Su Jin stepped in, her heavy, ornate clothes making her appear small and delicate, like a porcelain doll.
Su Jinxia looked down at Nie Qingyi, watching her crawl over eagerly like a dog. She grabbed Su Jinxia's skirt, trembling, and pleaded humbly, "Ah Jin, Ah Jin, I know I was wrong, please let me go, I really know I was wrong this time."
Her voice was as unpleasant as a broken gong.
Su Jin chuckled softly: "Weren't you cursing me so fiercely the other day? What? You've stopped?"
Upon hearing this, Nie Qingyi bowed even lower, her head almost touching the surface of Su Jin's shoes. "I was wrong. I shouldn't have scolded you. Scold me back, or hit me back. I won't complain at all. Please let me out. Please give me a drink of water."
"Hehehehe." Su Jin laughed so hard she covered her stomach. "Nie Qingyi, I used to hate you, but now I really look down on you."
Nie Qingyi tightened her grip on Su Jin's skirt, but quickly let go. "I'm incompetent, I'm just trash, I'm not worth your hatred. Please, Lord Liuli, don't hold it against me and stop torturing me."
“I tortured you?” Su Jinxia found it extremely amusing. “You’ve only been in here for three days, while I’ve been here for several years. You’ve only gone three days without food, while it’s common for me to go ten days or half a month without food. I didn’t beat you, nor did I tie you up or gag you so that you couldn’t even die.”
"Everything I'm doing now is just what you taught me. Unfortunately, I'm not a good apprentice. I've only learned half of it and am far from being as good as you. How have I tormented you?"
"If you find this torturous, you can just smash your head against the wall and end it all!"
“You can’t bring yourself to do it, you can’t bear to die, and you still hate me. You wish you could skin me alive, tear me apart, and bleed me dry. As soon as you leave this door today, you can turn around and bite me again. Am I right?”
Nie Qingyi raised her head in confusion, "What are you saying? I don't understand. When have I ever tormented you? I didn't, I didn't!"
"You don't need to understand, you just need to know that you will spend the rest of your life here, until you die!"
Nie Qingyi collapsed completely, not understanding why she had become like this, but she knew that Su Jinxia would not let her go.
Su Jin glanced outside the door and saw a disciple carrying a bowl of dark-colored medicine walk in.
The disciple came to Nie Qingyi's side, grabbed her hair, lifted her head, and tried to feed her.
Nie Qingyi stared in horror at the medicine before her, struggling frantically. "What is this? What are you going to do? Are you going to poison me?"
Nie Qingyi's pride and reserve have been shattered. Now, she is afraid of death and would rather suffer and live a dark and hopeless life than die, unlike her former self who was eager to be free.
In terms of will to survive, Su Jinxia is truly no match for Nie Qingyi.
“I know you ate the forget-me-not herb; this is the antidote,” Su Jinxia said calmly.
Nie Qingyi looked at Su Jinxia strangely, not understanding why Su Jinxia was so kind as to offer to detoxify her.
While Nie Qingyi was still in a daze, her disciple had already grabbed her chin and forced the medicine down her throat.
Su Jin pulled the hem of her skirt away from Nie Qingyi's hand and walked away. Nie Qingyi reacted and rushed over, "Why did you give me the antidote? What do you want to do?"
Su Jin left without looking back, leaving Nie Qingyi leaning against the door, racking her brains but unable to understand, yet the fear in her heart grew stronger and stronger.
The Forget-Me-Not Grass suppressed the power of the Gu worm. Since Su Jin wanted to use Nie Qingyi as a test subject, she naturally had to cure Nie Qingyi of the Forget-Me-Not Grass poison beforehand.
However, the antidote that Nie Qingyi drank was a stronger version modified by Su Jin, which was enough to cure the poison in one dose, but the process would not be pleasant.
Before Su Jin had taken ten steps, a heart-wrenching scream came from the secret room.
Su Jinxia walked out of the room and into the courtyard. Taking a breath of the cool air relieved some of the depression and frustration in her heart.
A biting wind blew, and Su Jin shivered. In the past two days, she had clearly felt herself getting weaker and weaker. Her mind was often dizzy, her limbs were weak, and she slept very soundly. Just as described in the secret manual in the archives, she was suffering from the disease of exhaustion of life.
Su Jin clenched her fists; she needed to hurry.
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