Xiao Guijun's cries were already shrill and his voice was broken, but Pei Jiusheng's voice was even louder than his, "Stop making noise, Her Highness is dying, I may have a way to save Her Highness."
In an instant, everyone's eyes were focused on Pei Jiusheng.
Ling Shumo's heart skipped a beat. She felt like something bad was about to happen.
Pei Jiusheng took a deep breath and knelt upright before the emperor. "My appearance was originally very ordinary. In order to make me stunningly beautiful, my mother gave me a pill called Tianxian Baigu Powder since I was a child. I have been taking this pill for nearly nine years, and the poison has long since seeped into my bones and blood."
Pei Jiusheng felt his brain starved of oxygen when he said this. He took a few deep breaths, his whole body filled with the determination to fight to the death. "Your Majesty, you must have heard of 'cutting flesh to cure illness'. The blood flowing in my body is already mixed with toxins, but it's not a lethal dose. As long as you cut out my heart blood and let Your Highness consume it, you can achieve the effect of using poison to cure poison. Even if it can't be completely cured, it can at least delay the disease for five or six days."
Everyone in the room looked at each other.
The emperor's gaze turned to Liu Yuanshi who was kneeling on the ground.
Dean Liu quickly got up, cut open Pei Jiusheng's palm with a dagger, collected Pei Jiusheng's blood in a porcelain bowl, and then divided it into eight equal parts.
The left judge took out several kinds of medicinal herbs that had been ground into powder and mixed them into the blood in small amounts several times. The eight portions of blood showed different levels of changes, and the last portion quickly precipitated into ink-black.
The judge of the Left Court looked at Pei Jiusheng with a complicated expression, then bowed in the direction of the emperor and said, "The blood of the princess does contain a small amount of toxins. The method he mentioned of cutting out the blood from the head to treat the disease is indeed effective..."
The emperor interrupted the left judge and said, "Then why are you still talking here? Why don't you use Pei Jiusheng's heart blood to treat Shu Mo?"
The judge of the Left Court couldn't help but glance at Pei Jiusheng again. After the emperor scolded her again, she finally came to her senses, but she still looked uneasy. She even stumbled at the beginning of her words. "What Her Royal Highness said about fighting poison with poison is indeed effective. But the toxin content in his body is not up to standard to treat Her Royal Highness's illness. Unless he immediately takes a large amount of Tianxian Baigu Powder, which will cause the toxin level in his blood to soar rapidly, it will be of use to Her Royal Highness."
The emperor said sternly, "Then let him take a few more pills of that white bone powder."
The Left Court Judge swallowed, his voice trailing off. "If my humble prediction is correct, the Crown Princess's health was already compromised. With the large amount of Heavenly Immortal Bone Powder he took in a single day, coupled with the damage caused by the blood being removed from his head, I'm afraid he can only live for another three months at most."
The emperor didn't care about Pei Jiusheng's life or death. She said in a cold voice, "Pei Jiusheng, do you have the Tianxian Baigu Powder with you? If not, I will send someone to the Shangshu Mansion right now."
Fengye brought a small box to Pei Jiusheng. He opened the lid and saw twelve porcelain bottles neatly stacked inside.
Maple Leaf replied to the emperor tremblingly, "There's a total of three years' worth of medicine in here."
Pei Jiusheng picked up a porcelain bottle, uncorked it, poured the entire bottle of medicine into his mouth, and then drank water to swallow the medicine.
After taking a bottle of medicine, Pei Jiusheng took out the second bottle and repeated the previous action.
Ling Shumo pulled the bed curtain and sat up suddenly, "Pei Jiusheng, stop eating and throw the bottle away."
Pei Jiusheng ignored Ling Shumo. In the time it took him to say this, he had already finished his fourth bottle of medicine.
The effect of Tianxian Baigu Powder takes effect very quickly. In about thirty breaths, the person who takes the medicine will feel tearing pain on the face and neck.
Pei Jiusheng picked up the fifth porcelain bottle. As soon as he pulled out the cork, his hands began to tremble uncontrollably.
The familiar burning sensation crept up his cheeks again. Pei Jiusheng felt as if someone was holding a knife and cutting his cheeks repeatedly.
The medicine bottle in his hand fell to the ground with a bang, and countless red pills rolled to the ground.
Fengye casually placed the medicine box on the table. He took out a bottle of painkillers from his sleeve and was about to stuff it into Pei Jiusheng's mouth.
Pei Jiusheng raised his hand and knocked the medicine bottle down. He was in so much pain that cold sweat broke out all over his body. "No, I can't take painkillers. The ingredients in painkillers conflict with Tianxian Baigu Powder and will destroy the efficacy of Heart Blood... Ah ah..."
Pei Jiusheng subconsciously clenched his fists because of the pain. His nails dug deep into his flesh, as if he wanted to pierce his palms with his nails.
Feng Ye tried hard to flatten Pei Jiusheng's hand, but with a slight "click" sound, Pei Jiusheng's hand was flattened, but his three nails were broken directly, leaving his fingers bare and bloody, and the nails were firmly stuck in the palm of his hand.
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