"But……"
But if she discovered the presence of humans in the basement, she would definitely tell Grandma Arno. Given Grandma Arno's level of hatred for humans, she would surely have Mu Nanxun burned at the stake in public, making him suffer the consequences. Not only that, she and Chen Dudu would also be severely punished for harboring humans.
"Let her go."
Chen Dudu gave her a reassuring look. The more she tried to stop her, the more suspicious it would become. With Jiang Shanshan's personality, the more you went against her, the worse it would be for you.
Yu'er huffed and stepped aside. Jiang Shanshan snorted and swaggered inside.
The treatment room wasn't large; once inside, it was completely exposed. Aside from piles of herbs and some healing tools, there was nothing else. From the outside, it looked perfectly normal.
Jiang Shanshan walked around the treatment room with her hands behind her back, finally stopping at the place where herbs were piled up.
Yu'er swallowed nervously, wanting to speak up to stop them, but Chen Dudu gave her a wink and stopped her.
"What's this?"
Jiang Shanshan pointed at the herbs and asked with a frown.
"These are just ordinary herbs, nothing special," Chen Dudu replied with a relaxed smile.
Jiang Shanshan didn't believe it, so she squatted down and reached out to see for herself. "Really? You wouldn't be hiding something down here, would you?"
"careful!"
Chen Dudu suddenly looked as if facing a formidable enemy, which startled Jiang Shanshan so much that she instinctively withdrew her hand.
"What are you doing? You scared me to death!"
"Excuse me, but I just wanted to tell you that this herb is poisonous," Chen Dudu said calmly.
"poisonous?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shanshan jumped up from the ground in fright and ran far away. "What kind of poison is it?"
"Well... it's hard to say. It depends on your usual resistance and the extent of your contact. Generally speaking, if it's ingested, even a very small dose can kill us, while if it's through bare hands, it will only cause skin ulceration and pus oozing, but it won't be life-threatening."
"That was terrifying." Jiang Shanshan looked at her long, beautiful hands with lingering fear. "Luckily, I didn't touch them."
"but……"
Chen Dudu hesitated, startling Jiang Shanshan, whose heart had just settled. "But what? Can't you just say it all at once?" It's really scary to have to keep interrupting like this.
"Cough cough, this herb contains a volatile toxic substance. If we get close, this substance will enter our bodies through respiration, burning our respiratory tract and potentially causing us to become mute within two days."
"What!"
Jiang Shanshan was so frightened that she immediately covered her mouth and nose. After thinking for a moment, she asked doubtfully, "Don't try to lie to me, how come you've been here all this time without any problems?"
"We took the antidote, so we're fine."
"Where's the antidote? Give me one." Jiang Shanshan held out her palm, while her other hand was still tightly covering her mouth and nose.
Chen Dudu shrugged. "That's all. Yu'er and I each took one of the last two antidotes. Of course, the antidote can be made again, but it will take some time, about three to five days."
"Three to five days!" Jiang Shanshan exclaimed. "Won't I become mute after three to five days?!"
"It's not impossible."
"What's going on? Putting these poisonous herbs here. Never mind, I'll go out first. You guys stay here by yourselves."
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