Li Huan, Zhou Botong, and Gongsun Zhi quickly returned to the main hall of the stone house.
Upon seeing Gongsun Zhi, Qiu Qianchi's eyes flashed with anger, and her mouth involuntarily pursed, preparing to spit out the date pit.
At this moment, Gongsun Zhi had already lost his edge and stood dejectedly beside Li Huan, appearing docile.
"Father! Does your left eye still hurt?" Gongsun Lü'e cried out, the deadly poison in her body had been eliminated.
Gongsun Zhi said, "Father is fine, his left eye has been treated with medicine..."
"Senior Brother, you're incredibly fast!" Guo Jing praised, then asked in surprise, "Where did you capture Gongsun Zhi?"
Li Huan laughed and said, "Gongsun Zhi fled to the Broken Heart Cliff on the Peak of Heartbreak and hid in a stone cave. The old rascal was clever and resourceful. He lit a tree branch and fanned the thick smoke into the cave, knocking Gongsun Zhi unconscious and easily capturing him!"
Li Huan gave Zhou Botong a thumbs-up, attributing the credit to him and boosting his enthusiasm.
"Hehehe..." Zhou Botong laughed happily, hands on his hips, head held high and chest out.
Guo Jing announced loudly, "Senior Brother has captured Gongsun Zhi alive! Qiu Qianchi, quickly tell me the way to cure the 'Love Flower Poison'!"
Gongsun Zhi hurriedly asked, "Who has been poisoned by the Love Flower?"
Guo Jing said angrily, "Qiu Qianchi poisoned the 'Hundred Flowers Honey Fruit Wine' with the Love Flower Poison, using tricks to bewitch us, causing me, my junior sister, Fu'er, Guo'er, and Miss Long to be poisoned!"
Gongsun Zhi exclaimed in astonishment: "You wretch! You...you actually managed to extract venom from the thorns of the Love Flower!"
Qiu Qianchi said arrogantly, "Hmph, a trivial skill, what's so difficult about it?"
Gongsun Zhi asked in surprise, "Alliance Leader Li, why weren't you poisoned?"
Li Huan smiled faintly: "I have divine protection, making me immune to all poisons."
Upon hearing this, Gongsun Zhi's eyes flashed with awe.
"Having been poisoned by the Love Flower, one must take the Heartbreak Pill. Unfortunately, there is only one Heartbreak Pill left in the world, and it has fallen into the hands of a vile woman!"
Li Huan said, "The Heartbreak Pill you hid in the alchemy room has been given to Fu'er, but there is still one hidden on Qiu Qianchi's person, which has been there for fifteen years!"
"What?!" Gongsun Zhi's single eye widened. "That wretch actually had a Heartbreak Pill hidden away!"
Qiu Qianchi looked smug: "Back then, you were so focused on severing my tendons that you forgot to search me! That Heartbreak Pill was hidden inside my clothes!"
Gongsun Zhi's thick eyebrows furrowed.
Li Huan said, "The second Heartbreak Pill has been divided into four portions, which have been given to my wife, Junior Brother Guo, Guo'er, and Miss Long!"
Gongsun Zhi hurriedly said, "Dividing it into four portions will prevent the 'Love Flower Poison' from taking effect for nine days! But after nine days, you must take the Heartbreak Pill, otherwise the pain will continue, and you will suffer endless torment and die!"
Li Huan said, "I made a deal with Qiu Qianchi: after I capture you alive, she will reveal another way to completely cure the Love Flower poison!"
Gongsun Zhi shook his head: "Alliance Leader Li, you have been deceived by that vile woman! Apart from the Heartless Pill that I refined, there is no other antidote in the world that can remove the 'Love Flower Poison'!"
"Hahaha..." Qiu Qianchi laughed wildly, looking down on Gongsun Zhi, "You villain! You're too confident! There's a way to cure the 'Love Flower Poison'!"
"What method is it exactly?" Gongsun Zhi asked, his face full of curiosity.
Qiu Qianchi said to Li Huan, "Alliance Leader Li, first you cripple Gongsun Zhi's martial arts, and I will immediately tell you the antidote!"
Li Huan said, "Gongsun Zhi has been hit by the 'Life and Death Talisman' and is obediently following my orders. We don't need to abolish his martial arts for now!"
I must have a backup plan. If Qiu Qianchi tries anything, I can have Gongsun Zhi deal with her.
Qiu Qianchi stared at Gongsun Zhi with hatred, unable to believe that he had been hit by the "Life and Death Talisman".
Li Huan commanded sternly, "Gongsun Zhi! Kneel down!"
Gongsun Zhi shuddered and hurriedly knelt down.
Li Huan then ordered, "Slap yourself twenty times on each side!"
Gongsun Zhi hesitated for a moment, then suddenly swung his arm and began slapping himself.
Snap! Snap...
The sound was loud, and Gongsun Zhi's cheeks became red and swollen.
Inside the hall, a murmur of discussion arose.
"Leader Li is mighty! He has indeed subdued Gongsun Zhi!"
"This guy used to be arrogant and conceited, but now he's become an obedient little lamb!"
"The Life and Death Talisman is truly powerful! Gongsun Zhi dares not disobey Alliance Leader Li's orders!"
...
Listening to the crowd's discussions and seeing Gongsun Zhi's wretched appearance, Li Mochou seemed still shaken.
In her gaze toward Li Huan, there was not only fear, but also a hint of admiration.
Qiu Qianchi stared intently at Gongsun Zhi, looking smug.
Li Huan said, "Qiu Qianchi! As long as you tell me the method to cure the poison, Gongsun Zhi will immediately kneel before you and be at your mercy!"
Qiu Qianchi no longer doubted and raised her head to laugh.
"Alright! Alliance Leader Li, you heard me clearly!"
"Within seven steps of each love flower tree grows a small purple grass called..."
"Heartbreak Grass!" Li Huan blurted out!
Qiu Qianchi nodded: "That's right! It's the Heartbreak Grass! It's the nemesis of the Love Flower. Taking this grass can completely cure the Love Flower's poison!"
Instantly, Li Huan felt a surge of anger.
Holy crap! I thought it was some amazing antidote, but it turns out it's just eating "heartbreak grass"!
I knew about this method of detoxification long ago, but I dared not try it rashly because it was too dangerous.
"You wretch!" Gongsun Zhi cursed, "How do you know that the Heartbreak Grass can cure the Love Flower's poison?"
Qiu Qianchi said, "Fifteen years ago, I saw you picking the Heartbreak Grass to refine elixirs."
Gongsun Zhi said, "Damn it! I was refining pills in the alchemy room, and you were secretly spying on me!"
Qiu Qianchi said, "You have an affair with this lowly maid, and sooner or later you will try to harm me. How can I not keep an eye on your every move?"
Gongsun Zhi hurriedly said, "Alliance Leader Li! The Heartbreak Grass under the Love Flower Tree is mutually reinforcing yet incompatible with the Love Flower, containing an even more potent poison! Ingesting it will cause the liver and intestines to rupture, resulting in a painful death!"
Qiu Qianchi said, "Using poison to fight poison is just right; it can remove the poison of the Love Flower!"
Gongsun Zhi sneered: "Hmph, how could I not know the methods you can think of? Back then, I picked the Heartbreak Grass and refined it into a pill, but I still couldn't cure the Love Flower poison. Instead, it caused three of my disciples to lose their lives!"
Qiu Qianchi sneered: "To resist the poison of the heart-severing herb, one must use a great deal of internal energy and seal the heart meridian. Your disciples have relatively shallow internal energy, it would be strange if they didn't die!"
Gongsun Zhi was stunned, a look of sudden realization crossing his face.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Li Huan.
Eating "heartbreak grass" directly is definitely dangerous, but if you eat a pill made from heartbreak grass, the danger will be reduced!
Because Gongsun Zhi was proficient in his family's alchemy techniques, he must have added various detoxifying herbs as an aid when he used the Heartbreak Grass to refine the elixir.
Thinking of this, Li Huan asked, "When you used Gelsemium elegans to refine the antidote, did you add any other medicinal herbs?"
Gongsun Zhi said, "It must be combined with many rare medicinal materials to enhance the detoxification effect."
Li Huan then asked, "How long does it take to refine the elixir from the Gelsemium elegans?"
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