Chapter 67 Transaction
His gaze fell back on Wen Ning's face, and Xie Jinglan's cold and hard lines softened a lot. "It's just a piece of jade, it's okay."
Xibao listened from the side, and as if he understood, he put the jade pendant back into his arms and whispered, "I will keep it well and not lose it."
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Xie Jinglan had planned to take Wen Ning to visit Cai Huichun in the next two days.
But before that, he decided to meet him first.
But when he arrived at Cai Huichun's residence and saw those clear eyes, his heart was suddenly shocked.
The expression before him did not show any sign of stupidity or confusion, but rather a calmness that came from a person who had a thorough understanding of the world.
Cai Huichun sat in a wheelchair, bowed slightly,
"Thank you, Lord, for sending someone to make a special wheelchair for me. This has allowed my crippled body to look somewhat respectable."
Xie Jinglan raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a deep voice, "Sir, that crazy and incoherent look you had earlier, was it all just an act?"
"My Lord, the previous insanity was real, and the current clarity is also real. How can one not go crazy when testing poisons and making medicine?"
Xie Jinglan's eyes darkened, and his gaze was fixed on Cai Huichun's face like a torch. "Sir, you are Zhang Zhenghe, who worked at the Imperial Hospital nineteen years ago!"
He asked directly and forcefully.
The hand holding the wheelchair armrest tightened slightly, and soon, it loosened quietly.
"I never thought that the Marquis would take such great care of a country doctor like me, even going so far as to find out all these old stories."
Cai Huichun made no denying it, "Zhang Zhenghe from the palace died, and the one who survived was Cai Huichun, the country doctor."
Xie Jinglan narrowed his eyes slightly, "My subordinates didn't report that you were clear-headed, which means that before I came here, you were still pretending to be stupid. Why did you not shy away from it in front of me?"
Cai Huichun met his gaze and said in a steady voice, "Because I have something to ask of you, Lord Marquis."
"What is it?"
The wheelchair rolled over the ground, Cai Huichun leaned forward slightly, and his skinny fingers slowly crossed on his knees.
"When I examined the Marquis's pulse at Xuanfu Temple, I learned that he had been poisoned by a strange poison called 'Yuanyang Sha'. This poison is so treacherous that few know about it, and the antidote is almost extinct."
Xie Jinglan lowered his eyelids slightly, hiding his emotions. "I know you're good at making and detoxifying poisons. You're so eager to drop your disguise, could it be that you want to help me detoxify?" He paused. "Then what are the conditions?"
"My Lord, please first listen to the characteristics of this poison."
"Sir, please speak."
“When the poison first strikes, the Marquis will probably mistake it for an aphrodisiac and will just need to find a woman to temporarily suppress it.
Later, the poison will penetrate into the femoral veins, and when it attacks, it will feel like a raging fire burning the body, and the pain will penetrate into the bone marrow.
At first, it was once every two weeks, then it dropped to ten days, and then every three to five days. But by then, the poison had already penetrated into his lungs. "If we continue to calculate roughly, the Marquis may only have three years left to live."
Cai Huichun's voice was as calm as a pool of deep water, and every word was clearly heard in the air.
Upon hearing this, Xie Jinglan's eyes suddenly shrank, and the coldness around him instantly condensed into substance.
His shoulders slumped slightly, and he couldn't help but take a half step forward. "What did you say? Three years of life!"
Cai Huichun nodded mercilessly.
"That's right, the Marquis has an exceptional physique, so he was able to last three years. If it were an ordinary person, he would only last a year at most.
Moreover, the residual poison of this 'Mandarin Duck Evil' was extremely treacherous. During ordinary times, it would remain motionless, like a hibernating snake, hidden deep within the heart meridians. However, only at midnight would a subtle stagnation in the pulse become apparent. An ordinary person examining the Marquis would never notice any threat to his lifespan.
If you don't trust me, you can find a trusted physician to take my pulse at midnight."
Xie Jinglan slammed his knuckles down on the table. Every single one of the symptoms Cai Huichun described matched the discomfort he was feeling privately.
"Three years..." He repeated these two words in a low voice, and a dull pain like ice cracking spread from his heart.
Cai Huichun thought for a moment and then asked, "I wonder if the woman who was the first to have sex with the Marquis after the poison took effect is still with him?"
The emotions in her phoenix eyes surged several times before finally returning to calm. Xie Jinglan said coldly, "He's not here! Why are you asking this?"
Cai Huichun let out an almost inaudible sigh, and swallowed the words back.
He originally wanted to say that when the Marquis was first poisoned, if the first woman he had sex with happened to be Yuehua Blood, and if he had sex with her 99 times within a year, a total of 100 times, then the poison of the Mandarin Duck Evil might have been eliminated.
But he never said this out loud.
Firstly, Moon Blood is rare, and the possibility of getting the right time, place and people together is extremely small.
Secondly, this method of detoxification is the only bargaining chip he has in his hand now, so how can he easily reveal it all.
He just said: "Nothing, I just feel that if this woman is by your side, she might be able to help you recover some of your strength temporarily.
After all, the poison of this mandarin duck evil is strange, and it will recognize some of the aura it first encounters. Even if it is just a slight supplement, it is better than enduring the burning flames of the poison when it takes effect."
The phoenix eyes were still slightly narrowed, but the arc at the end of the eyes was slightly lowered. Xie Jinglan glanced at him sideways,
"What if it's with another woman? Are there any pros and cons with her and me?"
"As for the Marquis, it's harmless. But for that woman... I'm afraid it will deplete her energy and blood. Over time, her body will inevitably become weak."
Cai Huichun was silent for a moment, then spoke again.
"I know that the Marquis has some different feelings towards my disciple, but I still beg you to exercise some restraint."
Xie Jinglan's eyes wandered over his face for a moment, his Adam's apple rolling slightly, "How can I control myself without hurting her?"
Cai Huichun said, "Once a month is fine. Two or three times a month is enough to replenish the blood and Qi. But if we really start having sex regularly, within six months, I'm afraid she won't be able to withstand even the most common cold."
Xie Jinglan slammed the table, his voice suddenly rising, and came down with tremendous murderous intent.
"What the hell is this thing! What kind of weird poison is this? It looks like some dirty and sinister trick!"
Cai Huichun shrank his shoulders in shock at his sudden rage, but quickly regained his composure.
Countless thoughts surged in his eyes. Xie Jinglan pondered for a moment, and finally a deep gaze fell on his face.
"Then tell me the conditions for detoxification!"
Cai Huichun's heart tightened as he curled his fingertips on the wheelchair. There was a hint of tentativeness in his voice.
"I have a daughter who is still in the palace, and I haven't seen her for many years. If you would take the trouble to bring her out of the palace so that we can be reunited, I will prepare this antidote even if it costs me my old bones."
Xie Jinglan frowned, and the coldness in his phoenix eyes deepened.
"So, sir, you don't have a ready-made antidote. What you said before was just an empty target for me?"
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