Looking at the person who had collapsed into her arms, Li Chang'an suddenly felt her heart sink to the bottom. She had never been so panicked before, so she clenched her fists involuntarily.
Seeing this, Feng Beichuan quickly went over, his brows furrowed with worry as he looked at the unconscious Zhuque. He then noticed that the blood flowing from the wound on her neck had turned a darker color.
He reached out and wiped the blood from Zhuque's neck, then examined it carefully. Feng Beichuan nodded and said with a grave expression, "She has indeed been poisoned."
Then the two of them fell silent.
They are now at their wits' end. Tao Yaojun is currently missing, and Zhuque is also poisoned and his condition is unknown.
Li Chang'an had never suffered such a setback before. Her face was now filled with a cold, hard expression. She was so angry that she wanted to grind her teeth to powder. At the same time, she felt extremely guilty towards Zhuque. She felt that if she hadn't gone to that auction, things wouldn't have turned out this way.
"Let's save Zhuque first. The situation is urgent, and we don't know what kind of poison she's been given. As for Taoyao, I'll have Cangyun go find her."
In the end, Feng Beichuan was the first to calm down and then came up with a solution.
Li Chang'an nodded. This was the only thing they could do for now. She then reached out and sealed several acupoints on Zhuque's body to prevent the toxins in her body from spreading further.
Because they were currently located relatively close to the Regent's Palace, Feng Beichuan raised his hand and fired a signal flare into the sky, after which several men in black descended from the sky.
The leader was Cang Yun. He immediately recognized the person lying in Li Chang'an's arms as Zhu Que. His expression changed instantly, and he quickly stepped forward and anxiously asked, "Master, what happened to Zhu Que?"
Feng Beichuan remained silent with a sullen face. Seeing the man's unpleasant expression, Cang Yun's heart sank again. He then turned to look at Li Chang'an.
"She has been poisoned, and her condition is still unknown."
Li Chang'an answered Cang Yun's question with a straight face.
Upon hearing this, Cang Yun's face immediately turned pale, and his eyes became bloodshot. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "How could this happen? Who did this!"
"Don't think about that now, saving lives is the priority. Quickly get Zhuque to the Regent's Palace."
Sensing Cangyun's overwhelming rage, Li Chang'an quickly spoke up to remind him, fearing that the man might lose his temper and become irrational.
Li Chang'an's words were like a bucket of cold water poured over Cang Yun's head, instantly calming him down.
He then scooped up the Vermilion Bird in his arms and leaped into the night.
Li Chang'an couldn't help but let out a long sigh. Then she realized that Feng Beichuan had disappeared at some point. She frowned slightly and looked around, but she couldn't find him anywhere.
Alright, let's go to the Regent's Palace first.
Before leaving, Li Chang'an suddenly thought of the silver spear and worried that something else might go wrong. So he thought it would be better to have these people send the items to the Regent's Palace first.
"Before the prince left, he specifically instructed us to escort this item to the general's residence, so please do not worry."
The head of the secret guards nodded slightly to Li Chang'an and said.
After a moment's thought, Li Chang'an felt it would be safer to send the items to the Regent first. This was not because she distrusted Feng Beichuan's bodyguards, but mainly because so many of them had just fallen for the enemy's tricks, and they could not afford to be careless now.
Moreover, it would be inappropriate for such a large group of people to suddenly barge into the general's mansion late at night, as it would surely cause dissatisfaction in Qin Xia's heart.
"Alright then, just to be on the safe side, you should come with me and deliver the things to the Regent's Palace first."
After careful consideration, Li Chang'an finally made a decision.
After the group returned to the Regent's Palace, Li Chang'an went to see Zhuque immediately.
The man was lying on the bed, still unconscious, his face pale, and he seemed to exude a chilling aura of death.
Apart from her slightly heaving chest, which you can see when you look closely, there is absolutely no sign of life on her body.
Cangyun had already summoned the physician from the manor to examine Zhuque, and the physician had already cleaned the wound on her neck.
Because the wound is poisonous, a thorough and deep cleaning is necessary, which requires removing some of the tissue that has been eroded by the toxin.
Looking at the pile of blood-soaked gauze and the blackened wound tissue that had been cleaned out, Li Chang'an couldn't help but frown slightly.
Cang Yun, standing to the side, also looked tense, his heart clenching. He walked to the bedside and saw the fine beads of sweat on Zhu Que's forehead, then quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe them away.
"How is it? Have you found out what kind of poison she was ingested? Is there any way to cure it?"
Li Chang'an asked somewhat anxiously, and Cang Yun looked at the doctor with great concern after hearing her words.
Upon hearing this, the doctor looked somewhat troubled, and then said, "I have practiced medicine for many years and have seen many strange poisons, but I have never encountered such a bizarre poison. For now, I can only use some antidote pills to temporarily suppress it. As for the antidote... I'm afraid we will need to find the person who used the poison to obtain it."
After hearing the doctor's words, Li Chang'an's heart sank – his worst fears had come true.
Now that the person who used the poison has vanished without a trace, how can they find the antidote?
Seeing Li Chang'an's silent demeanor, Cang Yun's heart skipped a beat. After a moment, he finally spoke in a trembling voice, "Is there... no other way..."
As soon as she finished speaking, a single tear fell from her eye.
Li Chang'an remained silent; she simply couldn't bring herself to tell that cruel truth.
What should we do?
Are we really just going to stand by and watch Suzaku lose his life?
no!
Absolutely not!
At this moment, Cangyun suddenly looked up, trying his best to suppress the tears that were about to fall. He then took several deep breaths and said in a muffled voice, "No, there must be a way! Even if we can't find the person who used the poison, we'll find someone who can cure it. If that doesn't work, we'll think of another way. Even if we have to use life-extending pills to prolong our lives, we'll find the antidote!"
Li Chang'an suddenly had a thought, and then she quickly took out a small cloth bag wrapped in a handkerchief.
After opening the cloth bag, the throwing knife that had injured Zhuque lay quietly on it.
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