In a forest, two old men stood on the left and the right. Although the man on the left was in a dishevel and his clothes were muddy, he still stood straight with his back straight.
The person on the right seemed to be in a slightly better condition, but he was leaning sideways on a cane as tall as a person, looking very ungraceful and looking at the other person with a lazy and complacent expression.
"Heh, Jiang Xinian, I don't think you're anything special. You've fought me twice, but each time I was able to solve the puzzle faster than you. It's clear that you haven't made any progress at all in these years."
Jiang Xinian took a deep breath, pretended to be angry, and stared at the other person with his eyes.
"Stop your smooth talk. I've already cured your poison. It's my turn now!"
The old man squinted at him sarcastically. "Oh, that's funny. You've already lost to me twice. Even if I fail this time, won't I still win? Since you've already lost, it's time for you to tell me where she is!"
Jiang Xinian remained unmoved. "Rules are rules. I've worked so hard for so long, I don't believe this won't be difficult for you. This last method took me over a month to develop."
As long as you can succeed in this, I will take you to see him immediately and I will never regret it! What do you think? Li Anche, I just want to ask you if you dare! "
Li Anche's face darkened, his eyes showing a hint of caution. "Are you serious? If you dare to lie to me, I swear to heaven, I will wipe out your entire sect of miracle doctors!"
Jiang Xinian was not at all flustered. "Of course I take it seriously. Just tell me if you dare or not."
Seeing him like this, Li Anche had no choice but to agree, "Okay, as usual, you go first."
Seeing that he agreed, Jiang Xinian immediately took out two small porcelain bottles and poured out one from each. The poison was black and red, and the antidote was dark green, so they were easy to distinguish.
Jiang Xinian first took the poison himself. The poison took effect very quickly. Almost immediately, Jiang Xinian couldn't control himself and squatted down, vomiting a mouthful of black blood.
Li Anche stepped forward and took his pulse briefly, and it was indeed a sign of poisoning.
Then, Jiang Xinian tapped himself a few times and quickly swallowed the antidote.
After a moment's pause, he slowly stood up with his hands on the ground and put his trembling hands behind his back.
"Okay."
Li Anche continued to take the patient's pulse and found that he had indeed detoxified the patient. However, it was the first time he had seen a poison that took effect so quickly.
He was a little hesitant, but thinking of what Jiang Xinian had promised him, he took the poison from Jiang Xinian's hand and swallowed it in one gulp.
Jiang Xinian curled the corners of his lips imperceptibly, "Old rules, you have one hour to detoxify. If you can't do it, you've failed.
Don't forget what you promised me. If you fail, you will never again attack the Qingyang Army or my Divine Doctor Sect in this lifetime."
Li Anche endured the severe pain and just glanced at Jiang Xinian. In order to temporarily stabilize the situation, he quickly sealed several of his major acupoints to slow down the speed of the poison.
Then he took a common detoxification pill to suppress it, turned around and went to a hut not far away to start developing an antidote.
However, as soon as he entered the room, Jiang Xinian couldn't help but tremble all over. He forced himself to calm down, sat cross-legged, and practiced breathing exercises to help himself hold on longer.
He had to see Li Anche's poison take effect with his own eyes, otherwise he would always feel uneasy.
Thinking that Li Anche would never be able to use poison to do evil again, he felt extremely happy. After all, it was time for their decades of grievances and hatred to come to an end.
Moreover, my disciples are now very promising, and Xiao Lingdang is becoming more and more stable on this path. I have taught them everything I can, and it is time to say goodbye.
But when I think of the little girl acting coquettishly and cutely, I feel a little reluctant to let her go.
How wonderful it would be if I could watch her grow up...
That's right, the poison he took out today had no antidote at all. He had spent several days studying it and specially made it using the herbs left by Huang Li as the main ingredients.
It must be used whether it is poison or antidote.
He originally had three plants left, but some were wasted during the research process, and in the end he could only barely make three poison pills.
One pill was used to test the drug on animals, so there are only two left.
The one he ate was a little broken, otherwise he would have collapsed long ago.
As for why he insisted on eating it, this was a rule he and Li Anche had set long ago. This was to make sure that there was really an antidote to the poison.
Over the years, they have used this method to fight many times. On the one hand, they want to understand the progress of the other party, and on the other hand, they want to show their own achievements.
Most of the time in recent years, the outcome was Jiang Xinian’s victory, but this time, there was destined to be no winner.
Jiang Xinian couldn't bear the pain in his body and unconsciously hunched over, hoping to relieve it a little at once, but it had almost no effect.
Not long after, the door of the thatched hut was kicked open, and then Li Anche rushed out hurriedly, glaring at Jiang Xinian angrily.
"What on earth is this poison made of? I've tried several different kinds and not only have they had no effect, they've even made the condition worse!
Tell me, what's going on? Forget it, hurry up and get the antidote. Even if you win this round, we're only tied. I still haven't lost to you today!"
Li Anche's face turned pale from the pain from the poison, and he almost crawled towards Jiang Xinian. He kept muttering to himself and refused to admit defeat even at this moment.
But when he came in front of Jiang Xinian and saw that his expression was not much better than his own, he was stunned.
He ignored Jiang Xinian's reaction, stepped forward and roughly pulled his arm. Sure enough, Jiang Xinian's pulse was just as bad.
He quickly understood and looked at Jiang Xinian in disbelief.
"You, you're crazy! You actually used poison without an antidote to harm me. Don't you want to live?"
Jiang Xinian sneered, his voice trembling from the intense pain. "If I can drag you to die with me, it won't be a loss even if I die."
Li Anche was completely mad, punching Jiang Xinian again and again, "Madman! You are simply a lunatic! You always scold me, but you are the lunatic who dares to poison yourself when you are crazy!
I command you to bring out the antidote! Do you hear me? You have lived long enough, but I haven’t! I haven’t seen her yet, and even if I die, I must see her again! Give me the antidote! "
Li Anche was rummaging through Jiang Xinian's body, trying to find the antidote.
Jiang Xinian no longer had the strength to resist. He just leaned against the tree, watching Li Anche's dying struggle with amusement, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
"It's useless! That's not an antidote at all. It's just a medicine that can temporarily change the pulse. I just changed the color, and you don't recognize it?"
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