"What can you do?" Chun Ye looked at Jiang Zhuo with suspicion.
"I am the Minister of Justice, my father is the Prime Minister, and I am about to marry the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion. Once the marriage is completed, the Jiang and Chen families will be unstoppable in the court."
With that said, Jiang Zhuo could understand why the emperor was suspicious. Who wouldn't be suspicious?
"Humph, I heard that the emperor has planned to get rid of the Shen family, and General Shen is already on his way to Jinyang Kingdom."
Trying to fool him? No way!
"Yeah, so, I found you."
"What's the meaning?"
…
Shen Qing looked at the Medicine Pavilion Elder who was tied up on the ground, clapped his hands, and breathed heavily.
"Hanging a gourd in the house, do you really think you are the boss?"
"You, you're two against one, that's unethical!"
"Then I said you were bullying the weak, old man." Shen Qing pulled his collar and made him look directly at her, "Tell me, where is the antidote."
"I'll never tell you even if I die!"
Shen Qing exhaled slightly and tapped his face with the dagger. "How easy it is to die. I won't kill anyone. I will only cut off your flesh piece by piece. Do you know how many times you have to cut someone to kill them?"
The elder of the medicine pavilion swallowed his saliva.
"You're a bit old, so my conservative estimate is only about 700 or 800 dollars. It's really a bargain for you."
Shen Qing's voice, which sounded somewhat regretful, sounded like the devil's whisper to Yao Ge Lao's ears.
"You, you dare..."
"I dare not." Shen Qing straightened up and pointed at Hua Qiufeng behind him, "He dares."
"You are, you are Qiu Feng! You are a traitor!"
"Oh, you're so excited to meet an old friend, but I don't have time to reminisce about the past." Chen Qing handed the dagger to Hua Qiufeng, "Go ahead, make two cuts first."
Seeing Hua Qiufeng approaching with a dagger in his hand, the elder looked at him with fear in his eyes, "You, you stop, don't come over! I'm going to tell you, I'm going to tell you..."
"The antidote is in the third drawer on the left."
"The third drawer only contains poison." Hua Qiufeng frowned.
"In the secret compartment below!"
Shen Qing walked over, opened the drawer, fumbled for a while and opened the secret compartment. There was only a long-necked white bottle inside.
Only this one bottle?
The elder of the Medicine Pavilion saw Shen Qing's confusion and quickly explained, "This antidote contains a Tianshan lotus seed, which is extremely precious. Only one drop is needed to cure the poison of a hundred people. Just drop it into water and drink it."
"This is different from what we usually eat." Hua Qiufeng said.
"The medicine you took was to control the toxins. This bottle is the real antidote."
Shen Qing thought for a moment, stuffed the poison found by Hua Qiufeng into the elder's mouth, and forced him to swallow it.
"You, ahem, what are you doing?"
He coughed to get the medicine out.
"Don't worry, I'll give you the antidote when the time comes." Shen Qing smiled, "Take him with you and go meet up with Lord Jiang."
…
"You said you wanted to rebel?"
Chun Ye sat in the upper seat and asked in surprise as he looked at Jiang Zhuo on his left.
"It's not rebellion, it's finding a way out for myself." Jiang Zhuo corrected.
"Jiang Zhuo, do you think the emperor is a fool? You can rebel just because you want to?" Chun Ye taunted, "I'll go tell the emperor right now, maybe it will be a great achievement!"
"Haha, people should have confidence in themselves. Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't do it."
"I won't cooperate with you."
"I'm afraid this won't work."
As soon as Jiang Zhuo finished speaking, Shen Qing and Hua Qiufeng came in with the elders of the Medicine Pavilion.
"What a coincidence, they are all here."
Chen Qing walked to the side and sat down. He took the teacup from Jiang Zhuo's hand smoothly, took a sip and shook his head in disgust.
"This tea is really hard to drink."
Chunye narrowed his eyes slightly. He did not recognize Chen Qing, but he recognized Hua Qiufeng.
"You brought them here? Hua Qiufeng, you traitor!"
"Tsk, young man, don't speak so harshly." Shen Qing supported his head with his hands. "This is called abandoning darkness and joining the light. Who would want to stay in such a shabby place like yours?"
"You!" Chun Ye was furious, pointing at Chen Qing and saying, "Where did you come from, you stinky bitch!"
"Are you so anxious now? Like a mad dog."
Chun Ye took a deep breath and raised his hand, and a group of killers rushed in.
"Kill this woman and receive ten taels of gold."
Shen Qing calmly took out a white bottle from his arms, "This is the antidote that can cure the poison in your body. If anyone dares to touch it again, I will destroy it."
Those people looked at each other, hesitated and did not take action.
"If we kill her, the elder of the medicine pavilion can make medicine again." Chun Ye gritted his teeth.
"You better watch out, this old man's life is in the hands of my people."
During the stalemate, one of the killers spoke up, "That's not right! This doesn't look like the medicine we took!"
"Yeah, she must be lying!"
Chen Qing signaled Hua Qiufeng with his eyes to remove the cloth that was blocking the elder of the medicine pavilion, "Let him tell you whether this is the antidote or not."
"Yes, yes, this is the real antidote, and there's only this one bottle!"
Shen Qing nodded in satisfaction and put the medicine back in his arms.
"It would take some effort for you to kill me, but I can kill this old man with just the flick of a finger. Think about it, everyone."
Chunye's hands were tightly gripping the armrests of the chair, with such force that the veins on the back of his hands were clearly visible, bulging like a dragon.
Suddenly, without warning, he drew the sword from his waist. The sword flashed with cold light, and with a roar, he stabbed towards Shen Qing swiftly.
However, Shen Qing remained calm and composed, without a trace of panic on his face. Just as the tip of the sword was about to reach Shen Qing, Jiang Zhuo swiftly struck out, swinging his sword towards Chun Ye.
There was a loud clang as the two swords collided, sending out a shower of dazzling sparks. Jiang Zhuo's eyes were firm and fearless, his sword firmly holding off Chun Ye's attack, not losing the slightest bit.
"Jiang Zhuo, kill this woman and I'll consider working with you."
"If we kill you, the wind will be mine and Qingqing's."
Jiang Zhuo exerted force suddenly and pushed Chunye out.
"Then don't blame me, you're welcome!"
Chun Ye was enraged and turned his wrist. He swung his sword with the force of a gust of wind and attacked Jiang Zhuo repeatedly. His swordsmanship was fierce and his moves were brutal, each strike aimed directly at Jiang Zhuo's vital points.
But he was not in a hurry and responded calmly, avoiding Chunye's straight thrust. At the same time, he raised the sword in his hand and aimed it at Chunye's wrist.
Shen Qing watched with great interest and even picked up the orange on the table and started eating it.
After reading enough, she raised her hand and threw the poison bottle to Jiang Zhuo, "Master Jiang!"
Jiang Zhuo raised his hand to hold the bottle, and poured the liquid into Chun Ye's mouth without hesitation, then released the hand that was holding him.
"Good!" Shen Qing clapped his hands, "The poison has entered the body. Now, we can talk about cooperation."
Chun Ye stared at Chen Qing and Jiang Zhuo with fierce eyes, but he had no choice but to compromise.
Dawn is approaching and the wind is dead.
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