Chen Jingrong is, at heart, a timid and fearful person.
She was pulled into Chen Sheng's arms, her whole body stiffening.
Chen Sheng smiled enigmatically and said, "You did a good job. I'm very satisfied!"
Hearing this, Chen Jingrong gradually relaxed.
"I hope you are satisfied, sir. Now that I have left the Jiang family, I can no longer return to the Chen family. You are all I can rely on now. I hope you will have mercy on me."
Chen Sheng was in a great mood after being flattered by these words. After laughing twice, he agreed to her request.
Not to be outdone, Liu Xu retorted, "Congratulations, sir, on gaining another beauty!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng carefully examined Chen Jingrong and said, "She is indeed a rare beauty, even more beautiful than Yingying."
Chen Jingrong was overjoyed, and her previous fear vanished.
Liu Xu could only grit her teeth and swallow her anger. She knew that her appearance was not outstanding, but she had skills that no one else had!
"Sir, Miss Liu must be very happy to return to the Liu family this time. However, she was unable to obtain the Lotus Heart Pill for you. Please do not blame her."
Chen Sheng's smile faded slightly: "It's alright. Medicine and poison are inseparable. I can save myself. I just didn't expect that such a small auction would attract so many powerful figures."
"Have you found out who the man in the black robe is?"
Liu Xu replied, "We couldn't find anything. That person vanished without a trace as soon as the auction ended, as if he had evaporated into thin air."
Chen Sheng was silent for a moment: "It's alright. There are plenty of capable people in the world. If they really don't want to reveal their whereabouts, even if you turn the place upside down, you still won't be able to find them."
"However, we could certainly have some dealings with the Tianyun Sect."
Liu Xu quickly replied, "Although we haven't found any trace of the man in black robes, I've inquired and learned that the people from the Tianyun Sect will be staying in Lin'an City for a while. At our speed, we should be able to catch up!"
"In that case, please send me a visiting card."
"In the name of Ning Wensheng, the Fourth Young Master of Thousand Illusion Mountain!"
Liu Xu suddenly raised her head and looked at the high and mighty man in front of her.
The gentleman actually knows people from Qianhuan Mountain!
——
When Ning Yao returned to the Ning family manor, she was told by the servants that Young Master Xiao and his companion had returned.
Ning Yao then remembered that the two of them had left some time ago.
"Okay, I understand. You can go ahead and get busy."
Xiao Yuanhuai has been living in the Ning family for some time now, and with Ning Yao's pills, his condition is under relatively good control.
Later on, you don't even need to take the pills every day; you can take them every other day.
Just when he thought his illness was improving, the poison relapsed after he stopped taking his medicine for only one more day, making him wish he were dead.
Helpless, Xiao Yuanhuai had no choice but to continue taking his medicine on time.
After returning to the Xia Kingdom, he brought Xiao Yang back again, weary from their journey.
Xiao Yang was overjoyed to see Ning Yao arrive.
"Miss Ning, the young master has finished his medicine. Can we begin the treatment now?"
Ning Yao nodded: "It's going well, we can start now. I'll come over tomorrow."
Xiao Yang thanked her happily, "Thank you very much, Third Miss!"
Xiao Yuanhuai looked at Ning Yao with a more probing gaze, but he concealed it well and didn't let her notice.
The next morning, Ning Yao had Zhi Lan deliver the prepared pills over.
Xiao Yang was somewhat disappointed when the pills were delivered.
"Miss Zhilan, is the Third Miss really saying that just taking this pill is enough? Is there really no need for anything else?"
Zhilan said, "Does Guard Xiao not trust my young lady?"
Xiao Yang quickly waved his hand: "No, no, I just think that the young master's poison is very potent, and the antidote might be a bit troublesome."
"This poison is indeed troublesome for ordinary people like us, but it's not so troublesome for my young lady."
"Besides, Young Master Xiao has been taking the auxiliary pills for a long time, and now is the perfect time to detoxify him."
After Zhilan finished speaking, she paused for a moment and continued to instruct, "There is just one thing that Miss asked me to tell you in advance."
"Please speak, young lady."
Looking at the seemingly dignified and upright prince of Xia Kingdom, Zhilan sighed and said, "When you came to our house seeking medicine, Miss also said that the poison you have was inflicted by a close relative. Therefore, if you want to cure it now, the person who administered the poison will suffer a backlash. You should be careful and think it through before deciding whether to take the antidote."
Xiao Yuanhuai frowned slightly, and the temperature around him dropped a few degrees. He asked, "How will it backfire?"
Zhilan said, "At best, I'll make you pay back a hundredfold for the pain you've suffered; at worst, I'll kill you on the spot!"
Xiao Yuanhuai was immediately stunned and remained in a daze for a long time.
Thinking of his two closest relatives, his face showed pain, but even more so, bewilderment.
"Heart-Eating Gu, heart-eating... heart-eating... whose heart does it devour?"
"Do you hate me that much? Using such a self-destructive method that hurts the enemy a thousand while harming yourself eight hundred..."
"Or perhaps you never imagined I would find a way to cure this poison..."
Xiao Yang stood aside, looking at Xiao Yuanhuai's retreating figure with heartache.
The most painful thing is to be hurt by your loved ones, to feel desolate and lonely.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yuanhuai flipped his wrist, and the pill fell into his hand.
Without the slightest hesitation, he tilted his head back and swallowed the pill, quietly waiting for the poison to dissipate.
However, the detoxification process was simpler than he had imagined; he simply experienced the pain of the poison attack once again.
But at the moment he fainted, he suddenly felt no pain and his body felt much lighter.
Compared to Xiao Yuanhuai's relief at being cured of the poison, Emperor Xiao, far away in the Xia Kingdom's palace, was not in such a good mood.
Emperor Xiao, who was discussing matters with his ministers, suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the ground unconscious.
The ministers were terrified and at a loss for what to do, and were in a state of panic.
After the imperial physicians came to examine the patient, they were unable to find the cause of the illness.
Emperor Xiao, who was unconscious on his bed, looked as if he had aged twenty years. Both the court officials and the imperial physicians were trembling with fear.
Empress Xiao frowned her beautiful phoenix eyebrows, her aura extremely sharp.
"Drag them away and investigate them thoroughly! Who dared to plot against His Majesty!"
The guards entered and took all the ministers away. The ministers panicked and begged for mercy, but it was no use.
The news of Emperor Xiao's sudden serious illness could not be hidden and spread from the inner palace to the court and the public.
People were talking about it, but not about the reason for Emperor Xiao's serious illness; rather, they were discussing the choice of the crown prince.
Emperor Xiao was in his prime, and even though his sons were all adults, he still had not appointed a crown prince.
While the royal family appears to be on friendly terms, there are actually undercurrents of tension beneath the surface.
The news of Emperor Xiao's serious illness had only spread in the morning, but by the afternoon, people could be seen coming and going from the homes of various officials.
Xiao Hou sat on the gilded phoenix chair, listening to the commotion below.
"In my humble opinion, the immediate priority should be to thoroughly investigate who is trying to harm Your Majesty!"
"The palace was heavily guarded, and it was a meeting of ministers at the time; who would have dared to do that?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
