Chapter 674 Synthesizing the Jade Pendant
They watched as Murong Ting was carried to a well-ventilated room and settled into bed.
Kong Wange then turned to Qin Feng and Zhou Qiao and said, "A Ting has been poisoned. I'm not sure what kind of poison it is yet, but no matter what it is, it's... extremely dangerous."
She took a breath and continued, "Mr. Qin, I need to borrow your place temporarily so I can administer acupuncture to remove the poison from him. I hope you can keep the room quiet for the next three hours."
"Don't worry, I'll make the arrangements," Qin Feng said in a deep voice.
Kong Wange gave him a grateful look, then turned and strode into the room.
For three whole hours, there wasn't a sound in the room.
Outside, Zhou Qiao said anxiously, "It's been three hours already, why hasn't Sister Kong come out yet? I hope something hasn't happened to Young Master Ting?"
Qin Feng frowned: "I was also poisoned with a very dangerous poison back then, but your grandfather managed to cure me. Kong Wange's medical skills are no worse than your grandfather's, so don't worry."
Zhou Qiao thought of the days when Qin Feng lived in the Imperial Academy and her grandfather cured him of his poison. Her brows relaxed slightly, and she moved closer to Qin Feng.
Qin Feng reached out and put his arm around her, offering her silent comfort.
Half an hour later, Kong Wange walked out of the room, her face pale.
Her steps were unsteady, and her hair, which hung down to the side of her face, was soaked with sweat, clearly indicating that she was physically exhausted.
Upon seeing this, Zhou Qiao quickly got up and ran over: "Sister Kong!"
She helped her to sit down on the stone bench opposite, her expression worried: "Sister Kong, how are you?"
Kong Wange waved her hand, took a few sips of hot tea, and then slowly exhaled, saying, "I'm fine."
Qin Feng's brows furrowed slightly: "Murong Ting's poison..."
Kong Wange closed her eyes briefly, then opened them again: "If I'm not mistaken, the poison he was given is Grass and Tree Wither."
"Withered plants?" Zhou Qiao, who had been by her grandfather's side, knew quite a lot about medicine, even though she lacked practical experience. She had read most of the medical books in the Hundred Herbs Hall in her spare time, but she had never heard of this kind of poison before.
Kong Wange nodded, her brows showing exhaustion: "Caomu Ku is made from more than a dozen of the most poisonous flowers, grasses and trees in nature, such as white arrow grass, barkwood, and poppy. It is colorless and odorless. When the poisoner is first poisoned, he will feel almost nothing except for a slight discomfort. However, once the poison takes effect, medicine will be useless."
When she said the last four words, Zhou Qiao couldn't help but exclaim softly, "Sister Kong, is it possible that you can't cure this poison either?!"
Kong Wange's eyes reddened, and she shook her head: "Right now, I can only suppress the toxins in his body temporarily, but I can't eradicate them completely because the toxicity of this herbicide is too strong and its composition is complex. So far, no effective antidote has been developed."
Her hands, hanging limply at her sides, clenched into fists as she gritted her teeth and said, "He's been having headaches a lot lately, but I just thought it was ordinary neuralgia. If only I had noticed sooner..."
"Sister Kong, don't blame yourself too much!" Zhou Qiao heard her distress and quickly comforted her, "You said it yourself, that poison is colorless and odorless, how could it be easily detected? Besides, this is the 21st century, a harmonious society, who would think that someone would still use poison so easily, and such an insidious poison at that! Sister Kong, do you know who poisoned you?"
Kong Wange shook her head: "I usually work at the clinic, so I don't know who A-Ting comes into contact with. This poison is very difficult to detect, and if someone really wants to poison someone, they have plenty of opportunities."
"Has Young Master Ting made enemies with anyone outside?" Qin Feng wondered.
"He's an arrogant person, and inevitably has some enemies in the business world who don't like him, but..."
"But it doesn't warrant poisoning!" Zhou Qiao said angrily. "It was just a business transaction, not some deep-seated hatred that wiped out his entire family!"
Qin Feng pulled her aside, and Zhou Qiao pursed her lips and remained silent.
Kong Wange gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Yeah, I can't figure it out either, but I don't have time to think about it right now."
She glanced behind her, where her husband lay lifelessly on the bed.
She took a deep breath and said, "I need to do everything I can to prepare the antidote. I will not give up even if there is only a sliver of hope."
Zhou Qiao immediately nodded earnestly: "Sister Kong, don't worry, I will help you!"
Qin Feng chimed in, "I'll have my people investigate Young Master Ting's matter. We'll notify you immediately if anyone is found to be suspicious."
Kong Wange nodded: "Thank you."
"Sister Kong, you've helped me so much before, what we're doing is nothing, it's all what we should do." Zhou Qiao pulled her down, "No matter what, you have to take care of yourself. Don't let Young Master Ting get sick before you collapse from exhaustion."
Kong Wange patted her hand: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
She pursed her lips, her gaze resolute.
As long as Murong Ting remains unconscious, she will absolutely not allow herself to collapse.
And no matter how well the person who harmed him hides, she will definitely find them and make them receive the punishment they deserve!
...
The Tang family.
After returning home, Wen Luoyun did not immediately hand over the jade pendant to Tang Zhi, but instead kept it to herself.
She waited until he left home for work, then secretly sneaked into the secret room of his bedroom.
These past few days, she has been disguised as Xu Ruoyun, taking care of Tang Zhi's daily life. She has already figured out some things. She skillfully found the switch to the secret room, turned it gently, and a wooden cabinet was moved away.
She slipped inside and made her way to where the jade pendant was kept.
Inside the transparent glass box, she took out the four jade pendants, each emitting a soft glow in the darkness.
She had never examined the jade pendants so closely before, but now she noticed that the angle of each pendant seemed to be slightly different.
It seems that if they are put together, they can form a loop?
The book says that once all five jade pendants are collected, the divine medicine can be obtained.
However, the specific method of obtaining the information is not described at all.
So... what will happen when the five jade pendants are combined?
She took a deep breath, connected the four jade pendants at their original angles, and then carefully took out the Qin family's Xuanwu jade pendant and placed it in the missing position.
Then, she stared intently at the jade pendant in front of her without blinking.
However, a minute passed, then two minutes passed...
Five minutes later, her patience ran out.
The five jade pendants arranged in a ring in front of me showed no reaction at all; they remained exactly as they were. Is this reasonable?
Looking at the five jade pendants, she suddenly began to question the meaning of life.
Could it be that what's written in that book is all fake, just something the ancients made up?
Or is her method wrong?
After a moment's thought, she remembered some methods recorded in books that could make hidden writing or similar things visible.
He then picked up the jade pendant, turned around, and went into the bathroom.
They tried rinsing with water, heating with fire, and even iodine solution, but the jade pendants didn't leave a single mark and remained exactly the same.
The mythical beasts on each jade pendant are so lifelike, they seem to be mocking her for not finding any pattern.
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