Chapter 107 Who sent the antidote?
"Don't worry, I won't let you die!"
This voice was particularly affirmative and powerful. Although Zhong Min might not be able to hear it, Xiao Mingzheng sounded very solemn, as if he was making a promise.
Xie Feng, standing by, was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then suddenly overjoyed. He knew his master well; having followed Xiao Mingzheng for so many years, he had long known this. The prince never made promises lightly, but once he did, he would always follow through. And now, since the prince had said this, it meant he must have a way to save Zhong Min.
"Your Highness, just tell me how you want to save her. No matter how difficult it is, I will do it!" He quickly took the initiative to speak out. At this moment, to him, Zhong Min was not only a hero who was injured for saving Your Highness, but more importantly, as his Xie Feng's sworn sister, how could he just stand by and watch her die.
Xiao Mingzheng glanced at Zhong Min again, without any hesitation on his face. He stood up and ordered Xie Feng beside him, "Have someone prepare the horses immediately. I want to go to Prince Xiao's mansion myself."
"Go to Prince Xiao's mansion?" Xie Feng became anxious upon hearing this. "Your Highness, although anyone with a discerning eye can see that Prince Xiao is definitely involved in this matter, we don't have any real evidence after all. If we go there, wouldn't it be equivalent to saying that we have already determined that he is the mastermind behind it? In that case, how could Prince Xiao honestly admit it? I'm afraid he will be blamed for it, which will be very disadvantageous to Your Highness. What's more, Prince Xiao wants to kill you, so how could he honestly hand over the antidote?"
After hearing Xie Feng's words, Xiao Mingzheng did not pause for long. It was obvious that he had already thought of all these problems in the past while and had considered them carefully.
"You don't have to worry about this. I have my own way to make him hand over the antidote!" Xiao Mingzheng did not explain much. He did have a trump card in his hand that could force Prince Xiao to surrender, but he had originally planned to save it for the last and most critical moment.
But now, he had no choice. First, Zhong Min's life was in danger. Second, today's events had already proven that the emperor had resolved to kill him, with only one final lingering clue left. The assassination attempt was now so obvious, so brazen, no longer concealed as before, which meant that the final, formal elimination was imminent. Therefore, there was no need for him to hesitate any longer.
After hearing Xiao Mingzheng's words, Xie Feng quickly thought of something: "The prince wants to get the secret letter..."
Xiao Mingzheng nodded, without any intention of hiding his feelings: "No matter whether we can return to Muzhou safely this time, the secret letter will not be of much use in the future."
"You mean, the Emperor will soon openly eliminate dissidents and deal with you, Your Highness?" Xie Feng suddenly realized. He had thought of this before, but he hadn't expected it to happen so quickly. After all, even if the Emperor didn't mind the 100,000 elite troops under Your Highness's command, he still had to consider the peace of the northwest border.
"There's no time left. Hurry up and get someone to prepare the horses. You stay and take good care of her. Nothing can go wrong before I come back!" Xiao Mingzheng didn't care about those things. It was only a matter of time anyway. He knew many years ago that there would always be such a day.
"No, Your Highness, please let your subordinate go. If Prince Xiao does something bad to you again, you will be walking into a trap!" Xie Feng was not a man who was good at talking, especially at this time. As long as he could express his meaning clearly, he would not care whether he liked it or not.
"If you go, there is no way you can get the antidote. There is no need to say more about this. Keep an eye on her. If she gets into any trouble, I will not let you off easily!" Xiao Mingzheng said no more. After saying the last sentence to Xie Feng, he didn't wait for Xie Feng to order people to prepare the horse, and walked out directly.
Xie Feng knew Xiao Mingzheng's temper very well. Although he was very worried when he saw this, he did not dare to speak out to stop him. He just looked at his master's determined back and couldn't help feeling emotional for a moment. He could only hope that Xiao Mingzheng could be safe and get the antidote back successfully.
Just as he reached the door, before he had time to tell the secret guards outside, he saw a guard trotting over. Seeing Xiao Mingzheng, he reported repeatedly: "Your Highness, there is someone outside who wants to see you!"
"I don't have time now and I won't see anyone." Xiao Mingzheng didn't stop, waved to the secret guard beside him, and continued to walk out.
"Your Highness, that man said he came specially to deliver medicine to Miss Min'er!" The guard added quickly upon seeing this.
Hearing this, Xiao Mingzheng stopped abruptly. He quickly turned his head and looked at the guard and asked, "Are you serious?"
The guard didn't know whether the prince was asking him seriously or whether he was asking the person outside who said he was delivering medicine. Fortunately, the guard was quick to react and quickly explained, "I don't think that person is lying. He looks seriously injured. His left arm is gone, and it's a bloody mess. I guess he just had a fierce fight with someone."
"Invite him in immediately!" Xiao Mingzheng's heart moved, and he quickly asked the guard to bring the person here. If there really was an antidote, he would not care about the purpose of the person who sent it.
Originally, going to Prince Xiao and forcibly demanding the antidote was a last resort, and there was no guarantee of absolute success. Even if it succeeded, it might not arrive in time. If there really was a ready-made antidote now, then Zhong Min's life would be truly saved.
Hearing the commotion outside, Xie Feng also came out. A moment later, the guard brought someone over. Xiao Mingzheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw him. It turned out to be him. It seemed that Zhong Min could really be saved!
The man in front of him really didn't look well. Just as the guard had said before, not only did he have multiple sword wounds on his body, but even his left arm had been chopped off alive. However, he didn't do anything to deal with such a serious injury. He just tapped the blood to stop the bleeding and casually wrapped it with a cloth.
"Are you Qin Ke?" Xiao Mingzheng said with a hint of confusion, "With your martial arts skills, how could you be injured like this?"
It was obvious that the injuries on Qin Ke's body were not caused by one person. The several different wounds were enough to show that there were at least three or four people involved. However, with Qin Ke's skills, there were not many people who could injure him so badly, even losing his entire arm.
"I didn't expect His Majesty to recognize me at first sight. In that case, I don't need to explain any more." Qin Ke smiled faintly and took out a small pure white porcelain bottle from his arms: "This is the antidote. After taking it, she will be fine."
Seeing this, Xie Feng was about to step forward to take it, but he saw Xiao Mingzheng had already stepped forward to take it.
"You are seriously injured. Come in and let my court doctor re-bandage you." Xiao Mingzheng did not question the authenticity of the medicine at all, and his attitude was much different from the aloofness he showed towards outsiders in the past.
Seeing that Xiao Mingzheng accepted the bottle of medicine without even a question, Qin Ke was a little surprised. It was normal for a person like King Mu to be suspicious by nature, but today he would actually trust him, someone he had just met formally.
"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. It's just a superficial wound, nothing serious." He said it calmly, as if it was just a puncture and a little bleeding. "But Your Highness, do you trust me so much? Aren't you afraid that this medicine is fake?"
Xiao Mingzheng didn't hesitate and replied directly, "Although I'm not entirely sure what your relationship with her was before, since you disobeyed orders and released her that time in the palace, I'm sure you won't harm her. And these injuries you're suffering now are probably because of her."
"Your Highness guessed correctly. For her, I have become a traitor. What's an arm? As long as I can save her, even if it means exchanging my life for another, I'm willing to do so." Qin Ke smiled warmly, without a trace of regret on his face. "Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's quickly detoxify her. If this poison is left untreated for too long, it will easily lead to other problems."
"Come in!" Hearing this, Xiao Mingzheng didn't waste any more time and turned around and walked straight into the house.
Qin Ke hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not leave immediately. He followed in and immediately saw Zhong Min lying on the bed with a lifeless look on his face.
For a moment, his heart ached, the pain felt countless times worse than when he'd just severed his left arm. He was thankful to have learned of her poisoning and injury in time, thankful that he'd managed to find the antidote to cure her. Otherwise, being left alone in this lonely world, he wondered how mad he'd become.
Xiao Mingzheng handed the medicine to the court doctor beside him. The court doctor simply opened it and sniffed it, then nodded excitedly and said, "Your Highness, this is the antidote! I will detoxify Miss Min'er immediately."
With the antidote, the court physician, who was already highly skilled in medicine, naturally felt at ease. Without even a moment's delay, Qin Ke explained how to use it. He quickly prepared everything, mixed the antidote, and fed it to Zhong Min.
"Why haven't you woken up yet?" After a while, Xiao Mingzheng saw that Zhong Min's complexion was gradually starting to improve, and the poisonous black on his cheeks had obviously dissipated a lot, but he didn't look like he had woken up.
"Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will take her pulse carefully." Seeing this, the court physician naturally couldn't give a definite answer right away. After all, when would the patient wake up after being detoxified? The time of awakening might not be the same for each person, as each person's situation was different.
Xiao Mingzheng didn't say anything else, but Qin Ke couldn't help but look at Xiao Mingzheng, as if he had thought of something. However, he didn't say anything either, and soon turned his gaze back to Zhong Min.
After a while, the court physician finally stood up and reported to Xiao Mingzheng with a serious face, "Your Highness, the toxins in Miss Min'er's body have indeed been completely cleared, but..."
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