GBP Chapter 406: Winning People Over with Virtue
Chapter 406: Winning People Over with Virtue
"Stop messing around, I'm angry."
Upon seeing Lu Qingchen collapse, Qin Miaoxi's first reaction was that he was just teasing her.
It was only when his face grew paler that he panicked. He immediately took his pulse and examined him, and his eyes widened in disbelief.
"How could this be?"
She clearly gave Lu Qingchen a pill that could cure all poisons, so why was he still poisoned? And it was a new kind of poison that she had never seen before.
Her mind raced, but her hands moved even faster, inserting the gold needles into Lu Qingchen's acupoints to stop the toxins from spreading further.
"Master, come out here! Did you give us fake medicine?"
【Little Xixi! Have you forgotten that you are a doctor? Can't you tell if it's fake or not?】
Qin Miaoxi: "..."
In her haste, she forgot about it, but because she was certain that the medicine was real, she became even more puzzled: how could such a potent poison be cured?
poison?
A sudden realization dawned on him: the beast-attracting powder had activated the hidden poison within Lu Qingchen's body—the Poison King!
After settling Lu Qingchen in, she immediately went to find Wen Zhu.
Wen Zhu, who had just fallen asleep, was awakened by a sudden knock on the door. Before her muddled mind could process what was happening, anger surged up first.
He frowned, his face so dark it could drip water, and was about to utter a curse when a stern "Open the door!" from outside the door startled him. It was his wife's voice.
This was like a bucket of cold water being poured over him, instantly sobering him up. His previous anger vanished in fear, and he hurriedly opened the door, asking respectfully, "May I ask what brings you here so late at night, Madam?"
"What poison did the Poison King give the Marquis?"
“This…” Wen Zhu was slightly taken aback, and stammered, “Madam, please don’t make things difficult for me. The Marquis forbade me to say it.”
"He's dying now, aren't you going to tell me?"
"what?"
Wen Zhu was shocked and hurriedly asked, "Master, now..."
"His life is not in immediate danger, but if the antidote cannot be found, he will not live for more than three days."
Wen Zhu was shocked and immediately told the whole story of how the Poison King poisoned Lu Qingchen and how Lu Qingchen reciprocated by poisoning him with Gu worms.
"Did the Marquis also use a Gu worm on the Poison King?"
"Yes." Wen Zhu glanced at her cautiously, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
My dearest wife! My love for you is unwavering. The Queen Worm resides within you; the Poison King will never dare to harm you again.
Qin Miaoxi felt a pang of sorrow. Lu Qingchen was no match for the Poison King, yet he still managed to plant the Gu worm on him, the danger of which was unimaginable.
However, Wen Zhu's words reminded her that the reason she couldn't get rid of the poison was because the poison contained Gu worms. Now she was certain that Lu Qingchen's poisoning was the Poison King's revenge, and he was currently in Jingzhao City.
"Have you found the drug kingpin's whereabouts after all this time?"
"The Poison King is elusive; he escaped every time we chased after him."
"How did you obtain the Gu worms, Lord Marquis?"
"Madam Jiang once did business in the southern border region, and this gift was given to her by the chieftain of the southern border region."
Qin Miaoxi seemed to be thinking about something, then took out a bottle of medicine and handed it to him, "If the Marquis wakes up, please give him this."
Wen Zhu carefully put the porcelain vase away. "Madam, what about you?"
"I'm going to find the antidote."
A bright moon hangs high in the darkness, its clear light casting silvery spots. A cold wind blows through the treetops and brushes against my cheek, causing my dark hair to dance and sway in the air.
Qin Miaoxi stood alone on a treetop, gazing into the distance. The wind made her dress flutter, and a dark red patch was revealed on the lifted hem—the color of blood staining her clothes.
A rustling sound suddenly arose below. She glanced down and then descended from the air. In the blink of an eye, she stood still in front of the dark figure without disturbing a single withered leaf.
"Not bad, not bad, my niece's lightness skill has improved again."
Xiao Yan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at her with a smile. If one did not know the details, one would really think that she was a kind elder.
Qin Miaoxi smiled sarcastically, "Senior, you flatter me. I dare not be your niece. I'm afraid my husband will be poisoned by you one day."
Xiao Yan laughed heartily, his aged eyes fixed intently on her. "If you call me father, I will immediately detoxify Marquis Xuanping and help him cultivate a body immune to all poisons."
? ?
No wonder, so that's why Xiao Yan harbored such feelings towards his biological mother. Senior brother and junior sister!
Tsk tsk, why do you have to drag them into your previous generation's grudges?
"Let's forget it. My daughter doesn't need a father. I brought you here just to discuss a deal."
"Can't solve it."
Xiao Yan gave his answer immediately without even asking.
Qin Miaoxi glared angrily, "You just said you could cure the poison."
"That was just now, and now is now." Xiao Yan said with a smug look on his face, as if to say, "What can you do to me?"
Qin Miaoxi's lips curled slightly, and a flash of white light passed through her hand.
puff~
The dagger plunged into his heart, and blood flowed down Qin Miaoxi's blade. Xiao Yan's face contorted in shock, and he spat out another mouthful of blood.
"you……"
He was horrified, his face shifting between disbelief and incredulity.
"Senior is physically strong, but I don't know how much more blood and sweat he has left to sustain him."
Xiao Yan froze instantly, a sharp pain shooting straight to the top of her head; she knew about the Mother-Child Gu.
Ignoring the pain in her chest, Qin Miaoxi drew the dagger and raised it high, smiling serenely, "I'll be watching."
"Wait, let's talk it over."
Xiao Yan was truly terrified by her reckless attitude and her ruthless nature, which was completely different from her mother's gentle temperament.
"Senior, you finally want to talk to me properly!?"
The brighter Qin Miaoxi's smile, the more frustrated Xiao Yan felt.
"What on earth do you want to do?"
“I told you long ago that I need you to cure my husband.”
Xiao Yan smiled bitterly, "There really is no way to cure it. The day Marquis Xuanping planted a Gu worm in me, I went to the Southern Frontier in a fit of rage and stole a Gu worm, hiding it in a poison pill. I don't even know what kind of Gu worm it is, how can I cure it?"
Qin Miaoxi stared intently at him. "You don't need to lie to me. You said you could solve it."
Xiao Yan: "..."
Is she a stubborn person who can't understand human speech?
"I mean: I think I can solve it."
Qin Miaoxi raised an eyebrow, the knife was raised again, and her expressionless face conveyed the message that "she would not be polite if you did not speak properly."
"I also stole the Gu Insect Manual from Southern Xinjiang. Once I've mastered it, I'll be able to undo the Gu."
"Give me!"
Xiao Yan glared angrily, but he compromised under her "persuasion through virtue" and reluctantly took out a booklet from his pocket and threw it at her.
Of course, this virtue refers to martial virtue.
"This is compiled in the Southern Xinjiang script, which you cannot understand. It's better to wait until I learn it so I can naturally detoxify."
"The so-called Gu is a poison king that absorbs the essence of the sun and moon and fights poison with poison..."
Xiao Yan: "..."
Qin Miaoxi recited a few paragraphs fluently, and the moment she looked up, a long whip came flying, binding Xiao Yan tightly.
"Let go...cough cough..."
The red pill melts instantly in your mouth when you pop it in.
Xiao Yan's eyelids twitched, and he smacked his lips, savoring the taste: "Heartbreak Grass, it's my poison."
"Come back to the Marquis's mansion with me. You were the one who poisoned me. I'll release you only when the poison is removed."
He scoffed, "You think there's no antidote for my own poison?"
"Then try to detoxify yourself."
Xiao Yan swallowed his medicine. A quarter of an hour passed, and his lips were as pale as paper, cold sweat streaming down his forehead. "You added other herbs to it."
"Of course, it is my honor to improve upon the poison of my predecessors."
Qin Miaoxi rubbed her fingertips, she had said that she would not fight a battle she was not prepared for.
"I'll go with you."
"Senior, please!"
Xiao Yan walked ahead, a smug smile playing on his lips as he passed by.