My Years in the Jianghu with the Prince: A Time of Unethical Conduct

Chapter 116 The mantis stalks the cicada

Behind her followed Xiang Qingsheng, who looked anxious and had a light sheen of sweat on his forehead.

Judging from this, it seems that Xiang Qingsheng was worried that something might have happened to Dongfang Shuo, so he brought Dongfang Su over.

Looking at the dying Dongfang Shuo, Dongfang Su calmly said, "I heard everything outside the door just now."

She glanced at everyone, her gaze finally settling on the medicine bottle in Tao Xian's hand, and agreed to Tao Xian's suggestion almost without hesitation.

"Since there's no time left, we have no choice but to take the risk."

Xiang Qingsheng hesitated and opened his mouth, but Dongfang Su waved her hand firmly, indicating that he didn't need to say anything more.

The others looked at her, but none of them stopped her.

She stepped forward and took the medicine bottle from Tao Xian's hand. "Let me do it."

Tao Xian added, "Two drops are enough."

Dongfang Su nodded, stepped forward, and sat down beside Dongfang Shuo's bed, looking at the man who was already in a daze and could pass away at any moment.

She paused for a moment, then reached out and, without hesitation, grabbed Dongfang Shuo's chin and fed him the poison into his mouth.

At the same time, almost everyone held their breath and stared intently at Dongfang Shuo.

A few breaths later, he took the poison again and convulsed, tilting his head back.

Blood gushed from his face, which had turned pale, and slowly turned red. His body began to tremble involuntarily.

As if enduring immense pain, Dongfang Shuo began pounding his chest with both hands, making hoarse sounds in his throat, as if he were coughing up all his internal organs.

Seeing that things were not going well, Xiang Qingsheng quickly stepped forward to help hold down Dongfang Shuo's flailing hands.

Time passed second by second, and under everyone's watchful eyes, Dongfang Shuo gradually stopped struggling and calmed down.

His eyes slowly closed, and his breathing gradually became steady.

The entire room fell silent.

Everyone present exchanged glances and breathed a sigh of relief.

Tao Xian walked to Dongfang Su, who was wiping her father's face, raised her hand to check Dongfang Shuo's pulse, and found that although his pulse was weak, it had stabilized.

"It's done."

Her brows relaxed, she whispered something, and reached out to administer acupuncture to Dongfang Shuo.

As the silver needles were inserted, Dongfang Shuo's originally reddened skin gradually returned to normal.

A short while later, as he coughed up a mouthful of black blood, Dongfang Shuo's hazy eyes gradually cleared, and he fully regained his senses.

"Master!"

Xiang Qingsheng quickly helped Dongfang Shuo, who was trying to sit up, and asked with concern, "How are you feeling?"

Dongfang Shuo coughed a few times, and after all the blood was spat out, he patted Dongfang Su and Xiang Qingsheng's hands, shook his head at them, and said in a low, hoarse voice, "It's nothing."

The group could see that although Dongfang Shuo was still very weak, his overall condition was much better than they had expected.

Dongfang Shuo weakly clenched his hand, looking puzzled. "But why can't I feel any of my internal energy?"

Dongfang Su glanced at him and then recounted the whole story.

After hearing this, Dongfang Shuo remained silent, and finally sighed softly, "So be it, it seems this is all fate."

It's just a pity that, given the current situation, I'm afraid I won't be able to personally kill my enemy.

After this ordeal, Dongfang Shuo visibly aged, his face wrinkled like withered tree bark. He was like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to burn out at any moment.

"Father, you should get some rest."

Seeing this, Dongfang Su stood up and reached out to help Dongfang Shuo lie down.

"I'll have someone change your clothes. We'll come back to see you after you've rested."

"Alright."

He nodded wearily, and under the watchful eyes of the others, slowly closed his eyes and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

The group exchanged glances and then quietly left the room.

As soon as they stepped outside, Xiang Qingsheng stopped and bowed to the three of them, saying, "Thank you for saving my master's life. If needed in the future, I, Xiang Qingsheng, will go through fire and water for you."

But before he could even bow, Tao Xian caught him.

She shook her head and said, "No need to thank me in a hurry. As I said before, this is a temporary measure, and the Shadowless Poison has only been suppressed for the time being."

"There are two types of poison in the body of the Eastern Alliance Leader. If he does not take the antidote soon, he may die from the poison within three months to six months."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Qingsheng's face turned pale. He quickly looked up at Tao Xian and asked anxiously, "What about the antidote?"

Tao Xian took out a small white porcelain bottle from her bosom and said, "This is the antidote for the poison I used, but I don't have the antidote for Wu Ying."

After saying that, she turned her head to look at Xie Yan, "Young Master Xie just said that this is poison from Fengyun Tower. I wonder if there is an antidote?"

Upon hearing this, the others all looked at Xie Yan.

Under everyone's gaze, Xie Yan smiled and said, "That old fellow Dongfang Yuan is terrified of death. He not only sent people to collect many elixirs and medicines, but he also prepared an antidote for every poison that could be collected in the building."

"so……"

Upon hearing this, Xiang Qingsheng's eyes immediately lit up, and he looked at Xie Yan eagerly, waiting for his affirmative answer.

Even Dongfang Su couldn't help but clench her fist, looking at Xie Yan with a deep gaze.

Xie Yan didn't keep them in suspense and nodded to them, "That's right, Dongfang Yuan has the antidote for Wuying."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Qingsheng immediately gripped the knife in his hand and turned to leave, saying, "I'll go and bring him back right now."

"Brother Xiang."

Just as Xiang Qingsheng was about to rush out, Dongfang Su finally spoke up and called out to him.

Upon hearing this call, Xiang Qingsheng abruptly stopped in his tracks.

Dongfang Su said calmly, "Do you know how many experts are in Fengyun Tower? Do you know where Dongfang Yuan is right now?"

“He has been hiding for so many years, how could you catch him so easily? Besides, the conference is still going on, and with Father in his current state, you might have to preside over it.”

Upon hearing this, Xiang Qingsheng fell silent, looked down at the knife in his hand, sighed dejectedly, and whispered, "I was confused."

Seeing that Xiang Qingsheng had calmed down, Dongfang Su nodded, rolled up her sleeves, and said, "I'll go."

Several people: ...You should wait a bit too.

After finally managing to stop the two, Xie Yan chuckled and said, "I know where he is."

"what?"

"Really?!"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Xie Yan in shock.

Didn't he leave Fengyun Tower a long time ago and even get hunted down? How come he seems to know everything about Dongfang Yuan's actions now?

Xie Yan raised an eyebrow and, under everyone's gaze, slowly pulled a slip of paper from her pocket.