Chapter 167: Looking for the Antidote
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
‘Feng Yili’s junior sister is here?’
Yu Yunxi laughed out loud when she heard this.
‘Isn’t it enough for them to show off in the capital? Why do they have to come to Xinan?’
“Drive them out,” Yu Yunxi said stonily.
Although those people were guests, they were not qualified to be guests of Xinan due to their connections to Feng Yili.
The guard heaved a sigh of relief before he nodded and said, “Yes, County Princess!”
In fact, this was what all of them planned to do. They had heard of the treatment Yu Yunxi and Yu Junjin received in the capital. When they saw those people at the city gate, it took everything for them to stop themselves from making a fuss. With Yu Yunxi’s order, they no longer had to be polite.
At this moment, Guan Ying, who was standing behind, taunted, “Yu Yunxi, you also have such a day. It seems like your love rival has come to provoke you!”
Yu Yunxi did not care about Guan Ying’s words at all. She also did not think much about the latter’s mysterious warning earlier. Nonetheless, before she left, she said to one of the guards, “Keep an eye on her.”
Xinan could not afford to have any more troubles. She could not allow Guan Ying to drag them down.
Guan Ying could only stomp her foot in anger when Yu Yunxi ignored her.
When Yu Yunxi arrived at the entrance, there were already hundreds of soldiers waiting there. They should have been in high spirits, but at this moment, their faces were pale, and they were coughing non-stop, looking as though they were going to collapse.
Yu Yunxi’s heart grew even heavier when she saw this. She said softly, “Let them in.”
One of the guards said solemnly, “County Princess, there are too many people, and we don’t have many rooms left…”
“It’s fine. We’ll bring bedding over and set up makeshift beds. No matter what, we have to take them in,” Yu Yunxi said.
“Yes, County Princess.”
At this moment, Shen Hezhi was standing in the distance. When he saw Yu Yunxi, he wanted to walk over.
However, when Yu Yunxi noticed this, she hurriedly shook her head at him. She said seriously, “Brother, please wait for me. Give me a little more time. I’ll think of a way.”
Although Shen Hezhi was worried about her, he chose to believe in her. After all, they could only rely on her now regarding this matter. With mixed feelings, he said, “Remember to protect yourself.’
“Take good care of Godfather, Godmother, and Junjin. You must also be extra careful of Nanyue on the battlefield. They’re all despicable,” Yu Yunxi said.
Now that the poison had spread to the military camp, it was likely that Nanyue would make a move soon.
At this moment, Yu Yunxi finally noticed Xu Zhiyan who was standing behind Shen Hezhi. She nodded at him tacitly. They were friends, after all; sometimes there was no need to say much.
After bidding farewell to them, Yu Yunxi turned around.
At the same time, the door began to slowly close behind her, separating her from the duo.
Late at night.
The oil lamp in Yu Yunxi’s room was still lit.
When she came out, she found that Song Cang was still guarding outside her room. She said, “There’s no danger here. You can go back and rest.”
Song Cang seemed to notice something was wrong. He asked worriedly,
“County Princess, are you okay?”
Yu Yunxi shook her head. She placed her hand on her forehead and found that it was very hot. She shrugged and feigned nonchalance as she said, “It’s good.
I’m finally infected.”
“County Princess, you…” Song Cang grew even more worried.
Yu Yunxi said with a hint of excitement, “I’ve found some clues. If I’m not mistaken, the poison Nanyue used is called Lingering Death!”
“Lingering Death?”
“Yes. Those who are poisoned would be infectious even when they died, bringing death everywhere as its name suggests,” Yu Yunxi explained, shaking her head at the end of her words, “I’ve read about this poison in my mother’s medical journal, but there’s not much information about it. However, I know it’s even more poisonous than Springwood Separation…”
Up until now, Yu Yunxi had only encountered two tricky poisons: Springwood Separation and Lingering Death.
Speaking about this, Yu Yunxi remembered that the poison in Feng Yili’s body had not been fully detoxified. Counting the days, it was almost time for his poison to act up. She scoffed inwardly as she thought to herself, ‘However, he’s so capable. There’s no way he’ll die.’
Song Cang asked, “County Princess, does this mean you’ve found the antidote as well?”
“I’m still missing one ingredient to concoct the antidote. I’ve tried more than ten herbs and tested them, but the effect isn’t good,” Yu Yunxi said gravely.
At this moment, a doctor rushed over and said anxiously, “County Princess, many people are having seizures! They look like they’re about to die!” Yu Yunxi did not waste time and ran out immediately.
Yu Yunxi saw a tragic scene when she arrived. She quickly brought out the twenty prescriptions she had written earlier and said, “Doctor Qin, there are 20 prescriptions here. One of them might be the antidote. Get the kitchen to brew them now. You must brew them all in an hour.”
Doctor Qin immediately rushed to the kitchen after he took the prescriptions from Yu Yunxi.
“Doctor Zhang, Doctor Han, I need two of you to perform acupuncture on me. Doctor Jiang and the others keep an eye on the patients. Make sure they don’t bite their tongues.”
Everyone went to work immediately as a tense atmosphere loomed over them.
Not long after, Guan Ying’s maidservant ran over.
“County Princess, Miss is not feeling well. Please come and have a look at her!”
Yu Yunxi was in the midst of performing acupuncture for a child now. When she heard this, she said coldly, “She came here on her own accord to suffer. Tell her to endure it for now.”
“County Princess, how can you do this? Miss is…”
The maidservant began to complain, but Yu Yunxi shot her a cold look, and the former no longer dared to complain. Instead, she said weakly, “B-but, Miss’ condition is really bad.. ‘
Yu Yunxi said without looking at the other party, “Then bring her here to be treated.”
The maidservant looked around. When she saw the shirtless male patients, she whispered, “Miss is still unmarried. How can she come here?”
“Then, let her wait for death,” Yu Yunxi said, no longer polite.
The maidservant choked on her words. She did not dare to question Yu Yunxi and could only return.
At this time, Song Cang walked over and said, “County Princess, it’s just as you expected. War has broken out outside the city.”
Yu Yunxi stopped what she was doing and looked outside.
Flames lit up the distant sky as smoke billowed heavily. The sounds of fighting rang from far away.
Yu Yunxi’s heart sank. She could only hope that Shen Hezhi was safe.
“Be careful!” Song Cang suddenly cried out.
Yu Yunxi felt a sharp pain in her finger. She looked down and discovered the child had bitten her finger due to the effect of the poison.
Song Cang ran over and held her hand as he asked worriedly, “Are you okay?”
‘Why does he sound so different?’
Yu Yunxi forgot about her pain as she looked at Song Cang skeptically..
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