Chapter 379: A Miserable Appearance
“She’s the best doctor in our Ming Du, she shouldn’t be wrong, right?” Xue Bilian looked at Hong Chen, not understanding.
Hong Chen said, “I’m not doubting the imperial physician’s skill, I’m wondering how sister could have been poisoned? And poisoned a month ago? That doesn’t seem to make sense. Even if it were slow-acting poison, it wouldn’t take so long to show symptoms, right? Could it be that sister has other health issues?”
Xue Bilian said, “It’s hard to say, let’s listen to the imperial physician first. Besides, she has been with me for so many years and was my father’s best doctor before he passed, she has no reason to harm me.” Hong Chen quickly said, “Sister, I might be overthinking things, please don’t take it to heart.”
Xue Bilian said, “Third sister, stop being suspicious, the imperial physician has no reason to harm me, the pill must be fine.” Feng Yue also said, “Third ‘Seven Four Three’ sister, stop overthinking, give the pill to sister, quickly.”
Hong Chen smiled, suddenly opened her mouth, and swallowed the red pill she was holding between her fingers. Feng Yue was astonished and swiftly moved forward to snatch the pill, saying, “Third sister, how could you do this? Do you know these pills are meant to save sister’s life? Why did you only eat one?”
Xue Bilian was very surprised by Hong Chen’s unexpected and abnormal behavior, staring at her blankly. “I told you the imperial physician couldn’t be trusted.”
As Hong Chen said this, she suddenly coughed out a mouthful of blood, her face as pale as paper. It was clear she had been poisoned.
How could this be?
Xue Bilian and Feng Yue were greatly alarmed, they rushed forward to support the swaying Hong Chen, and then gently helped her to sit on the bed. With Xue Bilian in front and Feng Yue behind, they placed their palms against Hong Chen’s chest and back, attempting to force the poison out of her body with their vital energy.
However, neither of them expected that this was a unique poison developed by the imperial physician over nearly twenty years, a poison that could not be cured.
Moreover, Xue Bilian’s health was already poor, and after this exertion, her strength was further depleted. She instantly began to sweat profusely, her face turned a bluish-purple, and her whole body trembled.
Feng Yue was not much better. Feng Yue’s clothes were also soaked with sweat, her face flushed and pale in turns, her lips turned purple, looking particularly miserable.
“Sister, what should we do?” Feng Yue said.
Xue Bilian said, “There’s no other way, we must do everything we can to force the poison out of Third Sister’s body now. It’s just that I’m a little worried about Little Brother and the other two…”
As she spoke, Xue Bilian’s voice grew weak, and she gasped for breath. She felt utterly exhausted. But in her heart, she was still silently thinking of Lin Ye, Little Fairy, and Molly… she wondered how they were.
The news of Xue Bilian and Hong Chen’s poisoning spread like wildfire. Little Fairy and Molly had already heard about it. However, they had already entered the Primitive forest within enemy territory, and it was too late to return.
Upon hearing this news, the three of them, Little Fairy, Lin Ye, and Molly, were particularly shocked.
Little Fairy suddenly succumbed to fatigue. This was an unexpected event she had never dreamed of.
Although they had entered the enemy’s Primitive forest through a secret passage they stumbled upon, evading the enemy’s guards, and were safe for the moment, they dared not let down their guard. Fei Bu Fan would definitely not let them off.
Perhaps at this very moment, Fei Bu Fan had already found the secret passage and was advancing towards them at the fastest speed. The poisoning of Xue Bilian and Hong Chen had severely affected everyone’s emotions.
Not only Little Fairy, but Lin Ye and Molly also felt an unprecedented exhaustion.
Walking along the dimly lit path in the forest, Lin Ye turned to look at the surrounding movements and said, “If you all feel tired, take a rest for a while.
I don’t think Fei Bu Fan will send anyone to find us here for now. You stay here and don’t go anywhere. I’ll go and see if there are any Wild fruits or the like in this forest, I’m feeling a bit hungry.” Little Fairy said, “Hey, hey, Little Brother, this forest is very big, and everywhere looks the same. You should make markers so you don’t get lost when you return.” Lin Ye said, “I know what I’m doing, don’t worry, I’ll be fine.” With that, he prepared to leave. Molly walked up and held Lin Ye’s hand, saying, “Little Brother, how about I go with you?” Lin Ye said, “It’s enough for me to go alone.”
Then he leaned close to Molly’s ear and whispered a few words to her, then smiled and left.
Molly stood there, stunned. She felt that the situation was becoming rather grim.
Little Fairy chose to sit under a big tree by the roadside, lowering her head in thought. She had been contemplating the poisoning of Xue Bilian and Hong Chen, always feeling that it was very strange and that there must be some hidden reason.
Molly came and sat beside her, leaning closely together, looking at each other without a word.
After a long period of silence, Molly felt the atmosphere was suffocatingly oppressive, and couldn’t help but say, “Little Fairy, why is our luck so bad, always running around frantically.
If it continues like this, even if we aren’t killed by the Demonic soldier and divine beast sent by Fei Bu Fan, we’ll die of exhaustion. Moreover, the disparity in strength between us and them is too great.
I suddenly regret coming to the enemy country to gather intelligence. Perhaps Fei Bu Fan already knew and is setting a trap for us to fall into. Besides, our Leader and Sister Hong Chen have been poisoned, this situation is truly terrifying for us.
How about we wait for Little Brother to return, discuss it with him, and quickly leave this Primitive forest and go back? If our Leader and Sister Hong Chen truly encounter a life-threatening situation, our Ming Du will be finished. At that time, Fei Bu Fan will easily occupy Ming Du without firing a single shot.”
Little Fairy looked at Molly in surprise and said, “You’re thinking the same as me. Yes, just as you said, let’s wait for Little Brother to return, discuss it with him, and it’s urgent to return to Ming Du.” “I guess you two don’t need to worry about that anymore. I’ve already forced the poison out of your leader Xue Bilian and Sister Hong Chen, they are fine now.
I killed the imperial physician who poisoned Xue Bilian. You can tell Lin Ye to continue gathering intelligence in the enemy country with peace of mind. I will report your progress to Xue Bilian on time.” At this moment, the Dwarf suddenly appeared before the two women. The Dwarf looked at the two beauties with a sly smile.
“Really, Dwarf, thank you so much.” Little Fairy widened her eyes in surprise, looking at the Dwarf.
She couldn’t help but recall the scene of Madam Xiao saving her last time, secretly marveling at how the Dwarf, despite his ugly appearance, had the audacity to have ideas about Madam Xiao. She was impressed.
Truly, there were all sorts of strange things in the world. It was impossible not to be amazed.
