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I followed the guard up to the second floor of the inn and entered Xie Wuyuan's room. The air was thick with the smell of medicine.
Xie Wuyuan lay on the bed, his breath shallow, while Liu Mingyue stood anxiously by his side. Several doctors were present in the room, looking helpless.
I stepped closer, keeping a distance as I assessed Xie Wuyuan on the bed. His lips were cracked, his complexion ashen, and his eye sockets were sunken. It was indeed a sign of severe poisoning.
"Everyone leave," I said.
The doctors exchanged glances. Liu Mingyue frowned and asked, "Do you know medicine?"
"I know a little," I replied. I had read many medical texts and treatises in the library on Piaomiao Peak. While I couldn't compare to a true divine doctor, I was confident in my ability to handle common poisons.
"You..." Liu Mingyue clearly did not believe me.
"Let her give it a try, cough cough..." Xie Wuyuan weakly spoke from the bed. "I trust her."
Liu Mingyue looked at Xie Wuyuan and finally gritted her teeth, waving her hand for the others to leave. She did not leave herself but stood nearby, watching me closely.
Only the three of us remained in the room. I approached the bedside, leaning down to examine Xie Wuyuan's complexion and pupils before checking his pulse.
The pulse was faint and weak, barely detectable, with a cold and domineering toxin coursing through his body, eroding his internal organs.
"What kind of poison is it?" I asked.
Liu Mingyue replied coldly, "I don't know. Even the imperial doctors in the capital couldn't identify it."
I didn't ask further. Instead, I took out a small porcelain vial from my pocket and poured out a black pill, holding it to Xie Wuyuan's lips. "Open your mouth."
Without hesitation, Xie Wuyuan opened his mouth.
Liu Mingyue quickly intervened, "Wait! What are you giving him?"
"An antidote."
"How do you know it's an antidote? What if it's poison?" She looked at me with suspicion.
I was too tired to explain myself. "If you don't trust me, you can seek someone more skilled."
"You!"
"I eat, cough... I believe her." Xie Wuyuan spoke again, his voice weak.
Liu Mingyue looked at him and eventually released her grip.
I shoved the pill into Xie Wuyuan's mouth and took out a silver needle, swiftly piercing several major acupoints on his chest to seal the path of the spreading poison.
After finishing this, I straightened up. "I've temporarily preserved his heart pulse. This poison is very aggressive; my medicine can only suppress it, not eradicate it. Within seven days, we must find the antidote, or else..."
I didn't continue.
Xie Wuyuan's previously ashen face regained a bit of color, and his breathing became steadier. He looked at me with a complicated expression. "Thank you, Yan Er."
"No need to thank me." I put away the silver needle. "According to the rules of the martial world, the consultation fee is one thousand taels. After the poison is resolved, no credit will be extended."
"You!" Liu Mingyue was both angry and frustrated.
I ignored her and turned to leave.
As I reached the door, Xie Wuyuan struggled to call out to me: "Yan Er! Don't go! I have something to say to you!"
I paused for a moment but didn't turn back. "Marquis, it's better for you to take care of your health first."
With that, I pushed the door open and stepped out.
For the next seven days, I stayed in Suzhou City. Not for Xie Wuyuan, but for that one thousand taels consultation fee. By the way, I also wanted to see who was trying to put him to death.
Xie Wuyuan's poison was peculiar, resembling a southern region's gu poison.
I investigated secretly and discovered that Xie Wuyuan's trip to Jiangnan for salt inspection had touched many people's interests.
Several of his half-brothers harbored discontent over his title inheritance.
Liu Mingyue's family, the Northern General's Residence, although a staunch supporter of him, was not entirely united in their stance.
The waters ran deeper than I had imagined.
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