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Lin Xiaofan suddenly turned his head to look out the window and indeed saw the young maid, Chun Tao, lingering at the courtyard entrance with a tea tray, occasionally glancing inside the house.
"This girl..." Lin Xiaofan gritted his teeth and muttered under his breath.
Zhuge Liang, fanning himself calmly, said, "My Lord, do not rush. Let us see how she performs."
Before he finished speaking, Chun Tao gently knocked on the door. "Young Master, I have brought you some calming tea."
Lin Xiaofan exchanged a glance with Zhuge Liang and quickly lay back down on the bed, feigning weakness. "Come in."
Chun Tao pushed the door open and was visibly startled to see Zhuge Liang suddenly present in the room. "Who is this gentleman?"
"This is... cough cough... a doctor I invited," Lin Xiaofan weakly coughed a couple of times. "My headache has flared up again."
Chun Tao's gaze flickered, but she respectfully placed the tea tray on the bedside. "Young Master, this is the calming tea that Madam specifically instructed me to prepare."
Zhuge Liang stepped forward and lightly tapped the teacup with his fan. "May I ask, young lady, what is the recipe for this tea?"
Chun Tao's fingers trembled. "Replying to you, sir, it is... it is made with premium longan flesh and poria..."
"Oh?" Zhuge Liang suddenly raised his voice. "Then why do I smell the scent of realgar and aconite? Drinking this tea will surely lead to baldness!"
Chun Tao's face turned pale instantly, and the tray in her hands fell to the ground with a loud crash.
Lin Xiaofan sat up abruptly. "System, scan this tea!"
[Scanning... Toxic substance "Zhu Yan Zui detected. Long-term consumption will lead to progressive nerve paralysis.]
Lin Xiaofan's eyes blazed with fury as he grabbed Chun Tao's wrist. "Speak! Who sent you?!"
Chun Tao trembled all over. "Y-Young Master, spare me! It was... it was Butler Liu..."
"You're lying!" Zhuge Liang suddenly shouted sharply. "There is osmanthus oil from Liu Residence under her fingernails!"
Lin Xiaofan's pupils constricted—Liu Rushuang! This venomous woman had actually reached into his household!
"System, is there a way to turn this situation to my advantage?"
[Suggestion: Take an antidote and feign poisoning to track the messenger.]
Lin Xiaofan exchanged an antidote from the system shop, turned his back to Chun Tao, quickly swallowed it, then picked up the teacup and drank it all in one go.
"Ah!" He deliberately screamed in agony, clutching his throat with both hands. "The tea is poisoned!" After saying that, he collapsed onto the bed and began to convulse.
Chun Tao was so frightened that she took two steps back; seeing Lin Xiaofan no longer moving, she immediately turned and ran away.
Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and said, "Follow her!"
The two trailed behind Chun Tao from a distance, watching as she twisted and turned until she finally slipped into a secluded residence in the western part of the city.
Lin Xiaofan and Zhuge Liang crouched on the wall, observing an old, hunched woman inside the courtyard who was brewing medicine. When the old woman raised her hand to wipe her sweat, a striking sparrow tattoo was revealed on her wrist.
"Sparrow Feather Division!" Zhuge Liang exclaimed in a hushed voice. "This is an assassination organization set up by the Crown Prince!"
Just as Lin Xiaofan was about to take a closer look, he suddenly felt a chill down his back—
Whoosh!
A poisoned arrow shot through the air! Zhuge Liang reacted swiftly, blocking it with his feather fan. With a sharp clang, the arrow was deflected, but the fan cracked open, revealing a corner of a concealed miniature map hidden within.
"There's an ambush!" Zhuge Liang pulled Lin Xiaofan back urgently.
Three masked figures sprang from the shadows, each strike aimed to kill. Although Zhuge Liang was dressed as a scholar, his movements were surprisingly agile, and he managed to push the attackers back with his fluttering fan.
"Retreat!" The leader of the masked figures realized they were at a disadvantage and immediately ordered a withdrawal.
Lin Xiaofan wanted to pursue but was stopped by Zhuge Liang. "My Lord, wait. Let's take a look at this." He unfolded the miniature map that had fallen from the fan, revealing a secret route leading to the Western Regions.
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