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Nangong Shuang gritted her teeth in pain and raised her left wrist to look. To her shock, the Plum Blossom Birthmark had turned a bright red, exactly matching the color of the Xue Mei petals! Even more alarming was that the skin surrounding the birthmark began to show a faint purple hue, which was a preliminary symptom of being poisoned by Mei Ying San!
"This is bad, I'm poisoned!" Nangong Shuang exclaimed in horror. "The Xue Mei can transmit poison from a distance!"
Xiao Zhongyan's face changed dramatically. "How is that possible?! We need to find a way to detoxify immediately!"
Nangong Shuang endured the pain and calmly analyzed, "The Xue Mei is not an ordinary flower; it is a special type of poison. When I took samples from the corpse, I may have activated its toxicity. The birthmark on my wrist resonates with the Xue Mei, which triggered this abnormal phenomenon."
"What should we do?" Xiao Zhongyan asked urgently. "Is there a solution in the Heavenly Fragrance Life-Extending Technique?"
Nangong Shuang shook her head. "The Medical Book I have does not record any antidote. But I vaguely remember my father mentioning that to counteract the Mei Ying San poison, one needs the Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill. However, the formula for this pill is extremely complex and requires many rare medicinal materials, which are difficult to gather at once."
"Rare medicinal materials are manageable," Xiao Zhongyan said firmly. "The Crown Prince's Mansion has many treasures; we will definitely find what we need. Write down the formula, and I will arrange for people to prepare it immediately."
Nangong Shuang nodded gratefully, forcing herself to stand up and return to the table. She picked up her pen and wrote down the formula for the Nine-Turn Resurrection Pill, which she had noted down while learning medicine from her father as a child. Although it was not complete, it at least contained the main ingredients.
"Most of these medicinal materials are quite rare, especially the Thousand-Year Snow Lotus and Longan Incense; it will be hard to find them quickly," Nangong Shuang said anxiously.
Xiao Zhongyan took the formula and declared resolutely, "No matter how difficult it is, I will gather these materials! You need to hold on; I will go see the Crown Prince right away and ask him to mobilize resources."
Nangong Shuang nodded and watched as Xiao Zhongyan hurriedly left. The guards remaining were ordered to stay outside and be on standby. Back inside, Nangong Shuang continued researching the properties of Mei Ying San, hoping to find a temporary way to alleviate the poison's effects.
The pain in her wrist intensified, and the purple around the Plum Blossom Birthmark slowly spread. Nangong Shuang knew she had little time left. From what she knew, after being poisoned by Mei Ying San, one typically had only seven days before death, with increasing agony leading to heart rupture.
"I must hurry..." Nangong Shuang gritted her teeth and persisted through the excruciating pain while continuing her research.
Suddenly, she realized a crucial issue: Zhang Quan and Li Fu had also been poisoned by Mei Ying San and died in remarkably similar ways. This meant that their murderer not only possessed knowledge of the Mei Ying San formula but also understood its connection with the Plum Blossom Birthmark. Such knowledge could only belong to direct descendants of the Nangong Family or Xiao Family!
"Who could the murderer be? And why target old members of the Nangong Family?" Nangong Shuang pondered with furrowed brows. "Is it to silence them? Or perhaps to seek out the other two volumes of the Heavenly Fragrance Life-Extending Technique?"
While she was deep in thought, a faint sound suddenly came from outside her door. Nangong Shuang alertly looked up, her guard raised at the entrance.
"Who is it?" she asked softly while retrieving a packet of Mihun San from her sleeve in preparation for any unexpected situation.
There was no response from outside, but the sounds grew clearer as if someone was approaching. Nangong Shuang held her breath and prepared for battle. Just as the door was about to be pushed open, she swiftly threw the Mihun San towards the entrance!
"Wait, it's me!" a familiar voice called out as a figure nimbly dodged the powder.
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