The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 317 - 190 Shuoyuan_2

A woman standing by Master Chen’s side shrieked: "Two days? How can we wait for two days? My lord must recover today, or all of you will be thrown into the prison!" It seems this was Master Chen’s legal wife, mother of Chen Bucao.

Ning Xiaoxian was touched to hear Deng Hao still trying to protect her at such a critical moment. To be honest, there wasn’t much of a deep connection between her and Deng Hao; they were just strangers coming together by chance, and then spent some time traveling together. This man really held a strong sense of righteousness, it’s no wonder everyone in the Cloud Tiger Trading Team respected him.

At this moment, the servant who led Ning Xiaoxian and the others in whispered something into Chen Bucao’s ear, and the man turned his gaze her way with a fierce glint in his eyes and demanded, "The Pill Master has arrived? Show yourself!"

A crisp female voice responded, "I’m here." Ning Xiaoxian then made her way forward through the crowd. Wherever she went, a gentle power emanated from her, gently pushing aside the people in front.

Chen Bucao was stunned and then furious when he saw that the Pill Master from the Cloud Tiger Trading Team turned out to be such a young girl. "Nonsense! How could a girl of such a young age pretend to be a Pill Master? No wonder my father was poisoned. It would be strange if taking elixirs refined by a naive girl like her did not end in disaster."

Thinking so, he glared at Deng Hao even more fiercely.

Ning Xiaoxian replied calmly and confidently, "Heritage does not define one’s abilities. If the elixir I refined is indeed the problem, I will accept punishment. This matter should not involve the Cloud Tiger Trading Team." Though young, her tone was steady, carrying a force that stabilized people’s hearts. Most of the Cloud Tiger Trading Team knew of her capabilities and felt relieved to see her arrival, as the folks from Chen Mansion subconsciously turned their suspicions toward her. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"May I ask Lord Chen, you claim that my elixir has harmed Master Chen, do you have any evidence?" the little maiden asked unflinchingly.

Before Chen Bucao could speak, the woman on the ground, tears streaming, sobbed, "This morning, aside from his regular meals, my lord consumed only your elixir and nothing else. Soon after, he fell ill. If not for your poisoned elixir, what else could have such an effect?" Her mournful voice and accusation deepened the sorrow among those present at the Chen Mansion.

"So it is," said Ning Xiaoxian calmly. "Then I must see Master Chen and inspect the poison myself!" She did not phrase it as a request, but rather a demand, which was safer for her as the agitated members of the Chen Family’s eyes grew more intense.

Since her request was reasonable, someone immediately escorted her to Master Chen’s bedroom. Tu Jin also wanted to follow, but a servant tried to stop him. Ning Xiaoxian looked back and stated, "This is my assistant; he must come with me."

While they were on the move, Deng Hao quickly whispered to her, "Miss Ning, I do not doubt your medicine pills, but please find the real culprit!"

Feeling warmth in her heart, she softly replied, "Understood!"

Master Chen had indeed been poisoned. A doctor seemed to have prescribed a remedy, and he was still hanging on by a thread, though unconscious and his face swollen. A circle of women surrounded his bed, all dabbing at their eyes with handkerchiefs.

According to a servant taking care of him, Master Chen started complaining of a stomachache after taking the medicine by himself this morning. Within two quarters, his limbs went slack, his facial muscles convulsed, and he fell rigidly onto a chair. A little while later, he could still hear people talking since his eyelids moved, but his eyes were too swollen to open.

This talkative servant was artful with his words, vividly describing the scene of Master Chen’s collapse, bringing tears to the women’s eyes again.

Ning Xiaoxian glanced at the woman and said, "No need to cry just yet. Is there any medicine left? Bring it here."

A servant quickly fetched a brocade box. She opened it to find four remaining medicine pills, and indeed, they appeared to have come from her hands - correction, from Qiongqi’s hands. She lifted the box close to the Demon Eye she wore on her chest, making it easier for Changtian and Qiongqi to inspect.

The result was that both the being and beast confirmed, "Indeed, it’s our concoction, without any added poison."

Changtian pondered, "I first thought that perhaps the medicine shop or someone in this mansion mixed poison with our elixirs, but the scent of these pills is utterly pure and untampered with." After a moment, he added, "Had someone poisoned them, they wouldn’t have poisoned just one pill, so the entire box of pills is innocent."

This posed a difficulty. If the pills were not tainted, where did the poison come from? If it were to be said that Master Chen was poisoned beforehand, why would it suddenly manifest after taking her elixir? Such a claim would not be believed by the Chen Family, let alone Ning Xiaoxian herself.

What to do?

"Don’t panic," Changtian consoled her, his voice carrying an inexplicable tenderness. Since the day he kissed her, although Ning Xiaoxian pretended everything was normal, there was a subtle, intimate tension between them, "Let Tu Jin investigate the situation inside his body first. This poison surely did not come from our pills; I will help you!" With Changtian’s words, her restlessness subsided slightly.

She instructed Cang Jin, "Test for the poison." He nodded, lifted the patient’s eyelids to look, then pressed lightly on Master Chen’s carotid artery, radial artery, and behind his ears, appearing quite earnest. Only Ning Xiaoxian knew that this man was no doctor; he was simply using these gestures to secretly send a wisp of dark energy into Master Chen’s ear canal.

The Divine Skills of a Soul Cultivator were strangely potent. He was only at the Divinity Transformation Stage but could already project a soul avatar. If even a Qishou beast could be fooled by his tricks, what chance did an unconscious Master Chen have against him?(To be continued... If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation tickets and Monthly Tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)