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"You really want to know?" Yam raised an eyebrow, looking at his curious expression, and felt a desire to tease him, but she still wouldn't lie to him, after all, the previous one was more fun.

The yam was handed directly to Yun Qi. When Yun Qi took it, he was a little confused. He didn't expect the yam to be given to him so easily. However, when he took it, he found that the bottle was extremely light. He shook it and found that there was nothing inside.

Just as he was about to open it, Shanyao stopped his hand, saying, "Don't, the poison will get into your nose." She covered her mouth and nose, afraid that Yunqi might impulsively open the bottle.

However, Yun Qi was quite obedient. After hearing this, he let go of her hand and returned the bottle to Jiang Chaoyu.

What exactly is inside?

Yam didn't mince words anymore, "I call this medicine 'Tender Affection Elixir.' When people are first poisoned, they think they've been drugged with an aphrodisiac, but once they find the antidote, they'll rot from the inside out, and finally—"

Seeing that Yunqi was listening attentively, she made a loud "bang" in front of him, which startled him and made him tremble, but it also amused Shanyao.

Hearing about the potency of her poison, he thought to himself that it was fortunate he could never beat Yam; if she offended him one day, he wouldn't even know how he died.

"Are you feeling lucky?" Yam noticed Yun Qi's expression and couldn't help but laugh at his post-disaster look.

"No." After saying that, he fled in panic, not caring what Yam was saying behind him.

"Is this fun?" A familiar female voice interrupted Yam's attention; the familiar voice seemed to belong to the lady.

Yam slowly turned around, only to find the lady standing right in front of her, arms crossed, staring at her with interest and a smile in her eyes. She then walked towards her step by step. "Can I borrow her to play with?"

The open-mouthed yam was surprised by the way the lady spoke, thinking she was going to say something else, but she went straight to the point, leaving the yam with no way to refuse Jiang Chaoyu.

Just as she was about to speak, Jiang Chaoyu became worried again, looked at the yam gently, and asked, "Is it because you only have one bottle? If you only have one bottle, then I won't lend it to you."

These words were also for Yam's sake. When had Yam ever heard such gentle words, or seen the lady so tender and gentle? She was almost drowning in them, and was quite happy to be so comfortable. Without saying a word, she handed over her poison, saying, "Madam, you may take it if you want. I have plenty more."

Looking at the poison in her hand, Jiang Chaoyu was still a little surprised that her words had actually made Yam blush.

"Thank you. In exchange, I'll give you Yunqi's sword." The fact that Yunqi's sword appeared out of nowhere was an unexpected delight for Shanyao. "Thank you so much, Madam."

"We're family, you're too kind."

These words made Yam extremely happy, and he walked away with his sword in his arms.

Jiang Chaoyu looked at the poison in her hand. Since it was a gas, how could it poison someone?

At this moment, I couldn't think of a solution, but there are always more solutions than problems, and I should be able to figure it out later. I'm used to climbing over walls, and when I got back to the mansion, I was thinking of climbing over the wall again. I climbed over the back door and that's when I heard what they were saying.

However, on the way from the backyard to the frontyard, Jiang Chaoyu never thought that there was anyone waiting for her. She was only happy that she had such a powerful and dangerous poison, and she hummed a song as she walked.

"Light rain~"

Jiang Chaoyu was caught off guard by the call and hurriedly looked around to see where the person calling her was.

Turning around, he saw Zeng Chenhua squinting at him, and he realized something was wrong. He then remembered that he had promised someone he would return quickly.

He immediately changed his expression and walked forward with a smile.

"Have you eaten?" This was definitely a slip of the tongue; only after seeing the untouched bowl and chopsticks in front of Zeng Chenhua did she realize she'd really messed up. She quickly explained, "Something really bad happened on our end. Do you want to hear about it?"

"Okay." Zeng Chenhua smiled, but the words seemed to come out through gritted teeth.

Jiang Chaoyu walked up to him, sat down directly, and used another pair of chopsticks to add food to his plate. "Eat more, I'm not hungry, you eat."

Zeng Chenhua didn't touch his chopsticks and asked directly, "Why aren't you hungry?"

Jiang Chaoyu acted as if she hadn't heard the question and continued talking to herself, "Let me tell you, my senior sister also received a similar letter, but the letter instructed the Crescent Moon Sect to poison her."

I thought I had changed the subject very well, but Zeng Chenhua still insisted on asking, "Why aren't you hungry?"

"I'm not hungry, that's all. Why?" Jiang Chaoyu didn't want to answer anymore, somewhat annoyed by Zeng Chenhua's words. Hearing this, Zeng Chenhua also didn't want to listen to Jiang Chaoyu anymore, so he stood up and left, leaving behind a sentence.

"That's enough, I'm a little tired."

Jiang Chaoyu watched him get up, turn around, and walk away in one smooth motion.

His brows were furrowed, and he wondered if she was angry. But why would she be angry? She left without even listening to him finish speaking.

However, watching his figure disappear from the spot, Jiang Chaoyu was a little confused, but she was also carefree and thought that Zeng Chenhua probably really wanted to sleep.

I still have something good in my hand. When it comes to poisons, Xu Ninghui is definitely more skilled than me. I guess I should ask him how to maximize its effect. I just finished eating and came back, but I didn't expect the mansion to be so quiet again.

Anyway, she can't stay idle, so it's best to resolve some things as soon as possible.

However, I've almost forgotten that I have superpowers these days. "Spatial displacement lock, enter!"

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Chaoyu appeared in front of Xu Ninghui. Xu Ninghui was still in a daze when his senior sister suddenly appeared in front of him, which startled him.

"Senior sister, you scared me."

"Sorry, I was a little anxious to see you."

That was a bit ambiguous. "Stop, senior sister, just say what you want to say. This is too ambiguous. I'm afraid your husband will beat me to death if he hears this."

Jiang Chaoyu waved his hand dismissively, indicating that it was alright. "It's a bit strange that he said he was tired before it even got dark."

Hearing this, Xu Ninghui became interested and stopped staring blankly, his eyes full of desire to come and see. Jiang Chaoyu directly avoided the topic, saying, "Alright, when did you become so eager to hear this? I came to you today to ask you to help me see how this kind of poison works."

Xu Ninghui was clearly more interested when he heard about poison.

He picked it up and shook it, only to find nothing there. "Could it be the Love-Tender Elixir?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chaoyu became even more curious, "How do you know this name too?"

"Because that person is considered my senior sister."

Hearing this, Jiang Chaoyu's curiosity was truly piqued. They seemed to have no connection whatsoever, yet now they were said to be senior and junior siblings. "And then, and then?" she asked eagerly, wanting to know what happened next.

However, Xu Ninghui was amused by Jiang Chaoyu's appearance. "Senior sister, you wouldn't let me ask about it just now, why do you suddenly want to know about me now?"

"Oh, that's different. Tell me about it."

Unable to resist Jiang Chaoyu's questioning, Xu Ninghui directly told them their story.

"My senior sister and I crawled out of a pile of dead bodies. We were able to survive thanks to the help of a family of herbalists. However, the family of herbalists was massacred, and we got separated. It wasn't until recently that I learned that my senior sister had gone to work for the Second Prince and even shared the poisons she made with me."

"Did you avenge that herbalist family later? Weren't they just ordinary people? Why would they be targeted for revenge?"

If it were an ordinary family, they would have lived in the suburbs undisturbed by others. However, what Xu Ninghui said made her even more suspicious of that herbal medicine family.

However, upon hearing Jiang Chaoyu's words, Xu Ninghui couldn't help but scoff, "What grudge could they have? They are kind-hearted by nature, otherwise they wouldn't have saved us when we were covered in blood. Later, I found out that it was a royal hunting expedition. They passed through this area and, in order not to be disturbed, they set the house on fire."

Royal family?! "So this grudge has never been avenged!"

For an ordinary family, revenge would be easy, but he is a ruler. Before the enemy even reaches him, they might not even know how they died. That's why he was so reluctant to let the sect leader guard the imperial city for him, and he didn't understand why the sect leader insisted on making a deal with the imperial city back then.

But it doesn't matter whether you know it or not now, as this matter is long gone.

After recognizing his senior sister, he went to seek refuge with the Second Prince. He noticed that the Second Prince had no ill intentions towards the Crescent Moon Sect and seemed more interested in Senior Sister Jiang, so he went along with it and encouraged the prince.

He was aware of the plans of those in power; he was merely a pawn, and he would do his utmost whenever he was needed.

I especially hope to avenge that family of herbalists, which would be a way of repaying their kindness in helping me.

"Yes, but we can wait for this day, Senior Sister, do you believe it?" His eyes were filled with hope, as if he could hear bad news from the capital at any moment.

Jiang Chaoyu looked into his eyes and affirmed, "Of course I believe you."

Because of her master's death, she didn't know who to hate. Should she hate the murderer Xie Yunyin, or the mastermind behind it all—the emperor who manipulated others from deep within the palace?

However, she will definitely wait until all the people behind this are exposed and they all die. That would be the best ending. Even if she dies in the end, in this foreign land, she doesn't care.

It's good here too. Although she will never see the people who were good to her again, she will live on with that hope.

"But senior sister, what are you going to do with this poison?"

At this moment, Xu Ninghui was studying the poison, but it could not be opened easily. If it were opened, they would turn into poisonous liquid in a short while.

"We want to use this poison on someone who is suitable for it."

Hearing this, Xu Ninghui became even more curious, "When to use it?"

"You don't need to worry about that. You just need to tell me how to use this poison on other people."

"This kind of poison usually needs to be opened and smelled by the person to be effective. If it's delayed, the poison won't work at all. Senior Sister, what do you plan to do..." She stopped speaking, looking at Jiang Chaoyu with some hesitation.

"What if I suggested using it at the Princess's birthday banquet?"