Chapter 1083 Heart-Erosion Powder
Chapter 1083 Heart-Erosion Powder
Faced with groundless accusations, Jiang Xiaochuan's thoughts were racing. Huangfu Jingzhai was insidious and cunning, and would do anything to achieve his goals.
If he really released the news that he had framed Zhuge Mingyue, it would indeed be a brilliant plan to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
But if you think about it carefully, Huangfu Jingzhai has given him a one-month deadline.
That means the other party didn't want him to die within this month.
Therefore, Zhuge Canglan's accusations were clearly groundless speculations without any basis.
"Senior, I'm afraid all this is just your baseless conjecture!"
Jiang Xiaochuan looked straight at Zhuge Canglan without flinching.
Hearing Jiang Xiaochuan's rebuttal, Zhuge Canglan snorted.
He rubbed his fingers unconsciously. The stinging pain from grabbing Xuexi just now was still there. He felt a little shaken in his heart, but he was still unwilling to let go.
Seeing this, Jiang Xiaochuan was filled with rage. The other party tortured him based on mere speculation. He would remember this!
But at this moment, Zhuge Mingyue's safety is paramount.
He suppressed his anger and quickly recounted everything that happened at the Huangfu family that day.
"Are you serious?"
After hearing this, Zhuge Canglan's expression became uncertain, and the murderous intent in his eyes diminished slightly, but his doubts remained.
"If you don't believe me, you can check it out!"
At this point, Jiang Xiaochuan thought to himself, "The Huangfu family has had spies here for decades. Could it be that even the Zhuge family's ancestor couldn't find out this little bit of information?"
He really wanted to say this out loud and give this old monster a good slap in the face, but thinking of Zhuge Mingyue's safety, he still asked honestly, "How is she now?"
Zhuge Canglan stared at Jiang Xiaochuan's eyes, his anxiety and worry did not seem fake.
He already believed it about 70% in his heart. Otherwise, he would not have brought Jiang Xiaochuan here.
With a light snort, Zhuge Canglan waved his sleeves.
“Grind, grind, grind…”
The heavy stone door slowly opened.
Zhuge Mingyue sat cross-legged on the jade platform in the center of the stone chamber.
Her originally crystal-clear jade-like face was now covered with a strange blue-black aura of death, her cherry lips were purple, and her breath was extremely weak.
"Mingkong risked his life to protect you, saying that this matter had nothing to do with you. He said that you are a rare master of medicine, and you might have a way to save Yue'er!"
After revealing the real purpose of capturing Jiang Xiaochuan, Zhuge Canglan stepped into the stone chamber.
Before Jiang Xiaochuan could approach the jade platform, he reached out to stop him again, "Boy! I'm warning you! If you dare to play any tricks, I'll make you wish you were dead!"
Jiang Xiaochuan was extremely anxious. He pushed away the arm blocking his way and retorted, "I care about Mingyue no less than you do! At least..."
He stared at Zhuge Canglan with scorching eyes, "I won't use her safety to achieve any purpose!"
Knowing that this old monster was afraid of the consequences, Jiang Xiaochuan stopped looking at him after he finished speaking and walked quickly to the jade platform.
It has to be said that this old monster really cares about Zhuge Mingyue. He even used his powerful energy to set up a solid restriction around Zhuge Mingyue.
This restriction not only prevents the other party from encountering accidents when he is not around, but its subtlety lies in that it can actually block the penetration of Jiang Xiaochuan's eyes of insight.
Because the other party was deliberately hiding, Jiang Xiaochuan used his eyes of perspective to look over, but only saw a hazy mist, which was far less direct than taking her pulse. He leaned over and gently placed his fingers on her wrist pulse.
As soon as he touched the icy wrist, Jiang Xiaochuan's heart sank.
Zhuge Mingyue's pulse was so weak that it was almost imperceptible, and there was a faint sense of strange stagnation.
He held his breath, gathered a trace of extremely fine and pure spiritual power at his fingertips, and carefully probed into Zhuge Mingyue's meridians.
In an instant, a smell of decay rushed up along his fingertips!
Wherever this breath passed, the spiritual power he probed into showed a tendency to be contaminated!
"hiss……"
Jiang Xiaochuan gasped, withdrew his fingers abruptly, and his face became extremely ugly.
The vast medical knowledge inherited from him instantly lit up like a vast star map, and the name of an almost extinct poison came to his mind - Heart-Erosion Powder.
"It's 'Erosion Heart Powder'!"
Jiang Xiaochuan suddenly looked up at Zhuge Canglan who was staring at him intently.
"Heart-Eroding Powder?"
Zhuge Canglan's brows knitted together. He had vaguely heard of this name before, but the specific characteristics had long been lost due to its extinction. "What are the symptoms of this poison? How can you determine it?"
Knowing the old monster was wary of him, Jiang Xiaochuan pointed at Zhuge Mingyue and said, "A dark blue aura of death is faintly visible on Mingyue's skin, a sign of a severe erosion of vitality! Her lips are dark purple, not the usual crimson purple of poisoning, but a strange grayish hue, like a withered tree!"
"The most crucial thing is her pulse! I took her pulse and found that it was extremely toxic, cold and vicious. Not only was it blocking her Qi and blood, it was also madly devouring her life force!"
"This kind of tyrannical and insidious poison, specifically designed to suppress the source of life and having the effect of a 'fouling spirit', can only be explained by the strange poison 'Erosion Heart Powder'!"
As he spoke, his expression grew more serious, clearly troubled by the Heart-Eroding Powder. "This poison is colorless and odorless, unlike ordinary poisons. It requires special preparation and initiation. The most insidious aspect is its extremely short incubation period, with minimal signs before an outbreak, making it easy to overlook! Those poisoned are often caught completely off guard, and their very essence is often eroded by more than half!"
Zhuge Canglan listened to Jiang Xiaochuan's clear analysis, especially the description of the characteristics of the evil spirit, which was vaguely consistent with the spiritual sluggishness he felt when he tried to help Mingyue suppress it, and his doubts were dispelled a little.
But then, as if he had discovered some loophole, his eyes suddenly became sharp:
"When did Yue'er get poisoned? When did she get poisoned?"
"yesterday!"
Jiang Xiaochuan was firm.
"yesterday?"
Zhuge Canglan seemed to have heard a huge joke. His voice suddenly rose, filled with a fury of being fooled. "Absolutely not!"
Ever since the traitor Zhou Zong was caught, Zhuge Canglan has set up a tight net here!
Not even the soul of a fly can sneak in silently!
"Boy, you probably don't know!"
Zhuge Canglan pointed to the stone chamber shrouded in numerous restrictions. "This stone chamber itself is made of thousand-year-old cold iron mixed with mithril, and it's guarded by powerful masters. Let alone poisoning, even the slightest trace of alien aura won't be able to penetrate!"
"Since yesterday, Yue'er has not even taken a single step out of this door! Tell me, where did the poison come from?! Could it be that I was the one who poisoned it myself?!"
He grew angrier as he spoke, and a violent aura surged within the narrow stone chamber.
Faced with Zhuge Canglan's murderous intent that was almost tangible, Jiang Xiaochuan had no intention of explaining. He believed that his judgment was correct.
In the interval of solemn silence, Jiang Xiaochuan's nostrils twitched slightly.
This stone chamber had a cold and dry smell that was unique to stone and had been sealed for many years, as well as the faint body fragrance emanating from Zhuge Mingyue.
However, in this complex smell, Jiang Xiaochuan caught a hint of...sweetness that was almost completely concealed!
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