Vol 1 Chapter 22 (2/2)

“Cat button” was a fruit growing on the Southern Islands that greatly reserew fro flower Its toxicity was limited only to the meat of the fruit

Because the juice of the Cat button was mixed into the dish, it did not alter the colour of the dish There was nothing distinct about the srance of the dish was enhanced by its addition That hy the agents of the Eation often used it to silence others After the poison had entered the stoht The person would die of seizures that strongly rese contracted a deadly virus (What kind of flu kills by seizures, bro… ~MCM) It was difficult to determine the true cause of death

Fei Jie was the leading Expert of concocting poisons in the Eation and Fan Xian was his disciple Naturally, he deduced its taste from the first mouthful of the stir-fried bamboo While the Cat button did not have any distinct odor, its only flaas the slightly bitter taste The assassin who did the poisoning actually thought to mix the Cat button juice into the already bitter baood

Fan Xian did not immediately left to take the antidote because he did not want to worry the Old Mada his bravado If he did not realize it was Cat button and thought it was just another fast-acting poison, he ht already be dead now

After Fei Jie’s warning, he had always been very cautious when eating or drinking He was afraid that the Mistress in the Main Manor would atte before eating like before He was not afraid that he would die because he had taken the poison Rather, he was more afraid that the servants would die because of the poison That hy he insists that he tried every dish first This was exactly like the eunuchs ere in charge of testing the food in the old days

Although Fan Xian regarded his own life asto let any innocent die because of him

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Sighting the young master in the kitchen, the servant hurriedly stood up and carried a stool for hi ry? Do you want some more?”

Fan Xian giggled “The stir-fried baood”

“I’ hed heartily (The dialogue when translated directly was “As long as it suits the young ht ~MCM)

“Yea, it was really fresh When was it bought?” Fan Xian asked carefully while nodding profusely

“It was bought in theThat’s why it’s really fresh”

“Oh! Were there people from outside the manor who came into the kitchen today?”

“Old Ha who usually send the vegetables was sick His nephew came instead”

“M else to ask I’ll be off then” Fan Xian sneaked a piece of s abashedly, he smiled and said, “Please don’t tell Grandma that I came to the kitchen to snack”

Looking at the young boy who left the kitchen, the servants began to gossip They were praising the baseborn child for being very kind and polite and did not have a single bad habit typical of other noble youths…… With the exception of the strict rule during mealtimes, of course

In a claustrophobic alleyway in Danzhou port, Fan Xian’s fingers hooked onto the back wall of a certain building With a heft of his arms, he scaled the wall like a leetables, Old Ha

The Manor only had a little over ten people With the exception of a few changes in the servant girls, the rest were mostly locals After all these years, they were not really worth suspecting Although he haswas queer the minute he heard he had fallen ill

Old Ha’s room was pitch-black, yet, in Fan Xian’s eyes, it was clear as day As he silently stalked the room, his nose picked up the metallic odor of blood