Chapter 237: Antidote, heheheh (2/2)

So Third Elder had finally revealed himself to be a spicy old ginger when he calmed down! In Han Yunxi’s case, curing Long Tianmo meant getting rid of his poison. This was her strong point, but her heart could only skip a beat at these words.

Shoot!

She was 100 percent certain that Long Tianmo was poisoned, but as for the cure… Fine, forgive her for not considering the problem carefully enough.

A cure for poison needed an antidote!

Even if she needles to expel and detoxify the poison, antidote was still needed to make it work. Otherwise, it’d be impossible to get rid of all the poison’s traces when it had already spread so much. But as for the antidote…

Han Yunxi couldn’t help but mentally slap herself. Bone Poison was a completely new strain of poison, so the detox system hadn’t created an antidote for it yet! It was easy for the poison pond inside her system to come up with new toxins, but it needed time to create the corresponding antidotes. Those who needed less time required around one to two months, while the others might need a year and a half or so. Han Yunxi hadn’t overlooked these facts, but gotten used to old habits. As long as the detox system could recognize and identify a poison, it would usually be able to treat it. Even if it didn’t have supplies for specific antidotes on hand, it still knew at least the prescriptions, so she never had to think too much about the specifics. Whenever she needed an antidote, the detox system would always provide one.

But this time…Han Yunxi had stumbled! And it was on none other than her all-knowing detox system!

“How is it, Qin Wangfei?” Third Elder was waiting for an answer.

Han Yunxi lightly bit her lip, hesitant. Actually, there was no use hesitating, she knew. Without an antidote, there was temporarily no way to cure Long Tianmo. As time went on, his only fate would be to die from the pain.

“Qin Wangfei, the purpose of your trip here was for a doctor’s’ consultation to determine the Tianning crown prince’s illness. It’s also a chance to absolve your criminal name. How about this? Let’s skip the consultation and have the people here stand as witnesses. We’ll set three days as the deadline, and this old man will let you treat him first. I hope that you can give us a clear explanation, both on the Tianning crown prince’s previous swollen stomach and his current source of pain.”

Heavens…

Not only did she have to cure him, but she had to explain why his “chronic ailment” flared up and how his “illness had changed.” He wasn’t an elder of the medical academy for nothing. Ruthless and fierce! What should she do in this situation?

If she agreed, it would be something she couldn’t do at all. If she didn’t, she might not care about the face lost, but Third Elder wouldn’t spare her all the same. She wouldn’t be allowed to take half a step into Medical City, making her the laughingstock of everyone under Heaven once news got out. Han Yunxi was stuck in a dilemma between the devil and the deep blue sea.

“What do you think, Qin Wangfei?” Third Elder pressed. He could tell that Han Yunxi wasn’t as confident as she was before. Everyone else was observing her as well, while Gu Beiyue had long noticed how different Han Yunxi was acting.

Third Elder and the rest didn’t understood her, but he knew her very well. As he understood it, Han Yunxi could cure any poison she could find, so she should be glowing with brilliance right now. What was she hesitating over? Could it be that she was pretending, so as to seize the chance to trip up Third Elder some more?

When Third Elder was about to pressure her again, Han Yunxi spoke up. “Everything will be as Third Elder says, it’s just one point…”

Third Elder never thought that Han Yunxi would agree. If he wasn’t the one being offended today, he might even admire this girl. “Which point?” he asked with interest.

“This junior isn’t used to others yielding for her. Moreover, Third Elder is a senior, so you should go first.” Han Yunxi’s manner was very steady and filled with principles, but her heart was already making calculations. If she couldn’t treat the poison and cure Long Tianmo, then how could Third Elder cure him if he couldn’t even diagnose his patient?

In this gamble, whoever went first was the first to lose.

Third Elder’s eyes flickered with scorn. He was sure this girl was afraid, but he was determined to see her make a fool of herself today. Then she’d know what it meant when people said, ‘as high as the heavens and as deep as the earth.’

“This old man didn’t even make his diagnosis before esteemed wangfei determined that Tianning’s crown prince was poisoned. Naturally, you should go first,” Third Elder urged again.

“That won’t do. There’s no such logic like a senior yielding for a junior,” Han Yunxi said in all seriousness.

“There is when it comes to this old man. What, are you afraid?” Now it was Third Elder’s turn to make fun of Han Yunxi.

Han Yunxi was about to retort when Qinwang Rong finally saw his chance to butt in. “Stop arguing, you two. Saving him is more important, hurry and find a way for Mo’er to calm down.”

Third Elder and Han Yunxi looked over at the same time to see Long Tianmo pained to the point of death, dripping with sweat that stained the sheets damp.

“Saving people is more important. How about you two decide by drawing straws?” Fourth Elder said.

Han Yunxi didn’t want to since it was a 50-50 chance, but Third Elder nodded, making it impossible for her to refuse. Lady Lianxin quickly prepared two pieces of paper and placed them into an urn, each written with either “First” or “Later.” She brought the urn to Third Elder and Han Yunxi. He took a paper first, while Han Yunxi sucked in a deep breath and drew the second.

The two of them exchanged glances before unfolding them at the same time…