If not for checking Su Mei's pulse, Li Se truly wouldn't have realized she was afflicted by a蛊poison. This was a rare Bì Hǎi Xuán Tiān Gǔ, one that was exceptionally difficult to detect in its initial stages. This was precisely why he hadn't noticed Su Mei's condition sooner.
"I feel so uncomfortable..." Su Mei's face contorted in pain, her body trembling uncontrollably. A chill emanated from her.
"Young miss..." the shadowy bodyguard exclaimed anxiously.
Li Se carried Su Mei into the car and pulled open her clothes. While the expanse of snow-white skin was alluring, with her chest rising high, this was hardly the time for lingering. He swiftly produced his silver needles, infused them with his true qi, and inserted them into Su Mei's acupoints.
After a considerable while, the pained expression on Su Mei's face began to ease. She quickly regained consciousness. Upon noticing she was unclothed, a blush spread across her cheeks. "Little brother, so forward?"
Li Se immediately covered her with her clothes. "You were afflicted by a 蛊 poison. I could only treat you this way."
Hearing this, Su Mei's complexion shifted from red to pale. "Can you cure it?"
"I've temporarily stabilized your condition. To resolve this 蛊 poison, a specific medicinal ingredient is required," Li Se sighed. The Bì Hǎi Xuán Tiān Gǔ was too rare; even for him, curing it was somewhat troublesome. Without that particular ingredient, he could at best suppress it, and even that suppression wouldn't last long, perhaps only a month.
"What medicinal ingredient?" Su Mei asked quickly.
"Purple Leaf Heavenly Lotus!" Li Se replied.
"What kind of medicinal ingredient is that?" Su Mei had never even heard of it.
"It's also a rare medicinal ingredient, very difficult to find," Li Se stated. He himself had never encountered the Purple Leaf Heavenly Lotus, which illustrated just how elusive this ingredient was.
"No matter what, I will obtain this medicinal ingredient!" Su Mei gritted her teeth.
Li Se hesitated for a moment. "Mei Jie, you've been afflicted by the Bì Hǎi Xuán Tiān Gǔ. This 蛊 poison is extremely rare. Even the most formidable 蛊 master would find it incredibly difficult to concoct such a poison. Who exactly wants to kill you? Is it someone from your family?"
A cold glint flashed in Su Mei's beautiful eyes. "These people have already lost their minds. To achieve their goals, they'll stop at nothing."
Li Se remained silent. Families of such stature truly held no room for sentiment. Take the Zhang family, for instance. When had they ever considered Zhang Aimin as part of their family? In the eyes of these prominent family members, profit always came first. Even Tang Ru and Zhang Li could be ruthlessly cruel to their own daughters. Such individuals were, in essence, no different from beasts.
"You likely already know, my Su family hails from the capital. We are a second-tier family there. However, my grandfather practiced some martial art and apparently suffered qi deviation. Afterward, a Chinese physician known as the 'Poison Doctor' required my body as a medicinal ingredient to treat his qi deviation. The Su family placed absolute faith in this. If not for him, I might have already died in the capital..." Su Mei sighed softly. The "him" she mentioned was naturally that shadowy bodyguard.
Li Se furrowed his brow slightly. "Using you as a medicinal ingredient?"
"Yes. You are a divine physician. Do you know about using people as medicinal ingredients?" Su Mei looked at Li Se and inquired.
"Poison Doctor, hmm? It seems that title is truly fitting." Li Se immediately understood that this Poison Doctor was no ordinary individual. Su Mei possessed the naturally enchanting constitution, a physique not only suitable for employing seduction but also capable of creating wondrous elixirs or weapons if used as a medicinal ingredient. However, using it to counteract qi deviation was utterly impossible.
"So-called qi deviation is essentially an imbalance caused by the retrograde circulation of fiery energy during cultivation, leading to uncontrollable internal qi and susceptibility to illusions. I have never heard of using a person as a medicinal ingredient to treat qi deviation," Li Se said with a cold laugh. This Poison Doctor likely had ulterior motives.
Su Mei's teeth clenched. "That these unorthodox methods would be believed by the Su family!"
"Mei Jie, for the time being, you should search for the Purple Leaf Heavenly Lotus. As long as you can find this medicinal ingredient, I can cure your 蛊 poison," Li Se instructed.
"Alright!" Su Mei nodded, then she seemed to become somewhat bashful.
"What is it?" Li Se asked.
"Are you going to watch me get dressed?" Su Mei asked with a half-smile.
Li Se uttered a soft "Er," and quickly turned his head. However, as he heard the rustling sounds of clothes being put on, an inexplicable itch began to spread within him. Especially since the woman beside him was a great beauty, and few men could resist Su Mei's allure.
Not far away, Zhang Cheng and his companions were observing this scene. They truly hadn't anticipated that Li Se would be the one to neutralize their final trump card.
"How can this brat's skills be so extraordinary?" Tang Ru exclaimed in disbelief.
"Furthermore, the Su family has intervened in this matter. It seems it won't be so easy for us to make another move against this Li Se," Zhang Cheng said with some reluctance.
Soon, they returned to the sanatorium and reported the situation to Zhang Mao in detail.
Zhang Mao sighed. "Has the Zhang family reached its end?"
"Father, with me here, the Zhang family will not decline," Zhang Cheng declared confidently.
Zhang Mao was well aware of his son's capabilities. It was precisely his son's incompetence that had led to the Zhang family's decline. Both sons were more useless than the other. Originally, he had hoped to leverage the hemostatic and analgesic drugs to propel the Zhang family to unprecedented heights. However, it now appeared that obtaining these two drugs was exceedingly difficult. He had even harbored murderous intent towards Zhang Aimin and Li Se, but alas, it had failed.
"Father, what should we do next?" Zhang Cheng asked. He was the type of person who couldn't make decisions or devise good plans, always needing to consult Zhang Mao. Without Zhang Mao's instructions, he wouldn't know what to do next.
"Father, we must get our hands on this hemostatic and analgesic drug. Otherwise, how can I manage this company?" Zhang Li was still preoccupied with managing Yuanfeng Pharmaceutical and achieving his grand ambitions.
Zhang Mao sighed. One indecisive, the other lacking capability, yet both aspiring for grand ambitions. To this day, he was still fixated on Yuanfeng Pharmaceutical, a company barely exceeding ten million in value. What was so special about it? It showed a complete lack of foresight.
Zhang Mao closed his eyes. "Have Zhang Aimin come to see me."
"Father, why meet that ungrateful wretch?" Tang Ru said displeasantly. She even harbored thoughts of killing Zhang Aimin.
Zhang Mao replied, "Do as you are told and don't ask so many questions. It would be best if that Li Se also came along. I want to see them both!"
"Alright!" Zhang Cheng had no choice but to nod in agreement.