The surrounding onlookers were all silenced by the scene.
Han Chenglin, with his severed arm, pressed the acupoints to stop the bleeding and looked at Gu Qianying once more.
He repeated his earlier words: "Release my three children, and I will give you the antidote."
At this moment, Gu Qianying's expression was calm, and her voice was icy: "First, give me the antidote. Once my sworn brother is safe, this young lady will naturally release them!"
A kingly aura was indeed embodied by Gu Qianying.
Even Han Chenglin, who had become half the power in the city, looked at Gu Qianying with a changed expression.
All lustful thoughts he had harbored towards Gu Qianying had long since vanished.
At this moment, he saw such a powerful aura in a woman.
Han Chenglin, having lived half his life, was compelled by the oppressive aura to have someone present the antidote.
Gu Qianying glanced at the box Lu Zhu handed over, and she coldly commanded, "Take it inside and let my sworn brother take it."
Lu Zhu nodded and complied.
As she carried the box inside, she also glanced at her mistress, Gu Qianying.
A look of understanding passed between them, letting Lu Zhu know what she needed to do.
Beside them, Gao Tianshou became more vigilant after Lu Zhu went inside.
He stepped forward, bound the three captured Han family members, and kept watch over them, while also observing the others and protecting his master, Gu Qianying.
Lu Zhu, carrying the box, went directly to the courtyard where Song Wuji resided.
Baili Jingxuan, Baili Su, and Madam Song had been waiting.
Song Wuji lay weakly on the bed.
After Lu Zhu entered, she first took out the antidote from the box and, following her mistress Gu Qianying's orders, brought a rabbit to test the medicine.
A moment later, Madam Song and the others were overjoyed to see the little rabbit hopping around, showing no signs of poisoning.
"Young Master Song, my mistress said that after you take this antidote, you will need someone to help you circulate your internal energy and regulate your true qi."
"Alright, I understand."
Song Wuji took the pill Lu Zhu handed him and swallowed it.
He then sat cross-legged, swept his gaze over everyone present, and his gentle eyes finally fell on Baili Jingxuan: "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Jingxuan."
Madam Song was a little angry, but for her son's health, she had to temporarily suppress her anger.
Baili Jingxuan glanced at Baili Su, and after receiving a nod from Baili Su, he felt a sense of relief.
"Mm, alright."
After watching Song Wuji drink the antidote, Lu Zhu went out again to report.
Gu Qianying saw Lu Zhu emerge and nodded at her.
She raised her hand to Gao Tianshou: "Release them!"
Gao Tianshou nodded, sheathed his sword, and stood behind Gu Qianying.
Han Yue, Han Ting, and Han Yi were helped by Han Yujun and taken away.
"Daddy… that woman wanted to kill me, Daddy, you must avenge me, woohoo, Daddy, kill her quickly!"
Han Yue, disheveled, clung to Han Chenglin's other arm and cried coquettishly.
Han Ting, not to be outdone, also cried, speaking even more pitifully than Han Yue.
Han Yi, standing nearby, said nothing, but his eyes were filled with hatred.
Han Yi snatched the sword from General Ma's hand and pointed it at Gu Qianying: "You vicious woman, do you really think Song Wuji, that good-for-nothing, will live after taking the antidote? Haha, you stinking woman, even if the potent poison in Song Wuji's body is resolved, he won't live much longer. Hahaha, the backlash of the poison will still remain in his body even after taking the antidote!"
With the three children by his side, each preoccupied with themselves, no one cared about his severed arm.
Han Chenglin glanced at Han Yue and the other two, but said nothing, though his displeasure was evident, his face ashen.
Gu Qianying frowned at Han Yi's words, but said nothing more.
As a physician, she naturally understood how severe the poison's backlash could be.
However, given Song Wuji's physical condition, he would be fine.
"I had intended for all of you to be buried with him if my sworn brother met with misfortune!
"But… now… I feel that your lives are also no longer necessary. The blood of your Han family does not belong in the Song Manor. Gao Tianshou, kill all these Han family members! Leave none alive!"
With a command.
Gu Qianying flipped her palm, and the Scarlet Blood Saber instantly appeared.
Today, it was clear to everyone that the Han family had come prepared.
Her only objective was the antidote. But if the Han family insisted on leveling the Song Manor, why should she spare these people's lives?
Would they replace the Song family after she left?
Heh!
Absolutely not!
"As expected, little beauty, you running dog raised by the Song family, you don't keep your word. Fine! Originally, today was the day to flatten the Song Manor. Since little beauty insists on making this scene happen earlier, then this old man will grant your wish!"
"Guards, kill everyone in the Song Manor!"
As he spoke, Han Chenglin raised his arm high.
Han Yujun and the others behind him raised their swords, including General Ma.
How could ordinary mortals be their match!
Gao Tianshou glanced at all the Han Yujun present, and his figure moved swiftly.
Without a sword in hand, with fists and kicks, he twisted and pinched, instantly dispatching several Han Yujun soldiers.
Lu Zhu, likewise, wielded her long sword, slashing and cutting. Several Han Yujun heads rolled to the ground.
Blood dripped from the tip of her sword.
Seeing this, Han Yue and the other two hid behind Han Chenglin in fright.
Han Chenglin, seeing the ground littered with the corpses of Han Yujun soldiers, his eyes blazed with anger.
General Ma behind him felt a flicker of fear in his eyes.
"I originally thought what kind of running dogs the Song family could raise, perhaps just some who put on a brave front. But now it seems I was mistaken. You are not ordinary people. It seems… in today's battle, I will have to reveal my trump card."
As he spoke.
Han Chenglin took out an exquisite flute from his person.
The moment he took out the flute, the people behind him and Han Yue, Han Ting, Han Yi, and the other three instinctively retreated.
As the flute's melody began, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and a fierce wind swept up.
Not far away, loud roars approached them.
Gu Qianying, Lu Zhu, and Gao Tianshou all turned their heads at the sound.
Suddenly, the ground trembled, trees rustled, and birds took flight in alarm.
"Ah…!"
Amidst the screams of the common folk.
Gu Qianying, Lu Zhu, and Gao Tianshou all revealed different expressions as they saw what was approaching.
Lu Zhu and Gao Tianshou instinctively surrounded Gu Qianying, prioritizing her protection.
A hint of shock flickered in Gu Qianying's clear, cold eyes…