Xiao Man reached out and took the bowl from Xu Mama's hand. She sniffed it, her eyes instantly turning cold, but her face showed no emotion. She drank the entire bowl of ginseng soup in one gulp and turned the bowl upside down to show Xu Mama.
Xu Mama breathed a sigh of relief and smiled as she took back the bowl, "This servant will not disturb the eldest young lady's rest."
After Xu Mama left, Xiao Man quickly pressed several major acupoints on her body and spat out all the ginseng soup she had drunk.
"Miss, are you alright?" Qiu Tong asked worriedly upon seeing Xiao Man's state.
"I'm fine. Did the old madam go to Concubine Lin's courtyard today?"
"She did. During the day, after the old madam left Shui Yue Xiao Zhu, she went to Concubine Lin's courtyard and stayed for a while before leaving."
Xiao Man's face was full of anger. "She is truly my good grandmother, always wanting my life. Investigate for me, is there anyone around her who is skilled in pharmacology? If there is, eliminate them!"
"Yes, Miss." Ying Xue immediately went down to have people investigate the matter.
"Miss, what exactly happened?" Qiu Tong asked, trembling with fear.
"She knew who poisoned me, yet pretended not to know, only to obtain the antidote and mix it into this ginseng soup, sending it over openly." Xiao Man sighed deeply. "What have I done to make her hate me so much, to the point of wanting me dead?"
"Miss, is the old madam truly that wicked?"
"Her heart has been wicked for more than a day or two." Xiao Man rubbed her temples. Wasn't it her scheme that led to her beating last time? However, looking at the old madam usually, she didn't seem like someone so scheming. Her dislike for her was also undisguised, but her actions were so contrary to her demeanor. Had she overlooked something?
"Miss, what was wrong with that ginseng soup?"
"It was mixed with the antidote for the Drunken Immortal Powder."
Qiu Tong gasped. Did the old madam poison the young lady? Was the old madam too wicked?
Xiao Man's heart turned ice cold. Even though the old madam had given her the antidote, it was also a deadly poison.
The antidote for Drunken Immortal mixed with ginseng, while it would counteract the Drunken Immortal's poison, would also damage her fundamental health. Her good grandmother, fearing she wouldn't die, had even used a thousand-year-old ginseng!
"Miss, was the person who poisoned you the old madam?"
"She wasn't the one who gave me the Drunken Immortal Powder," Xiao Man said slowly. "But this bowl of ginseng soup she sent, mixed with the Drunken Immortal Powder, is even more poisonous than the Drunken Immortal Powder itself. Since she is not benevolent, do not blame me for being unrighteous. From now on, I will have fewer scruples in my actions." Su Dan Novel Network
At this moment, Yu Qian Mo was cornered against a wall, and Nangong Yu's lips curved into a sinister smile.
"Boy, are your hands itching?" Nangong Yu cracked his knuckles, making a series of popping sounds. This scoundrel stole his military orders, and then dared to frame Xiao Man. Wait, did this kid really know Xiao Man?
Yu Qian Mo chuckled, "A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding."
"Why did you steal Qin Wang's military orders?"
"To deal with that detestable woman!" Yu Qian Mo said animatedly. "Do you know how detestable that woman is?"
Speaking of Xiao Man, Yu Qian Mo remembered spending two hours in a garbage heap, reeking and despised by everyone when he came out. He was indignant. "She actually threw this Cult Master into a garbage heap and made me stew in it for two whole hours! If I don't get revenge, am I still the Cult Master of the Demonic Cult?"
"You know her?"
"No, I don't. If she hadn't kicked me into the garbage heap, how would I have known about her? But she's quite high-profile. I found out she's the eldest daughter of the Protector of the Nation General's mansion, and you know the reputation of the Protector of the Nation General's mansion." Yu Qian Mo tidied his slightly disheveled long hair. "If I went to trouble her alone, wouldn't I be beaten to death by General Xiao Zhen and his men?"
Nangong Yu's lips twitched. So you knew that going alone would get you killed by Xiao Zhen, and you stole my military orders to make me deal with Xiao Man!
"I thought this Pavilion Master thought you had no brains, but I didn't expect you to have brains after all!" Nangong Yu gritted his teeth. "You know how to shift the blame, letting people from Qin Wang's mansion go trouble Xiao Man. Fine, you bastard, you've really played a clever trick of using a borrowed knife to kill!"
"Who wants to kill her? I just want to vent my anger. After Qin Wang deals with her, I'll return the military orders..." Yu Qian Mo's voice grew softer and softer as he felt a terrifying killing intent emanating from Nangong Yu.
"I think you're courting death!" Nangong Yu proceeded to beat Yu Qian Mo severely. Si Chen could only hear the sounds of screams from inside and shook his head. Not only did you court death by provoking their Wang Ye, but you also involved that person from the Protector of the Nation General's mansion. Their Wang Ye's losses at the hands of Miss Xiao would all be taken out on this person.
By the time Nangong Yu came out, Yu Qian Mo had been beaten into a pulp.
"Pavilion Master."
"Any news on the Phoenix Pearl?"
"No. Dongfang Wei is also still looking for the whereabouts of the Demonic Cult Master. The Phoenix Pearl seems to have vanished into thin air, and no trace can be found."
Nangong Yu rubbed his temples with a headache. "How is the investigation into Cen Yu's matter progressing?"
"Reporting to Pavilion Master, we have investigated. Cen Yu has no interaction with the eldest young lady of the Xiao family. The only time they interacted was at the treasure-grabbing大会 at Yao Yue Tower, and it doesn't seem like they have any enmity." Wu Xiang was helpless. They had investigated thoroughly, but could not find any reason for animosity between the two.
"What's the use of me keeping you around? The Phoenix Pearl can't be found, and you can't even find out simple things." Nangong Yu's voice grew cold.
Thinking of Xiao Man's frenzied appearance, shouting to kill everyone, he felt something tearing at his heart, like the pain of a poison attack, yet not quite the same.
Wu Xiang rubbed his nose. It wasn't their fault. Whenever they got involved with Xiao Man, they would suffer consecutive setbacks, as if an unknown force always intervened at the perfect moment, cutting off all leads related to Xiao Man.
"By the way, there's news from the General's mansion that the eldest young lady of the Xiao family has been poisoned."
Nangong Yu's murderous gaze fell upon Wu Xiang, scaring him into a shiver. "The one who poisoned her was... a concubine in the mansion. Although she was poisoned, it seems, perhaps, she's not in critical condition."
Nangong Yu snorted coldly, and with a flash of his body, he vanished without a trace.
Wu Xiang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked at Yu Qian Mo, who was crawling out from inside. "I say, Cult Master, you've really courted death! Who did you have to provoke but that one from the Protector of the Nation General's mansion? Aren't you afraid of a complete and utter corpse?"
Yu Qian Mo shed tears like noodles. "I didn't know she had a connection with your Pavilion Master..."
"Now you know. Stay away from that one, and don't cause trouble for our Tian Ji Pavilion!"