Returning to the City, Urgent News Awaits; a Deadlocked Poison Plot Recalls the Medicine King

The gates of Heaven Dou City had barely closed behind them when Tang San sensed that something was wrong—there were three times as many imperial guards stationed at the gates as usual. Every one of them wore a grave expression, with the swords at their waists drawn halfway from their sheaths, as though they were guarding against something. Lin Zhixia quietly spread out her Star Breath Perception as well and said softly, "The Spirit Power Fluctuations in the city are chaotic. There's an oppressive aura coming from the imperial palace's direction. It feels like something major has happened."

Neither of them dared delay, heading straight for the Tang Sect residence in Heaven Dou City. They had just turned past a street corner when they saw a green-clad figure hurrying toward them. It was Dugu Bo. Mud stained the hem of his robes, and his expression was darker than usual. The instant he saw Tang San, he hurried over and grabbed his wrist, urgency in his voice. "Little San! You're finally back! Heaven Dou City is about to descend into chaos!"

"Senior Dugu, what happened?" Tang San's heart sank. Anything capable of making a Titled Douluo lose his composure had to concern the bigger picture.

Dugu Bo pulled the two of them into the mouth of an alley and lowered his voice. "It's Xue Ye! Three months ago, he was afflicted with a compound poison. I used the Poison of the Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor to fight poison with poison and barely managed to stabilize it. But a month ago, the poison suddenly flared up again. This time, it was far more vicious than before. His internal organs are being eroded by the poison. I've tried more than a dozen detoxification methods, and none of them worked!"

Tang San frowned deeply,