A moment later, Bi Ji withdrew her hand, her gaze on Zhu Zhuyun turning somewhat solemn.
Seeing Bi Ji's grave expression, Zhu Qing's heart leaped into her throat, and she hurriedly pressed her question:
"Senior Bi Ji, what exactly is wrong? My sister... she'll be fine, right?"
Bi Ji was silent for a moment before slowly speaking, confusion in her voice:
"Hmm... this is strange."
"How should I put it? There is indeed a toxin in Zhu Zhuyun's body, but this toxin is very unusual."
"I can say for certain that this toxin hasn't harmed Zhu Zhuyun's body."
At those words, Su Yu, Zi Ji, Zhu Qing, and Zhu Zhuyun all froze, their faces filled with bewilderment.
"A toxin that doesn't harm the body?" Zi Ji raised an eyebrow, clearly having never heard of such a thing.
"How can any toxin be harmless? Bi Ji, are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"
Zhu Qing also frowned and tightly gripped Zhu Zhuyun's hand:
"But... if it's a toxin, how could it not hurt anyone?"
Zhu Zhuyun herself couldn't understand it either. She looked at Bi Ji. "Your Excellency, what exactly is going on with this toxin?"
Bi Ji shook her head and lightly tapped the tabletop with her fingertips, her brows slightly furrowed as if she were trying hard to recall something:
"To be precise, it's not that this toxin can't hurt people. Rather, its primary purpose isn't to directly damage the body, but to control a person."
"Control a person?"
Zhu Zhuyun's heart suddenly sank, a trace of chill in her repeated words.
Zhu Qing's face paled even more, and she instinctively hugged her sister a little tighter.
"Mm." Bi Ji nodded firmly, her tone growing increasingly grave.
"This toxin itself is almost completely non-toxic, but it must be