When proteins encountered heavy metal ions, they denatured, and such denaturation could not be reversed. Proteins were biologically active substances; once denatured, they could no longer perform their original functions. The various functions within the human body were largely governed by proteins—every reaction in every part of the body was related to proteins. Thus, heavy metal ions could poison people.
However, once heavy metal ions bound with proteins, they could no longer bind with other proteins, because this reaction was irreversible. Therefore, after heavy metal poisoning, one could use milk, a substance rich in protein, to bind the heavy metal ions and minimize their binding with the body's functional proteins.
Although the Golden Wave Poison Flower seemed to have little to do with heavy metals, while most plant toxins acted on the nervous system, quite a few also acted on proteins.
Song Qingshu also knew that using milk to counter the Golden Wave Poison Flower's poison had a very slim chance of success. But so long as there was even the slightest chance, he had to try. After all, he no longer lived only for himself. He had so many beloved confidantes, as well as so many subordinates who relied on him. Those heavy responsibilities stirred a powerful desire to survive within him.
When Qi Fang heard that it was her own husband who had administered the poison, she could not help biting her lip. She had previously had a fierce argument with Wan Gui over this matter. Kind-hearted as she was, she could not accept her husband's despicable act of harming others, and she had secretly prayed that Song Qingshu would escape alive.
Although she did not know him, Song Qingshu had become extremely famous over the years. He was often mentioned among the women of Lin'an City, so