Spring Poison? Just Use Your Hand!

"Let him in."

The City Lord impatiently waved his hand.

"Go on."

The steward turned to Jiang Ming, his expression clearly saying, "Good luck."

Though the whispers were kept low, they could still be heard.

"This kid really doesn't know his place."

"He'll be in for it when he comes out."

"I bet he won't even last half the time it takes to brew a cup of tea."

Under the gazes of the healing Soul Masters, Jiang Ming walked toward the doors of the inner hall.

Dark purple curtains hung down to the floor, revealing only an arm as white and smooth as jade.

The Guard Captain stood beside the curtains, watching the newcomer expressionlessly.

"Please."

The Guard Captain gestured.

Jiang Ming nodded and sat down in a chair.

He did not check the pulse.

Because he didn't know how!

He simply reached out and touched the arm.

Warm.

Not the scorching heat of a fever, but a very peculiar warmth.

It was as if something were surging through the body, desperately seeking an outlet.

Combined with the bits and pieces revealed by the healing Soul Masters, Jiang Ming reached a conclusion.

A conclusion most people already knew!

Yet it was something they either dared not say, or dared not explain in detail!

"You've been poisoned with Spring Poison!"

Jiang Ming cupped his hands and spoke calmly.

A faint rustle came from behind the curtains, as though someone had shifted.

Then...

The curtains were lifted from within.

"That's right."

A young man in a green robe appeared in Jiang Ming's sight.

He reclined against an ornate bed, his face extremely pale while his lips bore an unnatural crimson tint.

"You have sharp eyes, sir."

"The previous Grandmasters either failed to recognize it, or recognized it but did not dare speak of it."

"You are the first to state it so plainly."

The young man looked at Jiang Ming and gave a faint smile.

"May I ask who you truly are, Young Master? With this kind of display, you must be above the City Lord."

Jiang Ming asked solemnly.

"To be honest, I am the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe."

The young man spoke.

Jiang Ming's pupils constricted slightly.

The crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire!

He had guessed that the person behind the curtains was no ordinary figure, but he had never expected it to be her!

What crown prince!

This was a fake!

She was Qian Renxue in disguise!

But fake or not, Qian Renxue's current identity was the Heaven Dou Crown Prince!

Therefore...

No wonder the City Lord looked so grim. No wonder those healing Soul Masters had all been so evasive.

The dignified Heaven Dou Crown Prince had been afflicted with Spring Poison in Suotuo City, then casually found a woman to detoxify him?

If that news got out...

It could be a major matter, or a minor one!

That old fox Xue Xing would definitely use his private conduct to attack Xue Qinghe.

Of course, that was not even the most important part!

Xue Qinghe was a fake!

The one afflicted with Spring Poison was Qian Renxue!

She was a woman!

She couldn't exactly find a man to do herself, could she?

"This poison is called [Red Phoenix Entanglement]. As for who gave it to me, it would not be convenient to say here."

Xue Qinghe glanced at Jiang Ming and continued, "You are not the first healing Soul Master to discover that I have been afflicted with Spring Poison."

"Why?"

Jiang Ming's brows furrowed even tighter.

He knew what Xue Qinghe wanted to say.

But he could not expose it.

"I am the heir apparent! How can I casually indulge in affairs outside?"

A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Xue Qinghe's lips.

"There is more than one way to detoxify this poison besides the union of yin and yang."

Jiang Ming suddenly said.

"Hm?"

A trace of confusion flashed through Xue Qinghe's eyes.

"Besides relations between a man and a woman, there is another way—do it yourself."

Jiang Ming's tone was utterly candid.

But the inner hall fell silent for a full three seconds.

Then...

Xue Qinghe's face reddened at a visible speed.

The flush against her pale complexion and scarlet lips gave her an indescribable allure instead.

The guard's mouth twitched, and he raised his head to study the patterns on the ceiling.

"You truly have no reservations. You dare say anything."

Xue Qinghe took a deep breath. Her voice had steadied, though it still carried an almost imperceptible tremor.

"Your Highness, avoiding treatment out of shame is a grave mistake."

"You're nearly dead. Why worry about empty formalities?"

Jiang Ming said without changing expression.

"I... I'll consider it."

"You... you should leave first!"

Xue Qinghe waved her hand, her face full of conflict.

Do it herself?

This was her first time in her entire life!

But it was the only way!

The moment Jiang Ming left the inner chamber, the healing Soul Masters' gazes swept toward him.

"Isn't this the little gentleman with such 'keen eyes' just now? What, you didn't even last half the time it takes to brew a cup of tea before being kicked out?"

"I told you. He doesn't know his place."

"Even several Soul Saint seniors couldn't solve it. What could a brat like him possibly do?"

"Disperse, disperse. This kid has no hope."

Seeing Jiang Ming's calm expression, the City Lord sighed inwardly.

He had originally held onto a sliver of hope.

What if this kid truly had some unique method?

If the Crown Prince's Spring Poison could be cured on his territory, it would be an immense merit.

Yet Jiang Ming had been asked to leave almost immediately after entering. It seemed he was just another fraud.

The City Lord shook his head and turned away with his hands behind his back.

Jiang Ming turned a deaf ear to the mockery and simply leaned quietly against a corridor pillar.

A few minutes later.

The inner hall door opened a crack from within. The Guard Captain walked out expressionlessly, then shut the door again.

He stood guard outside, and there was no visible change in his expression.

But Jiang Ming noticed something.

When the guard came out, he had casually cleared quite a few people away.

Even the attendants originally stationed on both sides of the corridor had been dismissed.

The corners of Jiang Ming's lips curled upward slightly.

It had begun.

Xue Qinghe had begun "doing it herself."

That image involuntarily surfaced in his mind, and he hurriedly stopped himself.

Do not think improper thoughts, do not think improper thoughts.

She was, after all, the Heaven Dou Crown Prince right now. She still deserved the respect due to her.

Time passed second by second.

Half the time it took to brew a cup of tea passed.

The healing Soul Masters were still making sarcastic remarks, but their voices had become much quieter than before.

Because the Guard Captain had remained at the door the entire time.

That expressionless face made everyone feel that things did not seem so simple.

Half an hour passed!

"What exactly did you tell His Highness?"

The City Lord returned with a frown and asked Jiang Ming in a low voice.

"I told His Highness how to detoxify the poison."

Jiang Ming replied indifferently.

"What method?"

The City Lord was utterly baffled.

"It isn't convenient to say."

Jiang Ming's lips curled slightly.

He couldn't exactly say he had told Xue Qinghe to fool around by herself inside, could he?

Just as the City Lord was about to press further, he heard the healing Soul Masters whispering among themselves.

"It's already been half an hour! If there really were no solution, His Highness should have dismissed us long ago."

"Could that kid really have a way?"

"Impossible! Even we couldn't do anything!"

Those who had been standing and mocking him had now gradually found places to sit.

The City Lord's heartbeat began to quicken.

Could it be...