By the time Cao Jinxing rode to Dongzhimen, Shen Xiang was already waiting there with a large contingent.
Besides fifty General Banners and Junior Banners, the party included the four Baihu-Lu Jiaming, Gu Yanzhu, Su Yunsheng, and Sun Lang-and seven of Shen Xiang's trusted men, six Baihu and one Deputy Qianhu.
There was also Li Guishou, a Fifth Grade director of the Imperial Medical Academy who hailed from the Jianghu and was known as the "Ghost Doctor," along with two imperial physicians.
"So many people."
At first glance, even Cao Jinxing was startled by the turnout. What surprised him more were the ten cannons surrounded by the crowd, their wide muzzles looking most imposing.
"Thirteen!"
Shen Xiang, at the very front, called out, "How was the Flying Tiger Pool?"
"Pretty good."
Cao Jinxing rode over and asked curiously, "Why so many people? And..." Suddenly, his gaze swept through the crowd, and he spotted someone hiding behind Lu Jiaming, dressed in armor and disguised as a man...
Huang Fangling.
"..."
The corner of Cao Jinxing's mouth twitched. He rode up beside Lu Jiaming and asked, "What's going on?"
Huang Fangling winked at him.
"Ahem..."
Lu Jiaming coughed for ages without getting a word out. In the end, Shen Xiang came over to rescue him and explained the whole story to Cao Jinxing.
"Blood Rose is a lower-tier fourth-grade poison. Seventh Brother's life hangs by a thread, and the Ghost Doctor isn't completely confident he can remove it. When Miss Huang heard about this, she volunteered to help. She's the Heir of the Medicine Immortal and highly skilled in medicine. She was also here in the Capital City, closest to Xuan-Da, so..."
"..."
Now that Cao Jinxing understood the circumstances, he frowned deeply and looked at Huang Fangling. "This is dangerous."
Huang