Sure enough, someone came to the King of Xia's mansion that very night, saying that if they wanted the antidote for the King of Xia, they would have to exchange secret manuals from the Armory for it.
When Huang Xiao heard this condition, he was somewhat surprised. Naturally, so were the King of Xia's Princess Consort and Li Deming. This was a condition they simply could not meet.
"Brother Huang, how should we stall them? We have to give them an answer tomorrow morning. What should we say? How about I gather some secret manuals from the Prince's Mansion to buy us some time?" Li Deming asked, at a complete loss.
"Would they be unable to tell a good cultivation method from a bad one?" Huang Xiao shook his head. "When they come tomorrow, just tell them we have none and cannot meet their demand."
"Aren't we going to stall them anymore?" Li Deming thought, Wouldn't that mean falling out with them outright? If they see we aren't showing the slightest sincerity, won't they realize their antidote is fake?
"Heir Apparent, think about it calmly. As I said before, they cannot be unaware that, with the King of Xia unconscious, no one can retrieve secret manuals from the Armory. So it is perfectly normal for us to be unable to give them any. I think their objective might not be the Armory. Perhaps they have some other aim. In any case, we'll find out tomorrow," Huang Xiao said.
"Young Hero Huang has a point. Let's see what they are after tomorrow," the King of Xia's Princess Consort said with a nod.
"Then we'll wait until tomorrow." Li Deming nodded, then said to Huang Xiao, "Brother Huang, get some rest early tonight. We'll be relying on you to purge the poison