Seeing that it wouldn't work, Feng Rulin immediately tried a cunning feint, but Nan Xuzong's swordsmanship was even faster. Not only did he break through the feint, but he also struck Feng Rulin hard in the chest with a palm. Feng Rulin was forced to retreat, spitting out a mouthful of blood. He was stunned for a moment before he managed to stop.
Feng Rulin was shocked. The thought of dying at their hands was utterly humiliating, so he immediately blocked with one hand, shouting, "Wait!"
"Die!" Huangfu Xuan had already drawn his sword and stepped forward!
"I am Prince Lin, who dares to kill me!" Feng Rulin shouted loudly.
Nan Xuzong's eyes darkened. "Third brother!" He parried Huangfu Xuan's longsword with his soft sword. "Third brother, wait!"
"Get lost! I, Your Highness, will take his dog's life!" Huangfu Xuan sneered.
Seeing their argument, Feng Rulin immediately struck out with a palm towards Nan Xuzong! Nan Xuzong, unaware of his scheme, unleashed a powerful attack from his hand towards Feng Rulin!
With a muffled crack, Feng Rulin's entire arm became a bloody mess! The bones were shattered into pieces!
With a cry of "Ah!", Feng Rulin was pushed against the wall, his face contorted in pain, blood gushing from his mouth as he glared at the two men standing before him with intense resentment. Nan Xuzong's expression remained unchanged, while Huangfu Xuan's face was cold and indifferent.
"Hand over the antidote to the Bone-Corroding Poison, and I can lessen your suffering." Nan Xuzong's tone was cold as he stepped forward, his entire being resembling a grim reaper, and a new surge of energy had already gathered in his hand!
Feng Rulin's face was deathly pale, and cold sweat poured down his forehead. He had never been defeated so thoroughly! He had actually fallen for the schemes of these two people in front of him!
"I'll give you one more chance! Otherwise, if you let the Third Imperial Consort try the bone-corroding poison, I'll let you taste what it means to wish you were dead!" Nan Xuzong smiled at this moment.
Feng Rulin's face was contorted in pain because his arm was in excruciating agony! He hadn't expected Nan Xuzong's martial arts to be so formidable, even surpassing his own! He gasped for breath, trying to alleviate the pain, but Nan Xuzong's aura was too overwhelming, making him feel immense pressure!
Hearing Nan Xuzong's words, Huangfu Xuan finally understood why he hadn't let him kill Feng Rulin. It turned out she was poisoned by the Bone-Corroding Poison? He had heard that if this poison lingered for too long, there would be no cure, and the poison would cause the flesh and bones to slough off, leading to death! Once she breathed her last, she would immediately turn into a pile of white bones!
He looked at Ma Ruyi, who was also looking at him, without saying a word. Huangfu Xuan was unharmed, so he had just used him, hadn't he? And he had severely injured him! Heh, did he love or hate him?
"I don't have the antidote. My antidote is in Fusang. Release me and I will give it to Princess Yu!" he said with a smile. Luckily, he had left himself an escape route! Heh! Otherwise, how could he have gotten out of here alive?
Huangfu Xuan's dark eyes darkened, and his anger flared. He drew his sword and stepped forward, but Nan Xuzong stopped him, saying, "Third brother, don't be impulsive!"
"Don't be impulsive? How can you expect me to stay calm?" Huangfu Xuan said angrily.
“There must be a way, there’s no use in rushing,” Nan Xuzong said coldly.
Huangfu Xuan snorted coldly, angrily throwing down his sword. He turned and walked to Ma Ruyi's side, looking down at her. Ma Ruyi, lying on the ground, was also looking at him.
Her eyes were cold, and so were his.
“You used me to lure them out,” she said affirmatively.
“That’s right.” Huangfu Xuan made no attempt to hide anything. “I knew someone had smeared poison in the bowl beforehand, so I played along!”
Ma Ruyi listened, and he meant that he knew she hadn't poisoned him? No, since this whole charade was staged using her, then it was all an act!
“But what I just said is true,” Huangfu Xuan said, bending down to pick her up. Ma Ruyi tried to push him away, “Don’t touch me…”
"Why shouldn't I touch you?" he sneered, forcefully pulling her into his arms. "Why didn't you tell me you were poisoned! Where do you place me!"
She was startled. "Where do you place me? And where do you place me?"
"I will keep you in my heart, as always." He paused for a moment, then said with a sudden realization.
"Why lie to me anymore?" Ma Ruyi was in tears. "Besides, I...I...I've only brought you pain...Let me go! Huangfu Xuan, we can't be together anymore!" Feng Rulin would never hand over the antidote! She didn't want to turn into a pile of bones in front of him! She would rather always be this beautiful, leaving him with the same beautiful impression, and she didn't want anything else!
Hearing what he just said about keeping oneself in mind is enough!
Nan Xuzong looked at the two of them and coughed lightly twice. Huangfu Xuan's eyes were deep. No matter how she resisted, he held Ma Ruyi and faced them.
"Hand over the antidote!" Huangfu Xuan said coldly again.
"Hehe, I've been fooled by you again! Huangfu Xuan, so you really love her deeply. Then I'll make you suffer forever. Hehe, yes, she's been poisoned by the Bone-Corroding Poison. I want you to see her flesh and blood tearing apart, to see her turn into a pile of white bones!" Feng Rulin laughed wickedly, her seductive eyes seeming to bewitch souls!
Nan Xuzong swiftly struck Feng Rulin's acupoints.
Just then, a woman's voice came over, "It's really lively."
The group was startled, and the guards automatically made way for them.
Ji Wushang stepped forward with a smile, "Prince Lin, do you think you can escape all the judgments this way? How laughable!"
Ji Wuzong walked to Nan Xuzong's side and poured out a pill from his hand. "This is a bone-corroding poison. What does Prince Lin think?"
"What?" Feng Rulin was surprised. He looked at Ji Wushang in disbelief, but Ji Wushang had already stepped forward and stuffed the pill into Feng Rulin's mouth, punching him in the jaw. Instantly, Feng Rulin swallowed the pill.
Let's see how he's still thinking about how to "seduce" Nan Xuzong! He's clearly a man, yet he still tells Nan Xuzong, "I like him very much!" Every time Ji Wushang thinks about it, he wants to strangle him! Thinking of this, the flames in Ji Wushang's eyes burned even brighter.
Nan Xuzong was stunned for a moment, then said, "Wu Shang, you're doing this?"
"This bone-corroding poison was found by my men at his post station! But it's all thanks to Prince Lin's refusal to stay in the palace; otherwise, my men wouldn't have been able to complete my mission so quickly!"
Feng Rulin gritted her teeth. She had refused to stay in the palace because she wanted to take care of other things and make things more convenient. She never expected that Ji Wushang would get such a benefit!
"I've studied it carefully, and the antidote is indeed in Prince Lin's body. So, I've added a quick-acting drug to the bone-corroding poison. That means, in less than the time it takes to drink two cups of tea, Prince Lin, your bone-corroding poison will begin to take effect! This is called using someone's own body to fight them!" I like doing things like this!
"You!" Feng Rulin gritted his teeth, feeling a sharp pain all over his body, as if someone was cutting his flesh! This woman had been scheming against him all along! He had truly underestimated her!
He couldn't possibly produce the medicine, otherwise he'd die anyway! He might as well take Yu Ruyi with him! Besides, he didn't have the antidote on him!
Ma Ruyi looked at Feng Rulin's face. He was her half-brother, yet he had tormented her relentlessly! This time, he deserved it!
Huangfu Xuan looked at Ma Ruyi, found a stool to sit down, and then gently wiped the blood off her face with his sleeve. "Are you alright?" he asked softly.
Ma Ruyi's eyes met his, and seeing the care in his eyes, her heart warmed. She truly hoped this wasn't a dream! She couldn't help but mutter, "I... I'm in so much pain." He had just knocked her flying! This man had no idea how to control his strength!
"I...I'm sorry, but I have to do this because you're so foolish!" Huangfu Xuan said, his tone gradually turning from gentle to angry.
"Stupid? Does he always think he's stupid?" She frowned.
"Yes, you're stupid! You think you can protect me even if you stand in front of me and survive? If I had to choose, I'd rather you lie on the ground watching me fight and bleed than draw my sword and fight for me!"
Ma Ruyi was stunned. So, he had knocked her away to divert the attention of all the men in black, making them deal with him instead of her! In terms of martial arts, she was no match for him, so if she fought those five men in black, she would surely die!
He was thinking of himself… Ma Ruyi pursed her lips as she listened, “I’m sorry, I’m sorry…”
Huangfu Xuan gently stroked her hair, "I hurt you too... I'm the one who should apologize!"
Suddenly, Feng Rulin shouted, "Ah!"
Nan Xuzong hugged Ji Wushang tightly and stepped back. Huangfu Xuan put Ma Ruyi down and stood beside Nan Xuzong and Ji Wushang.
Feng Rulin's face had turned blood red, and he looked like he was about to explode! He tried to grab something with both hands, but because Nan Xuzong had acupunctured his pressure points, he couldn't struggle!
"I'm going to kill you all!" Feng Rulin roared, about to break free of the acupoints.
Ma Ruyi looked on in surprise, then suddenly leaped up, picked up Huangfu Xuan's longsword from the ground, and charged forward, stabbing it into Feng Rulin's chest! Feng Rulin let out a muffled groan as his sword struck Ma Ruyi squarely in the chest, causing Ma Ruyi to immediately spit out a mouthful of blood and fly away!
All of this happened so fast! It was impossible to react in time!
Huangfu Xuan was stunned, almost going crazy. "Ruyi!" he shouted and rushed towards Ma Ruyi.
"Quick, kill him! Don't let him use his internal energy!" Ma Ruyi fell into Huangfu Xuan's arms and managed to utter these words with all her might!
Nan Xuzong immediately struck out with his palm, and in an instant, Feng Rulin was hit on the top of his head. His whole body went limp like a pile of mud and he died!
Huangfu Xuan lifted Ma Ruyi's head, but blood was already gushing from her lips!
Nan Xuzong and Ji Wushang immediately stepped forward.
Nan Xuzong took Ma Ruyi's pulse, while Ji Wushang took out a pill from his pocket and put it into Ma Ruyi's mouth. Huangfu Xuan looked at Ji Wushang and Nan Xuzong anxiously, "How is she? How is she?"
Nan Xuzong's face was pale. "His internal organs are all damaged; I'm afraid he cannot be saved!"
"What?" Huangfu Xuan's face stiffened. "No, no, Huangfu Zong, I order you, you must save her! She, I, I can't live without her!" Huangfu Xuan panicked, looking at Nan Xuzong with pleading, sorrowful eyes. Everything will be alright, he couldn't live without her!
Nan Xuzong frowned, "Use your internal energy to protect her heart meridian!"
Huangfu Xuan immediately used his internal energy to transmit into Ma Ruyi's body.
"Carry him to the bed!" Nan Xuzong said, looking at Ji Wushang, "Wushang, please take a look."
"Yes." Ji Wushang watched them lead the people into the inner room before turning to look at Feng Rulin.
The guards were all gathered here watching.
Ji Wushang pulled out the long sword that was still stuck in Feng Rulin's chest. Immediately, a stream of black blood flowed out of his body, carrying a foul stench.
Ji Wushang narrowed her eyes, poked her longsword at Feng Rulin's clothes, and turned to look at one of the guards standing there. "You, wrap your hands in your clothes, and then search his body to see if there is any antidote!"
"Yes!" The guard immediately took off one of his own clothes and wrapped it in his hands. He knew that Ji Wushang was afraid that Feng Rulin's body was poisoned, so he asked him to wrap it in his clothes. This was a very considerate thing to do for his servants!
The guards searched Feng Rulin's body several times but found nothing. They even checked his belt, but found nothing there either.
"Lay his body flat." Ji Wushang looked at the order, refusing to believe it was possible! If his guess was correct, he should have carried the antidote with him!
First, I couldn't find it at his post station; second, his purpose was to stay in the Great Xia Zhou Dynasty for quite some time and to have Ma Ruyi help him with some matters! He definitely wouldn't leave the capital in three days! It was something he hadn't expected that I and Nan Xuzong would break through his predicament in court and force him to leave in three days, which is why he executed his plan so quickly! Therefore, his antidote is still in his hands!
Or perhaps it's in the hands of that woman named Mei Niang? Ji Wushang's eyes darkened slightly.
Ji Wushang snapped out of his daze and turned his gaze back to Feng Rulin's corpse. The guards had already checked it again, but still found nothing.
Ji Wushang stepped forward and got a clearer view.
His right arm had been crippled in the fight with Nan Xuzong, with bones protruding, a truly bloody sight. As for his left hand... Ji Wushang saw that his entire body was covered in blood, as if blood was about to burst out!
I can't stand it anymore. It seems the only option is to temporarily seal up his body. Once we find that Meiniang, we can find the antidote! Isn't Meiniang supposed to enter the palace? I refuse to believe she won't show up!
"Put the body in a coffin and set it aside. No one is allowed near it!" Ji Wushang ordered. We'll see where the antidote is when the time is right!
"Yes." Several guards responded and immediately went to make the arrangements. Ji Wushang had just turned around when he caught sight of a particularly strange place.
"Wait." Ji Wushang turned around and walked forward to look. There was a peculiar protrusion on Feng Rulin's left arm. It was not obvious at first, and you could only see it if you looked closely!
Ji Wushang examined it carefully for a moment, then pointed to the swollen, whitish area. "Cut it open and see what's inside."
"Yes!" The guard also noticed and immediately used his longsword to cut open the meat. Unexpectedly, a piece of paper was revealed inside! Ji Wushang's eyes turned cold. "Bring it here and let me see what it is!"
The guard immediately wrapped his hand, took out the paper, neatly arranged it, and placed it on the desk on the other side. He carefully unfolded it; it was a small square of paper.
Ji Wushang stepped forward to look at it, a smile playing on his lips. No wonder Feng Rulin died; the antidote for the Bone-Corroding Poison needed to be prepared, and this piece of paper contained the formula!
Ji Wushang took out a small bottle from his pocket and put the paper inside.
"Hide the body; I need it!" Ji Wushang's lips twitched slightly as he ordered, "Clean this place up!"
"yes."
Ji Wushang watched them begin preparing before entering the inner room.
Huangfu Xuan broke out in a cold sweat, continuously channeling his inner energy into Ma Ruyi. Nan Xuzong, meanwhile, was simultaneously administering medicine and healing her with golden silk.
Ji Wushang went inside. "Cong, do you need silver needles?"
“Yes. Help me,” Nan Xuzong said.