That was the first time he had ever seen Qin Shi so panicked.
Aunt Xu was Qin Shi's mother's best friend. Now that Qin Shi's mother is gone, he probably considers Aunt Xu his own mother.
If something happens to Aunt Xu, Qin Shi will definitely be very sad.
Lu Chimo looked at Su Fuliu, who was still standing there in a daze, and said, "Aren't you leaving?"
Su Fuliu nodded: "Let's go."
The two then quickly followed.
When they arrived, Qin Shi was already waiting by Aunt Xu's bedside.
Lu Chimo also quickly walked over and took Aunt Xu's pulse.
Qin Shi stood by the bed, staring intently at the scene.
Looking at Qin Shi, whose eyes were full of tension and worry, Su Fuliu said, "With Doctor Lu here, everything will be alright."
Qin Shi didn't speak, he just nodded.
After a while, Lu Chimo stopped, his brows furrowed.
When Qin Shi saw him like this, his heart skipped a beat: "How is it?"
Lu Chimo shook his head: "She was poisoned by the Crimson Ring Poison, which is extremely potent. If it weren't for her strong internal energy, she would probably have died long ago."
"So now... do you have a way to detoxify?" Qin Shi asked.
Lu Chimo hesitated for a moment, seemingly trying to think of a solution, but after a long while, he said, "No."
"You can't even cure the poison?" Qin Shi panicked. Lu Chimo was a divine doctor. If he couldn't do it, then other doctors were even less likely to be able to.
Lu Chimo shook his head: "There is no antidote for this poison."
“There is no antidote…” Qin Shi murmured, then looked at Aunt Xu who was unconscious.
"I'm sorry," Lu Chimo said apologetically.
He thought he could repay this favor, but in the end, he couldn't save Aunt Xu.
"How much longer can she hold on?" Qin Shi asked, staring intently at Aunt Xu.
“This poison is extremely potent. She’s already at her limit by now; she can only last another half an hour at most…” Lu Chimo said.
"Half an hour..." Qin Shi clenched his fist slightly.
“Qin Shi…” Su Fuliu saw the pain and helplessness in Qin Shi’s eyes, and he could empathize with the pain of losing a loved one.
He walked over and gently tugged at Qin Shi's sleeve: "There's still half an hour left. Who knows what kind of solution Doctor Lu might come up with in a moment of inspiration?"
Qin Shi didn't speak, but instead grasped Su Fuliu's hand that was tugging at his sleeve.
Normally, Su Fuliu would have shaken off his hand long ago, but in this situation, she knew that Qin Shi wanted to find someone to rely on.
He was willing to be his support.
Lu Chimo thought for a moment and said, "At most, I can only do my best to postpone it for another one or two hours..."
Qin Shi thought for a moment, then asked, "Is it because Doctor Lu doesn't have an antidote for this poison, or is there never an antidote for it to begin with?"
If Lu Chimo simply doesn't have the antidote, he'll go to the people of Eryang Village to ask for it.
Lu Chimo shook his head: "There is no antidote for this poison."
Qin Shi had barely ignited a glimmer of hope, only to have it extinguished in an instant.
Su Fuliu could clearly feel Qin Shi tightening his grip on his hand; he could understand Qin Shi's feelings at that moment.
The gloom swept over him like a tidal wave, making it hard for him to breathe.
He raised his other hand and placed it on the back of Qin Shi's hand, saying firmly, "There will definitely be a way..."
Chapter 134 Fighting Poison with Poison
Qin Shi turned to look at Su Fuliu. For some reason, even though he knew Su Fuliu only wanted to comfort him, that's why she said those words.
But he couldn't help but want to believe Su Fuliu's words, feeling that there must be a way.
Although the facts are already laid bare.
Lu Chimo looked at Su Fuliu, pondered for a while, and thought of what Su Fuliu had said before about the best time to pick herbs. He wondered if Su Fuliu knew medicine, but was just deliberately hiding it.
So he asked, "Does the young master have a solution?"
Su Fuliu was slightly taken aback, and then said, "I... what can I do? But since there is no antidote, I think we can fight poison with poison."
Lu Chimo was taken aback, repeating, "Fight poison with poison..."
Then he clapped his hands, as if he had been awakened by a word, and said, "Yes, fight poison with poison. This method can be used to deal with Red Ring Poison. However, I don't know if there are any highly poisonous plants like the ones I need on this mountain."
Su Fuliu's eyes flashed, as if she remembered something: "I love reading. I once read a sentence in a book that said that highly poisonous plants are often brightly colored."
Lu Chimo nodded.
“Just now outside the mountain stronghold, I actually saw a very strange little flower. I originally wanted to tell you about it, Doctor Lu, but I was distracted by those people and forgot. It was a small flower that was completely red. I don’t know what kind of flower it is, or if it’s poisonous?”
After hearing what Su Fuliu said, Lu Chimo's eyes lit up: "A small flower that is entirely crimson? Are you talking about 'Crimson'?"
Su Fuliu shook her head: "This... I don't know. I only know that the little flower is entirely red, and the center of the flower is crimson."
Lu Chimo immediately nodded: "That's definitely 'Crimson Crimson'. Where did you see it? Pick it now. With it, we can fight poison with poison!"
"Okay, I'll go pick it now." With that, Su Fuliu turned to leave, only to find that Qin Shi was still holding her hand.
Qin Shi said, "I'll go with you."
"Okay." Su Fuliu originally wanted to refuse, since he could go and come back quickly and didn't need to accompany him.
But considering Qin Shi's current mood, he figured he probably also wanted to do something for Aunt Xu, so he didn't refuse.
Then, Qin Shi took his hand and led him outside.
He paused for a moment, but didn't say anything.
Only after we left the village gate did he say, "You don't know where it is, but I do. Let go of my hand, and I'll take you there."
Qin Shi actually wanted to hold her hand, but fearing that Su Fuliu would find it offensive, he reluctantly let go.
Then, he followed Su Fuliu to the location of "Crimson".
Based on her memory, Su Fuliu found the place where she had seen "Crimson" before, and saw that the little crimson flower was still blooming beautifully there.
Just as Su Fuliu was about to reach out, Qin Shi suddenly stopped him.
"Why are you stopping me?" Su Fuliu asked.
“Since this flower is highly poisonous, isn’t it dangerous for you to pick it with your bare hands?” Qin Shi said.
Su Fuliu shook her head: "It's alright. Although this flower is highly poisonous, the toxins can only be released by soaking it in water and then boiling it over a fire."
"I see." Qin Shi then withdrew his hand.
Su Fuliu continued to reach out and pick.
Qin Shi stood there, staring intently at Su Fuliu, when suddenly, as if remembering something, he asked, "Didn't you say you didn't know this was called 'Crimson Crimson'? How do you know how to make it release toxins?"
Chapter 135 You've said that twice already.
Su Fuliu was slightly taken aback, then carefully picked up the "Crimson" fruit she had picked, stood up and said, "This is also what the book says."
"If that's what the book says, then why didn't the book tell you it's called 'Crimson'?" Qin Shi countered.
Su Fuliu choked for a moment, then said, "Because what I read in the book said that poisonous flowers are generally like this, so I think 'Crimson' is like this too."
Qin Shi frowned slightly: "So, you didn't have complete confidence before you reached out and picked it?"
"I……"
"What do you mean 'you'? What if you can't touch this directly and it poisons you?!" Qin Shi cursed.
Su Fuliu immediately felt a little aggrieved: "If we couldn't touch it directly, Doctor Lu would have definitely reminded us just now, but he didn't say anything, which shows that we can touch it directly."
"That won't do either. If you dare to take such a risk again, just wait and see how I teach you a lesson!" Qin Shi scolded again.
"Why are you being so fierce? I'm your employer, so if anyone should be fierce, it should be me..." Although Su Fuliu was refuting, she spoke without any confidence.
Why is this Qin Shi just as fierce as Feng Muting?!
Seeing Su Fuliu pouting, looking aggrieved and dissatisfied, Qin Shi sighed softly and said, "I was just... worried about you, that's why I was so fierce. That's a highly poisonous flower, there can't be any mishaps, otherwise it's certain death, you know?!"
Su Fuliu knew, of course, that Qin Shi was worried about him and afraid that something might happen to him.
But if you're worried, can't you just say it properly? Why are you being so fierce?
"If you're worried about me, just say it directly. Why are you yelling at me? You're taking my good words as bad. If I weren't smart enough to understand that you were just being concerned about me, wouldn't I be angry with you if someone else didn't understand you?"
"Yes, yes, I... will try my best to restrain myself," Qin Shi replied.
"You've said that twice already, and you still haven't changed!" Su Fuliu said.
"I'll definitely change this time!" Qin Shi coaxed.
Su Fuliu nodded and was about to leave when she suddenly felt something was wrong. She stopped and looked at Qin Shi.
Qin Shi was slightly taken aback: "What's wrong?"
"I misspoke."
"Um?"
"I already said that twice, you misspoke, I got it wrong... You clearly said it for the first time." Su Fuliu was a little embarrassed; he didn't know why he had said it.
It was clearly Feng Muting who first said those words.
How did he confuse Qin Shi with Feng Muting?
The silly Qin Shi hadn't realized what was happening yet, and was still answering that he would definitely change it.
Qin Shi's eyes flashed, then he coughed lightly: "Is that so? I wasn't listening carefully just now. I was thinking that I must listen to you and change this bad temper."
"Hmm... Your attitude in admitting your mistake is quite good, much better than our Prince. Our Prince's temper... sigh, never mind, let's hurry back. Doctor Lu is still waiting for this 'Crimson' tree!"
“You’ve already left the Prince’s residence, yet you still keep referring to ‘your Prince.’ It seems you haven’t let go of your Prince,” Qin Shi said.