I made the villain right.

Shi Jin went to Xu Ruogu's room to look for him, but he was not there, so Shi Jin pulled a nearby servant and asked, "Where is the person in this room?"

"He was called out by the court physician this morning and hasn't come back yet," the servant confessed honestly.

Hearing this, Shi Jin secretly thought to herself, why would the court physician look for Ruogu? Could it be that she was holding a grudge against him for detoxifying Shi Sheng, and wanted to take revenge on him? Thinking that the court physician might do something bad to Xu Ruogu, she hurried to the courtyard where the court physician lived.

She ran all the way and ran into the yard breathlessly. As soon as she entered the door, she saw a shocking scene.

I saw the court physician and Xu Ruogu sitting in the pavilion in the courtyard. The court physician took out all the delicious food and drinks and placed them on the table for Xu Ruogu to eat. He was so respectful to him that he wanted to worship him like a Buddha.

After a while, the doctor picked up a bowl of medicine on the table and handed it to Xu Ruogu. Then he smiled and asked, "Ruogu, I have developed a new medicine for treating spleen deficiency. Can you help me see if there are any areas that need improvement?"

Xu Ruogu took it from him, sniffed it gently, and then took a sip. After thinking for a moment, he said, "What medicinal herbs did you use?"

"Ginseng, Chinese yam, Poria cocos, lotus seeds, licorice, stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, stir-fried white lentils, stir-fried Coix seeds. Is there something wrong with this medicine?"

"You can add Platycodon grandiflorum to clear the lungs and promote qi, regulate the water channels, and carry the medicine upward to cultivate the soil and produce gold."

“So that’s how it is,” the court doctor said, looking as if he was being taught.

She had been worried and frightened all the way, and this was the result? She was treated specially.

"Cough cough" Shi Jin suddenly coughed twice. As the two were too engrossed in their conversation, they did not notice someone coming into the yard, so Shi Jin had to cough twice to remind them that someone was coming.

When the court doctor raised his eyes, he saw a trace of resentment in Shi Jin's eyes. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly stood up from his chair. He said respectfully with his hands hanging down, "Miss, why are you here?" He looked like a student who was caught by the teacher while playing a guessing game in class.

Xu Ruogu's reaction was different. He stood up happily, walked to Shi Jin, and said happily: "Sister Jin, you are here."

"Yes." Shi Jin pulled Xu Ruogu back to the chair and glanced at the court physician who was still standing. She gestured for him to sit down. Only then did the court physician dare to sit down and start talking about business.

Shi Jin said seriously: "Ruogu, I found the poison that poisoned my elder brother. Please prepare the antidote for me." She asked for the bottle of poison to be taken out and put it in Xu Ruogu's hand.

Xu Ruogu stared at the poison for a long while before saying, "Okay, I'll prepare it as soon as possible, but I need enough medicinal materials."

"Okay, I'll ask someone to arrange it right away."

"No need, I have it in my yard," the court doctor said proudly.

If the conditions of the provincial hospital are met, it would be much more convenient, so Shi Jin said: "That's great."

So Xu Ruogu stayed in the courtyard of the court physician and concentrated on developing an antidote.

Shi Jin explained the situation to Xu Wusheng, asking him to relax and go back to wait patiently.

The sky is dark, the stars are twinkling, and a crescent moon hangs obliquely in the night sky. Looking around, the streets of the capital are lit up with thousands of lights and blue clouds, and the Kyoto night market is shrouded in a bustling and prosperous atmosphere.

However, this aura could not reach a certain mansion in the city at all.

The underground dungeon in Fanhua Mansion.

In the dark and damp underground dungeon, the air was filled with a strong smell of blood, mixed with a musty smell, the pungent smell was really sickening. The candlelight on the candlesticks on the wall was burning slowly, swaying and flickering, but it was enough to illuminate the entire dungeon. In the dungeon lay a man covered in blood, his hands and feet tied to a cross with iron chains, unconscious, and the whole room was filled with panic and a eerie atmosphere.

Suddenly, there were bursts of painful groans from the silent and depressing cell. The man in the cell woke up slowly and found that he was in excruciating pain, as if he was pierced by arrows. He took a closer look and found that his feet were broken and he could not move. His face turned pale and he was terrified. He felt as if he was wrapped in darkness and stepped into the abyss of hell.

He howled in agony: "How did I become like this! Who is coming out for me?" He twisted his body hard, trying to break free from the darkness, but it was all in vain.

Suddenly, there was a clear sound of footsteps coming from the prison corridor, getting closer and closer. He stopped talking instantly and pricked up his ears to listen. Every step seemed to step on his heart, slowing down his breathing. After a while, the door of the cell was opened. When his eyes met the face of the person who came in, his pupils dilated and he looked terrified. "It's you!"

He remembered that it was this terrible man who suddenly appeared in his house and killed all his men in an extremely cruel way. In the end, he captured him and locked him up here.

Fan Hua walked leisurely to his side and looked down at him, with an aura of looking down on everyone. He had a cold expression, gloomy eyes, and a biting coldness in his eyes.

"Go ahead, I allow you to ask me three questions"

The man didn't dare to look directly into his terrifying eyes. He felt cold inside and trembled. He asked, "Who are you? Why did you arrest me?"

"I'm a dying man and have no right to know who I am. Don't you know why I arrested you?" Fan Hua raised the corners of his mouth and sneered. He answered the question perfunctorily, and it would be better if he didn't answer it.

"Are you in the same group as those people who disrupted my restaurant?"

He pretended to think for a while, then said lazily: "Well, I guess so."

The corner of his mouth curled up into a weird smile, and he said in a slightly bored tone, "Okay, you've asked all three questions, now it's my turn."

"Why did you acquire Viper? What are you secretly developing?"

"I only bought the venomous snake for someone else. I don't want to use it. I don't know what he wants the venomous snake for," he explained in panic, afraid that Fan Hua would get angry about this and kill him in a rage.

"Who are the others you are talking about?" Fan Hua asked curiously, his eyes turning a little colder.

After seeing how terrifying Fan Hua was, he told the truth to save his life: "I don't know his real name either. He only said his surname was Pei. I called him Pei Lang." He recalled the memories deep in his mind. He didn't like women. Suddenly one day he met Pei Lang on the black market. He had been thinking about him ever since. Until nearly a month ago, he met Pei Lang again. Then they knew each other and fell in love. He asked him to help him buy poisonous snakes. Because of his love, he agreed without hesitation. Unexpectedly, he fell into endless darkness.

"And then?" Fan Hua's cold voice, like a piercing chill of ice, interrupted his memories.

He recovered immediately and said quickly, "He asked me to help him buy poisonous snakes. He would send someone to deliver a letter to me every day at 9:00 p.m. and transport the purchased poisonous snakes back. He didn't tell me where he was going. One time, I was curious and sent someone to follow him secretly. I found that he went to the back mountain of Beiming Village, but I lost him later."

Beiming Village? It was this place again. I wonder what secrets it hides.

Fan Hua took out a glass bottle, shook the black liquid inside, and asked in a cold voice: "This bottle of poison was found on you. Tell me, what kind of poison is this?"

"This poison was given to me by Pei Lang for self-defense. He said it was a semi-finished poison he had just developed, but he didn't mention its name."

Fan Hua smiled muffledly and said softly: "Your brain is useless, no wonder you are targeted by others." There was a bit of disgust in his eyes as he looked at him.

Just ask the question, why make personal attacks? After hearing what Fan Hua said, the man felt angry, but he didn't dare to express his anger. He could only keep silent and glare at the ground, wishing he could stare a hole in the floor.

Fan Hua suddenly looked at him and said with a hint of cynicism: "You don't know anything about anything. Living is a waste of suffering. It's better to die and be free." He looked sincere, as if he was seriously giving him some good advice.

He listened and his face turned pale. Fear quickly filled his eyes. He begged for mercy and said in a crying voice, "Don't kill me. I've already told you everything I know."

"Okay, let me ask you one last question."

"The disappearance of the children in Beiming Village and the tragic deaths of those children, were they caused by you?" There was a hint of anger hidden in Fan Hua's tone, which could not be detected without careful listening.

"None of this has anything to do with me." He shook his head violently, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with him.

Fan Hua thought for a moment, then said, "I understand," and walked to his side. Suddenly, he pinched his jaw and stuffed a pill into his mouth, forcing him to swallow it. Then he let go of his hand in an instant, leaving a clear red mark on his jaw.

"Cough cough cough" the man coughed suddenly, as if he wanted to spit out the medicine he had just been fed. His eyes were full of fear, the fear of facing death. He panicked and said, "What did you give me to eat?"

He said softly: "It is something that can make you comfortable"

After saying this, he untied the chains on him and left the cell. Before leaving, he glanced at him with an ambiguous expression.

It was indeed something that made him feel comfortable, but it was just a poison that could make him leave quietly and safely. Those people deliberately chose him as a scapegoat. Even if he didn't kill him, others would not spare him. It would be better to die here with dignity than to die tragically outside.

After he saw Fan Hua go out, the fear in his heart gradually eased. He thought that if the food Fan Hua gave him was poison, it should take effect immediately, but it hasn't yet, so he felt relieved.

He climbed to the wall with difficulty and leaned against it. Suddenly, he felt sleepy. He yawned loudly and his eyelids became heavy. He had been tossed around a lot today. He thought about sleeping here for a night and asking someone to pick him up tomorrow. So his eyelids closed heavily, but once they closed, they would never open again.

Fan Hua walked out of the underground dungeon, returned to the house, took out a flare and pulled it. A red light rose into the sky, and when it was placed on the top, it changed into a full moon, and in a moment it was like flowers scattering from heaven.

With a loud bang, a dark shadow emerged from the night sky, rushing through the capital city at lightning speed, and rushing towards Fan Hua's mansion, just like a ghost.

Soon after, he arrived at Fan Hua's house, knelt down, and said respectfully, "Master."

Fan Hua stood there staring at him expressionlessly, and said in a cold voice: "Take this bottle of poison back to the pavilion and ask Ran Ke to prepare the antidote as soon as possible," and then handed the poison in his hand to him.

"Yes." He took it, stood up, leaped, and disappeared into the night again.

Fourth day

In the general's mansion, Shi Jin and the court physician were sitting in the courtyard, and they were waiting outside the door. The two of them were sitting on chairs outside the house, waiting for good news.

Xu Ruogu has been living with the court doctor for the past few days, but the antidote has not been developed yet. He has not rested well for two consecutive days and has been concentrating on preparing the antidote. He doesn't listen to anyone except Shi Jin.

Today is the deadline. If we don’t develop it, it will be too late.

Among them, Xu Wusheng came to the general's mansion several times to inquire about the antidote, but was sent away every time by Shi Jin, who was afraid that it would affect Xu Ruogu's progress.

In a room inside the provincial hospital, various medicine bags and decoctions were placed cluttered on the table, but there was some regularity in the disorder. It looked as if they had been developed many times but all had failed. It seemed that the battle was very fierce.

Xu Ruogu looked tired, looking at the pile of medicine in front of him with a tense expression, and said to himself: "No, there is still a missing ingredient."

Xu Ruogu turned around and anxiously took out the medicine from the medicine cabinet. He began to weigh the doses and mix the herbs according to the proportions. In his panic, he accidentally knocked over the bowl beside him. The bowl fell to the ground with a bang and broke, spilling the medicine soup all over the floor.

He quickly stopped what he was doing, squatted down and picked up the broken pieces of the bowl. The moment he picked it up, he accidentally cut his palm, and blood immediately oozed out and dripped onto the medicine.

Shi Jin heard the noise in the house, frowned, and hurried in to check the situation, "What happened?"

Xu Ruogu gave a bitter smile and said, "The bowl is broken."

Shi Jin walked up to him, and when he saw the wound on his palm and the blood on the medicine soup, his face changed, "Your hand is injured, don't clean it up, I'll do it later."

Xu Ruogu stood up, and Shi Jin took out a handkerchief to bandage his wound.

Xu Ruogu's eyes were fixed on the pool of thick potion on the ground. He seemed to be thinking about something, and suddenly his eyebrows moved.

He was pleasantly surprised, took her hand and shook it, saying happily: "Sister Jin, I figured out what that medicine is."

Shi Jin also became excited and asked, "What is it?"

"The blood of a close relative"

When the court doctor came in and heard what Xu Ruogu said, he was very happy, thinking that the young master could be saved.

There was a flash of astonishment in Shi Jin's eyes. Can the blood from the heart be used as medicine?

After changing her mind, she realized that Shi Sheng could be saved, so she no longer cared about what kind of medicine it was.

But when she returned to her room to draw blood, she no longer thought so. She secretly cursed her best friend Tang Xiaoya in her heart. What kind of script did she write? She set traps for her everywhere. Not only did she write that the female supporting role had the same name as her, but she also wrote about using heart blood as a medicine inducer. It was outrageous.

Will it hurt like hell if this knife is stabbed into her chest? Just as she was gesturing in front of her chest, hesitating and unable to make the move, Shi Wei suddenly walked into the room and saw this scene. Thinking that she was upset, he snatched the knife from her hand and angrily said, "Jin'er, what are you doing? Are you going to abandon your father and just give up?"

Shi Jin was startled, his face froze, and he immediately explained in a hurry: "No, my brother's antidote has been prepared, I want to take blood from my heart as a guide for my brother's medicine."

After hearing her explanation, Shi Wei's expression relaxed, he breathed a sigh of relief, immediately put on a smile, and said warmly: "Let Dad do the work of taking the blood from my heart. It's not good for a girl to have scars on her body."

Shi Jin felt a warm feeling in her heart when she heard this. Her father was so kind.

Before he could recover, Shi Wei had already picked up the bowl on the table, turned around, unbuttoned his clothes, and without hesitation, cut a knife on his chest.

Shi Jin looked a little dazed. As expected of a mighty general who had fought in the battlefield, his actions were quick and decisive.

After a while, he filled a small cup with his heart's blood and handed it to her.

Shi Jin took it and looked at his chest, which was already dressed, and asked with concern: "Dad, are you okay? Don't take this wound lightly. Let the court doctor bandage it for you."

Shi Wei smiled to reassure her and said, "Dad has seen all kinds of injuries. This one is fine. Send your blood to him quickly."

After hearing what he said, Shi Jin thought about it and it made sense. Her father had been through many battles and had received many injuries, big and small. He would not take this injury seriously.

Before leaving, Shi Jin reminded him: "Okay, don't be careless with this wound. Let the court doctor bandage you well." After seeing Shi Jin leave, Shi Wei's face suddenly turned pale.

There were several people standing in Shi Sheng's room. After seeing Shi Sheng drink the antidote, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Shi Jin looked at Shi Wei, who was relieved, with a faint smile on his face.

Although Shi Wei seemed to not care about Shi Sheng on the surface, he was actually very worried about him in his heart. He went to the military camp on time every day these days, as if nothing had happened, but in fact he went to talk to him every night. She discovered this by accident when she was unable to sleep one night and walked in Shi Sheng's yard. She knew that he did this just to prevent her from worrying.

Thanks to Xu Ruogu's four days of hard work, Shi Sheng and Yun Youying were saved from life crisis in time.