Madame Dongfang panicked, and Dongfang Fu and Dongfang Rong were so anxious that they burst into tears.
Dongfang Huo didn’t know what had happened, but seeing his mother and two sisters in tears, and observing Hou Xinsheng and Yun Jinnian, old and young, both with rage in their eyes,
he was just about to say a few words to ease the anger.
However, Hou Xinsheng spoke, "Turns out to be a complete idiot, without the Diamond Drill, don’t go about handling delicate affairs. If you’re going to leave, then hurry up and go, lest you blemish your grandfather’s hypocritical signboard!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Jinnian finally understood why he was angry.
They were targeting her without any understanding, all because of a grudge against her grandfather.
"Having said that, I just won’t leave!" Yun Jinnian declared. Seeing Hou Xinsheng turning red with rage, she was extremely pleased and said deliberately, "From the moment I entered the courtyard, I smelled a putrid stench, a toxic vine from Nanjiang’s flower of death, and another from the Iron Sand Snake, also from Nanjiang. Using these two to concoct a poison meant to leave the victim unable to live or die, skin rotting, flesh festering, and bones breeding maggots. Luckily, the City Lord took the Detoxification Pill when he was poisoned. If I’m not mistaken, this should be the Bai Ling Detoxification Pill developed by my grandfather!"
As soon as Yun Jinnian spoke, Hou Xinsheng turned red in the face and ears.
The other doctors, too, became flushed and strangled in their throats, unable to utter a word, some even visibly agitated.
They had guessed the truth but dared not speak it, nor dare to prescribe medicine.
One wrong move, and the City Lord’s life would undoubtedly be forfeit.
Madame Dongfang didn’t understand, but Dongfang Huo did, "Does the Fourth Miss have a way to detoxify?"
Yun Jinnian pursed her lips, "I’ll write a prescription first. Get the medicine and prepare a large pot. Then, move the City Lord outside under the sun and find him another room. In that room, first sprinkle lime and sulfur powders! Then, bring over a large empty jar!"
Yun Jinnian’s voice was gentle and steady.
Brimming with confidence.
That’s the benefit of reading extensively.
"You’re quite daring, prescribing medicine like it’s nothing!" Hou Xinsheng barked hoarsely.
"Then why don’t you do it? If you could detoxify him, would I even need to be here?" Yun Jinnian was angered too.
For some reason, ever since she obtained that brocade box, she had developed a competitive spirit, even a sense of not wanting to be disadvantaged or aggrieved.
However, this feeling wasn’t bad.
It was liberating not to suppress herself; and after speaking her mind, her heart felt at ease.
Hou Xinsheng was once again rendered speechless by Yun Jinnian’s fierce retort.
Dongfang Huo immediately had someone prepare ink, brush, paper and inkstone, and Yun Jinnian wrote a prescription right away, which someone took to dispense and boil the medicine.
The City Lord was also moved out into the sun.
His complexion was terribly pale, yet he was excessively fat, swollen as if inflated, barely resembling his actual appearance.
Once under the sun, the City Lord began to wail loudly, clearly in extreme pain.
Madame Dongfang, Dongfang Rong, and Dongfang Fu cried with tears streaming down their faces, at a complete loss, yet not daring to speak out.
Dongfang Huo, with a stern expression, clenched his fists, wanting to stop Yun Jinnian, but didn’t dare.
After all, someone had told him that if Yun Jinnian also couldn’t cure his father’s poison, then his father was certain to die.
Yun Jinnian remained silent, just rolled up her sleeves, and Hemei promptly placed the medicine chest in front of her and opened it.
Henuan handed Yun Jinnian a damp cloth to wipe her hands.
As the City Lord’s screams filled the air, everyone’s faces changed color, yet only Yun Jinnian remained composed, tying her hair back with a ribbon to prevent it from obscuring her vision with the wind, and once she had prepared, she said, "Hold down the City Lord, I am going to treat him!"