Above the source of Tao

"The king is already waiting in King Jing's palace. Let's go quickly." Wei Zhongjian also spoke after receiving the silver.

So he followed Wei Zhongjian to the back door of King Jing's palace.

Wei Zhongjian knocked gently on the back door and said softly, "Your Majesty, the person has been brought here."

After a long while, a weak but powerful voice came from inside the room. "Come in."

Four people pushed the door open and entered. This was the first time Yun Chang'an saw the king of the Chu Dynasty. He saw the man lying on the couch, with gray hair and a beard, but it was not messy, as if it had been carefully trimmed.

"Xiao'er, you are here. Who is this boy?"

King Jingheng spoke first, asking Yun Changan who was beside Chu Xiaoxiao.

"This is my junior fellow apprentice, and the one who treated you."

King Jingheng stared at Yun Changan for a long time before he said, "Young and promising, this boy has a bright future."

Hearing this, he felt a little embarrassed. It was the first time he was praised by someone. "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then he said, "May I examine your body for you, Your Majesty?"

"I need to do something."

"Just give me an arm, relax, and I'll take care of the rest."

So, King Jingheng handed him an arm, Yun Chang'an stretched out a hand and hit his arm, and then a trace of vital energy was transferred into his body.

After a cup of tea, a few pea-sized drops of sweat had appeared on Yun Chang'an's forehead and his brows were furrowed.

Chu Hanlan couldn't help but get nervous when he saw the situation in front of him. He whispered to Chu Xiaoxiao beside him, "What's going on? The condition of the Knight Chang'an doesn't seem good."

"It's a little bit bad." Before Chu Xiaoxiao could say anything, Yun Changan, who was checking her body, stood up and said to her.

"Sister Xiaoxiao, have you checked the poison in his body?"

"Well, after a rough examination, the poison has already invaded five organs."

After Yun Chang'an carefully checked with his Yuan Qi, he found that the poison had not only invaded his five internal organs, but he could also see the poison on his tendons and bones. Although not much, it was still difficult to detect. If he hadn't carefully used his Yuan Qi to travel around his body, even he probably wouldn't have noticed it.

"What? Has the poison in my body penetrated into my bone marrow?" King Chu Jingheng looked at him in shock. Although he knew that he was severely poisoned, he did not expect that the poison had penetrated into his bone marrow.

"This means that I have been poisoned for many days!"

A furious voice came from the side.

Chu Xiaoxiao said to him, "It seems that someone is deliberately trying to kill you, but you are totally unaware of it."

Hearing this, King Jingheng was furious, but his body was too weak. He coughed twice and laid his hands on the bed, unable to get up.

He was wondering in his heart who was so cruel and ruthless that he wanted to get rid of him. He had been guessing for the past two days and he couldn't trust anyone now.

The eldest prince was far away in a northern city guarding the border, so he naturally would not drug himself. The people closest to him were those in the harem. As for whether the ministers in the court also participated in the conspiracy, he could not confirm it.

If Guo Fu had also been involved, he would not have risked his life to recommend the eldest prince when he was asked who could ascend the throne.

Moreover, he has been by my side for decades. Although he is a little old and conservative these years, he has devoted himself to the world without any complaints and should not have participated in it.

"Your Majesty, Senior Sister Chu and I will remove the poison from you. The process may be painful, please bear with it."

The two people standing by were also discussing how to remove the poison from the muscles and bones. In the end, Chu Xiaoxiao had to use her vitality to scrape away the poison bit by bit.

Using vital energy to scrape is just like cutting open the flesh and scraping with a knife. This kind of pain is simply unbearable for ordinary people.

"What a joke! These little pains are nothing. I can bear it, so come on."

"That's offending."

Yun Chang'an bowed with both hands and said to King Jingheng.

So he took out a poison-eating pill from his arms, crushed it and put it in a kettle, poured out a cup and handed it to him.

This poison-eating pill is very powerful. If a mortal swallows it in one gulp, he will not be able to withstand the effects of the pill and will explode and die if he is not careful.

"No! The king hasn't tested the poison yet!"

Wei Zhongjian, who was standing by, saw that the king wanted to drink the cup of medicine and spoke anxiously.

"I believe them."

"No, let me try it for you first."

Seeing that Wei Zhongjian was so persistent, King Jingheng hesitated for a moment before turning to Chu Xiaoxiao and the others.

This poison testing is a process that the king must go through every time he eats. Every day, servants will test the poison of the king's food before he eats it.

Wei Zhongjian did this for the king's safety.

So Chu Xiaoxiao said, "If you were so cautious, you wouldn't have been poisoned for so long without noticing it."

King Jingheng was also a little embarrassed. He would test for poison every time before eating, but he had never found that he was poisoned. But the person who was talking about him was Chu Xiaoxiao, so he couldn't say anything. He could only sigh and shut up.

"But before testing the poison, please ask Wei Zhongjian to prepare a set of clean clothes."

Wei Zhongjian was puzzled and asked, "Why do we need to prepare a set of clean clothes for poison testing? Is this necessary etiquette?"

"It's not a courtesy, it's just a friendly reminder."

The two of them looked at Wei Zhongjian with amusement, which made him even more confused and a little angry.

"Mysterious."

After getting permission from Chu Xiaoxiao and the others, Wei Zhongjian took the pot of medicine, poured himself a cup, and started drinking.

Soon, a foul smell came from the house and went straight into the nostrils of several people inside.

"It stinks!"

Chu Hanlan couldn't stand the stench.

Hearing the sound, everyone turned to look at Wei Zhongjian, and saw that Wei Zhongjian's skin was seeping out with black sticky substance which was constantly seeping out from his skin.

No matter how hard Wei Zhongjian wiped, he couldn't wipe off the black impurities. It stuck to his skin like maggots. After a short while, he turned into a black man, and the stench became stronger and stronger.

Seeing this scene, King Jingheng was overjoyed, but he still suppressed his inner surprise and reminded him, "Eunuch Wei, you should go downstairs and take a bath and change your clothes."

"This...I obey your order."

So he ran out of the hall without looking back and disappeared.

"Xiaoxiao, let's get started." King Jingheng couldn't wait to say to his daughter.

Because Wei Zhongjian didn't know that Chu Xiaoxiao was King Jingheng, the long-missing Sixth Prince, he treated them so cautiously, fearing that they would try to murder the king.

King Jingheng did not blame him for this. Instead, he felt at ease because he had someone serving him wholeheartedly.