Zheng Zihe's face was cold, and he tried hard to suppress the urge to hit her to death.

But he also knew very well that with his strength, he couldn't kill her! Otherwise, the second brother wouldn't have held the Soft Fragrance Powder in his hand, and still be killed by her!

"Don't play dumb! My sister's been poisoned! Bring me the antidote!"

Shu He chuckled, his face full of confusion, "Your sister was poisoned, what does it have to do with me?"

"What does it matter? You're a physician at Kyoto's premier pharmacy. My sister verbally abused you during the trial today. Do you dare to say you weren't the one who poisoned her?"

"Liu Ruxin, now that things have come to this, there's no point in quibbling any further, right?"

Shu He lowered her eyes and drank tea elegantly. The tea was the jasmine tea sent by Baili Moqing. It was fragrant, sweet and had a long aftertaste.

After finishing her tea, she slowly spoke, "Master Zheng, don't you know that you'll be searched all over once you enter the Dali Temple prison?"

"How do you know I carry poison with me?"

Zheng Zihe snorted coldly, "Who knows where you hid the medicine? If you really didn't have the medicine, my second brother wouldn't have died in your hands!"

Shu He sneered and shook his head, "Smart as a whim!"

She was not poisoned by the Soft Fragrance Powder, not because she had any antidote on her, but because her body was no longer affected by the poison.

As for the poison in Zheng Xiaozhen's body, it was indeed not her who administered it.

Zheng Zihe sensed a kind of contempt in her expression, a kind of disdain that showed she didn't take him seriously at all!

She is a woman, yet she dares to face him like this!

"Liu Ruxin, look at what this is?"

The cold voice carried a hint of pride.

Shu He turned her head, and when she saw the hairpin in his hand, her face changed instantly, and she came to the prison door in an instant.

Zheng Zihe was frightened by the sudden speed and took several steps back. It was not until the two old men behind him stopped him with serious faces that he calmed down.

"What did you do to her?!"

An icy breath swept through the cell, and powerful pressure covered Zheng Zihe's body. His mind, which had just stabilized, was almost shattered again.

The two old men behind Zheng Zihe attacked at the same time, and a light purple protective shield was erected above Zheng Zihe's head, blocking the heavy pressure for him.

After Zheng Zihe calmed down again, he couldn't help feeling shocked and scared.

What is shocking is that a woman like Liu Ruxin can actually have such deep inner strength and oppressive power!

What’s scary is that luckily he was well prepared this time. If he had come alone today, he would have followed in his second brother’s footsteps.

"Mr. Liu, you want to know Zhang Zhirou's whereabouts. It's very simple! As long as you hand over my sister's antidote, I will definitely return Zhang Zhirou intact!"

Shu He stared at him coldly. After a while, she withdrew her imposing aura and became as calm as an ordinary woman without any internal strength.

"How do I know if this hairpin of yours was stolen?"

"My cousin is quite skilled in martial arts. You asked me to believe that she is in your hands just based on a hairpin. Do you think I am so easy to fool?"

Zheng Zihe sneered, "I guessed you would say that. If a hairpin alone can't convince you, how about this?"

A blood-red gem necklace fell from his hand.

It was discovered by Shu He in a crystal mine in Shanwai Valley. It is the ruby with the best quality and purity among all the minerals discovered.

The original stone was the size of a goose egg, and she later cut it into three equal parts. She gave one to Yier, one to Zhang Zhirou, and kept the other one for herself.

This gem is one of a kind in the world. It is a flowing cloud shape that she designed uniquely. No one in the world can cut out a second gem that is exactly the same, not even herself!

This necklace is worn by Arou close to her body. If he hadn't really caught the person, he would never have been able to get such a close-fitting thing!

"How did you catch her?"

Shu He was filled with doubts. Zhang Zhirou's martial arts skills were not bad, so there was no reason for her to be captured by the Zheng family.

Where are Baili Moqing and Jiang Dongping? How come two masters can't even protect Zhang Zhirou?

"Don't worry about how I caught him. I just want to use Zhang Zhirou in exchange for my sister's antidote. Mr. Liu, is there a deal?"

Shu He looked at him. There was really no other way at the moment, so he could only compromise.

"I wasn't the one who poisoned your sister." She sat back down at the tea table and, without giving Zheng Zihe a chance to speak, continued, "Although I wasn't the one who poisoned her, I know what kind of poison it was and how to cure it."

"If you truly want your sister's life, then bring Zhang Zhirou to the Dali Temple prison. At the same time, call the Western Chu Prince, Jiang Dongping, to come along."

"As long as you agree to my request, I will give you your sister's antidote!"

Zheng Zihe's face was grim, but he wouldn't fall for her trick. "I heard Jiang Dongping is very close to Zhang Zhirou, and it seems he's interested in that girl."

"If I really let him come, I'm afraid I'll be in even more trouble! Then, what's the point of talking about the antidote?" That bastard, it's a blessing that he didn't overthrow the Zheng family!

After hearing this, Shu He looked at Zheng Zihe seriously. He was indeed cautious and vigilant enough.

"Okay, since you can't ask Jiang Dongping to come, then it should be okay to bring Zhang Zhirou, right?"

"I want to see her safe and sound with my own eyes, otherwise, you will get nothing!"

Zheng Zihe took two steps towards the cell and asked, "So, you admit that you were the one who poisoned him?"

If she hadn't poisoned him, how could she be so confident that there was an antidote?

Shu He was worried about Zhang Zhirou, and his face was full of impatience. "You don't have to talk nonsense with me here. If you don't want your sister to die, use Zhang Zhirou in exchange!"

"If anything happens to Zhang Zhirou, I guarantee that your entire Zheng family will not have a good end!"

Anger flickered between Zheng Zihe's brows.

The Zheng family is a dignified Duke's family. In Kyoto, even if they cannot cover the sky with one hand, they can at least cover half of the sky!

After all these years, this was the first time he had seen someone dare to threaten the Zheng family and him so blatantly!

Although he didn't believe that she, who was about to be executed, could make the Zheng family suffer a miserable end, Zheng Xiaozhen was his biological sister after all!

He had already lost two younger brothers, what if he lost this younger sister...

I'm afraid his mother and father won't be able to accept this reality, and by then, the Zheng family might really be completely broken...

"Okay, I promise you!"

Zheng Zihe left an old man guarding the prison door, "Uncle Jiang, keep an eye on her. Don't let her have contact with anyone until I come back!"

After the old man nodded, Zheng Zihe turned around and glared at Shu He hatefully.

When his sister gets better, he will make her watch her die with her own eyes!

After Zheng Zihe left, the tea on Shu He's table had gone cold, but she was in no mood to heat it up.

Arou, is something really wrong?

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