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Bei Zhenting stood up with a sullen face, walked over and touched his forehead.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Does your head still hurt? Is it feeling better?"

Luo Yao nodded. Bei Zhenting pulled him into the house and warmed his hands with a heater. He said again, "I'm fine, so don't worry. When we get to the border, Ziqi will help me prepare the antidote."

Ye Qing pursed his lips. After hearing his boss's arrogant words, he couldn't help but say, "That's easy to say. Although Qianji is a chronic poison, it is somewhat similar to Gu poison. The current antidote actually only suppresses the toxicity and has no detoxification effect at all. Chronic poisons are difficult to completely eradicate. How can you say that detoxification is detoxification?"

Luo Yao stared at Ye Qing blankly, while Bei Zhenting's face turned dark.

Ye Qing was scared but pretended not to see it. "You knew it was poisonous but still drank it. You're really good."

It wasn't that he meant to curse, but after studying Qianji for the past few days, he'd discovered that it was truly difficult to solve. The antidote Bei Zhenting was currently taking only suppressed the toxicity, keeping it contained within his body. Taking too much suppressive medication would lead to drug resistance, and eventually, even the Emperor's medicine wouldn't be able to suppress it.

Qingye Valley burned, destroying most of the medical books within. It's unknown how many ancient texts remain. To cure the Thousand Machine poison, the only option is to research the inhibitory drug given by the emperor. However, the Thousand Machine's monthly attacks require a long observation period. The dosage and properties of the drug require meticulous research. Finding a cure would take at least three to five years.

"Don't look at me like that, I'm telling the truth." Ye Qing looked at Bei Zhenting's face, which was half black, with a serious expression.

Turning around, he gave Luo Yao a reassuring smile, "Don't worry too much, Princess. It won't be difficult for me to develop an antidote to the prince's suppression within half a year. It will just take some time to completely detoxify him."

Hearing Ye Qing's words, Luo Yao reluctantly nodded, but he still felt empty inside. Bei Zhenting knew that he was worried, and angrily directed it at Ye Qing who was standing beside him, "Show him, and then you get out of here."

Ye Qing examined Luo Yao and left, leaving only Bei Zhenting and Luo Yao in the study.

Bei Zhenting was handling a case, and Luo Yao sat next to him, keeping warm while looking through the documents that Bei Zhenting had read.

During this period, there was progress in the Yong'an Temple case, as well as some news from the border and the northwest.

Luo Yao flipped through the notes and saw a look of surprise in his eyes.

Bei Zhenting noticed his expression, nodded slightly, and confirmed, "He died this morning. The coroner examined the body and determined it was suicide."

Luo Yao couldn't believe it, "Suicide?"

He Xinlin was so conceited, how could he commit suicide? Even if the people who saved him died, He Xinlin didn't seem like the kind of person who would commit suicide because of this.

"He was able to hide his tracks while I was pursuing him, even avoiding my many spies and hiding in Lin'an City. There must be someone behind this..." Bei Zhenting's voice slowed down. "The fire in the dungeon of the county governor's office and He Xinlin's suicide are definitely not coincidences."

Luo Yao looked at Bei Zhenting in disbelief. Bei Zhenting frowned and said, "There's only one person I can think of."

Luo Yao took a look at Bei Zhenting's expression and immediately understood who he was talking about.

"The news from this morning is that He Xinlin recently arrived in Lin'an City. Judging from the time, the incident with the Yuan family is very likely related to the Moon People..."

"Something happened to the Yuan family?!" Luo Yao hadn't heard any news about the Yuan family for a long time.

Bei Zhenting nodded and continued, "On the surface, it's a matter of the underworld. It's a conflict between several underworld forces in southern Xinjiang and the Songwu Yuan clan. Both the black and white factions of the Yuan clan have been severely damaged, and the Yuan clan is in chaos. Previously, I only knew it was related to the imperial court, but the imperial court has not taken any action. If it is related to the Moon People, everything is connected."

The emperor's cunning is so deep that it makes people's backs cold...

The Moon People had nearly taken his life during the national sacrifice ceremony, but the emperor was able to turn the martial arts-skilled Moon People into his own use.

The emperor did not want to confront the Yuan family head-on, and was impressed by the Yue people's skills. The Yue people had no choice but to rely on the court if they wanted to survive. On the surface, the emperor issued a wanted order for the Yue people to show the court's serious position; however, privately, a subordinate relationship was established between the emperor and the Yue people.

The traitors suddenly became the hidden pawns of the vassal court.

The emperor, through the hands of the Moon People, instigated several factions in southern Xinjiang to unite and fight the Yuan family to the death. The imperial court secretly added fuel to the fire, completely muddying the waters of southern Xinjiang before sending He Xinlin to Lin'an County...

The emperor withdrew some of his people, but did not give any clear instructions to He Xinlin who stayed in Lin'an County. It was obvious that he condoned all of He Xinlin's actions.

Thinking about it, he was really scared. If Bei Zhenting hadn't come on the night of the Lantern Festival, he really wouldn't have been able to kill so many highly skilled Moon People by himself...

Bei Zhenting hugged him and looked at his face seriously and said, "With me here, they can't touch you, don't worry."

Luo Yao smiled slightly, then thought of something and asked, "Where's my second brother? I didn't see him yesterday."

"The king sent him to Southern Xinjiang."

"Oh," Luo Yao said, feeling a little unhappy, "He actually listens to you now?"

"He left on his own, early yesterday morning. He told me while you were still asleep." Bei Zhenting paused. "It's a good idea for him to go to Southern Xinjiang. The Yuan clan is in turmoil right now, and he could be of help."

Thinking of something, Bei Zhenting reached out and pinched Luo Yao's chin, "Do you still want to go shopping with him?"

Luo Yao reacted and looked at Bei Zhenting in shock, "How did the prince know?"

Bei Zhenting frowned. "Don't worry about how I knew this. Do you still want to go shopping with him, huh?" Bei Zhenting took out a smiley mask from a wooden box beside him and put it on Luo Yao's face.

"I don't have it!" Luo Yao pounced on the mask as soon as he saw it. In the struggle, the pink polka dot blush smiley face mask fell to the side and the two of them hugged it tightly.

Seeing Luo Yao's slightly red face and slightly chapped lips so close to him, Bei Zhenting's Adam's apple moved slightly. He picked him up and kissed the corner of his mouth. Luo Yao was stunned. Seeing that he didn't react, Bei Zhenting hooked him over and pecked him lightly. Luo Yao wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and his face was slightly flushed. Seeing this, Bei Zhenting moved forward to kiss him again...

After kissing back and forth five times, Luo Yao's face turned red and he angrily reached out to hit someone.

Bei Zhenting pulled him over and kissed him deeply until he was blushing before pulling him out.

Before Luo Yaoshang could recover from the passionate kiss, he met Qingling who came to see him.

"Princess, you slept all day and didn't have time to eat. Aunt He asked me to ask you what you would like to eat."

Luo Yao blushed and lowered his head, not daring to speak. The little girl looked at her eldest master's ears, which were red as blood, and leaned forward to see what was wrong with Luo Yao and whether the high fever had not subsided yet.

Seeing the little girl approaching, Luo Yao turned his head away in panic and grabbed the corner of Bei Zhenting's clothes. Bei Zhenting held his hand and hid him behind his back, with a hint of laughter in his voice, "Just ask Aunt He to make something light."

Qingling agreed, turned her head to look at the two strange people as she walked, and left while touching her head.