Before the house is confiscated, the enemy's warehouse is emptied and exiled

After the sister-in-law left, Shen Qingge also forced himself to stand up from the bed.

She immediately palpated her own pulse, which seemed a little weak, but what made her feel a little relieved was that there was no sign of poisoning.

She frowned, hoping she was overthinking it, but the uneasy feeling in her heart kept lingering and did not subside at all.

Shen Qingge didn't dare to delay for a moment. He picked up a coat placed beside the bed, put it on casually, and hurried out of the room.

Fortunately, in order to facilitate the care of the water qilin, the yards where the two lived were not far apart.

Not long after, when Shen Qingge arrived anxiously, his sister-in-law Wang Lan had already brought the eight children to the room where Shui Qilin was.

At this moment, Chuanbai and Sumu were carefully helping the water qilin up from the bed; while Xiazhu was holding a bowl of water, ready to feed it.

Shui Qilin, who was originally very surprised by the sudden visit of everyone, became even more confused after seeing Shen Qingge's serious and anxious expression.

But it still pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile:

"Oh my, what's wrong with everyone today? Everyone is so anxious and worried. Could something big have happened?

Actually, I just drank a few extra glasses of wine last night, there's no need to make such a fuss!"

After saying that, it cautiously glanced at Shen Qingge out of the corner of its eye. It looked like a little animal that had done something wrong and was afraid of making its owner unhappy.

Then, as if realizing something, it added hurriedly:

“Hey… Master, please don’t blame me!

I was just having too much fun drinking with my friends last night. I lost control for a moment and drank a few more glasses without realizing it.

I promise, I won’t do that again next time!"

However, Shen Qingge, who had been standing there staring at it intently, shook her head gently. Her originally pretty face became gloomy at this moment. She slowly responded:

"Shui Qilin, it's not that your drinking is such a big deal, but I strongly suspect... you might have been poisoned!"

When she said the last three words "poisoned", she deliberately emphasized the tone and let it go straight into Shui Qilin's ears.

When the Water Qilin heard this, its eyes widened, its face full of disbelief. It couldn't help but loudly retort:

"How is this possible? Consider me, a dignified ancient divine beast. Even ordinary poisons can be detected with just a sniff.

Even if I accidentally ingested it, my physique can easily neutralize the toxin, so how could I be poisoned?"

As soon as he finished speaking, perhaps because he was too excited, Shui Qilin suddenly coughed violently several times.

Seeing the water qilin like this, Shen Qingge immediately walked forward quickly and whispered to Su Mu beside him: "Su Mu, stand up first."

After Su Mu stood up as he was told, Shen Qingge quickly sat in the seat where Su Mu had just sat, then stretched out his right hand, gently placed it on Shui Qilin's wrist, and began to carefully take his pulse.

As time passed, the air around them seemed to freeze. Everyone held their breath, quietly waiting for Shen Qingge's final diagnosis.

After a long while, Shen Qingge finally let go of his hand, raised his head and looked directly into Shui Qilin's eyes, and said with great certainty:

"You are indeed poisoned. The toxicity of this poison is extremely strange. It is difficult for me to distinguish its specific ingredients at the moment, let alone find the corresponding antidote!

The person who can poison you is definitely a master among masters!

I even suspect... this person might be related to the West Moon Nation!"

After hearing these words, the people around were all stunned with astonishment.

The others present fell into silence.

They were secretly worried, fearing that Shen Qingge had gathered everyone here because she suspected that someone among them was secretly poisoning her.

Especially Chuanbai, the oldest among the group, was extremely anxious.

He quickly stood up from the bed and explained sincerely:

"General, please trust us!

We have always been loyal to the general and have no second thoughts!

Besides, with our current skills and abilities, we have no way of getting hold of poison of this level, so how could we possibly poison someone?

I hope the general will understand!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingge showed a gentle smile on her face. Her bright eyes slowly turned to Chuan Bai and she said softly:

"Chuanbai, please don't misunderstand me, I have absolutely no suspicion of you or the other children.

You know, the person who poisoned this time was so clever that he could hide it from the world. He must be no ordinary person.

I brought you here today only because I hope that with your perception ability, you can try to identify the remaining aura of the water qilin so that we can follow the clues and find out who the real culprit is.

"Thinking back to the four masters who sneaked into our Shen Mansion last time, they all possessed the Turtle Breathing Technique. Even someone as powerful as me couldn't detect their aura fluctuations."

After saying that, Shen Qingge looked at Shui Qilin again and asked:

"Shui Qilin, regarding this poisoning incident, do you have anyone in particular that you suspect?"

At this moment, the image of Liu Qi flashed through the mind of the Water Qilin, but after just a moment, it denied it and said, "No!"

Seeing Shui Qilin's reaction, Shen Qingge couldn't help but feel a little annoyed:

"So, what about the owner of the restaurant you've been frequenting recently? Could he be the one who did it?"

Shui Qilin quickly waved his hands and explained:

"That boss is an honest and kind person, he would never do such a thing.

Besides, we have agreed to meet for a drink at Qingya Garden the day after tomorrow, and I have already promised to take you with me to the banquet.

Just think about it, if he was really the one who did it, how could he have so brazenly invited me to meet the day after tomorrow?"

Shen Qingge couldn't help but laugh out of anger. She looked directly at Shui Qilin and said in a cold voice:

"Water Qilin, oh Water Qilin, as an ancient mythical beast, you possess unique skills, so you are naturally arrogant and think that ordinary people cannot get close to you.

But, have you never considered the possibility that the enemy has already made up their mind, determined that this operation will succeed, and wants to annihilate us in one fell swoop?

To tell you the truth, since I woke up this morning, I felt the energy from my dantian flowing out continuously.

This shows that the person who poisoned me this time was clearly well prepared, and the poison was so powerful that even I couldn't escape its effects."

Faced with Shen Qingge's rebuke, Shui Qilin's originally firm belief began to waver.

At this moment, Chuan Bai hurriedly stepped forward and reported to Shen Qingge with a fist:

"General, I did sense a faint aura from Lord Qilin, and this aura indeed came from the West Moon Nation.

As far as I know, there is a famous national teacher named Ji Nie in Xiyue Kingdom. He is proficient in many methods such as divination, alchemy, poison making and illusion, and can do anything.

Moreover, he has trained many disciples with outstanding abilities.

Could it be that... because the last sneak attack failed, Queen Shi once again sent this Imperial Master's followers to harm us?"