A gentle breeze rustled the lanterns, making subtle noises. Su Wan relayed the news to Jingzhe, who nodded slightly, as if having anticipated this. However, since this was Xie Yin's business, she could not say more.

Su Wan returned to the house and ordered Liu Shang to remind the people outside to be vigilant. Although everyone here is Xie Yin's people, it would be bad if something happened to her.

"Madam!" Liuyan pushed the door open and walked in.

"I just heard Cang Yi talking to someone. It seems that Xie Shousi is ill and in very poor health."

Su Wan frowned instantly, "Sick? He was fine just now, how could he suddenly fall ill?" With Xie Yin's physique, the possibility of him suddenly falling ill is very small, unless he has a hidden illness.

"So, he came all the way here to soak in the hot springs in order to cure his illness." Su Wan lowered her eyes and analyzed.

"Stop!" At this moment, a man's shout suddenly came from outside the door, and the three women in the room all trembled.

"Go see what's going on?"

Su Wan pushed the door open with the other two people, and saw a figure running into the yard.

"Jingzhe, who is it?"

"It was a girl. She ran to that yard."

Su Wan looked in that direction. Wasn’t that the yard leading to the hot spring?

"How old is the girl and what does she look like?"

Jingzhe gestured, "About this height, about six or seven years old, looks like a beggar."

"Not good!" Su Wan's pupils shrank. "I know that girl. Don't let Li Ke hurt her."

Jingzhe frowned when he heard that. "That's not my area. My duty is to protect you. And if she sees us, she'll run away."

"How about you go with me? Chief Xie also knows about that girl, but he is sick now and you have other plans. I am worried that she will disrupt the situation." More importantly, she was worried that the secret guards would accidentally kill the child.

Jingzhe pondered for a moment, turned around and was about to go to the yard to ask Xie Yin for instructions, but saw Cang Yi running out with a tense expression.

"What happened?" Jingzhe stepped forward and asked.

"Young Master's poison is now taking a severe toll. I'd like to ask Madam Su if she has any solution?"

Su Wan's face suddenly darkened. She guessed correctly that the poison Xie Yin was infected with should be the same as that of the bastard.

The poison that Xie Yin was poisoned by was the poison of Biquan. This poison was extremely overbearing and extremely cold. When it attacked, the cold air spread throughout the body. The poisoned person would feel weak in his limbs and could not even use his internal strength.

Su Wan tried to calm herself down and think about how to help Xie Yin stop the poison.

She immediately ordered Liuyan to fetch ginger shavings from the carriage and had Liushang boil some water. After giving the instructions, Su Wan pulled out a few silver needles from her sleeve.

"I haven't tried this stitch many times, but there's nothing better to do now."

Su Wan took out the silver needle and pretended to ask Cang Yi to take her there, but Cang Yi hesitated. This evening, after the Zhu family's wife left, someone was discovered to have sneaked in. Unaware of the enemy's background, Xie Yin placed Su Wan in the most inconspicuous courtyard and deliberately created a large commotion at the hot springs, hoping to lure the enemy out. However, the poison had taken effect prematurely.

"Madam Su, this won't do." Cang Yi felt that Su Wan was not an outsider, so he confessed.

"Someone sneaked in here today. Young Master used himself to lure the enemy. If you go over, you will be in danger."

"But there's no better way now." Su Wan said fearlessly, "Besides, the little girl we picked up that day also went in. I have to find her." Su Wan's eyes were firm, "With you and Jingzhe here, what can a man in black do?"

Xie Yin might be able to slowly get through the onset of the poison, but it would be disastrous if that person took advantage of the opportunity to attack him.

Su Wan stepped forward and said, "Don't hesitate! Take me there!"

Cang Yi frantically pondered, his heart hardening as he thought of Xie Yin's painful groans. He patted his thigh and said, "Let's go." After all, the young master's life was most important. He and Jingzhe would protect Su Wan even if it meant risking their lives. When the young master woke up, they would be willing to endure any beatings or punishments.

Su Wan immediately ordered Jingzhe to wait there and bring the things inside. Su Wan followed Cang Yi into the courtyard, followed the bluestone path through the bamboo forest, and came to an underground palace. Beneath the underground palace was a hot spring.

Cang Yi, holding a lantern, quickly escorted Su Wan to the hot springs. Along the way, he also instructed his men to protect any little girl they saw.

At this moment, the spring water gurgles, causing slight ripples, and the mist seems to isolate the whole world.

Xie Yin lay shirtless in the hot spring. His fair face was now drenched in sweat, beads of sweat like pearls rolling down his angular cheeks and dripping into the water. His face was pale, and veins bulged on his muscular arms. Xie Yin tried hard to endure the discomfort that felt like his internal organs were about to explode, but his face betrayed him.

"Thank you, Chief."

In his hazy consciousness, Xie Yin heard a familiar yet reassuring voice. Then, as the mist parted, a familiar face gradually came into view.

"Su Wan." Xie Yin murmured.

"I'm here, can you hear me?"

"Thank you, Chief, thank you Yin!" Su Wan shouted.

Xie Yin, who was about to fall asleep, gradually regained consciousness. He slowly grasped Su Wan's hand and said, "Call me."

"Xie Yin, hold on!" Su Wan called out as she, following her memory, passed silver needles over the flames before gently inserting them into Xie Yin's acupuncture points. The residual toxins in Xie Yin's body were blocking the flow of his meridians, causing him to feel unwell. Su Wan used this acupuncture technique to open up his meridians. As a martial artist, his internal energy was powerful, and if it wasn't unblocked, it could damage Xie Yin's internal organs. However, she had only recently learned this technique, and this was her first formal acupuncture session.

As his blood began to flow freely throughout his body, Xie Yin's previous extreme discomfort was relieved. He opened his eyes, and beads of sweat ran down his cheeks. Realizing that the person before him was not an illusion, he grabbed Su Wan's hand and, panting, gestured for her to leave quickly.

Su Wan patted his hands, signaling Xie Yin to be at ease.

"who!"

At this moment, the black-clad figure burst in, attempting to take advantage of Xie Yin's weakness. Cang Yi reacted quickly, drawing his sword to block the attack. But after just one strike, he realized the figure was a master, and then another appeared. Xie Yin's earlier suspicions were correct: these two individuals might not be from Shangjing.

Cang Yi immediately gave the signal. Several secret guards quickly arrived at the hot spring. However, the man in black was agile and carried many hidden weapons, and one of the secret guards was injured. Seeing this, Su Wan jumped into the water and dragged Xie Yin away. At this moment, Xie Yin was finally able to move.

"Thank you, Chief!" Su Wan took advantage of Xie Yin's legs being able to exert strength, slowly pulled out the silver needle, dragged him ashore, and hid him in the cave next to him.

In the narrow corner, the two of them pressed tightly together. At this time, Xie Yin's upper body also recovered its strength.

"Thank you, Chief!" Su Wan called softly.

Xie Yin put his index finger to his lips, silencing him. Outside, the sounds of fighting were deafening, and Su Wan grew nervous. Little did she know, Xie Yin was looking at the person before him with a look of sarcasm. Then, his brow furrowed, sensing something was amiss.

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