Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 688

Shen Lingjun was also dumbfounded: "Senior brother?"

Mo Zhonggui was completely bewildered by the two of them. He glanced at the young man, then turned to look at Shen Lingjun, and didn't react for a moment.

"Senior brother? He's your senior brother?"

Shen Lingjun struggled to get up: "He is my master's second disciple, Qi Xuan!"

When Shen Lingjun was taken in as a disciple by the Elder Xingju, he studied medicine with Qi Xuan. Later, Qi Xuan graduated two years earlier than her, and the Elder Xingju had nothing left to teach him, so he went on to travel the world on his own.

Qi Xuan quickly stepped forward and held Shen Lingjun down.

"You can't sit up yet, so just lie down and talk."

Shen Lingjun: "Did you cure me of the poison?"

Qi Xuan: "The Crown Prince issued a bounty. I happen to be in Western Qi recently, and seeing that the poison you have is one I've never been able to cure before, I thought I'd give it a try..."

Shen Lingjun thought to herself, no wonder such a strange poison hadn't killed her. In this world, besides herself, only the other disciples of Elder Xingju had this ability.

Mo Zhonggui looked at Qi Xuan with disbelief.

"You only just recognized her as your junior sister?"

Qi Xuan said awkwardly, "I didn't see her face clearly before, and she was only thirteen when I left my master. More than ten years have passed since then. Girls change a lot as they grow up..."

Shen Lingjun didn't care about that; she had a lot of other questions she wanted to ask Qi Xuan: "Senior brother, have you been traveling around all these years? Have you gotten married?"

Qi Xuan: "No, I'm not interested in starting a family."

Shen Lingjun couldn't help but smile.

Qi Xuan was an orphan who was adopted by the old man Xingju when he was six years old. He was very indifferent and even a bit eccentric and not very socially savvy.

However, he was pure of heart and had no distracting thoughts, focusing solely on learning and practicing his skills. In addition, he was extremely talented in all aspects, not only possessing amazing medical skills and first-rate martial arts, but also being proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.

A master of both medicine and martial arts, and a multi-talented individual, is far superior to Shen Lingjun, who only allocated one skill point.

To outsiders, Qi Xuan might seem cold, aloof, and unapproachable. But Shen Lingjun knew that the bond between him and his fellow disciples was actually quite deep.

Shen Lingjun and Qi Xuan, who hadn't seen each other for many years, had so much to say but didn't know where to begin. They chatted for a long time, one sentence after another, and were both very happy.

However, Shen Lingjun was still recovering from a serious illness, and gradually he began to feel weak and unable to keep up.

Mo Zhonggui had been listening quietly to the two siblings, not wanting to disturb their long-awaited reunion. It wasn't until she saw that Shen Lingjun was getting tired of talking that she came out to interrupt and poured her a glass of water.

"Lingjun, let's rest for a while before talking. Anyway, we've met, there's plenty of time."

Shen Lingjun took a sip of water, paused for a moment, but still couldn't help asking, "What kind of poison did I ingest?"

Mo Zhonggui also wanted to ask this question.

He had previously heard Qi Xuan say that Shen Lingjun had been bitten by some kind of nine-flowered rat, but at the time he was only concerned about whether Shen Lingjun could be cured of the poison, so he didn't ask any further questions.

Qi Xuan said, "Judging from the poison you were given and the bite marks on your feet, it should be a nine-spotted rat."

Shen Lingjun had never heard of this name before, so Qi Xuan continued, "I heard about it while traveling. The Nine-Colored Rat is a small rat that only exists on the islands of the East China Sea. It is very intelligent and can be domesticated. However, its teeth are highly venomous. If a person is bitten, they will experience severe dizziness, vomiting, convulsions, hallucinations, and other symptoms. They usually don't survive more than a day. You're lucky that you ate the best antidote after being poisoned, which is why you were able to stay here until now."

Shen Lingjun felt lingering fear after hearing what he said.

"How did a little mouse from an island in the East China Sea end up in the East Palace of Ancheng? And why did it only bite me?"