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

Chapter 704

Shen Lingjun stared at Qi Xuan for a few more moments.

She felt that Qi Xuan probably wouldn't want to harm her, but she didn't completely trust what Qi Xuan said.

He's never been good at lying; he must be hiding something.

But Shen Lingjun didn't want to directly interrogate Qi Xuan at this moment. He must have his reasons for hiding it, and if she really interrogated him like a criminal, then their brother-sister relationship would probably come to an end.

Shen Lingjun simply said calmly, "The brown bear's carcass has already been dragged to the palace. You can go and take a look."

Qi Xuan hurriedly went over.

Although he was trying to protect Sheng Qiongluo, he was still hiding something from his junior sister. At this moment, he felt very guilty and ashamed, and he was afraid to face Shen Lingjun. He just wanted to find out the truth as soon as possible so that all the problems would be solved.

Shen Lingjun also returned to the hunting ground camp.

The women who came to participate in the autumn hunt were all staying in a group of tents on the west side of the camp. Mo Chonggui had already sent people to visit them one by one under the guise of offering condolences, but in reality, they were checking on them.

Six hours after a person is poisoned by Dingfeng, the poison has spread throughout their entire body. At this point, they should be lying there completely unable to move, which is obvious at a glance.

After checking around, all the women and their maids who had come to participate in the autumn hunt were present and in the camp. A few people had sustained minor injuries, but autumn hunts are inherently dangerous, and injuries are inevitable; this was not surprising.

There were no women who were poisoned and unable to move.

After listening to the report, Mo Zhonggui and Shen Lingjun both pondered for a moment in the palace.

Shen Lingjun said, "There are two possibilities for not finding anyone poisoned in the camp. One is that the woman was not originally here to participate in the autumn hunt, but this possibility is relatively small."

According to her subordinates who saw the woman at the time, she was dressed in high-quality hunting attire, had an exquisite hairstyle, wore valuable jewelry, and did not know martial arts. She did not seem to be a martial arts practitioner or a country girl from the mountains; she must have been a wealthy young lady.

But apart from attending the autumn hunt, what young lady would come to such a place alone?

Shen Lingjun continued, "Another possibility is that the poison she was poisoned has been cured."

Mo Chonggui asked, "Is this Dingfeng poison easy to cure?"

Shen Lingjun shook his head: "It's not easy. Although it's not fatal, it usually takes several days to detoxify. Our sect does have an antidote; one pill will cure it immediately."

At this point, she suddenly remembered something.

Could it be... that Qi Xuan cured the poison?

He wouldn't do such a thing for someone else without a reason. The most likely explanation is that his sweetheart is this young lady?

If that's the case, then it makes sense; Qi Xuan was protecting her, which is why he kept it from her.

It seems she needs to send someone to keep an eye on Qi Xuan and see which young lady he has his eye on; it's most likely this person's doing.

Just then, Qi Xuan came in.

“Junior sister, I went to check the corpses of those three brown bears. They went berserk because they were drugged. This drug is made from a plant called Bloodfire Wood, which is only found in the East China Sea. The person behind this should be the owner of that Nine-Spotted Rat from last time.”

Shen Lingjun and Mo Zhonggui exchanged a glance.