In the novel "Joy of Life," the protagonist wakes up at Li Chengze's residence.

Tao Jingyang took a step forward with one leg, but Fan Xian called out to her again: "Tao Jingyang, the person who has been trying to kill me is the Eldest Princess."

Upon hearing this, Tao Jingyang paused, but did not turn around, and said, "The Eldest Princess is in charge of the Imperial Treasury's finances, and you are blocking her way."

After pausing for a moment, he continued, "I heard that the Princess will also be attending the banquet tomorrow night."

He then glanced at the night sky, looked up at the heavens, and said, "It's late, I have to go." With that, he flew out the window.

"The Eldest Princess will also be going tomorrow... What I mean by that is..." Fan Xian stared at the half-open window, deep in thought.

In fact, Tao Jingyang knew that even without reminding Fan Xian, he could turn danger into safety on his own.

But if someone can "remind" you, then this road won't be so lonely.

After all, everyone fears loneliness.

As soon as he left the Fan residence, he threw the bundle he was carrying to Xie Bi'an, allowing himself to return to the Prince's residence with a light heart.

Early in the morning, Tao Jingyang arrived at the mansion's dining hall and found that Li Chengze had also arrived.

Besides breakfast, there was also a bunch of bottles and jars that Tao Jingyang had brought back from the Fan residence last night.

Such as 'a thread to connect,' 'heartbreak powder,' 'blood-coagulating dew,' 'blood-sealing throat,' 'snow frost dew,' and so on.

Good heavens, a table full of poison. I reckon even a grandmaster would be in his coffin after just a couple of bites.

"Jingyang, what are you going to do with all this poison?" Li Chengze glanced at the bottles and jars, then picked one up and examined it.

“Let’s eat it together.” Tao Jingyang said, then picked up the nearest bottle of medicine, poured some into his palm, and swallowed one pill.

All of this happened so fast that it caught everyone off guard. Before Li Chengze could even utter the "Hey!" he had already swallowed his words.

Xie Bi'an behind him stared wide-eyed. Li Chengze rushed to Tao Jingyang, who had already "taken the poison," patting her back with his right hand and placing his left hand, palm up, under Tao Jingyang's chin.

And he shouted at Tao Jingyang, "Spit it out, spit it out!"

While patting his back, he turned his head away, unable to control the volume, and told Xie Bi'an to go find a doctor immediately.

Meanwhile, the effects of the medicine on Tao Jingyang had kicked in, and he was now spitting out blood, his body convulsing in pain, so much so that he couldn't even speak.

Tao Jingyang's mind was filled with only one thought: "Oh my god, is this poison meant for humans? Why does my whole body hurt?!"

Li Chengze saw that she had already been poisoned, but she still tried to break free from his hand and lunged towards the table full of poison.

Before he knew it, his eyes were bloodshot and bright red. He didn't understand why Tao Jingyang was doing this.

And perhaps because of the Qi cultivation he had undergone these past few days, his strength had also increased considerably, which prevented the poisoned Tao Jingyang from breaking free for a moment.

He held Tao Jingyang tightly, forcibly pulling him into his arms, muttering words that were difficult to understand.

Tao Jingyang: [If I don't take the antidote soon, I'm really going to kick the bucket...]

So, Tao Jingyang mustered his strength, grasped Li Chengze's hand, and said, barely breathing, "The antidote on the table..."

Then she coughed up another mouthful of blood and collapsed to the side. Her last words to the system were: if she really died, remember to give her a Resurrection Pill.

Tao Jingyang was in a daze, and his last thought was, "I'm impressed, Fan Xian's poison is really... potent..." Before he could finish the thought, he shut down.

Upon hearing the person in his arms mention something about the antidote on the table, Li Chengze immediately rushed towards the table.

He looked for the bottle that Tao Jingyang had just taken, glanced at the name in a panic—'Snow on a Branch of Artemisia'—and began searching for the antidote.

'A sprig of wormwood on snow...a sprig of wormwood on snow...found!'

Li Chengze hurriedly poured out the pills and stuffed them into Tao Jingyang's mouth with his hand.

Still not entirely reassured, he grabbed the teapot and poured the tea into her mouth. Then, pinching her cheeks, he carefully searched her mouth to make sure the antidote had been swallowed.

Although the antidote had been taken, Li Chengze was still not at ease.