Chapter 613: The Peasant Girl’s Splendid Manor
Chapter 613: Ruthlessness (1)
After hearing Yan Junyu's words, Emperor Huian's eyes suddenly brightened, and he looked excitedly at Ghost Doctor. "Junyu is right. Even if a ginseng of over nine hundred years can't completely cure Heng'er's poison, it should at least save his life, right?"
For many years, not only Xiao Ruiyuan and others had been tirelessly searching for the black lingzhi, thousand-year-old ginseng, and hundred-year-old red snake gall, but Emperor Huian himself had never given up the search. Yet, despite countless efforts and expenses over more than two decades, they had found nothing.
After finding the hundred-year-old red snake gall and locating the black lingzhi, Emperor Huian had concentrated all resources on finding the thousand-year-old ginseng. Almost every famous mountain and river in the entire Chu Kingdom had been searched, and many other precious medicinal herbs had been found, but the whereabouts of the thousand-year-old ginseng remained elusive.
They thought they still had three months and might find it in time, but he never imagined that his son's poison would flare up early and with such intensity, nearly taking his life!
Now, hearing that a ginseng of over nine hundred years had been found, and that it might save his son, who had one foot in the grave, how could he not be excited?
Xiao Ruiyuan also stared intently at Ghost Doctor, hoping against hope for a miracle, even though he knew deep down that the ginseng might not be enough.
However, Ghost Doctor's next words cruelly shattered their hopes. "The viciousness of the Heart-Eating Poison isn't in causing instant death, but in being incurable! Whether it's the black lingzhi or the hundred-year-old red snake gall, these ingredients are extremely rare. I only knew of their existence from an ancient text. That's why the Heart-Eating Poison is called the 'absolute poison'; the person who created it likely didn't know there was a cure! But to cure His Highness, all three main ingredients are indispensable, and they must be of the highest quality. A thousand-year-old ginseng must be exactly that; anything less will only accelerate the poison's effects!"
If it weren't for this, Ghost Doctor wouldn't have left behind the nine-hundred-year-old ginseng. The swing from despair to hope and back to despair was a cruelty hard to bear. The hearts of Xiao Ruiyuan, Yan Junyu, and Emperor Huian felt as if they had been lifted high only to be slammed down, the pain overwhelming.
Even though they had once anticipated this day, the discovery of the hundred-year-old red snake gall and the black lingzhi had reignited their hopes. Who could have foreseen that the most easily found ingredient, the thousand-year-old ginseng, would remain elusive?
The room fell into a suffocating silence, the air heavy with an invisible tension, as if a string were about to snap, with unknown consequences looming.
The four of them stared unblinkingly at the motionless Chu Heng on the bed, not even hearing the faint noises from outside the side hall.
Soon, Chief Eunuch Liang entered silently, noting the heavy atmosphere and the grim faces around him. His heart sank; could the Crown Prince already be...
Seeing the silver needles still in the Crown Prince's chest, Eunuch Liang let out a long breath of relief, wiping the cold sweat from his brow.
Recalling the words of the young lady outside, Eunuch Liang hesitated. Looking at the Crown Prince's lifeless face, he bit his lip and finally broke the oppressive silence. "Your Majesty, this servant has urgent news!"
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Waiting anxiously at the entrance of the side hall, Mo Yan saw Eunuch Liang come out. She hurried to meet him, but before she could speak, he grabbed her sleeve and rushed her inside, urgently saying, "Miss Mo, please come quickly; there may not be much time left!"
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