Ji Xingmi saw him drink so rapidly and thought he must be very thirsty, so she scooped another ladle of water for him. Ye Yu's lips twitched as he saw another ladle of water appear before him.
"I can't drink anymore."
"Ah? Okay!"
Hearing that he couldn't drink anymore, Ji Xingmi poured the water away. She then took a detoxification pill from her pocket and directly popped it into Ye Yu's mouth.
"What is this?"
"Poison! Eat it! It won't kill you!"
"Can't you just talk nicely? Why do you always retort at me!"
"I didn't, don't talk nonsense!"
"You totally did!"
"I didn't!"
Although Elder Ye had been busy with matters outside, he had been constantly paying attention to his grandson's condition! Even though the little girl from the Ji family had been inside watching and hadn't come out, there was no good news, and he was still extremely worried. Now, hearing the commotion inside, his suspended heart finally relaxed.
Elder Bi also raised an eyebrow upon hearing the commotion from inside! This girl is really something, not giving anyone a break, and he's still sick!
"I'm still a patient! Can't you give me a little leeway?"
"Alright! Then I'll give you some leeway!"
"That's nice?"
"I've thought it through. You'll be in my hands for a while anyway, and I'll add more Coptis chinensis to your medicine later! Hahahaha, why am I arguing with you!"
"That's too much!"
"Hmph, serves you right for angering me!"
"Are you still a child?"
"I am!"
"Fine, you call the shots!"
Ye Yu couldn't win the argument with her. If he couldn't win, then so be it. She was the one in charge now! He sighed and cursed himself inwardly, wondering why he had to retort to her. Now he would suffer!
"Hey, are you feeling much better now?"
"Hmm? Mmm~ I do feel much more comfortable!"
"Can you hold on?"
"Hold on to what? Not moving?"
"Yes, seeing you so spirited and able to bicker with me, I'll give you a few more acupuncture treatments!"
"Aren't you just seeking revenge?"
"Do I need to seek revenge on you? If I dislike you, I can just needle you until you can't speak. That's an easy task!"
"I was wrong, little sister! Please spare me!"
"Hmph!"
Ji Xingmi went directly to his head and inserted the needles. This way, the toxins could be expelled faster.
"If the effect is good, you'll expel more than half of the toxins today. The rest will be easier!"
Ji Xingmi poured two more ladles of water. She then said, "After this, just take the detoxification pills and undergo acupuncture. There's no need for steaming anymore. It's just that your body has been infiltrated by toxins for years, so your body will be weaker than that of ordinary people, but these are not problems. Just recuperate slowly!"
"Who do you think you offended? It's one thing to have toxins from birth, but to be poisoned constantly. Is this targeting you or your grandfather?"
"It must be my grandfather. I'm so young, why would they target me!"
"That's true. And you're easier to get at."
Ye Yu's lips twitched. He wanted to say something, but what she said seemed to be the reality.
"You say, all these influential figures in the capital being poisoned, who benefits?"
"Their rivals! You also said it's poisoning, can you distinguish the origin of the poison? Can't you just track it down by location!"
Ji Xingmi seemed to be struck. That's right, why hadn't she thought of that! If she couldn't find the poisoner, she could start by tracing the source of the poison! The few people discovered so far had all been poisoned with similar toxins, very likely from the same sect. However, she didn't know much about the current traditional Chinese medicine sects.
In later generations, although traditional Chinese medicine was passed down, it was mostly superficial knowledge. True traditional Chinese medicine had already withered, let alone its use in poisoning.
"But I don't know much about these things!"
"Ah? Then how do you know how to detoxify?"
"I learned it!"
"Then do you know how to poison? The kind that kills without a trace, like in storybooks!"
"No, and besides, that's just fiction. How can one kill without a trace? You see, the poison you took can also be identified! It's just that not many people can identify it!"