"Don’t worry, old doctor will take a look now," the Boss said as he walked alongside Chu Lian into the room.
"Doctor, she’s been poisoned with Enchanting Poison. We gave her a cold bath, but it doesn’t seem to work; it’s getting more serious," Chu Lian hurried to report the situation to the Boss.
After the doctor entered the room, he examined Wang Xiangxiang’s symptoms and took her pulse for a moment. Then he shook his head, sighed deeply, and said in a somber voice, "She has been poisoned with Charm Fragrance Powder."
Hearing that it was Charm Fragrance Powder poisoning, Chu Lian’s face immediately changed. It was said that the potency of Charm Fragrance Powder was too strong and there was no cure for it.
The doctor continued, "Once poisoned with Charm Fragrance Powder, there is no antidote. If she doesn’t mate with a man within one day, she will surely die from the poison. Is she married? Find her husband quickly."
At these words, the few people in the room fell silent. Wang Xiangxiang was still a maiden. If a man was required to neutralize the poison, wouldn’t that mean her honor would be lost?
Xiaoxiao couldn’t believe this was happening. It was just an aphrodisiac, how could it be so potent? "Doctor, she’s not married; she’s still a maiden. Isn’t there any other way?" she asked.
"It depends on how much Charm Fragrance Powder the girl has ingested. If it’s a small amount, perhaps I can control it with acupuncture," the doctor said.
Hearing that acupuncture could control it, Xiaoxiao’s eyes brightened and she immediately urged the doctor to try, "Doctor, then please apply the needles quickly. Saving her is the most important thing."
The doctor nodded in agreement, but reminded them, "If the acupuncture doesn’t work well, you should still decide quickly who will help her detoxify."
"..." This suggestion made them consider which man would assist Wang Xiangxiang in detoxifying, which was terribly unfair to her. How could she accept this reality once she woke up?
Everyone fell silent, watching the doctor apply the needles, all hoping that his acupuncture would work so that no man would be needed to help her detoxify.
The doctor inserted several silver needles into Wang Xiangxiang’s head, hands, and feet.
She broke into a sweat from her head, and Chu Lian, with a pained heart, helped her wipe it away.
After a short while, the doctor withdrew the needles and then reinserted them at other points.
Hearing Wang Xiangxiang’s voice, Chu Lian asked anxiously, "Doctor, she’s speaking, she says she’s hot, what should we do?"
The doctor glanced at Chu Lian and then said, "It’s not a problem, this is a normal reaction; you would be hot at this time too."
"..." Chu Lian’s ears reddened at the doctor’s words, as he hadn’t thought about that at all; he was just worried about her, afraid she was uncomfortable.
Seeing Wang Xiangxiang still twisting her body in unbearable heat with no sign of improvement, everyone’s hearts sank, fearing the worst.
True enough, after the doctor removed the needles, he sighed and said, "Alas, the acupuncture didn’t work. You should decide quickly who will help her detoxify, faster is better, otherwise, she will suffer even more."
"This..." Xiaoxiao hadn’t expected to face such a situation. There were only four men in the house, Yang Ming and Chu Lian. Yang Ming was her husband and out of the question; the two strangers who had arrived recently stayed outside and probably weren’t likely candidates, which left only Chu Lian as a possibility.
Xiaoxiao and Yang Ming both turned their gaze toward Chu Lian. He was the only one who could save Wang Xiangxiang now.
Chu Lian struggled internally. If he were to do this, he feared he would lose her forever, but he wanted her to live more than anything else. He spoke, "Everyone, leave."