Chapter 255: Another Problem
Inside the imperial palace, following the sudden appearance of lightning from underground, Emperor Durand decided to send a knight order, led by General Giovanni De Calin, to investigate the location. Despite sensing that something was wrong within the city, he tried to calm his mind, while also grappling with the concerns over Hector’s condition.
Hector lay in his bedroom, already in the midst of treatment by the imperial physician. His condition was worsening, his body growing increasingly pale. The physician had administered the strongest antidote pill he possessed and tried to channel his healing technique, but the poison was so potent that neither the pill nor the technique had much effect.
"Your Majesty, this poison is unlike anything I have encountered before. However, there is one distinct pattern I can identify—it’s poison crafted by the devils," the physician said after attempting to heal Hector.
"When I used my healing technique, I could sense traces of hidden devil energy resisting it. Based on my observations and the poison’s lethal nature, I suspect it was created by combining multiple toxic substances. Given the skill required to craft such a poison, one even Your Majesty could not detect, I believe this is the work of Wei Zhi, one of the Seven Devils of Annihilation."
Emperor Durand frowned and clenched his fist, deeply infuriated that he had let his guard down despite being wary of potential threats. In the end, he had overlooked one of the most common rules in the cultivation world: to remain vigilant even with those closest to him. He knew this well, but after living for so long among his trusted companions, he had come to believe he could entrust his back to them.
Hearing that Wei Zhi might be the one who created the poison, he knew he needed something stronger to heal his son or someone with the capability to remove the poison from Hector’s body. To him, that person was the one who had even managed to dispel his own curse.
Although Aldrian claimed he was not a physician, Emperor Durand knew from his experience with Aldrian’s method of dispelling the curse that his energy was among the most powerful for healing he had ever encountered. Having experienced the healing techniques of many renowned physicians and felt their energy, he could tell that the energy within Aldrian was unlike anything he had ever known. He believed that this energy could even purify the poison within Hector.
Emperor Durand, who had been waiting for Lorenzo’s report, finally received a signal from his communication artifact.
"Your Majesty, I have met with the one residing inside Sir Aldrian’s mansion, Sir Xin Haotian, and from what he said, it seems Sir Aldrian left earlier and has not returned yet."
Hearing Lorenzo, Emperor Durand touched his forehead in frustration. The timing was truly unfortunate. Why did Aldrian have to leave just when something like this was happening inside the palace?
"Is there no one who knows where young Aldrian went?" Emperor Durand asked.