Pampered Poisonous Royal Wife – o

Tutian Xiaotailang sighed, "It’s hard to call us partners. Neither of us were utilized much before, so we cooperated to successfully approach the upper echelons. Later, Tsuchida Feng, thanks to his intelligence and wit, became one of the core members. With your arrangement, I also entered the core circle. Shortly before your disappearance, the current Family Head of the Tutian Family fell ill and quickly died. The Tutian Family fell into chaos, and Tsuchida Feng took the opportunity to unite with me and many veteran members to successfully ascend to the position of Family Head. Because of this, I achieved a great merit and was arranged to assist him. Everything was going well originally, but about a year ago, Tsuchida Feng’s personality changed drastically, becoming unpredictable. Especially towards me, he became deeply wary. I thought of many reasons, but couldn’t make sense of it. Since then, I have been gradually pushed out of the core circle, unable to access matters related to the cultivation base."

An Yiqing furrowed her brows, not expecting so much to have happened in the past year and a half. Why did Tsuchida Feng change so drastically and become more guarded against Tutian Xiaotailang? Was he even planning to poison him? Could it be that he already knew about Tutian Xiaotailang’s cooperation with her?

"How do you know he’s trying to poison you?"

Tutian Xiaotailang gave a bitter laugh, "I’ve been deeply rooted in the Tutian Family, it’s impossible not to have a few informants. Tsuchida Feng had long intended to use chronic poison to slowly kill me, but had been lacking the opportunity. The woman next door was sent to me by him a few months ago, every night bringing a bowl of soup; I suspect there’s something wrong with it."

An Yiqing looked at Tutian Xiaotailang with admiration; she had not misjudged him, he was indeed cautious and prudent. She stood up and retrieved a soup bowl from the windowsill, which still had some vegetable leaves in it. An Yiqing sniffed it carefully, her brows furrowing.

"What’s wrong? Is there a problem?" Tutian Xiaotailang asked.

An Yiqing set the bowl down, thoughtfully, "The soup is indeed poisoned, it’s a chronic poison. Long-term consumption would damage the brain nerves, impairing normal thinking. However, the poison seems to be from Xuanjin..."

Tutian Xiaotailang was taken aback, "You’re saying the poison is from the Poison Medicine Sect?"

"Can’t rule out the possibility, after all, the Tutian Family has always cooperated with the Poison Medicine Sect. But, Yu Hai is already dead, who in the Poison Medicine Sect could still create such fierce toxins?" An Yiqing stroked her chin and squinted in thought for a long time, "Xiao Tailang Kun, has the cultivation base been running continuously for the past year and a half?"

"Yes, it’s been operating. It’s just that they’ve been more cautious at the Xuanjin branch, not daring to recklessly seize Xuanjin people for experiments."

An Yiqing felt a bit agitated, thinking that with Yu Hai’s death, the cultivation base would completely stop. But unexpectedly, the Tutian Family continued operations over the past year and a half. The nurturing liquid for cultivators was developed by Yu Hai, and he alone had the formula. This was also his leverage in collaborating with the Tutian Family. Now that he’s dead, the formula’s gone, with whom is the Tutian Family collaborating?

Fingers tapped the table rhythmically, An Yiqing couldn’t make sense of it for a long time. Tutian Xiaotailang sat silently by the side, perplexed himself.

Suddenly, a flash of insight struck, and he exclaimed, "Oh right, I think I once saw that person."

An Yiqing raised her eyebrows, signaling him to lower his voice.

Tutian Xiaotailang leaned his head closer to An Yiqing, "It was before Tsuchida Feng’s personality changed. One time he said he was going to meet some people, and I escorted him to a hotel room door. When he opened the door, I glanced inside; seemed there was an old man sitting there."

"An old man?"

"Yes, judging by his clothes, he seemed to be Xuanjin. He had white hair and a white beard, very thin, I didn’t see his face, just his back."

An Yiqing’s brows knitted tightly, the Poison Medicine Sect had three Elders, none of them had white hair and a white beard. Xuanjin People, who could he possibly be?

"How can you be sure that person is related to the cultivation base?"

"I know Tsuchida Feng, he cares greatly about the cultivation base. Someone able to make him go out and personally meet them, and even not allow me to enter, must be only about the cultivation base. Oh, and it was also after that meeting that his disposition changed."

The information Tutian Xiaotailang provided was a bit disjointed, even An Yiqing couldn’t immediately sort it out. She kept these matters in mind, deciding to have a talk with Tsuchida Feng late at night.

After confirming Tsuchida Feng’s room location, An Yiqing bid farewell to Tutian Xiaotailang and slipped into the thick of the night.