Chapter 581: Nightmare and Reality
(This chapter is 3000 words long, almost 3 times the normal chapter length. So basically you are getting a 3 in one chapter. Enjoy.)
“You big bad wolf, keep pretending,” Zhao Min huffed, unable to hold back her disdain. “You’re always hung up on these trivial details. Have you forgotten something important?”
“Something important?” Song Qingshu was momentarily stunned, unsure of what she meant.
“Of course, your eyes only have room for your sweetheart,” Zhao Min sneered. “Did you climb up to Blackwood Cliff just to save her?”
Song Qingshu finally realized what she was referring to. “Ah, you’re talking about the poison in your body? Don’t worry, I already have a solution.”
Zhao Min shook her head. “I’m not as optimistic as you are. That time, Ping Yizhi clearly said that the Three Corpse Brain Holy Pill he concocted could only be cured by him. Even if we go to Blackwood Cliff and get Ren Woxing’s antidote, it may not work.”
“Maybe he was just bluffing,” Song Qingshu comforted her. “We’ll have to try to know for sure. Besides, going to Blackwood Cliff might not only get us Ren Woxing’s antidote but also the one belonging to Dongfang Bubai. I refuse to believe that neither of their antidotes can cure the Three Corpse Brain Holy Pill in your body.”
Song Qingshu recalled the original plot of “The Smiling, Proud Wanderer” where Ren Yingying was poisoned by Dongfang Bubai’s Three Corpse Brain Holy Pill. Near death and unwilling to let Linghu Chong see her in a pitiful state, she went to Dongfang Bubai’s former quarters to find rouge to put on makeup. To her surprise, the rouge turned out to be the antidote to the poison.
According to reports from spies on Blackwood Cliff, after Ren Woxing reclaimed the position of sect leader, he declared Dongfang Muxue’s former residence off-limits. Presumably, the rouge and other items should still be there. Even if they were gone, he could return to the Forbidden City and ask Dongfang Muxue for another batch.