Mu Jingxuan's pupils flickered rapidly. "Asking for a friend. Is there an antidote? Are there any other developments?"
A friend? Trying to trick this old man? You care that much about a friend?
"Heh! This old man was kidding you. I've never heard of such a medicine!"
His master successfully saw Mu Jingxuan freeze in place. Little brat, still trying to play these games with the old man.
Mu Jingxuan furrowed his brows, practically tying them into a knot. "Master!"
Oh, you're getting anxious now. "I never said I'd seen it from beginning to end. I was just going along with what you said."
No, if he were just guessing based on his words, he shouldn't have described it so accurately. Even he only had a partial understanding of Lan Qianqian's symptoms.
"Master, stop joking. This person is very important. Please tell me everything you know."
He was anxious to death, and his master was still not being serious.
Getting to the point, his master's expression also turned serious, his eyes cast down. "I don't know everything either, and there's no antidote yet. But there's one thing you need to pay extra attention to."
Mu Jingxuan stood outside, gazing at the night sky. There wasn't a single speck of light. It wasn't even cold at this time of night, yet he felt a chill.
He recalled his recent conversation with his master.
"If she has already changed her disposition, then it's uncontrollable."
"What do you mean?"
"You should know that when a person can't control their emotions, they can do anything."
He didn't know when this uncontrollable situation would erupt, but developing an antidote was the most important thing right now.
Looking down at the medicine bottle in his palm, Mu Jingxuan clenched it tightly.
When he returned again, dawn was breaking.
He went to check on the patient first. The moment he opened the door, Xuan Mohan woke up. Mu Jingxuan truly envied him, being able to be with her anytime.
Checking the data, it indeed showed improvement. He winked at Xuan Mohan, who saw it and got up to slightly adjust the corner of Lan Qianqian's blanket before following him out.
"Is her body alright?"
Xuan Mohan asked, his brows furrowed. Xuan seeking him out could only be about her body, and he had just returned from his master.
Mu Jingxuan's expression was unreadable. "If you're asking about her body, it's improving."
Xuan Mohan narrowed his eyes. "Any other developments?" He knew that what Xuan said was not simple.
Mu Jingxuan didn't rush to answer him. "Perhaps... you should summon Shi Yi back."
If he were to leave, he would only be at ease if Shi Yi returned.
Xuan Mohan's eyes immediately turned into sharp blades, piercing the heart. "Anything discovered?" He knew that for Xuan to say this, there must be a problem.
"Haven't you noticed Lan Qianqian has been very different lately?"
How could he not have noticed her changes? But wasn't it caused by him?
"What do you mean?"
Mohan was truly blinded by his emotions. The person involved fails to see clearly. Otherwise, with his shrewdness, how could he escape his gaze?
Now, only he hadn't noticed, right? Only he still believed that Lan Qianqian became like this because of him. Of course, he didn't deny that he was the catalyst for Lan Qianqian's transformation.
It was precisely because of this that he envied him even more.
"Lan Qianqian is likely like this due to drug control."
Mu Jingxuan knew that if it were up to her, she wouldn't have become like this, because kind people wouldn't hurt others.
Drug control?
Xuan Mohan's eyes gleamed with cold light, his gaze fierce. "What drug?"
It goes without saying that they hadn't figured it out yet. Since the other party was hiding so deeply, they wouldn't let them know so quickly.
However, daring to administer drugs under his nose was quite something. But he... had touched the wrong person!
A bloodthirsty curve appeared on Xuan Mohan's lips...
"I asked my master, and he doesn't know much about this drug either. It's said he encountered someone similar." The absence of an antidote was still a ticking time bomb.
"What is the effect of this drug on the body? When can an antidote be developed?" He only cared about these two points. Nothing was more important than her.
Mohan would have told him anyway. Mu Jingxuan's expression carried a hint of solemnity. "Her emotions are currently beyond her control, so from now on, you must protect her well. If she is stimulated again, no one can guarantee what she might do."
Xuan Mohan fell silent for a moment, then uttered a single word in a hoarse voice, "Okay."
It was his fault for not protecting her well. She was originally not involved, yet she had to endure all this.
"As for when an antidote can be developed, I can't make any guarantees. My master returned specifically to research this, but his experiment failed early this morning."
If he had known his master was here to research this, he would have been more diligent back then. Mu Jingxuan pursed his lips, feeling a bit annoyed.
"Just do your best. It would be best if that person could be brought over." He knew that if Xuan and his master couldn't handle it, others certainly couldn't.
Who that person was, they all knew implicitly. However... "I've already sent people." If he was going to research this, he would need to thoroughly understand this person.
"Next, I need to go back and thoroughly research this drug. Lan Qianqian... if there are any developments, contact me anytime. This is a palliative, take it for now and give it to her later."
All he could do was this much; he couldn't control anything else. He hoped everything would develop in a positive direction.
"Why are you all standing here?"
When Qi Jiayou arrived, he saw them all standing in the corridor.
Xuan Mohan hadn't expected them to come. Lan Qianqian was stable now, so they didn't need to come over anymore.
"Something wrong?"
Xuan Mohan's deep eyes looked at them.
Qi Jiayou nodded lightly, his steps not stopping. "Let's talk inside."
It seemed there was a significant problem.
"How is it? Have you discovered anything?" After everyone was seated, Qi Jiayou looked at Mu Jingxuan.
"Mm, it's confirmed. I'll be leaving shortly to research this drug."
This meant someone had indeed interfered.
"On the night Lan Qianqian had her accident, there was an anomaly at the port. When our people went to investigate, there was no activity."
If it were just a coincidence, then perhaps it didn't need to be taken too seriously. But if it wasn't a coincidence, then it was rather significant.
"Good, good!" Xuan Mohan was truly infuriated. Not one of them believed this was a coincidence.
Either it was premeditated, or they were being constantly monitored. Regardless, they were in the open, and the enemy was in the dark.
And if it was premeditated...
"What do you think of Lan Qianqian's senior?" Qi Jiayou clasped his hands together, appearing casual, but his eyes held a hidden sharpness.
"He's not Lan Qianqian's person." Only Xuan Mohan himself was Lan Qianqian's, and in the future, she would only be his person.
Qi Jiayou choked. Was this the time to discuss that? Mohan had truly lost his reason because of this emotion.
Perhaps Xuan Mohan realized his focus had deviated. He lowered his gaze slightly. "Qin Haojie's affection for her is genuine."