The people present heard Xiao Yueru's words and all turned to look at Xiao Qingshan and Xiao Qingtian beside them.
The two of them had collapsed onto the ground, their expressions identical, their faces filled with panic and cold sweat.
Feeling the gazes of everyone upon them, the two felt even more uncomfortable.
Just as Xiao Qingshan was about to confess, the fourth son, unable to bear the ravenous stares of the crowd, spoke first, "That's right, I was the one who administered the poison!"
Upon hearing this, everyone cried out in shock.
Xiao Qingshan was even more stunned, looking at his fourth son, Xiao Qingtian, with disbelief.
"What? It was him who poisoned him?"
"My heavens, poisoning their own father, how heartless can one be!"
"This guy is worse than a beast!"
The surrounding people condemned and cursed the fourth son.
Poisoning one's own father was an act of extreme filial impiety, going against all human ethics.
When Granny Xiao heard his words, she was so enraged that she almost passed out.
Finally, she walked up with a furious expression, raised her hand, and slapped the fourth son, scolding him, "You poisoned your father, how could you do such a thing?"
The fourth son said regretfully, "Mother, I didn't intend to harm Father! I only wanted the position of the family's helmsman!"
Hearing his words, Granny Xiao slapped him again, angrily saying, "Wanting the position of helmsman justifies poisoning your father?"
At this moment, Master Gongsun stepped forward and said, "Granny Xiao, please calm your anger. The old master is in critical condition. The most important thing is to find out about the poison and save the old master!"
Hearing this, Granny Xiao remembered and said, "Yes, yes, fourth son, what poison did you give the old master? Hurry and confess!"
The fourth son then revealed the two poisons he had administered.
However, Master Gongsun shook his head, "That's not right. The old master's body contains at least three colorless and odorless toxins!"
Seeing this, Granny Xiao immediately picked up her cane and hit the fourth son again, angrily scolding, "Are you still not telling the truth? Do you really want to poison your father to death?"
However, the fourth son said aggrievedly, "Mother, I really only administered these two poisons. I don't know about any others!"
At this moment, Master Gongsun said, "The old master's time is running out. If you don't speak quickly, even Hua Tuo himself won't be able to save him!"
"Did you hear that, you unfilial son, hurry and speak!" Granny Xiao struck the fourth son again and again with her cane.
The fourth son cried out in pain while insisting he hadn't administered any other poisons.
At this moment, the second son, Xiao Qingshan, who had been struggling for a while, spoke up, "Mother, stop! I administered the other poisons!"
Hiss!!!
This statement stunned everyone present.
One by one, they looked at the second son, Xiao Qingshan, with disbelief on their faces.
Granny Xiao was stunned for a few seconds.
The next moment, she walked unsteadily to the second son and said, "Second son, what did you just say?"
"I said, I administered the other poisons to Father!" the second son said softly, lowering his head.
"You two unfilial sons... Pfft!!!"
Upon hearing this, Granny Xiao spat out a mouthful of blood, so enraged that she fainted.
"Mother..."
"Grandmother!"
Xiao Feifei and her father, Xiao Qinghai, rushed forward to support Granny Xiao.
At this moment, Ye Feng stepped forward and said, "Let me take a look!"
Xiao Feifei hurriedly nodded, "Ye Feng! You must cure my grandmother!"
"Don't worry!" Ye Feng said, placing a hand on Granny Xiao's back.
A powerful surge of Sea God's power was directly injected into Granny Xiao's heart. Before long, Granny Xiao immediately woke up.
Although she had woken up, she was still gasping for breath from anger.
Fortunately, Ye Feng injected her with Sea God's power and simultaneously unblocked her meridians and trachea, which improved her condition slightly.
"You two unfilial sons, hurry and confess! If anything happens to your father, you won't live to see tomorrow!" Granny Xiao rebuked.
"Mother, please calm down, calm down! We will cooperate with Master Gongsun to detoxify Father!" the second son, Xiao Qingshan, said.
Master Gongsun saw this and asked, "Hurry and tell us! What poison did you administer, when did you administer it, and explain everything in detail, leaving nothing out!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" The two quickly nodded and said.
"Master, I administered the poison last week..."
"Master Gongsun, I administered the slow-acting poison the week before last..."
Xiao Qingshan and Xiao Qingtian honestly recounted the process and the poisons.
The poisons they administered were all colorless, odorless, and difficult to detect. The fourth son administered two types, and the second son administered three.
It turned out that both of them intended to compete for the position of the Xiao family's helmsman and did not intend to kill Old Master Xiao, as they had both prepared antidotes in advance.
However, they did not expect the other party to have also administered poison, which resulted in five types of poisons existing in Old Master Xiao's body simultaneously, rendering their antidotes useless.
This led to the current situation.
"What? He administered two types of poison, and you administered three?" Hearing this, Master Gongsun was stunned.
Xiao Qingshan asked confusedly, "Yes, that's right! Master Gongsun, what's wrong?"
"This means that the old master's body contains five mixed toxins, which makes things difficult!" Master Gongsun's expression was grave.
The five toxins, when mixed, could directly fuse and produce another new super potent poison.
Let alone him, even Hua Tuo might not be able to resolve it.
"Master Gongsun, all the information about the toxins is now known. Please hurry and treat the old master!" Granny Xiao, supported by Xiao Feifei, said urgently.
However, Master Gongsun shook his head with a grave expression, "I don't have full confidence in this, I can only try!"
"Also, to avoid disturbance, everyone, please wait outside the door!"
After speaking, he began to detoxify Old Master Xiao.
Hearing this, everyone could only retreat to the door to wait.
Under Master Gongsun's full treatment, a miracle occurred shortly after. Old Master Xiao actually woke up.
Seeing this, everyone was overjoyed and became excited.
The happiest among them were naturally Tang Zhiyang and his son. Seeing Old Master Xiao wake up, they became full of spirit.
Their smiling faces and proud postures made it seem as if they were the ones who had cured Old Master Xiao.
Tang Zhiyang looked at Ye Feng with his head held high, full of pride.
At this moment, the Tang family head said, "Granny Xiao, according to the previous agreement, if someone cures Old Master Xiao, can they make a request?"
Granny Xiao heard this and nodded, "That's right! The old master's recovery this time is thanks to the two of you for inviting the miraculous Master Gongsun! Whatever your request, just state it! As long as it's within our capabilities, the Xiao family will not refuse!"
The Tang family head was instantly excited and said quickly, "My request is to expedite the marriage between our two families..."