"If you require medical treatment, I am here. If not, you may return to the capital the way you came." So slow! Can't we have a pleasant journey?
They absolutely would not ask her! Yuan Liu was furious, how could they possibly ask her!
But their master's injury could not be delayed any further!
Over the past few months, they had consulted renowned physicians, the imperial doctors had exhausted all their methods, and even Master Xu was helpless.
The blade was coated with a rare, potent poison! She truly intended to kill their master!
In the last two years, the "Poison Doctor" had gained considerable fame, rumored to be able to cure any poison. Previously, the Poison Doctor was elusive, but it was heard that he had recently settled in Hexian Mountain. Today, as they were returning to the capital, they decided to seek him out on Hexian Mountain.
Who would have thought they would run into this jinx!
"She's definitely lying! She's absolutely not the Poison Doctor! The Poison Doctor must still be on the mountain!"
"..." This fellow knew too much. Xie Jiang wanted to kill him to silence him.
But if she claimed to be the Poison Doctor, who dared to object.
It was agreed that she could borrow the identity of the Poison Doctor for a while. Before she grew tired of it, there would be no other Poison Doctor in this world.
Yi Yan Geng gave her a deep look. "Return to the capital."
"Master!" She just wanted to torment the master to death! How could you believe her nonsense? They were already at the foot of the mountain, they should at least go up and confirm!
Yi Yan Geng said no more, but his meaning was clear.
Whether she was the Poison Doctor or not, if she wished for him to die, how could he bear to defy her wishes.
Shan Bai patted Yuan Liu's shoulder. "Let's think of another way."
Yuan Liu pointed at Xie Jiang. "Get out of the carriage!"
Xie Jiang scoffed. "Not leaving your master behind is already showing you respect."
Yuan Liu's anger flared instantly. "You!"
Yi Yan Geng glanced at Yuan Liu, who immediately subsided and resignedly climbed back onto his horse.
The carriage turned and headed in the direction of the capital.
The carriage was very quiet.
The two, who had been sitting close together, now had Xie Jiang in the main seat and Yi Yan Geng in a corner.
Xie Jiang, bored, kicked at her hem. Her green hem brushed against his black one.
Yi Yan Geng, who had been resting with his eyes closed, gasped. He raised a hand to pull at his hem, and the green fabric covering it slid away.
Yi Yan Geng clenched his fists, as if holding a precious treasure, unwilling to let go.
His fists rested casually on his knees, appearing to be close to her yet worlds apart.
But his body was stiff, like a bowstring stretched to its limit.
He clearly cared deeply, yet insisted on putting on a show.
Xie Jiang shamelessly felt that this man was playing hard to get.
She didn't mind playing along.
Xie Jiang, with great interest, propped up her chin and wickedly reached out, hooking his belt again.
"Are you sure you don't want treatment? Hmm?"
Yi Yan Geng ignored her.
"But I want to..."
The carriage suddenly stopped, and the sound of swords being drawn rang out in unison.
She hadn't intended to have an intimate moment in the carriage, why were they reacting so intensely?
However, she soon heard the sound of wheels speeding and hooves striking the ground, approaching from a distance.
"What's going on?"
Xie Jiang pulled back the curtain and peered out.
Yi Yan Geng opened his eyes at this moment, staring at her retreating hand.
The guards formed a protective circle around the carriage, standing ready.
A carriage, seemingly out of control, was hurtling towards them from afar. But just as it was about to collide, it abruptly changed direction, swerving past them and charging towards the side.
But a mountain cliff lay ahead.
Once it crashed into the cliff, the carriage and its occupants would be smashed to pieces.
Xie Jiang could vaguely make out through the light rain that the driver seemed to be a young woman, with an older woman behind her, likely holding onto the young woman's waist tightly for fear she would fall.
Xie Jiang had no inclination for meddling.
She leaned against the carriage window, waiting to watch them crash.
But just before the carriage was about to hit the cliff, the two women inside suddenly leaped out.
The older woman shielded the younger woman and fell, losing consciousness.
The younger woman quickly got up from the ground, but the pursuers on horseback were already upon them.
Those few riders were clearly desperate fugitives, and the young woman's fate was sealed.
Xie Jiang withdrew her gaze and sat back, only to suddenly hear Yuan Liu say, "It seems to be from the Marquis of Yongchang's estate."
Xie Jiang's casual gaze suddenly flashed with cold light. "Stop the carriage!"