"Your struggles are futile. You have been poisoned. No matter how skilled you are, you are destined to die. Today is your day of reckoning; no one can save you!"
"Even I do not have an antidote for this poison. Even if you escape, you will not survive for more than an hour!"
The corpulent noble's expression turned even more ferocious.
"You are in such a hurry to kill us; you must be the one who murdered those three nobles!"
Jinmen stared at the corpulent noble and spoke, "We cannot live much longer anyway, so you have no need to pretend any longer."
"I have heard about the deaths of those three nobles, but I did not lay a hand on them. I did not kill them!"
The corpulent noble frowned.
"If not you, then who?"
Jinmen was adamant that the corpulent noble had killed the three nobles.
The corpulent noble ignored Jinmen and shouted at the assassins, "Hurry up and finish them. They are Prince Matthew's most capable men. With them dead, Prince Matthew will have lost his left and right arms."
Hearing this, the assassins intensified their attacks, their every move a deadly strike.
Cuixi and Jinmen could not hold on any longer!
Cuixi, in particular, had sustained an arm injury and could only focus on defense against the assassins' onslaught.
"It seems I have arrived just in time!"
Jiang Yi's voice rang out.
Upon hearing Jiang Yi's voice, Cuixi and Jinmen quickly turned their gazes towards him. The moment they saw Jiang Yi, it was as if they had spotted a lifeline.
The corpulent noble's brow furrowed slightly.
"Who are you?"
The corpulent noble asked Jiang Yi in a deep voice.
"My name is Jiang Yi, and I am also one of Prince Matthew's men!"
Jiang Yi said with a slight smile. "Do you know who Cuixi and Jinmen are? If you dare to lay a hand on them, you are in big trouble."
"Nonsense. Do you think I'm afraid? Even if Prince Matthew himself came, I wouldn't give him a second glance."
The corpulent noble spoke dismissively.
At this moment, Cuixi and Jinmen wore anxious expressions.
"Stop wasting time and get us out of here quickly!"
"There's something wrong with this courtyard. Stay for just three minutes and you'll be poisoned and rendered powerless. We didn't know about the courtyard's insidious nature, which is why we fell victim!"
Jinmen shouted to Jiang Yi.
"It's alright!"
Jiang Yi raised an eyebrow, then his gaze fell back onto the corpulent noble. He spoke, "I believe you are not the murderer of those three nobles, but you certainly know who the real killer is. If you tell me now, I will spare you!"
"Haha, kid, your tone is too arrogant!"
The corpulent noble threw his head back and laughed heartily. "You don't even have a chance to leave here alive, yet you dare to speak such big words in front of me!"
Cuixi and Jinmen were stomping their feet in desperation. If Jiang Yi didn't save them soon, and Jiang Yi also got poisoned, then all of them would die here.
"Jiang Yi is simply too stupid. He's already been told there's something wrong with this courtyard, yet he's not acting quickly and is just spouting nonsense!"
"It seems it's impossible to rely on Jiang Yi to save us!"
Jinmen was thoroughly exasperated.
Cuixi didn't know what to say either. She couldn't understand why Jiang Yi wasn't saving them immediately.
Jiang Yi still paid no attention to Jinmen and Cuixi, his gaze fixed on the corpulent noble. "You must know the killer, right?"
"That's right, I know who killed those three nobles!"
A sinister smile spread across the corpulent noble's face. "Moreover, we are old acquaintances. He is my benefactor. If he hadn't saved me back then, I would have likely died long ago!"
Hearing this, Jiang Yi remained calm. Jiang Yi had already guessed that the killer was a master poisoner, otherwise, the killer would not have been able to kill those three nobles with such a covert method.
Furthermore, this killer used the secret arts of the Eagle Kingdom's royal family, implying a very high status.
"Kid, three minutes have passed. You and those two are finished! You are all going to die!"
The corpulent noble roared with laughter. "I thought Prince Matthew's men were all very capable individuals, but I didn't expect them to be such fools. I killed three of them effortlessly! It's truly satisfying!" Sudan Novel Network
"Aren't you speaking a bit too soon?"
Jiang Yi raised an eyebrow.
"You're about to die, yet you're still acting self-important in front of me. Do you know how potent my poison is? Even an immortal couldn't save you. Once poisoned, you can only linger on, with no chance of survival!"
The corpulent noble stated.
"Alright, since we can't live anyway and are about to become dead men, why not let us die with understanding? Tell us who the killer is."
Jiang Yi looked at the corpulent noble.
"Even if you die now, I won't tell you. I'll let you die in ignorance!"
The corpulent noble sneered.
He was extremely cautious. Although in his view, Jiang Yi and the others were doomed and had no chance of leaving alive, he still had no intention of revealing the killer's identity.
"Kill him too!"
The corpulent noble yelled at the assassins. "He has been in the courtyard for a long time and must have been poisoned. Dealing with him will be easy!"
Upon hearing this, several assassins lunged directly at Jiang Yi.
"Seeking death!"
Jiang Yi let out a cold snort and immediately acted. Before those assassins could get close, Jiang Yi had already knocked them to the ground.
Seeing this, the corpulent noble's brow immediately furrowed.
"Why aren't you poisoned? You've been in the courtyard for several minutes. Logically, you should have been poisoned!"
A look of confusion appeared on the corpulent noble's face.
"Although your poison is potent, it's useless against me!"
Jiang Yi said with a slight smile.
"That's absolutely impossible!"
"Unless an antidote has been administered, anyone will be poisoned! It's because I and these assassins were given the antidote that we are not poisoned when we are in the courtyard. You absolutely cannot have the antidote!"
The corpulent noble's face was filled with disbelief.
Jiang Yi did not continue to explain to the corpulent noble; he did not want to waste his breath. Glancing at Cuixi and Jinmen, who were being surrounded and attacked by assassins, Jiang Yi walked directly towards them and dealt with the assassins who were attacking Cuixi.
"I'll detoxify you first! Let Jinmen hold on for a bit longer!"
Jiang Yi said, then took out silver needles and swiftly inserted them into Cuixi's acupoints.
Cuixi, knowing Jiang Yi's medical skills, cooperated fully.
"After I detoxify you, not only will the poison in your bodies be expelled, but you will also never be poisoned again if you encounter this kind of poison in the future!"
Jiang Yi finished speaking and inserted the last silver needle into the final acupoint.
Soon, Jiang Yi removed all the silver needles.