Chapter 98: Qi Yanzhou’s Fire Poison Flares Up

The jolting beneath his feet made Qi Yanzhou unsteady.

As his internal energy drained, the power of the claw hook also gradually weakened.

Staring at the murderous shadow guards, he asked Ye Chutang, “Miss Ye, how do you want me to help?”

Ye Chutang took out several medicine bottles from her space and lowered her voice. “It’s simple. Use your internal energy to activate the poison and kill them.”

Qi Yanzhou found it a bit difficult. After all, the three enemies were alive, capable of dodging, and highly skilled in martial arts.

But he trusted Ye Chutang wouldn’t make a move without confidence, so he agreed without hesitation. “Alright.”

These three were formidable threats. If they wanted to survive, they had to eliminate them first.

Otherwise, once Prince An’s men arrived, they’d be caught in a pincer attack!

Ye Chutang handed Qi Yanzhou a small brown bottle. “The first target is the one on the far left. Crush the bottle. When I give the signal, throw it out with the poison powder.”

Qi Yanzhou nodded and crushed the bottle with a crisp crack.

He wrapped the poison powder and glass shards with his internal energy, thoroughly merging the two to maximize lethality.

Ye Chutang seized the moment and suddenly withdrew her earth ability.

The once surging ground abruptly turned still.

“Throw it!”

With her command, Qi Yanzhou used seventy percent of his internal energy to hurl the poison powder at the shadow guard on the far left.

He didn’t use his full strength, as too much force would cause the powder to explode midair under the pressure.

The sudden stillness of the ground made the shadow guards, who had adapted to the tremors, nearly fall over.

Just as the one on the left regained his footing, the poison powder was already in his face.

He didn’t have time to use his sword to block and could only swing his arm, infused with internal energy, to deflect it.

The two waves of internal force collided.

Qi Yanzhou’s strength overpowered the shadow guard’s. The poison exploded on his arm, its force doubled.

Countless glass shards soaked in poison pierced into his body. The toxin spread rapidly, and within moments, he collapsed and died.

The success of this poison strike was unexpected yet entirely within anticipation.

Ye Chutang knew the remaining two would now be on high alert, making it harder to poison them again.

No matter—she had her earth ability.

Sensing that Prince An’s men were about to reach the outer courtyard, Ye Chutang expanded the range of the ground tremors to more than double the original area, making them even more intense.

Qi Yanzhou barely managed to stay upright, while the two shadow guards staggered about.

They finally realized something was off with this “earth dragon flipping” and started to think of escaping.

But every time they found footing to leap away, the ground would suddenly shift beneath them, making it impossible to gather strength.

It was maddening!

So they both had the same idea—use the other as a stepping stone!

Qi Yanzhou noticed their intent to flee and said, “Miss Ye, if they try to escape, I might not be able to stop them.”

Ye Chutang’s voice was resolute. “Don’t worry. They’re each harboring their own schemes—they won’t get away.”

Just as she finished speaking, the two shadow guards simultaneously turned on each other.

Both wanted to be the one who escaped, which meant neither would.

Qi Yanzhou seized the opportunity and used another bottle of poison powder to finish them off.

He felt no joy in the kill, for an even greater danger was looming.

“Miss Ye…”

Just as he spoke, a burning heat surged in his chest, as if flames were devouring him. His blood felt like it was boiling.

Realizing that the fire poison was flaring up, his face changed dramatically.

It was Prince An who had deliberately approached him!

He hadn’t touched any food or drink, yet he’d still fallen into Prince An’s trap!

“Miss Ye, I’m afraid… today…”

Ye Chutang pressed her index finger against Qi Yanzhou’s burning lips. “With me here, you won’t die!”

As she spoke, she watched his hair gradually turn red from the poison. Taking advantage of his defenseless state, she struck the back of his neck with a knife-hand strike, knocking him out.

She withdrew her ability, grabbed Qi Yanzhou in one hand and Qin Muyun in the other.

Before leaving, she blew up the guest courtyard and burrowed underground, heading to Prince Chen’s estate.

Ye Chutang emerged with the two from the courtyard near the study.

She immediately sealed Qi Yanzhou’s heart meridian with silver needles and took his pulse.

The fire poison had attacked his heart—its momentum fierce.

But it wasn’t as perilous as the last time.

Sensing the location of the royal estate’s ice cellar, she carried Qi Yanzhou there and placed him at the entrance.

The cold was just right—enough to suppress the fire poison without harming the skin.

Before leaving, she pricked Qi Yanzhou’s sleep acupoint to ensure he wouldn’t wake before the poison was suppressed.

After that, she returned to the study, bandaged the severely injured Qin Muyun, and sent him back to the Grand Preceptor’s residence.

Once everything was settled, she didn’t return to Prince Chen’s estate. Instead, she went to the back gate of the Second Prince’s private manor.

The dishes Ye Chutang had previously ordered from various restaurants had already been delivered, neatly arranged and almost blocking the entire back gate.

Making sure no one was around, she stored the dishes in her space and arranged them on the custom shelves she’d prepared earlier.

“What a shame I got delayed. The dishes have gone a bit cold—won’t taste as good.”

Muttering to herself, she then made her way to Prince An’s residence.

At that moment, the estate was unusually lively.

The massive guest courtyard had been flattened, and the guests had gathered to watch and discuss the spectacle.