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Xiao Bao nodded incessantly. He didn’t want his brother to do something he didn’t like for his sake.
Xiao Zhi felt a bit regretful. If only he had the same talent for medicine as Hong Yi.
“Alright.”
“I really am fine, brother. Once we get the Red Fire Lotus from Nanjiang, my cold poison will be cured. And now, isn’t my poison already suppressed? Please don’t worry about me anymore,” Xiao Bao insisted.
Xiao Zhi shook his head. “I’ll always worry.”
Even though he knew everything will be fine, Xiao Zhi would still worry about Xiao Bao.
Xiao Bao looked at Su Yu with a pleading expression, prompting a smile from Su Yu.
He reached out and ruffled Xiao Bao’s hair. “Your brother is just showing concern for you.”
Rolling his eyes at Su Yu, Xiao Bao knew his brother cared about him, but he didn’t want to see him blaming himself like this.
“Xiao Bao, I’m fine. Don’t worry about me.”
“Brother, come up here and let’s sleep together.”
“Okay.” Xiao Zhi took off his shoes, got onto the bed, and sat beside Xiao Bao, holding his hand. Feeling the warmth, he finally felt reassured.
“You two talk. I’ll go to the kitchen and help your mother,” Su Yu said, knowing that Xiao Zhi probably had something to discuss with Xiao Bao. He found an excuse and left the room.
After Su Yu left, the room fell into silence.
After a long silence, Xiao Bao finally spoke up, “Brother, who do you think would poison me?”
There are too many people at the academy lately who don’t like him, and he doesn’t even know who he offended. How could they treat him like this?
Xiao Zhi shook his head as he looked at Xiao Bao. “You were fine before. Did you start feeling unwell only after seeing Hou Shijie on the way back?”
Xiao Bao carefully considered it and realized that was indeed the case.
“Do you think it’s related to Hou Shijie?”
“Hou Shijie is around the same age as us. He probably wouldn’t have access to such poison himself, but we can’t rule out the possibility that someone behind him or he himself is involved. Once you had trouble, Dad immediately had Uncle Yuan Bao investigate. We’ll probably have results soon,” Xiao Zhi analyzed.
Xiao Bao nodded in agreement. “You’re right. If it’s really because of Hou Shijie, then I’m really unlucky.”
Xiao Zhi looked at Xiao Bao, who surprisingly remained optimistic even at this time, and couldn’t help but feel speechless. “Xiao Bao…”
“Hehe, don’t mind me, I just said it casually,” Xiao Zhi said, rolling his eyes at Xiao Bao. “Are you still feeling uncomfortable? Do you want to lie down for a while?”
“I don’t want to lie down. Do you think Mom and Dad were worried when I suddenly fainted?” Xiao Bao looked at Xiao Zhi and asked.
“Yeah, Mom noticed that you were cold, so Dad held you the whole time after you were poisoned. Later, Uncle Nan Qiao used a gu worm to suppress the cold poison, but Dad didn’t let go.Mom and Dad didn’t even have dinner, especially Mom.”
“Mom wanted to hold you herself, but Dad said you were too cold, and Mom’s body couldn’t handle the cold, so he didn’t let her hold you.”
Xiao Bao felt relieved. “Mom’s health hasn’t been good before. It only got better in recent years. Indeed, she shouldn’t come into contact with me when I’m poisoned.”
“Even though she can’t come into contact with you, Mom has been watching over you all the time.”
Xiao Bao naturally knew this. When he woke up, he saw Mom sleeping by his side, and that feeling made him feel a bit uneasy.
“However, I’m very happy.”
“It seems that in the future, we should ask Uncle Nan Qiao and the others to prepare more detoxifying things for us, otherwise it will be troublesome if something like this happens again.”
“Okay.”
After chatting for a while, Wang Jinhe came in with food.
She served Xiao Bao a bowl of lean meat porridge. “Xiao Bao, do you want Mom to feed you?”
“I can eat by myself, Mom. You should go and have your meal,” Xiao Bao took the porridge from Wang Jinhe and said.
“Alright.”
Xiao Bao ate a bowl of porridge and then stopped. Seeing his suddenly decreased appetite, both Su Yu and Wang Jinhe frowned. “Not eating anymore?”
Xiao Bao shook his head. “Not feeling well.”
“In that case, don’t force yourself to eat. I’ll make you something to eat after dawn,” Wang Jinhe said, and Su Yu agreed, not pressuring Xiao Bao to eat any further. They put away the bowl and continued with their meal.
After dinner, Wang Jinhe wanted to stay with Xiao Bao, but she was chased away by him.
Xiao Bao breathed a sigh of relief only after Su Yu took Wang Jinhe away. “Mom makes it difficult for me to rest like this.”
“Mom is also worried about you. Go to sleep now.”
“Okay.”
Xiao Zhi kept watching Xiao Bao until he fell asleep before closing his eyes.
The next morning, when Xiao Bao was still asleep, Xiao Zhi noticed an abnormal flush on his face. His expression changed slightly, and he quickly lifted the blanket and rushed out, still dressed in his clothes.
“Uncle Wan Gu, Xiao Bao’s body is burning up right now, what’s going on?” Xiao Zhi asked anxiously.
“Don’t worry, Xiao Zhi, this is normal. It won’t be like this after the detoxification process,” this was one of the characteristics of the remaining poison when it flares up.
“I’ll go prepare first, you two hurry up,” Nan Qiao said as he left with a bunch of medicinal herbs.
Xiao Zhi hurried to catch up, and back in Xiao Bao’s room, Nan Qiao began instructing the servants on what to do.
Boiling water, preparations underway.
When Wang Jinhe and the others arrived, they saw Nan Qiao bustling about.
“Brother Yu, we can detoxify Xiao Bao today, but it will take some time,” Nan Qiao explained.
“As long as we can detoxify Xiao Bao, nothing else matters,” Su Yu nodded.
All he wanted now was for his son to wake up soon.
“Okay.”
With preparations complete on Nan Qiao’s end, Wan Gu and Bai Qi also arrived.
When the two arrived, Wan Gu looked at Su Yu earnestly and said, “Young Master, when we start detoxifying later, you protect Xiao Bao’s pulse, and stop when we say it’s okay.”
“Okay.”
After everything was prepared, they began detoxifying Xiao Bao.
Nan Qiao prepared the medicinal bath materials on the side, while Wan Gu and Nan Qiao were responsible for acupuncture.
After Xiao Bao was immersed in the boiling water, Bai Qi gave him a detoxifying pill to swallow.
Originally, one specially formulated detoxifying pill would suffice, but after consideration, they decided to combine the medicinal bath with acupuncture. This approach was chosen to expedite the effectiveness of the medicine and to more thoroughly cleanse Xiao Bao’s body of any remaining toxins.
After Xiao Bao swallowed the detoxifying pill, Su Yu began to protect him.
Bai Qi and Wan Gu simultaneously administered acupuncture to Xiao Bao, even coordinating the sequence of acupoints they targeted based on prior discussion.
As soon as the needling began, Xiao Bao’s complexion instantly turned pale.
Wang Jinhe watched Xiao Bao in such pain, feeling utterly distressed. Nan Qiao tried to comfort her, saying, “Don’t worry, sister-in-law. Xiao Bao will be fine with us here.”
“As soon as we detoxify him, he’ll feel much better.” Their primary goal in neutralizing this toxin was to prevent any potential complications when detoxifying Xiao Bao from the cold toxin later on. It would be counterproductive if this toxin were to suddenly erupt during the process.
Wang Jinhe nodded, but Nan Qiao’s reassurance seemed to have little effect.
Wang Jinhe stared fixedly at Xiao Bao, fearing she might miss something crucial.