blueteamnovel Chapter 558 - 312 Severe Poisoning_2
Chapter 558 - 312 Severe Poisoning_2
Chapter 558: Chapter 312 Severe Poisoning_2
“Governor, I deserve to die a thousand deaths!”
The tribal men, seeing the situation, thudded to their knees, bowing their heads repeatedly admitting their guilt.
“Return to the Inspectorate.”
Zhou Yi stood up, but after taking just two steps, his legs suddenly gave way and he collapsed to the ground.
“Godfather.”
The godson Xiao Yinzi hurriedly came forward to help, and seeing Zhou Yi’s face turn purple, with a strong exotic fragrance emanating from his shoulder.
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“What a fierce poison needle!”
Zhou Yi circulated his True Qi to protect his heart meridian, took out a Token from his sleeve, and instructed, “Hurry to the palace and report this; ask Imperial Physician Liu to come and give us treatment, and give Lin Fu one night to find out where this person comes from.”
“As you command.”
Xiao Yinzi, aware of the urgency, took the Token, activated his Qinggong, and vanished into the night.
Another tribal man went to Yong’an District, where the Imperial Medical Bureau had already finished its shift, and went directly to the home of Imperial Physician Liu to summon him.
At this time.
Hearing the commotion, the Zhou family members came to the main house’s door, and after being informed, Father Zhou, Mother Zhou, and the sworn son Zhou Ping’an entered the room to visit.
Zhou Yi sat cross-legged on the bed to exercise his powers to resist the venom, his face not only had not become less purplish, the color had deepened.
Father Zhou, with worry on his face, hesitated, not knowing what to say.
The rise and fall of the Zhou family was entirely dependent on Zhou Yi; if he truly died from poisoning, in just a few days, they would face countless acts of revenge.
At that point, not to mention taking concubines, it would be difficult even to stay alive!
Mother Zhou wept tearfully: “Second child, what has happened to you?”
“Mother, there’s no need to worry.”
Zhou Yi spoke in a faint low voice: “It’s just being caught in the small tricks of a petty thief, wait until Imperial Physician Liu arrives, a few doses of medicine will cure it.”
“That’s good then.”
Father Zhou slightly relaxed, even though Zhou Yi looked in bad shape, he reassured himself constantly.
Zhou Ping’an, attending at one side, frowned deeply, then quickly relaxed his brow, and afterwards, his face alternated between panic and worry.
“You all go out first.”
Zhou Yi waved his hand, ordering everyone to wait outside: “Ping’an, stay, I have words for you.”
“Greetings to the Supervisor.”
Imperial Physician Liu had once treated Zhou Yi’s wounds, and having a slight interchange, he stepped forward to examine the wound on the shoulder.
“The scent is that of Manjusaka, rumored to come from the Buddha’s land outside the realm, extremely poisonous, fatal upon contact. Fortunate for the Supervisor, your True Qi is robust, having sealed the potent poison within your arm; otherwise, even I would be helpless.”
Having identified the origin of the poison, Imperial Physician Liu wrote a prescription and ordered the attendant to quickly fetch the medicine and prepare it.
He then moved forward to take Zhou Yi’s pulse, immediately noticing the robust and strong pulse, not at all like someone who had been poisoned severely.
Imperial Physician Liu frowned slightly, meeting Zhou Yi’s profound gaze, and coughed before speaking.
“Supervisor, the Manjusaka is mixed with several other exotic poisons, which I cannot easily cure; you need to recuperate slowly and heal.”
“I understand.”
Zhou Yi said with a smile, “Imperial Physician Liu comes from the Jianghu, early earning the title of Medical Immortal, yet bitterly ostracized by those vermin in the Imperial Medical Bureau. I have long been displeased with it!”
Imperial Physician Liu’s face showed joy; with the backing of the Supervisor from the Eastern Depot, the position of the Bureau’s judge was within easy reach.
Imperial Physician Liu, once known in the Jianghu as the marvelous Medical Immortal with resounding fame, found that mixing in the Jianghu wasn’t as comfortable as holding an official position. Seizing an opportunity, he had entered the Imperial Medical Bureau and became an official after diagnosing the previous emperor’s condition.
The position in the Imperial Medical Bureau operated on a hereditary system, with father succeeded by son and brother followed by younger brother; it was a secured job that could be passed down.
For this very reason, the Imperial Medical Bureau was particularly exclusionary.
As an outsider, even with superior medical skills, Imperial Physician Liu had not been promoted for over a decade.
After all, every promotion was a matter of wielding power, having little to do with performance or ability. For instance, each time Imperial Physician Liu treated a patient, the judge would assign several other imperial physicians for a joint consultation.
When the patients of nobility recovered, the credit would go to his colleagues.
While they were speaking,
Footsteps were heard again from outside; a young eunuch led the way, followed by the Overseer Eunuch from the Directorate of Ceremonial.
The young eunuch said, “Godfather, His Majesty is concerned for your well-being and commanded the Overseer Eunuch to personally visit.”
Zhou Yi nodded slightly, understanding the underlying message; His Majesty didn’t believe that a great master who could contend with the Innate would be so easily poisoned.
“Your effort is appreciated, Overseer Eunuch.”
“I am just carrying out His Majesty’s orders.”
The Overseer Eunuch placed a hand on Zhou Yi’s shoulder, his True Qi following the meridians to probe, clearly sensing an odd Qi struggling against Zhou Yi’s own True Qi.
“Such an oddly treacherous poison; from the technique, it seems to originate from the south. Has Supervisor Zhou offended anyone there?”
“My enemies span all the prefectures and towns of Daqing!”
Zhou Yi said, “That assassin has been sent to the dungeons, where an expert from the Inspectorate will interrogate. Why not wait a little longer, Overseer Eunuch, before returning to report to His Majesty?”
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