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42: Lanzhi's Decision

Dongling, the minister's residency.

Ren Fengyao expressionlessly watched as the leaves outside the window swirled from the autumn wind. His eyes were filled with gloom. He had been standing here silently for a long time, leaving Leng Canxing worried.

"Senior brother, if you are really so worried, you should go see her!"

Ren Fengyao did not respond. Leng Canxing sighed. "Those poisoned by Skypath cannot survive for more than half a month. Senior brother, it has already been five days. Although that Nangong Piaoran went to the Nanrong imperial palace to ask the empress for the antidote for sister in law, will he able to get it?"

"He should be. He is part of Xiaoyao, which has close ties to the royal family. The royal family receives much news and information from Xiaoyao, leading to a closely interdependent relationship. Through the royal family, it has expanded much of its influence and consolidated its status among the Nanrong martial arts circles, while the royal family not only attains information, but also uses them to carry out business in the shadows. So as long as Nangong Piaoran asks, the empress should agree."

"If that's true, what are you worried about, senior brother?"

"What if there is now antidote? What if Nangong Piaoran does not make it on time?" Ren Fengyao turned around, his eyes flashed with faint worry. "She only has ten days left, but Nangong Piaoran still has not met with the empress."

"Senior brother, how do you know..." Leng Canxing started to say, then stopped. He scratched his head. "I forgot about those people you've stationed who've infiltrated into each country. Senior brother, if Nangong Piaoran really can't make it on time..."

Ren Fengyao's exceptionally calm expression silenced Leng Canxing. He feared this expression of his senior brother, just as others feared when his senior brother smiled. Sometimes, his senior brother would look very, very calm, but behind the calm was the crashing tsunamis of the sea. Behind the calm was a terrifying danger.

"Senior brother..."

"If he cannot make it on time, then I will let Zhi nation company her. If she is gone, Zhi nation does not need to exist either." Ren Fengyao spoke very calmly, but Leng Canxing was startled. His senior brother disliked warfare, but he did not fear it. If he choose to fought, he would fight crueler than no other.

Everyone said Ren Fengyao was a mild, polite man. He always smiled faintly, hard to anger, and never vied for power either. He assisted the emperor quietly, calmly handling inner matters. Impartial and just, he had become the enemy of many people, but he never sought revenge himself. He always had the image of a gentle, calm and harmless scholar. However, only Leng Canxing knew that in reality, his senior brother was not gentle. In fact, he could even be described as cruel. He did not care about himself, but would protect all people at his side, no matter the cost. He would absolutely crush without mercy those who dared to hurt those important to him. These days... Senior brother was definitely not a gentle person!

"Senior brother, heaven helps the worthy. The gods will definitely allow her to pass this calamity, so sister in law will definitely be safe and sound."

"You know that I don't believe in the gods or heaven, but in my own strength. I already sent second brother over. With his medical expertise, she should be able to last until Nangong Piaoran returns!" Ren Fengyao grasped the window sill with his hand tightly. His veins protruded conspicuously. Leng Canxing knew that he was still as anxious as before.

"Senior brother, with second brother's skills, is the poison still incurable?"

"Skypath was secretly created by the Nanrong royal family under the labor of ten famous imperial physicians working together. It is not easy to cure. If second brother was given time, perhaps he would be able to create an antidote, but what she lacks is time." Ren Fengyao closed his eyes. "Canxing, I regret letter her fly. She flew so far, I cannot reach her."