Discuss with you

Chapter 441 Drug Interactions

Although she was able to speak, the woman's mind was still somewhat muddled at first, and she couldn't recall many things clearly. However, with Yan Daoxin's careful questioning, everything gradually became clear.

In the end, by piecing together many fragmented pieces, Yan Daoxin finally grasped the key to the woman's survival.

"What? Spiders?" Zhu Yu looked at Yan Daoxin, who was sitting across the table with an excited expression, and was somewhat surprised. "The same kind of spiders as the ones I brought back for you before...?"

Yan Daoxin's face finally showed a long-lost smile again, and he nodded hurriedly with his eyebrows curved: "That's right, it's that kind of spider!"

After carefully questioning and learning about the woman's situation, I discovered that she was no different from other women who had tried to take medicine without success. The biggest difference was that after taking the medicine for a few days, she had a change of heart and begged the old witch to let her go home.

The old hag must have been annoyed by her antics, so she threw her into the tunnel you had just walked through.

This girl was incredibly lucky; she stumbled through the first two challenges unscathed, but the third challenge proved too much for her. She was bitten all over by spiders and then passed out.

When she woke up again, she was back in the same room. The old hag told her that if it weren't for the fact that many nobles in the capital wanted to take concubines recently, they wouldn't have given her a second chance. She asked her whether she wanted to recuperate properly and enjoy wealth and honor in the future, or if she wanted to go home as usual.

The girl was terrified by what she had just experienced, and dared not say she wanted to go home again, fearing that she would die in that terrifying tunnel. She quickly agreed to take good care of herself, become a concubine, and no longer have any 'improper' thoughts.

After that, she resumed taking her medication daily until we rescued her.

So after comparing them repeatedly, I think it's very likely that the venom of those spiders itself prevents some of the effects of the so-called 'tonic' from being exerted.

If it weren't for this serendipitous coincidence, I wouldn't have been able to find a way to counteract those evil "tonics"!
"It's truly a blessing from heaven! I've finally found the key to the antidote. Now, if I encounter someone who's been poisoned by this kind of evil trick again, I won't just stand by and watch them die!"

"The few dead spiders I brought back for you... that's too few, isn't it?" Zhu Yu regretted it a little, feeling that he should have tried to get more spiders back, but under the circumstances at the time, it was obviously unrealistic, and he felt a little annoyed.

Especially considering that Lu Qing and the others burned all those spiders later... it won't be easy to get them again in the future.

Yan Daoxin grinned: "Ah... well... there's something I didn't dare tell you before, because I was afraid you'd be scared."

Zhu Yu looked at him with some confusion.

Yan Daoxin glanced at Lu Qing not far away: "Anyway, I see you've recovered quite well now. With your courage, telling him shouldn't be a problem, right..."

Actually, after you were rescued that day, when Lu Qing helped you change your clothes and check your injuries, he found that there were actually quite a few spiders crawling into the bandage on your leg and inside your clothes. However, they didn't have time to crawl in and bite you before they died.

After he threw out his tattered clothes, I rummaged through them and found no less than... twenty...

So, including the ones you specially packed for me, I actually have quite a bit of stock on hand.

Twenty...

Zhu Yu was stunned. She thought she was well protected, and that the spiders were only crawling on the surface of her clothes. She never expected that so many of them had sneaked in without her noticing! Fortunately, she later rushed to the dazzling and hot maze illuminated by the crystal. The spiders probably died quickly because they couldn't stand the light and heat.

If we delay any longer...

Just imagining it sent a chill down her spine, and she immediately felt uncomfortable all over, as if there were those thin, long legs crawling around somewhere.

When Yan Daoxin saw Zhu Yu's expression, he knew he shouldn't have told her about it. He regretted it and slapped his mouth several times.

Unfortunately, he couldn't take back what he said, and he paid the price for it—he got kicked in the butt by Lu Qing.

That evening, to dispel Zhu Yu's doubts and stop her from having the illusion of spiders crawling on her body, Lu Qing had a large tub of hot water boiled for Zhu Yu to bathe in. She also specially prepared brand-new undergarments so that Zhu Yu could be 100% sure that there were no spiders on her body.

Zhu Yu was both amused and exasperated by this.

She has been resting for so many days, so there is no doubt that there are no spiders on her body. The discomfort she felt was just an unpleasant feeling caused by her associations. Forcing herself not to think about it would make her feel much better.

However, she accepted Lu Qing's kindness without hesitation. After all, since she was quite weak after being rescued, Lu Qing only washed her hair every two days. As for bathing, which was too strenuous, she naturally skipped that.

Initially, I had many wounds that hadn't fully healed, so I couldn't get them wet. Later...

Lu Qing said he could do it for him, but he couldn't guarantee he could control himself.

He said this half-jokingly and half-seriously, which earned him a reproachful glare from Zhu Yu.

Now, soaking in a tub of warm water, a long-awaited bath, Zhu Yu felt as if every pore was breathing deeply, experiencing an indescribable sense of comfort.

She also checked herself over and found that upon closer inspection, she could still see some faint marks all over her body. These were probably the wounds from the bites inflicted by those large rats. It was only with the ointment prepared by Yan Daoxin and the careful application of medicine by Lu Qing every day that she had recovered to this extent.

Given time, these scars, which are now only faint traces, will probably fade away completely, and nothing will remain for long.

This made Zhu Yu feel very fortunate.

Before falling asleep that night, she couldn't help but say to Lu Qing, "The kick you gave Yan Daoxin today was somewhat of an act of 'repaying kindness with enmity'."

What he said were just facts that actually happened; he wasn't trying to scare me.

"If it weren't for the remarkably effective ointment he prescribed, I might have spent the rest of my life covered in scars."

Lu Qing rested his chin on Zhu Yu's head, his breath filled with the sweet fragrance of bath beans. He gently stroked Zhu Yu's back with his hand, saying, "Don't dwell on his feelings."

As long as you're healthy and active, I don't care if you have scars or not.