My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 224 - 0224: Flour Can Detoxify

Chapter 224: Chapter 0224: Flour Can Detoxify

The Myriad Poison Pill melted upon contact, leaving no chance to swallow, as its immense toxicity immediately shot into Mei Dufeng’s mouth like a spiritual serpent, permeating his internal organs.

Within just a few breaths, Mei Dufeng was completely shrouded in the fierce poison, his skin turning a ghastly white devoid of any color, soon shifting to a dark green hue.

"Ah!"

Mei Dufeng let out a terrible scream, collapsing to the ground and starting to convulse uncontrollably, foaming at the mouth with his eyes bulging as if they were about to pop out of their sockets.

This sight was terrifying enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine, including Long Duba, who felt his scalp tingle, thinking to himself how truly formidable the Myriad Poison Pill was.

Yan Dujiu, however, was accustomed to seeing the effects of the Myriad Poison Pill; he sneered and said, "Sect Leader, not only is the Myriad Poison Pill fast-acting, but the person poisoned suffers intense agony, as if being tortured to death. The toxicity is far more fierce than the poisons we’ve previously concocted, making life worse than death!"

"Indeed, such a poison pill that has yet to earn its reputation truly deserves to make Mei Dufeng suffer a little."

Xin Badao said coldly.

Seeing that Mei Dufeng on the ground might not last much longer, Long Duba hurriedly said, "Sect Leader, I’m afraid Junior Brother Mei won’t make it. Please, grant him a Detoxification Pill."

"As for this thing made of flour, I really don’t believe it can save his life, but let it be a trial, then."

Xin Badao took a Detoxification Pill from the wooden box, and with a swift flick, he sent it flying into Mei Dufeng’s mouth.

Perhaps Mei Dufeng retained a sliver of consciousness, aware that the object entering his mouth was the only thing that could save his life, he forced himself to chew and shortly swallowed the Detoxification Pill.

"Eating this might even accelerate the effects of the Myriad Poison Pill. Junior Brother Mei must be prepared to suffer even more."

Yan Dujiu remarked in a taunting tone.

But strangely, at this moment, Mei Dufeng’s skin color began to return to normal, the speed of recovery so fast it was as if he’d never been poisoned at all.

"Eh? It seems to have worked!"

Chu Batian suddenly rejoiced.

Xin Badao also stared intently at Mei Dufeng, his expression turning solemn as he wondered in secret, "Could this flour concoction indeed have detoxifying effects?"

"Junior Brother, Junior Brother, are you alright?"

Long Duba saw that Mei Dufeng on the ground had stopped convulsing and hurriedly called out to him.

Mei Dufeng’s eyes suddenly snapped open; he wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly got up from the ground, as if nothing had happened.

"I’m fine, the poison is really gone!"

After inspecting his entire body through cultivation, Mei Dufeng declared joyfully.

Xin Badao, however, looked utterly dismayed, unable to fathom what had just happened, as Yan Dujiu also couldn’t believe his eyes, pointing at Mei Dufeng and asking, "You’re really alright?"

"You’re the one with the problem, I’m perfectly fine!"

Mei Dufeng cursed back at him.

Yan Dujiu, not caring much for pleasantries, said with a dark expression, "Come, follow me inside for a thorough examination, to see if there’s any residual poison in your body."

"Let’s go then, I’m not afraid of you."

Now brimming with confidence, Mei Dufeng headed off; if the Detoxification Pill was genuine, he would once again be hailed as a hero of the Poison Sect.

Yan Dujiu led Mei Dufeng toward the inner room, concerned that if this newly concocted Myriad Poison Pill were to be truly neutralized by the Detoxification Pill, then his own reputation as the leader of the Yunhai Institute would be utterly ruined.

At this time, Xin Badao turned his head towards Long Duba and asked, "Tell me everything about the origin and details of this Detoxification Pill."

"Yes, Sect Leader..."

Long Duba began to slowly recount the tale.

After about fifteen minutes, Xin Badao frowned, "It seems that the Detoxification Pill can really neutralize the Myriad Poison Pill’s poison, but the main ingredient of this elixir is flour. How can that be?"

"Could it be that flour can detoxify?"

Long Duba said subconsciously.

"Right, we must try it."

Xin Badao’s eyes shone, eager to test the theory immediately.

If Tang Ming were here, hearing that these people from the Poison Sect were so insanely foolish, willing to risk their lives on an experiment, he would probably forget the anger frozen within him by Mei Dufeng’s trick; after all, he wouldn’t be angry at such fools.

In the laboratory, Yan Dujiu walked out, dejected, along with Mei Dufeng, and Xin Badao asked, "How did it go?"

"There’s not a trace of the Myriad Poison Pill’s poison in his body, which means that the Detoxification Pill has completely neutralized the Myriad Poison Pill’s poison."

Yan Dujiu replied, somewhat dispiritedly.

Xin Badao was utterly astonished and moved closer to Mei Dufeng, reaching out to feel his pulse. After a moment, he said, "Indeed, there’s not a trace of poison. It seems the Detoxification Pill is truly formidable, allowing one to instantly regain strength and clarity of mind, completely unaffected by the poison."

"That’s right, I have also never seen any antidote that can eliminate poison so thoroughly in one go."

Yan Dujiu said, sounding listless.

"If this were used during a fight when poisoned, one could instantly recover their combat strength. It’s like having an extra life."

Chu Batian couldn’t help but express his admiration.

"Good stuff, we must immediately conduct substantial research and production. This Detoxification Pill could make our Poison Sect very wealthy, even possibly becoming the number one poison power."

Xin Badao declared, full of grand ambitions.

Yan Dujiu, however, looked troubled, "Sect Leader, although this is good, our analysis of its ingredients shows it’s merely flour and a small amount of blood. How could we replicate that?"

"Since it’s flour, let’s just give it a try, to see if there’s any inhibitory effect of the flour on the Myriad Poison Pill."

Xin Badao reiterated his earlier conjecture.

Yan Dujiu immediately felt a headache coming on. As a researcher, how could he not know that flour simply couldn’t have such an effect! Flour is only good for making steamed buns and dumplings; using it as an antidote is out of the question.

Mei Dufeng muttered inappropriately, "Could it be some kind of special high-level flour?"

"High-level flour? You’ve got to be kidding! Flour is just flour; what’s so special about it?"

Yan Dujiu glared at Mei Dufeng, annoyed, thinking to himself that ignorance indeed could be frightening.

Standing off to the side, Chu Batian said, "Why don’t we try again? We must find out why the Detoxification Pill can counteract poison."

"Right, we need to experiment more to understand."

As Xin Badao stroked his chin, he said to Yan Dujiu, "Go get another Myriad Poison Pill, and let Mei Dufeng try again to see if he can detoxify with flour."

"What?"

Mei Dufeng was instantly terrified, the recent experience unforgettable and likely haunting him for life; how could he continue experimenting? He immediately waved his hands and said, "Sect Leader, it’s not that I don’t dare to try, but once the Detoxification Pill is taken, one won’t get poisoned again within a day. Even if you gave me another Myriad Poison Pill, it would be no use."

Hearing this, Xin Badao was somewhat skeptical and turned to Long Duba to ask, "Does the Detoxification Pill really have this effect?"