Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl
Chapter 634 Who is more toxic than whom, terrified and pale [2 more updates]

Chapter 634: 634 Who is more toxic than whom, terrified and pale [2 more updates]

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The scene once again fell into silence, with everyone’s gaze converging on Ye Wanlan.

Ye Wanlan was now a celebrity in Yunjing, but her fame was not established in the top echelons of the Five Great Families, but rather in the archaeology and history circles.

It was just that her face was too remarkable — anyone who had paid attention to relevant news would not forget.

When Lin Qin initially returned to the Lin Family, the family had made a big fuss about it, even organizing a banquet specifically for Lin Qin and inviting top figures from all fields within the Capital Circle.

But Ye Wanlan’s return to the Lin Family was done very quietly, and the family did not make any intentional public announcement.

"You’re crazy!" A core disciple of the Lin Family exclaimed in surprise, lowering her voice, "This is the Su Family’s affair, do you really need to get involved? Have you forgotten Sister Shiyuan’s words?"

The Lin Family interfering in the Su Family Head’s election was undeniably a challenge to the boundaries and domains between the Five Great Families!

They were here to observe the struggle, not to join in!

However, Ye Wanlan turned a deaf ear and walked straight to Su Xueqing’s side.

She gave Su Xueqing a look, signaling that there was no need to worry.

"Ye Wanlan?" The Su Family Great Elder narrowed his eyes slightly, "You want to be Xueqing’s Drug Tester?"

"I was high school classmates with Xueqing, and we even shared a desk, accompanying each other for a long time," Ye Wanlan said indifferently, "This matter has nothing to do with the Lin Family, it’s simply my own doing."

"Good!" Su Ningxiang was the first to speak up, looking at Ye Wanlan and Su Xueqing with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, "Oh dear Sister Xueqing, it seems you have a sworn friend willing to die for you. I, as your elder sister, am truly envious."

The excitement and malice in her eyes were almost spilling out.

In this Family Head challenge, she could not only get rid of Su Xueqing but also take Ye Wanlan’s life.

It was like someone had brought a pillow to someone who was sleepy, killing two birds with one stone!

"My mother only has me, when did I get an elder sister like you?" Su Xueqing crossed her arms, "Don’t try to cozy up. Let’s start choosing the medicines."

The Su Family Master also ordered two attendants to bring up the medicinal ingredients, and whether it was poison or antidote, they all needed to be selected from these ingredients.

"I may not be your blood sister, but I’m a few years older than you, so I am still your elder sister," Su Ningxiang said with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes, feigning generosity, "I’ll let you choose your ingredients first."

By observing the ingredients Su Xueqing picked, she could easily determine which poisons Su Xueqing would be concocting.

Su Xueqing did not decline and picked out a basket of ingredients, choosing a total of forty-six types of medicinal herbs.

The Pharmacy Tributor pondered to himself: "Although there are forty-six types of ingredients, but when arranged and combined, there are only three types of poisons that can be concocted, alas, the power is insufficient!"

Su Ningxiang naturally also figured out which poisons Su Xueqing would produce and let out a cold laugh: "Now it’s my turn."

She also took as many as thirty-eight types of ingredients.

But she was not as naive as Su Xueqing, not providing any cover; with these thirty-eight types of ingredients, she could concoct nearly a hundred different poisons!

She really wanted to see how Su Xueqing would concoct the antidote!

After both parties had chosen their poison ingredients, they would take their own Drug Tester and an attendant into separate alchemy rooms.

The ingredients for the antidotes would then need to be selected from the medicines prepared within those rooms.

The two alchemy rooms were next to each other, but were soundproofed so well that it was impossible to hear any noise from the other.

"Ah Lan, you have so much faith in me, I can’t possibly let you down," whispered Su Xueqing, audible only to the two of them, "Yun Qing Senior once taught me the formula for a poison that hasn’t been passed down. Since Su Ningxiang has been ruthless, I don’t need to hold back at all!"

Ye Wanlan nodded slightly: "Being merciful to an enemy is cruelty to oneself, but what we actually need to watch out for is not Su Ningxiang, but Su Mufeng."

Su Xueqing nodded cautiously.

Su Mufeng was often absent from the Su Family and rarely showed his capabilities.

"Xueqing." Ye Wanlan sat down cross-legged beside the wall, her eyebrows raised. "Can you tell which poison she intends to concoct?"

"The herbs she picked, all of them are used for concocting poisons." Su Xueqing spoke coldly. "Although there are many poisons that can be made, based on the quantities she chose and the years of the herbs, there are only two poisons she could be concocting."

Ye Wanlan slowly said: "Seven-Heart Celestial Maiden and Snow Begonia."

The coldness in Su Xueqing’s eyes deepened: "Exactly."

Both Seven-Heart Celestial Maiden and Snow Begonia had beautiful names, but their effects were extremely vicious.

The Seven-Heart Celestial Maiden would cause one to suffer torments over seven days, culminating in bleeding from all seven orifices leading to death.

The torment would correspond to each of the facial orifices over the seven days.

Before dying, the person poisoned would lose all five senses, yet the heart would still endure excruciating pain.

The effect of Snow Begonia was somewhat related to its name. It was a cold poison that would freeze the blood within 15 minutes.

The victim would watch helplessly as their limbs gradually became stiff with frost, until the cells died completely.

During the freezing process, the victim’s pain would be magnified tenfold.

These two poisons might not be the deadliest, but they were certainly the most torturous.

Clearly, Su Ningxiang not only wanted Ye Wanlan dead but also wanted her to suffer torment worse than death before dying.

"But she doesn’t know what antidote you are going to concoct, Xueqing." Ye Wanlan’s smile was faint. "If she really concocts assuming it’s the antidote for those three poisons, then she will definitely lose."

Su Xueqing slowly exhaled, starting to select herbs to begin the concoction process.

However, she couldn’t be sure whether Su Ningxiang would choose to concoct Seven-Heart Celestial Maiden or Snow Begonia, so the best approach was to concoct the antidotes for both poisons at the same time.

Operating two medicine furnaces at once was an enormous challenge for any alchemist.

The attendants watching from a distance couldn’t help but wipe away sweat for Su Xueqing.

Yet Ye Wanlan seemed to close her eyes, leaning against the wall, motionless.

This left the attending Drug Tester quite confused.

Ye Wanlan was soon to ingest a poison concocted by Su Ningxiang, whose alchemical skills were renowned as the best among the younger generation.

Su Xueqing had never demonstrated this ability in front of anyone; no one knew whether she could successfully produce an antidote.

Given the do-or-die situation between Su Xueqing and Su Ningxiang, there was absolutely no way an antidote would be given to Ye Wanlan.

Could it be that facing a matter of life and death, Ye Wanlan decided to just fall asleep like that?

The attendant murmured to himself but dared not be distracted, continuing to focus intently on the flames beneath the medicine furnaces as instructed by Su Xueqing.

In the art of alchemy, the control over fire is extremely important.

Even with the exact same herbs, different intensities of fire would produce different potencies in the concoction.

A fire that’s too strong or too weak could potentially ruin the essence of the herbs.

Right before the incense was about to burn out, Ye Wanlan slowly opened her eyes, smiling faintly: "The last herb is Deserted Mountain Wood..."

She paused, sniffed again, and chuckled softly: "Hmm, a hundred and eighty-year-old Deserted Mountain Wood, quite a lavish investment."

The attendant was shocked upon hearing this, his pupils unfocused.

With a tremble of his hand, his fan almost dropped to the floor.

Was Ye Wanlan not giving up on life and deciding to sleep, but instead using the faint scent of herbs, almost imperceptible, to determine what herbs and even their age that Su Ningxiang used in concocting this poison?