Mr. Li had no interest in these messy relationships and merely said, "Mai Qi is refining Phoenix Blood. That woman might be of the Tong Family bloodline. They probably believe that the blood of the Tong Family contains the genes of Phoenix Blood, so they are using ordinary people for their trials. That woman is likely neither human nor ghost by now, but by a fluke, she might have actually figured something out. The poison she gave Huo Jingchuan is already very similar to Phoenix Blood poisoning."
"Why would Phoenix Blood cause poisoning?" I asked, bewildered.
"Everything has two sides. Medicine and poison are fundamentally indistinguishable—it all depends on how they are used. Tong Hui and Mai Qi are using your blood on one hand to develop medicines that cure all diseases and prolong life, while on the other hand, they are developing unique poisons to control others and achieve their own goals. Making medicine is also just a way to trade for greater profits. I believe he has not contracted the genetic disease of the Tong Family," Mr. Li said with certainty.
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