Xu Junjun was completely oblivious to the massive psychological shock her words had just caused Huo Qiming and Chen Liu.
After offering a matter-of-fact critique, she crouched before the military doctor and pulled a black porcelain bottle from her bodice. Since arriving in Yun City, she had followed a strict rule regarding her medicines: white, red, and celadon bottles contained remedies, but the black one held only toxins that killed on contact. She had used poison on Huo Qiming once before, but for this military doctor, she had selected something different.
It was an "Itchy Pellet." The name sounded innocuous, but its effects were gut-wrenching. Within twelve hours, if the victim did not take the antidote, they would scratch their own skin until it tore, eventually ripping their very heart from their chest.
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