Xiao Chen felt nothing but disdain for such underhanded tactics as secret poisoning and backstabbing. Given the current situation, however, he found himself short of ideas and solutions. Before Helian Jue had arrived, Xiao Chen had already consulted hundreds of medical texts, yet not one of them contained any record of how to treat this particular toxin. Having been a physician for many years himself, his inability to find a solution made it clear to him that the gravity of this matter was far beyond simple.
Knowing how difficult the antidote would be to acquire, Xiao Chen felt a growing sense of helplessness. He was well aware that the Snow Ganoderma could be found in the Western Regions, and it was highly probable that Helian Jue’s arrival was tied to it. The more he realized this, the more repulsed he felt. It was as if Helian Jue had obtained exactly what they needed, only to come and taunt him with it. He felt profoundly uncomfortable and had no desire to let things proceed in such a manner, yet he realized that many things currently happening were beyond his control.
Helian Jue had clearly anticipated all of this from the very beginning, projecting an attitude that insisted his terms were the only ones that mattered.
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