That night, the Grand General's Estate was ablaze with light.
The imperial physicians, the estate’s own doctors, and Qingli—none dared to slacken for even a moment. The imperial physicians were under strict orders from the Emperor to save the Grand Matriarch at all costs, while the estate doctors were driven by the command of their Master to exhaust every possible resource. Qingli, however, felt a different kind of urgency. Her Master had only just departed when this crisis struck; she knew that if he were to find out, he would surely lose control. Drenched in sweat, she didn't even have time to wipe her brow as she continued to apply acupuncture needles and draw out the toxin.
With no existing antidote for the "Thousand-Machine Pull" poison, they were all working together in vain; for now, acupuncture was the only way to hold it back.
Chapter 150