Chapter 869 - 869: The Antidote Arrives

Upon hearing the note, Zheng Wei, who was not foolish, suppressed his surprise and asked, "What do you need me to do in the middle?"

"You don't need to do anything too dangerous, just start by explaining the situation on Xiao Feng's side," Bai Huanyu said with a smile.

Zheng Wei didn't respond immediately, clearly hesitating about whether he should speak.

Or rather, whether he should cooperate with Bai Huanyu.

However, he didn't realize that he didn't need to be conflicted at all.

Because, to Xiao Feng, he was merely a tool used for fishing, not of any significant importance.

If otherwise, he wouldn't have been left unattended in the hospital like this.

As if realizing Zheng Wei's thoughts, Bai Huanyu said, "You don't need to worry about being a collateral damage. Even if I lose this time, you can still stay by Xiao Feng's side, but your treatment will surely not compare to what you'll get here."

Those words were akin to giving Zheng Wei a reassurance.

He looked around, hesitating, "Let's talk in the room."

Bai Huanyu nodded, turning to Bai Tieniu: "Tieniu, I'm going to have a private conversation with your Uncle Zheng, wait outside."

"Yes," Bai Tieniu agreed, and sat down on a chair in the corridor.

Entering the ward, Bai Huanyu helped Zheng Wei lean on the pillow at the head of the bed. Sitting on the bed himself, he glanced at the glass window where sunlight was streaming in and asked, "Should I pull the curtains?"

"...Better to pull them," Zheng Wei nodded emphatically.

Bai Huanyu said nothing, but this detail assured him that Zheng Wei must have suffered at the hands of Xiao Feng, or he wouldn't have been so fearful.

Once the curtains were drawn, the room dimmed.

Zheng Wei said gravely, "If it's just about brute force, there's absolutely no chance of winning!

His main strength comprises eighteen martial monks, two older men who are even older than me, all of whom have some degree of skill.

There's also a man who releases wasps, but it's actually a woman. Later on, a well-known expert from Jiangcheng named Lv Ziming joined them."

"Oh?" Bai Huanyu changed his tone.

He had heard from Ma Digua about the business with Lv Ziming. It seems that back when Lv Ziming was negotiating terms with Ma Digua, Xiao Feng managed to recruit him.

This is the frightening aspect of smart people; with just one sentence, a series of clues can be laid bare.

However, Bai Huanyu didn't dwell on this but continued asking, "Regarding the Mingbai inauguration ceremony, Xiao Feng must have some preparations, right?"

"I am not aware of that," Zheng Wei replied truthfully. "When they discuss matters, they certainly wouldn't let me eavesdrop; even if I wanted to, I couldn't, as there are too many skilled people around.

Moreover, I've been poisoned and need to take an antidote every hour, in the correct order."

Bai Huanyu quickly analyzed and derived two underlying points from Zheng Wei's words.

First, there are too many skilled people to eavesdrop and gather information.

Second, being poisoned, until it's detoxified, being involved in poisoning is akin to suicide.

"Taking the antidote every hour, does that mean someone comes every hour?" Bai Huanyu asked.

Zheng Wei shook his head, "Not really, before coming to the hospital, they gave me ten doses of the antidote, which I'm almost out of."

As he spoke, Zheng Wei checked the time and carefully took out three small paper packets from his pocket, each marked with a number, indicating the order of consumption.

"Let me help you open them." Bai Huanyu took the paper packets, and upon opening them, found the pills inside, which looked like goat droppings.

After watching Zheng Wei swallow one, Bai Huanyu suggested, "How about you give me one to have it tested, see if we can develop an antidote ourselves?"

"Useless," Zheng Wei sighed. "The poison is from Sun Shijie, making it hard to replicate, and the antidote only temporarily alleviates the symptoms.

Honestly, I'm really on the verge of a breakdown. It's alright during the day, but at night... Do you know what it's like to have to wake up every hour?

If one day I oversleep and forget to take the medicine, I'd be done for."

"Truly vicious!" Bai Huanyu gritted his teeth, but couldn't help but praise internally, "What a method!"

At this moment, three hurried knocks suddenly sounded at the door.

"Knock knock knock!"

The noise wasn't loud, but clear enough to be heard distinctly.

Bai Huanyu and Zheng Wei exchanged glances, both seeing the panic flash in the other's eyes.

"Hide first," Zheng Wei quickly said.

Bai Huanyu looked around but found few places suitable for hiding someone.

The curtain didn't reach the floor, making it impossible to hide there, and there were no wardrobes to hide in.

After scanning the room, the only place to hide was under the bed, with its long sheets.

Bai Huanyu wasted no time and crawled underneath.

Just then, the door creaked open, followed by a familiar voice, "How's the recovery going?"

Upon hearing this voice, Zheng Wei's body trembled, while under the bed, Bai Huanyu's eyes showed a hint of murderous intent...

The visitor was none other than Xiao Feng, his face full of smiles, as if celebrating some great event.

Zheng Wei feigned calmness and said, "Just had my wounds stitched, the hospital said I can go home to recover in a few days."

"Oh..." Xiao Feng nodded, casually glancing around the room and nonchalantly remarked, "The environment's not bad, but why pull the curtains in broad daylight?"

"You know about my previous place, there's sunshine there, I'm not used to it," Zheng Wei replied.

In the next moment, Xiao Tian suddenly raised his volume, "Hey? Isn't that Bai..."

Zheng Wei almost fell off the bed in fright. Had he been discovered? Do you have X-ray vision?

Meanwhile, Bai Huanyu's face turned grim; he was ready to step out on his own.

But just then, Xiao Feng seemed to stutter, stuck on the word "Bai."

"Bai…Bai..." Xiao Feng pointed to the flowers on the bedside table to Zheng Wei's left, scratching his head in apparent frustration, "What's the name of this flower again?"

Zheng Wei replied with a face full of black lines, "Bai Yutang."

"Yes, yes, Bai Yutang." Xiao Feng slapped his forehead with a sudden realization.

"What brings you here?" Zheng Wei went straight to the point.

He was truly shocked and also feeling quite aggrieved.

Obviously, it would be better to send this deity away as soon as possible, or else the risk of exposure was always present.

"I'm here to give you the antidote, don't you want to live?" Xiao Feng half-jokingly said.

With that, he tossed over a plastic bag.

Zheng Wei counted it and found twenty-four paper packets inside, marked with numbers, just enough for a day.

"I went to the Bai family a couple of days ago, and it resulted in a farce. I ended up beating up Bai Huanyu's son, mistaking him for a thief," Xiao Feng said to himself, "I heard he's in this hospital, thought I should check on him.

Though my intentions were good, things ended poorly; it can't just be swept under the rug without mentioning it, right?"