68: Poisoned, Emperor's Order of Hades

"Books are the ladder of human progress."

"There is no end to learning!"

Qin Feng said with a solemn expression.

Then, he strode forward toward the next location.

Hui Lan rolled her eyes and followed him.

The next location was the Hehuan Sect's Pill Refining Room.

An Alchemist's lair was the richest place of all.

Creak...!

As he pushed open the door, a wave of heat instantly hit him, accompanied by a strange medicinal scent permeating the air.

Qin Feng didn't pay it any mind, assuming this was how a Pill Refining Room should smell, and strode inside.

Hui Lan followed closely behind.

As his personal Maid, she had to ensure the Young Master's safety at all times.

Inside the room, a Square Cauldron stood in the center.

Beneath the Square Cauldron, a seductive earth fire burned, refining the herbs within.

This was the last batch of Medicinal Pills Li Feiyu had been refining.

Because the Sect-Protecting Array was breached, his mind became unsettled, and he failed.

However, it wasn't a total failure; the medicinal effects were still present.

It was just that they couldn't condense into pills for long-term storage.

The various herbs in the cauldron had been roasted by the earth fire and underwent Fusion.

Then, the terrifying medicinal power dispersed throughout the Pill Refining Room.

At this moment, the Pill Refining Room was filled with this dense scent of Medicinal Pills.

Qin Feng, completely unaware, quickly approached the Square Cauldron.

"Is this an Alchemist's pill cauldron?"

"It's only a top-tier Spirit Treasure; it's a bit of a low-grade item!"

Qin Feng curled his lip.

Dong...!

He slapped the side of the Square Cauldron with his palm, producing a loud ring.

At the same time, the medicinal dregs inside the cauldron flew everywhere.

The medicinal scent in the Pill Refining Room grew even denser.

In less than a moment, Qin Feng had inhaled quite a bit of the medicinal scent.

He didn't know if it was the influence of that erotic... diagram he just saw,

but the blood flowing in his body felt very uncomfortable.

He looked back at Hui Lan; she was in a pale yellow dress, with a graceful figure and delicate skin.

Her beautiful hair was held up by a jade hairpin.

Her quiet and gentle appearance made Qin Feng unable to resist swallowing his saliva.

"Damn it! Qin Feng... what are you thinking?"

"This... is just your Maid."

"Your goal is the Empress; you can't lose your mind."

Qin Feng turned his head back, took a deep breath, and thought to himself while calming his fluctuating heart.

"This pill cauldron is not bad; I'll take it."

Qin Feng grabbed the Square Cauldron with one hand and shook out all the residue inside.

Then, the storage ring flashed with spiritual light, taking it inside.

Although Li Feiyu was dead,

this furnace of Medicinal Pills he was refining would have yielded seven or eight pills once completed.

The quantity was quite sufficient.

Cough, cough...!

"Young Master, you don't know how to perform Alchemy. This thing shouldn't be of any use to you, right?"

Hui Lan also felt her throat was a bit dry, and she lowered her head, speaking in a small voice.

Just now, when the Young Master looked at her, that gaze was a bit off!

"Even if it's useless, I'm taking it, and this earth fire too."

Qin Feng grinned and said.

He took the Square Cauldron and didn't even let the earth fire go.

Naturally, there were also the Spiritual Plants and spirit lingzhi in the Pill Refining Room.

In short, he left nothing behind.

As time passed, abnormal images kept surfacing in Qin Feng's mind.

At the same time, the Qi and blood in his body surged, and his blood flowed rapidly.

Oh no, could I be poisoned!

Suddenly, Qin Feng was startled as a thought occurred to him.

"Hui Lan, are you okay?"

"I... I'm fine!"

"I think I've been poisoned."

Qin Feng said in a low voice.

Hearing this, Hui Lan was suddenly startled and hurriedly released her Spiritual Qi and Divine Sense to perceive everything around them.

The medicinal scent in the air was very faint and didn't seem like poisonous gas.

"Young Master, it must be an illusion!"

"There's no poison!"

Hui Lan retracted her Spiritual Qi and Divine Sense and said.

"Maybe it's an illusion!"

After collecting the last Spirit Medicine, Qin Feng nodded and replied.

Then, taking small steps, he moved his legs toward the exit of the Pill Refining Room.

This place had already been swept clean.

Only a pile of failed medicinal dregs remained.

Whew, whew~!

Coming out of the Pill Refining Room, a breeze blew past, and Qin Feng felt slightly better.

However, that uncomfortable feeling still persisted.

Swoosh...!

Qin Feng took out a longevity fruit and took two vigorous bites.

Only then did he feel much more refreshed.

"Continue, to the next place."

Qin Feng waved his hand and continued searching for treasures.

Not long after, Qin Feng arrived inside a room.

The layout of this room was unique and very spacious; as soon as he stepped in, the scent of flowers greeted him.

The equipment he had seen in the erotic... diagram earlier—there were dozens of types here.

In the middle of the room, there was also a large bath.

Wisps of water vapor rose from it, and the pool was covered with red flower petals.

It was extremely dazzling.

Qin Feng scanned the room and understood immediately.

"Dammit...!"

"As expected of the Hehuan Sect, this kind of stuff is everywhere."

Qin Feng gritted his teeth and said.

Then, he turned around, preparing to leave the room.

But as soon as he turned, he saw Hui Lan with a slightly flushed face.

Usually quiet and gentle, she was clearly trembling a little.

With her hands placed in front of her belly and her body slightly bowed, she was nearly burying her head in her neck.

If it were before, she wouldn't have known what this equipment was for.

But following the Young Master today, she had certainly gained some experience.

Quite a lot of experience.

Gulp...!

Qin Feng didn't know how many times he had swallowed his saliva.

Reason told him she was just a Maid.

But impulse told him that the Maid was also his person, so what was he afraid of?

"Hui Lan, you go out for a moment."

Qin Feng's voice was becoming a bit blurred as he spoke.

"Okay, Young Master."

Hui Lan turned and walked slowly toward the door.

With her Sage Realm cultivation, she wasn't affected by the Medicinal Pills.

But Hui Lan could clearly feel that the Young Master must have been hit by that kind of poison.

Otherwise, he wouldn't keep looking at her with those eyes.

Moreover, she could hear the sound of him frequently swallowing his saliva.

However, that was the Imperial Son.

If the Imperial Son didn't speak, she wouldn't dare to take the initiative.

Hui Lan walked very slowly; perhaps, in her heart, she was also anticipating something.

"Young Master, you... you must be poi...!"

"I know, you go out first."

Qin Feng waved his hand with effort, closed his eyes, and said.

That bit of anticipation in Hui Lan's heart vanished instantly.

Then, she strode out of the room and closed the door.

Swoosh...!

Qin Feng took out two imperial decrees.

One was carved with 'Underworld' and the other with 'Guanghan'.

He was hesitating about whom to find to help detoxify the poison.

That's right, the Empress of the Underworld had also given her imperial decree to Qin Feng.

In moments of crisis, he could inject Spiritual Qi to call for the Empress's support.

"Forget it, I'll go to Sister Bai!"

"She's a bit thicker-skinned, and we've had more contact."

Qin Feng gritted his teeth and injected a trace of Spiritual Qi into the Underworld imperial decree.

After the Spiritual Qi was injected, the Underworld imperial decree instantly emitted a holy light, illuminating the entire room.

"Xiao Feng, what's wrong?"

A nervous voice came from the imperial decree.

"Sister Bai, I've been... poisoned."

"What...!"

"I'll be there immediately."

That voice changed from nervous to furious.