TNIBFT -Chapter 311 If the Divine Maiden Palace Is to Perish, It Must First Go Mad

Qin Fengyi suddenly turned her head. In her inky black phoenix-like eyes, there seemed to be an unfathomable depth of sorrow.

Seeing Ye Tian, she regained some composure, her voice cold and clear, trembling slightly as she said, “The jujube tea is poisoned!”

“The children all drank it. Ye Tian, we can’t waste any time. We must find the best physicians—no one can be harmed!”

“Let’s go!”

After speaking, Qin Fengyi picked up the two children and headed for the door.

Xiao Jiang weakly said, “Mother, I am the best doctor. I’m really fine!”

“And my older brother and sister are fine too!”

“I just checked Mother’s pulse; we’re all fine, really!”

Qin Fengyi was momentarily stunned.

Her youngest son had rosy lips and white teeth, showing none of the typical signs of poisoning, and he spoke clearly with full awareness.

Yet she still couldn’t relax.

“Junior Uncle… something’s wrong!”

“Outside, the people seeking medical help… many civilians have been poisoned, Junior Uncle!”

“And some of our own people have also been poisoned!”

Before Qin Fengyi could make a decision, people rushed in from outside, surrounding her, reporting to Xiao Jiang: “What exactly is happening?”

Ye Tian walked to the doorway.

The once bustling entrance of the Apothecary Hall was now strewn with bodies.

Everyone’s faces were pale, expressions contorted with pain, and some were in worse condition, coughing up blood and clots.

The scene was catastrophic.

The air was filled with the cries and screams of children and women.

The disciples of the Medicine King Valley stood helpless at the entrance, anxiety etched on their faces as they looked at the crowd.

“Help them!”

“What are you standing there for?”

Ye Tian spoke sharply: “Isn’t this the Apothecary Hall? This is an emergency! How did Qiu Feibai train you?”

Ye Tian’s shout jolted the disciples into action. Someone hesitated and said, “Lord Ye, if we act to save people now, it only proves the tea was poisoned. Wouldn’t that make us guilty?”

“Yes, if we didn’t poison it, why would we save anyone?”

“Even jumping into the Yellow River couldn’t wash us clean!”

“Besides, some of our own brothers have been poisoned. This clearly isn’t our doing.”

Ye Tian was speechless: “You let people die at your doorstep, and call yourselves healers? What about the reputation of Medicine King Valley? You’d let them die without a fight?”

“You can’t even be commanded?”

Angry, Ye Tian nodded and turned to pick up Xiao Jiang, instructing him: “Xiao Jiang, order them to save everyone!”

Xiao Jiang nodded.

The disciples of Medicine King Valley looked at him. On his youthful face was utter seriousness: “Whatever my father says is what I mean. With the Apothecary Order here, who dares disobey?”

Xiao Jiang pulled a wooden token from his clothes.

At once, the disciples of Medicine King Valley dropped to one knee, clasped their fists, and accepted the order.

Among the crowd, a few women hiding there caught sight of what Xiao Jiang held. Their pupils constricted, and they whispered in shock: “The Apothecary Order?”

“It’s actually in the hands of this boy!”

“What do we do?”

…

“Lock down the kitchen, all utensils, and any remaining tea.”

“Bring everyone showing symptoms into the Apothecary Hall, and everyone gathered at the door—no one leaves!”

“Summon every physician in the city to the Apothecary Hall!”

Qin Fengyi commanded the government troops.

Ye Tian directed the disciples of Medicine King Valley.

Everyone was in a state of panic. The poisoned were barely conscious, unable to help themselves.

Only the family members had gathered together. One of them shouted loudly, “We were fine just a moment ago. Everything was fine when we arrived. It was only after drinking the Ginger Jujube Tea from the Medicine King Valley that this happened. We—who didn’t get a chance to drink the tea—are fine…”

“Yes, why would Medicine King Valley do this?”

The crowd was confused.

If Medicine King Valley wanted fame or profit, they surely wouldn’t poison their own people, right?

Among the crowd, a delicate-looking young woman, dressed in coarse cloth, stared coldly at Ye Tian and asked, “What else could it be?”

“To stir up attention on the opening of the Apothecary Hall today, to showcase their benevolence as healers, to sell the skills and herbs of Medicine King Valley. As for why their own people were poisoned, of course it was a calculated ploy—a ‘bleeding trick’ to clear suspicion!”

“You’re talking nonsense!”

Immediately, a disciple from Medicine King Valley shouted in rebuttal.

The woman didn’t get angry; instead, she laughed disdainfully, her gaze turning to the gates of the Apothecary Hall as she demanded, “Then explain this: why did so many people vomit blood after drinking your tea?”

“What a cruel method. This is the benevolence of the healers from Medicine King Valley?”

Upon hearing this, the commoners’ faces turned fearful. They stared at the Apothecary Hall’s gate, their eyes full of apprehension.

The woman continued to laugh arrogantly, further sowing confusion and fear.

She arched an eyebrow and looked at Xiao Jiang. “Little brother, you’re the direct disciple of Qiu Feibai, right? Did your master tell you to do this?”

“As long as you tell the truth, everyone is still willing to give you a chance.”

“You…”

That wretched brat!

Xiao Jiang’s face flushed with anger. If he were closer, he would have made this foolish woman feel just how dangerous he was.

Seeing her son, her little face puffed up with anger, Qin Fengyi’s expression instantly turned cold.

Before she could speak, the woman across from her suddenly developed a black hole in the center of her forehead, blood flowing steadily outward. Her eyes widened in horror, her expression twisted. The once carefree smile was replaced by unbearable pain, and her pearly teeth were stained red with blood. Bang! A muffled thud sounded.

The woman’s eyes bulged as she collapsed, dead.

“Ah…”

“She… she’s dead! It’s her! She did this!”

The nearby commoners panicked, trembling as they pointed at Qin Fengyi.

Qin Fengyi’s face was cold and stern. Her phoenix-like eyes swept across the ignorant crowd, her tone indifferent but deadly: “Whoever dares point fingers and spread falsehoods, I won’t mind making you all disappear!”

Her voice was calm, yet radiated murderous intent. No one dared to utter a single word.

In terms of sheer dominance—her aura as a villain—Ye Tian admitted, there was no one he feared more than Qin Fengyi.

The mother of three major troublemakers, her villainous traits were maxed out.

The previously unruly crowd instantly quieted down.

A few sneaky women, lowering their heads and attempting to leave, were halted by Qin Fengyi flicking her sleeve. Several hidden weapons shot out; a few women in the crowd fell to the ground, clutching their knees in terror, too afraid to lift their heads.

Ye Tian and Qin Fengyi exchanged a glance. They had already guessed what had happened.

Ye Tian instructed the city guards, “Seize them!”

Immediately, some armed guards stepped forward.

After a short incense-burning period…

“Junior Uncle, the kitchen utensils are non-toxic!”

“The tea doesn’t show any contamination either.”

“Could it be some sort of interaction effect? Did these people eat anything when they came?” someone asked.

Xiao Jiang shook his head: “Impossible. Even if food interacted, it wouldn’t have such a powerful effect.”

“It’s definitely poisoning, but where did it come from?”

“Were all these people living in the eastern part of the city?”

Ye Tian asked.

Qin Fengyi said calmly, “Since the poison isn’t in the Apothecary Hall, it must be somewhere in the east of the city, somewhere everyone could have come into contact with.”

Somewhere everyone could access?

Ye Tian looked at Qin Fengyi, already forming a theory.

A disciple from Medicine King Valley said, “It must be the well water in the eastern city.”

“And this woman… I remember now…”