He always boasted that he was the most powerful alchemist. Most importantly, he was quite fond of poisons, so he usually studied them as well.
He never expected that the poisons he thought were the most powerful would now be something he couldn't antidote.
The vice - palace master glanced at Pharmacist Lu and asked, "What kind of poison is it that you can't even cure?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Pharmacist Lu's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.
The vice - palace master and the left protector both looked at Pharmacist Lu.
After a moment, Pharmacist Lu finally managed to speak with difficulty, "I... I haven't been able to identify what kind of poison it is."
This time, the vice - palace master's face also changed.
The left protector felt that she had failed in her task this time and was sure to receive a severe punishment.
Nightingale watched their changing expressions and a mocking smile curled up on her lips. She sneered, "I told you that you couldn't antidote it. It seems I'm quite prescient, right?"
The vice - palace master fixed his gaze on Nightingale and asked, "You're poisoned. Aren't you afraid of death?"
"I have the antidote," Nightingale replied.
The vice - palace master gave Nightingale a look as if she were an idiot and said to the left protector beside him, "Search her."
Nightingale spoke up, "Do you think I'm stupid enough to keep the antidote on me?"
"What do you mean?" the vice - palace master asked.
Nightingale said calmly, "I know how to refine the antidote."
The left protector stopped her advancing steps, and Pharmacist Lu also looked at Nightingale and asked, "Are you an alchemist?"
"No," Nightingale replied.
"Then how do you know how to refine the antidote pill?" After saying this, Pharmacist Lu seemed to think of something, "Do you know which herbs to use and the refining steps?"
"Correct," Nightingale replied.
"Then hurry up and tell us the refining method," the left protector was going crazy with anxiety.
She was afraid of being punished, so when she heard that Nightingale knew how to refine the antidote, she subconsciously shouted out.
Nightingale gave the left protector a look as if she were an idiot and said, "Are all the high - level members of the Moon Palace this stupid?"
The left protector was about to get angry after being scolded by Nightingale, but was stopped by a thunderous shout from the vice - palace master, "Step back."
After being shouted at like this, the left protector finally regained her senses.
After the left protector stepped back, the vice - palace master took two steps forward and asked, "What are your conditions?"
"I want you to release my mother," Nightingale said.
"Absolutely not," the vice - palace master replied.
What Nan Qiao had done back then had implicated the Moon Palace. Releasing Nan Qiao was something that the entire Moon Palace would not agree to.
"Then there's nothing to talk about," Nightingale spread her hands and said fearlessly.
The vice - palace master looked at Nightingale with a gloomy look in his eyes, then turned around and left.
Seeing this, Pharmacist Lu and the left protector immediately chased after him.
After walking a certain distance, the vice - palace master spoke up, "Pharmacist Lu, is there really nothing you can do about that poison?"
"I need some time to study it and see if I can find a clue," Pharmacist Lu replied, "Based on her current condition, she should be able to hold on for a while. As long as we can develop the antidote within this time, there will be no problem."
"I'll give you two days. You must develop the antidote," the vice - palace master said coldly.
"Yes, vice - palace master," Pharmacist Lu replied.
"Go to the Disciplinary Hall to receive your punishment," the vice - palace master's words made the left protector's body tremble slightly.
If a member of the Moon Palace made a mistake and was sent to the Disciplinary Hall, the punishment was no ordinary one. It could make one shed a layer of skin.
However, she had failed to watch over Nightingale properly, and now even Pharmacist Lu couldn't develop the antidote. Her mistake was irreparable.
...
Feng Yuqin had reached the outer perimeter of the Moon Palace.
The Moon Palace was almost an ancient force.
So, these formations were not something an ordinary person could solve.
Of course, Feng Yuqin was not an ordinary person.
So, she started to study the Moon Palace's formations on the outer perimeter.
After about half a day, she found a point where she could quickly enter the formation without being detected.
She used the spatial domain to conceal her aura and entered the Moon Palace.
After entering, she saw that there were quite a few people inside.
She randomly found a member of the Moon Palace, knocked him out, and threw him into a hidden crevice in a rockery. Then she made her way towards the tallest building.
The Moon Palace was extremely large, and there were quite a few formations.
Feng Yuqin had felt some of the Phoenix Clan's formations in her memory before. She thought that although the Moon Palace's formations were not as powerful as those of the Phoenix Clan, as a force left over from ancient times, even if it was declining year by year, it was still quite powerful.
"Master, the strength of these people is not weak," Xiao Ying observed the people outside and asked in confusion, "Since their strength is not weak, why are they so low - key?"
"I don't have a good impression of any force that can kidnap Nightingale, no matter how low - key they are," Feng Yuqin replied.
Xiao Ying nodded, "Yes. If there were really any problems, they could have come out in the open instead of taking advantage of Nightingale and Meng Xingyu's lack of strength to kidnap them."
"I wonder where Nightingale is being held," Feng Yuqin was completely at a loss at the moment. After all, there were too many formations here. She had to be extremely careful, otherwise, she would easily trigger a formation.
"From the information we got outside before, Nightingale is already inside the Moon Palace. If we search every inch of the place, we'll surely find her," Xiao Ying said.
After Feng Yuqin had broken through three formations in a row, she finally found that the place she was in was different from the places she had passed before.
She looked at the buildings in front of her. Each one exuded a rather ancient aura.
This should be the core area of the Moon Palace.
"Nightingale should be here," Feng Yuqin said and was about to use her spiritual sense to detect when she heard Xiao Ying's voice stopping her, "Master, wait. Something's not right."
Feng Yuqin was stunned and asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Ying didn't answer immediately. Instead, he carefully felt for a while and then said to Feng Yuqin, "Master, I sense the aura of the Demon Clan."
Feng Yuqin was stunned again. She asked in confusion, "What did you say? The Demon Clan? How could there be the Demon Clan here? Isn't this the Moon Palace?"
This series of questions left Xiao Ying quite confused too, because he himself didn't know why he could sense the aura of the Demon Clan here.
"Master, I don't know why there's the aura of the Demon Clan here either, but I know that the aura of the Demon Clan here is very similar to that of the Demon Clan member beside Mu Weizhu before."
Feng Yuqin thought this problem was quite serious.
So, she stopped using her spiritual sense to detect and found a corner to hide herself before continuing to talk to Xiao Ying, "What do you mean by that? Does the Moon Palace have any connection with the Phoenix Clan?"