"Okay, let's get down to business. You can continue."
"Anyway, Dongfang Chuan, the emperor of the Dan Kingdom, is a complete old fox! He's especially good at saying one thing and doing another. Since you're now the grand national master of the Dan Kingdom, senior brother, you can help me keep an eye on this Dongfang Chuan and see what tricks he's up to."
Kong Ze nodded. "Sure, I'll definitely do a good job on what my junior sister asks of me..."
" Oh right, there's one more important thing!"
"Go ahead."
"Senior brother, how come your spiritual power hasn't been affected at all, but there's hardly any left in my body? Do you know any way to restore all my spiritual power in a short period of time?"
Speaking of this, Kong Ze's expression turned a bit solemn.
"Junior sister, you don't know... Although my spiritual power hasn't been affected, its use has been restricted since I came to this other world."
"Really?" Feng Yunshu was stunned. "What do you mean by restricted?"
At this time, Xiao Ling, who had just finished gnawing on a chicken leg, jumped in first. "I know! Senior brother Kong Ze must have encountered the same problem as me!"
Feng Yunshu looked at Xiao Ling and suddenly remembered something. "Is it that all of us who don't originally belong to this other world will have our abilities restricted when we come here?"
Kong Ze nodded. "That's about it. Actually, this restriction was added by Master."
"Added by Master? What do you mean by that, third senior brother?"
"Since we cultivators already have spiritual power, and most people in this other world are just ordinary mortals, if we use our spiritual power casually against them, we'll suffer a backlash."
"Ah... So there's such a rule."
After hearing this, Feng Yunshu finally understood. "So, the fact that I can't use my spiritual power accidentally has some benefits?"
"But according to what you said, senior brother, if we can't use our spiritual power, what if those monsters suddenly appear here? Won't we all just have to wait for death?"
"Don't be impatient, junior sister. Listen to me. Although our use of spiritual power is restricted, it's not completely restricted. It's just that we can't use it to hurt others, and the number of times we can use it is limited."
As he said this, Kong Ze stretched out his palm, and a ball of spiritual light gradually gathered in it. He reached his palm in front of Feng Yunshu to check the situation of the spiritual power in her body.
"Junior sister, there's an unknown toxin in your body that has damaged your meridians, so you can't gather your spiritual power, right?"
Feng Yunshu nodded. "Yes. When I first came here, this body was already poisoned, and this toxin is very strange. I've refined several kinds of pills, but I still can't get rid of it. Do you have any ideas, third senior brother?"
"I'll give it a try."
As he said this, Kong Ze released his spiritual power again, trying to eliminate the large amount of toxin that had taken root in Feng Yunshu's body. However, something strange happened. Just as he had cleared the toxin completely, it spread again in a short while.
Moreover, during his attempt to eliminate the toxin, Feng Yunshu's face became paler and paler, cold sweat kept pouring from her forehead, and she was extremely weak.
"Pfft..."
Feng Yunshu suddenly trembled all over, spat out a mouthful of dark purple thick blood, and her body swayed unsteadily.
Xiao Ling immediately jumped up to support Feng Yunshu's body that was about to fall. "Master! Are you okay?!"
Seeing this, Kong Ze quickly withdrew his spiritual power and reached out to steady Feng Yunshu. "Junior sister, what's wrong with you?"
At this moment, Feng Yunshu only felt that the blood in her body was cooling down rapidly. A strong chill rushed up from the soles of her feet and straight to her brain. Moreover, it felt as if countless fine needles were pricking the surface of her body. The pain was so intense that she could hardly breathe.
"Senior brother, it hurts so much... There are pills in my purse. Please... please take one out for me..."
Kong Ze quickly took out a white porcelain bottle from her purse as she said. "Is this it?"
Feng Yunshu nodded, and Kong Ze immediately poured out a pill and stuffed it into Feng Yunshu's mouth.
Meanwhile, in a private room on the attic of the Yixiang Art Studio diagonally opposite the Wuxiang Building, Helan Yanting was sitting in a position diagonally opposite the private room where Feng Yunshu was. Through the window, he could see every move of the two people inside.
Yan Qi, who was standing beside him, saw that something special seemed to be happening to Feng Yunshu. He saw the grand national master holding his own princess in his arms. He silently glanced at his master.
"Master, it seems that something is wrong with the princess's body. Should we go and take a look?"
Helan Yanting twirled his ring and stared intently at Feng Yunshu's side. His brows furrowed slightly.
"Yan Qi, go and find out how the princess lived in the prime minister's mansion before she got married. See if she had any enemies, especially the first lady and the second miss of the prime minister's mansion. You must find out everything clearly."
"Yes, master! I'll go and investigate right away!"
...
Inside the Wuxiang Building.
After taking the pill, Feng Yunshu's face gradually regained some color, and the pain in her body was significantly reduced. However, her body temperature was still a bit cold. Although it was only autumn, it felt like winter. She couldn't stop shivering.
Seeing this, Kong Ze took off his outer robe with a solemn expression and put it on her. "Junior sister, this toxin in your body is really tricky. Even spiritual power can't cure it!"
"Yes, this toxin is very domineering. And probably because I've been poisoned for too long, the toxin has already started to spread into my meridians. If we don't find a way to detoxify it soon, I'm afraid I'll kick the bucket again before I've even had a chance to live for long..."
"The person who tied the bell knows how to untie it. For now, we need to figure out what kind of poison this is. Junior sister, do you know who poisoned you?"
"I'm not sure yet. I only have some suspected targets. The only ones who could come up with such a vicious way to deal with the original owner are the first lady and her precious daughter..."
"Are they the two who pointed out Xiao Ling in the main hall today?"
Feng Yunshu nodded. "Yes. These mother and daughter are extremely malicious! They've always been trying to deal with me!"
"How dare someone bully our junior sister? Senior brother will avenge you. Let's think of a way to figure out what this poison is all about, and then force her to hand over the antidote..."
After they had discussed for a while, Kong Ze saw that it was getting late and stood up. "Junior sister, I have to go back quickly. Being the grand national master is not easy. I still have to go back and discuss the development and fortune of the country with a bunch of old guys."
"Okay, I have to go back too. I still have to find someone. Anyway, we'll follow the plan. The first lady loves Feng Manshu so much. As long as we can find her weakness, I'm sure she won't dare to disobey us."
To avoid attracting attention, the two of them left one after another. Before leaving, Feng Yunshu remembered the clothes she was wearing and immediately took them off and handed them to Kong Ze.
"Third senior brother, here's your outer robe. Put it on quickly. It's windy outside. Be careful not to catch a cold."
"Your senior brother isn't afraid of catching a cold. Weren't you just saying you were cold? You can just keep this outer robe on."
"Your outer robe is too conspicuous. If someone sees it, who knows what kind of crazy rumors they'll start. I'm feeling much better now. I'll just ask the shopkeeper to arrange a carriage to take me back. I won't be cold."
Just as the two of them were arguing about this, Helan Yanting suddenly appeared and strode over to stand between them. "Grand national master, with this king here, there's no need for the grand national master to worry."
After saying that, Helan Yanting took off his own outer robe and put it on Feng Yunshu without saying a word.