On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

Chapter 1961 Temporary Suppression

The candlelight flickered in the copper stand, reflecting the silver light flying from Yan Ruyu's fingertips.

When the last three-inch-long silver needle was firmly inserted into the Fengfu point on the back of Su Jingzhuo's neck, his limbs that had been twitching violently finally stopped, and the roar rolling in his throat weakened into a faint gasp.

Huo Changhe controlled him and pinched his jaw open with one hand. Yan Ruyu held the medicine bowl, and the porcelain spoon had just touched his lips when Su Jingzhuo still felt a faint resistance in his throat.

Yan Ruyu lightly touched the Cunkou acupoint on his wrist with her fingertips, and he slowly withdrew his hand. The brown medicine slid down his tongue and into his throat.

Su Jingzhuo's breathing gradually subsided, and the rise and fall of his chest became even.

Su Zhenhai held Su Shengsheng's hand and his eyes fell on Su Jingzhuo.

Su Shengsheng asked anxiously: "Doctor, my elder brother..."

She moved closer to the bed and carefully looked at Su Jingzhuo's peaceful sleeping face. Her eyes suddenly turned red: "His breathing is not so rapid!"

Su Zhenhai's hands were clenched tightly, his knuckles turned white, but now he slowly loosened his hands.

He walked to the bedside, his gaze lingering on Su Jingzhuo's face for a long time, then turned to Yan Ruyu, his voice filled with unconcealed excitement: "Doctor, is this... is it stable?"

"It's been suppressed for now." Yan Ruyu nodded, her tone calm but with a soothing power, "The medicine has been injected, he needs to rest well."

"Okay! Okay!" Su Zhenhai responded twice, his eyes moist. "Thank you, doctor, thank you! I finally see some hope... Shengsheng, let's not disturb the doctor here, let your brother have a good rest."

Su Shengsheng also nodded quickly, looked at Su Jingzhuo reluctantly, and then followed Su Zhenhai out quietly, closing the door.

Only Yan Ruyu and Huo Changhe were left in the room. Huo Changhe walked forward, his eyes fixed on Su Jingzhuo's face, and asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure about his condition?"

Yan Ruyu picked up a handkerchief and wiped her fingertips that had just been stained with the medicine, and lowered her voice: "He is not sick, he is poisoned.

There are so many different kinds of poison, so strange and bizarre, I still don't know what it is, I can only suppress the poison temporarily."

Huo Changhe nodded when he heard this, but his brows did not relax.

He recalled what Su Shengsheng had just said, and his tone became more serious: "Su Shengsheng just mentioned the water god sacrifice. I think his illness is related to this."

"Yes." Yan Ruyu replied, "He was unconscious underwater and injured. After returning, he was unconscious for seven days. When he woke up, he started to grow fish scales and went crazy."

Huo Changhe unbuttoned Su Jingzhuo's shirt, and sure enough, there was a light pink scar on his chest. Judging from the shape, it looked like the claw marks of a wild beast.

Huo Changhe's eyes grew colder. "But how could there be wild animals underwater? Yu'er, I want to go underwater and take a look."

"Not for now." Yan Ruyu immediately shook her head, her tone firm, "The situation is unclear right now. If we rush in to investigate, we might alert the enemy and there might even be casualties.

The Water God is worshipped once a month, and the next one is almost here. I'll find a chance then, as there will be more people around and it will be easier to hide."

Huo Changhe was silent for a moment, then felt that Yan Ruyu's words made sense, so he stopped insisting: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

Yan Ruyu glanced at Su Jingzhuo and lowered her voice: "You watch him, I'll find a quiet place."

Huo Changhe nodded, knowing that she was going to enter the space.

Yan Ruyu left quietly and went to the room on the west side.

Yan Ruyu entered the space and tested the blood taken from Su Jingzhuo.

It was already late at this time, and Yan Ruyu was not sure whether the abbot was asleep or not. She planned to ring the bell twice, and if no one responded, she would talk about it tomorrow.

Not long after the ringing, the abbot's voice and the sound of an audio book were heard from the other side.

Yan Ruyu's lips curled up unconsciously: "Not asleep yet?"

"No, it's hot now. It's cool at night and there are fewer people around. It's a good time for me to work. Why are you looking for me so late? Is there something wrong?"

Yan Ruyu sat down and changed to a comfortable position.

"I have something to tell you. Please ask Doctor Cao and Miaomiao for me."

Upon hearing this, the abbot's tone became more serious: "Are you injured?"

If I hadn't been injured, I wouldn't have looked for Doctor Cao and Miaomiao.

"No, it's not me."

Yan Ru told Su Jingzhuo's situation in detail, from his symptoms of madness, to the process of temporary suppression, and then to the doubts about the water god sacrifice.

"I'm testing him, but I haven't figured out what poison he was infected with yet. I can only suppress it temporarily. I've never seen anything this strange before, and I'm worried it won't be cured by Western medicine. Doctor Cao and Miaomiao are both knowledgeable and experienced, so they should have a solution."

"I think there's something very wrong with that sacrifice."

The abbot spoke mysteriously, "I found a book in the space that records evil spirits and special rituals, most of which are very evil. You said his wounds looked like they were caused by wild beasts, and there are many beasts under the water."

"The ancients didn't know, so haven't we seen enough?"

"Also, maybe it's a human, using some claw-like tool."

Yan Ruyu's heart moved. She had indeed suspected the source of the wound before, but she didn't think about the tools.

"Makes sense."

The abbot felt more enthusiastic after receiving the affirmation. "Also, if this poison is related to the ritual, I'm afraid the toxicity will increase during the monthly sacrifices."

Yan Ruyu's eyebrows jumped: "You are right, it is indeed like that."

I met Su Jingzhuo for the first time today, and he had an attack, so I forgot about this matter. I have to ask him again tomorrow.

"Doctor Cao and Miaomiao have gone to bed early. I'll go ask them tomorrow morning and let you know the results."

"it is good."

Yan Ruyu chatted with the abbot for a while and asked about the situation in the palace.

"Oh right, it was Ma Liyu who sent those civilians back to Rongzhou. They should be arriving soon."

Yan Ruyu breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, I understand."

If it's Ma Liyu, we can rest assured, as he is skilled and careful.

After exiting the space, Yan Ruyu went to see Huo Changhe. It was getting late and they needed to rest.

As soon as she reached the outer room, she heard a strange noise in the space and stopped immediately.

At the same time, Huo Changhe came over from Su Jingzhuo's side and protected her. A cold light flashed at his fingertips, and a cold light pierced through the window paper and shot out.

There was a slight noise in the courtyard, then it disappeared.

The two men opened the door and went into the yard, but found no one there. However, they soon discovered drops of blood on the ground.

Huo Changhe lowered his head to take a closer look: "It hit."

Yan Ruyu's expression was slightly cold: "This Su Mansion is not peaceful either."

"I just don't know if it's from the mansion or from outside."

Yan Ruyu looked around and said, "It's more likely that it's in the mansion. The Su Mansion has been heavily guarded these days. If outsiders want to get in, they'd better go to Su Jingzhuo's yard. It's not that easy."

Huo Changhe agreed with her and whispered in her ear, "Do you think it could be her?"

Yan Ruyu knew exactly who the "she" Huo Changhe was talking about was.

After thinking for a moment, he shook his head: "It's hard to say."

"However, we can give it a try tomorrow."