vrcanaries Chapter 408 The Madman's Assassination, It's You!
Chapter 408 The Madman's Assassination, It's You!
Within a day, Qin Miaoxi prepared all the items Xiao Yan needed.
"Indeed, these are all top-quality herbs, which will maximize their efficacy when making the antidote."
"Senior, you've prepared everything you requested. Shouldn't you give me an answer now?"
Xiao Yan blinked, feigning ignorance, and asked, "What answer? Didn't I come here to develop an antidote?"
"Since you were able to use the Beast-Attracting Powder to draw out the hidden poison in my husband's body, I wonder to whom you gave the Beast-Attracting Powder?"
"Shouldn't you be the ones investigating this?"
Qin Miaoxi earnestly advised, "The murderer this time is very likely a vicious serial killer. He may continue to target young girls. Senior, are you really willing to watch innocent children be killed?"
Xiao Yan chuckled, a nonchalant smirk playing on his lips. "You've probably forgotten, I'm the ruthless and vicious Poison King. Do you think I could bear to do that?"
Qin Miaoxi pursed her lips tightly, "What will it take for you to tell me, senior?"
This is the fastest way to catch the murderer.
"Let me go."
"impossible!"
“Then there’s no room for negotiation.” Xiao Yan shrugged helplessly, walked around the alchemy room, and muttered to himself, “I must say, this Xuanping Marquis’s mansion is comfortable, with plenty of food and drink, and people to serve you. Why would I leave? I’m staying here and not going anywhere.”
Qin Miaoxi's gaze was fixed on him, unable to conceal her deep meaning. Finally, she took her leave in a lukewarm tone, "In that case, I won't disturb you any longer, senior."
She stepped towards the door, and just as she was about to leave the courtyard, a slight sound came from inside the alchemy room.
"There are ghosts at night, be careful, be careful!"
Qin Miaoxi turned to look at him; he was already sitting in a chair, resting with his eyes closed.
"Wife, I have news." Lu Qingchen knew that she brought the Poison King back to the manor to cure her poison, so he didn't want to bother her with trivial matters, but this time there was indeed a major discovery.
"The list of those who bought that batch of silk has been compiled; there are a total of 36 companies that purchased this batch of silk."
Qin Miaoxi took the list and quickly scanned it. "There are too many names. Is there a list of those who purchased mercury?"
"No, that's not true, but the mercury comes from cinnabar. I have a list of people who buy cinnabar, but something's a bit strange."
Lu Qingchen hesitated, a strange expression on her face.
"Let me see."
As Qin Miaoxi looked at the list, Lu Qingchen pointed at it and muttered, "This is strange, with clinics and pottery shops listed."
Beg me! I'll explain why.
Qin Miaoxi glanced at him indifferently and continued speaking to herself, "Cinnabar can be used in medicine and has a calming and soothing effect, so medical clinics will naturally purchase some. Pottery factories can use cinnabar to add color to ceramics; vermilion red is a national color."
Lu Qingchen: "..."
He let out a long sigh of disappointment, "You knew all along!"
"Yes, that's common sense."
"..."
What kind of woman would consider this common sense? He had intended to use this opportunity to show off his newly acquired knowledge, but his wife turned the tables on him.
He said somewhat angrily, "The Third Princess bought one too."
Qin Miaoxi was taken aback and blurted out, "What does the Third Princess need cinnabar for?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately flipped through the register in her hand, and the Third Princess's residence was also on the list of those who had purchased silk.
She carefully compared the items again and found that only the Third Princess's household had purchased the overlapping silk and cinnabar; no one else had done so.
Lu Qingchen clicked his tongue and said, "I knew the Third Princess was suspicious! I'll go and inform Lord Shao to arrest her."
"..." Qin Miaoxi took a deep breath and pulled the person back by their clothes.
"You think you can just barge into the princess's residence like that?"
"If we don't try, how will we know if she's the murderer?"
What he said seemed to make some sense, but... "Watch out!"
Qin Miaoxi forcefully pushed Lu Qingchen away, and a sword light suddenly slashed down from above without warning.
A powerful sword aura descended before the sword's edge. As the sword's edge grazed the ground, a muffled "boom" was heard, and a half-foot-deep crack spread across the ground like a snake, with pebbles scattering in all directions with the aftershocks of the sword aura.
The man was dressed in a tight-fitting black outfit, the dark hem of his clothes fluttering slightly with his movements. He held a sword in one hand, his knuckles turning white from the force.
A pair of cold, gleaming eyes were fixed on Qin Miaoxi, a fierce glint in their eyes.
"Madman!"
She recognized those eyes.
Almost instantly, the man thrust his sword forward, the tip whistling as it cut through the air, aiming straight for her vital heart.
Qin Miaoxi felt a chill rush towards her face and instantly drew her long whip to defend herself. She took several steps back, her skirt billowing in the air as she barely avoided the sword's edge.
Seeing this, Lu Qingchen immediately drew her sword and thrust it straight at the black-clad man's back, forming a pincer attack between the two.
But as soon as the sword tip touched the other's clothes, a tremendous force rebounded from the sword, and the couple's hands became so numb that they could barely hold their weapons, and a tingling numbness spread from their fingertips to their forearms.
The two looked at each other, and the same thought popped into their minds at the same time: What great strength.
"Be careful, he has no sense of pain, don't try to fight him."
Qin Miaoxi gave a warning, and the medicinal powder in her sleeve instantly sprinkled onto the Mad Demon's face.
Lu Qingchen gritted her teeth and cursed: "With such a commotion, why didn't anyone come?"
The madman was controlled by the drug powder, and his body froze for a moment. At that moment, their eyes met, and the long whip and the sharp sword came one after another, instantly piercing his heart.
A foul stench suddenly filled the air, and the madman roared, his sword snapped in two, and the two were sent flying by the force of the impact.
The madman disappeared into the courtyard in a few flashes.
"Chase!"
Qin Miaoxi suppressed her surging blood and qi, and quickly followed after her.
Just as Lu Qingchen was about to lift her foot to chase after him, a sudden jolt shook her chest, and a mouthful of blood gushed out uncontrollably.
With a muffled groan, he fell straight to the ground, closed his eyes, and lost consciousness.
Qin Miaoxi, who had already left, was completely unaware of the movement behind her. She quickly swallowed two pills.
In a short while, the pain raging in his body subsided by more than half, and his speed suddenly increased. The distance between them was shortening at a visible rate.
As darkness fell, the Madman seemed to be exhausted and stumbled into the grass. After getting up, he ran.
Qin Miaoxi's eyes narrowed. His leg... was bent outwards?
Without time to think, she lightly touched the ground with her toes, her figure as light as a flowing cloud, and in an instant, she swept past the treetops.
In less than three breaths, he was already in front of that person, his long whip sweeping out with the sound of wind breaking, instantly binding the madman tightly.
"I know you're conscious. Did you kill the five girls?"
She dislocated the madman's jaw with one hand, found the poison hidden in his teeth, and stared straight into his eyes. "All you need to do is nod or shake your head."
The madman remained silent. Qin Miaoxi swiftly ripped off his mask, saying, "Let me see who you really are?"
A familiar yet unfamiliar face immediately appeared.
"It's you."