"You shouldn't have confronted Ziqi today... In the western wing of the house, Hua Rou held Yu'er's hand with some regret: 'Although she didn't succeed in the end, you were also affected...' "

  "I couldn't possibly rise from a poisonous house." Yuer smiled and also grasped Huajou's hand: "Winning is useless, it's better to help you!"

  "Thank you, Jade."

  "What's with the politeness? I'm able to start anew now, all thanks to your help. Besides, this trial was also an opportunity for me."

  "Really?" Hua Rou was surprised: "You also have a chance?"

  "Hmm, actually after helping you get beaten up last time, grandma had someone send a message over and already took me in as a disciple of the hidden weapons room. However, I didn't want to leave you, also afraid that if I wasn't by your side, you would be bullied by them, so I begged grandma to let me still live on this side..."

  "Heavens! Why didn't you tell me about this good news earlier? Does Shifu know?"

  Yu'er nodded: "Uh-huh."

  "Yu'er, you're so good to me!" Hua Rou's heart was filled with emotion and joy, thinking that Yu'er had a chance to start anew, she felt that her grandmother wasn't as scary and cold-blooded as before.

  "Hua Rou, you're the first person in the Tang Sect who's been kind to me, of course I'll take good care of you! And as for that person..."

  Yu'er turned her head to look at the east wing, revealing a look of disdain. Hua Rou looked back at the east wing and her smile gradually faded, with a hint of worry on her face. Cop Subin, who usually cared so much about winning or losing, why would she waste time arguing with Yu'er over materials today? This didn't seem like something she would do.

  Hua Rong felt that something was not quite right, but she had already learned from Yu'er about the importance of the trial, and she also thought that Zi Qi would not give up the opportunity, so she became even more confused.

  The next day, Linlin picked some medicinal herbs in the medicine field on the back mountain. When she was about to go down the mountain, she unintentionally saw not far away, Ziqi, Zihua and Zhoufeng huddled together whispering.

  What are they doing?

  Lin Lin bent her waist and walked towards the three people, but when she was about to get close, they dispersed.

  Ling Ling looked puzzled and quickly ran down the mountain.

  In the west wing of the Poison Room, Yu'er was testing Hua Rou's grasp of the detoxification method.

  "What about the scaly poison?"

  "If the skin scales have not yet fallen off, mix honey with the juice of Wu Mei and Jin Lan Cao, take it for three days in a row to get rid of it. If it has already started falling off and the body is festering, then you can only rely on medicinal bathing, using Bai Pi Cao and Wu Dan Mu boiled water, let it cool down, pour half a tank of strong wine to soak for seven days."

  Yu'er closed her book: "Hua Rou, you're really something, I tested you for a whole morning and not one question was able to stump you."

  Hua Rou smiled and said: "What's so great about that? This is just memorized by force, unlike you, who even remembers which page these poisonous medicines are on in the book."

  Yu'er raised her chin: "I was particularly hardworking when I was in the poison house. When I was locked in the bitter prison, I also carried a poisonous scripture with me. There was nothing to do in the bitter prison, and every day I relied on the light that came in to read books. When there was no light, I would recite silently. Three years, the books were all worn out and became fragments, how could I not remember..."

  "Hua Rou!" The door burst open and Linlin rushed in with a worried face.

  "Ling?" Hua Rou was slightly startled: "What's wrong?"

  "Hua Rou, I just saw Zi Qi and Jia Ye Fang's people together when I was picking herbs on Yao Shan. Although I didn't hear what they were saying, they looked sneaky, definitely up to no good."

  Yu'er heard this and coldly snorted beside him: "They're probably brewing up some evil plan again!"

  "Yes, I remind you to be careful, don't fall into their trap."

  Hua Rou nodded: "I know, we will be careful to prevent it."

  With Ling's reminder, Hua Rou and Yu'er were careful everywhere, and two days passed without any sinister plots or harm happening. However, the more this was the case, the more uneasy Hua Rou felt in her heart, always feeling that they were hiding something bad somewhere.

  On the third day, Tang Jiuer began the detoxification assessment in the courtyard.

  Four disciples, each with a desk and paper, were solving various poisonous cases.

  Hua Rou, Lin Lin answered very seriously, while Zi Qi, who was usually plain and serious, had an uncomfortable expression on her face. She wrote a few words, then stopped to rub her temples, looking tired. Zi Hua didn't seem as uncomfortable as her, but she seemed to be having trouble answering the questions, biting her pen and thinking for half a day before writing a few words.

  As the last wisp of incense smoke rose, Tang Jiuer announced that time was up.

  Everyone put down their pens and left the small table, Tang Jiuer came forward one by one to review.

  "There are twenty kinds of poison in total, yet you, Ziqi, have only managed to detoxify ten of them."

  Zi Qi's face turned gloomy: "Master, I might have caught a chill, my head has been hurting all the time, so..."

  Tang Jiuer raised her hand to stop her explanation, walked to the desk of Zihua, took a look and sighed: "Zihua, you're also terrible, only thirteen are correct."

  The child hung his head: "Master, you asked too many questions, I couldn't remember a lot of them."

  Tang Jiuer announced the results after reviewing the answer sheets of Hua Rou and Linlin: "Hua Rou, Linlin, you two are correct. Based on the results of these two trials, it will be up to the two of you to represent Du Fang in this trial."

  "Yes, Master." Hua Rou and Lin Lin chimed in unison, their faces involuntarily breaking into joyful smiles.

  "Tomorrow is the day of Menqing's celebration, each house needs to send two disciples to go and beat the flag. Ziqi, Huarou, you two go, if Ziqi is still not feeling well tomorrow... " Tang Jiuer looked at Zihua: "Then let Zihua fill in."

  "Yes, Master."

  ……

  Tang Xiao came out of the house and happened to meet his younger brother who was sweeping the yard.

  "Hey, Brother Tang Xiao is going out to play with Fei Yan again?"

  Facing the enthusiastic greeting, Tang Xiao nodded helplessly and left.

  Although he was very reluctant in his heart, for the sake of his grandmother and the Tang family, he could only compromise.

  Tang Xiao left, and his younger brother continued sweeping the yard. Just as he was about to finish, Tang Feiyan walked in.

  "Swallow Master Sister, how did you come?" Little Brother was somewhat surprised.

  "I'm looking for Tang Xiao." Tang Feiyan said as she rushed inside.

  "Huh? But Brother Ke Tang just left..."

  "It's okay, I'll go wait in his room." Tang Feiyan quickly stepped away, and by the time her words had faded, she was already inside Tang Xiao's room.

  The little brother looked puzzled and scratched his head, then continued sweeping the floor.

  Tang Feiyan looked out of the window to make sure there was no one around after entering the house, and then turned back to start searching inside when she saw her little junior brother sweeping the floor intently.

  She glanced around the room's layout while putting on a pair of gloves, then began to repeatedly trigger the mechanisms inside.

  One place, two places, three places, the opened drawers and cabinets all didn't have what she wanted, then she saw an inconspicuous carved flower under the bed.

  She was slightly stunned, tried to touch it, and immediately a layer extended from under the bed, inside which there was a huge lacquer box.

  Tang Fei Yan carefully opened the lacquer box and smiled when she saw the fourteen gold masks inside.