"Two?" Grandma's eyebrows furrowed. "Just this little poison, and Zi Qi can pass out? Hmph!" A displeased glint flashed in Tang Jiu'er's eyes.

  Zi Qi's talent is not bad, and her qualifications are absolutely top-notch. With her own abilities, plus the fact that she has already started practicing poison skills, this poison would be three times more potent and she wouldn't even faint. Now, she can actually lie in the house, isn't this obviously fake?

  Cleverness is often self-defeating.

  "I wanted to make it clear that there's no harm in trying, but you're being too reckless. What if they've poisoned the food? We'd be in grave danger by now." Grandma was worried sick, and today's sudden turn of events had really frightened her.

  "It's good that something like this happened, it's a warning, they'll be even more cautious, and they won't rack their brains over this again. Only...this time they didn't put poison in the food at all, the utensils were poisoned. I suppose you want me to keep an eye on the food from now on, but that might not be enough either."

  "Then... we can only give them a sweet start for now!"

  "This is a way to make them think that everything is still under control, and it shouldn't have reached the point of tearing their faces apart yet."

  "Yes, after getting through this trial, everything will be easy."

  Tang Jiuer looked at her grandmother, with a hint of excitement in her eyes: "You wouldn't be planning to..."

  "My body is getting worse and worse, I'm afraid I won't make it to the next trial. Moreover, they're too arrogant now, probably won't give us more time either."

  "But Huā Róu has only cultivated up to the third layer for now, I'm afraid..."

  "Time is running out, we have no choice."

  Tang Jiuer bit her lip and fell silent, her expression knotted in distress.

  Grandma looked at Tang Jiuer's hesitant appearance and suddenly grasped her hand: "This time during the trial, I will send a poisonous house disciple to carry out the task."

  Tang Jiuer's body trembled, her eyes fixed tightly on Grandma.

  "The previous medicine has been taken, you personally prepare a batch of 'Jiuri Lixin Pills'!"

  Tang Jiuer heard this and couldn't help but have tears in her eyes. Her grandmother squeezed her hand again, sighed and said: "The Tang family owes you too much, this time... will not disappoint you."

  Tang Jiu'er immediately knelt down on one knee: "Master, rest assured, I know my responsibility and will never betray the Tang family."

  Grandma smiled and pulled Tang Jiuer up: "However, next time you do these things, give me a heads up first. Fortunately, Tang Ji didn't put the ferns in, otherwise it would have been hilarious to find two copies..."

  "What?" Tang Jiuer looked at her grandmother in surprise: "The one that was searched out wasn't you..."

  "Of course not." Grandma said, and a hint of unease also flashed in her eyes: "In that case, neither is the other one you..."

  Tang Jiuer shook her head, and at this moment, she and her grandmother exchanged a surprised glance.

  Who could it be?

  "Really wasn't you who put it?" In the secret room of the main hall, Tang Jiuni grabbed Linlin's shoulders, her expression agitated.

  The person she could think of was Linlin, but Linlin said it wasn't her.

  "How could it be me? I was in seclusion, and you called me out to secretly swap the porcelain vase and then return. I did as you said! You didn't mention anything about a fern, and I had no idea!"

  "It's not you, then it would be..." The words were cut off halfway as Tang Jiuer suddenly thought of someone: Mu Junwu. Could it be...Mu Junwu? He had read the books in my poison room and understood some poisonous substances, it should be him, right?

  "What's wrong, Master? What's going on? Has Hua Rou been framed again?"

  Tang Jiuer furrowed his brow and shook his head: "Don't ask anymore, since it wasn't you who put it there, this matter has nothing to do with you again. The trial day is approaching, let's seize the time, I need to teach you some more..."

  Ling Ling's eyes sparkled with excitement: "You want me to participate in the trial?"

  "No."

  Linlin suddenly stopped, her smile frozen in place.

  Tang Jiuer smiled slightly: "That was when you left the Tang Sect."

  ……

  Tang Xiao walked into the house with a tired body.

  After closing the door, he lit a candle. As soon as he turned around, he saw someone and was startled, taking a step back before realizing that it was his grandmother sitting in the chair.

  "Grandma, you..."

  "Is it you who put the ferns?" Grandma stared at Tang Xiao with a hint of anger in her straightforward question.

  Tang Xiao was taken aback, and then he lowered his head without a word.

  Seeing Tang Xiao's default, Grandma frowned: "Have you forgotten what you should be doing?"

  "I didn't!" Táng Xiāo raised his head, with a straight face: "I just saw someone framing Huā Róu, so I did what I should have done..."

  "What's to be done?" The old lady interrupted with displeasure: "Is it going around and making things right everywhere?"

  Tang Xiao could see that Grandma was already angry, although he didn't think he was wrong, but still tightly closed his mouth and did not retort.

  "Xiao Er, you are the future heir of the Tang Sect, not some prison's hall master! Listen to me carefully, there are people who will take care of these things, you just need to do well... your own thing!"

  Listening to Grandma's serious tone, looking at Grandma's sharp eyes and solemn expression, Tang Xiao had an unwilling heart, but still nodded in compromise: "I know, Grandma."

  "Don't be resentful, don't feel wronged. You must have a sense of balance in your heart and know who is more important!"

  "Yes, Grandma."

  At this time, when Grandma was scolding Tang Xiao, in the east wing of the poisonous house, Zi Qi and Zi Hua were also whispering to each other.

  "So we failed again this time?"

  "Right! Who knows how the poison in that porcelain bottle disappeared? And what's more, they even found wolfiporia in the kitchen, I'm afraid someone has been playing us from the very beginning!"

  "Play with us?" Zi Qi's face turned gloomy: "Just because of her?"

  "Sister, forget it!" Zi Hua shook his head and sighed: "So many times, we haven't succeeded once. This time...it's also failed. I think we'd better not compete with her..."

  "Are you out of your mind?" Zi Qi stared at Zi Hua: "Do you think we can live in peace if we let Hua Rou go?"

  "Can't you?"

  Zi Qi angrily pounded Zi Hua's shoulder: "Are you stupid? The poison master is so protective of Hua Rou, and even secretly teaches her how to make poison. This clearly shows that he values her highly. If we don't get rid of her, the poison master won't consider us his trusted aides. What if we don't have a chance to enter the trial grounds, will Feng Zhu let you and me off?"

  "Th-then... what can we do now?"

  Zi Qi fell silent and looked towards the west wing, her eyes venomous.

  ……

  Although it's already late at night, many people will inevitably have a sleepless night tonight.

  "Good for you to think of using the materials to explain things, I thought she would be speechless, but unfortunately not..." Tang Shiqi sighed and leaned into her husband's arms: "However, I don't feel like it was a waste."

  "Any clues?"

  "Hmm, Tang Jiu'er is so protective of Hua Rou, it seems my guess was correct."

  Tang Lei narrowed his eyes at this time: "The appearance of Cane in the Jade Cane should be the master's hand covering up. It seems that Hua Rou is not ordinary to the master either."

  "Of course it's not ordinary, if Hua Rou inherits the Tian Mai, the poisonous house this broken branch can be revived, and the master of the door will have an important chip in his hand, you and I can..."

  Tang Lei's face was solemn as he asked, "Have you found any results on your end?"

  "Bad luck." Tang Shiqi sighed: "Those who went on a mission with her in the past are all dead, and it's hard to investigate further."

  "Are they all dead? When did they die?"

  "You're asking this because..." Tang Shi Qi's puzzled expression suddenly changed to enlightenment: "I understand, you're afraid these people were all silenced?"

  "For a sect leader, saving one Tianmai is equivalent to killing a dozen or so people, what's the big deal?"

  Tang Shi Qi solemnly said: "Give me two days' time, I will figure it out."

  "Not only should we figure these out, but also try to find people who are close to them and might know some secrets."

  Tang Shi Qi smiled and said: "Understood."