h4Chapter 725: Chapter 730 Xiangrun Pill/h4

    Seeing Song Ge in such a state, Ling Chen was startled and quickly reached out to check Song Ge’s nose. Feeling Song Ge’s faint breathing, Ling Chen rxed slightly. Good, there was breathing! Immediately after, Ling Chen checked Song Ge’s pulse. The pulse was steady but weak, a clear sign of poisoning.

    Poisoned?

    Ling Chen frowned slightly and turned to look at the uneaten food. Song Ge was fine when he arrived, but had passed out after the meal, which clearly pointed to an issue with the food. Hmph! This is the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, and someone dared to poison his food here, that was truly ruthless. Fortunately, the poison used was not life-threatening.

    Thest time Ling Chen came to the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, he had attempted to poison the food himself. However, based on what he knew, the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion took logistics very seriously, prohibiting anyone other than designated logistics personnel from entering the logistics area. Therefore, someone who could poison his food must not have a simple identity.

    Could this be the warning that Xu Ming and Su Mei urged him to be careful about?

    Ling Chen’s thoughts stirred, and he immediately connected this incident with the current martial artspetition. Apart from this reason, he couldn’t think of anyone else who would target him like this.

    Thereupon, Ling Chen carried the unconscious Song Ge to the bed, then went out to call Qiu Yong and the others over.

    Seeing Song Ge on the bed, the expressions on Qiu Yong and the rest appeared somewhat ugly. Yuan Yun snorted coldly: "Those bastards are really bold, daring to poison the food. This won’t do, I have to confront someone from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion about this. Ling Cheng, wait for me, I’ll be right back." As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Yun left the room ignoring Ling Chen’s attempts to persuade him otherwise.

    Seeing Yuan Yun leave, Ling Chen shook his head helplessly, shifting his attention to Qiu Yong, Xu Ming, and the others.

    Xu Ming patted Ling Chen on the shoulder and said indifferently, "Now you see, they will stop at nothing to win, and will go to any lengths. This incident is just a probe; more dangerous things are yet toe."

    "Elder brother, won’t the people of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion intervene?"

    "Don’t be too naive. As long as it doesn’t result in loss of life, no one will step in. Besides, your identity is different now. Because of Elder Su, you have be an official member of the Yangxin Pavilion, and hence, part of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion. As such, you need to y by the rules of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion."

    Hearing this, Ling Chen felt annoyed but powerless. Indeed, as Xu Ming said, he was now a part of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.

    While pondering, Ling Chen suddenly thought of something strange and asked, "By the way! Elder brother, if the food was poisoned, and both Song and I ate it, why did only he pass out while nothing happened to me?"

    Once Ling Chen raised this point, Qiu Yong and the others realized they had almost overlooked this matter.

    Indeed! If Song Ge passed out, why was Ling Chenpletely unaffected? This seemed a bit abnormal.

    While everyone was confused, Yuan Yun walked in with Su Mei.

    "Pavilion Master!" Qiu Yong promptly greeted her respectfully with a bow of his fists.

    Su Mei nodded lightly and said, "Everyone, I am already aware of the situation and am very sorry. However, the rules of the Yangxin Pavilion martialpetition are as they are: as long as it’s not fatal, any means can be freely employed—it depends on your own capability. So, until the final winner emerges, we can do nothing." Having said this, Su Mei looked at Ling Chen with surprise and asked, "Song Ge was poisoned, why are you unharmed?"

    Ling Chen touched his nose and replied, "I don’t know."

    Su Mei pondered briefly, a glint of rity in her beautiful eyes, and she murmured, "Could it be because of..."

    "Miss Su, do you know the reason?" Ling Chen’s eyes lit up as he quickly asked.

    "It might be rted to the Xiangrun Pill from the Shi Family."

    Xiangrun Pill?

    Ling Chen was puzzled. Of course, he knew what the Xiangrun Pill was. Qiu Yong had mentioned to him that the Heavenly Mechanism Pill from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion was a pill that all martial artists covet. Besides the Heavenly Mechanism Pill, there was also the Xiangrun Pill. The Xiangrun Pill, a secret medicine of the traditional Chinese medicine family, the Shi Family, was scarce in quantity. In the Martial Arts world, only the Xiangrun Pill could stand shoulder to shoulder with the ordinary Heavenly Mechanism Pill. Of course, this was only inparison to the moremon Heavenly Mechanism Pill.

    Compared to the supreme Heavenly Mechanism Pill or the Nine Elements Pill, the Xiangrun Pill was far inferior.

    With this in mind, Ling Chen curiously asked, "Miss Su, I indeed know about the Xiangrun Pill. However, I have never taken the Xiangrun Pill, so why would I..."

    Before Ling Chen could finish speaking, Su Mei interrupted him: "You have taken it, just without your knowledge. During the Heavenly Mechanism Great Ceremony, you were injured before thepetition, and Zhu Xiaozhu was worried about your health, so she asked Shi Su for a Xiangrun Pill. I’m not sure how she managed to trick you into taking it without your notice, but what I can confirm is that you definitely have taken it. The Shi Family’s Xiangrun Pill is different from the Heavenly Mechanism Pill of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion; the Heavenly Mechanism Pill improves physique, expands meridians, and makes cultivating easier, whereas the Xiangrun Pill strengthens the physique and enhances the body’s resistance. Anyone who has taken the Xiangrun Pill is impervious tomon poisons."

    After a pause, Su Mei continued, "Regardless, someone poisoning the food also reflects negligence in our Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion’s management. Our Pavilion has always attached great importance to logistics, and this incident isrgely due to Elder Zhou’s departure. Previously, Elder Zhou was responsible for all affairs of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, including logistics. Now that he has left, I haven’t yet found someone to rece him, which allowed for thispse to ur. Rest assured, when we return, I will urge those below to pay more attention to prevent simr incidents."

    Ling Chen nodded and said, "Good, as long as Miss Su has given her word, I don’t want to worry about not being able to eat in peace."

    "Ling Chen, although I am the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion Master, I want to remind you as a friend once again, never becent."

    Ling Chen nodded and replied, "I understand."

    He had initially thought that Su Mei and Xu Ming’s warnings were just a reminder to be more vignt, but now he realized the true danger. If he hadn’t taken the Xiangrun Pill, he might have ended up like Song Ge, unconscious for days. If that had happened, missing thepetition in two days’ time would have been a major loss.

    After taking Song Ge back to his room, Ling Chen, apanied by Qiu Yong and others, head to the martial arts training field. With so many apanying him, he didn’t have to worry about anyone trying to harm him stealthily.

    Standing on the hillside, Ling Chen looked into the distance, with Su Mei’s words still echoing in his mind.

    Zhu Xiaozhu!

    She had given him the Xiangrun Pill from the Shi Family to take.

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