Shun stared at Ye with a puzzled look in his eyes and asked, "What on earth does the younger imperial brother mean? Why did he ask if you could walk?"
Ye somehow felt a bit hesitant. He seemed unable to meet those inquiring eyes directly.
Meanwhile, Helian Qi sneered and then taunted, "If you hand over the antidote, I'll spare your lives. Otherwise..."
He paused here, narrowing his eyes as he looked at the two men in front of him. His eyes carried an undeniable aura of danger.
"I'll ask you one question. If the Second Prince insists on not answering, I'll cut off one of the Eldest Prince's arms until you answer!" He then finished the rest of his words.
There was a bloodthirsty smile on his lips.
He was such a bloodthirsty and merciless man. When he had dealt with General Sima back then, he had resorted to inhumane means. Now, facing these two men who had caused his Dong'er so much pain, he didn't need to show any mercy.
"Antidote? What antidote? Hurry up and give it to him! Ye, it's most important that we both get back safely!" Shun said to the man in chains.
Although he didn't know exactly what had happened, he had heard that they were using his life as a bet.
But Ye just lowered his head and remained silent. He hated Helian Qi and wanted to make him lose all his precious things. However, Helian Qi was threatening him with Shun.
What exactly was Shun to him? They were brothers, but over the years, their relationship had been rather distant. But when it came to this moment, why did he feel such an unbearable feeling in his heart?
Thinking of this, complex emotions welled up in his eyes, and his mind became a bit hazy.
But Helian Qi didn't give him much time to think. Dongfang Yi was still lying sick in bed, and Ruyi might not be able to survive the seven - day period. For them, the most important thing now was to buy time.
After thinking this, he narrowed his eyes dangerously and then asked in a deep voice, "Your Highness the Second Prince, I'll ask you again. Are you willing to hand over the antidote?"
As he spoke, he picked up the mysterious gold sword in his hand, indicating that if Ye still didn't respond, this sword would cut off Shun's right arm.
But Ye still seemed not to want to raise his head. He remained silent.
And Shun's throat became hoarse from shouting.
"Ye, how could you abandon me! Have you forgotten who saved you?" He said, his eyes full of bloodshot.
When Ye's mother passed away, according to his status, he had no right to be raised under the Queen's care. It was Shun who kept pleading with his mother, and only then did his mother ask to raise Ye.
In this regard, in that huge harem, it was Shun who had reached out a helping hand to him. If it weren't for Shun, he didn't know what kind of situation he would be in now. It was a pity that Ye was full of hatred and could only remember how badly others treated him, but not their kindness.
After about a moment of silence, seeing that Ye still didn't seem to want to answer, the killing intent in Helian Qi's eyes grew stronger. He raised his hand and was about to strike.
But at the critical moment, the man in chains suddenly raised his head and shouted, "I have the antidote!"
Sure enough, he still couldn't bear to watch Shun die in front of him. It turned out that after so many years of being together day and night, the two of them had developed such a deep bond.
Hearing this, Helian Qi quickly stopped his subordinate's action. However, the wind from the mysterious gold sword still injured Shun's shoulder, and blood immediately flowed out. One could imagine how miserable Shun would be if the sword had actually struck.
Shun felt as if he had just come back from the gates of hell. The injury on his shoulder didn't matter to him. After all, he had practiced martial arts for many years, and this was nothing to him.
After thinking this, he looked at his younger brother with grief and indignation. He thought that his younger brother shouldn't have saved him at the last moment. If the Emperor of Dongsheng hadn't stopped in time, wouldn't his arm have been useless?
But Ye didn't seem to care about his look. Instead, he said to Helian Qi beside him, "The antidote needs to be prepared separately. I need to use the Imperial Medical Bureau."
Hearing this, Helian Qi put away his sword, raised his hand to signal the guard beside him to unlock the chains on Ye, and then escorted him out of the dungeon.
"I'll release your elder brother when the antidote proves effective." He said after a pause, and then left the dungeon with Ye.
Shun was then locked back in his original cell.
When the group arrived at the Imperial Medical Bureau, the doctors in the bureau frowned when they saw the man who had just come out of the dungeon and smelled of rot all over. They also doubted whether such a person could prepare the antidote.
The doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau had been researching the formula of the antidote for a long time, but they still hadn't found it.
"I'll give you one night. I want to see the antidote tomorrow morning." Helian Qi ordered him, then sent guards to watch him closely, and turned to leave the Imperial Medical Bureau.
He believed that Ye didn't dare to play any tricks. Since Ye was afraid that he would kill Shun just now, he should know that obediently preparing the antidote was the only way to save his own life.
He rushed towards the Queen's Palace, feeling a bit anxious. He had left in a hurry just now and hadn't had time to tell that woman anything. He was afraid that she might misunderstand.
Thinking of this, he quickened his pace.
When he arrived at the Queen's Palace and entered the bedroom, the strange smell that assailed his nostrils made him frown. It was the smell of the volatilized poison mixed with the fragrance of the incense.
After taking a few more steps, he saw the woman lying on the couch. She was squinting her eyes as if taking a nap. There was a thin veil on her back, and on the table beside was the cold meal.
She mustn't have eaten. Thinking of this, his frown deepened. Then he sat down on the edge of her bed and lifted the thin veil on her back.
The woman on the bed still showed no sign of waking up. Helian Qi felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart. He shook her hard, and then the woman slowly opened her eyes in a daze.
"You're here..." she murmured softly.
When she found that the veil on her back had been lifted, she immediately wanted to find something to cover herself, but was stopped by the man in front of her.
"Quickly cover it. It's ugly..." Dongfang Yi said embarrassedly and turned her head away.
Helian Qi looked at the woman in front of him and felt even more heart - ache. He immediately stroked her hair and comforted her, "How could Dong'er be ugly?"
"The antidote will be here soon. Just sleep peacefully." He then said.