Chapter 80.4 – Gu Removal! Tearing Down Her Mask! (4)
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“Is that so?” Du Xiao Li came before Fan Nuo’er, “Was it really an error in diagnosis?”
“Of course it was an error in diagnosis!” Wang Ze to the side said, “Little junior sister, Nuo’er’s action today indeed
almost brought you harm, but since you’re Nuo’er’s elder, don’t be this stingy, alright!?”
Du Xiao Li was completely bewildered by Wang Ze’s word. She merely asked a few words, but it turned into
bickering over trivial matters, losing an elder’s bearing!
“Senior brother Wang Ze, disciple Nuo’er is truly fortunate to have a shifu like you. Just, don’t know if this crime of
poisoning the Grand Empress Dowager you are able to bear for her?” Du Xiao Li slowly said. But those words
made everyone present startled, letting Fan Nuo’er’s expression instantly change!
“Little junior sister, you’re merely a disciple accepted by eldest senior brother on shifu’s behalf. Speaking of which,
you can’t be considered a person of Medicine King Valley. Slandering Nuo’er like this, what intentions are you
harboring!?” Wang Ze immediately bellowed.
“Little junior sister, you need to be cautious with your words!” Even Qing Chen couldn’t help but frown. This crime
of poisoning the Grand Empress Dowager, never mind her noble status, just based on this decades of relationship
with Hu Yi Jian, if Du Xiao Li’s words are true, then the consequences will be very serious!
“Whether or not I’m slandering disciple Nuo’er, she’s the most clear, no?” Du Xiao Li looked to Fan Nuo’er and said,
“Why were you that certain that the Grand Empress Dowager was poisoned with bone devouring powder? Not
because it was an error, but rather because you saw me give her that small medicine pill. And you thought that the
medicine pill I gave her was the pill you poisoned last night.”
“What poisoned pill? Little shishu, don’t say nonsense!” Fan Nuo’er flatly denied.
“Since you’re not admitting to it, then I’ll just let you see. Xia Yuan.” Du Xiao Li said.
Xia Yuan brought over a box and opened it, letting Fan Nuo’er see the two pills lying inside.
Fan Nuo’er’s expression changed, but still pretended to be calm, “Little shishu, what is the meaning of this?”
“Little junior sister, what is this?” Niu Jing asked.
“This is just two medicine pills that I made, the same as the ones for the Grand Empress Dowager today. Originally,
I only made this in case something happened.” Du Xiao Li said, “Disciple Nuo’er, are you familiar with seeing
this?”
“I’ve never seen this before.” Fan Nuo’er replied.
“Last night, at midnight, you blew sleeping incense into my room, and then entered my room. Afterwards, you
added bone devouring powder into the medicine pill I placed in the box. Because last night, during dinner, I said I
only made one set of pills, that’s why when you saw this box, you thought it was the medicine for the Grand
Empress Dowager. Am I right?” Du Xiao Li fixedly stared at Fan Nuo’er and asked.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about. Last night, I was sleeping in my room the whole time, and simply never
went to your room! And further didn’t touch that box you speak of!” Fan Nuo’er shook her head and said, “Back at
the valley, Nuo’er would never do something like this, let alone towards the Grand Empress Dowager! Shigong,
shifu, shishu, shibo, you all have to help Nuo’er!”
“Little junior sister, don’t spray slander! Even if Nuo’er offended you, you don’t need to frame her like this!” Wang
Ze viciously glared at Du Xiao Li.
“Enough!” Hu Yi Jian suddenly shouted, and then looked to Du Xiao Li, “Xiao Li, this is a serious matter, do you
have any evidence proving that Nuo’er put poison?”
“Shifu, since I’m this certain, I naturally have evidence.” Du Xiao Li curtsied towards Hu Yi Jian and replied,
“Disciple Nuo’er, last night, I lighted soul burning incense in my room. As long as someone enters my room, they’ll
get this smell on them, and it won’t go away for ten days to half a month. Do you dare to let someone see if you
have this smell or not?”
Burning soul incense is a kind of fragrance. As a kind of fragrance from a foreign country, it is very valuable, and
its greatest trait is that lighting it once can let the furnitures in the room preserve this scent for half a month.
“I, I……..”
“Never mind yesterday, ever since you all came, you probably have never entered my room before either.” Du Xiao
Li said, “So don’t say you got it on you previously!”
“Even if I went to your room yesterday, I was merely curious what your room is like, and since I couldn’t sleep
either, I went in for a stroll. I simply never touch that box of yours!” Fan Nuo’er adamantly denied.
Last night, after she went back, she discovered that she had this smell on her, so when Du Xiao Li mentioned this,
she just knew her going to Du Xiao Li’s room was exposed. But she still was unwilling to admit to putting the
poison.
“Nuo’er, just tell the truth. Did you put poison in the box or not?” Hu Yi Jian asked.
“Shigong, I really never touched that box before, and never thought of putting poison in the Grand Empress
Dowager’s medicine before either. Shigong, you watched me grow up, how can I lie to you?!” Fan Nuo’er quickly
declared her stance.
Hu Yi Jian looked to Fan Nuo’er, seeing her dodging gaze. He closed his eyes and asked, “Nuo’er, I’ll ask you again,
did you do this or not?”
“Shigong, I really didn’t!” Fan Nuo’er confidently said. She was certain that Du Xiao Li didn’t have any evidence on
her, so she won’t admit even if it kills her!
“Xiao Li, bring out the evidence then. If you can’t bring out evidence, then I can’t let you slander Nuo’er either.” Hu
Yi Jian said.
“Yes, shifu.” Du Xiao Li said, and then turned to Fan Nuo’er, “You said you never touched this box before, but I
applied a layer of colorless and odorless medicine on the box. As long as one touches this medicine, it can’t be
washed off by normal water. Only using salt water can one wash it off, but if salt water encounters this medicine,
it’ll turn a pale red. Xia Yuan, go bring a basin of salt water over.”
“Yes.” Xia Yuan retreated from the hall and soon brought back a basin of salt water, placing it before Fan Nuo’er.
“If the water turns a pale red, I believe you won’t be able to deny this. If the water doesn’t turn pale red, then I’ll
admit, I wronged you, and freely allow for shifu to punish me.” Du Xiao Li said.
Fan Nuo’er stared at the basin of water before her. Her hands reached the edge of the basin, but she didn’t dare to
reach into the water.
“Nuo’er, place your hands into the water. If it’s really as you say, then it can prove your innocence.” Seeing Fan
Nuo’er still not moving, Niu Jing urged.
Fan Nuo’er lifted her head and looked to Niu Jing and the others. Cold sweat slid down along her forehead. Her
hands stopped above the surface of the water, yet from beginning to end didn’t dare to reach into the waters.
Seeing this reaction hers, everyone all understood.
“Nuo’er, you……….”
“Disciple Nuo’er, this is admitting to you?” Du Xiao Li asked.
Fan Nuo’er glanced at Du Xiao Li and overturned the water basin at once. The water spilled all over the ground. She
bitterly glared at Du Xiao Li, asking: “How did you know I would go poison that medicine pill? Even rubbing on
medicine on the box in advance?”
Du Xiao Li laughed and said, “I lied, there’s nothing on the box.”
When Fan Nuo’er heard Du Xiao Li’s words, she instantly collapsed on the ground paralyzed.
