Bai Su took a porcelain bottle from her shoulder bag and poured out two pills. "Give these to the old lady. They'll temporarily relieve her pain. There's no particularly effective method in this situation. The old lady is advanced in age, and her recovery won't be quick. She'll just need time to recuperate. She'll be weak for a while, but she'll be fine once she recovers."
Qian Yuanbao and Li Nuan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the person was alright, that was all that mattered.
"A Nuan, where is Qin Lang?" Qian Yuanbao asked.
"I've tied him up in the side room."
Bai Su looked at A Nuan a few more times. She couldn't quite imagine how the villain, who Qi Zhenzhen said had been on the run for years, and whom Qian Yuanbao, with so many men, couldn't capture, had been apprehended by such a delicate and weak young woman. Had Qin Lang been too arrogant and underestimated her, or was this young woman too skilled? Oh, right. Qian Yuanbao had mentioned that his wife was very adept at making and using perfumes. It was thanks to the scented pills concocted by this young woman that they had successfully captured Qin Lang's many subordinates.
Hmm, she'd have to spar with her sometime.
Qin Lang was bound tightly. Since he was naked, Li Nuan asked a young maid to bring a quilt to cover him.
When he was being tied, Qin Lang's mask was also knocked off. Li Nuan hadn't looked closely before due to the tension, but now that she saw his face, it was covered in crisscrossing scars, making it utterly repulsive.
"At first, I had no choice, so I could only pretend..." Li Nuan recounted what had happened to Qian Yuanbao without any concealment. Qian Yuanbao felt a pang of heartache. It was his carelessness that had forced A Nuan to face this villain directly. It was also fortunate that his A Nuan was quick-witted, otherwise, he might have been too late even if he had rushed back.
"I was afraid he could detoxify the蛊虫 (gu worms) on him, so I fed him more闭息丸 (bixi pills)," Li Nuan said. "What should we do now? Should we untie him?"
Qian Yuanbao asked Bai Su, "Regarding蛊术 (gu arts), can you suppress him?"
Bai Su glanced at him. "Are you looking down on me?"
"Not at all. It's just that Qin Lang is too cunning. He's escaped the imperial court's pursuit many times over the years. I suspect his abilities are considerable. Now that we've finally captured him, we can't be careless and let him escape again," Qian Yuanbao said. Da Feng Novel Network.
"Can蛊术 (gu arts) learned through unorthodox means compare to orthodox ones?" Bai Su's expression was proud. "Take the flesh-eating蛊 (gu) for example. Those who practice蛊术 (gu arts) conventionally do not approve of such low-grade and malicious蛊虫 (gu worms). Only those ruthless villains and low-aptitude蛊师 (gu masters) would refine such蛊虫 (gu worms). Orthodox蛊术 (gu arts) have always been superior to these crooked paths. Grandma said I have the highest蛊术 (gu arts) talent in the Southern Border in a hundred years. If I can't subdue him, I'd be too ashamed to say I practice蛊术 (gu arts)." Da Feng Novel Network.
With Bai Su saying this, Qian Yuanbao had no reason to hesitate.
Li Nuan tugged at Qian Yuanbao's sleeve. "Yuanbao, you should still call more people."
He couldn't ignore his wife's words. Having more people would be safer.
"If the蛊虫 (gu worms) are destroyed, will the person who placed them suffer a severe backlash?" Qian Yuanbao asked Bai Su.
Bai Su nodded.
"Everyone in my mansion has been infected with Qin Lang's蛊虫 (gu worms). Would you mind doing us a favor?"
Bai Su immediately understood Qian Yuanbao's intention. The蛊虫 (gu worms) those people were infected with were not particularly powerful, so they weren't troublesome. Although killing each蛊虫 (gu worm) wouldn't have a significant impact on Qin Lang, the cumulative effect would indeed weaken his abilities.
To be safe, Bai Su first planted蛊虫 (gu worms) on Qin Lang before proceeding to help Qian Mansion's servants and guards with their蛊 (gu) afflictions.
Under the oppressive aura of the Little Golden King, Qian Mansion's guards and servants recovered without much effort.