Huo Qiyuan rushed over as soon as he received the news, only to find Leng Nuo lying in bed covered in blood. Leng Ren, his left arm hanging limply, sat by the bed, his face dripping with cold sweat, looking distressed.
Leng Feng had also regained consciousness by then. He couldn't believe that he was the one who had injured his elder brother and tenth brother. Concerned about their condition, even though no one spoke to him or acknowledged him, he sat alone in a corner of the room, hugging his head.
Leng Si and the others weren't ignoring him; they were busy taking care of Leng Ren and Leng Nuo. Especially for Leng Nuo, who had lost consciousness, Leng Ren, despite being severely injured, was fortunately still lucid.
However, Leng Nuo was different. His face was deathly pale, tinged with a grayish-blue, making him look like someone on the verge of death.
The military doctor had already removed all of Leng Nuo's clothes. As his restraints were loosened, Leng Nuo, who had been still, began to bleed profusely from his mouth again, staining his entire exposed chest a bright red.
On Leng Nuo's chest, the indentation of his collapsed ribs was clearly visible. It was impossible to tell from the surface if his internal organs had been pierced. The others dared not touch him for fear of worsening his injuries.
Seeing Leng Nuo continuously spitting blood, and the blood growing darker in color, his eyeballs beginning to roll upwards, Huo Qiyuan quickly took out some undiluted Spirit Spring Water and carefully dripped it into his mouth.
At first, Leng Nuo continued to bleed, unable to swallow the Spirit Spring Water. Huo Qiyuan persisted, feeding him whenever he spit it out. After several attempts, Leng Nuo finally stopped vomiting blood.
Perhaps the Spirit Spring Water was working, as Leng Nuo's breathing became less weak, but he still appeared to be in critical condition. Huo Qiyuan didn't know what else he could do; all they could do now was wait quietly, hoping the Spirit Spring Water could save him.
Actually, Huo Qiyuan had previously had some qi and blood replenishing pills, but he had used them all up during the last virus treatment.
Later, when it suddenly rained heavily in Si'an Prefecture, Su Muqing and the others left in a hurry, and he himself had forgotten that the pills were gone. Now, Leng Nuo was severely injured with no medicine available.
The military doctor came forward to treat Leng Nuo's external wounds. Huo Qiyuan then handed the Spirit Spring Water to Leng Ren. After Leng Ren took the medicinal water, they had his shoulder clothing cut open, revealing a horrifying scene that made everyone gasp.
Leng Ren's entire left shoulder was caved in from the back, with the bone protruding from the front. His entire left side, from the shoulder down to his left hand, had lost all sensation, and there was a constant risk of permanent disability.
The severity of the injury clearly indicated that Leng Feng had intended to kill. If that palm strike had not been blocked by Leng Ren but had landed on the already severely wounded Leng Nuo, then...
Leng Feng raised his head at some point and saw the tragic state of his elder brother and tenth brother. Especially the tenth brother, who was not yet twenty years old and the youngest among them, but had almost died by his own hand...
Huo Qiyuan poured some Spirit Spring Water for Leng Si before walking over to the corner. He looked at the man in the corner with a blank expression and vacant eyes, his face dark.
Leng Feng exuded a strong aura of despair, appearing to have lost the will to live. Huo Qiyuan found it difficult to reconcile this with the vibrant, highly skilled, and always cheerful, uninhibited bodyguard he knew.
"Drink this and let me see why you suddenly went berserk," Huo Qiyuan said, throwing a porcelain bottle at Leng Feng, his tone icy and chilling.
Leng Feng didn't know what Huo Qiyuan wanted him to drink, but having followed the prince for many years, he was accustomed to obeying orders. He had made such a grave mistake; perhaps this was the prince showing mercy, granting him a complete corpse.
Leng Feng closed his eyes, tears rolling down his cheeks. He tilted his head back and drank the water in one gulp, tasting a bitter sensation. In reality, it was all a product of his own state of mind.
With his current state of mind, he had no intention of savoring the taste of the water; even if he drank honey, he would find it bitter. Leng Feng leaned against the wall quietly, looking sadly in Leng Nuo's direction, awaiting the onset of death from poison.
The others in the Leng Squad, having witnessed Huo Qiyuan pouring the Spirit Spring Water, naturally knew what Leng Feng had drunk. However, they didn't understand why Leng Feng had to drink it when Leng Ren and Leng Nuo drank it due to their injuries.
They didn't know that the Spirit Spring Water had another function: it could not only detoxify but also test for poison. Once it entered the body of a poisoned person, it would force out the symptoms before proceeding to neutralize them.
Just like when Huo Qiyuan was poisoned by the chilling venom of the Ice Ling Grass, his body would freeze over, and a cold internal energy would surge through his meridians, attempting to damage his organs.
Similarly, when the common people infected with bacteria and viruses consumed the Spirit Spring Water, the worms in their stomachs were expelled, after which their injuries would begin to be repaired and treated.
If, after drinking the Spirit Spring Water, Leng Feng exhibited any unusual changes or became violent, it would indicate that he was indeed poisoned and that his mind had been controlled by the toxin, leading him to attack his own people.
Huo Qiyuan was deeply disappointed in Leng Feng for attacking his brothers. However, he remained unwilling to believe that Leng Feng, in his right mind and not poisoned, would do such a thing.
Therefore, Huo Qiyuan gave Leng Feng a chance to prove that his actions were unintentional.
The result was deeply disappointing.
It had been the time it takes for an incense stick to burn since Leng Feng drank the Spirit Spring Water. Apart from the guilt of being brought back to his senses and the despair of no longer wishing to live, he showed no other symptoms of poisoning.
Although Huo Qiyuan's expression remained unchanged, he felt a pang of sadness internally. How could he have forgotten what Su Muqing had said? Their bodies had been modified by the Spirit Spring Water, and combined with the regular consumption of spirit-infused food grown in her spatial dimension, they had become unlike ordinary people, almost immune to all poisons.
Although Leng Feng and the others had not consumed as much as Huo Qiyuan, their bodies were still significantly different from those of ordinary people. Under normal circumstances, common poisons would have little effect on them.
Recalling Leng Feng's recent behavior, always acting alone and apart from his brothers, even Huo Qiyuan had seen him wake up in the middle of the night to practice martial arts alone, sometimes for the entire night.
In light of this, it was highly likely that he had suffered qi deviation due to excessive cultivation, causing him to lose control of his mind and thus attack them uncontrollably.