The Great Qin: Starting with marrying Jingni, I began my quest for immortality.

This is a special fragrance she created.

At crucial moments, all she needs to do is unleash the illusionary fragrance and then cast an illusion spell; even the most powerful person will fall for it.

Under the illusion, the other person's defenses will be completely opened to her, and she can see all their secrets.

Looking at Jiang Chuan before her, Madam Mingzhu knew that he had fallen under her illusion. All she needed to do next was ask him questions.

But the next moment.

A pinkish sword light appeared.

The curtains in the palace were torn apart by the light of a sword.

Lady Mingzhu sensed an unprecedented crisis and quickly moved to the side.

The illusion that was being conjured also came to an abrupt halt, immediately interrupted.

Jiang Chuan woke up and discovered that there was never any purple mist spreading as he had imagined; it was all just a prelude to Lady Mingzhu casting an illusion.

"Ru Shuang, capture him."

He spoke to Ru Shuang, who was holding the sword.

As for Ru Shuang, she didn't need to say anything more. Holding the Jing Ni sword, she quickly attacked Madam Mingzhu.

As Bai Yifei's cousin, Madam Mingzhu not only learned Gu techniques but also martial arts from Bai Yifei. Unfortunately, her martial arts talent was average and far inferior to her talent in Gu techniques and medicine.

Even though she used her lightness skill to try her best to dodge, Ru Shuang still caught up with her.

This is not surprising.

Ru Shuang's strength is among the best in the world.

Even if Blood-Clad Marquis Bai Yifei were standing here, it would be hard to say who would win between the two.

The sword's edge landed on Lady Mingzhu's throat.

Madam Mingzhu immediately gave up struggling.

Deep down, she was quite shocked, never expecting that there was such a master hidden by Jiang Chuan's side.

I had absolutely no chance to fight back against them.

However, she was, after all, a cunning and calculating person who moved in the palace. On the surface, she could not possibly reveal her true inner emotions. "That's really unexpected."

"Jiang Chuan, who exactly are you?"

"Furthermore, why would someone as skilled as you willingly serve Jiang Chuan?"

As she spoke, her gaze first fell on Jiang Chuan.

Then, it landed on Ru Shuang's face.

Ru Shuang wasn't wearing a mask or the outfit she wore when she was an assassin for Luo Wang today; she was just dressed in casual clothes, which made her even more beautiful.

The answer to this question is actually quite simple.

Jiang Chuan walked over and answered Madam Mingzhu's question, "Because she is my wife."

Lady Mingzhu was stunned when she heard this.

That is indeed an unbelievable answer.

Jiang Chuan then said to Madam Mingzhu, "Now, your life is in our hands. With just a slight movement of my wife's sword, you will die."

"So, where is the antidote?"

Upon hearing Jiang Chuan's words, Madam Mingzhu revealed a strange smile. "Antidote?"

Do you think you can force me to submit like this?

"If I die, no one can remove the Gu poison from your body, and you will surely die when the poison takes effect."

"So, you can't threaten me at all."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuan couldn't help but sigh, "This is really troublesome."

"Hehe..." Madam Mingzhu let out a silvery laugh, showing no sign of being in dire straits.

Jiang Chuan's tone changed again, "You seemed to be preparing to cast an illusion on me earlier, didn't you?"

"You want to use illusion magic to uncover the secrets of my heart?"

"Then do you know that illusion magic isn't something only you can do?"

Madam Mingzhu was suddenly taken aback.

The next instant, she saw a burst of firelight.

The incredibly bright firelight entered Lady Mingzhu's eyes. At the same time, Rushuang used the Meridian-Severing Technique to seal all of Lady Mingzhu's meridians, cutting off her ability to circulate her internal energy and resist the illusion.

Chapter Fifty-Eight: Revealing Madam Mingzhu's True Colors

Having lost her internal energy, Madam Mingzhu could only rely on her own will to resist the illusions cast by Jiang Chuan.

If her will were as strong as steel, it could withstand the illusion.

Han Fei in the original work did just that.

Although Han Fei was ignorant of martial arts and had no physical strength, he possessed an extremely firm will.

His will is strong enough to break through stubborn rocks.

Perhaps it was because of this will that he firmly believed he could change the state of Korea, and thus refused Ying Zheng's invitation.

He was clearly capable of joining forces with Ying Zheng to establish an unprecedented nation.

So, does Lady Mingzhu possess the same will as Han Fei?

Obviously not.

However, Lady Mingzhu was able to rise from a delicate and beautiful woman to become one of the Four Fiends of the Night, the infamous Tide Demon, through her own efforts. Her will was extremely firm.

She actually resisted Jiang Chuan's fiery charm technique for a while.

And so, Ru Shuang made her move once again.

As the top-tier member of the Luo Wang organization, the Luo Wang has countless methods for crushing the will of others.

Ru Shuang used a few techniques, pressing acupoints on Madam Mingzhu's body with her fingers.

In other words, the method of cutting off the meridians not only severed Lady Mingzhu's meridians, but also stimulated her acupoints, causing her to immediately suffer immense pain.

It felt like ants were tearing at her inside her body.

Her will immediately became blurred.

Jiang Chuan's Fire Charm Technique, the flickering flames, were reflected in her eyes once more.

Then, all her gazes were replaced.

His originally calm and peaceful state of mind was immediately consumed by the flames.

When water and fire touched each other, they turned into mist.

The fog swirled and shifted, creating a scene of great turmoil.

The heart is like water, which can be observed; water is like the wind, which can be let go...

Lady Mingzhu immediately lowered her noble head, her eyes falling into a dazed state. At this moment, no matter what Jiang Chuan did to her, she would only think that she was dreaming, that she was in a dream, and would not wake up.

Under normal circumstances, Jiang Chuan wouldn't mind having something more than a friendship with the bad woman in front of him.

But clearly, now is not the time.

Where is the antidote for the Gu poison?

Jiang Chuan asked Madam Mingzhu for her opinion.

To get a more detailed answer from the other party, he thought it over and added some preconditions.

For example, tonight, by the lake behind the palace, in the grove of trees, where she secretly met the handsome man, where is the antidote for the poison she gave him?

Jiang Chuan didn't think anything of it after saying those words.

Ru Shuang, standing to the side, looked at Jiang Chuan with a strange expression.

She had never felt so strongly that her husband was such an interesting person.

Lady Mingzhu was trapped in an illusion and manipulated by a fire charm. She truthfully revealed the location of the antidote.

"Under my bed in my palace, there is a box, and inside the box, in a blue bottle, is the antidote..."

"The antidote must be taken for seven consecutive days to neutralize the poison in the body; otherwise, it can only alleviate the symptoms, not cure the disease."

Madam Mingzhu spoke without any emotion, like a puppet or a robot.

Jiang Chuan did not hesitate and immediately went to look for it, eventually finding the antidote.

He picked up the blue bottle, poured out a pill, and ate it.

After swallowing, Jiang Chuan immediately felt another change in his body.

The restlessness within him disappeared.

Having obtained the antidote, theoretically, the last shackle that Ji Wuye and the others used to restrain them should have disappeared.