Shen Ying's face flushed, her body felt hot, and her skin exuded an alluring fragrance.

Li Qingshan held her arm, his heart fluttering, and he subconsciously let go.

"Ouch!"

Shen Ying's body went limp and she collapsed to the ground.

Li Qingshan bent down and pulled her up again.

Snapped!

Shen Ying swung her arm and slapped Li Qingshan hard.

Li Qingshan was somewhat dazed from the beating, and a surge of anger rose from the bottom of his heart. Suddenly, he picked her up around the waist and walked towards a haystack nearby.

Shen Ying pounded on Li Qingshan's shoulder, cursing incessantly. A nameless rage surged within Li Qingshan, and he slammed her heavily onto the haystack, tearing her bra with a ripping sound.

Shen Ying felt a chill on her chest, a mixture of fear and excitement. Her gaze fell on Li Qingshan's chest, his clothes soaked with sweat from years of ironwork, revealing clearly defined muscles, like a beast in the wilderness.

She instinctively bit her lower lip, struggled to her feet, and slapped him hard across the face: "You beast!"

Snapped.

Li Qingshan slapped her across the face and pushed her down onto the haystack. Shen Ying pursed her red lips and didn't utter a sound.

In the fields.

The zombie farmhand drove the little black horse to plow the field, waving his leather whip and striking the horse's rump with a cracking sound.

The land was plowed very deep.

……

early morning.

Shopkeeper Fang woke up in his lover's bed, and a woman's voice came from the bed: "Don't sleep a little longer, it's still early."

"I still have things to do today, so hurry up and cook for me." Manager Fang scratched his face, feeling a surge of heat in his chest. He clenched his fist and still felt unsatisfied.

A woman crawled out from under the bed curtains, lit the oil lamp, turned her head and glanced at it, then suddenly jumped in fright.

"You, your face!"

What happened to my face?

Shopkeeper Fang was a little puzzled. He held up the oil lamp and went to the bronze mirror, then looked down at it.

The flame of the oil lamp illuminated the dim bronze mirror, revealing Manager Fang's face. His triangular face looked as if it had been scalded by fire, slowly decaying.

Manager Fang covered his face with a handkerchief and walked to Jiangnan Restaurant with his head down.

The young master instructed him to arrange for a few people to eliminate Li Qingshan, who was growing tobacco.

So, despite feeling unwell, he still forced himself to come to Jiangnan Tower.

At this time, the young master had not yet gotten up, and Manager Fang was waiting outside the door.

It was quite a while before he went inside.

Tian Wuwang sat behind the table, clutching a handkerchief in his hand, looking listless.

"Young Master, you..."

Shopkeeper Fang was taken aback, and the two of them almost simultaneously removed the handkerchiefs covering their faces.

His face was covered in patches of red spots, and his skin had peeled off, revealing granulation tissue oozing blood underneath.

Just then, a woman's cries came from the west courtyard next door: "My face, my face is rotten!"

The West Courtyard was the residence of Yizhixing, the top-ranked lady of Jiangnan Tower.

She was born with snow-white skin, like a freshly peeled egg, making her the envy of women in the North.

However, at this moment, red spots appeared on her flawless skin.

The small ones are the size of a grain of rice, while the large ones are as big as copper coins. In some places, the skin has peeled off, revealing the bright red flesh inside, from which blood is seeping out.

"Waaaaah..."

A single apricot branch wept incessantly, its cries echoing throughout the entire Jiangnan Tower.

Shopkeeper Fang and Tian Wuwang exchanged glances. Both were intelligent men, and they simultaneously guessed the reason. They said almost in unison, "That batch of cigarettes... is poisonous!"

Then, another name popped into Tian Wuwang's mind, and for a moment, he felt as if he had been choked, unable to utter a sound:

Grandpa Bai!

Two days ago, Eunuch Bai left Qingniu Pass, carrying with him one hundred catties of tobacco, all packaged in the finest tobacco, to be sent to the palace for the concubines and noble ladies to enjoy.

If this batch of tobacco is indeed poisonous, and the face of any noble person in the palace is ruined, it would be a catastrophe for the Tian family.

Tian Wuwang felt a chill run down his spine, and his legs trembled uncontrollably.

With a thud, he slumped into a chair, weakly stretching out his hand: "Quickly, go after him! Catch up with Eunuch Bai and see if he's been poisoned!"

If Eunuch Bai was also poisoned, it means there was something wrong with that batch of tobacco.

A surge of anger welled up inside Tian Wuwang; he felt anxious and resentful, while his face ached and itched. He couldn't help but reach out and scratch, his skin flakes off like rotten wood.

"Kill him! I must kill him!" Tian Wuwang roared. "Do it now, do it right now!"

Similar incidents occurred in the workshops of the Meng, Qi, and Tian families.

First, red spots appeared on my face, then my skin began to rot, and I felt pain and itching all over my body, with blood oozing from the rotten areas.

"Kill them all, kill them all."

One hundred and fifty li south of Qingniu Pass, at Duanqiao Post Station, hysterical roars echoed from the inner courtyard.

Bai Gonggong was only wearing a bathrobe, his hair was disheveled, and his pale skin was covered with red spots, especially on his face.

He smashed almost everything in the room. The group of people were kneeling on the ground, and in the corner lay a person covered in blood, who had been beaten to death.

"You all want to die!" Eunuch Bai roared. "You dare to use poisonous smoke to harm our family! Harming our family is harming the Emperor! How many heads do you have?"

His whole body was aching and itchy so badly that he couldn't sit still for even a moment and could only pace back and forth in circles.

"Sir, the medicine is here! The medicine is here!" A subordinate rushed in. "This is a famous local cooling balm, specially made for treating skin diseases."

The subordinate was carrying a black jar. When he opened it, he found a pale green ointment inside, and there was a pungent smell in the air.

The servants applied some of the ointment to Bai Gonggong's body, giving off a strange smell. But the itching and pain were unbearable; he felt an urge to cut his skin open with a knife.

"Useless, utterly useless!" Eunuch Bai roared. "The antidote! Bring the antidote now! If you can't find the antidote, I'll chop off all your heads, wipe them all out!"

After saying that, he started to sob.

……

Tianjia Workshop.

Many workers gathered together, their faces covered in red spots. They applied some medicine, but it didn't help much; all that remained was a pungent, strange smell in the air.

They all looked at Tian Wuwang, placing all their hopes on him.

"Arrest him! Arrest him! Beat him hard until he hands over the antidote!" Tian Wuwang ordered.

"Young master, finding the antidote is the priority. We can't afford to delay with Eunuch Bai," said Manager Fang.

Tian Wuwang took a deep breath, trying hard to suppress the anger in his chest. As long as he got the antidote, he would definitely tear Li Qingshan to pieces, cut him into a thousand pieces, and finely chop him into mincemeat to feed the pigs.

"Go and negotiate, see what conditions he offers."

Manager Fang immediately led his men to the Big Locust Tree Slope, bringing along a dozen strong men to give Li Qingshan a warning.

It was nearly noon when Li Qingshan was collecting pig manure to forge iron.

"That smoke was poisoned; you did it!" Manager Fang said through gritted teeth.

"What do you mean 'poisonous'? Don't talk nonsense, or I'll sue you for defamation!" Li Qingshan lit a cigarette and gently exhaled a white smoke ring.

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