It didn't take long for general Liu to decide, and he gave consent to the head steward's decision. He tried to console himself, to look on the brighter side of the situation.    Having Peng Mingxia as a physician guest in the Liu may bring some eyes towards them, but it also meant that he, the general, and his family could be saved from the illness they have. Further more, he realized the more he pondered over it. That he really didn't have much of a choice in the matter.    Else by the time the Liu clan could invite a reputable doctor physician, the general and his family would already be meters underground.   "Are you absolutely sure that physician Peng Mingxia will be able to come?" The general, even in his state. Leveled the head steward's eyes with a piercing glare.    "Yes, yes

"Are you sure that the general is poisoned?!" It was the head mama that interrupted Peng Mingxia from speaking, her voice reaching a shrill note. Her face was ghastly, if someone knew any better they would've thought that the head mama was the one who was on the verge of dying.   The general glared at the head mama silently, he didn't want to repeatedly chastise his subordinates for he did not have the energy to do so. Upon noticing the glare, the head mama's neck retreated to her torso, she shut her mouth up dutifully after that.   "Rest assured General, I specialize in this area. One could say that poison is one of my specialties. The brothers and sisters in the alchemist association often praised me for it after all." The smile on Peng Mingxia face became faker to the onlookers inside the room, as he lightly reminded the general and his aids not to worry.  

Yin Changming nodded at Duàn Xiaodan, and he started to talk about the ornaments first. He felt like it was the most appropriate thing to touch because it was the nearest to him.    He hummed as if affirming something he then stood up and went to a nearby drawer where he took a magnifying glass.   Though it didn't look like the modern magnifying glass due to its appearance, but how Yin Changming used the object gave Duàn Xiaodan a clue as to what it was. Duàn Xiaodan watched the whole thing with a easy smile on his face, with legs crossed and a his back touching the sofa in a manner that said 'confidence'.   Yin Changming glanced at the young man in front of him in a curious manner. He was starting to think that Duàn Xiaodan was not acting anything, like he wasn't acting like hoodlum with that choice of hairstyl

Yin Changming pursed his lips and he tried to recall some information about the poison that Duàn Xiaodan had mentioned. A sensitive topic, is what he had known about this poison.   He met Duàn Xiaodan's eyes. "Truthfully I only know about the basic stuff. The deeper details of the poison is not something I am privy about. And in the first place I am no practitioner in medicine." He said honestly.   "But it doesn't mean that I don't know how dangerous and infamous this particular poison is. Even for me, I wouldn't have known about this poison if not for the fact that a special costumer asked for it." He added.   Duàn Xiaodan nodded listening.   "I am particularly aware that this poison is infamous because there is no known cure. But there are some many gruesome way that one can

Yin Changming laid the pouch to the table first as he invite the woman in. It was filled with a few coins but majority was paper money.   Dressed in a luxurious garb, the woman averted her gaze from judging Duàn Xiaodan's appearance to judging the things in the room. Duàn Xiaodan observed the woman in front of him with a faux wary gaze.    'If this woman comments on the price, then I might do something about it.' Internally, Duàn Xiaodan plotted. 'There is no use on beating around the bush with these kinds of people with how I act. I'd rather deal with them directly if I get the chance.'   She wore a fitted torinoko-iru colored hanfu with a splash of sangria from here and there. It was a Luxurious cut, that even Duàn Xiaodan could instantly tell.   The woman in part