Chapter 1722 Fire Dragon Grass

That was what Ye Bufan thought, but no one else had any doubts. After all, being able to pull Zhai Tianfang back from the gates of hell was already a rare feat, something even Xue Guanghe, known as the Divine Doctor, couldn't achieve.

Zhai Tianfang said gratefully, "Thank you, Dr. Ye."

Ye Bufan said, "Lord City Lord has just recovered from a serious illness and is still very weak. He needs to pay more attention to rest."

Zhai Gang nodded, and with a wave of his hand, several warriors immediately came over and escorted Zhai Tianfang to another room to rest.

Liu Meiniang was about to leave when Zhai Lingxiu swiftly blocked her path.

Her expression changed involuntarily, "What do you want?"

"It's nothing much. Auntie, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Let's all discuss my father's condition together."

Zhai Gang's tone was calm, but a chill emanated from his eyes. The strangeness of that jade pendant had already made him suspicious of the matter.

Liu Meiniang snorted, expressing her displeasure, but said nothing more.

Zhai Gang looked at Ye Bufan again, "Dr. Ye, please tell everyone what exactly happened with my father's illness?"

Now, everyone no longer had their previous disdain; instead, they were filled with conviction. After all, he truly possessed the ability.

Ye Bufan said, "The root cause of the City Lord's illness is not an illness at all, but rather that he was poisoned with a poison called Fire Dragon Grass.

The toxicity of Fire Dragon Grass is very strong, and once the fire poison enters the body, it is very difficult to treat, but this is not the most troublesome part.

The most important thing is that jade pendant; it completely concealed the Qi of the Fire Dragon Grass, making everyone mistakenly believe it was a cold illness, ultimately misleading the direction of treatment.

To be frank, if I hadn't come here today, I'm afraid the Lord City Lord's life would have been numbered."

The surrounding crowd nodded in agreement, finding his words quite insightful.

Even Xue Guanghe believed that the Lord City Lord had a cold illness. If Ye Bufan hadn't acted in time, the consequences today would have been unimaginable.

Ye Bufan continued, "So, putting all of this together, I believe this is a setup, a setup to assassinate the Lord City Lord."

After he finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed. If all of this was done intentionally by someone, targeting City Lord Zhai Tianfang, then the problem would be serious.

Assassinating the City Lord, if caught, would undoubtedly be a capital offense.

Zhai Gang's expression grew increasingly grim, his gaze falling on Liu Meiniang: "Auntie,

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you have been by father's side for some time recently. Who exactly poisoned father? Do you have any suspicions?"

His words were still somewhat subtle, but everyone could see that he had begun to suspect Liu Meiniang. After all, this woman had always been by Zhai Tianfang's side and held the greatest suspicion.

"What do you mean? Are you suspecting me?"

Liu Meiniang put on an expression of both anger and grievance, "How could I possibly poison my own husband? Besides, if I had poisoned him, it would have been impossible for me to ask my brother to invite Divine Doctor Xue."

"That's right, we are suspecting you."

Zhai Lingxiu stepped forward. Although she was a rough-and-tumble woman, her mind was extremely sharp.

Ye Bufan had already made things so clear; if she still couldn't see some clues, she wouldn't be fit to lead troops into battle.

"The reason you sent someone to invite Divine Doctor Xue was because you thought he wouldn't be able to see through this setup, which would then make it easier for him to help you cover it up.

In fact, that's exactly what happened. Not only did Xue Guanghe fail to cure my father, he almost harmed the old man. If I hadn't invited Dr. Ye, you probably would have succeeded today."

"Zhai Lingxiu, you're slandering me! You're wronging me!"

Liu Meiniang immediately started crying pitifully, "Although I have always stayed by my husband's side, I really didn't poison him, nor do I know who did this."

Zhai Gang's expression was grim, completely unmoved. He continued to ask, "You can say you don't know about the poisoning, but what about this jade pendant on my father? As far as I know, it seems you were the one who put it on him."

"That's right, I did give the jade pendant to my husband, but I didn't know there was a problem with it."

Liu Meiniang said pitifully, "My husband fights on the battlefield, and I always worry about him, so I bought this jade pendant to pray for his safety, and I even specially went to the temple to have a Great Master bless it.

But I never expected it to turn out like this, but I really don't know what's going on."

Zhai Gang frowned. This jade pendant was problematic, and it was given to his father by Liu Meiniang. The incident also happened around the time his father fell ill, so her suspicion was naturally the greatest.

But this was only suspicion; without evidence, it was impossible to confirm whether or not it was her doing.

Just as he was in a dilemma, Ye Bufan said, "Madam City Lord, you're acting really well. Do you think that as long as you don't admit it, the truth won't be exposed?"

"You brat, you're…

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What nonsense are you talking about? If you dare to slander me again, do you believe I won't kill you?"

Liu Meiniang immediately flew into a rage out of humiliation. She couldn't do anything to the Zhai siblings, but she didn't put a small doctor in her eyes.

Zhai Lingxiu asked with a look of delight, "Dr. Ye, have you found something out?"

Ye Bufan said noncommittally, "I am a doctor, naturally very sensitive to the scent of medicinal herbs, and Madam City Lord's body just happens to have the scent of this herb."

"What?"

Everyone present was startled. It was now confirmed that Zhai Tianfang was poisoned by Fire Dragon Grass. If Liu Meiniang also had the scent of this herb on her, then it would basically be irrefutable proof.

A flicker of panic flashed in Liu Meiniang's eyes, then she shouted loudly, "Nonsense! You're just taking this opportunity to retaliate because I wanted to kill you before, so now you want revenge!

I've lived this long and have never even seen what Fire Dragon Grass looks like. How could I possibly have its scent?"

Finally, she cried out, looking at Zhai Gang, "Since you siblings believe an outsider and don't believe me, then go ahead and search thoroughly. See if I have that Fire Dragon Grass on me.

Anyway, I'm just a stepmother; you've never truly regarded me as family. Why don't you just kill me directly…"

"This…"

Zhai Gang showed a troubled expression. Deep down, he firmly believed what Ye Bufan said.

But no matter what, Liu Meiniang was also his stepmother, and her status was special. If they really couldn't find anything, it might be difficult to explain to his father later.

Zhai Lingxiu, however, didn't care about that and stepped forward directly, saying, "I'll search."

As she spoke, she was about to act, but Ye Bufan stopped her.

"Searching won't help. The Fire Dragon Grass isn't on her."

"Brat, I told you this is just retaliation, just slandering me! I'll fight you!"

Liu Meiniang cried and lunged forward. Ye Bufan dodged to the side and said indifferently, "Madam City Lord, please stop making a scene. Although the Fire Dragon Grass isn't on you, I know where it is."

Zhai Lingxiu looked eager, "Ye Dage, quickly, where is it?"

Everyone else also looked over. If the Fire Dragon Grass was found, the truth of the matter would not be far off.

A trace of panic flashed in Liu Meiniang's eyes again, and she couldn't help but secretly glance at Liu Guosheng next to her.