After today, another resident appeared in the ruins of the Commander’s Mansion. At first Wang Chao only hoped to use Shang Yuntai to open up an opportunity for him to beg for mercy from Qin Yu. However, as they lived together, they discovered that they got along unexpectedly well. This was what a so-called confidant should be like. Everyone drank together and chatted together, as if they had been friends for many years.

Seeing Shang Yuntai’s despondency and his apparent indifference towards his life or death, Wang Chao didn’t say anything about it, but he did find Fu Shan in private and requested to find him a skilled healer.

The following attempts at treatment left Shang Yuntai moved. Although he didn’t believe there was any hope, he didn’t want to disappoint Wang Chao’s good intentions. The results of the consultations weren’t good. The various healers expressed that they weren’t confident they could eliminate the poisons.

As Wang Chao was disappointed, a medical expert offered an out-of-the-box suggestion. Since coral poison was effective, perhaps it was possible to use poison to treat poison.

The general idea was that since Shang Yuntai had already approached death’s door, why not make a final bet to see if it worked? Perhaps this method might accelerate his coming death, but if it succeeded there was a chance he could live.

However, the medical expert explicitly stated that although...