After two hours, Kent left fully loaded, as he had harvested quite a lot of spirit herbs. It was truly a bountiful harvest. A satisfied smile played on his lips as he remembered the number of rare herbs he had secretly harvested.
Kent could refine a large number of rare potions and elixirs with such a large number of herbs!
Kent’s night stay was not far from the Matriarch’s. He lightened his footsteps as he got closer to avoid alerting the Matriarch. Stealing herbs was not a nice thing to do, after all. Under the glow of the full moon, he carefully moved from one place to another.
Kent suddenly froze as he walked past the matriarch’s room!
‘Moan…’
A faint, painful moaning could be heard periodically from Matriarch’s room.
It was the matriarch’s voice!
Her voice resonated from her room with a kind of deadly allure, which caused Kent to feel the bones in his body weaken.
“Damn, what was the matriarch doing in her room? The noises she made…” Kent could not hold back his curiosity and slowly approached the door. Matriarch heard the subtle footsteps approaching her room door.
“Who’s there? Come… Come in quickly,” said Matriarch softly.
Kent immediately swung open the door without any hesitation upon hearing her words.
‘Gasp.’
Kent gasped and was dumbfounded at what he saw in the room.
Matriarch wore a purple night dress as she curled up on her bed in the aromatic room. Her body shivered and sweated profusely. She was clearly in a lot of pain!
“What… What was going on? Has the yearly poison activated in the Matriarch?” Kent thought as he observed her situation closely while avoiding staring at her voluptuous mounds, which were exposed on one side.
All members of the poison sect, including the Matriarch, must consume this elixir.
Matriarch was somewhat angry, as she could feel Kent’s gaze on her body. No one in the clan was brazen enough to stare at her body.
However, the matriarch does not care for such matters now! Her life was on the line due to the toxin’s activation!
Today was indeed the yearly poison activation day for Matriarch. The Clan Master was the only one with the antidote for the yearly poison! However, he was currently cultivating in seclusion, and no one dared disturb him, as any interruption during one’s cultivation could easily cause them to have a psychotic break!
Matriarch opened her lips slightly and numbly spoke to Kent, “Kent… see if you can find the antidote in the box beside the bed.” Before going in for seclusion, the clan leader gave her an antidote. But she couldn’t find it now. Except for the clan leader, no one in the poison clan knows about the refining process of the antidote.
Kent walked over to the bedside and opened the wooden box, but it was empty.
“There’s nothing here, Matriarch,” said Kent.
Matriarch felt hopeless in an instant!
“Could this be my end?” The matriarch felt as though millions of ants were biting her body as she tossed and turned.
Kent took a deep breath and smiled. “Matriarch, don’t worry. I will refine the antidote.”
‘What? Does Kent have the antidote?’ Matriarch’s body trembled as she looked at Kent with disbelief. She was too weak to speak due to the toxin’s effects. However, those beautiful eyes reflected the anxiety within her.
‘Unbelievable!’ The matriarch thought as she remembered her daughter’s words. Maya already passed the information about Kent’s ability to make an antidote for the yearly poison. But the matriarch ignored those words, as she couldn’t believe them.
The method for refining the yearly poison and its antidote had been kept secret by the clan master for hundreds of years. This was to ensure the clan’s disciples and elders loyalty. Not even the matriarch knew about the method.
‘How would Kent, who just entered the poison clan, know about the antidote?’ The matriarch stared intensely at Kent. ‘Could he be lying in order to take advantage of me?’ Matriarch blushed, felt ashamed, and was angry at that thought.
Nonetheless, Kent’s next actions were beyond her expectations. Kent distanced himself and took out a small cauldron.
The main ingredient in the yearly poison’s antidote was the rainbow flower, which he had secretly harvested many of them just moments ago.
Matriarch was in pain and lay there in a stupor while being uncertain of Kent’s actions.
‘Was Kent going to refine the antidote on the spot? It was impossible!’
At that moment, the persisted toxin effects had caused waves of immense pain toward Matriarch, who ended up covered in sweat. She could no longer endure and tumbled onto the floor.
The effect of the yearly poison worsens as time goes by. The pain was initially bearable, but it would eventually become too much to endure!
Kent was distracted by Matriarch’s struggles as he focused on refining the pill.
“Kent, tie me up,” said Matriarch softly. She was still conscious and was aware that Kent was her last hope. She could not risk disturbing him! Explore new worlds at freewebnovel
Kent nodded his head. It was true that pill refinement required complete concentration. He noticed there was a rope on the table and brought it toward Matriarch. “Matriarch, please excuse me.”
Kent tied Matriarch with the rope and also stuffed a silk scarf in her mouth as he spoke. The matriarch’s screams were muffled as she cried out in pain.
Half an hour later.
Kent smiled and took the pill out of the cauldron. The entire room was filled with the pill’s sweet aroma.
Matriarch was stunned as she stared with disbelief at the pill in Kent’s hand!
Kent walked toward the Matriarch with a smile. He removed the silk scarf from Matriarch’s mouth and slowly placed the pill into her mouth.
Kent stood at the side and waited patiently for the pill to take effect. The matriarch gently closed her eyes. She initially had doubts, but felt the pain in her body slowly dissipate after a few seconds and was pleasantly surprised.
After regaining control over her body, she hurriedly covered her exposed body and tried to get up from the bed.
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Note: I’m going to speed up the plot. If you feel the story is too hasty, please mention it in the comments. Thank you.