Chapter 85: An Unexpected Harvest

Jiang Hao had formulated a variety of poisons and medicines, but since the Black and White Gloves could only store a limited number, he chose the three most likely to be needed and stored those within them. The rest, he divided into bottles and kept in cold storage.

Beyond these, during the process of preparation, Jiang Hao had also stumbled upon several other intriguing concoctions. At this moment, two pills lay before him. Both were about the size of a large hawthorn pill. The green one he named the Fasting Pill, and the red one, the Detox Pill.

Bai Tianyu gazed at the two pills with curiosity and exclaimed, “You spent a whole week locked away in your room, just to make these two pills? What exactly are they?”

Jiang Hao had no intention of explaining his week-long efforts to Bai Tianyu. He replied offhandedly, “The green one is the Fasting Pill, the red one is the Detox Pill.”

“Fasting Pill? Detox Pill?” Bai Tianyu looked at Jiang Hao, puzzled.

Jiang Hao nodded and elaborated, “I came up with them by accident. The Fasting Pill temporarily disables the intestine’s ability to digest food, which means the body can’t absorb any nutrients at all. To put it simply, after taking this pill, whatever you eat in a day, you’ll expel in equal measure, without absorbing a trace.”

Bai Tianyu’s eyes went wide with astonishment.

Unbothered by her reaction, Jiang Hao continued, “As for the red Detox Pill, I was originally aiming to make a universal antidote, but instead, I ended up with this. Think of it as a milder antidote—after taking it, your body expels all impurities, which is great for your skin…”

Before he could finish, Bai Tianyu snatched up the pills and, with lightning speed, tried to pop them into her mouth.

“Are you crazy?” Jiang Hao quickly grabbed her head and wrested the pills from her hands.

Bai Tianyu protested loudly, “Fasting Pill, Detox Pill? These are clearly weight-loss and beauty pills!”

Jiang Hao corrected her sternly, “I didn’t develop these pills for weight loss or beauty.”

“But they have those effects, don’t they?” Bai Tianyu retorted with righteous conviction.

Jiang Hao was at a loss for words. The Fasting Pill could indeed help with weight loss, and the Detox Pill could expel toxins and impurities from the body, thereby improving one’s complexion.

Scratching his head, he muttered, “So, by accident, I’ve made two pills that can help women become more beautiful?”

“Exactly!” Bai Tianyu shot him a look full of “You’re just now realizing this?” and then added, “These two pills hold tremendous commercial potential.” But she immediately shook her head, “Unfortunately, our Bai family isn’t in the pharmaceutical business, so this opportunity is of no use to us.”

“Even if it were, it would be mine. I never agreed to hand it over to your Bai family,” Jiang Hao said coldly.

Bai Tianyu just grinned at him, then suddenly grabbed the pills, tossed them into her mouth, and dashed away.

Jiang Hao could only smile wryly at her antics. It didn’t matter—he had already documented the recipes for these two pills. With the right herbs, he could easily make more.

Unknowingly, ten days had passed since Jiang Hao had poisoned Qian Youwei and his bodyguards.

That noon, Jiang Hao suddenly received a call. It was Bai Qiming from the Bai family.

“Uncle Bai, is there something you need?” Jiang Hao answered.

There was a brief silence on the other end before Bai Qiming’s voice came through, “Jiang Hao, is my daughter still with you?”

“She is. She’s doing well. When will you send someone to pick her up?” Jiang Hao asked hurriedly.

He truly did not want to continue living with Bai Tianyu. She was driving him mad. Besides, it wasn’t proper for a man and a woman to live together in a villa. What if one day he lost control, or she did, and something went terribly wrong?

He desperately hoped Bai Tianyu would leave— the sooner, the better!

“Tomorrow. My father will come to see you, and I’ll be there too,” Bai Qiming replied calmly.

“Oh, all right,” Jiang Hao nodded.

He thought the call was over, but Bai Qiming suddenly asked, “Jiang Hao, Qian Youwei has been comatose for ten days. Is his condition related to you?”

“If I said it wasn’t, would you believe me?” Jiang Hao countered.

Bai Qiming fell silent again.

Without waiting for him to speak, Jiang Hao continued, “Uncle Bai, this is between me and the Qian family. You needn’t concern yourself. If the Qian family wants to come after me, let them. If they want to sue, they’d better have evidence. In short, I’m not afraid of them!”

Bai Qiming replied helplessly, “I know you’re not afraid of the Qian family, but your dispute with Qian Youwei is over my daughter. That puts our Bai family in the crossfire—I can’t just stand by.”

A rivalry over affection? Jiang Hao hadn’t expected Bai Qiming to think that!

“Uncle Bai, the conflict between me and Qian Youwei has nothing to do with your daughter. I’d never fight over her. Qian Youwei looked down on me and had his bodyguards smash my car— that’s why I acted. Besides, I’m married. How could I have any designs on your daughter?”

Jiang Hao hastened to clarify, not wanting Bai Qiming to misunderstand.

But Bai Qiming replied irritably, “Jiang Hao, do you think I don’t know you and your wife Su Qingli are on the verge of divorce? The rumors about the Su family are all over the provincial capital—how could I not know?”

Jiang Hao could only blush with embarrassment.

Bai Qiming went on, “Enough. It’s pointless talking over the phone. No matter what, my father and I will visit you tomorrow. Perhaps the head of the Qian family will bring Qian Youwei as well. They’ve had many doctors in to treat him, but none have succeeded. It’s very likely he’ll come with us to see you. You’d best be prepared.”

With that, Bai Qiming hung up.

Only now did Jiang Hao realize why the Qian family hadn’t come looking for him all this time. The truth was, the head of the Qian family didn’t believe in the supernatural and had been seeking other doctors to treat Qian Youwei.

Jiang Hao almost wanted to laugh. For those poisoned by Corpse Fragrance Blood Lotus, there were only two possible remedies: bloodletting or the antidote. But Qian Youwei had been poisoned with a concentrated extract of the flower, rendering even bloodletting useless. No one but Jiang Hao could cure him!

In other words, all the efforts of the Qian family had been in vain.