Feng Qizheng found a small white porcelain bottle in Kang Baobao's sleeve. "This it?"

Kang Baobao nodded.

Ning Chen said, "Old Feng, give her some first."

Feng Qizheng nodded. He shook a black pill out of the bottle, forced Kang Baobao's mouth open and tossed it in.

They waited a while. Kang Baobao showed no ill effects, so Ning Chen got ready to give it to Tantai Qingyue.

He fixed his eyes on Kang Baobao. "If this antidote's a fake, I swear I'll have the tens of thousands of troops in Bianzhou take turns on you."

Kang Baobao's face was full of hatred. She gave a cold snort and said nothing.

Ning Chen fed Tantai Qingyue the antidote.

In under ten minutes, Tantai Qingyue's long lashes fluttered a few times, and she opened her eyes.

When she saw Ning Chen's face, she looked at him blankly.

Ning Chen let out a breath, beaming now that she was awake. "You're awake? How do you feel? Does anything hurt?"

Tantai Qingyue looked puzzled. "Ning Chen?"

Ning Chen teased her. "Good, good... You still know who people are, so your brain's fine."

Tantai Qingyue: "..."

The man's mouth was as foul as ever.

Still, she remembered now what had happened.

She had been chasing Kang Baobao and followed her to a little farmhouse, only to walk into a trap.

The farmhouse had been rigged with explosives.

But the moment she smelled the gunpowder burning, she'd gotten out of the yard, so she hadn't been hurt.

What had really brought her down was the knockout incense mixed into the smoke after the blast. By the time she realized it, it was too late.

After that... after that she'd lost consciousness and knew nothing more. When she woke up again, she was in Ning Chen's arms.

"Why are you here? Where is Kang Baobao?"

Ning Chen jerked his chin to one side.

Tantai Qingyue turned her head and saw Kang Baobao in several sets of shackles and a cangue. Her eyes narrowed sharply.

At the same time she felt a little ashamed. She'd meant to…