Chapter 73:

"How do you know?" Emma looked at him.

The gray-robed figure's face became challenging to read, but they didn't answer.

"It's not okay. We can only use an antidote to counter the poison." The head physician's forehead was sweating.

An antidote to counter poison?

Emma's face went blank, a lousy suspicion forming in her heart. She asked, "What do you intend to use?"

The physician thought briefly before answering slowly, "Arsenic, cinnabar, white stone, cadmium, Dendrobium pieradii, Naja siamensis."

Emma and the gray-robed figure exchanged glances, their complexions paling. Those were all... highly toxic substances.

The entire room was filled with a heavy atmosphere, as if breathing had become lighter.

The gray-robed figure grew even more agitated. They took a deep breath, suppressing their intense emotions within. "He must survive, or I will kill you."

Sweat beads dripped from the physician's forehead.

Emma folded her arms, interrupting them, "If you want the physician to treat him prop