She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 105: The Cost of Release, She Paid with a Life

Chapter 105: Chapter 105: The Cost of Release, She Paid with a Life

No one had expected that just a few days after Huai Yu had left, the Thousand Mechanisms Poison in Yan Wanqing’s body would strike early.

Yan Hongzhao was extremely anxious, pacing back and forth outside the courtyard.

She dared not tell her mother.

Worried that Sun Qinglian would be upset.

Inside the house, Yan Lingzhen took the medicinal pill in her hand and decided to stuff it into her own mouth.

She had just developed it, and the risk factor was unknown.

After taking the medicine, she called Yan Hongzhao in and said calmly, "Elder sister is now stable. I have just taken the antidote for the Thousand Mechanisms, but I am not sure about its effects. If all is well within an hour, it means the antidote works."

She didn’t say what followed, but Yan Hongzhao was very clear in her own mind.

The two people in the room were the most important in her life.

Yan Hongzhao knew she could not afford to be weak at this moment.

Yan Lingzhen took out the token and said, "This is the symbol of the identity of the head of Tongren Hall. Fifth sister is skilled in martial techniques. If I start to nosebleed, fifth sister should take this token and go to Jishi Hall on the next street to find Doctor Zhang. He will summon experts to find a solution."

Things happened suddenly. After Yan Lingzhen had arranged everything, she sat in a chair and waited quietly.

While waiting, she did not idle; she kept a record of her physical condition with pen and ink to facilitate the research that Doctor Zhang’s team would conduct upon arrival.

It was an agonizing hour.

Yan Hongzhao’s eyes were so tense she dared not even blink.

It was at this time that Yan Wanqing opened her eyes.

Yan Lingzhen hurried over to check on her.

First, she informed Yan Wanqing that she had taken an experimental antidote, but she also mentioned it was still unstable, and its efficacy was uncertain.

After hearing this, Yan Wanqing realized that her younger sister was gambling with her own life.

She grasped Yan Lingzhen’s hand tightly, "Foolish child."

"Elder sister, there’s no need to say anything else, Xiaoliu doesn’t want to hear it," Yan Lingzhen interrupted firmly.

She was a physician; she understood the situation herself.

The difficulty with the Thousand Mechanisms Poison lay in the various toxins restraining each other. She intended to use poison to combat poison, aiming to achieve balance and thereby not only double the healing effect but also potentially rebuild bodily functions, thus revitalizing her system. But the risk was extremely high, she had actually figured out the medicine long ago but had hesitated to use it, wanting to gather more experimental data during this time.

"There is one more thing," Yan Lingzhen spoke gravely, "You probably already know..."

"I know," Yan Wanqing touched her belly, her smile pale, "If he is not destined to come into this world, whatever efforts we make will be in vain."

The bond between her and Xiao Pingfeng might end here as well.

Seeing her elder sister’s fragile appearance, Yan Lingzhen felt incredibly saddened.

If only there had been a bit more time, she was fully capable of curing the poison and still saving her sister’s child.

This was her elder sister’s first child...

From their recent time together, Yan Lingzhen knew her sister cared deeply about this child.

She had even secretly sewed little socks...

Tears welled up in Yan Lingzhen’s eyes while Yan Hongzhao turned away, continuously wiping the tears from her eyes with the back of her hand.

Seconds and minutes passed, and a glimpse of serenity appeared in Yan Wanqing’s eyes, she extended her hand, "Give it to me, Xiaoliu."

"It’s not time yet," Yan Lingzhen said, although there were no abnormalities yet in her body, the longer the time passed, the safer it would be.

Yan Wanqing shook her head, having made up her mind, "Elder sister will join you."

She took the warm medicinal pill from Yan Lingzhen’s palm and swallowed it directly, then lay back down on the couch.

An hour had passed, and Yan Lingzhen excitedly discovered that her body showed no abnormalities.

"It works, it works!" she checked her pulse and found that the Thousand Mechanisms Poison restricting her was developing in a favorable direction.

Yan Lingzhen quickly looked at Yan Wanqing, only to see cold sweat gradually seeping out on her forehead, looking at her, "The child, the child..."

Yan Lingzhen lifted the quilt, only to see a large pool of blood rapidly staining the bedding red.

"Don’t be afraid, sister, I’m here." Yan Lingzhen’s eyes reddened, her fingers trembling as she reached into the medicine box for a silver needle, but she hesitated because of her shaking hands.

Yan Lingzhen slapped herself, forcing herself to calm down.

Her sister still needed her help.

Yan Lingzhen took a deep breath, started to look for acupuncture points to insert the needles, then asked Yan Hongzhao to prepare hot water, and called Cong Ge in, while also having Hong Wu surround the courtyard, not allowing anyone to enter.

"We need hot water, a lot of hot water, I need to use the water to help sister deliver the child," Yan Lingzhen said as she rapidly inserted needles.

Now, heating up water was too late, but Cong Ge, quick-witted, immediately thought, "There is a natural hot spring within the Princess Residence; Xiaoliu can take Miss there!"

Without a word, Yan Hongzhao carried Yan Wanqing and used Qinggong to get there.

The three sisters entered the water, Cong Ge stood by following Yan Lingzhen’s instructions, while outside Hong Wu and others stood guard.

Yan Lingzhen finally could calm down and help Yan Wanqing deliver the baby.

As time ticked by, when Yan Lingzhen, her hands covered in blood, brought out the fully formed child, everyone’s eyes reddened.

The small one was placed on a clean pad.

Yan Wanqing was conscious throughout, feeling the most important thing in her life leaving her body, tears continuously overflowing from her eyes...

Looking at the small entity on the pad, she reached out to touch it, but her fingers stopped three inches away.

"Cong Ge, take it away!" Yan Lingzhen said sternly.

Cong Ge, holding the pad, then turned around.

Yan Wanqing’s hand hung in midair, staring blankly, her face beautifully pale and helpless.

Her expression was complex; at that moment, no one knew what she was thinking.

"Don’t be afraid, sister, we are all here," Yan Hongzhao behind her choked up as she spoke.

Yan Wanqing slowly closed her eyes, "Mmm."

She had been a mother for slightly over three months and lost her first child as the fourth month approached... and perhaps, it would also be her last.

For a long time afterward, the sisters of the Yan family would often see Yan Wanqing holding a pair of small socks, sitting blankly in the room when alone, and returning to her capable, intelligent self when someone came.

...

The Thousand Mechanisms Poison that Yan Wanqing had carried for five years was finally cured.

The cure had cost her a life.

She could no longer afford any other price.

Yan Wanqing strived to recover, picking up her sword again, practicing her martial techniques day after day in the Princess Residence.

Latterly, she secretly stitched the small socks into an intimate belonging, even Cong Ge didn’t know.

She really didn’t have much time left.

She could not afford to bury herself in sorrow and cause worry to those living, that was not the purpose of her reliving this life.

Soon, the news of Governor’s Office Pass falling would reach the Capital City.