"This is your last chance," the Emperor reminded her.
Gu Youyou clenched her teeth and had no choice but to tell the truth.
"The water I took from the Flame Pool wasn't for myself but for... a friend of mine who suffered from the Fire Lotus Flame Poison, beyond the help of any medicine or magic. In order to formulate an antidote for him, I had to take the risk to visit the Flame Pool to observe the environment where the Fire Lotus grows, perhaps to find a way to detoxify. This is the truth, and if the Emperor still doesn't believe me, then there's nothing more I can do," she said.
...
In the Sanqing Temple, Jin Zijin removed a piece of paper from the leg of a white pigeon and then released the bird into the sky.
Upon opening the note, his body instantly stiffened.
The young Taoist beside him, seeing his worried expression, asked, "Big brother, what's wrong?"
Jin Zijin did not speak but turned and headed toward Qianyuan Hall.
