A Replacement Bride

Chapter 128

Chapter 128

"Hmm?" When the indifferent old man heard the names of the herbs Katherine was searching for, his eyes twinkled with amusement.

There weren't many that would use a Millennial Gentiana Scabra and a Green Dribble Gramineae. At the very least, it would be impossible for the named herbs to find their place in the local modern era of medication. However, the olden days were different. These herbs were the optimal herbs in a certain formula for curing poison, especially against the ones that were specialized in inflicting neurological damage.

"And how should I address you?" Putting away his earlier belittlement, the old man spoke respectfully to Katherine.

"Can you do it?" Katherine didn't answer and only repeated the question once more.

"I can. However, it'll take up to three days before I can get it into Hovington." When the old man noticed Katherine's displeasure, he dared not inquire any further and only answered what he was asked.

"That's too long. At the very least, I want it in one day." The reason why Joaquin had lost his sense of pain was that the poison had already invaded his cranial nerves. Should the poison not be neutralized soon, he would be utterly ruined.

"That would be…" The old man hesitated slightly.

After a brief thought, Katherine took out something from her pocket and tossed it over to him.

Though the old man didn't see what was tossed over to him, he instinctively reached his hands out to catch it. When he laid his eyes on the item he caught, his expression immediately changed as he shot up from his chair. Almost kneeling to her, he said, "Your—"

"Deliver what I want as fast as you can to No. 731 Honor Street. I trust that you will not divulge what you shouldn't be divulging?" Katherine warned him with a stern expression which caused the old man to immediately swallow back whatever he wanted to say.

old man looked at Katherine before taking another look at the badge in his hand and failed to get himself together. It was only when she had left the house did he immediately make a phone call to arrange for the herbs to be brought into

there, Katherine went straight

reading something off his phone. When he heard noises coming from the door, he looked toward the door

take his pulse before she crudely undid his clothes to check on the recovery of his wound. After she finished checking him, she couldn't help but mock, "You should be thankful

be glad?" Joaquin

poisoned? That kind of poison is very rare. Ordinary people won't ever come across them in their whole life. Just what did you

as he kept his silence

condition, I suppose you were poisoned close to

you've really fallen

the mask. Nevertheless, it was just

been surprised by the woman in front of him numerous times, but he had never thought that she would even know about Zephyr. Perhaps she even knows about… His

a ridiculous question. "Since this poison was destroyed not long after it was concocted, there weren't many that got their

Vermillion Alliance?" Joaquin became even

she realized she had said too much. Then, she simply shut her

when she delivered Xyadin to him,

seem to be recovering well, I'll take my leave here." Although Katherine had only sat with him for a bit, she felt uncomfortable as she could feel Joaquin's eyes on her. And so,

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