Mistaken Match: Marrying the Enigmatic CEO by Ruby Fennimore

Chapter 2127 Testing the Poison

At the base of the mountain…

Military tents were already set up, dotting the snowy ground with patches of green, like small flowers blooming in the frost.

Mackenzie had just stepped into one of the tents when Libby stumbled in after her, her face full of panic.

“Mackenzie, has Mr. Quintus gone in yet?”

“He has,” Mackenzie replied.

Then, she quickly moved to steady Libby, who could barely stand. “Libby, you’ve been malnourished for too long. Your body is far too fragile for a place like this You shouldn’t have come.”

Behind them, Claudette and Laura entered the tent. Neither of them seemed to agree with Mackenzie’s

assessment.

Malnourished? How could a woman who’s malnourished have a chest like that?

“I want to save my sister! If I don’t go in, how will Mr. Quintus know which one is her?” Libby asked anxiously.

“Don’t worry,” Mackenzie reassured her with a serious tone. “If your sister is alive, we will save her. We’ll rescue every innocent person before we blow the Serpent King’s hideout to bits.”

Libby nodded, though her worry for Quintus‘ safety was still evident.

However, Mackenzie didn’t have time to share her concerns. She immediately called Rhett and Anna into the tent.

“Rhett, quickly issue an order,” Mackenzie instructed. “Everyone must carry a gas mask at all times! But those patrolling outside shouldn’t wear one.”

Her command confused everyone.

Anna couldn’t help but ask, “Your Holiness, why such an arrangement?”

“This was Magnus‘ advice before he went in,” Mackenzie explained with a calm smile. “He didn’t go into detail, but I understand why.”

As she spoke, her eyes met Rhett’s.

her meaning and followed up, “But what if the poison is too potent

caught on. Mackenzie had anticipated that someone might seize

who the

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worries me. Someone has to test the poison. Otherwise, we can’t determine whether the enemy has hade their move. But using too many

on what I know about Aora, he favors poisons that weaken rather than kill outright. The weaker a person’s constitution,

those with lower ultivation levels to patrol. They’d be the quickest to detect

“That’s a solid plan!”

for a quicker response, which minimizes collective losses. Plus, if someone with weaker abilities is poisoned, it won’t hurt our overall

Everyone nodded in agreement.

us here, who

Anna’s question, all eyes instinctively turned to

so people, it was abundantly clear who was the strongest–and who was

“No way!”

weak. She can barely stay healthy in these conditions Sending her out to patrol is basically a

need to put

task.

“Mackenzie, I can do it! Let me

“This…”

and the others froze,

were unwavering, as if she might

She was

it’s from the poison or

“I can handle the cold. I’ve

wasn’t lying, but her last visit hadn’t been in the

I’ll accompany her. If one person isn’t enough to test the poison, I can help. I’m not here

was too frail, and while Claudette wasn’t a martial artist. her

poison,

was undoubtedly

determined eyes, Mackenzie relented. She nodded and added two more members to their

inside the tent wore gas masks, their

and six

patrol