The Girlboss Begs for Remarriage novel Chapter 824

Lothar finished, "Right now, the priority is to get help for Ciril. I've sent for Abel Loggins from the capital—he'll be here soon."

At those words, Yed released Ned's collar while growling, "You're lucky this time!"

Ned stumbled backward, his brows knitted in frustration.

"Oh, you have nothing to worry about," Lothar suddenly said, looking between everyone pointedly. "Ciril is Ascendant rank—once he regains consciousness, who and how he was poisoned would be revealed. He'd know better than anyone. If any of you are present, I will not hold back. This is an attempt on my brother's life, and it entails a summary execution!"

Paula's fingers twitched at Lothar's threat, her expression unnatural as she sneaked a look at Yed.

Yed nodded at her in turn, assuring her to stay calm since they would never be exposed.

After all, they knew better than anyone that Ciril had been poisoned with the Taut Snow Tree.

The Taut Snow Tree sounded like a tree, but it was anything but—it was the one of most potent poisons that Hundred Bane Sect had in their disposal. It was meant for use against Ascendant ranks and named for the symptoms the victims exhibited.

If the poison was not cleared in a day, the ice-type poison would permeate their body, disabling their ability to regulate their body temperature.

At that point, they would die frozen stiff, like a tree in the snow.

There was actually a simple cure to it—one just had to cover themselves in the golden sands of the northwest and charge oneself with pure vigor to clear out the poison.

However, two factors worked against that. The first was that the poison acted quickly and confounded the mind.

The second was that even if martial elites recognized the poison, golden sand was not easily available.

In other words, there was just no stopping the Taut Snow Tree in time, and one could only watch as the victim became a 'snow tree' themselves.