Destruction of seventy three by one

Once everything was in order, with no hesitation Zou Liqin chewed on the jade-resplendent peony root which she later poured on her hands and squeezed it above Zou Yi's open wounds. A white golden liquid would be produced every time she squeezed, and every time the liquid came in contact with Zou Yi's wounds, a sizzling sound would be produced, like the sound of something being burnt.

Even with his body covered in dirt, black markings that were granular kept appearing across different parts of Zou Yi's body as they got sucked toward the areas that had the white gold liquid that Zou Liqin had squeezed from the jade-resplendent white peony root.

Black vapor immediately started getting produced from Zou Yi's body. All people present knew what that signified, Zou Yi had poison in him.

Was it the snapping willow tree or something else?  wondered He Shan as he carefully took a few steps back to avoid the vapor.