Xue Three loved playing with poison, and poisoning his daggers and hidden weapons was a regular routine. Ordinary fast-acting poisons honestly didn't have much utility in duels between experts.
Because experts can control their blood flow and muscle contractions, sealing their acupoints. Fast-acting poisons can be immediately felt, ironically allowing them to suppress the poison's impact to the minimum.
But this slightly slower-acting poison, the soft blade slowly cuts the flesh, takes its time, and initially feels like nothing. By the time you feel something, the toxin has already spread.
San Ye's play is advanced dirty work.
Upon hearing this, the Third Prince nodded gratefully to Xue Three.
Then,
he struggled to turn his head to look at Madam Wu.
He genuinely liked this Jin land woman, a woman different from others on the Snow Sea. She was knowledgeable and courteous, skilled in the arts of music, chess, calligraphy, and painting;
