Chapter Seventy-Nine: A Helping Hand in the Shadows
"I've seen in the classics that the scorpion is unique to the witch kingdom, and it is more effective against the poison of the witch kingdom. I haven't completely investigated the poison of Jiuzun, because it was brought out of the mother's womb, and it must be very difficult to cure it, but this wine made of yin scorpions, Jiuzun has just drunk it, and depending on the reaction, there may be no harm. β
ββ¦β¦ If you can get out of the city, it will be easy to do, and there must be no problem in handing it over to the master, but now you can't move an inch......" The soldier also frowned and thought about it, and finally waved his hand, sat down lazily, and threw the wine jar in his hand, "Come on, hey, I have the most headache with these problems, and it was not the material for studying medicine, although I have been with the master for several years, maybe it is not as good as your three years!" β
Wu Jinghong shook his head, "I can't think about going out of the city anymore, I can only try it with the scorpion first, as long as I can suppress it, and give me some time, I will definitely be able to find out." β
The salute soldier nodded casually, and waved his hand at the little kite who looked at them with a surprised look on his face, and who had not yet reacted, "Little kite, what are you still doing in a daze, arrange a place for the two nobles to live, let them live here for a few days now, and talk about it in the future!" β
The little kite came back to his senses and was about to say something, but saw Wu Jinghong solemnly bury his head and salute, "Senior brother, you two are our nobles, this time the distress is thanks to the help of the senior brother, but, I don't think it's a coincidence, why don't you tell me at this time, why did you appear in this place at this time!" β
The little kite turned her head a little embarrassed and glanced at the soldiers, Wu Jinghong was right, they didn't live here for a long time, and they didn't come here by chance, although she didn't know the inside story, but she still knew that her father was ordered by someone to bring her back to Shuo.
The ceremonial soldier scratched his head, as if he was a little annoyed, "This is not easy...... That guy told me not to expose his ......."
Wu Jinghong said thoughtfully, "Is it the third senior brother?" β
The salute soldier smiled, "You who want to be the emperor are different from those who are the emperor, you have a good brain, you can't blame me, you guessed it yourself, I can't help it~"
Wu Jinghong nodded, and bowed deeply again, "Thank you Senior Brother and Third Senior Brother for their great help, I will remember this kindness, and I will definitely repay you if I have the opportunity in the future!" β
The salute soldier shook his head and entered the tunnel without paying much attention, and the little kite took over the conversation and said in a soft voice, "Your Majesty the Cloud Emperor, His Royal Highness the King of Shura, please come with me." β
Walking out of the kitchen, there is a spacious and bright courtyard, although it is much smaller than the house of the surname Li, but it can be seen that the general structure is still about the same. Jiuzun followed closely by Wu Jinghong's side, and his vigilant eyes were always on the black cat on the beam. The big black cat's slender eyes became a little rounder in the darkness, but it still glared at Jiuzun with bad intentions.
"I'll give you a ...... in this room first," the little kite said, looking back at Wu Jinghong with some embarrassment, and asked in a low voice, "One room, is it enough?" β
It's really that Jiuzun's behavior, demeanor and language are too much like a child, she actually mistook him for a child for a while, if it is a child, it should be no problem to live in the same room with His Majesty the Cloud Emperor, right?
"Thank you, just one room, we are husband and wife." Wu Jinghong pulled Jiuzun, who was twisting his head and looking behind him, into the room, and shook the wine jar in his hand, "I want to start treating him immediately, trouble the little kite girl." β
"You're welcome, you're welcome, it's my blessing to be able to serve His Majesty the Cloud Emperor. Don't worry, I'll be in the yard, no one will disturb me, you can treat with peace of mind, I'll prepare food for you. The little kite waved her hand with some trepidation, and stepped away in small steps.
Wu Jinghong smiled lightly, nodded his head, and closed the door.
The little kite exhaled a long breath, patted its chest, and cautiously took two steps back, looked at it, took two more steps back, and then ran away in a puff of smoke.
The courtyard was quiet, there were not many flowers and trees, but it was enough to attract a few kingfishers to cry in the middle of it, Jiuzun sat on the edge of the bed, frowning, and staring at the door.
"Are you worried that the cat is going to break in?"
"How do you know...... Don't worry about it, I'm not afraid of it, no matter how fierce it is, I can catch it! Jiuzun pursed her lips childishly, but it added a bit of vivid color to that handsome face, Wu Jinghong chuckled and shook her head, she didn't know that Jiuzun was so cute when she was young.
"What are you going to do?"
It wasn't until Wu Jinghong took out the needle bag and opened it, touching the rows of silver needles and thinking about something, that Jiuzun withdrew his gaze, which scared him out of a cold sweat, and stretched out his hand to point at the silver needles, "You, what are you doing with the needles?" β
"What do you think these needles are for?"
"You're going to be a female celebrity?"
Wu Jinghong shook his head with a smile, "Jiuzun, you know that you are sick, but you don't know what is sick, I am your doctor, if you don't listen to me and do what I say, we will be in danger." β
"We?"
Seeing Jiuzun's confused eyes, Wu Jinghong stopped his movements and said in a gentle voice, "Jiuzun, do you know where you are now?" β
"Listening to those people speak, they all have Shuoguo accents, so they should still be in Shuoguo." Jiuzun analyzed seriously, "It's just that I'm not in the palace now, there is no one in the palace, and Gonggong Jin is not there, am I being robbed outside the palace?" β
"Well, eight or nine is not far from ten, you guessed so much, but I couldn't guess, why would you believe me?"
Jiuzun was stunned for a moment, and furrowed his eyebrows with difficulty, "Because Gonggong Jin is the closest person to me, he gave you everything, of course I have to believe you." β
Wu Jinghong lowered his head and looked at the place of Jiuzun's finger, which was a wooden plaque, carved into the shape of a leaf, but each leaf vein was dyed with different colors very carefully, and from a distance it looked like a string of colored beads.
Wu Jinghong's eyes were deep, and he remembered how he left death row.
After Gong Jin threw the Konoha to her, she was tortured by the cell boss and several jailers* until she called Jiuyao.
"You really don't want to?"
"Now that I have ascended the throne as the emperor, it is impossible for me to give away the Yun Kingdom, you are just a coward who surrenders to the medicine, how can you be qualified to ask for the Yun Kingdom?" Wu Jinghong said categorically, without the slightest hesitation, "Do you want to empty the gloves of the white wolf and exchange my life for the entire Eryun Kingdom?" It's ridiculous! β
Jiu Yao sneered, "Since you are so righteous and awe-inspiring, what's the use of keeping you?" Come on, send Father-in-law Jin on the road today, and from tomorrow, take good care of His Majesty the Cloud Emperor! β
"Heyβ" The cell boss stood behind him, and replied resignedly, glancing at Wu Jinghong out of the corner of his eye, full of schadenfreude and malice.
After Jiu Yao left, Wu Jinghong had time to study the Konoha leaf, and Gong Jin, who only had one breath left in the prison opposite, said in a hoarse voice, "Just wear it on your waist, someone will take you out, but please be careful, only this one chance ......"
Wu Jinghong did as he was told, and soon, someone came to "collect the body" for Father-in-law Jin, and those people buried their heads silently, one of them raised his eyes and glanced at Wu Jinghong, and then saw the wooden leaves on her waist, his eyes were slightly cold, and he quickly took it back.
ββ¦β¦ Help, King Shura......"
When he was wrapped in a straw mat and carried out, Gonggong Jin's eyes were dilated, and he unconsciously looked at Wu Jinghong and whispered softly.
Soon, these people went and returned, and without saying anything, they wrapped the dance in a sack and carried them out of death row.
Before and after, until he was left alone in a corner of the palace, Wu Jinghong didn't have time to say a word to the person who saved him. She didn't know what the purpose of this wooden leaf was, but she guessed that the owner of this wooden leaf might have been favored by Father-in-law Jin and promised that he could use it to save him when he was in danger.
"This ...... It was handed over to me by my father-in-law when he was dying. Wu Jinghong took off the wooden leaves around his waist and said in a low voice, "He asked me to hand over this thing to you, this is also the only relic of Father-in-law Jin!" β
"Relic?" Jiuzun straightened his face and said solemnly, "What happened, was Gonggong Jin killed by the assassins?" β
Wu Jinghong put Konoha in Jiuzun's hand, and said very cautiously, "Gonggong Jin is still worried about your safety when he is dying, and I will definitely save you and detoxify you." Jiuzun, you are no longer a four-year-old little prince, you are in your twenties, and you have become the famous Shura King, but you have been invaded by the poison of the Shuo Kingdom Palace, and now you have lost your memory for many years. β
"......" Jiuzun's eyes widened, and he looked at Wu Jinghong in disbelief, and the wooden leaf that he had just received in his hand also fell to the ground with a "dangdang", and the blood on his face faded completely.
"I know it's hard to believe it to tell you the truth, but we are in a very dangerous situation now, and I must let you know that if we are captured by your imperial brother, the current Shuo Emperor, and brought back to the palace, I am afraid that it will be difficult to get out."
"But, but ......"
"If you still don't believe me, then think about your own physical condition!" Wu Jinghong was not in a hurry or impatient, and guided step by step, "Don't you think it's strange? Are you that tall at a four-year-old? Look at your hands and feet, and think about the power in your body, do you still think I'm lying to you? β
Jiuzun's expression fell silent a little, and he didn't seem to dare to make any big moves, only rolled his eyes slightly, glanced at his legs and feet, and then looked at his hands. Slowly, he calmed down.
"Most of your current state is caused by the poison deep in your body, and I must treat you, no matter what method you use, you have to bear it." Wu Jinghong said lightly, "We are still in the imperial capital of Shuo now, and it is a trapped situation, there are infantry patrols in the city all day, and the city gate is under martial law, we have no chance to escape, we can only find a way to suppress the toxicity in your body first." β