Chapter 406: No Time to Lose

An hour ago, Xiao Jingfan wanted to test the fake Chu Liuzheng's strength, but the fake Chu Liuzheng took the initiative and attacked him with a fatal move.

Only then did everyone realize that the Yin Lanci captured in Xiyuan was just a puppet. The real one first disguised himself as Huang Ting and deliberately put a curse on Xiao Jingfan so that they could capture him. After arriving at the military camp, he waited for an opportunity to escape, released Zheng Qianqian, and kidnapped Chu Liuzheng. He also took the opportunity to disguise himself as Chu Liuzheng and come back to deceive them.

From secret to open and then back to secret, if she really succeeds, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Fortunately, Jiang Yao woke up in time and restrained the Netherworld Gu, so that the soldiers did not suffer heavy casualties due to the poison.

However, she had consumed a lot of energy in the previous battle with the puppet substitute, and had not yet fully recovered when she faced the real Yin Lanci, and could not help but fall into a disadvantage.

In order to help her young lady, Tongniang secretly killed the puppet substitute imprisoned in the tent without telling anyone.

Once the substitute died, it could no longer help Yin Lanci suppress the backlash, and the Netherworld Gu became restless and devoured its master even more than before.

Yin Lanci was caught off guard and attacked from both inside and outside, with no Ping Xuan to share the burden. She was exposed to many flaws for a moment, allowing Xiao Jingfan to seize the opportunity and shoot an arrow into her heart.

Jiang Yao cooperated with him in time and tried her best to suppress the Netherworld Gu's instinct to protect its master.

Without the help of the Netherworld Gu, Yin Lanci could not recover from the injuries he suffered and eventually died.

The Netherworld Gu abandoned her and was captured by Jiang Yao who was waiting for her opportunity. She was only waiting to be taken back to Yuecheng to find a new master and take on the responsibility of a Miao witch.

Just when everyone relaxed a little because Yin Lanci was dead and could no longer cause trouble, the Grand Tutor and Marquis Wen Zhao, who had been protecting Xiao Jingfan, suddenly attacked and teamed up to launch a surprise attack on Xiao Jingfan.

If Xiao Jingfan had not been on guard against the two of them because of Chu Liuzheng's inner thoughts, and had almost been stabbed, how could he still be alive now?

"There's one more thing." Lu Fei reported, "Tong Niang just came to report that Hongying is dead."

"Dead?" Xiao Jingfan was surprised. "But was it Abbey Master Jiang who did it?"

Lu Fei shook his head: "Master Jiang speculates that Hongying's death is related to Yin Lanci."

Jiang Yao once wrote a letter to the head of the Jiang family. After receiving the head's reply, she finally confirmed one thing: Yin Lanci had not actually cultivated a real human Gu.

Ping Xuan, Zheng Qianqian and Hongying are all just imitations of human Gu that she created by relying on the Netherworld Gu's ability to protect its master.

After Yin Lanci's death, the Netherworld Gu left the body and fell into dormancy, waiting for a new host. The replica of the Netherworld Gu in Hongying's body lost its connection with the real Netherworld Gu and self-destructed.

If Hongying had not been injured, or had not turned into that horrifying monster, and was caught between life and death, even if the poisonous insect in her body suddenly died, she could have survived using some methods.

However, her body had already collapsed, and she was relying on the poisonous insect to keep her alive. Now that the poisonous insect had self-destructed, she had no way out but death.

Fortunately, Jiang Yao has figured out the relationship between herself and the insect eggs in the bodies of the people in Longkou Town. In time, she will be able to eliminate the insect eggs for the people in Longkou Town.

After listening to Lu Fei's explanation, everyone fell into silence.

The Gu worm itself does not distinguish between good and evil, and can save people or harm them. In the hands of an ambitious lunatic like Yin Lanci, it can cause a disaster if not handled with caution.

In Yuecheng, almost everyone knows how to raise Gu. Who knows if the next Yin Lanci will appear?

Lu Fei glanced at Xiao Jingfan and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, is Yuecheng..."

"I will discuss this matter in detail with Abbot Jiang." Xiao Jingfan didn't let him finish, but instead brought up another, more pressing matter. "Yin Lanci has been executed, but his son is nowhere to be found. He's most likely in the hands of remnants of the Yong Dynasty. We must find him as soon as possible."

After all, he is the blood of the Xiao family, and he cannot be raised by the remnants of the Yong Dynasty.

Everyone agreed.

Chen Xing said, "Ping Xuan is also a human Gu. Now that Yin Lanci is dead, he must have been severely injured. He shouldn't be able to cause any trouble in the short term."

This is good news.

At this moment, Feng Jing returned with another piece of good news: "Your Majesty, I have Zheng Qianqian's blood. If he is the one who abducted Liu Zheng, we can use the Shadow Chaser to track him and find Liu Zheng."

"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing earlier!" Chen Xing patted him.

If they had taken it out earlier, would they just be standing here waiting for the results?

Feng Jing: "I didn't know who kidnapped Liu Zheng before. I was anxious to find him so I didn't mention it. Then I was busy treating His Majesty's injuries and poison. I didn't pay attention to it when I was busy."

The safety of the emperor concerns the people of the world, and he happens to be right in front of him. Even if he wants to save Chu Liuzheng first, he will probably be held at knifepoint by Eunuch Zhou and forced to wake the emperor up first.

You can't be distracted when saving people.

Chen Xing said unhappily, "What about just now? Why didn't you mention it just now?"

Feng Jing spread his hands: "I forgot."

He originally planned to go and rescue her himself, but the emperor turned out to be more generous than he thought.

Chen Xing gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, wanting to beat up the miracle doctor!

Feng Jing decisively hid behind Lu Fei with a bitter look on his face. He really didn't forget it on purpose.

"There is no time to lose, let's save people first." Xiao Jingfan stopped a fight that was about to break out and signaled Feng Jing to release the shadow-chasing bug.

Zheng Qianqian had a grudge against that woman, and it was unknown how she would be treated if she fell into his hands.

Whenever Xiao Jingfan thought about Chu Liuzheng being tortured by Zheng Qianqian, he became upset and regretted agreeing to let Chu Liuzheng interrogate Zheng Qianqian.

But there is no point in regretting now. The most important thing is to rescue the person as soon as possible.

"Your Majesty, you are still injured and need to rest." Zhou Yuande advised bitterly, wishing he could grab her. "Leave the rescue to Lord Lu and the others. They will definitely bring Miss Liu Zheng back safely."

Xiao Jingfan ignored him completely, put on his cloak and strode out.

"Your Majesty!" Zhou Yuande hurriedly followed, cursing Zheng Qianqian, the bastard, a thousand times in his heart. At the same time, he prayed that Chu Liuzheng would be blessed by heaven and wait for them to rescue him safely.

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"A-choo! A-choo! A-choo!" Chu Liuzheng sniffed hard, shivering from the whistling mountain wind at night.

She quickened the pace of pulling off her cloak.

"Second Junior Brother, I'll lend you my cloak for a bit. Consider it as the medical expenses and mental damages you owe me. I won't be paying you back!"

She muttered something to herself, and then sleekly put on the still warm cloak, instantly feeling much warmer.

The cape dragged on the ground, and it was undoubtedly longer.

[Tsk, why are they all so tall? ]

Chu Liuzheng felt inexplicably unhappy and kicked the man on the ground a few times.

Zheng Qianqian lay face down on the ground, without any reaction.

Not far from him lay an old man, or to be more precise, a monster with two old men's heads.

This monster was the old man Wei who was guarding the library. When Chu Liuzheng first saw him, he almost fainted from fright.

What kind of mess did Yin Lanci come up with?

(End of this chapter)