Chapter 66 The Past of Nan Yue: Xie Family Army

These Nanyue people are really strange.

Wang Shanyue stared at the blood-stained piece of wood for a long time, then tilted his head and asked, "Is this Tang Yu's blood?"

Xiao Fangliang nodded.

"Why would she put this there?" Wang Shanyue was genuinely puzzled. He held it to his nose and sniffed it; it had a faint smell of blood and rust, nothing special.

Suddenly, he remembered that after he smeared Tang Yu's blood on the Gu people during the day, their murderous intent immediately subsided. He asked in surprise, "Could it be that her blood can counteract Gu?"

Xiao Fangliang, unusually, didn't scold him for being slow to react, but raised an eyebrow slightly: "More than that. There were signs of this all along, but we just never thought about it carefully."

He paused, then sighed, "Thinking back to when General Xie jumped into the blood pool to save her, the poison not only entered her heart but also damaged her eyes. But why is it that Tang Yu is completely unharmed?"

"That's right!" Wang Shanyue nodded in realization, then slapped his thigh in frustration, "I was only worried about my senior brother."

“But… Tang Yu is skilled in both medicine and poison, perhaps she has her own way of protecting herself?” Wang Shanyue guessed.

Xiao Fangliang did not refute, but nodded and said, "So, at first I didn't pay much attention either. Until... we came to Xia Nan."

"Then how did you discover it?" Wang Shanyue asked hastily.

"It started when she insisted on spending the night alone at that child's house."

Xiao Fangliang sighed and recalled, "At that time, the situation was still unclear, but she already had a way to protect herself. This shows that she knew long ago that she would not be poisoned by Gu, and that her blood might have a miraculous effect. Therefore, she did not need to prepare or test the medicine, and was able to hand over this life-saving 'sachet' to us the next day."

Even for a common cold, doctors need to examine the symptoms before prescribing medicine. But faced with the unknown plague, Tang Yu only needed one night to obtain the "medicine".

After all, the right medicine is hard to find, but blood from the fingertip is very easy to obtain.

"In the chaos of the main street today, you may not have noticed that those Gu worms did not attack us, nor the soldiers who were also carrying sachets." Xiao Fangliang tapped the table lightly with his fingertips and continued, "But when reinforcements arrived, the Gu worms seemed to have found their direction. Because they did not have sachets."

Wang Shanyue gasped, "No wonder the more people come to help, the more chaotic the scene becomes."

"That's why I thought of using her blood. After all, the essence of a Gu person is still Gu."

"But even if Tang Yu is from the Southern Frontier, why is it that only her blood has such a miraculous effect?"

Xiao Fangliang's expression darkened slightly. He gently rubbed the sachet at his waist with his fingertips and lowered his eyes, saying, "Do you still remember the Yuezhi that General Xie once mentioned?"

"The sorcerer clan of Nan Yue? Rumor has it they control Nan Yue's secret witchcraft, and even trained the Holy Maiden." Wang Shanyue exclaimed in surprise, lowering his voice to ask, "Are you suspecting Tang Yu...?"

Xiao Fangliang nodded.

Rather than referring to the Yuezhi, it was more accurate to say it was a more intriguing conjecture lurking in his heart:

Saintess of the Southern Moon, Moon Dream.

But he didn't say it aloud, because even if he were to say it, now would be the wrong time.

Then, he looked at Wang Shanyue and changed the subject: "These are just my guesses, without any concrete evidence. But now everything shows that Tang Yu and Nan Yue are indeed inextricably linked."

Looking at Xiao Fangliang's probing gaze, Wang Shanyue was stunned for a moment, then said incredulously, "You don't mean you don't want to save Tang Yu, do you?"

He said anxiously, "Those people have done all sorts of bad things. They would never let even their own Yuezhi kin go. Besides, whether Tang Yu is from the Great Xia or the Southern Frontier, isn't he first and foremost our friend?"

Xiao Fangliang paused slightly, then looked up at him: "So... you don't care about her keeping it a secret?"

Wang Shanyue said matter-of-factly, "Otherwise what? Even if Tang Yu was hiding something, she never harmed us. On the contrary, she saved us several times. I can see her character clearly. She is definitely not someone who would collude with Yueying."

Xiao Fangliang suddenly chuckled, as if he had already guessed the answer.

"Ah Liang, you actually tested me?!" Wang Shanyue finally realized what was happening, her tone tinged with grievance. "Now I truly have no trust left at all."

Xiao Fangliang sighed softly and said in a low voice, "I'm not testing you. I'm just afraid that one day you'll accidentally learn the truth and feel sad."

Wang Shanyue's mood also sombered, and he murmured, "I am even more heartbroken now that I don't know if she is alive or dead."

"Since Yueying took Tang Yu away, she must still be of use to the Southern Frontier. Perhaps... she can save her life."

When Xiao Fangliang said this, he wasn't entirely sure of the answer.

After all, the injuries were so severe that even a saintess who could control hundreds of poisons was still only human.

When a person is killed, their internal organs are ruptured, and they will naturally die.

Even if you're worried, you need to calm down and deal with the matters concerning Xia Nan.

As dusk fell, Wang Shanyue had just returned from arranging the delivery of the message to the Tang Clan when several soldiers, all sent by the prefect of Bai Ri, hurriedly arrived behind him.

"Young Master Xiao! Something terrible has happened!" His face turned deathly pale.

"Those Gu people have... they've appeared again! Now they're not just on the main street, but also in the west and north of the city, and at several alleyways!"

"What!" Wang Shanyue gritted his teeth and said hatefully, "I knew the people of Southern Xinjiang wouldn't give up so easily!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fangliang's face also turned ashen.

However, Xia Nan is short-handed, and Tang Yu's blood has long since dried, leaving him unable to come up with a solution that satisfies both needs.

If troops are sent to deal with the Gu people, they will suffer heavy losses. At that time, Xia Nan's defenses will be weak, and if there is any disturbance in the southern border, the city can be breached in an instant, making it difficult to ensure safety. However, if they are ignored and the Gu people are allowed to run rampant, roaming and killing, the people will also face certain death.

Wang Shanyue was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, but dared not disturb his thoughts.

But before long, a group of people rushed in from outside the mansion.

The leader was none other than Prefect Xue Qingshu.

Even though he was panting heavily, he couldn't hide the joy on his face: "It's alright, it's alright!"

"Huh?" Wang Shanyue stared at him unhappily.

Xiao Fangliang calmly asked, "What happened?"

The prefect, catching his breath, hurriedly explained, "It's General Xie! General Xie has arrived with his troops! Truly, the Emperor's grace is boundless, and Heaven blesses the Great Xia!"

The two were stunned: "Senior Brother Xie?"

"Yes, yes!" Xue Qingshu exclaimed with delight, clicking his tongue in amazement, "I've long heard of the Xie family army's bravery. I never imagined they could capture all those Gu people alive! With their combined attack, almost no one was injured!"

He excitedly approached the two men and said, “General Xie is truly worthy of being called the number one general of our Great Xia! I have heard that you two are very close friends with him. May I ask if you could introduce him to me? So that I can host a banquet at the prefectural government to warmly welcome all the officers and soldiers!”

Looking at the mountains: "..."

Xiao Fangliang: "..."

The two exchanged a glance, both disgusted by the man's shamelessness.

With the crisis in Xia Nancheng still unresolved and the people filled with anxiety, this prefect, instead of trying to appease the people or take responsibility, only cared about currying favor with others, which was truly despicable.

But he was extremely lucky; the emperor sent Xie Xingzheng instead.

If it were anyone else, they would have already ordered their throats to be slit or their necks cut, which would only cause the Gu worms to fly out and cause even greater casualties. But Xie Xingzheng had encountered Gu people in Shu before, so he naturally knew that subduing and capturing them alive was the safest method.

Only then can the situation be stabilized in a short time without any casualties.

Xue Qingshu, standing to the side, was still trying his best to smile and use sweet words to try and get on Xie Xingzheng's good side through the two of them.

Wang Shanyue couldn't help but sneer: "Who is as brave as the Prefect? ​​No matter how great the difficulty, he can sit in the rear and remain as immovable as a mountain."

Xue Qingshu wanted to argue, but was so intimidated by Wang Shanyue's overwhelming murderous aura that he could only smile and lower his head.

Wang Shanyue wanted to say a few more words, but was stopped by Xiao Fangliang's gaze.

After all, given the current crisis, it is not advisable for Xia Nan to be in turmoil.

Xiao Fangliang's eyes flickered slightly, and he said calmly, "Let's go see General Xie. We should tell him the truth about what happened after we parted."

*

South Moon Country.

Several days have passed since Tang Yu was brought back with serious injuries.

The room was now lit with dim lights, and a faint scent of medicine and blood lingered in the air.

The unconscious person on the bed seemed to twitch their fingertips slightly.

Although she moved very lightly, the blind old man guarding the bedside noticed it keenly and immediately got up and turned to her, his cloudy eyes fixed on her location.

Tang Yu was indeed awake. The faint movement at her fingertips just now was the result of her trying to launch a sneak attack.

Unfortunately, he was physically weak and could barely move his fingers, let alone launch a sneak attack.

Her eyelashes trembled slightly as she struggled to open her eyes.

The blind old man before him was excited, his voice trembling slightly: "You...you're awake?"

Tang Yu wanted to ask something, but her injuries were too severe. Her entire chest felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on it, making even breathing painful. Her throat was also blocked by sticky blood clots, and she could only make hoarse, broken sounds.

Seeing this, the old man quickly got up and went to the table to pour her some water. He mixed cold water with hot water, tested the temperature three times to make sure it was neither too hot nor too cold, and then carefully carried it back.

He moved very gently, as if afraid of breaking something, and gently lifted her up, supporting her steadily with his arm, and then carefully fed her water to her lips.

"Slower……"

Tang Yu didn't even have the strength to drink water; she could only press her lips against the cup and sip it into her mouth little by little.

The water soothed her long-parched throat, giving Tang Yu a little more life. But in her haste, she was choked by the rising smell of blood, coughing incessantly. Dark red blood mixed with water was vomited up, staining the teacup and making it nauseatingly foul.

She closed her lips and refused to drink the water again.

Although the blind old man could not see, he could hear and was extremely attentive. He immediately put the teacup aside, gently wiped the blood from her lips, and then carefully set her down.

Because coughing affected her internal organs, Tang Yu was in excruciating pain all over her body, and her breathing became heavier.

As if sensing her pain, the old man took out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket, poured out a red pill, and held it to her lips.

"Holding this under the tongue can relieve pain."

Tang Yu looked at the medicine, her eyes expressionless, and she had no strength to suspect anything.

Even though Yueying stabbed her in the chest, she instinctively felt no wariness towards the old man in front of her.

She slightly opened her mouth and rolled the medicine under her tongue.

Sure enough, the taste of medicine mixed with the taste of blood in her mouth. Although both were tastes she disliked, they did reduce the burning pain in her body somewhat.

After a moment, the old man spoke with some concern: "You... you've woken up just in time. In half an hour, around dusk, Miss Yueying will come to see you."

Hearing the familiar name, Tang Yu's fingertips twitched slightly again. She had too many questions in her mind, but she couldn't resist the sharp pain in her chest. She had no choice but to suppress her curiosity and lie quietly, secretly lamenting her predicament.

The old man lowered his eyes, but still added softly, "Don't worry, this old servant will definitely protect you."

Tang Yu opened her eyes and stared at the dark bed beam, so tired that she couldn't even look away.

Suddenly, she found it somewhat ridiculous.

These Southern Yue people are really strange.

On one hand, she sees the girls, who are being used to cultivate a saintess, as worthless, rotting flesh. On the other hand, she tells herself, who survived from hell, that she is her master, a treasure that Nan Yue was willing to use every precious medicine to save.

Is "Moonlight Dream" a treasure or trash?

Or perhaps, in their eyes, there is no difference between the two.