Married to a Villainous Minister

Yu Jiao wakes up one day to find herself transmigrated into the body of a poor rural girl, sold off in a marriage of luck to a sickly man.

Thinking she’s landed in a farming-romance novel, ...

Chapter 1163 Going Down the Mountain

Go find her, go find her! Cheng Ying, what are you afraid of? If she can't forget Yu Qizhe, break her legs, make a pair of shackles, lock her by your side, and she will belong to you forever!

You've waited for so long and finally got her, but are you willing to watch her live with another man?

She can't recognize you at all. You love her so much, but she may have forgotten you long ago. Isn't that ridiculous?

If you want her, go get her. Cheng Ying, what are you afraid of? What could be more painful than not being able to have her?

A sharp voice suddenly rang in Cheng Ying's mind again. His handsome brows were tightly furrowed, and his handsome face was full of gloom.

He took out the silver needle from the needle bag almost without hesitation, and stabbed it into the Baihui and Si Shencong acupoints without changing his expression.

By the time the sharp auditory hallucinations in his head disappeared, his forehead was already covered with cold sweat, and there was a hint of forbearance under his calm face.

There was a noise outside the bamboo house, "Superintendent, the medicine is ready."

Cheng Ying opened the door, took the bowl from the guard, drank it all in one gulp, and then asked in a cold voice, "What's going on in the Hall of Supreme Harmony?"

"Your Majesty has been meditating on the Ascension Platform these days, preparing to take the elixir."

Cheng Ying said: "Tell Taixu to let His Majesty take the pill tomorrow."

The servant replied respectfully, "Yes."

Cheng Ying clapped his hands and called out the secret guards, "I will be away from Xianyang for a while. Please act on my behalf and keep an eye on the capital and the emperor's movements."

Several secret guards had followed Cheng Ying for many years. When Cheng Ying stayed in the Fahua Temple, in order to facilitate his actions, he trained one of them to occasionally disguise himself as him and stay in the capital.

The leader of the secret guards asked respectfully, "Would you like me to accompany you?"

"No need. You all stay in Xianyang. If there is chaos in the capital later, you should act carefully and let the East Factory protect itself." Cheng Ying thought for a while and said, "If necessary, cause some trouble to Yu Qizhe. Then listen to my message."

"Yes." Several secret guards respectfully accepted the order and retreated.

The next day, Emperor Mingzheng sent someone to invite Cheng Ying to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. Due to Taixu's comments, Emperor Mingzheng was wary of the murderous aura in Cheng Ying and rarely summoned him to the incense hall where the Three Pure Ones were enshrined.

"Master Taixu said that today is the auspicious day for me to take the Supreme Golden Elixir." Emperor Mingzheng was in a very good mood and said to Cheng Ying with a smile, "But without you by my side, I would feel uneasy even if I took the elixir. This Supreme Golden Elixir is hard to come by. Otherwise, I would definitely invite you to take the elixir with me and share the benefits of immortality."

Cheng Ying sneered in her heart, but she agreed: "Your Majesty is the true dragon emperor, and I am just a mortal. I am afraid I am not worthy of it. Your Majesty just takes the pill, and I will stay with you every step of the way."

Zhu Kuang was suspicious by nature, and originally wanted to find someone to test the elixir. However, the elixir of immortality was extremely rare, and required the right time, right place, and right people. Taixu had been refining it for many years before he only got this one.

"With you here, I can sleep peacefully." After Zhu Kuang finished speaking, Taixu invited him to take a bath and burn incense, and then meditate in front of the statue of the Three Pure Ones on the Ascension Platform.

Taixu took out the golden elixir, which was in a golden nanmu box. The huge golden elixir was wrapped in vermilion sand. Taixu knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please take the elixir."

Zhu Kuang took the pill, glanced at Cheng Ying, and then swallowed it.

Taixu raised his head and exchanged glances with Cheng Ying. After a moment, Zhu Kuang's body softened and he fainted on the ground.

Cheng Ying and Taixu both knew that the reason why Zhu Kuang dared to take the elixir was because he was conceited. Although he was suspicious, he thought that Cheng Ying and Taixu all depended on him. Without Emperor Mingzheng, one would be a treacherous eunuch who deserved to be killed by everyone, and the other would be a sorcerer who bewitched the emperor. Neither of them would have a good end. Therefore, he was also certain that Taixu would not dare to refine the poisonous elixir and harm his life.

Cheng Ying stood up with a cold expression and told Taixu, "Put His Majesty in a safe place."

Taixu responded respectfully, which was very different from his attitude towards Cheng Ying when Emperor Mingzheng was here, "Does this medicine need to be administered until the governor comes back?"

Cheng Ying nodded and said, "Don't forget to feed His Majesty. He still needs to be saved."

"I don't need to worry about that." Taixu watched Cheng Ying leave the Ascension Platform, then stepped forward and helped Zhu Kuang, who had fallen to the ground, into the back hall.