Chapter 77 The moment he attacked me, we were no longer brothers

Now, He Zhiran has completely given up.

Originally, she thought that it was possible that Mo Jiuye's birthmark was tattooed by the Mo family later.

But Nan Qi did not have the birthmark unique to the Mo family, which completely proved the fact that they were not swapped.

In other words, this record in unofficial history cannot stand up to scrutiny.

After getting Mo Jiuye's final answer, He Zhiran completely gave up his suspicions about his life experience.

At the same time, he was even more puzzled by Nan Qi's behavior towards him.

The person who tied the bell must untie it. Now I am afraid that only Nan Qi himself knows the answer.

Seeing that He Zhiran was still in deep thought, Mo Jiuye really wanted to ask her where she learned such a ridiculous thing.

But thinking of the promise he had made to her, Mo Jiuye tried hard to suppress his curiosity.

In order to prevent the woman from having wild thoughts, Mo Jiuye chose to express his guess.

"Nan Qi and I grew up together and have a deep friendship. He treats me sincerely.

I remember when I was fighting at the border, we were in urgent need of food and fodder. We petitioned the court but it didn’t get a solution. The soldiers were on the verge of running out of food. It was Nan Qi who paid out of his own pocket to send people from all over the place to collect food and fodder and send them to the border. That was really a timely help.

The first time I went to the battlefield, I was accidentally hit by the enemy's poisoned arrow. In order to help me detoxify, Nan Qi rushed to the Medicine Valley to get medicine for me.

There are many more things like this, which are enough to prove that Nan Qi’s friendship with me is by no means fake.

I discovered something was wrong with him after I returned to Beijing from the border at the beginning of the year. Although he went to greet me outside the city as usual, based on my understanding of him over the years of getting to know him, my intuition told me that he did not welcome me back.

Moreover, his eyes were always evasive. I thought he had encountered something, so I asked him with concern, but he chose not to give a direct answer, but instead avoided the question.

After I returned to Beijing and settled down, the first thing I did was to rush to the palace to see him.

But he asked me a question: If I were not the emperor's son, would we still be good brothers?

At that time, I didn't take his words to heart and just comforted him casually.

Now that I think about it, based on what Nan Qi asked, it's very likely that he heard something, or perhaps he really isn't of royal blood. However, the person who switched with him definitely wasn't me."

After listening to Mo Jiuye's story, He Zhiran thought of another possibility.

"From what you said, Nan Qi's brotherly love for you was absolutely true, but his attitude suddenly changed later. I guess he is not of royal blood and was indeed switched.

However, the person he got the news about and the person he switched with was you, so he was worried that the truth would be exposed after a while, so he wanted to kill you?"

Mo Jiuye said in a deep voice: "This is just my guess. After all, his true identity is still unknown."

"If that's the case, don't you want to clear up the misunderstanding with him?" He Zhiran wanted to know Mo Jiuye's true thoughts.

Mo Jiuye shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"Regardless of whether it was a misunderstanding or not, the moment he attacked me, we could no longer be brothers."

Seeing that Mo Jiuye's mood was getting lower and lower, after analyzing the situation to this point, this was all they could think of, and He Zhiran planned to end the topic.

The two fell silent at the same time, not knowing what to say for a moment.

In the end, it was Mo Jiuye who spoke and broke the silence in the tent.

"I'm going to sit by the river for a while. It's cool there."

It was indeed a bit stuffy inside the tent, and the first thing He Zhiran thought of was to go into the space and take a shower.

Seeing that Mo Jiuye is about to leave, this might be a good opportunity.

"Uh... well, could you come back in half an hour?"

Mo Jiuye looked at her deeply and said "hmm".

He Zhiran knew that he had agreed, and when he saw his figure disappear, he quickly slipped into the space.

Time was precious, so He Zhiran took a shower as quickly as possible, then dried his hair and changed into clean underwear.

I looked at the clock on the wall and saw that it had been exactly 40 minutes since I came in.

After leaving the space, Mo Jiuye had not returned yet. He Zhiran lay on his side and gradually fell asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, she clearly felt a familiar smell beside her.

Knowing that Mo Jiuye had returned, He Zhiran unconsciously moved to the side, trying to give him more space.

As soon as Mo Jiuye entered the tent, he smelled the long-lost fragrance.

For some reason, he felt fascinated by this smell.

There is even a primitive impulse at work in the body.

Mo Jiuye shook his head vigorously a few times, trying to keep himself conscious, and then gently lay down on the other side...

In the next two days, we will still be waiting for Zhou Laoba and others to return.

He Zhiran couldn't help with what the women were doing, but she was not idle either. Apart from being responsible for three meals a day, she spent the rest of her time making medicine.

The silver ring snake had been stored in the space for several days. He Zhiran planned to make the poison he wanted during his free time.

She hid in the tent and used some modern medical tools to extract the venom of the coral snake.

According to some recipe records, poisons with different effects can be made by adding different medicinal materials.

This is not a problem for He Zhiran, as he can buy any medicinal herbs on Taobao.

After two days of hard work, He Zhiran finally succeeded in producing two poisons and a kind of incense.

One type can paralyze a person's mind for a short period of time. He Zhiran named this poison "loss of consciousness".

The other one is simpler and more brutal. Anyone who takes it will die immediately, and there is no need for an antidote.

She named this poison 'Death Coming'.

The incense is easy to understand. After it is lit, the person who smells it will quickly lose consciousness, and the effect lasts for about two hours.

Of course, for his own safety, He Zhiran also made an antidote for the incense.

She treasured these things and kept them carefully for future use.

He Zhiran had prepared the drugs and incense, and the female members of the family had also prepared the clothes and shoes.

It happened that Zhou Laoba also returned from the capital with a few officials.

Looking at the sky, it was already the early afternoon. Peng Wang decided to stay here for another night and start his journey early tomorrow morning.

After another night of rest, everyone took the opportunity to change into new clothes and shoes, and washed all the dirt on their bodies and put them in bags for use.

The next day, just after dawn, everyone had breakfast. Peng Wang gave an order and the large group continued to set off.

Pingyuan County is a must-pass place when heading to the northwest. In the afternoon, the large army entered the city in a mighty manner.

If there were not a few officers following the team, no one would be able to tell that these neatly dressed people were exiled prisoners.

The group entered the city, attracting many inquiring glances. The Mo family tacitly lowered their straw hats so that those people could not see their faces.