Chapter 128: The Villain's Lair
[Host, hurry up and get the turtle to swim up! There's a cliff ahead!]
The system's sharp electronic sound filled the sky.
Fang Lingchu tried hard to make the turtle swim backwards, but it seemed like there was something pulling it in front and it couldn't go back.
[No! Guagua, there seems to be something attracting the turtle in front.]
Fang Lingchu talked to the system anxiously.
[Host, there are only 10 meters left before you fall. If you really can't do it, try swimming to the side!]
Fang Lingchu saw that there was a buffer corner next to him, but there was a cliff thousands of feet high above him. Fang Lingchu looked up and although he was scared, he still let the turtle swim over there.
The turtle and a few people had just swam over there when suddenly the cliff next to it opened up, and several people fell down with the turtle.
【Ahhhhh, Guagua, you jerk. 】
After everyone came in, the cliff closed.
When a few people came out of the water, they saw a relatively wide cave.
Gu Wangyan and Yu Shuang protected the two people behind them and looked around vigilantly.
Fang Lingchu shrunk the turtle and put it into his own system space.
(The turtle is already Fang Lingchu's pet. It can grow or shrink and can be carried around with him.)
Then release your people and let them see if there is any danger in the cave.
Everyone slowly moved to the rocks. Fang Lingchu looked at his wet body and felt very uncomfortable.
The sound is also very disgusting, but it is not directed at the system.
"Guagua, what kind of place is this? It's just a bare cave. We won't encounter any opportunities, will we?"
The system looked at the cave and made an embarrassed expression in Fang Lingchu's sea of consciousness.
Then he said: [Host, this prince is indeed someone that Heaven hates and wants to kill for plot reasons! He can even reveal such a secret plot, I am truly impressed!]
Yu Shuang: What do you mean?
Prince: Do you blame me? Isn't this God's fault?
Gu Wangyan: He knew it wasn’t that simple.
Fang Lingchu was confused.
[What's going on, Guagua? What's the hidden plot? What does it mean?]
The system sighed and said, "Host, be prepared. Gu Wangyan's melon has been updated. The prince's plot death is related to this incident. Also, the emperor isn't in a good mood either."
Outside the palace.
I don’t know who said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was missing, and Fang Lingchu and Gu Wangyan fell off a cliff and could not be found.
Then many people began to get restless.
The Grand Tutor and the First-Year Scholar were waiting outside the palace together with some officials.
"We request to see His Majesty."
Then the Grand Tutor and the Grand Preceptor also came, and several Shangshu followed after hearing the news.
A large group of people stood at the gate of the palace, looking as if they would not leave until the emperor opened the gate.
When the common people saw the nobles acting like this, many of them came to watch the fun.
Citizen 1: Why are there so many adults here? What happened?
Citizen 2: Don't you know? I heard that the Crown Prince, Lord Xiao Fang, and General Gu disappeared together. The Imperial Guards went to the lake and couldn't find them. There's a cliff below the lake. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, it looks like they're in big trouble!
Citizen 3: So do we need to change the crown prince?
Citizen 4: What does this have to do with us? Don’t talk nonsense, just watch.
Citizen 5: Why hasn’t Your Majesty opened the door yet? Could something have happened to Your Majesty?
Citizen 6: No way, Your Majesty, could it be that...
Some people spread the news maliciously, and people became more and more worried, so more and more people came to watch.
The people's words reached the ears of everyone present.
The adults present looked at each other and kept this matter in mind.
The imperial palace.
The emperor sat on the chair with a painful expression and purple lips.
Suppressing the bloody smell that was about to come out, he said to the eunuch Gao beside him: "Gao De, go and invite the queen."
Then he stumbled to the bed inside without calling anyone.
The prince has not returned yet, and neither has Fang Lingchu. If something happens to him now, all their previous efforts will be in vain.
The queen heard that some ministers outside wanted to see the emperor, but the emperor did not let them in.
I had a premonition that something might be wrong with the emperor.
He quickly brought the people he trusted from the Imperial Hospital to the Qinzheng Palace.
The queen happened to run into Eunuch Gao. Seeing Eunuch Gao, she didn't ask anything, but just quickened her pace to the Qinzheng Palace.
At the same time, the news was blocked.
"Give orders, everything will continue as normal. Anyone who dares to leak the news will be executed along with their entire family."
The senior palace maid next to her responded and quietly returned to Fengyi Palace.
The queen quickly came to the Qinzheng Palace, asked Brother Gao to guard the door, and called the third prince into the palace.
The queen felt so distressed when she saw His Majesty lying on the bed in cold sweat.
"Your Majesty, how are you? Doctor Liu, please come and take a look at Your Majesty."
Liu Feipeng was specially trained by the emperor to examine his body, and he was also certified as a loyal person by Fang Lingchu.
Liu Feipeng did not dare to delay and hurried forward to examine His Majesty's body.
After taking His Majesty's pulse, he was soon frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.
The queen was very worried when she saw him like this.
"Doctor Liu, how is His Majesty?"
Liu Feipeng carefully examined the body for a long time before saying, "Your Majesty has been poisoned. The poison is very strong, but it's okay, Your Majesty..."
Before Liu Feipeng could finish his words, he was harshly scolded by the Queen.
"His Majesty is already in this state, and you still say it's no big deal, Liu Feipeng, His Majesty trusts you, so I brought you here. His Majesty has been poisoned so deeply, why don't you quickly detoxify His Majesty?"
The emperor's eyes also turned ashen, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
Liu Feipeng knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty still has some remnants of the antidote pills from last time. This poison will naturally be cured, but it will be painful. If you ask me to detoxify you, I am powerless! Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
The Queen Mother breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that His Majesty could be detoxified, but then she felt a little distressed when she heard that His Majesty might suffer.
"Is there any way to make Your Majesty suffer less?"
Liu Feipeng lowered his head and said, "No, this poison is the Datura Yellow Spring Poison. One drop can kill a person instantly. Your Majesty is still safe and sound because of the remaining antidote pills. Otherwise..."
Liu Feipeng didn't say anything else, but the emperor and the empress understood what he meant.
The Queen asked in a cold voice, "Do you know who poisoned her?"
Liu Feipeng lowered his head even lower before saying, "This poison is in liquid form. It has a faint floral scent when carried on the body, and the fingernails of people who frequently come into contact with it will turn slightly black."
After Liu Feipeng finished speaking, he didn't dare to look up at the queen at all.
Liu Feipeng was also helpless! It was a good thing to be trusted by the emperor, but if the emperor fell ill and he was incompetent, he would die!
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