"Something seems to have happened outside."
Cen Xi was a martial artist. In the dead of night, with horses running around the streets and making a lot of noise, she sat up alertly.
Meanwhile, Tian Ying, who was on the other bed, was also awakened. With a sleepy face, she listened to the noise outside.
“Something has happened. Our Miao village has never been this noisy at night before. Come on, let’s go out and take a look.”
"good!"
Cen Xi knew something serious must have happened, so she quickly got dressed and went downstairs with Tian Ying.
The shopkeeper and waiter downstairs, along with the other people in the room, had obviously heard the commotion and all dressed up and came down to check on the situation.
After Tian Ying went down and spoke to the shopkeeper in Miao language, she explained to Cen Xi:
"The shopkeeper doesn't know the specifics either. He only said that he saw the Second Elder's family running around the whole city. Why don't we go to the Second Elder's house and take a look?"
"Girl, I understand Miao language, so you've gone to unnecessary trouble. But I appreciate your kindness, let's go!"
Cen Xi pinched Tian Ying's chubby cheeks and said with a smile.
"Wait, let's go to my house first. I'm really worried! I have a feeling something might have happened to my dad. Let's go to the Tian family's house first."
Tian Ying was genuinely flustered at that moment, so she ignored Cen Xi's teasing and ran straight out.
"Hey! There are horses in the inn's stables. Don't run away yet, I'll go with you."
Seeing Tian Ying turn and run away, Cen Xi shouted in exasperation, then leaped to the stable, mounted a horse, and sped off like an arrow.
As she passed by Tian Ying, she reached out and grabbed her, pulling her onto her horse and galloping away.
When she arrived at the Tian family home, Tian Ying rushed into the house and saw a room full of people surrounding Tian Dequan, crying their hearts out.
What's wrong with my dad?
Tian Ying looked at the person lying on the bed like a dried corpse with some disbelief and asked.
"Ah...! What a tragedy! Your father was sleeping when he suddenly started convulsing and became like this. Ying'er, you must save him! You're a Gu healer, you can definitely save him, right? Your brother can't live without a father, and your mother can't live without a husband! Tian Dequan, you died such a tragic death!"
Upon seeing Tian Ying return, Tian's mother grabbed Tian Ying's leg and cried hysterically, her heart breaking.
Tian Ying froze for half a second, then quickly went to the bedside and took Tian Dequan's hand to check his condition. Unfortunately, she couldn't even feel his pulse; her father's hands were like dry twigs, ready to break at any moment.
"What happened? Why did your father become like this?"
Cen Xi was very curious, so she asked a question.
“My father has been drained of his life essence and turned into a dried-up corpse. I’m afraid that no matter what we do, it will be too late to save him.”
Tian Ying, expressionless, finally sentenced her father to death.
"How could this be so sudden? This is too unbelievable. You... who do you think it's related to?"
“It must be related to the Miao King in the palace. Yesterday we gave him a strong dose of medicine. I think he must have used some means to go all out. My father was probably secretly harmed by that person in the past month or so, which is why he is like this today. Moreover, according to my speculation, the Gu King in the Miao King’s body was probably refined by that wisp of soul.”
"Everything we did yesterday was in vain. He has now developed a semi-indestructible body and will wake up soon."
Tian Ying looked at Cen Xi with a pleading expression, then said dejectedly.
"What? You're saying that Yan Shengxiao is about to awaken using your Miao King's body?"
Cen Xi was also struck dumb, unable to believe that this was the outcome.
"Let's go. We must go to the Miao Palace to find Yin Shun immediately. We must get the Gu Queen to our side no matter what. If I'm not mistaken, that person will wake up in three days. That will be a disaster for our entire Miao region. Only by protecting the Gu Queen can we make a mistake in his indestructible body. If he gets the Gu Queen again, we will be finished no matter what."
At this moment, Tian Ying's face no longer had the cuteness of baby fat; it was filled only with worry and determination.
“Alright, I’ll go with you, but we need to call one more person. My brother is skilled in Gu poison and medicine, and he might be a great help to us. Let’s go to the post station first, and then transfer to the palace, is that alright?”
After thinking it over, Cen Xi decided to invite Jun Jianchou along. He knew many unorthodox medical techniques, and besides, he was a surgeon in his previous life, so he might be very useful.
"Okay, I'm not very good at riding horses, so please take me there quickly!"
Tian Ying thought that the person must be quite capable. If she brought him into the palace, even if Yin Shun wanted to escape, he would have nowhere to run.
"good!"
After the two reached an agreement, they quickly left the Tian family compound. Before Tian Ying could even say goodbye to her mother, Cen Xi pulled her onto a horse and galloped towards the post station.
Meanwhile, after wandering around the Grand Elder's house, Shen Jinchen encountered the Grand Elder's son, Meng Tian.
After negotiating with him and learning about what had happened all night, the two reached an agreement to go directly to the palace to discuss countermeasures with the High Priest.
Zhu Changqing was bewildered by their antics. It seemed that he was the one who had figured out the whole story, so why did the Grand Elder's son seize the initiative as soon as he arrived and even lead the Central Plains people into the palace to claim credit?
However, he has always been a simple person. His temper, irritability, and lust have already consumed most of his brain, and he is too lazy to get involved in complicated matters.
Now that his father is dead, he has to hurry up and snatch Tian Ying away, otherwise that brat from the Lu family will definitely defile his wife. How could he possibly tolerate such a thing? So he has to take advantage of the chaos now and force himself on Tian Ying.
However, his idea was quite simple. Unfortunately, after running around the entire Miao region, he couldn't find even a single hair of the Heavenly Eye.
Left with no other choice, he had to go home to attend his father's funeral.
Meanwhile, in the palace, the high priest, who had just quieted down for a short while, was summoned again.
As soon as Meng Tian saw him come out, she shouted at him in a loud voice:
"Does the High Priest know that tonight all the elders of our Miao region have turned into mummies?"
"I understand. Lu Duling reported this matter half an hour ago. Meng Dian, what are your thoughts? Tell me."
At this moment, Meng Ya was very glad that he had taken a nap earlier, because he was afraid that these people would not stop for a while afterward.
“I don’t know. High Priest, you are now the most powerful person in our Miao region. Our ten elders were killed innocently. High Priest, you must find out the truth and give them justice.”
Meng Tian glanced at Meng Ya with a deep look in her eyes, and angrily stated her demands.
"Of course. Why was Shen Jinchen with Meng Dian at the grand banquet? Could it be that you are involved in this matter?"
After giving a very official answer, Meng Ya turned his attention to Shen Jinchen, who had been observing him with great interest.
"Whether it's related or not isn't up to me to decide. If the High Priest doesn't trust us, even if it's not related, the High Priest will still take his anger out on us, won't he?"
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