Chapter 238 Chu Yuni is Poisoned
As soon as the words "Five Poisonous Toads" came out, Zhong Nanyue's face became unusually serious.
Chen Yue and Zhao Jingheng looked at each other.
Prime Minister Song said that there was a kind of dark green toad that was extremely poisonous and asked them to be extra careful.
Moreover, they not only have to be careful themselves, but also have to protect Zhong Nanyue.
Prime Minister Song had just reminded them this morning, but less than half a day had passed before the toad had already run out...
They couldn't help but wonder, could it be that the toad was released by Prime Minister Song?
Otherwise, with so many poisonous creatures, why did the toad mentioned by Prime Minister Song appear instead of poisonous snakes, scorpions, bees, etc.
If it was really Prime Minister Song who let the toad run away, combined with what he said, the toad would most likely come after Zhong Nanyue. If they could protect Zhong Nanyue and catch the toad at the critical moment, Yaowang Valley would owe them a favor. This favor would just be able to repay Zhong Nanyue's kindness. Then, perhaps Zhong Nanyue would let them go free?
If that's true, this is a clever move.
"What is the Five Poison Toad?" Chu Yuni was quite curious. "The name sounds quite intimidating."
Chen Yue and Zhao Jingheng lowered their heads to eat, pretending not to know.
Chu Yuni made Zhong Nanyue happy in the morning, and was taken by Zhong Nanyue for a stroll. When Prime Minister Song mentioned the Five Poisonous Toads, he was not there.
"It's not just the name that's intimidating. This toad has thorns in its mouth and can bite people," Zhong Nanyue said. "If you get bit by it, the wound will be extremely painful. Within half an hour, the pain will spread all over your body, and you will eventually die from bleeding from all seven orifices."
"So scary?" Chu Yuni was a little shocked, "Is there no antidote for this thing?"
"My father knows how to detoxify it, but it's very troublesome. I heard that the detoxification process is also very painful. Try to avoid it if you can. Besides, my father is so temperamental that he will only save his own disciples. If outsiders like you are bitten by a toad, he won't bother to care about you."
Zhong Nanyan reminded the three people, "You have to keep your eyes open and don't run around at night. Of course, if you have the ability to catch a toad alive, I will reward you. The toad is about this big, and its body is dark green, which is very conspicuous."
As Zhong Nanyue spoke, she used her fingers to compare the size of the toad.
Because of the toad's escape, everyone in the village was extra careful and closed the doors and windows.
A team of Medicine King disciples were patrolling with net bags, ready to catch toads at any time.
At first, Zhong Nanyue listened to the advice and stayed in the house obediently, playing with the jewelry brought by Chu Yuni and the other two. But after two hours, she felt a little bored.
The original plan was for Chu Yuni and others to play Cuju with her, but the space in the room was too small to play Cuju at all.
The Five Poison Toads are not big, so it is difficult to find them. If she can't find them, does she have to stay indoors all the time?
It's really boring to be locked up in the house all the time. Maybe the toad will run away from the village.
She suddenly remembered that Song Yunchu had said before that if she helped to conceal her identity as a woman, he would give her a lot of fun. She was bored at the moment, so it was time to find Song Yunchu to fulfill his promise.
I'll just be out for a short while, it shouldn't be a big deal.
So she took Chu Yuni and the other two with her and went to the house where Song Yunchu was.
"Hey, Mr. Song, didn't you say before that you would find me some fun? Now I'm bored to death, and my dad won't let me go out to play. What kind of fun are you going to find for me? Can I play it inside?"
"What a coincidence! This thing has to be played indoors."
Song Yunchu smiled calmly and looked at Chu Yuni, "Have you brought the mahjong that I asked you to bring in the letter?"
Now there are only two sets of mahjong in the entire imperial city, one in the palace and the other in the Song Mansion.
She originally ordered people to make mahjong in the hope that she could use it to kill boredom in the future, but in fact, she was never very busy, or it should be said that her days were not so idle that she had to ask others to play mahjong.
The subordinates each have their own duties, and she does not want them to be distracted by trivial matters. After all, everyone has their own things to do, unlike the four concubines who are idle and panic.
Therefore, the deck of cards in the prime minister's mansion had been idle for a long time. She thought it would be a good choice to give it to Zhong Nanyue, so she asked Jun Li Luo to instruct the three of them to bring it in the letter.
"I brought it. It should still be in Miss Zhong's room."
Chu Yuni said, turning to look at Zhong Nanyan, "It's that heavy box with so many small cubes in it."
"Is that thing fun? I'll ask my junior to bring it over, and you guys don't have to go out."
Zhong Nanyue originally thought it was just a box of jade stones with patterns painted on them, but she didn't expect it to have other uses.
Considering that the Five Poisonous Toads have not been caught yet, she did not want Chu Yuni and the other two to run around to avoid any accidents.
The fellow apprentices were more skilled in dealing with poisonous creatures than they were, and if she really did get bit by a toad, her father would not stand idly by.
Thinking of this, Zhong Nanyue opened the window and shouted into the distance.
"Seventh Junior Brother, come here!"
The young man came to the window with the net bag in his hand, "What's wrong, Senior Sister?"
"Go to my room and get the wooden box under the table. There are lots of small cubes in it."
"Okay!"
After a while, the boy came back.
"This thing is pretty heavy."
The boy placed the wooden box containing the mahjong on the table. When he turned to leave, Zhong Nanyan caught a glimpse of something green moving at his belt. She looked closely and her eyes widened.
Isn’t that dark green thing the toad that ran away?
At this moment it is hanging on the belt of the seventh junior brother!
"Brother, don't move!"
Zhong Nanyue suddenly shouted, startling the boy.
"The Five Poisonous Toad is behind you, don't move!" As Zhong Nanyue spoke, she picked up the tea bowl on the table and prepared to catch the toad.
Perhaps her shouting startled the toad, and before she could take a step, the toad jumped from behind the seventh junior brother to the ground.
Alarm bells rang in everyone's hearts, and they all tensed up.
Seeing the toad jump under the table, Chen Yue quickly picked up the remaining tea bowl on the table and squatted down to catch the toad.
The toad scurried to the foot of the bed again.
Jun Liluo's face changed slightly. He grabbed Song Yunchu's arm and quickly stepped back a few steps. Then he glanced around, trying to find something that could catch the toad.
It is unwise to catch it with bare hands, you have to use something to grab it.
He naturally hoped that others could catch the toad successfully, but in order to prevent accidents, he had to take action. If Zhong Nanyue was bitten by the toad like in the original book, with so many people around, it would not be his and Yun Chu's turn to take drugs.
He didn't want his men to get hurt. And it just so happened that Zhong Nanyue's junior brother was there. This junior brother must be happy to take drugs for his senior sister, right?
While Jun Liluo was thinking, he noticed a small incense burner under the window and poured out the ashes inside.
And the Toad had already jumped into the center of the room.
The seventh junior brother quickly lowered the net bag in his hand, but found nothing.
The toad was small but very agile, which made everyone panic and anxious.
Seeing the toad scurry under the stool, Shen Yue kicked the stool away, and almost at the same time the stool flew out, the toad jumped towards Zhong Nanyan who was a few feet away.
Chu Yuni was standing right beside them. Without having time to think, she kicked Zhong Nanyue towards the window, leaving the toad empty-handed.
Zhong Nanyan touched her kicked thigh, turned around and glared at Chu Yuni, "You want to die!"
"Didn't I just save you?" Chu Yuni argued quickly, "At that distance, my hands definitely couldn't reach you, so I could only use my legs."
Zhong Nanyan: “…”
Never mind. It's for her own good after all. Being kicked is better than being bitten by a toad.
"This little thing is too agile. Do we have to catch it? Or we can just kill it. Drive it under the bed, smash the bed and crush it to death." Zhao Jingheng suggested.
As soon as he finished speaking, the net bag in the hand of the seventh junior brother was empty again, and the toad jumped onto the table and landed right next to Chu Yuni's right hand.
Chu Yuni's pupils tightened, and she slapped it hard at almost the fastest speed -
"Don't take pictures!" Zhong Nanyue exclaimed.
“Bang!”
Chu Yuni used her inner strength to smash the toad and the table together.
When the toad jumped towards him, his eyes were already locked on it, and as the toad fell, his palm wind followed it, with almost no error.
Feeling the stickiness in her palms, Chu Yuni felt nauseous but also relieved.
"Finally dead..."
He caught a glimpse of a purple shadow flashing by. It was Zhong Nanyue who came to his side, grabbed his wrist and turned his hand over.
The toad had been flattened, and in Chu Yuni's palm was the liquid that the toad had vomited out when it died.
"What's that expression on your face? Are you reluctant to let it die?"
Seeing Zhong Nanyan's grim expression, Chu Yuni curled her lips and said, "This thing is too hard to catch. If we don't kill it, someone might get bitten. You have so many poisonous creatures in Yaowang Valley. It won't matter if one dies, right? I don't think you are a stingy person..."
"You stupid ass!" Zhong Nanyan scolded, "Who told you to hit it with your bare hands? The toad's mouth is poisonous, and the liquid in its stomach is also poisonous! Can't you see that we are holding something in our hands? If you flatten it, its poison will splash all over your hand, and you will be dead!"
When Chu Yuni heard this, she was immediately horrified.
He thought that the others were holding things in their hands and were trying to catch the toad alive.
Everyone in the room was in a panic. He looked at the toad jumping around and was afraid that someone would be bitten, so he simply slapped it to death to prevent future trouble.
He thought that Zhong Nanyue would not be so stingy as to bother with them over a toad, but he never expected that the venom spit out by the toad would be fatal.
Zhong Nanyue had turned around and stripped off the coat of the seventh junior brother, and covered Chu Yuni's entire palm.
This poisonous juice must not be touched, it is better to wrap it tightly.
Chu Yuni felt a burning pain in the palm of her hand, and her whole body wilted.
"It's all over." He said with a sad face, "I haven't become a high-ranking official yet, and I haven't married yet. I thought that I was a great hero, but I was destroyed by this little toad..."
"Shut up!" Zhong Nanyue rolled her eyes at him. "Behave yourself when you get in front of my dad! My dad hates people nagging him the most."
As soon as she finished speaking, she carried Chu Yuni on her shoulders and left the house at the speed of wind.
The others came to their senses and followed.
Zhao Jingheng and Shen Yue were surprised to see Zhong Nanyue walking further and further away.
This woman's Qinggong is so good.
But think about it, Yaowang Valley is peaceful and quiet, a good place to practice martial arts. Yaowang is a reclusive master, so his daughter must be good.
Behind the two of them, Jun Liluo was carrying Song Yunchu on his back and deliberately slowed down.
If he catches up with Zhong Nanyue, Zhong Nanyue will discover his strength and will probably become defensive. It would be better for him to hide his strength until Yun Chu recovers.
It would be best if Zhong Nanyue was willing to let them go. If not, they would wait until Yun Chu's injuries healed and then force their way out.
"Chu Yuni should be fine." Song Yunchu whispered, "Although his way of saving people... was a bit rough, he still helped Zhong Nanyan. Zhong Nanyan will definitely ask the King of Medicine to help him heal."
She guessed that one of the three might be able to protect Zhong Nanyue at the critical moment, but she didn't expect the final result would be like this.
In the original novel, when Zhong Nanyue was bitten by a toad, there were only her and Jun Tianyi. Jun Tianyi's drug use inevitably created an ambiguous atmosphere.
And today, the toad was still in Zhong Nanyue's room, but because the seventh junior brother went to get mahjong, the toad was brought in front of everyone. The toad was forced to run around by everyone, and finally pounced on Zhong Nanyue.
Thinking of the scene where Chu Yunni kicked Zhong Nanyue away and then killed the toad with her bare hands, Song Yunchu felt a little amused.
I have to say that Zhong Nanyue and the Five Poisonous Toads really have a connection.
After many twists and turns, the King of Medicine had to come forward to save people.
But fortunately, the people this time are their own people, not that bastard Jun Tianyi.
Everyone followed Zhong Nanyue to the back mountain, where they were blocked by two burly men.
"Are you all my sister's new followers? This is our master's territory, outsiders are not allowed to enter!"
Upon hearing this, everyone stood at the bottom of the stairs and waited.
Zhong Nanyue had already carried Chu Yuni up to the Medicine King's attic and kicked the door open.
"Stop refining the medicine, come and help me save people!"
The King of Medicine was sitting in front of the stove. When he heard the door creak, he rolled his eyes at Zhong Nanyue and said, "How many times have I told you? Doors are not meant to be kicked!"
"I don't have any free time."
As Zhong Nanyue spoke, she put the semi-conscious Chu Yuni on the ground.
When the Medicine King saw that his face had turned green, he immediately asked, "Where is my Five Poison Toad?"
"I stepped on him to death." Zhong Nanyue came to the side of Medicine King and pulled him up from the chair. "This kid was bitten by a toad to save me. Please help me heal him. This kid is so interesting. Not only does he speak well, but he also protects me wholeheartedly. I can't miss this fun!"
"How could you step on my toad? You know how precious it is!"
"It's jumping around everywhere. We can't catch it, so we have to step on it to death. You don't want me to get bitten, do you?"
Seeing that Zhong Nanyue's words made sense, the King of Medicine lost his temper. He came to Chu Yuni and untied the clothes that were covering his hands.
As soon as he saw Chu Yuni's palm, his face darkened.
"Did you step on the toad to death? I think he slapped it to death! His palms were full of toad venom, and you tell me you stepped on it to death?"
"I stepped on it," Zhong Nanyan replied. "He pushed me away and fell down. I stepped on the toad to death and the poison splashed all over his hand. I didn't expect this to happen."
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