Chapter 19: Was the clue a result of an unknown emotion? Or was it a long-planned plot? ...
"Sincerity?" Qi Xin seemed to have heard something like a fairy tale, and suddenly burst into laughter, clapping his hands. "Hahaha, you, Chen Yu, are you worthy enough to talk about sincerity with me? Or do you think that my father, the emperor, and my mother, the empress, treat me with sincerity?"
"Xiaojiu, don't be like this. I didn't expect you to know so soon. If you knew nothing, I could still protect you. Everything I said since we met may have concealed something, but I have never lied to you. Xiaojiu, can you trust me again?" Shen Yu saw her stagger and wanted to reach out to help her, but she barely managed to steady herself. When she raised her eyes again, her eyes were full of grief.
Qi Xin didn't want to argue with him any more. She turned her back and adjusted herself for a long time before she calmed down. She took a deep breath and spoke slowly:
"You and I are now in this together, what other choice do I have? Just stop bringing up these nonsense stories. It just so happens that there's one thing I'm confused about right now - you and I were both witnesses of the Blood Pill experiment, so why is it that your martial arts skills are still there, while mine are completely destroyed?"
Shen Yu rubbed his lower lip with his knuckles, and after thinking for a long time, Shen Yan said:
"I can only give you a rough guess, so just listen to it. First of all, you successfully merged, and you are a Super Zero Blood, while I am not. They are more wary of you than me."
He paused, then continued:
"Besides, our statuses are different. You're a princess marrying into a foreign alliance, representing the dignity of both nations. At the very least, you have to appear respectable. That's why they're crippling your martial arts rather than leaving you disabled. I'm their sworn enemy, and they'll only use the most humiliating methods to inflict pain on me. You're also a martial artist, so imagine how it feels to be able to store energy but never be able to stand up again."
Shen Yu changed his posture, as if he had thought of something, and added:
"Besides, I think there's probably a lesson learned from the past. They didn't expect that I, a crippled person back then, could still be rescued. So when it's your turn, they'll do everything they can to make sure you can't escape."
Qi Xin seemed to be thinking about something, and after a long pause, he responded with a few words:
"In that case, it's truly fate, there's no other way. But what do you think of those waves of people who arrived in the farmer's yard earlier?"
Shen Yu's eyes lit up with a hint of surprise. Unexpectedly, she took a sudden turn and brought up the farmyard again. Perhaps, to her, the farmyard was just a fleeting moment in the vast ocean, or perhaps a collection of clues from which she could gather clues.
For him, those were four years of excruciating pain.
After he was rescued by Zheng Ba and his team, he was paralyzed on the bed and unable to do anything. He tried all kinds of treatments in the world, including herbal medicine, acupuncture, etc., and then rehabilitated every day. He was reluctantly confined to a wheelchair, and finally stood up again.
What happened during this period is truly unspeakable. These four years have worn away his pride, extinguished his ambition, and even his boundless resentment has gradually faded away, leaving only a blank despair to surface.
Until—he received the letter from Empress Yuan asking him to fulfill his promise...
If he still has a breath left, if he is still alive, Qi Xin must be protected and kept safe.
He was temporarily unable to do anything, but he sent a message to Shuangjiang overnight, ordering her to rescue him. However, he hadn't expected that He Lianzhu would keep a far greater watch on her than he had once done to himself. Shuangjiang searched all around but couldn't get into the dungeon, and for a moment, he was helpless.
Then, to everyone's surprise, this pampered eldest princess actually became a zero-blood person, and was able to escape on her own. She happened to meet Shuangjiang and asked him for directions.
But after receiving the tip-off that Shuangjiang and she both fell into the river at the ferry and were accidentally separated, he thought that the little girl was really in great danger.
But in the end, she just appeared in her own wine cellar.
She had survived the blood pill fusion, escaped heavy pursuit, and even with only one breath left, she never gave up hope of survival. He looked down at her in the dim wine cellar, as if admiring a white orchid trapped in a deep valley but still struggling to bloom, pure and enlightened, radiant and beautiful.
Could I really let go? Could I let go of the country that my father had protected? Could I let go of the brothers in the Yasukuni Shrine who had fought shoulder to shoulder with me through thick and thin?
If we say that he had been living in the guilt of being ignorant of the world and under the haze of revenge for his father before, then the appearance of Qi Xin was like giving a pool of sweet water to those at the end of their road and a ray of hope to those who had been imprisoned for a long time.
He shamelessly wanted to be her master all the time, but in fact, she was the guide who pulled him out of the fog.
Therefore, for him, the farmer's courtyard is a rare memory that is hard to come by in the future.
Chen Yu suppressed his urge to speak out, turned his head back to look at her, and said gently:
"What do you think, Xiaojiu?"
"Okay, then I'll go first." Qi Xin paused, then continued, "The soldiers who came after me and the assassins who came after you should belong to two different forces, perhaps even enemies. But if you say they are both related to the Moon Nation, I don't think that's necessarily the case."
"Indeed. Therefore, it can be considered as providing you and me with some exploration directions. At that time, our Jingguo Army ambushed inside and outside the farmers' courtyards. Our original intention was to ambush the Sixth Prince of Yue Kingdom, but we were forced to advance the plan." Shen Yu paused for a while and said slowly:
"The people who were looking for you probably didn't know of my existence, so it can only be because of your identity as the eldest princess or as a person of superior zero blood. As for the people who were looking for me, it's hard to say whether they were the Yue Kingdom Crown Prince's men or people from my dynasty. After all, from what I know about He Lianzhu, he is cunning and suspicious. Even if he cooperates with others, he will definitely not tell everyone everything. Therefore, the subsequent reaction of the people in the court is particularly important."
Qi Xin suddenly realized something and confirmed, "Like, the state funeral is just the first step?"
"Yes." Shen Yu nodded, then asked, "So, what did Xiaojiu find out?"
"If we're talking about activity level, then Murong Fei, the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple, is a very suspicious person." Qi Xin rolled his eyes and thought:
"What I know now is that he should at least be working for my fourth sister Qi Ling. This is something I discovered last time in the cold palace. However, my fourth sister is not someone who can hide things in her heart. She doesn't seem like the scheming type in the palace. Therefore, I feel that Murong Fei's true loyalty lies with someone else."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yu asked, "What do you think of the Dali Temple Minister Lan Xiwu, the Ministry of Rites Minister Wen Shao, and the Imperial Censor Xirang?"
Qi Xin: "I've heard that Imperial Censor Xirang is upright and outspoken. From what I can see right now, he doesn't belong to either camp. If we want to bribe him, I'm afraid it won't be that easy. As for the Supreme Court Justice Lan Xiwu and the Minister of Rites Wen Shao, their relationship is still unclear, so let's wait and see."
Shen Yu was thoughtful and said, "Then, the next step..."
"We don't need to do anything at all." Qi Xin glanced at him and continued, "Since my fourth sister has accepted my homecoming banquet, she will definitely take action. Just wait for good news, Duke."
"Be careful." After saying this, Chen Yu realized he couldn't keep her, so he led her to the secret door in the corner wall. He pushed aside the vines draping along the wall, then removed the partitions. Gathering strength, he stepped down on the wall, and the stone pier protruded outward, clearing a space.
Qi Xin originally thought that the so-called "secret door" would be a mechanism similar to the one in the heavy ship camp, but unexpectedly, it was just an exit that was slightly larger than a dog hole and was driven by manpower.
She looked back at him in astonishment:
"You mean, I have to get out of here with this bow? It would be better if you could take me out with your Qinggong skills. It would save time and effort."
Qi Xin's words had no other intention, but when they reached Chen Yu's ears, they took on a completely different meaning. His eyes were burning as he savored this naked invitation.
"Xiaojiu, do you want me to carry you out?"
Without waiting for her to react, Shen Yu pressed her waist, stepped on several stone piles and wooden frames of varying heights beside her for leverage, and in a few seconds he brought her over the high wall. When he landed on the ground, he unconsciously pulled her into his arms.
Qi Xin was dazed by the sudden ups and downs, and let him circle her for a while. After she stood still, she pressed against his chest, suddenly pushed him away, and left on her own.
Chen Yu kicked the stone pillar beside him back and stared at her leaving figure from where he stood, a ripple in his amber eyes.
At the same time, in the Moon King's palace, He Lianzhu was kneeling on the ground, enduring the Moon King's thunderous rebuke.
"You useless thing!" The Moon King was furious and smashed the inkstone beside the table, breaking it into pieces. He pointed at He Lianzhu's nose and roared:
"I've taught you so many times, but you still haven't learned your lesson. Why are you so slow and indecisive? Not only did Chen Yu survive, he also rescued the superior zero-blooded person that Dayue painstakingly nurtured, and nearly caused your brother to die in Ningbei. I think you, the crown prince, are really tired of being a jerk!"
He Lianzhu kowtowed several times and said sincerely, "Father, please calm down! I was inconsiderate, and I hope you will give me a chance to make amends. I have an insider in Sheng State. This person is in a high position of power and often sends women of marriageable age to Dayue. We can always synthesize more than 50% blood surplus people, or new superior zero blood people."
He secretly complained:
What did Dayue cultivate? It was all earned by me, day and night, yet you chose to give it to your sixth brother. If that's the case, he should have died in Ningbei.
Although he thought so, he could not speak with any strength at all. He said bitterly:
"Even if a Super Zero Blood person has superior abilities, it's extremely difficult to resonate. However, my blood remnant army has already reached 60% resonance. If all of them were to unite, they would be invincible. At that point, a Super Zero Blood person who hasn't resonated would be nothing to fear."
The Moon King waved his hands and said helplessly, "Go down, go down, don't make me wait too long."
"Yes, I understand." He Lianzhu leaned forward slightly, placed his right fist on his left chest, performed the Yueguo bow, and then walked out.
Inside the East Palace of the Moon Kingdom.
A subordinate quickly stepped forward and bowed in the style of the Yue Kingdom, saying, "Your Highness, that person said that Princess Jialing has returned to the palace, and right now, things are at a critical juncture. He is reluctant to take on business, so he asked you to..."
He Lianzhu walked down step by step with a bloodthirsty look on his face, pulled out a short curved blade, and ran the tip of the blade across his face, saying:
"Oh? Can't send a blood slave? Then why don't you compensate me for him? Tell me, where should I cut off first? Your tongue?" Then, He Lianzhu aimed the tip of the knife at a certain place under his body, dragging out the last word, and was about to stab it fiercely, "Or, here——"
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ps——
Chen Yu: Xiaojiu, it’s all because you’re too smart, otherwise many things wouldn’t be so difficult~
Xiaojiu: ...
Chen Yu: Xiaoba, Xiaobai, Shuangshuang, come out here, what happened to your promise to help the main CP?
Xiao Ba: What? Master Qi, have you finally figured it out? Are you going to give me a proper status?
Chen Yu: Get lost, I won’t bend, next one——
Xiaobai: Master Qi, you played a good hand of cards badly. Wouldn't it have been better if you had been frank with Xiaojiu from the beginning?
Chen Yu: Get lost, you don’t understand anything. Next one——
Shuangshuang: Well, Master Qi, it seems like I haven't appeared again yet...
Chen Yu: Go away, go find the author, next one——
Xiao Ba: (speaking weakly), It seems there is no next one, my good Master Qi.
Chen Yu: Shut up! Come on, all the villains, I desperately need a chance to show off!
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