Chapter 271 The Exposing Process
"Fuck you!"
Dou Mingwei spat on the ground, jumped on his horse, and pointed his sword at his head. "Kub, you dare to trick me? Today I will let you see, is my sword harder or your bones harder?"
"Wait a minute." Kubu said calmly, "General Dou, I have no ill intentions."
"No ill intentions?" Dou Mingwei almost laughed out of anger, wishing he could fight him to the death right now. "What a no-malicious guy! I'll beat you to the ground and make you spit blood later!"
"I'm the only one who can cure the poison in the young general. If you kill me, the young general will surely die too." Kubu raised the corner of his mouth, completely losing his humble attitude. "I have no intention of taking the young general's life. The reinforcements from Daqi will be arriving soon. As long as you hand over the prisoners, I will immediately detoxify the young general and we can still negotiate peace."
"General Dou, don't worry. The poison I gave you will only make you vomit blood for a few days. Don't worry, it will be enough to keep you going until reinforcements arrive."
After saying this, Kubu smiled sinisterly and turned away.
"Kubu!" Seeing him leave, Dou Mingwei became furious, his vision went dark, and he almost fell off the horse.
"General!"
"Don't worry about me." Dou Mingwei calmed himself down and waved his hand. "Send a small group of troops to wait on the necessary route and prepare to receive reinforcements."
"General, are there really reinforcements?"
"How the hell am I supposed to know!" Dou Mingwei drew out his scabbard and slapped the soldier's buttocks, shouting, "Hurry up and move! I'll wait three days at most. If reinforcements don't arrive and our food and fodder run out, I'll fight those Northwestern barbarians."
As the days passed, after Xie Ming drank a few bowls of hypnotic and tranquilizing medicine, his eyes, which had just been opened with great difficulty, closed again.
"It's been two days, and Ah Ming hasn't eaten a single grain of rice. He's been sleeping day and night. How can a grown man endure being so hungry?" Dou Mingwei punched the edge of the bed, feeling extremely regretful. "I should have gone to the enemy camp earlier. Even if I had to lie here instead, it would have been better than having to watch him with my own eyes and feel uncomfortable."
"This is the only solution. Lieutenant General Xie vomited blood non-stop as soon as he woke up. If we let him continue vomiting like this, he'll be dead in two days." The military doctor wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered, "The only way to rest is to sleep. I added some blood-tonifying ingredients to the soup. I hope it will be effective."
"General! General!" The soldier guarding the gate hurried into the tent and shouted, "Reinforcements... reinforcements... are really coming!"
Dou Mingwei stood up suddenly, a look of joy flashing across his face, "Really?"
The soldier nodded repeatedly, "I saw our team. There was a large group of people following behind us, holding our Daqi army flag. They must be reinforcements, no doubt about it!"
"Great..." Dou Mingwei picked up his sword and walked out.
Sure enough, as soon as I left the tent, I saw that very conspicuous flag.
The closer he got, the more the smile on Dou Mingwei's face faded.
Who can tell him why he saw a bright yellow?
As he approached, Dou Mingwei slid to his knees and prostrated himself on the ground. "Your Majesty, your humble servant Dou Mingwei pays homage to the Emperor!"
"Your Highness—"
The soldiers behind him knelt down in unison.
The emperor on horseback tightened the reins and looked at Dou Mingwei with a hint of smile in his eyes. "My dear Dou, what crime have you committed?"
"I've been dealing with the Northwestern Barbarians for a month, and still haven't..." Dou Mingwei lowered his head, a look of guilt on his face, "It's my incompetence."
The emperor dismounted, walked slowly to him, and helped him up. "No matter how good a general or a soldier is, they will be short of supplies. I am personally leading the army this time to replenish your granaries, boost morale, and inspire the people."
Dou Mingwei was deeply touched and looked even more remorseful.
The emperor patted his shoulder and whispered, "You have worked hard over the years."
Yan Ci also came over and gave him an apologetic smile, "It was my haste that made General Dou ill-prepared."
Dou Mingwei couldn't help but shed tears, and he lowered his head even lower. "Your Highness, I failed to protect Ah Ming... He was poisoned by the Northwest Barbarians and is still lying in bed."
Yan Ci's expression changed drastically. "What! Ah Ming was poisoned?"
With a bang, the knife in his hand fell to the ground.
Several people looked in the direction of the voice. Shangguan Qingyun's face was pale, and his hands were shaking so much that he couldn't even hold the knife. "The Ah Ming you are talking about..."
A flash of apology crossed Yan Ci's face, and he whispered, "It's Xie Ming that my father once mentioned to the Grand Marshal."
"Where is he..." Shangguan Qingyun stumbled a little, walked towards Dou Mingwei, and insisted, "Where is he? Take me to see him."
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Inside the tent, Shangguan Qingyun looked at the face that looked 80% similar to his own and suddenly burst into tears. He knelt on the edge of the bed and cried like a child.
The emperor sighed deeply, his heart also touched. He waved his hand and said, "All of you go out. Let Qingyun take it easy."
Yan Ci nodded slightly, then thought of something and said in a deep voice, "Father, we need to call my sister-in-law in. She might have a way to detoxify. We can't delay Ah Ming."
The emperor hummed softly, "I understand. Let the girl come in."
"You're already this old..." Shangguan Qingyun reached out and gently touched his forehead like she did many years ago, tears trickling down her cheeks. "Fortunately, you look like your father. Otherwise, you would have missed your father in this life."
"emperor."
Suddenly, a female voice rang out from within the tent. The emperor hurriedly wiped away the tears from his eyes, turned around, and smiled at Su Cheng. "The Zhao family's girl is here. Ah Ming has been poisoned and is unconscious. Ci'er said you might have a solution."
Su Cheng nodded, his eyes fell on General Shangguan, and he said softly, "Let me take a look."
The emperor understood, took two steps forward, and reached out to pull Shangguan Qingyun away, "Go aside and let the Zhao girl see it, otherwise your eldest son will die!"
Shangguan Qingyun wiped away the tears from his eyes, almost biting his back teeth to suppress the murderous intent in his heart. "Whoever poisoned me, dared to touch my son, I will tear him into pieces."
"What are you saying in front of a woman?" The emperor pulled him away and turned back to smile lovingly at Su Cheng, without any imperial airs. "Girl, go and see. I'm here guarding General Shangguan and will not let him disturb you."
This is the girl that Medicine King Bodhisattva has named. She is so likable no matter how you look at her!
Unfortunately, the beautiful girl already has someone.
If Suzhou was not here, he would definitely find a way to assign this girl to Ci'er.
Su Cheng sat on the edge of the bed, his fingertips resting on Xie Ming's slightly cold wrist. He lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then pulled out a red box from his sleeve, opened the lid, took out a fingertip-sized pill from inside, pinched Xie Ming's cheek, forced him to open his mouth, and stuffed the pill in.
General Dou was right. This poison was indeed difficult to cure, and Old Man Du had never taught him.
But she has the life-extending elixir in her hand. No matter what the disease is, it can be cured with one medicine. She is so arrogant.
【Waste! This is a waste!】
Su Cheng ignored the system's cries of collapse, turned around to look at the two of them, and said softly, "In about half an hour, when this pill dissolves in his mouth, Ah Ming will wake up."
"That's great... Thank you, young lady." Shangguan Qingyun burst into tears again, pulled the emperor's sleeve, and wiped her tears on it like she did when she was a child.
Unlike Shangguan Qingyun's excitement, the emperor seemed dazed, staring at the red box in Su Cheng's hand stupidly.
This box, these pills...
Why does it look so similar to the magic medicine that Medicine King Bodhisattva gave to himself to prolong his life?
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