Chapter 113: She might be a guinea pig
Linglong is used to wearing heavy makeup because the leader of the Goshawk Gang has a special hobby and likes to chew all kinds of cosmetics.
In order to cater to the gang leader's preferences, she always wore heavy makeup and thick powder.
When she changed her clothes and cleaned the wound, she wiped off the thick makeup.
Linglong now is completely different from when she was wearing heavy makeup.
Mrs. Tao looked at Linglong, who was not wearing any makeup, and the more she looked, the more familiar she looked to her.
Linglong took off her thick clothes, revealing the place where she was bitten by the dog.
Her body was covered with not only fresh wounds from dog bites, but also many wounds from whipping, burns, and cuts caused by blunt objects.
The wounds were both new and old, and were densely packed together.
Tamamo and Tsumugi applied medicine to her.
The powder was sprinkled on the wound, making a sizzling sound.
It looked painful to others, but Linglong just frowned and didn't make any sound.
When Zhuyue saw the scars, tears almost fell from her eyes.
She always felt miserable.
Seeing Linglong's injuries, she suddenly felt that her own injuries were nothing.
"Girl, your injury..."
Linglong smiled and said, "My name is Linglong. What are your two sisters' names?"
Zhuyue pointed at Tamamo and said, "Her name is Tamamo, and my name is Zhuyue."
"It turns out to be Sister Tamamo and Sister Zhuyue. Don't worry, my injury is fine. I'm used to it." Linglong said with a smile.
Zhu Yue said distressedly: "Don't you feel any pain?"
"Who was so cruel to inflict so many wounds?"
Linglong said, "The pain will go away after a while."
Zhu Yue wanted to say something else.
Linglong had no intention of playing the victim and lightly passed over the topic.
Mrs. Tao looked at Linglong steadily.
Linglong noticed Mrs. Tao's gaze and thanked her with a smile.
Mrs. Tao realized that she had been rude.
She explained somewhat awkwardly, "I'm sorry, I thought Miss Linglong looked familiar, but I couldn't remember where I'd seen her before, so I took a few more glances."
Linglong said, "Madam, I look familiar to you. It might be because I've been to the Full Moon Inn before."
"There were many guests at the Full Moon Inn before, so I must have met Madam before. It's normal that she looks familiar."
Mrs. Tao thought, that’s not the case.
Because her son was ill, she spent most of her time taking care of him and doing behind-the-scenes work such as managing accounts.
My husband manages all the affairs of the inn.
It was her husband and the former shopkeeper who welcomed and entertained guests, and she rarely showed up.
What's more, she is face-blind and can't remember the guests' faces at all.
Anyone who looks familiar to her must be someone she is familiar with.
But unfortunately,
She really couldn't remember where she had seen Linglong.
…
The other side.
On the way back to Prince Ling’s Mansion.
Yu Lingye stared at Xie Yingmian with a cold expression.
Xie Yingmian was confused by the stare: "Do you have something to say?"
Yu Lingye did have something to say.
The words came to my lips, but I couldn't say anything.
Saying it's too dangerous for her to break into the Goshawk Gang alone?
That she was too reckless?
But, it has already happened, what’s the point of preaching afterwards?
What's more, Xie Yingmian only regarded him as a partner, not as a husband.
Judging from Xie Yingmian's appearance, he was obviously used to the life of a lone wolf.
If he showed any concern rashly, it would only make him look weird.
"Who is she?" Yu Lingye looked at the dying woman in white.
Xie Yingmian said, "I was just about to tell you."
"Wen Juexia, do you know?"
"She's the girl who helped me kill Diao Yu, the Palace Master of Jueming Palace."
"She came down the mountain to the capital specifically to look for her twin sister."
"I found the ice coffin in the secret room of the study, and inside the ice coffin lay this woman."
"The Immortality Stone is placed on top of the ice coffin. Coincidentally, this girl's face is almost identical to Wen Juexia's. I suspect she might be the person Wen Juexia is looking for."
Yu Lingye quickly grasped the key point.
He asked, "Is the Immortality Stone used to maintain her life?"
Xie Yingmian nodded appreciatively.
As expected of Yu Lingye, he grasped the key point right away.
"right."
"The other party collected the immortality stones just to save this girl's life."
Yu Lingye frowned slightly: "She, is still alive?"
Xie Yingmian was speechless: "How presumptuous of you to say that."
"Of course she's still alive, but she's practically dead."
Xie Yingmian sighed:
"I don't know who this girl offended. Someone tortured her until she was on the verge of death, then used the energy of the Immortality Stone to revive her. After she almost recovered, they tortured her again until she was almost dead."
"This happened several times, and her vital signs were very weak."
"I gave her a life-saving pill, but it barely kept her alive."
Yu Lingye's eyes were gloomy.
The person behind the Goshawk Gang went to great lengths to destroy the Full Moon Inn and steal the Stone of Immortality, just to extend the life of this woman?
Except for a few people, no one knows the value of the Immortality Stone.
The owner of the Full Moon Inn obviously didn't know either.
If you really want the Stone of Immortality, the people behind the scenes have countless more convenient and safer ways to get it.
It's really weird that they go to so much trouble to do this.
"You also noticed something was wrong?" Xie Yingmian asked.
Yu Lingye said: "Maybe she is just a cover."
Xie Yingmian had a different opinion: "Perhaps, she is a guinea pig."
Yu Lingye: "Little white mouse?"
Xie Yingmian: "It's the experimental subject."
"They repeatedly tortured people to the point of near death, then repeatedly used the Immortality Stone to prolong their lives. This behavior is like an experiment to verify something."
"She was the guinea pig for the experiment."
Yu Lingye paused.
This possibility is very high.
Xie Yingmian said, "It's meaningless to just rely on our guesses. Let's ask Wen Juexia later. Maybe there will be more accurate clues."
"One more thing..."
Xie Yingmian looked at Yu Lingye and said quietly, "The person who gave you the evil poison must have known about the Immortality Stone."
"I suspect the person who cast the spell on you and the one who used Sister Wen Juexia as a guinea pig for their experiment are the same person, or the same group of people."
Yu Lingye didn't respond, waiting for Xie Yingmian to continue.
Xie Yingmian weighed the pros and cons in his mind before saying:
"I once said that you were the biological son of the Immortality Stone, but I was joking."
"Actually, there's something in your body that helps you sense and receive the energy of the Immortality Stone, helping you repair your body."
"I've asked you and consulted Fu Mo. Combining what you two said, I've come to a conclusion."
"That thing entered your body during the Lingnan War three years ago."
"Do you remember three years ago during the Lingnan War? You went deep into the mountains and fell into a coma with a high fever. After a long fever, you woke up and were fine."
Yu Lingye didn't speak for a long time.
The carriage was dimly lit.
Xie Yingmian couldn't see the expression on Yu Lingye's face.
Just when Xie Yingmian thought Yu Lingye would not answer,
Yu Lingye said dissatisfiedly: "Fu Mo's mouth is like a funnel, and he still hasn't changed."
Xie Yingmian asked, "Can you tell me the details of what happened?"
Yu Lingye was silent for a while and said:
"We were deep in the mountains surveying the terrain when the clear weather suddenly turned into thick fog. We lost our way and groped our way forward in the fog for a long time, unable to get out."
"Until we saw the light..."
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