Chapter 5: Focus on a random reply
Nanny Lin was halfway through her words when she suddenly grabbed her throat.
She couldn't say anything and could only make unconscious "ah ah" sounds.
Xie Yingmian took a step forward and tried to grab Nanny Lin's wrist.
The moment she approached, Nanny Lin burst out with terrifying strength and threw Xie Yingmian out.
Xie Yingmian stopped only when her back hit the corner of the table.
The corner of the table was sharp, and she gasped in pain when she bumped into it without warning.
It took him a while to calm down before he was able to stand up.
It was also at this time,
Xie Yingmian discovered that Nanny Lin's eyeballs were bulging out in an exaggerated manner, as if they were about to burst.
Not only that, Nanny Lin's body seemed to have grown bigger as if she had been inflated.
Strength increases, body size expands...
This symptom!
Xie Yingmian secretly thought that this was not good.
"quick!"
"Quick, take Nanny Lin out."
"She's expanding, she's going to explode!"
"Get her out quickly, otherwise we will all be affected."
Everyone was shocked.
Surprisingly, they did not doubt the truth of Xie Yingmian's words, and they all stepped forward to push Nanny Lin out.
However, he was thrown away as soon as he approached Nanny Lin.
None of the people in the room were a match for Nanny Lin.
"There's no time." Xie Yingmian said, "Everyone, leave here immediately. Doctor Cui, help me carry Prince Ling."
The Concubine Dowager didn't believe Xie Yingmian's words at first.
But she saw with her own eyes that Nanny Lin's body swelled up as if it had been inflated.
If it continues to expand, it will definitely burst.
"Dongjia, Xijia, throw her out."
At the Toffee's command, two dark shadows appeared.
The black shadow threw Nanny Lin into the yard effortlessly.
In just a few breaths, Nanny Lin's body had expanded to an incredible size.
After expanding to its limit.
Bang!
There was a loud bang, and blood and flesh flew everywhere.
Blood and flesh fell like rain, covering the sky and the sun.
The falling blood dyed the entire yard red.
The tiles, windows, railings, flowers, plants and trees in the yard were all affected.
The scene was tragic and terrifying.
The concubine witnessed this scene and fainted from shock.
The others were also very frightened. They didn't dare to faint and went to support the concubine tremblingly.
"What's going on?" Doctor Cui was stunned.
"It's a Gu." Xie Yingmian said, "If I'm not mistaken, Madam Lin has been infected by the pea Gu."
Doctor Cui was puzzled.
Xie Yingmian explained, "When pea seeds mature, the pressure in the pod increases. If touched by an external force, they will burst, and when they burst, the pea seeds will bounce far away."
"Mrs. Lin's body is like a pea pod, and the Gu inside her body is a pea. The pea matures quickly, causing her body to swell. When it swells to a certain size, it bursts, hence the name pea Gu."
Doctor Cui understood.
He was a little surprised: "The princess is proficient in Gu insects?"
Xie Yingmian was vague: "I got to know a little bit by chance."
"How is the Queen Dowager?"
Doctor Cui saw that she changed the subject and did not ask any further questions.
"The Concubine Dowager was just frightened. She has taken the pills and her pulse is fine."
There were no extra beds in the bridal chamber.
The concubine was of noble status, so naturally she could not rest on the footstool.
Everyone carefully moved the toffee to the next room.
The guards and servants went to clean up the blood and meat in the yard.
Xie Yingmian found a small porcelain bottle and put a few pieces of minced meat into it when no one was paying attention.
Only Xie Yingmian and Yu Lingye were left in the bridal chamber.
Xie Yingmian was drying her hair by the fire.
When I stood up, I felt dizzy, had a splitting headache, and was very weak.
Xie Yingmian touched his forehead.
My forehead is burning hot, it seems I have a fever.
She gave herself an injection and lay down next to Yu Lingye.
"In addition to the medical expenses, I also have to collect compensation for mental damage."
When Prince Ling died, she wanted to be buried with him.
If Prince Ling had lived, she would have been thrown into a pig cage.
After finally clearing himself of suspicion, he encountered another pea poison explosion.
What the hell is this!
Xie Yingmian half-closed his eyes as he counted the silver: "I have to add the nutrition fee."
"The treatment fee is 10,000 taels, the mental damage compensation is 5,000 taels, and the nutrition fee is 1,000 taels, a total of 16,000 taels. If I round it up, 20,000 taels is not too much, right?"
"Not too much." A low voice sounded in my ears.
Xie Yingmian turned her head and looked over, meeting those eyes as deep as the abyss.
"Are you awake?" Xie Yingmian raised her eyebrows. He was awake much earlier than she expected.
She took Yu Lingye's pulse and said, "His pulse is gradually recovering. He is not in danger of death for the time being."
Yu Lingye looked gloomy and asked, "Do you know about pea Gu?"
Xie Yingmian was surprised: "Did you hear it? When did you wake up?"
"After the explosion," Yu Lingye asked, "How much do you know about pea Gu?"
"Not much." Xie Yingmian said, "I've learned a little bit."
Yu Lingye didn't believe it.
The imperial physicians knew nothing about poisonous insects.
The knowledgeable Pei Xun also took great pains to detect the Du'e Gu and the Wandou Gu.
Xie Yingmian could easily name and describe the characteristics of the two poisonous insects, so it was impossible that he only knew a superficial knowledge of them.
"How did you know this?" Yu Lingye asked.
Xie Yingmian narrowed his eyes slightly.
The original owner was raised on a farm since childhood and depended on her wet nurse for survival.
Apart from a few words taught by her wet nurse, she didn't know any other words.
Yu Lingye kept asking questions, obviously doubting her identity.
"That's an interesting question. Of course I studied at Zhuangzi."
"Oh...are you doubting me?"
"It's normal for you to doubt me. In fact, I know a lot about Gu worms. Even my deceased wet nurse didn't know."
"Many years ago, I saved an old man who was about to die. To repay me, the old man taught me some ways to identify insects."
"That old man behaved strangely. Not only did he ask me to identify them, he also fed me bugs and told me to figure out how to get rid of them myself. I was forced to learn some methods to control bugs."
"Later I learned that it was called a Gu worm. Just hearing the name, I knew it wasn't a good thing. After the old man left, I never touched it again."
Yu Lingye frowned slightly: "You saved an old man? Are you sure?"
Xie Yingmian's heart was beating fast.
What does this mean?
Can’t save the old man?
But when she first came here, she had already told the story of how the old lady taught her the secret technique of seed extraction in return for saving her life.
"Sure." Xie Yingmian said.
Anyway, it's all nonsense, only she knows whether it's true or not.
"How many years ago was he rescued?" Yu Lingye asked.
Xie Yingmian: "About ten years ago."
"Ten years ago?"
"I think so. It was so long ago that I don't remember."
"What happened next? Where did he go?"
"I don't know, maybe he's dead. Anyway, I never saw him again." Xie Yingmian became impatient and started to read the random replies.
Yu Lingye had a complicated expression.
Pei Xun told him that in order to solve the Du'e Gu, he needed to find the legendary Gu Saint.
He sent countless people to search for the trace of the Gu Saint, but only got one clue: the last time the Gu worm appeared was ten years ago.
He thought there was no hope.
Unexpectedly, the fate took a turn and God sent the Gu Saint's disciple to him.
Xie Yingmian doesn't come early, doesn't come late,
Appearing when he was about to die, was it a simple coincidence or premeditated?
If it was just a coincidence, it would be too much of a coincidence.
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