Chapter 166 Chapter 166 He asked anxiously, "Where is the Prince Consort...
Chapter 166
"Okay." Zhou Mingyan has always unconditionally supported Lin Zhiyi's decisions.
but……
"Don't worry, rest for a while. I'll get you some water."
"No. The water is too cold. I don't want to drink it."
Zhou Mingyan was about to tease her for being spoiled, but suddenly remembered that she was a girl and swallowed his words back.
Well...she can indeed be pampered.
It's due to physical reasons, and there's no way to change it forcefully.
He was just about to say he had a way to heat the water when Lin Zhiyi added, "You should rest for a while and heal your injuries."
They were still in danger, so they really shouldn't run around. What if an assassin came looking for water while he was there? Wouldn't Xiuyuan be in danger?
Zhou Mingyan replied obediently: "Okay, I'll listen to you."
The two of them took a temporary rest here, while Youyi and others on the mountain were like ants on a hot pan, running around in a panic.
The prince consort was the person they respected the most, and the person Her Royal Highness the Princess loved and cared about the most, but he was lost right under their noses.
Originally, getting lost was not a big deal - the prince consort was extremely intelligent. If he had been separated from them under normal circumstances, he would have been able to find a way to reunite with them quickly with his intelligence - but now the prince consort was separated from them in a state of "poisoning", "injured", and "falling off the mountain"!
Their sins are grave!
However, the road was blocked by collapsed rocks, and the way down the mountain was also piled with rocks. It was impossible to search down the mountain from where Lin Zhiyi and Zhou Mingyan fell, so they had to take a detour.
And they also have many poisoned and injured guards.
There was a group that had taken the injured and poisoned away before, and some of them dispersed to avoid falling rocks. Now there are not many people available.
What's more, we have to continue interrogating the few killers who were captured alive.
Even though the other party insisted that there was no antidote for the poison and he would rather die than surrender, the secret guards would always be able to find a way... right?
Youyi suppressed his anxiety and handed the interrogation to Youqi. He took the unharmed team of ten people and took a detour down the mountain to look for the prince consort and Master Zhou.
You Qi is an expert in torture among the secret guards, and he is well versed in some of the methods that are not acceptable in public.
Finger clamping, water torture, and xue position torture were all used...
But the other person was very stubborn and there was no antidote. He really had no choice but to kill him - if he killed him, there would be no hope of detoxification.
You Qi then sent people to the capital for help, and also issued a bounty to famous doctors in the world.
There are always some medical and poison masters who become particularly interested in strange poisons after hearing about them.
There should still be a glimmer of hope.
…
After Ye Changning led his men out of the capital, they rode at full speed, traveling day and night, changing horses every time they arrived at a post station. Finally, three hours after Lin Zhiyi and Zhou Mingyan were assassinated, they ran into You Qi and others.
Since he was sure that he was holding a fake Ye Changning, You Qi was not particularly hostile to the real Ye Changning. After cautiously asking him a few things that the real Ye Changning knew, he let down his guard.
After all, Ye Changning looked very genuine this time, and he was surrounded by his usual confidants.
Ye Changning looked at their small number of personnel and the wounded, and said in frustration, "Am I still a step too late?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the group of people but didn't see the person he was looking for.
He asked anxiously, "Where is the prince consort?"
You Qi: "The Prince Consort and Young Master Zhou rolled down the Falling Eagle Stream 300 meters ahead to avoid a landslide. You Yi led his men down the mountain in a detour to look for them."
Ye Changning strode towards the site of the fallen rocks. You Qi followed him and advised, "Master Ye, this area is blocked by rocks, so it's not advisable to go down the mountain. If you force your way down, it's likely to trigger a second or third landslide—which would be detrimental to the Prince Consort and Young Master Zhou."
Ye Changning paused and turned to walk towards a place where he could take a detour.
Yuchi continued to follow him.
Ye Changning asked, "Is the Prince Consort injured?"
You Qi: "I was injured and poisoned..." He blamed himself, "It was my fault... I failed to protect the prince consort..."
Ye Changning took a deep breath: "Didn't you get the antidote?"
"I'm trying to find a solution," You Qi said. "We've got the assassins under control, but they're too stubborn. Even under torture, we couldn't get the antidote out of them. They said they didn't consider the antidote when they were making the poison..."
Ye Changning stopped again, suppressing his anxiety: "Let me try. Bring the person over!"
"Yes! Thank you, Master Ye!"
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