Chapter 533 Many people died!
Jin Hua: "What's so strange about it?"
With a 'click', the door lock opened.
Simply pull open this iron gate, and those prisoners who went mad last night will swarm towards them like bees.
Zhang Tingjiu pressed down on the yamen runner's movement as he was about to open the door.
He said coldly, "Explain yourself first. What's so strange about that?"
The constable swallowed hard: "It's that rice porridge, it smells like..."
Duan Rongshi: "The smell of blood."
The smell of blood?
"The rice water has been tampered with; it's been drugged!"
Li Qingluo looked at him: "So, you didn't drink it."
He has always been a picky eater and never compromises on what he puts in his mouth.
At this moment, Li Qingluo actually breathed a sigh of relief.
Yang Qilang probably didn't drink the rice soup either, so he wasn't poisoned.
He, Que'er, and Zhang Tingjiu entered from the outside, which explained why they were the only ones who were different.
Li Qingluo felt a sense of déjà vu when she thought of the prisoners' outbursts.
The villagers in Wanjiacun outside Jinling City, when they went berserk, looked exactly like the prisoners who went berserk last night!
"But the butterfly, isn't it already dead?"
"She is the mother Gu of all bloodthirsty Gu poisons. Once the mother Gu dies, the child Gu will also die."
"Back then, Butterfly herself ended everything with her own life, and there should have been no more bloodthirsty poisons in the world!"
"What's going on here?"
Apart from Jin Hua and Duan Rongshi, no one present could understand what Li Qingluo was saying.
The more they seemed to know their identities, the more shrouded in mystery and unaware of their origins, which made them a source of apprehension.
Jin Hua: "Wouldn't it be clear if we went in and took a look?"
Everyone held their breath, weapons in hand, ready to unleash a massacre the moment the door opened.
However, as the iron gate slowly opened—
Inside the prison, there was a deathly silence.
At the entrance and on the steps, countless bodies lay densely packed together.
Just as Li Qinglu felt a sense of foreboding, Duan Rongshi and the others quickly stepped forward.
They quickly concluded: "He's dead."
Dead!?
They're all dead!
This horrifying scene terrified all the constables, leaving them with weak legs.
Just then, Sha San rushed over, looking flustered: "Miss, something has happened."
“Zhuiyu doesn’t look well. You should go back and check on her.”
Duan Rongshi's expression changed, and he turned around and disappeared from everyone's sight in an instant.
Jin Hua had already examined several corpses, and quickly stood up, saying, "Let's go!"
Li Qingluo looked at Zhang Tingjiu.
"This matter is now in the hands of Lord Zhang."
Her words had a hidden meaning, and Zhang Tingjiu quickly understood.
When Li Qingluo and Jinhua rushed back, Duan Rongshi was already channeling his internal energy into Zhuiyu.
Leng Dian had already arrived, his face pale with tension.
Jin Hua stepped forward, "Your Highness... Fifth Master, please let me take a look."
Duan Rongshi then quickly withdrew his palm and let Jinhua take over.
"Sect Leader Jinhua, I'm begging you."
He looked at Jinhua with a solemn expression, his eyes filled with pleading.
Duan Rongshi rarely asked for favors like this, but this was the second time he had asked Jin Hua for one.
Jin Hua's expression was solemn. "I will do everything in my power."
The sparrow beside her had red eyes.
Sha San was at a loss and could only silently stay by his side.
Seeing that her arm was covered in blood, he quietly took the handkerchief he had just gotten from her and used it to bandage her wound.
However, Que'er didn't even glance at him.
She stared intently at Zhuiyu.
Sha San stared intently at her.
Suddenly, Jin Hua pulled out a dagger from beside her feet and, to everyone's horror, slashed at Zhui Yu's neck!
Leng Dian almost impulsively stepped forward to block it.
Duan Rongshi reached out and stopped him.
Sparrow covered her eyes and let out a soft "woof".
When she opened her eyes again, she saw that Jin Hua had placed a Gu worm on Zhui Yu's bleeding wound.
Before long, a plump, blood-red worm fell out of the wound.
Jin Hua quickly picked up the worm, "This is what's causing the trouble."
"The rice soup was indeed poisoned with Gu poison, or perhaps it was just insect eggs, which is why it was not easily detected."
"Now someone must already know that things have been exposed, so they are in a hurry to kill the mother Gu to silence her."
"Young Master Zhuiyu was able to hold on for a while longer than ordinary people because he possessed martial arts skills."
"However... when he will wake up depends on his own fate."
But his life was saved for the time being.
Leng Dian immediately bowed to Jin Hua in thanks.
They quickly went forward to check.
Que'er also breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look at Sha San and smiled: "I'm relieved that he's alright."
Seeing her frank attitude, Sha San's originally icy face suddenly melted as if spring had arrived, and he slowly smiled.
Only then did the sparrow notice her own arms.
She scolded, "Idiot. Didn't you treasure this handkerchief?"
"I won't pay for it if you get it dirty."
Kill Three: "No, not dirty."
"Give it back to me when you get back."
"I'll wash it myself."
Que'er smiled shyly and walked to the side with Sha San.
Jin Hua put away the two insects, then got up and led Li Qingluo to the side.
"Luo'er, you guessed right. This matter may indeed be related to the blood of butterflies."
Li Qingluo: "What do you mean by that, Senior Sister?"
Jin Hua: "You might want to think about this. Perhaps the butterfly's blood was used by Zuliya to make something, and then sent back to feed the Gu worms."
"What happened tonight must be related to the Fourth Prince, Zongzheng Wuxie!"
Li Qingluo's eyes flashed: "If it really is related to the poisonous blood of butterflies, then this is the only possibility."
"This Zongzheng Wuxie is truly ruthless."
Jin Hua: "The Empress's birthday banquet is in ten days. The palace will definitely hold a grand celebration. A Duo and I will go to the palace with Zongzheng Wuheng."
"We will take this opportunity to get closer to Zongzheng Wuxie."
"If you can also find an opportunity to enter the palace at that time, we can then work together from the inside and outside."
Li Qingluo nodded in agreement.
In the blink of an eye, the sky had brightened considerably.
The gates of the Dali Temple government office remained closed for a long time.
The officials who came to take their duties knocked on the door again and again. Although they had heard about the bloody incident that had happened at the Dali Temple last night, they were officials of the Dali Temple. If they could not enter the Dali Temple, what authority would the Dali Temple have?
Just as everyone was about to bang on the door, Dong Shaoqing poked his head out.
"Many people died."
"Everyone, come in quickly, let's get started."
His long face startled everyone else.
Dong Shaoqing is usually a very conscientious person.
He wished he could spend every single moment of the day at the Dali Temple.
Why do you have such a bitter face now, as if something terrible has happened?
Until everyone saw a prison full of dead bodies...
The sky over the Dali Temple has fallen.
Half an hour later, the imperial edict from the palace arrived.
Zhang Tingjiu, Dong Shaoqing, and 'Li Wu', who was specifically mentioned by Yang Qilang, were all urgently summoned to the palace.
Li Qingluo then quietly left Dali Temple and returned home.
As soon as she entered the door, Wu Quan came to report: "Miss, the old lady of the Jiang family has died."
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