Chapter 138 What do villains usually die from?
At this moment, Doctor Crane released Su Xiaoyu's wrist, took out a jade pendant with a warm luster from his pocket, and handed it to her.
"This is the Pure Heart Jade from Medicine King Valley, which can temporarily shield you from the backlash of the plot correction power. Listen to me, leave the hunting ground now, find a place to hide, and come out after the plot of the Crown Prince falling off his horse is over. Preserving your life is the most important thing."
Su Xiaoyu looked at the jade pendant, but didn't reach out to take it immediately; her arm felt like it was filled with lead.
The words of the Divine Physician Crane echoed repeatedly in her mind.
The world collapses...returns to nothingness...all living beings will cease to exist...
Each word carried a devastating weight, making it hard for her to breathe.
She's just an ordinary person, why should she have to bear such terrible consequences?
Her gaze involuntarily shifted to the training ground beside her. The open space was covered with hoofprints, and it was as if she could see through these marks Xiao Jingheng's tall and straight back as he rode away, see the worried eyes of her mother and father, and see the dimmed eyes of the people in the Marquis's mansion when they learned of the tragedy...
For Su Xiaoyu, these people are no longer just cold, lifeless words in a book.
They are living, breathing people; they get angry and laugh, and they care about her and protect her.
The Marquis's mansion provided her with protection, and Xiao Jingheng gave her a thrill and warmth she had never experienced before.
Who can say for sure that the modern world she once lived in wasn't another, even more 'grand' 'book'?
The lines between truth and falsehood, illusion and reality, have become so blurred at this moment.
Just because she has this damned 'God's perspective,' just because of some so-called 'world stability,' does she have to watch them head towards a known tragic end, and sacrifice everyone she cares about for some vague 'big picture'?
No!
Su Xiaoyu told herself this.
Her heart is too small to hold the whole world.
All she knew was that if she stood by and watched the Crown Prince fall from his horse, the Marquis's mansion suffer, and Xiao Jingheng marry someone she didn't love, she would be doomed.
She'll regret it for the rest of her life!
Even if she survives by chance, she will spend the rest of her life in regret, unease, and the torment of her conscience.
What difference is there between living like that and being a walking corpse?
Su Xiaoyu took a deep breath and looked around. Soon, she found a piece of wood about the thickness of an arm by the roadside.
She stepped forward, picked up the stick, and weighed it in her hand.
Seeing her sudden action, Doctor He was puzzled. "Girl, why are you picking up a stick? Don't do anything foolish!"
Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoyu gave a smile that was somewhat enigmatic.
"Dr. Crane," she suddenly asked out of the blue, "you are well-read and knowledgeable about the past and present, but do you know... how villains usually die?"
"What?"
The Divine Physician Crane was taken aback by her inexplicable question. He subconsciously pondered the question, and his mind momentarily became scattered.
Now!
Su Xiaoyu's eyes suddenly sharpened, and she shouted loudly behind him, "Master Shen, what brings you here?"
Shen Guangnian's reputation was indeed very intimidating, and Doctor He subconsciously turned around to check.
As a result, the moment he turned around, Su Xiaoyu raised the wooden stick without hesitation and smashed it hard against the back of Doctor He's neck!
However, she wasn't a trained fighter after all, and coupled with the height difference and nervousness, the angle of her strike was off by quite a bit.
"Bang!"
The wooden stick struck Doctor Crane squarely on the back of the head!
"Well!"
The tall and slender Doctor Crane swayed, turned around in disbelief, and looked on in astonishment.
In the end, all they managed to catch was a glimpse of Su Xiaoyu's face, which was filled with apology yet also incredibly resolute.
"I'm sorry, Dr. He, but due to the circumstances, I can only let you get some sleep first!"
"I'll tell you the answer when you wake up."
Su Xiaoyu threw down the wooden stick, not daring to linger. She glanced one last time at the fallen He Shenyi, gritted her teeth, turned around, and sprinted towards the core area again.
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Su Xiaoyu ran to the emperor's tent, but was stopped by the imperial guards at the gate as expected.
Two imperial guards, clad in silver armor, stood expressionless, each holding a long spear.
"Halt! Who dares to trespass on the imperial domain?"
Panting heavily, Su Xiaoyu hurriedly said, "Sir, I... I have urgent business to discuss with Master Shen. Please inform him!"
The imperial guard sized her up and down, noticing that Su Xiaoyu was dressed in low-ranking eunuch attire, travel-worn, and had scratches on her face. He clearly didn't believe her: "What kind of status does Master Shen have? How dare a lowly eunuch like you just see him? Get out of here immediately, or you'll be treated as an assassin!"
Su Xiaoyu was extremely anxious, knowing that forcing her way in would definitely not work. In desperation, she quickly changed her mind:
"Then, then I can go to Eunuch Fugui. Please trouble you, sir, and just say... just say that Xiao Yu has something extremely urgent to attend to!"
The guard became even more suspicious and shouted sternly, "Who are you? What business do you have with Eunuch Fu? If you can't explain yourself, arrest him immediately!"
Su Xiaoyu was startled and immediately became speechless.
How could she explain her identity? She couldn't very well say that she was a maidservant from the Yongning Marquis's mansion disguised as a eunuch—that was a capital offense!
Moreover, who knows if there are any spies of the Third Prince around this camp? If the news leaks out, not only will he be unable to save the Crown Prince, but he himself will also lose his life.
Seeing that she was stammering and unable to speak, the soldiers immediately stepped forward to arrest her.
"If you can't say it, then take it!"
The soldiers raised their rifles and were about to advance when...
"stop!"
Su Xiaoyu looked up and saw Fugui walking quickly towards her, dressed in the uniform of an Eastern Depot agent, with a cold and stern expression.
"What's all this commotion?" Fu Gui's voice remained calm.
Su Xiaoyu felt as if she had seen a savior and quickly called out, "Grandpa Fu!"
Upon seeing this, the two guards quickly bowed and greeted, "Greetings, Eunuch Fu."
Fu Gui waved his hand and said to the guard, "This person is someone my godfather wants to see. Leave him to me."
Seeing that it was a favorite of Shen Guangnian who spoke, the guards naturally dared not say anything more and respectfully withdrew.
Fu Gui led Su Xiaoyu to a secluded corner and whispered, "Why did you come here? Are you out of your mind?"
Su Xiaoyu grabbed his sleeve, her voice urgent: "Eunuch Fu, there's no time to explain in detail. Last night at the stable, someone attacked me and tampered with His Highness the Crown Prince's horse, 'Zhaoye.' I suspect someone might harm His Highness the Crown Prince. I must immediately report to Master Shen and ask him to send a reliable person to find the Crown Prince and warn others to change horses."
Upon hearing this, Fu Gui's expression changed drastically.
Knowing the gravity of the matter, she asked Su Xiaoyu for confirmation, "Is this really true?"
"I dare not deceive you, Father-in-law, it is absolutely true."
Fu Gui didn't hesitate at all: "Come with me."
He led Su Xiaoyu, using their identities to enter the core area without hindrance, and went straight to a side tent outside the emperor's main tent.
Fu Gui gestured for Su Xiaoyu to wait there, and then went into the main tent alone.
A moment later, the curtain was lifted, and Shen Guangnian and Fugui walked out one after the other.
Su Xiaoyu immediately went to greet him: "Greetings, Palm Print."
"What's the matter that you're in such a panic?"
Su Xiaoyu hurriedly recounted what happened last night, and finally pleaded, "Master, this matter is of great importance. Please make a decision quickly, or it may be too late."
Upon hearing this, Shen Guangnian's eyes narrowed sharply. His gaze fell on Su Xiaoyu, scrutinizing her.
It was as if they wanted to see right through her, inside and out.
After a long pause, as if he had figured out something crucial, a slight smile appeared on his lips, and he said something seemingly out of the blue:
"I see……"
These inexplicable words made Su Xiaoyu's heart skip a beat, and she was completely baffled.
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