Chapter 67 The Divine Calculator Holds a Slingshot and Bravely Enters the Prince's Mansion
The Regent's Palace, with its vermilion gates and high walls, exuded a majestic atmosphere. Two majestic stone lions stood at the entrance, looking remarkably solemn in the sunlight. Two rows of palace guards, clad in black armor and wielding halberds, stood on either side like statues, their eyes piercing and their intimidating presence unfurling. Ordinary people passing by dared not even breathe aloud.
However, today, this iron-clad silence was broken by a noisy little figure.
"Get out of the way! I want to get in! It's urgent, lives are at stake!"
With his short legs, Ajiu rushed towards the palace gate like a small cannonball, but was ruthlessly stopped by two crossed long spears.
"Stop!" The captain of the guards, Xiao Yi, was the personal guard who had followed Xiao Yu out of the sea of blood and corpses. He looked down at the delicate little girl, who was no taller than his waist, with a frown that could kill a fly. "This is a restricted area of the palace. No entry for outsiders!"
"I'm not an idler!" Ah Jiu put his hands on his hips, raised his little face, and refuted confidently, "I'm here to treat your prince! I'm a miracle doctor!"
"See a doctor?" Xiao Yi looked her up and down, his eyes full of suspicion. "Little girl, this is the Regent's Palace, not a place for you to play house. Go home quickly."
"I'm not playing house!" Ah Jiu was anxious. She took out a slingshot from her bosom and gestured with it. "Your prince is very ill! His flowers are almost eaten by spiders. If I don't come soon, it will be too late! I will use my unique skills to help him knock down the spider webs!"
Slingshot? Shooting spider webs?
Every guard present was petrified. They had undergone the most rigorous training, able to face assassins, assassins, and countless soldiers without batting an eyelid, but their training manuals contained no instructions on how to deal with a little girl who claimed to use a slingshot to heal the prince's brain.
Xiao Yi felt his worldview undergo an unprecedented shock. He was silent for a long moment before speaking with difficulty, "Our prince... has no flowers or spider webs on his head."
"Yes, yes!" Ah Jiu stamped his feet anxiously, "You ordinary people can't see it! Only I can see it! It's a pink, beautiful little flower, and now it's entangled in so many black spider webs, it's almost withered! Let me in quickly, or I'll... I'll just break in by myself!"
After saying that, she lowered her body like a loach and tried to crawl under the halberd.
Xiao Yi reacted quickly, lowering his halberd and blocking her path again. He rubbed his brow with a headache and winked at the person next to him, indicating that they should report. Talking to a child is more tiring than fighting a battle with the enemy.
In the study of the palace, Xiao Yu was listening to the latest report about "Qingfeng Manor" from the secret guard, his face as calm as water.
"...The target person has been staying at home these days, planting flowers and grass in the backyard, just like an ordinary person. There is nothing unusual about the servants' purchases in the manor, and no suspicious people have come in or out." The secret guard reported respectfully.
Xiao Yu's fingertips tapped gently on the table, making a rhythmic sound. He always felt that beneath this calm, there was a huge undercurrent.
Just then, the butler Xiao Fu hurried in with a strange expression on his face, as if he wanted to laugh but didn't dare.
"Your Majesty..."
"Why are you so scared?" Xiao Yu raised his eyes and asked calmly.
"Your Highness, Miss Jiu from the observatory is outside the palace gate," Xiao Fu cleared his throat and spoke in a steady voice. "She said...she said you were very ill and there was a flower on your head that was entangled in a spider web. She...she wanted to use a slingshot to help you knock the web down..."
"puff--"
The secret guard who was refilling the tea beside him couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea. He realized his mistake and quickly knelt down to apologize, his face flushed red.
A rare crack appeared on Xiao Yu's icy face. His slender fingers stopped tapping, and he remained silent for a full ten breaths.
The air in the study was eerily quiet.
Finally, Xiao Yu closed his eyes and squeezed out three words from between his teeth: "...Let her in."
So, Ajiu was "invited" into the study in a heroic and high-spirited manner amid the mixed gazes of sympathy, curiosity and awe from the guards.
As soon as she saw Xiao Yu, she immediately entered the "miracle doctor" mode, walked around him twice, her little face full of solemnity.
"Brother Xiongxiong! Don't move!" She said seriously, then took out a smooth pebble from her purse, skillfully placed it on the slingshot, pulled the rubber band, and aimed it at Xiao Yu's head.
“!!!”
Xiao Yu's pupils suddenly shrank, and he acted almost instinctively, as fast as lightning, grabbing her eager little hand.
"What are you going to do?" he asked in a trembling voice.
"I'm here to heal you!" Ah Jiu felt a little pain from being grabbed by him, and struggled unhappily. "Don't be afraid, I have a very good aim! I promise, I'll only hit the spider web, not your face!"
Xiao Yu took a deep breath, feeling his meridians, which had been infected by the poison, throbbing with anger. He suppressed the urge to throw the brat out and said patiently, "I'll say it again, there are no flowers or spider webs on my head."
"Yes! It is!" Seeing that he didn't believe her, Ah Jiu's eyes turned red with anxiety. She stood on tiptoe, trying to see more clearly, her little nose almost touching Xiao Yu's face.
Suddenly, she let out a "Huh" and stopped moving.
She stared at the top of Xiao Yu's head, and for the first time, her clear big eyes showed a look of fear and disgust.
"Brother Xiong Xiong..."
"That big dark cloud above your head is different from before..."
Xiao Yu's heart trembled: "Why is it different?"
"Inside..." Ah Jiu's face turned pale. She stretched out her fingers and gestured in the air. "There are so many black shadows moving inside... twisting and turning, just like... just like those vines carved on the wall of that stinky cave we were in! They're crawling around in the dark clouds. It's so disgusting!"
vine!
Just like in the cave!
Xiao Yu's mind seemed to explode with thunder! He understood instantly!
That wasn't just any old poison! It was the work of the Withered Vine Cult! It was a poison! A sinister poison that could lurk within him, connected to his destiny, and constantly multiply!
No wonder Chu Xuanyi couldn’t find out, no wonder he always felt that something was playing tricks in his meridians!
He looked at the little girl in front of him, her face pale with fear, yet she was still trying to describe what she had seen. His eyes were more complicated than ever. He let go of her hand, and for the first time, his voice was serious: "Ajiu, tell me again, did you see it clearly?"
"I see!" Ah Jiu nodded vigorously. "It's vines! Exactly the same pattern as on that 'big heart'! They seem to like the dark clouds above your head and are making their home in them!"
Xiao Yu's face darkened instantly, and murderous intent surged in his eyes.
He immediately ordered the secret guards beside him: "Go to the Imperial Master's Mansion immediately and tell Chu Xuanyi that there is no need to search for poison anymore! Have him check all the information about the 'Withered Vine Sect's Living Gu'! Immediately!"
"Yes!" The secret guard felt the terrifying murderous aura from the prince and did not dare to delay for a moment. He disappeared in a flash.
At this moment, Ah Jiu, looking at Xiao Yu's face that was almost gloomy and looked like it was about to drip with water, thought that he didn't believe her, and curled her lips in grievance: "If you don't believe me, I... I still have mustard-flavored osmanthus cake in my purse. Do you want to try a piece? Uncle Wang said that after eating it, you can see his breasts. Maybe after eating it, you can also see the vines on your head..."
Xiao Yu: "..." He was now certain that this girl was sent by God to bring him down.
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