Chapter 42 (First published on Jinjiang) 042 (Updated) "You're worried about me..."
Hela snapped out of her daze and rushed out as well.
"An'an, don't worry! Let's go take a look together!"
How could Ruan Yu not be anxious? How could she suddenly faint? Even if she caught a cold, it wouldn't be possible. Could it be that someone from Ha Liang secretly poisoned her?
The camp was at the foot of a mountain, and there were only a few cavalrymen and guards patrolling around. Ruan Yu had just run to the front when he saw Yang Chong and his men not far away.
The footsteps were quick, and Chao Lu was lying on a shelf. Ruan Yu's face turned pale instantly.
"What happened to Chaolu?!"
Has and Yang Chong were taken aback when they saw her: "Khwarazm."
"His Highness suddenly fainted and fell off his horse!"
Heila had already sent someone to fetch the herdsman's doctor on the way. Now, she and Ruan Yu went forward and saw that Chaolu's face was a little pale and he was indeed unconscious. She immediately said, "Take him back to his tent. The herdsman's doctor will be here soon. Have you sent the message to Father Khan?"
Yang Chong: "It has already been sent! The Great Khan should know by now."
Soon, Chaolu was sent back to his tent, and Ruan Yu waited anxiously by the side. The herdsman's doctor rushed over.
Dahadun, Unaqiqige, and the others also arrived from the side.
They must have all heard the news.
The herdsman stepped forward and quickly examined Chao Lu's condition. Ruan Yu was so nervous that she didn't even dare to blink.
Saren: "How is Chaolu? Is he sick?"
The shepherd said, “Reporting to Dahadun and Siqdun, His Highness does not appear to be ill. He is breathing normally, as if… he is asleep, but I tried to wake him up, but he cannot.”
Ruan Yu: "What does that mean?!"
"His Highness couldn't possibly be asleep. I suspect he's been poisoned."
After the veterinarian finished speaking, everyone in the tent gasped!
Poisoning...
Hela: "What poison?! This is serious!" She clenched her fists in anger. Who dared to be so bold?!
The herdsman took out silver needles. "I'll now try drawing blood from His Highness to see what kind of poison it is. We'll have to see how the blood test goes."
He quickly stabbed Chao Lu's hand a few times, drawing blood, and Chao Lu's eyes finally reacted, twitching slightly.
Ruan Yu immediately looked over and walked to Chao Lu's side.
"Your Highness, Your Highness...?"
Sure enough, Chaolu slowly opened his eyes, a hint of confusion flashing in them.
Ruan Yu was sitting right next to him, and Chao Lu spotted her immediately.
"Yuyu?"
Ruan Yu breathed a sigh of relief: "It's me, I'm here."
Chao Lu's gaze swept over the crowd again, and suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his head, causing him to frown.
Ruan Yu leaned forward again: "Where do you feel unwell...? Are you in a lot of pain?"
The veterinarian had already poured the blood into a vessel, observed it for a moment, and then suddenly asked, "Has Your Highness been in contact with anyone recently?"
“When we were in Liangzhou, a few villains from the Halang tribe caused trouble! Your Highness had dealings with them!” Has said first.
The veterinarian hurriedly pressed, "Haryan is skilled in witchcraft, is there anything unusual? Like insects, or gas?!"
Turing, who had been standing silently to the side, suddenly spoke up: "We encountered a person with a rather strange appearance. He tried to ambush us, but my fourth brother and I discovered him. We wanted to capture him alive, but he bit his tongue and committed suicide. Before he died, he spat a mouthful of black liquid at my fourth brother. The liquid caught fire when it came into contact with his clothes, so my fourth brother immediately took off his clothes and threw them away."
Veterinarian: "Then it seems so..."
Turing: "Could it be that thing? But at the time, Fourth Brother didn't seem to be acting strangely, and the liquid didn't come into contact with his skin."
The shepherd sighed, "Witchcraft is everywhere, and the methods of casting spells are incredibly varied; you don't necessarily have to come into contact with it."
Ruan Yu: "What do we do then! What kind of poison is it?!"
The herdsman said, "I need a little more time to confirm, Your Highness, is there anything particularly uncomfortable about you?"
Everyone looked at Chaolu, but Chaolu's gaze remained fixed on Ruan Yu's face, his Adam's apple bobbing up and down: "It's alright, she won't die."
Ruan Yu became anxious: "Don't talk nonsense!"
Chao Lu forced a smile: "Apart from a headache, everything else is fine."
Headache……
Ruan Yu reached out and touched his forehead; it was cool and slightly soft. She hurriedly said to Lu, "It seems better now..."
Ruan Yu: "..."
He still doesn't seem to care much, Ruan Yu pursed her lips.
Saren said to Chaolu, "The Khan and your mother are not here. Now that something has happened, they are probably on their way back to the capital. Chaolu, you should rest well. Liyin, come out with me for a moment."
The veterinarian nodded.
Hela followed.
"What exactly is the poison that Chaolu is using? Don't we have any clue at all?"
Saren asked a question at the door. Ruan Yu wanted to go over, but Chao Lu suddenly grabbed her hand, preventing her from leaving. Ruan Yu looked away and then at him. Chao Lu suddenly asked, "Are you worried about me? You look anxious."
Ruan Yu: "...Of course I'm worried about you."
Chao Lu stared at the person without moving, feeling as if his heart had suddenly been filled, and his previous depression had vanished.
"I'm fine, don't listen to that old man's nonsense."
"Don't be stubborn! We don't even know what kind of poison it is!"
That's the scariest part.
Rein's voice came in intermittently—
“I suspect it’s a Heart-Piercing Gu, and it also looks a bit like a Wolfsbane Gu. The early symptoms of both of these Gu are very similar to those of Your Highness.”
Hela asked urgently, "When can we confirm this?! Is there a solution?!"
"The Heart-Piercing Gu is actually quite mature and easy to cure, but the Wolf Venom Gu is a bit troublesome. Moreover, this kind of Gu poison only takes effect on the night of the full moon, and it is extremely painful when it takes effect. Only a shaman from the Western Regions can completely cure it. I have also done some research on it, but I can only suppress it."
Saren: "Please confirm this as soon as possible, as it concerns Taiji's safety."
"Don't worry."
Ruan Yu naturally heard it too, and her small face scrunched up even more. When Chao Lu saw this, he reached out to pull her back, saying, "I'm really fine... don't..."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Chao Lu suddenly coughed. He pushed Ruan Yu away and vomited a pool of blood on the ground, perhaps afraid that the filth would get on Ruan Yu.
Ruan Yu was terrified, and Xuan Niang immediately rushed out as well—
"A veterinarian! A veterinarian!"
Riin rushed in again, and was also surprised to see what was happening. He immediately went forward to investigate.
"Your Highness...?"
After spitting out the pool of blood, Chaolu suddenly fainted again, and the shepherd doctor examined him carefully.
"This is bad, it's a wolfsbane gu."
Ruan Yu's tears were already welling up; Chao Lu was simply putting on a brave face!
"How do we solve this?!"
The shepherd frowned as well: "Your Highness has just been poisoned by the Gu. It's not even the full moon yet. Tomorrow will probably be the most dangerous time. If you can get through it, you will be fine for the next month. But we must find an antidote as soon as possible, otherwise you will only be left with nothing."
Has shouted, "Where is that Western Region wizard you mentioned?! I'm going to find him!"
Li Yin: "I don't know either, but we can ask the Liuyu tribe."
Turing: "My maternal grandfather's side?"
"right."
Has: "It must have been the Haryan tribe! I'm going to arrest them all right now!"
Sarin suddenly said, "Has, don't be impulsive!"
Has looked at her in disbelief: "Big Haddon, what do you mean by this?!"
"What I mean is to wait for the Great Khan to return and make a decision. Going to Haryan now will only cause more trouble."
Hela: "Big Hadun, some of Haryan's men came with us. Surely we can arrest them and interrogate them thoroughly?! They poisoned my brother first!"
Saren hesitated for a moment, then said, "Okay."
Ruan Yu's biggest concern right now is Chao Lu: "You just said that tomorrow will be the most dangerous day, how dangerous...?"
Li Yin said, "Si Ke Dun, among the Gu poisons, snake poison Gu and wolf poison Gu are the most insidious. They both take effect on the night of the full moon. When they take effect, they are like beasts, which is extremely painful. They may not even recognize their closest relatives. Some people with weak willpower may harm themselves because they cannot bear the pain."
Ruan Yu's face turned deathly pale, and her hands trembled as she looked at Chao Lu.
Rein: "Tomorrow night, I will administer some medicine to suppress His Highness's condition as much as possible, but I cannot guarantee the exact results. Also, we must find a quiet place tomorrow night so that His Highness can get through this peacefully..."
...
After Li Yin finished speaking, he immediately went to prepare the medicine. Everyone in the tent fell silent. Haryan and Turing went to avenge Chaolu. Saren looked at Haila and Ruan Yu: "No one wanted this to happen. I'll go ask your father again. Haila and Ruan Yu, you two stay here with Chaolu."
Hela ignored her, and Ruan Yu sat by the couch without even blinking.
Chaolu fell into a coma again, and it was unknown when he would wake up or what it would be like when he did.
Hela wiped away her tears and patted Ruan Yu's shoulder: "An'an..."
Ruan Yu looked at Chao Lu, unable to express her feelings: "Sister, I have to spend tomorrow with Chao Lu. We are husband and wife, we should be one."
Hela was silent for a moment, then said softly, "Okay..."
When Saren stepped out of the tent, Bayar and Char also rushed over and were shocked to hear what he had heard.
"Those bastards! How dare they harm my brother! I'll skin them alive!"
Bayar was about to join Hasturing when Saren suddenly said, "Damu, stay with your brothers. Don't let anything happen to them, and don't be too impulsive."
Damu: "Yes, Mother, don't worry."
Saren turned and glanced at Chaolu's tent one last time, his expression complex, before turning back and saying, "Let's go."
...
Hurile and Lady Qiu returned the following day at noon.
Lady Qiu was completely distracted: "Chao Lu, Chao Lu..."
Hurile's expression was also not very good, and he went to Chaolu's tent with him.
Ruan Yu was sitting on the edge of the bed. When she saw her mother-in-law come in, she immediately wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and stood up: "Mother... Father..."
Madam Qiu stepped forward quickly: "An'an? Chao Lu, he..."
"I woke up once this morning, then quickly fell back asleep..."
Madam Qiu stepped forward, trembling, and grasped Chao Lu's hand, unable to hold back her tears.
Hurile also came over to look at his son and patted Madam Qiu on the shoulder.
"Great Khan, Chaolu must have been murdered!"
Madam Qiu turned her head and choked up as she spoke.
Hurile: "Awan, don't worry. When I return, I will definitely seek justice for Chaolu. You stay here with him, I'll go and find out what happened!"
Madam Qiu nodded, then stormed out, sweating profusely.
Has and Turing had been patrolling all night, and they had just captured a few suspicious people from the Haryan tribe. The Khan had just returned, so they brought them over.
"Bring them all to me! If they don't confess, tear them apart!"
The Khan was furious, and everyone held their breath.
Inside the tent, Ruan Yuhaila and Madam Qiu were both by Chaolu's side. Haila said, "An'an, you didn't sleep a wink last night. Go and rest for a while."
Ruan Yu shook her head: "I'm not tired."
Hela relayed the shepherd's words to her mother, "Turing and the others have already sent people to find that wizard, Mother, I..."
Madam Qiu's expression gradually softened, losing its initial panic and becoming serious and cold.
"Witchcraft, it's witchcraft again..."
Hela, confused, asked, "Mother, what's wrong with witchcraft?"
Madam Qiu looked at her daughter and pursed her lips: "You were too young to know back then. Actually, the serious illness your fifth brother suffered the year he passed away was related to the sorcerer."
Hela opened her eyes wide, and Ruan Yu looked over as well.
"Didn't they say Father Khan was sick that time too? Was it an epidemic?!"
"No, it was the witch clan who did it, but later there was no evidence, so it was dropped."
Lady Qiu looked at Chao Lu thoughtfully.
"Back then, I didn't want to get too involved in tribal conflicts. So many years have passed, and I thought some people had given up long ago. I never expected that they would still target my son..."
Ruan Yu's heart began to race, and looking at her mother-in-law, she guessed what was going on...
Before she could ask any questions, Chao Lu on the bed suddenly opened his eyes!
"Chaolu, you're awake!"
Ruan Yu was overjoyed and immediately sat down next to him, but the next moment, her expression froze.
Chaolu's eyes were bloodshot, and his gaze toward her was no longer gentle as before; instead, it was filled with a strange ferocity.
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Author's note: Don't worry about the big dog, the setting of my next chapter is very melodramatic [laughing and crying with face covered][doge head] but the main point is still about falling in love.
[Laughs heartily]
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