"I, the Queen, would never stoop to killing a useless old man who doesn't know what's good for him."
The man's voice was icy cold.
This left everyone astonished.
Even Xiao Tang was slightly moved.
[Big villain, you're protecting me, waaaaah!]
This is so touching!
Di Jingling slowly approached Xiao Tang and reached out to grab the sect leader by the back of his collar.
Because of the height difference between the two, the sect leader appeared so weak and vulnerable in the hands of the regent.
The old man who was being lifted up chuckled sheepishly, "Well, everyone, here's what happened. Your second senior brother... he tried to murder me, the sect leader!"
Now that he has the regent as his backer, what does he have to fear?
Xiao Tang looked at the old man in disbelief.
[As expected of you, you refused to cure the Regent's poison multiple times before, and now you want to use the villain to help you deal with your disciple.]
You're really something!
"What?" Everyone looked at the second senior brother.
How could they believe that a usually gentle and refined second senior brother would plot against the sect leader?
The facts speak for themselves!
“You… Second Senior Brother, how could you…” a disciple questioned in a low voice.
The man's expression gradually turned sinister.
The next instant, he raised his hand and grabbed the neck of the disciple who had spoken up.
"Gu...Gu worm!" someone suddenly exclaimed, pointing at the man's finger, too frightened to utter another word.
Xiao Tang also clearly saw the Gu worm crawling out of the man's fingertip. It was fat and big, and it immediately crawled into the disciple's mouth and began to gnaw at him.
In the blink of an eye, the disciple whose neck was being choked suddenly had his veins bulge and blood gushing out.
The bystanders were so frightened that they all stepped back.
[Good heavens, this is a violent Gu poison; anyone afflicted will die instantly.]
Even Xiao Tang was suddenly pulled into the man's arms.
The man's posture at this moment was entirely to protect her.
Yan Jiu and Yan Shi both saw this and gave each other a knowing smile.
The prince was willing to abandon his duties at court to come for the sake of his princess.
Even when faced with such a dangerous situation, he would instinctively pull the princess into his arms.
They all felt that this princess was not only the prince's benefactor and lucky star, but also the person he would spend his life with.
Xiao Tang looked up and glanced at the man's resolute jawline, which was still quite taut.
It seems he was really nervous.
Because of the Gu poison, the system was also constantly sending warning signals into her mind.
It made a beeping sound.
She had to stop this crazy second brother immediately, or she'd get an electric shock.
"Husband, please let me go, I have a way..."
"No." The man refused without even thinking.
His taut jawline betrayed his tension.
Xiao Tang didn't know why he was so nervous. Perhaps it was because he had been poisoned by Gu since childhood, so he had a great aversion to this kind of thing.
She reached out and patted his large hand.
I know, I know. You're worried that if I die, no one will be able to remove the curse from you. Don't worry, I'm very resilient.
he:"……"
His earlier worries vanished instantly; he really wanted to strangle her.
The second senior brother had already killed two disciples not far away, and the others dared not take another step forward and retreated one after another.
The man, clutching the fat Gu worm, swaggered away.
[System, hurry up, redeem a musket.]
You should know that these thick, fleshy worms, which are visible to the naked eye, are absolutely afraid of fire.
[Host, you'll need 1000 points to redeem this.]
Okay, hurry up!
Before long, Xiao Tang had a musket in his hand.
[Host, your total points are now...]
Xiao Tang didn't have time to pay attention to this damn system and pulled the trigger.
boom--
With a loud bang, the man's entire arm was struck by flames, severing his arm.
Everyone was stunned.
Yan Jiu stammered, "Heavens...the Princess...how could this be..."
The princess, who is usually so gentle, pulled out a terrifying and shocking weapon and hit her target with a single blow!
handsome!
He finally understood why Yan Shi admired the princess so much.
Although Yan Shi was also shocked, his expression remained relatively calm. He snorted twice and said to Yan Jiu, "See? I told you long ago that the princess is very capable."
That's more than impressive, that's incredible!
If this weapon were used in military campaigns, their Great Sheng Dynasty would be invincible.
The man's arm broke, and he was struck hard, causing him to kneel down on one knee.
When the other disciples saw that the brocade bag containing the Gu worms had turned to ash on the ground, they were immediately confident enough to step forward and subdue him.
...
Because a major hidden danger had been resolved, the sect leader warmly invited the couple to dine at Shensuan Mountain.
Di Jingling naturally did not want to stay.
However, Xiao Tang agreed.
She was still waiting for the sect leader to repay her by handing over the Gu medicine.
After dinner, the sect leader wanted the two of them to stay overnight.
"It's a deep night, and the road is difficult to travel. Why don't we stay the night and continue our journey tomorrow?"
Xiao Tang stared at the old man's shrewd eyes and said, "The sect leader is quite hospitable. Now give me the Gu medicine."
"Your Highness certainly knows how to ask for medicine. I have two of the ingredients in that prescription; you may have them."
Xiao Tang obtained three of the five ingredients, but the remaining ones were not so easy to obtain.
The old man sighed and glanced at Di Jingling.
"Your Highness, may I speak with the Princess in private?"
The man frowned.
Xiao Tang stroked the man's hair like she was petting a big cat. "Husband, please wait for me outside."
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