Chapter 354 Su Muyang's Letter
During this brief gap, the light and shadow in the hall flickered.
Zhou Chong quickly exchanged glances with Su Muyang and Zhang Sicheng.
Zhou Chong swiftly unbuttoned his outer robe, and Zhang Sicheng also quickly took off his.
After a while, the two of them had changed into the clothes that symbolized their status as the chief stewards of the inner court.
Zhang Sicheng took the tray, slightly adjusted his posture and expression, and instantly became "Manager Zhou".
He carried the tray, imitated Zhou Chong's quick steps, and left the emperor's bedroom with his head lowered and his eyes submissive.
The young eunuch standing outside the hall immediately stepped forward, respectfully took the tray from his hand, and carefully followed him half a step behind.
Just as he stepped out of the door, the young eunuch quickly glanced at a palace maid standing in the corridor.
The palace maid nodded imperceptibly and made a gesture with her fingers under her sleeve.
In the bedroom, Su Muyang quickly stuffed a sealed letter and several small porcelain bottles of different colors with labels taken out from the secret compartment into Zhou Chong's hands.
He looked serious, pointing at two of the bottles and emphasizing:
"This white bottle is the antidote for the 'Heart-Eroding and Bone-Rotting Miasma', and the dark green one is the antidote for the 'Thousand Insect Plague'. Please make sure to send them to Zhennan Pass as quickly as possible and give them to my sister."
His sister is naturally Princess Fu'an.
Zhou Chong nodded.
Su Muyang added, "And the news in this letter is extremely urgent. Gao Feng, commander of the Nanzhao Flying Eagle Cavalry, is personally leading 30,000 elite troops. They are bypassing our frontal defenses and rapidly heading north along a long-abandoned secret mountain road in the southwest, heading straight for Jingzhou. This news must be sent back immediately."
Zhou Chong hid the letter and antidote close to his body and bowed solemnly: "I will save you and will definitely fulfill your mission!"
He held his breath and concentrated, like a dormant cheetah, quietly waiting for the signal of the expected chaos outside.
About a quarter of an hour later, the dead silence outside the hall was suddenly broken.
Sharp exclamations and chaotic footsteps came from far away and approached, and the place suddenly became noisy:
"There's a fire! Help! There's a fire in the side hall... there's a fire in the side hall!"
"Fire! Bring water!"
“…”
Amid the noise, one could faintly see dancing flames reflected outside the window, and thick smoke began to fill the air.
Zhou Chong and Su Muyang nodded, and nimbly climbed out of the window.
After landing, he did not stop and ran towards the southwest corner of the imperial garden.
…
The next day.
Yan Shixu, who was commanding the army to attack the cities along the Lancang River in Nanzhao, and Wen Zhiyan, who stayed behind at Zhennan Pass, almost simultaneously received news that 30,000 Flying Eagle Cavalry from Nanzhao were secretly heading north to attack Jingzhou!
Jingzhou is the only hub for transporting food and fodder for Dayan's southern expedition army. Once lost, hundreds of thousands of troops on the front line will be cut off from food supplies.
The moment Wen Zhiyan received the secret report, he took a deep breath.
He was not panicked, but instead a cold arc slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He walked quickly to the huge sand table, and his slender fingers accurately pointed at a steep canyon on the outskirts of Jingzhou, which was shaped like an eagle's beak and had steep cliffs on both sides - "Luoyingjian".
At the same time, Yan Shixu, who was far away in the front-line camp on the Lancang River, had just finished reading the secret report in his hand that was delivered by carrier pigeon.
Almost at the same time, his deep gaze fell on the eye-catching "Falling Eagle Stream" mark on the sand table in the commander's tent.
"Chen Zhen!" Yan Shixu's voice was steady, but it carried an unquestionable murderous aura.
"I'm here!" Chen Zhen, a burly man wearing black armor, stepped out.
"I order you to personally lead 10,000 Black Armored Heavy Cavalry, equipped with powerful bows and crossbows, and kerosene logs. Set out immediately, traveling day and night. Make sure you reach Falling Eagle Stream before the Nanzhao Flying Eagle Cavalry, and assist the Wen Junma in destroying the Flying Eagle Cavalry."
"In this battle, we will annihilate all the invading enemies, leaving no one alive."
"I obey your command!" Chen Zhen's voice was as loud as a bell. He saluted with his fists, turned around, opened the curtain, and strode out to inspect the troops.
When he was the only one left in the account, Yan Shixu took out another envelope from his bosom, which was obviously much thicker.
Unfolding the letter, on it was Su Muyang's familiar, somewhat unruly handwriting.
He reported in detail the situation inside the Nanzhao Palace and the plan to destroy the Ten Thousand Poison Blood Pool and the Poisonous Miasma Mountain.
However, when Yan Shixu's eyes swept over the two paragraphs at the end of the letter, his handsome face instantly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot:
——
Lao Xu, considering that I have gone deep into the tiger's bloodline and made great contributions this time, it is not too much to adopt one of your sons to me, right?
This way, I don't have to get married! When I'm a hundred years old, all the gold and silver mountains, land and shops of the Su family will belong to our son! This business is a sure win for you!
——
The corners of Yan Shixu's mouth twitched violently a few times, and he stuffed the thick stack of letter paper and the envelope into the brazier with disgust.
The flames jumped up and instantly engulfed the "treasonous" request.
The antidotes for the heart-eating and bone-rotting miasma and the thousand-worm plague were delivered to Zhennan Pass three days later.
At this time, Wen Zhiyan had personally led 30,000 elite troops to Luoyingjian to set up an ambush.
The person in charge of Zhennan Pass was An Daohe, the governor of Jingzhou who was urgently transferred by Wen Zhiyan.
An Daohe had served as an official in Jingzhou for more than ten years. He was well versed in the art of defending a city and had led his army and civilians to defend the city to the death, showing a strong will.
Wen Zhiyan knew very well that the ambush at Luoyingjian was very reliable, and he transferred An Daohe here more out of consideration for the foolproof retreat.
If any of the Flying Eagle Cavalry escapes the net or there is another surprise force, An Daohe will be the last pillar of support for Zhennan Pass.
When the spy sent by Zhou Chong came all the way to deliver the antidote to Zhennan Pass in person.
Without a moment's rest, he immediately asked to see Princess Fu'an.
Nangong Ziyun was in Luo Yunzhen's barracks at this time, and examined his body again with great concern.
The three-day period was up. Although Yun Zhi had used acupuncture to draw out the poisonous blood in his body, Luo Yunzhen was still in a deep sleep.
When Nangong Ziyun heard someone asking for a meeting, her heart moved and she immediately remembered her husband's instructions before leaving.
Someone will deliver the key antidote within these two days.
If Luo Yunzhen still hasn't woken up by then, you can give him an antidote to the heart-eating and bone-rotting miasma and try again.
At the same time, it is imperative to research the formula for the antidote to the Thousand Insect Plague as quickly as possible and send it to the epidemic area immediately.
The person who delivered the medicine arrived earlier than expected. Nangong Ziyun immediately lifted her skirt and hurried to meet him.
However, shortly after Nangong Ziyun left, a slender figure quietly appeared in front of Luo Yunzhen's door.
The two soldiers guarding the door immediately saluted respectfully: "Miss Yun."
Now all the soldiers in Zhennan Pass know that this girl surnamed Yun has extremely high medical skills and is even better at detoxifying Nanzhao than the aunt and nephew of Princess Fu'an.
Whether General Luo can wake up depends on her.
Therefore, everyone respects this Miss Yun.
Yun Zhi nodded slightly, her cold eyes swept across the closed door, her tone carrying just the right amount of concern:
"The three-day deadline has passed, and General Luo still hasn't woken up. I'm really worried, so I want to go in and examine him again to see if there's anything I've missed."
The soldier didn't suspect anything and immediately opened the door: "Miss Yun, please come in."
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