Chapter 393 Nong Zhiyun
Nong Zhiyun slowly raised her head and met Wen Li'er's gaze.
She didn't deny it at all, and even had a hint of a satisfied smile on her lips.
"Yes! It's me!" Her voice was no longer deliberately soft, with the slightly stiff accent unique to southern Xinjiang, but every word was poisonous.
"Dayan destroyed Nanzhao, slaughtered my royal family, and killed my father and brothers! This feud is irreconcilable! Yan Shixu deserves death! Su Muyang deserves death! You, the royal family of Dayan, all deserve death!"
Wen Li'er was not angered by her, but asked a key question:
"How did you arrange the assassin? From what I know, after you infiltrated the Wen Mansion under the identity of 'Yun Zhi', you stayed at home and didn't contact any suspicious persons."
A strange and arrogant light flashed in Nong Zhiyun's eyes, with an arrogant look that seemed to control life and death.
She didn't hide it anymore and said truthfully, "There's absolutely no need to contact them! Haha, they're just Gu puppets that I carefully nurtured and control with ease!"
"Long before I entered the capital of Dayan as an 'orphan girl', and even before I set foot in Zhennan Pass, I had already identified suitable candidates—and quietly planted the mother seed of the 'One Heart Gu' in their bodies."
"Once this Gu is planted, even from a thousand miles away, I only need to think about it to activate the sub-Gu in their bodies and control their minds like a puppet!"
"Their every thought, every action, is controlled by my single thought! Why bother passing messages? Why bother contacting them? They will obey my will and transform into the most deadly blades at the most opportune moment!"
hiss--!
Everyone in the hall felt a chill running down their spines and couldn't help but take two steps back, wanting to get as far away from this terrifying woman as possible.
There really is such a terrifying evil magic in this world!
Nong Zhiyun tilted her head slightly, her eyes sweeping over the people beside her whose faces were ashen and eyes were filled with disbelief, and her tone was filled with strong mockery:
"If not, how do you think I could have quietly completed all these arrangements in the Wen Mansion, under your supposedly ironclad surveillance?"
"Your secret guards? Ha, what they're watching day and night is nothing but a 'Yun Zhi' who follows the rules and tries hard to play the role of a weak survivor!"
"How can their mortal eyes see through the secrets I've implanted in others' flesh and blood? How can they identify those walking 'gu puppets'?"
Wen Li'er already had some guesses in her mind, so she wasn't too surprised.
She simply asked coldly, "Is this also the 'One Heart Gu' you planted in Luo Yunzhen?"
"Luo Yunzhen..."
When this name was mentioned, the strange smile on Nong Zhiyun's face faded a little, and she felt a strange sense of regret, as if she was regretting a work that was not perfect.
"He has a strong will and outstanding martial arts skills, making him an extremely difficult opponent."
"What a pity! When he was fighting my brother in the poisonous miasma forest in southern Xinjiang, he was careless for a moment and didn't notice me hiding in a tree hole. I attacked him with a poison needle."
"The poison should have killed him in just a few days. Who would have thought you would risk your life to save him..."
She sneered, her eyes gleaming with excitement.
"How could I not use such excellent 'Gu puppet' material? When I was 'treating him with acupuncture', I quietly implanted the carefully cultivated Tongxin Gu mother seed into his ear."
Her tone suddenly turned harsh, filled with anger at being disobeyed:
"How despicable! His will is so stubborn! He repeatedly senses abnormalities within himself and desperately resists my orders!"
"I ordered him to smear the sword with a deadly poison, but he secretly smeared it with a layer of useless ash!"
"I ordered him to pierce Yan Shixu's heart with the sword, but he struggled at the last moment and deflected an inch!"
"Yan Shixu's life is really hard and annoying!"
As she spoke, her eyes sparkled with sick excitement.
"If you hadn't discovered the clues in advance... I would have completely refined Luo Yunzhen and studied him thoroughly!"
When Wen Li'er heard this, she stopped talking nonsense with her:
"Hand over the antidote, and I will allow you to keep your body intact."
Nong Zhiyun was stunned when she heard this, and then she threw her head back and burst into crazy laughter as if she had heard a huge joke.
The laughter echoed in the silent hall, sounding particularly harsh.
"Hahaha! Antidote? Whole corpse?"
She laughed so hard that tears came out, and her eyes were locked on Wen Li'er.
"The woman beloved by your Emperor of Dayan is so naive and childish? Do you think I'm afraid of death? From the day I, Nong Zhiyun, set foot in Dayan's territory, I never thought of leaving alive!"
She suddenly stopped laughing, her face showing a desperate and triumphant expression:
"Even if I'm crushed to ashes by you today, and my body is completely destroyed! Not a single one of your Wen family members, nor that damned Luo Yunzhen, will escape!"
She stared at Wen Li'er, expecting to see panic and desperate pleading on her face.
However, the next moment, the hideous and complacent smile on Nong Zhiyun's face completely froze in place.
Because Wen Li'er's calm voice rang out clearly in the hall:
"Zhang Sicheng."
"I am here!"
"Kill her. Grind her body to dust, as she wished."
"Yes!" Zhang Sicheng accepted the order without hesitation, clasped his fists, and waved his hand to signal the guards to come forward and drag the man away.
The expression on Nong Zhiyun's face changed from stiffness to extreme shock and disbelief.
She struggled and screamed, "You! You won't save your family?! You won't save Luo Yunzhen?! Are you crazy?!"
Wen Li'er looked at her face which was distorted with astonishment, and suddenly a faint curve appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"What are you laughing at?!" Nong Zhiyun was a little crazy because of this smile.
Wen Li'er looked down at her and said, "I laugh at you. You are the Sixth Princess of Nanzhao, but you have a vicious mind, your abilities are not used in the right way, and your brain is not very bright. What's the difficulty in saving them?"
She paused, and each word struck Nong Zhiyun's heart clearly:
"Completely eradicate you, the source of the Gu breeding and controlling, and sever all connections. Without anyone to control them, those Gu insects will naturally become like water without a source and trees without roots. Will the Gu in General Luo and my relatives in the Wen Mansion break free of themselves?"
Nong Zhiyun's whole body shook violently, as if struck by lightning.
This seemingly foolish woman could actually point directly to the core weakness of her Gu technique—
The life of the caster and the insect are connected!
She opened her mouth, wanting to retort.
But Zhang Sicheng was quicker. He stuffed a piece of cloth with a strange smell that he had found from somewhere into her mouth accurately, blocking out all her words.
The two guards dragged her out without mercy, leaving only traces of her struggle and gradually fading sobs.
The hall soon returned to dead silence, and the air seemed to still be filled with Nong Zhiyun's madness and resentment, which she no longer concealed.
Qingmei took a step forward, still looking worried.
"Master, this method... is it really feasible? What if... what if we kill her and the poisonous insects backfire or get out of control, General Luo and the master and his wife..."
In fact, Wen Li'er was not completely sure in her heart.
She just liked to read miscellaneous books, especially when she copied and sorted out countless ancient books on medicine and poisons to support Zhennan Pass.
Among them, she once saw a vague record on a fragment of a scroll:
Gu originates from the heart and is controlled by the mind. To untie it, one must cut off its source. If the source is cut off, the Gu will stagnate and the magic will collapse.
She understood that the most thorough way to cure a person who is controlled by a poisonous insect is to kill the person who raises and controls the poison.
Last year, Nong Zhigao spread the plague in the south. It was another form of poison, a spreading plague, so this method naturally could not be verified on him.
Now, facing Nong Zhiyun's even more treacherous Tongxin Gu, this method has become a must-try approach!
Besides, Nong Zhiyun is a scheming and vicious person, so keeping her alive is too risky.
Who can guarantee that she will not, in desperation, activate the insect again through some unknown means, or poison more people?
Even if she were kept and tortured, given her character, she would never honestly hand over the real antidote. Instead, she might take the opportunity to set a more vicious trap.
"Propagate this imperial decree."
Wen Lier calmed down and ordered:
"Immediately dispatch two imperial physicians skilled in detoxification to rotate around the clock, guarding General Luo constantly. At the Wen Residence, similarly dispatch a capable imperial physician to be stationed there permanently! After Nong Zhiyun is executed, closely monitor the pulse, body temperature, and mental status of General Luo and everyone else in the Wen Residence. If there are any minor abnormalities, provide immediate assistance without delay."
After giving the instructions, she still felt it was not thorough enough, so she added:
"Hurry up and ask Aunt Nangong to go to the Wen Mansion immediately to take charge! Tell her that this matter is of great importance and ask her to be patient for a while."
Aunt Nangong is not only an excellent doctor, but also has a good understanding of poisons in southern Xinjiang. With her around, Wen Lier can feel a little relieved.
Nanny Qin knew the Queen's worries and solemnly agreed:
"I will personally arrange it, your majesty, rest assured."
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