In ancient times, emperors could take someone's life without even opening their mouths; a single glance was enough.
He Feng shuddered as she thought of the taciturn guard beside Yi Mu.
After scaring people, Yi Mu resumed his smiling demeanor.
"As long as you obediently remove the Gu poison from Beimen Lin's body, I will not pursue the matter further."
He Feng managed to plant the Gu poison on Bei Men Lin when he was off guard.
She put in so much effort; it's absolutely impossible to ask her to give up.
But if she doesn't agree, Yi Mu probably won't let her go.
At this point, she has no choice but to show weakness.
He Feng looked unwilling but helpless, and said sourly, "It's against the natural order for men to be together, you two won't have a good ending."
Ignoring her sharp tongue, Yi Mu said, "That's none of your concern. How long will it take to cure the poison?"
"It can take anywhere from seven or eight days to ten days or half a month."
Yi Mu: "I'll give you three days. If Bei Menlin is still like this, I'll bury you."
He added with a smile, "Buried alive."
He Feng had no doubt that Yi Mu would keep his word. She had to hurry and have someone send over the new Gu poison, otherwise Bei Menlin would be a sitting duck.
However, Nanlin is five or six days' journey from the north, and even if the horse were to travel at top speed, it would be too late.
Gu worms are only found in Nanlin, so asking her to raise a new one is simply a pipe dream.
He Feng sent the letter to Nan Lin, but there was still no news by the morning of the third day.
She was frantic, watching Bei Menlin and Yi Mu getting closer and closer, and even thought that she might as well detoxify Bei Menlin.
After all, compared to wealth and the title of princess, life is the most important thing.
That evening, an elderly man came to him.
He was dressed in rags, as thin as a skeleton, and covered in bottles and jars.
He stopped He Feng and begged her for some money so he could buy steamed buns; he hadn't eaten for two days.
He Feng disliked his filth and ordered her maid to throw him some loose silver to get rid of him quickly.
The maid gave him the silver, and the old man took the money but refused to leave.
He took a jar off his person and insisted on giving it to He Feng.
“Young lady, you have a kind heart. This contains a Puppet King Gu, which can control people’s hearts. I have no way to repay you, so I hope you will accept it without hesitation.”
He Feng is really short of this!
The Puppet King Gu was kept in the palace by Queen Nanlin and designated as a national treasure. She treasured it like the back of her hand and wouldn't let anyone see it.
He Feng wrote back to the Queen this time to ask for the King Gu.
She was worried that the Queen would be stingy and not give it to her, but she didn't expect this old man to bring it to her.
She eagerly took the earthenware jar, opened it, and peered inside. Two thin, red nematodes were lying at the bottom of the jar.
It is exactly the Puppet King Gu described in the book!
He Feng excitedly raised her head, but the thin old man was nowhere to be seen.
The silver coin that the maid had given her lay quietly on the ground.
Where are they?
The maid looked at her blankly: "What person did you say, Miss?"
He Feng searched half the street but couldn't find the old man.
Come to think of it, the old man appeared out of thin air and then disappeared without any warning.
It was a bit strange, but since he brought He Feng what she needed most, He Feng didn't pursue the matter further.
She hurried back to her residence and, following the method in the ancient book, refined the King Gu into two red ropes, stringing a gold bead on each one, before heading to Bei Menlin's courtyard.
Bei Menlin had just come out of Yi Mu's courtyard when he noticed that the young emperor had indeed changed.
The flood control project has been put on the agenda, but the officials in this county are all incompetent and brainless. If you ask them for suggestions, they won't utter a single word.
When it came to purchasing materials, they all got really excited.
They just wanted to tamper with the raw materials, right? So he listened to their opinions and saw how many clues they could reveal.
If we're talking about people who can discuss this even slightly, then the only one is the emperor.
His insights were sometimes unique, which amazed Beimen Lin.
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