Li Zheng was stunned for a moment, and before he could react, Hua Cai kicked him again, sending him flying backward and crashing heavily into the wall at the end of the corridor.
Shi Zhong, who was fortunate enough to witness the whole thing, was dumbfounded. Looking at Li Zheng, who had slid down the wall and remained motionless for a long time, he seriously doubted whether Li Zheng would have been kicked out of their sight if there hadn't been that wall.
Die, my ass!
Hua Cai glared fiercely at Li Zheng, who had been sent flying.
The kick was delivered with full force. Feeling a chill, Hua Cai rubbed her goosebump-covered arm and looked warily at Li Zheng, whose life or death was unknown, not far away. She then rubbed the sole of her foot on the clothes of the bodyguard on the ground with extreme disgust.
"I'm warning you, you'd better stay away from me, or if I shake my hand, you'll lose your life here." Hua Cai said with utter disgust, pulling her clothes tighter around herself and staring in the direction where Li Zheng had fallen.
After waiting for a while and receiving no response, the person seemed to have truly fainted.
Hua Cai curled her lip, showing utter disdain for Li Zheng's weak and easily defeated appearance.
"Manager—" Holding onto the railing, Hua Cai looked downstairs and saw that the entire hall was empty. She had no choice but to start calling for help.
In a certain room, the innkeeper, who was standing respectfully in the corner and trying to make himself as inconspicuous as possible, looked up quietly when he heard the shout. He saw that the two gentlemen by the window were also looking at him.
The shopkeeper was startled and quickly lowered his head.
"She's calling you, go quickly." Since Yue Chen didn't speak, Shi Zhong had no choice but to speak for him, feeling utterly exhausted.
What should I do? I miss the normal Yue Chen from before so much.
The shopkeeper looked up at Yue Chen and heard him casually hum in response.
Okay, my boss has been acting strangely for the past three years, and I've seen him like this several times already. I'm used to it, no worries, it's a minor issue.
The shopkeeper tried his best to keep a straight face. His years of experience with his master told him that as long as that young lady outside got better, his boss would get sick less often, and his own life would be easier.
The innkeeper, who thought he had weathered many storms and was no big deal, immediately appeared in front of Hua Cai. But when he glanced at her, he couldn't help but gasp. He looked up and was about to say something when he met Li Zheng's gaze, whose fate was unknown.
In an instant, the mental fortitude the shopkeeper had just built up completely crumbled.
If he wasn't mistaken, the one who smashed into the wall and created a human-shaped dent was His Majesty the Emperor of Li Kingdom.
Right? Right?
When all this happened, the innkeeper was squatting in the corner of Yue Chen's room. Naturally, he was unaware of what was happening outside. He only knew that there was a fight outside, but he never expected that the one who personally stepped forward to be beaten was actually His Majesty the Emperor of Li Kingdom.
That was so exciting!
The shopkeeper was instantly filled with excitement, and his gaze towards Hua Cai was filled with admiration.
"Madam, what can I do for you?" The shopkeeper looked at Hua Cai with starry eyes and gave her a deep bow, catching Hua Cai off guard. She didn't even have time to react to the title "Madam".
"Uh—" Hua Cai looked at the shopkeeper's smiling face and for a moment forgot what she was going to say until her gaze fell on the pile of corpses on the ground and she suddenly realized what was going on.
"These people need to be dealt with. And that guy—that one, he got some ginseng to keep him alive. If you're not careful, cough, if you kick him too hard, he might still be useful. It's a pity he's dead now." Hua Cai gestured to the shopkeeper, indicating that he should look at Li Zheng, who was almost flattened into a sheet of paper.
"Yes, Madam." The shopkeeper respectfully accepted the order and immediately withdrew to attend to others.
Hua Cai looked around, sensing something was amiss. After pondering for a while, she suddenly stomped her foot and roared in the direction the shopkeeper had left: "Who are you calling 'Madam'? This old lady has absolutely no relation to that bastard Yue Chen—not a single thing!"
The thin curtain swayed slightly. Shi Zhong picked at his ear and glanced at someone who was laughing so hard it was almost unbearable: "You laugh so creepily. When are you going to come back to normal?"
"Just do your own thing." Yue Chen's smile vanished instantly, and he gave Shi Zhong a cold look: "Have you kept an eye on those two? If one of them gets away, you'll be held responsible."
After saying that, she ignored Yue Chen's aggrieved expression, opened the door and walked out. The wind from the door blew a few strands of hair, which fluttered and clung to the corners of her slightly upturned lips. The pleasing sight was seen by Shi Zhongzhong, who was once again met with an indignant "beast in human clothing".
The ginseng that the shopkeeper found was truly effective. In addition, his own military doctor was also extremely skilled. After boiling it into a soup and administering it to him, Li Zheng was able to get out of bed the next day. On the third day, he boldly and energetically tried to find Hua Cai to reconnect with her.
Li Zheng's bodyguards were all killed, leaving him completely alone. Even though the scene at the inn almost left him with psychological trauma, Li Zheng, having no other choice, was prepared to go all out and talk to Hua Cai again. At worst, he would simply stay away from her.
Even now, Li Zheng still firmly believes that Hua Cai likes him. For example, she accidentally injured herself, and expensive medicinal herbs were being stewed for her, and she was being served by special guards, but she still refused to see him.
Oh, right, I heard from the army doctor that it was because he felt guilty about his injury and couldn't face himself, so he spent his days in tears.
Meanwhile, Hua Cai was in a very good mood organizing her newly acquired silver needles.
When Li Zheng was in a coma, the military doctor found two bottles of blood-dissolving powder on his body. This emperor seemed to have a particular fondness for this kind of thing.
He kept one bottle for himself, and Hua Cai took one bottle and went to find the old eunuch Defu.
The shopkeeper disposed of the dead people in the corridor, and brought the living people back.
Because of the sudden incident of leaving the government, Hua Cai actually forgot about De Fu's matter for a while. The old eunuch thought he had escaped a disaster and had successfully pretended to be dead. However, he did not expect that the manager's order was to dig a pit and bury the dead person directly.
This won't do.
The old eunuch hadn't thought of this at first, but once he realized it, he broke out in a cold sweat and said that he had only fainted and was not dead, so there was no need to bury him for the time being.
So, the old eunuch was taken to the Yue Kingdom's military camp by the shopkeeper and Li Zheng, and then casually handed over to Hua Cai.
Hua Cai was studying the blood-dissolving powder when she saw Defu's old face and immediately burst out laughing.
I was just thinking about how to use it.
Defu swore that if he had known it would end like this, he would never have woken up and would have continued to pretend to be dead and buried alive. How happy he would have been!
"What did you say? That kid Li Zheng went to Shou Gong Pit?" Hua Cai stared in disbelief at Yue Chen's sincere smile.
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