Chapter 148: Dark Guard Commander

Li Yongquan's vision went dark. He held on to the wall beside him and managed to stand. He heard Shen Yu's voice continue to ring.

"What I just gave you is the Broken Intestine Pills. It will occur every two days, the same day as when you came to draw blood." Shen Yu placed the porcelain bowl of blood on the table. "What to do? You decide for yourself."

Li Yongquan covered his wrist with a pale face. He had roughly tied up the wound with a piece of cloth. Hearing this, he looked at Shen Yu and stood there with a gloomy expression.

Shen Yu didn't care. He wiped the knife clean and pushed it in front of Li Yongquan.

Li Yongquan's eyes flickered, and the wound on his wrist was still bleeding. After hesitating for a moment, he asked Shen Yu, "When will you give me the antidote?"

Shen Yu smiled and said, "Then you should go ask His Majesty. When he lets me go, I will let you go."

Li Yongquan clenched his fists, picked up the Qiyi knife on the table and put it back into his sleeve.

"I heard that you have been in frequent contact with the Prime Minister recently. The Prime Minister has given you many gifts, right?" Shen Yu propped up his chin and looked forward. He said nonchalantly, "Gold, beauties, jade ornaments... His Majesty doesn't have the same treatment as you, right?"

Li Yongquan stopped turning around, his expression changed slightly: "How did you know?"

Shen Yu did not answer. The shadow of the photo studio was everywhere, and all the transactions between Li Yongquan and the prime minister were carried out under their noses.

Now that Shen Yu is inside the photo studio, it would be easy for him to extract some useful information.

He just smiled and said nothing.

Li Yongquan was breathing heavily. His Majesty was suspicious and hated the collusion between the ministers and the eunuchs because of the previous incident. If he knew about Li Yongquan's secret dealings with the Prime Minister, he would definitely not let him off easily.

Shen Yu was threatening him in disguise.

Li Yongquan said nothing more. He picked up the porcelain bowl on the table and covered his wound with his sleeve: "My queen, the blood is all scarlet red. It will be the same in the future as it was before."

Shen Yu understood the meaning of his words. He waved his hand towards Li Yongquan and said, "Back off."

"Yes, your majesty." Li Yongquan lowered his head, leaned forward and stepped out.

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Wen Yu was still waiting at the door of the inner hall. He was closest to the pearl curtain and would occasionally glance at the scene inside with his peripheral vision.

After Li Yongquan entered, there was no sound, and only a few shadows were swaying inside. Wen Yu couldn't see what was going on inside, and his brows furrowed unconsciously.

About a minute or two later, a collision sound suddenly came from inside. It was extremely dull, and was quickly cut off by the people inside.

Wen Yu's nerves tensed up when he heard the voice. He turned his head and saw the secret guards behind the door ready to make a move.

"Didn't you hear that the eunuch just ordered you not to go in?" Wen Yu lowered his voice and said, "If there is any problem, the eunuch will call you, so don't act rashly."

The secret guards paused when they heard this. They looked forward and saw the leader of the secret guards staring at Wen Yu for a long time. He also waved to them and said, "Retreat."

After receiving the order, the secret guards returned to their original positions. They looked straight ahead, each with an expressionless face, as if they were dummies.

This is the case with all the assassins who have received extreme training. They rarely have any human consciousness and just follow orders.

Wen Yu had seen many people like this before, and he knew very well that these secret guards had weak consciousness. As long as he controlled the leader, all the remaining secret guards would automatically obey.

The leader of the Dark Guards showed different characteristics from the beginning. He had thoughts and consciousness, could make his own judgments, and could make decisions quickly.

The most important thing is... he has been looking at Wen Yu.

Wen Yu was replacing Shen Yu's identity at this time. He was standing behind the door in a palace maid's uniform. After being stared at by such a scorching gaze for so long, he actually had a vague suspicion that Shen Yu had a deep relationship with this secret guard.

"You..." The leader of the dark guards seemed a little hesitant. He hesitated for a long time before asking Wen Yu, "Are you Danqing?"

Wen Yu glanced at him and nodded imperceptibly.

The commander was wearing a completely black devil mask. He looked at Wen Yu with flickering eyes.

"You smell good," he whispered.

Wen Yu: “…”

"Commander, I don't wear any perfume, and this dress is just an ordinary maid's dress." Wen Yu had a blank expression on her face. "You smelled it wrong."

The expression under the commander's mask was not visible to anyone. His eyes were dark and heavy, and he suddenly whispered to Wen Yu without any context, "I'm sorry about that night."

Wen Yu: “…”

He turned his head to the side and saw that the commander was looking straight at him. After making eye contact with Wen Yu for a while, he quickly looked away as if to conceal his intention.

Wen Yu, however, sensed something unusual: "Which night?"

The commander remained silent.

Wen Yu curled her fingers, and he continued to ask, "What are you sorry for?"

The commander seemed to be embarrassed. He lowered his head, and after a long time he raised his face again and said to Wen Yu: "I'm sorry, I hurt you."

Wen Yu's face froze.

"You left without saying anything, and I didn't even know what you looked like. Now that I finally get to see you, please don't treat me like this again."

The commander's eyes were filled with emotion, and he said, "Please forgive me, okay?"

"..." Wen Yu looked at the commander coldly for a few seconds, and the emotions in his chest rose and fell, mixing together into a ball.

With a hint of sarcasm on his face, he turned his head and said, "Go to hell."

The commander was stunned. He looked at Wen Yu, but Wen Yu had already looked away. He stood at the door of the inner hall, staring at the bead curtain intently.

If I can survive, I will still lie by the window and watch the show.

Wen Yu happened to be standing where its mechanical bed was. At this time, it put away its data board and flew around Wen Yu and the commander hesitantly.

About five minutes later, Li Yongquan came out, holding a chopping board with both hands. The porcelain bowl on the board was half full of blood, and the white handkerchief was nowhere to be found.

Li Yongquan's lips turned a little pale, but he walked without changing his posture, walking straight through the corridor of the inner hall and arriving at the door.

"The work has been done, everyone leave."

When the secret guards saw Li Yongquan coming out, they all retreated to both sides. Li Yongquan looked straight ahead. He gestured to Wen Yu, asking him to continue watching the empress and not to act rashly.

Wen Yu received the message and bowed to Li Yongquan and said, "Send Eunuch Li away."

Li Yongquan and his guards left Kunning Palace. The leader of the secret guards also left. When he turned around, his movements were still frozen for a moment, and his eyes passed over Wen Yu unclearly.

Wen Yu acted as if he didn't see it. He waited until everyone left before he drew aside the pearl curtain and went in.