Chapter 169: Should I Go?
Wen Yu remained silent. The skin on his hands was pale, and the bony bones were clearly visible underneath.
"They came with me to the Kingdom of Yue. I am sorry for them." Wen Yu slowly held Shen Yu's hand. His pupils were stained with ink, and the sharpness inside was exposed. "No matter what, I will send them back."
All the brothers and sisters who followed Wen Yu down the mountain to pledge their loyalty to Xuan Lin were arrested and imprisoned after Wen Yu fell into trouble. Wen Yu didn't know where they were being held, and Xuan Lin blocked all news about them.
He wanted to use these people's lives to keep Wen Yu alive, so that Wen Yu would not be depressed all the time, and one day he would be unable to think and commit suicide in Kunning Palace, which would also make Xuan Lin lose the medicine.
During the two years that Wen Yu was imprisoned in Kunning Palace, he also tried every means to find out their news. Unexpectedly... Xuan Lin actually buried their bodies in his backyard.
Wen Yu felt the blood boiling in his chest. He held Shen Yu's hand tightly and frowned, saying, "There were 43 people who came down the mountain with me. I don't know how many of them are still alive, but even if there is only one person... I will send him back."
"This is all my fault."
Shen Yu sensed the suppressed trembling and dullness in Wen Yu's body. He rubbed the skin on the back of Wen Yu's hand with his fingertips and slowly put his arms around his neck.
"This is not your fault." Shen Yu held the back of Wen Yu's head, his eyes lowered, not knowing where to look, "The world is unpredictable."
Wen Yu buried half of his face in Shen Yu's collar. When he heard that, his eyelashes trembled and he chuckled: "Only you would say that."
Shen Yu did not deny it. He smoothed Wen Yu's long hair and continued calmly, "One day, they will know that you are innocent. Of course, it doesn't matter. I just know it."
"That sounds good." Wen Yu tilted his head, his breath spraying on Shen Yu's neck, and asked slowly, "Have you also said this to Mu Yuyi?"
Shen Yu: “…”
"My queen, I really have nothing to do with the commander. Why don't you believe it?" Shen Yudu felt helpless about his stubborn temper in his previous life. He continued, "The poison I told you about that day was the cold poison from the Shadow Tower. Didn't my queen promise to cure it for me? Mu Yuyi didn't poison me."
Wen Yu looked hesitant.
Shen Yu stretched out his wrist and said, "Your Majesty is a skilled doctor. If you really don't believe me, just do a blood test to see how many kinds of poisons are in my body."
"No need." Wen Yu held Shen Yu's wrist and said to himself, "I just asked casually, am I that kind of petty person?"
Shen Yu pulled the corner of his lip: "Aren't you?"
Wen Yu smiled: "Am I?"
"..." Shen Yu turned his head slowly under the threat of his gaze, "You are not."
"Well, it's good that you know it. After all, I have always been generous to you." Wen Yu hooked Shen Yu's finger, his voice changed as he spoke, and he raised his eyes and continued.
"But it's obvious that Mu Yuyi is not a good person. You are young and inexperienced, so you are most likely to be harmed by people like them. You should be more careful in the future."
Shen Yu saw that he was hinting at something, and after a moment of silence, he said, "I understand, Madam. I will avoid him when I see him next time."
Wen Yu raised his eyebrows, and Shen Yu understood immediately. Finally, his efforts were not in vain.
"I can't completely remove the cold poison in the Shadow Tower for now. I'm afraid the owner of the tower has given you something else to eat." Wen Yu said, "I will help you suppress it for now. As for the rest... I'll think of a way."
Shen Yu nodded, his eyes flashed across Wen Yu's legs, and he suddenly said, "When I was in Hanshan, the owner of the building gave me an antidote, and there might be poison mixed in it."
"He still doesn't trust you." Wen Yu said nonchalantly, "The Shadow Tower specializes in training assassins. Of course the owner of the Shadow Tower is worried about you joining the Shadow Tower halfway."
Shen Yu thought for a moment, "That's right."
He turned to look at Wen Yu and said, "But the owner of the building is very strange. I heard before that the owner of Ying Building was over 50 years old, but when I vaguely saw his figure that day, he didn't look that old."
Wen Yu didn't care much when he heard this: "Photo studios are positioned based on their strength. If you kill the previous owner, you can take his place. The current owner should also be a rising star."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Shen Yu and said, "I haven't asked you yet, what is your shadow?"
Shen Yu touched the tip of his nose: "...Shadow 88."
"So far behind?" Wen Yu frowned. He sneered, "They are blind. They don't know the real gold. They are a bunch of people without vision."
Shen Yu became interested when he saw this: "Madam, how much do you think I look like a shadow?"
Wen Yu glanced at Shen Yu. He didn't want Shen Yu to be too complacent, so he said carefully, "You can only be in the top ten at most."
Shen Yu's eyes flashed with surprise when he heard this. He smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."
Wen Yu: “…”
"But you know a little bit about medicine. When he gave you the medicine, did you not realize what was in it?"
Shen Yu thought for a moment and said, "I smelled something in it at the time, like the scent of the thousand-leaf bone grass on Chengyuan Mountain. But the herb is non-toxic and can clear away heat, so I didn't have much doubt."
Wen Yu paused while playing with Shen Yu's knuckles: "... the Thousand-leaf Bone Grass on Chengyuan Mountain?"
"Yes." Shen Yu said, "I heard from the shadow leader in the building that the owner of the building once studied under a master in Chengyuan Mountain and knows Chengyuan Mountain quite well."
Wen Yu's eyes froze, he grabbed Shen Yu's right knuckles, and was stunned for a moment.
There are all kinds of rare and exotic herbs growing on Chengyuan Mountain. One of Wen Yu's senior brothers had a bad temper, so several younger junior brothers deliberately planted thousands of leaves of bone grass all over his mountain, saying that they wanted to help him cool down.
now……
Wen Yu sneered inexplicably: "You said before that the host sent you to kill me?"
Shen Yu looked at him without saying a word.
Wen Yu's eyes were dry as he recalled what had happened before. His lips were tightly closed and he didn't say anything.
Chengyuan Mountain has already expelled him from the group, and now his senior brother has become the owner of Shadow Tower... The first thing they do after taking the throne is to come and take his life?
Wen Yu clenched his palms tightly. He didn't want to show his emotions in front of Shen Yu, so he just stabbed his nails into the flesh of his palms.
Shen Yu seemed to know what he was thinking. He held Wen Yu's palm before he could make a move. Wen Yu bent his fingers but did not pinch the back of Shen Yu's hand.
"My queen, you are no longer on Chengyuan Mountain. Only the Demon Queen Wen Yu is left." Shen Yu sat on the edge of the bed. The light from the window shone on him. It was bright outside, which made the space inside the bed seem even darker.
"Those brothers and sisters who were imprisoned by Xuan Lin may also hate you now. You are not their brother and sister. They now regard you as the demon queen and their enemy." Shen Yu stared at Wen Yu and asked in a deep voice, "Do you... still want to save them?"
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