Chapter 179: Last Light, Purgatory Demon
The next day, the chief officers of both sides held their first round of consultations in Qinghe Hall.
Xiao Qinggu was called into the palace by Emperor Chengming to play chess. Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu observed the reactions of the Eastern Palace and the Princess's Mansion and found that there was no movement in the Eastern Palace and the Princess's Mansion.
Shang Yuwan fed Twelve medicine while asking, "Did you take the wrong medicine?"
Today, Dayu and Langjiang are in consultation, and Emperor Chengming's attention has been drawn to Xiao Qinggu. This is a rare opportunity for Xiao Qingji and Xiao Tong to act up. Why is it so quiet?
Twelve was stunned: "Huh?"
Ji Suxian, who had just come from Yang Qianmo: "?"
Shang Yuwan said, "This medicine is correct. Ji Suxian prepared it herself. I mean the East Palace and the Princess's Mansion."
Xiao Qingxu said through the screen: "I'm also confused, why is this happening?"
If he and Shang Yuwan were Xiao Qingji and Xiao Tong, they would take this opportunity to print the happenings in Snow Wolf Village in the official bulletin today, letting the whole of Kyoto know how those remote places were being exploited, and the "mastermind behind the scenes" would also have to be pointed out subtly.
After arousing public outrage, Emperor Chengming could no longer suppress it and had to send people to investigate thoroughly and give an explanation. The witness was hidden in the palace, and the physical evidence was the private seal, so the "mastermind" would find it difficult to deny it even if he wanted to.
Shang Yuwan and Xiao Qingxu were both ready to take the attack and fight back, but they didn't expect that the other side would be so obedient.
Shang Yuwan even wondered if she was thinking too much?
Xiao Qingxu also frowned. Ji Suxian stood at the door and knocked.
"Shang Yuwan, Brother Xiao, Uncle Yang has woken up."
Shang Yuwan was suddenly so happy that the medicine in his hand almost spilled, and Twelve reached out to steady it in time.
"really?"
Ji Suxian nodded and looked at the two people behind the screen. "Why would I use this to make you happy? But..."
Twelve grabbed the bowl of medicine in his hand and nodded to Shang Yuwan.
Shang Yuwan's eyes curved, and she said "wait for me" and ran towards where Yang Qianmo was in a hurry, not even caring about Xiao Qingxu behind her.
Ji Suxian waved weakly: "Why are you running away before I finish my words..."
Xiao Qingxu asked, "But what?"
Ji Suxian turned around and looked at him, "But..."
"Before you brought the Nine Revolutions Pill, Uncle Yang was already poisoned to the bone. Now, he is only recovering from his last breath."
Xiao Qingxu was shocked, and the bowl in Twelve's hand fell down with a "clang" and broke into pieces.
"Deputy General Yang!" Shang Yuwan pushed the door open and came in. Yang Qianmo was sitting on the bed with a pale face.
"Miss, you are here."
Yang Qianmo was still a little weak when she spoke. The moment she saw Shang Yuwan, she wanted to get out of bed and salute, but was stopped by Yao Lao beside the bed.
"Don't move!"
Shang Yuwan hurried forward and helped the man back to the bed, "Lieutenant General Yang, please sit down quickly! We don't care about those empty formalities!"
"Miss, you've grown up." Yang Qianmo smiled faintly, "But what about your eyes? And what about that red mole on your forehead?"
No matter how much a person changes, their eye color won't change, and that red mole doesn't look like it was created later in life. The young lady looked like she had endured a lot of hardship.
Shang Yuwan chuckled, "Why, I don't look like myself anymore?"
Yang Qianmo shook her head, "When I first saw the young lady after she grew up, I knew it was the young lady herself."
No matter how a person changes his appearance, what is in his bones cannot be changed.
Shang Yuwan smiled, revealing his white teeth. "How do you feel, Lieutenant General Yang?"
Yao Lao was about to speak, but then he closed his mouth and raised his hand to cover the thing in his arms.
Before Shang Yuwan arrived, Yang Qianmo had told Yao Laomo to tell her about his last moments of life because he didn't want to see the young lady cry in front of him at the last moment.
Yang Qianmo always remembered the day when the young lady left Yanmen at the age of five. She didn't cry before getting on the carriage, and only after entering the carriage did she let out a few sobs. A furry little head popped out from the small window at the back of the carriage, and the girl lay crying by the window, looking at them.
Such a young child, she had to follow her sick mother away from the place where she was born and raised, to go to the cannibalistic Kyoto to try to survive.
With her father not around, her mother became her pillar of support, but she committed suicide three months after returning to Beijing.
How did this little lady survive until now? What kind of torment does she endure in the dead of night?
Meeting Shang Yuwan's sparkling gaze, Yang Qianmo raised the corners of her mouth and said with a smile, "Old Yao has excellent medical skills, and with the help of the young lady and... His Royal Highness Prince Qi, how could this subordinate not be good?"
"Miss, what will you do when the general and the Shang family are avenged?"
"Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
Yang Qianmo's eyebrows curved, "I haven't seen you for many years, young lady. I'm very curious. Can you explain my doubts to me?"
Shang Yuwan naturally would not refuse his request.
"Once we've taken revenge, I'll be able to take care of you. Then you can do whatever you want..."
"Miss, I'm asking about you."
Shang Yuwan was stunned for a moment, then tilted her head. "As long as you guys are doing well, I'm fine."
Yang Qianmo raised her hand, pointed her index finger at Shang Yuwan, and said, "I just want to hear what you, Miss, are planning for your future."
Shang Yuwan thought about it carefully, and then replied: "Perhaps, the Regent?"
After Emperor Chengming died, those evil spirits in the court would definitely make some small moves, seeing that Xiao Qinggu was just a little girl. She had to keep an eye on those people and never let Xiao Qinggu, the new emperor, be imprisoned, nor did she want the empire that the Shang family had protected for so many years to become ruins.
Well, when Xiao Qinggu no longer needed her assistance, she would resign and retire, returning to Yanmen with Twelve, Qi'er, Xiao Qingxu, and Deputy General Yang...
"......" Yang Qianmo's eyes lit up slightly, but her eyelids drooped unconsciously, "That's good... very good."
Yao Lao watched from the side, and the thing in his arms became hotter and hotter, as if it was going to burn a hole in his chest.
A gust of wind blew in, Yang Qianmo clenched her fists and coughed twice.
Shang Yuwan looked over and asked, "Why isn't the window closed?"
She stood up to close the window, but didn't see Yang Qianmo's hand slowly drop down.
Shang Yuwan was almost able to close the window, but at the last moment, he heard Twelve's scream.
"Deputy General Yang!!!!"
Shang Yuwan suddenly stopped moving. A gust of wind came from behind her and blew away the white hair on her temples.
There was a constant ringing sound in his ears, and Shang Yuwan's eyes were reflecting the tall green tree outside the window.
The tree is tall and mighty, yet carries a familiar fragrance, like a refined military general.
With an inaudible "snap" sound on the branch, a new leaf was picked up by the wind, swirling in the air and flying away into the distance.
“…” Someone is crying? Who is crying?
Shang Yuwan turned around slowly, his eyes wide open.
"..." It was Twelve crying. Why was she crying? For whom?
Shang Yuwan walked over slowly, her whole body stiff, the blood surging in her body like erupting boiling magma.
It’s only a few dozen steps away, but it feels like it will take a lifetime to reach the end.
Xiao Qingxu's face turned pale as he stepped forward to support her.
But in Shang Yuwan's eyes, there was no trace of Xiao Qingxu at all.
She walked to Yang Qianmo's bedside blankly, staring blankly at Twelve lying beside the bed, clutching Yang Qianmo's cold hand and crying.
“…”
Dead?
“…”
Is he dead?
Shang Yuwan bent down and stretched out his hand to check for breath.
“…”
Dead.
Deputy General Yang is dead.
Yang Qianmo, dead.
"Wanwan, calm down, don't..."
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law? Shang Yuwan? Are you okay? Shang Yuwan? Master, I told you a long time ago that this matter cannot be concealed. What is there to hide?"
"It's my fault that I'm not a good doctor and couldn't save Lieutenant General Yang..."
Shang Yuwan couldn't hear what they were saying at all. Between heaven and earth, there seemed to be only the bloodless Yang Qianmo lying on the bed and the wailing Twelve.
Xiao Qingxu held Shang Yuwan's cold hand, his eyes filled with worry and distress.
Suddenly, he was stunned.
Two lines of blood and tears slowly flowed from Shang Yuwan's eyes. She murmured, "Shen Lanlu."
Ji Suxian and Yao Lao's expressions changed drastically at the same time.
Shang Yuwan slowly turned his head and looked at Xiao Qingxu.
His eyes were full of bloodshot, like a demon from hell.
"Is the Shenlanlu still in Baijialou?"
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