Chen Huaixu lied without blinking, "I don't know. Before she came to Nanxia, she possessed another person. Unfortunately, she offended me, so I had her driven out of Dajin and looted many of her belongings. I found that those things were rare in the world, so I went to consult the most prestigious master in the capital. He only said four words - 'person from outside the sky'."
Wu Li kept muttering, "People from outside the sky, people from outside the sky... So that's how it is."
Wu Li suddenly began to cough heart-wrenchingly. She suppressed the bloody smell rising in her throat and asked, "One last question—will she still wake up?"
Shen Huaixu answered very straightforwardly this time, "No."
Wu Li smiled, and her tired eyes covered with white film seemed as bright and affectionate as before. She stood up with her hands on her chest and bowed deeply to Chen Huaixu.
When she stood up again, her eyes were moist. Slowly sitting back on the futon, she said, "Whatever the county lady wants to know, I will tell you everything I know."
"I want to ask about the Wu family."
Wu Li's face turned even paler in an instant. After a long moment, she smiled bitterly, "You should know that I killed the head of the Wu family, right? I don't regret it, not at all."
Her hoarse voice was filled with stubbornness. "If I could, I would kill everyone with the surname Wu. Unfortunately, I don't have time."
Chen Huaixu's eyes sparkled as he clapped his hands, "What a coincidence! I'll help you!"
She looked at the woman in front of her with a smile on her face, and had to admit, this girl was quite to her liking.
From her conversation, Shen Huaixu could tell that this person's innocence had not been worn away by time, and he could gain her trust with just a little empathy.
This is based on her willingness to trust someone, but unfortunately, the person she trusted was not sincere. In addition, she is tenacious, vindictive, and willing to take risks.
Wu Li was speechless for a moment, but then she thought it was nothing strange. She knew that He Yin had a little servant named Chen Huaixu. He Yin was now the regent of Nanxia Kingdom, so it was understandable that Chen Huaixu helped him deal with the Wu family.
Seeing that she was distracted, Shen Huaixu urged her: "If the Wu family hadn't treated you badly, you wouldn't have killed the Wu family, right? Don't tell me you've softened your heart."
"No," Wu Li said. "I know a lot about the Wu family's secret dealings, but there's only one thing that could eradicate them completely—the Wu family's covert selling of official positions and titles. It's related to cheating in the imperial examinations, and the matter is far-reaching. The head of the Wu family is very cautious, so he entrusted the matter to a distant relative. There are two account books, hidden in a bookstore and a pawnshop in Xiangyi City. That's all I know. I don't know the relative's name or which two shops he's in."
"These are enough." Shen Huaixu didn't expect Wu Li to be so straightforward, and a smile appeared on his face.
In the space, after receiving the news, Fu Yin also stood up and said to Chen Huaixu: "The morning court is about to start. I will leave first. You can catch up on your sleep later. Don't rush to leave."
Chen Huaixu's smile widened. [Okay, remember to rest too.]
She was about to stand up, but after a moment's thought, she remained seated and spoke again, "From what I understand, the symptoms of the villagers in the village where you mine fluorite are not similar to yours, Miss Li. Could you allow me to take your pulse?"
The medical skills of the doctors of the Southern Xia Kingdom are not as good as those of the doctors of the Great Jin Dynasty. Although she is not proficient in some areas, she is still ranked among the best in Tanyuan City.
Most importantly, she was curious about why Wu Li was blind.
Wu Li was just there to supervise the work. No matter how much radiation he received, it was not as great as that received by people who were exposed to fluorite all day long. Even Ling Ling was not as seriously injured as Wu Li.
Wu Li slowly extended his hand towards Shen Huaixu and said slowly, "Thank you, County Master."
After a while, Shen Huaixu released her wrist.
She frowned, "Weird."
Wu Li had long since become indifferent to life and death, or rather, she had already prepared herself for death, so she was not discouraged at all. Even her hoarse voice seemed to convey the gentle comfort she offered when she spoke.
"There's no need to do this, County Lady. Life and death are determined by fate. If the Wu family can fall, all my wishes in this life will be fulfilled."
Shen Huaixu said casually: "Don't you have a sweetheart?"
Wu Li lowered his head and said, "His good fortune lies elsewhere, not with me."
"Don't underestimate yourself. You're doing pretty well now. You can chase me here even though you can't see. What will happen if you can see..."
"County Lady," Wu Li couldn't help but explain, "I was the one who fled here first. That dilapidated temple is where I stayed."
Shen Huaixu was silent for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "This is not important."
After a pause, she continued, "Your pulse seems to be consistent with that of the people in that village, but you haven't had much contact with them, but the onset is faster and more severe. If that's the case, is it possible that you ingested the fluorite without knowing it?"
The only patient she had ever come into contact with was Ling Ling. The child's symptoms were not obvious yet. Now it seems that if her condition continues to develop, she will end up like Wu Li.
Wu Li subconsciously denied it, "Impossible, I personally inspect everything I eat..."
As if she thought of something, her voice stopped abruptly, and the memories of the past flashed through her mind one by one. She remembered the man smiling at her, remembering him saying he wanted to marry her in the firelight, remembering the two of them standing by the river releasing lanterns and swearing to be together forever... She remembered that when he was still in Xiangyi City, he always loved to send her cakes.
She still remembers the taste of the pastry, the flower petals pickled in honey, fragrant and sweet.
No matter how sweet the cakes are, how can they compare to the sweetness of the love words from your loved one?
Under the affectionate gaze of her lover, she made an exception for the first time and tasted the cake cautiously and shyly. At that moment, she felt as if she had fallen into a bush of flowers and into a honey pot.
From then on, every time the cakes were handed to her, she would taste them carefully.
What would happen if a witch was caught having sex with a man? She would be burned alive in public. But she made an exception for that one person.
The fishy and salty taste rushed into her throat, and Wu Li suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Her eyes opened wide and she fell backwards uncontrollably.
The moment she fell to the ground, what she thought was - what a pity, such a nice cloak.
She got it dirty.
***
Blood splattered on Shen Huaixu's face and body. She subconsciously wanted to grab Wu Li, but it was too late.
She stepped forward and took out a pill to protect the heart meridian from the space, fed it to Wu Li, and ordered Shuangjiang who had rushed over to take the person to the carriage.
The chaos woke up many people, but as soon as Xiaoman left, no one made any more noise.
"Miss, this girl is too weak. Can she be saved?"
"Let's do our best and leave the rest to fate."
After settling Wu Li, Shen Huaixu drove Shuangjiang out of the carriage, and then she took out a bottle of familiar green potion from the space.
The potion was looted from Qiao Man.
Before Qiao Man went crazy, she cherished her life very much and was afraid that something might happen to her, so she stockpiled a lot of these potions. She only knew the use of the green one, and she hadn't figured out the others yet.
Qiao Man owes Wu Li so much, this bottle of potion can be regarded as Qiao Man's repayment to her.
Thinking of this, Shen Huaixu fed the potion to Wu Li.
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