Chapter 114 Are you Qingzhou’s disappointing father?

At the moment when Ruan Qingzhou knocked his opponent off the ring with his last punch, he suddenly felt pain in his leg and knelt on one knee. Then he saw Xu Zining, who was wearing a light blue dress and a high ponytail, falling in front of him.

"Brother, be careful, there are hidden weapons." Xu Zining was hiding in the crowd to watch the excitement. As luck would have it, she happened to see several poisonous needles flying out.

Xu Zining's appearance caused a commotion, and the guards surrounded the arena, but she seemed not to notice it, and stared warily at the crowd watching in the south.

Ji Lingchuan hurriedly explained Xu Zining's identity to the emperor, while He An went directly to the ring to check the situation. Seeing that Ruan Qingzhou, who was full of fighting spirit just now, had sweat on his forehead, he knew something was wrong.

"Brother-in-law, there is a hidden weapon." He lifted up his trouser leg and saw that the skin around the silver needle had turned black.

Seeing this, Xu Zining showed worry on her face. She took out a pill from the porcelain bottle in her arms and fed it to him: "He has been poisoned. He must be treated as soon as possible."

Upon learning of the assassin, the emperor was furious. The martial arts arena was heavily guarded. Who would dare to be so bold? "Come here, guard the entire martial arts arena. We must find the assassin."

"No need, I know who released the hidden sword." Seeing Ruan Qingzhou being taken away, although Xu Zining was anxious, he could not let the assassin go.

The emperor's eyes moved slightly: "Who is it? Catch him for me quickly."

All Xu Zibei saw were common people and officials' families who were allowed to watch the fight. Among them were some noble ladies who wanted to recruit husbands through martial arts.

But behind these people, there was a man with a skinny figure but agile movements. He looked quite old, and in order not to attract attention, his body, which was not very straight to begin with, was bent even further.

The moment the whip was swung, Xu Zining shouted, "Get out of my way."

The officials' wives and daughters had never seen such a scene before, and they all dodged everywhere. Xu Zining flew up, and after a few crisp slapping sounds, there were painful howls. The howls were hoarse and unpleasant, and everyone looked over when they heard the sound.

A man was seen rolling on the ground in pain, with whip marks all over his face and body. Xu Zining was furious and squatted down to search for a long time, but found nothing. She simply stepped on the man's throat and said, "Hand over the antidote."

The man knew that there was no hope of escaping. His cheeks twitched, and before he knew it, Xu Zining lifted his leg and spat out a red pill along with a few teeth: "If you want to die, it's not that easy."

Without asking for the antidote, Ji Lingchuan suppressed the man.

The official in charge of recording the results quietly caught up with him and asked, "General Ji, what do we do with the results of the competition?"

"It's over, isn't it? Just do what you have to do." The reason why Ruan Qingzhou was attacked was because of his momentary carelessness when he won. If this woman hadn't suddenly appeared, the blame for Ruan Qinghuan being attacked would definitely be borne by his opponent.

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The assassination in the martial arts competition angered the emperor, who ordered the Dali Temple to bring the real murderer to justice within ten days. He An was in charge of the matter.

Jiang Jie, the newly engaged Dali Temple Minister, rushed to the Ruan family to check on the situation as soon as he received the order.

The Ruan family was in chaos at the moment. When the old lady learned that her grandson was secretly injured, she fainted immediately. Although Zhou Yunzhi managed to stay awake, she cried secretly for many times.

Ruan Qingzhou won the top three in Wu Ju, and the emperor arranged for the imperial physician to come and treat him. Although it was known that he was poisoned, it was not certain what the poison was, so no medicine could be prescribed.

Ruan Chengfu sat on a chair, his face as pale as paper. Upon receiving the news, he immediately ordered people to invite all the famous doctors in the capital, but the result was not satisfactory.

The chief of the Imperial Hospital shook his head: "The poison that Master Ruan was infected with was extremely toxic, but it seemed to be suppressed and the spread of the poison was slowed down. It's just that..."

Zhou Yunzhi cried and begged: "Dr. Liu is known as a master doctor. My son's life depends on you."

Imperial Physician Liu sighed when he heard this. He was indeed good at treating illnesses, but he was not good at treating poisons. Seeing the imperial physician's expression, the hearts of everyone in the room sank to the bottom of the valley.

Ruan Qinghuan was the only one who didn't shed tears. She couldn't hold on any longer and her body swayed. Fortunately, He'an was by her side and held her. He'an comforted her, "Don't worry, I will try my best to save Qingzhou."

Ruan Qinghuan had never felt so helpless before. He suppressed the grief in his heart and nodded.

Seeing this, Xu Zining, who was guarding the door, looked even colder. She rushed in regardless of the maid's obstruction: "I need a pigeon to deliver a message."

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Ruan Qinghuan came to the study and Xu Zining had already written the letter. She had not cried just now, but now her eyes were red.

Seeing Ruan Qinghuan, she wiped away her tears and said, "Maybe my father can save him."

Seeing the pigeon disappear in the distance, Ruan Qinghuan hugged her and said, "Thank you for today."

She had heard what He'an said. If she hadn't blocked it with the whip, the poison needle would have hit Qingzhou's chest. If that were the case, even a great immortal would have been unable to save him.

In the next few days, Ruan Qingzhou relied on various soups and medicines to survive, in addition, he also took Xu Zining's pills.

A day and a night passed in the blink of an eye. Xu Zining had been staying by his bedside the whole time. When Zhou Yunzhi came over, she sniffed sadly and was deeply moved: "Child, go back to your room and rest for a while. Don't overwork yourself."

How could Xu Zining sleep? She shook her head and said, "As long as I hold on a little longer, my father will definitely come."

"Miss Xu, I am so grateful to you this time, otherwise Qingzhou..."

"Aunt, don't say that. Ruan Qingzhou is my life."

Zhou Yunzhi: “…” She didn’t know how to respond to this.

Zhou Yunzhi, who was in the capital, knew very little about his son's master. He only knew that he was an expert that his father had found for him.

The Zhou family is a wealthy family in Jiangnan. The father has done a lot of charity over the years. There are three sons and one daughter in the family. Zhou Yunzhi is the youngest, so he loves her very much.

Later, she ignored the advice and married Ruan Chengfu, staying in the faraway capital, and rarely saw her father for a long time.

Later, when Qingzhou grew up, his father suggested that he go to Jiangnan for training. At that time, the relationship between her and Ruan Chengfu was at its most tense. The two branches of the Ruan Mansion were constantly fighting, and the family was overwhelmed and overwhelmed.

After weighing the pros and cons, she sent Qingzhou to Jiangnan. Later, she learned that her father had found a master teacher for him and said that he would achieve great things in the future.

At that time, Zhou Yunzhi thought it was just words from her father to coax her, until her son came back and showed her amazing kung fu skills, then she believed it.

The days of worry felt like years. Finally, on the third day, someone came to the door. Hearing that it was an old man with white eyebrows and beard, Xu Zining went out to greet him immediately.

Everyone in the Ruan family hurried to follow.

In the courtyard, an old man stopped when he saw everyone. Ruan Chengfu hurried forward and said, "Excuse me, are you Qingzhou's master?"

"Are you Qingzhou's disappointing father?"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked embarrassed.

Then the man said, "Humph, you have a fat head and big ears, and your eyes are full of brilliance. You don't look loyal or honest at all."

Ruan Chengfu laughed twice and dared not refute. After all, his son's life still depended on him to save.

The man was obviously not afraid of offending anyone. He stared at his daughter coldly and said coldly: "Wait until we get back to the mountains, and I'll show you how I'll deal with you."

Xu Zining didn't care about being punished, so he pulled people to the backyard and said, "Dad, now is not the time to talk about this. Come with me to see my brother."