Chapter 1017 Order to Leave
"The person we are looking for has the surname Zuo and is named Zuo Heng."
As soon as he finished speaking, the only candle in the room suddenly popped. The soft "pop" sound had a deafening effect in the quiet room, and the candle flame flickered and dimmed for a moment.
The man lowered his eyelids, seemingly unmoved.
Once the candlelight returned to normal, he slowly stood up, as if he hadn't heard Green Silk's words. He walked to the shrine on the other side of the room, took some incense ash from the incense burner, put it in his palm, returned to the bedside, picked it up with his fingernail, and sprinkled it on Shang Ruyi's wound.
Lei Yu panicked and rushed forward to stop him: "Wait a minute, is this really okay?"
The man looked up at her, his eyes cold, as if to say—are you teaching me how to do things?
Lei Yu realized her abruptness, but still insisted on stopping him, saying softly, "She was bitten by a poisonous snake, shouldn't we give her some antidote?"
The man said, "Judging from this wound, someone must have sucked out the poisonous blood from her."
Wo Xue immediately stepped forward: "Yes."
"Did you also wrap your wrists around his wrists?"
"yes."
“You did the right thing. If an ordinary person is bitten by a venomous snake, they should first suck out the venom and wrap the wrist to prevent the venom from spreading. She is fine now, she just needs to have the wound treated.”
After saying that, he brushed Lei Yu's hand away, sprinkled the incense ash onto the two teeth marks on Shang Ruyi's hand, and gently rubbed them. Lei Yu felt something was off about what he had just said, but when he heard that Shang Ruyi was alright, he breathed a sigh of relief. However, seeing that Shang Ruyi was still unconscious, he became worried and asked, "Is this enough? Is there anything else we need to do?"
The man didn't answer her. He patted the remaining incense ash from his palm, then looked up at Green Silk: "You just said that the old friend you came to find is—"
Green Silk had been standing quietly to the side watching him, and now a smile appeared on her face: "Zuo Heng."
The name was mentioned again, and even Lei Yu's aura deepened. They could also clearly see the man's brows furrow as he said, "The Zuo Heng you're talking about, could he be a descendant of the Duke of Xiaoshan?"
Green Silk said, "Exactly."
The man's brows furrowed even more: "Are you kidding me?"
Green Silk smiled and asked, "What do you mean?"
The man said, "Six years ago, during the Zuo family rebellion, Zuo Heng was defeated and killed long ago."
"..."
"You've come here to find him? Are you looking for his soul?"
Green Silk, instead of being embarrassed by being exposed, smiled even more sweetly and gently. She glanced around, noticing the damage the little house had endured, and said, "How long have you been staying here? How do you even know about the Zuo family's defeat?"
The man scoffed, "Even if I've lived in seclusion for many years, it's impossible that I haven't heard about something this big."
Green Silk smiled and said, "That's true."
"..."
"Do you know how Zuo Heng died?"
The man's thick eyebrows furrowed noticeably again, but he still said, "I heard that he was besieged by the army suppressing the rebellion and died fighting bravely."
“That’s right,” Green Silk nodded. “Moreover, his head was cut off and sealed in a gold box by the court and circulated throughout the country so that those with ulterior motives could see it as a warning.”
The man said, "Since you know this, why are you still looking for 'old friends'?"
As he said this, his gaze gradually sharpened, as if trying to see through a person's heart and soul. Meeting his gaze, Green Silk maintained a calm, even somewhat leisurely and charming demeanor, and smiled, "Oh, I misspoke just now."
"What?"
"I've never been good at remembering names, and the person we're looking for isn't named Zuo Heng—"
Hearing her baseless and fabricated words, Lei Yu frowned. Just as the man was about to ask a question, before he could speak, Lü Xiao suddenly said, "Oh right, we haven't had a chance to ask your name yet."
The man hesitated for a moment, then said, "I have cultivated for many years and no longer need a name. If you must ask—my surname is Jia."
"So it's Young Master Jia,"
Green Silk gracefully stepped forward and bowed to him, saying, "The person we've come to find is surnamed Zuo, but not Zuo Heng; his name is—Zuo Tian."
"..."
The young master Jia paused for a moment, then said, "Zuo Zhen? Who is he?"
Lei Yu stepped forward and said, "He is also a descendant of the Duke of Xiaoshan and a cousin of Zuo Heng. When Zuo Heng was defeated, his other generals either died in battle or fled. I heard that only Zuo Zhen stayed by his side until the very end."
"Until the very end? He died in battle just like Zuo Heng?"
"I don't know."
Green Silk smiled and said, "All I know is that he was the last person to stay by Zuo Heng's side. After Zuo Heng was killed and beheaded, this person disappeared without a trace. I don't know if he was also killed, or—"
Young Master Jia was silent for a while, then said, "You've come looking for this old friend because you believe he's still alive?"
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"He's alive, and on this mountain?"
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"So what exactly is your purpose in coming to see him?"
Although his voice remained low and hoarse and not hurried when he asked these questions, Lei Yu seemed to have sensed something from his calm words and gave him a meaningful look. Only Wo Xue didn't care about their conversation at all and just stood quietly by the bed, watching over Shang Ruyi.
Just as Lüxiao was about to say something, a loud banging sound came from the dilapidated wooden door outside.
Someone was knocking on the door.
The sudden sound seemed to break the mood. Young Master Jia glanced at Green Silk, then slowly got up and walked out, opening the wooden door a crack. Sure enough, he saw Ashina Zhuxie's impatient face. He frowned and said, "Is it cured yet? Why is there still no news?"
Young Master Jia said, "She's alright now. You can carry her out, and then you can leave."
The implication was that the guest should be asked to leave.
Ashina Zhuxie frowned upon hearing this, but before he could speak, Green Silk gracefully emerged from the room and said with a smile, "At a time like this, asking us to bring a poisoned and unconscious person down the mountain is tantamount to killing her. Since you have already taken action to treat her, young master, you wouldn't want your help to be in vain, would you?"
Young Master Jia frowned as he looked at her.
Upon hearing this, Wo Xue hurriedly got up and came over, saying, "Please don't send our lady away; she needs to rest and recuperate."
Ashina Zhuxie coldly said, "Whether they leave or not is none of my business, but I, the Khan, must stay."
"..."
"Otherwise, you won't be able to stay in this house."
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