The subordinate looked at the messy government office and said, "Then, what about this side?"
Xiahou Jun said, "They are just some stupid people. We can just close the city gates and keep some people here. The key now is to find Huangfu Zhong. If he takes that thing away, we won't be able to leave a complete body."
Because Xiahou Jun had also joined the search team, the people in Tianshu Tower did not dare to neglect anything and began to conduct a carpet search in the streets and alleys from the secret room to the government office. After a while, a subordinate with a keen sense of smell smelled the bloody smell coming from the alley: "Sir, this way, this way!"
After seeing the guard who had brought Huangfu Zhong here lying in a pool of blood, Xiahou Jun rushed over to check on him. He felt the cold body and checked for his pulse, saying, "...He's dead. Where's Huangfu Zhong?"
After Huangfu Zhong's subordinates gave him a preliminary examination, they said, "He was stabbed in the back, and his pulse is extremely weak. If he doesn't get medical attention, he might not survive."
"Save people first."
After over an hour of emergency treatment, the doctor finally breathed a sigh of relief. The person on the bed was truly lucky; the wound had nearly reached a vital part, but luckily the force wasn't strong enough. Otherwise, even a Daluo Jinxian would have been hard to save.
After giving a few instructions to his assistants, the doctor quietly opened the door. Upon exiting, he saw Xiahou Jun anxiously waiting outside and said, "His life has been saved for now. However, sir, judging by his injuries, he must have been attacked by a surprise attack. He must have been lucky, otherwise he would have died by now. Besides the severe injuries, he was also poisoned."
Xiahou Jun was stunned. What was going on? They were killing people, setting fire to people, and even poisoning people in his Tianshu Tower. These people were so bold! Were they sure that since Xiahou Qing was not around, he would have no way of finding out their identities? "What kind of poison?"
The doctor said bluntly, "It's a poison I've never seen before, but judging by the color of his blood, it's going to be difficult to detoxify. Given the current situation, the person inside won't survive more than two months."
Because of Huangfu Zhong's sudden attack, Xiahou Jun's suspicion of him suddenly decreased a lot. If he really did this, firstly, he was alone and couldn't think of anyone who would help him; secondly, if he wanted to leave, he would have left long ago and wouldn't have risked his life in vain.
"Could it be that there were assassins intercepting him on the road? Does today's incident really have nothing to do with him?" After saying this, Xiahou Jun called his men over and asked, "Has Huangfu Zhong done anything strange recently? Has he met with any strange people, or said anything strange?"
After a moment of reflection, the guard replied, "Aside from daily eating, drinking, defecating, urinating, and sleeping, I guarantee with my life that he never left the secret room, nor did he have any contact with anyone else."
Xiahou Jun said that while Huangfu Zhong's suspicion had been greatly reduced, he couldn't be said to have no connection to today's events. After all, the living dead were out of control and exhibiting strange symptoms, and he was the only one in Qinghe County who possessed the Life-Restoring Gu who could do that. "...I'm still worried, so I'll go check his room and see if I can find anything."
"yes."
After giving the order, Xiahou Jun turned his attention to the doctor again: "Doctor, when will he wake up?"
The doctor was a doctor from Tianshu Tower. As for whether he was legitimate or not, that was unknown. Seeing that Xiahou Chun was so worried about the man named Huangfu Zhong inside, the doctor thought he wanted to get something out of him. As a doctor, it was not appropriate to use drugs to force a seriously injured patient to wake up. But this man didn't live for many days anyway, so it was important to get to the bottom of the matter first: "Tonight at the earliest."
Xiahou Jun ordered, "Do everything you can to keep him alive, as long as possible. He will be of great use to us."
The doctor said confidently, "I understand. Don't worry, sir. I still have some tricks up my sleeve."
On the other side, after working for an entire afternoon, Huangfu Bin and Huangfu Xiong walked out from the inner room with disappointed looks on their faces after seeing the injured Mother Shengxi Gu in front of them recover almost completely in less than an hour.
Seeing this, Prajna smiled and asked, "You made such a big fuss, but it seems the result isn't what you wanted. Aren't you a little disappointed?"
Prajna's original intention in saying this was to comfort them, but for some reason, perhaps it was the choice of words or the tone, why did Huangfu Bin and his son look even more lost after hearing this?
Huangfu Bin had a mournful look on his face, sighed deeply, and said, "Senior, you are right. We are simply too incompetent."
Ban Ruo coughed twice and said, "What did I say? How could I not know? Let me tell you straight up. There's no need to be so self-deprecating. The Shengxi Gu is the Huangfu family's treasure, and it's only a single letter different from the heirloom Life and Death Gu. If I remember correctly, you spent decades trying to get the Shengxi Gu to grow. Now you've managed to do this in such a short time, it's already quite impressive."
Huangfu Xiong shook his head and said, "Alas, the Shengxi Gu has a strong regenerative ability. If it can't kill it in one blow, it's like doing nothing."
"Okay, at least you are on the right track. The 'landlord' is here, you should entertain them first." After saying that, Prajna disappeared from the house in a flash. The moment he disappeared, the door that had been tightly closed was kicked open by Shi Zairong.
"Mr. Huangfu, did it succeed?" Looking at Shi Zairong and Lin Feng who were very excited and waiting for good news, Huangfu Bin did not say anything. He just shook his head slightly and turned back to the inner room, leaving Huangfu Xiong outside to talk to them.
Shi Zairong and Lin Feng's smiles gradually faded when they saw Huangfu Bin's expression. They both knew that asking them to do so much in such a short time was already a bit difficult for them, and if they added some condemnation, it would be too harsh.
Then, Shi Zairong patted Huangfu Xiong on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay. At least it's working, isn't it? I believe that if we continue to work hard in the current direction, it's only a matter of time before we find the right method."
Huangfu Xiong didn't relax at all after hearing this. The method worked, which meant that the larvae had sensed it. If he didn't hurry, Xiahou Qing and the others would find out that something strange was wrong with the living dead. "The mother insect is injured, and the larvae must be reacting. We don't have much time left."
Shi Zairong then said, "I will send more people to keep an eye on the situation at Tianshu Tower, so you don't have to worry. Besides, Huangfu Ning hasn't returned yet, maybe he can bring back some good news."
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