Autumn of the 328th year of Beirong.
The capital was prosperous and wealthy, and people lived in peace and contentment throughout the land. Bandits were rare, the emperor was benevolent, the princes were filial, brothers were friendly and respectful, and the vassal kings were humble...
This is how the storyteller described it.
Xie Lingqin, disguised as a maid, was strolling around with a sly smile, carrying a huge sum of money she had extorted—one hundred taels of silver.
This otherworldly prosperity has a truly unique charm.
In my past life, I was busy with life and death battles, and rarely had such a state of mind.
And right now—there isn't one either.
After walking through several streets, Xie Lingqin entered a pharmacy, which was doing very well.
"Hey, isn't this weird..."
"Hey, don't be upset. They took the medicine but still left you with your earlobes. They're a kind person."
"That's true..."
As soon as I entered the front of the pharmacy, I heard voices coming from the back.
It wasn't very loud, but Xie Lingqin had excellent hearing, and she couldn't help but touch her nose; it was clearly being directed at her.
"Shopkeeper, please pick up some medicine." After being specially treated, Xie Lingqin was now just an ordinary little maid with a sallow complexion.
The shopkeeper glanced at her, his face naturally slick and obsequious. "Which medicines would you like, young lady?"
"Please prepare the medicine according to this prescription." Xie Lingqin handed over a prescription.
The shopkeeper took it, glanced at it, and frowned slightly.
Don't frown.
Xie Lingqin pursed her lips. The characters here are different from modern simplified characters. Not only that, they don't resemble the characters of the Qin state or the Zhao state. In short, it's... very troublesome.
She has been studying intensively these past few days and was only able to barely write out this prescription.
It's a bit ugly, but as long as you can understand it, that's fine.
The shopkeeper quickly brought Xie Lingqin the medicine, but he said apologetically, "Miss, I'm very sorry, we don't have any of the herbs, including Strychnos nux-vomica, at the moment."
"When will it be available?" Noticing the hint of guilt in the shopkeeper's eyes as he spoke, Xie Lingqin played along and pretended not to care too much.
The shopkeeper was a middle-aged fat man. He squinted at Xie Lingqin and shook his head, saying, "I can't guarantee that either. This medicine is poisonous and is rarely used nowadays, so our shop rarely stocks it. If you want it, I'll send someone to deliver it right away, but it won't arrive until the day after tomorrow at the earliest."
"Alright, I'll come to pick it up the day after tomorrow. Please make sure to keep it for me then."
"Okay, okay, please don't worry, young lady."
...
After leaving the pharmacy, Xie Lingqin went to another pharmacy, but both said they were out of stock and that it would take several days to restock.
Xie Lingqin's expression suddenly darkened.
Just as she expected, they were trying to trip her up. In order to prevent her from getting the detoxification, they controlled all the medicine.
Fortunately, she was only testing the waters.
but……
A sharp glint flashed in Xie Lingqin's eyes, and then...
"Well……"
Xie Lingqin, who was just standing in the middle of the alley, has now appeared at the corner of the wall and grabbed one person by the neck.
"Whose orders do you take?" Xie Lingqin asked, her voice icy.
The newcomer was a man of ordinary appearance, dressed in dark clothes. He looked like someone who was used to stalking. Looking at Xie Lingqin, who held her life in his hands, he seemed a little dazed. He had been extremely careful, so why had he been discovered?
"I don't like repeating myself," Xie Lingqin said again, tightening her grip on her fingers. Her starry eyes were sharp and piercing, and she exuded a chilling aura that sent shivers down one's spine.
“I…” The man seemed about to speak, but then stopped abruptly.
Then, Xie Lingqin frowned, and immediately withdrew her hand as if looking at a piece of trash.
"So, poison is between the teeth." Xie Lingqin's eyes were cold and sharp, then a faint sneer appeared at the corner of her eye. "But..." Then, Xie Lingqin squatted down.
Even when a person is dead, their corpse can still speak.
Take off your clothes, pull down your pants...
The movements were swift and fluid, completed in one smooth motion.
"Hey young lady, isn't this a bit inhumane?" Someone in the shadows finally spoke up, unable to bear it any longer.
Xie Lingqin merely glanced at the source of the sound before withdrawing her gaze without any emotion.
Then, continue.
Then, a tiny tattoo was found on the lower back of the body.
A black, finger-sized wolf tattoo.
"The Palace of the King of Hell." Before Xie Lingqin could speak, the voice from the shadows was clearly surprised.
"The Palace of the King of Hell?" Xie Lingqin seemed finally interested, looking into the shadows. "What kind of ghost is that?"
Yu Qingyi finally appeared, standing a few steps away from Xie Lingqin, head slightly raised, arms crossed, smiling arrogantly.
"Want to know?"
Xie Lingqin looked at the heir of the Prince of Qing's mansion and suddenly felt speechless.
Does anyone control this arrogant and overbearing man?
"I want to." However, Xie Lingqin really did want to know.
The original owner had very limited scope of activity before, and she only learned about the name "Hall of the King of Hell" during her extensive and arduous study over the past few days.
However, it was only mentioned in fragments, and all that was known was that it was some kind of organization that used cruel methods, but what exactly it did was unknown.
She naturally wanted to find out more about things that she wasn't entirely clear about, but which clearly seemed to have something to do with her.
However, this Yu Qingyi is clearly asking for a beating.
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