If it were before, when Su Ruojin told Hu Qing about Yanluo's infertility, Xiao Yanchu would have thought she was telling the truth.
But Su Ruojin had already read the note An Yi sent and said those things, so it was obviously intentional.
Su Ruojin was also direct, "I need to test him first before I feel comfortable entrusting Yanluo to him."
Xiao Yanchu had confidence in Hu Qing and wasn't worried that he wouldn't be able to win the heart of the beauty.
"So I passed Ah Jin's test back then?" Xiao Yanchu asked with a smile.
Su Ruojin glanced at him, "Want to test him again?"
Xiao Yanchu gently pulled Su Ruojin's hand and stroked it, "We have a lifetime together. Ajin can test me as many times as she wants."
Su Ruojin rolled her eyes at Xiao Yanchu and withdrew her hand. "How come I never realized that Your Highness was so glib?"
“Ah Jin, these are my heartfelt words.”
Su Ruojin stopped arguing with Xiao Yanchu and picked up the two slips of paper on the table. "Let's set off tomorrow."
"good."
There were two slips of paper on the table. One of them was written by Aya: It should be the Palace-Eating Gu. This Gu can be drawn out by boiling water with Radiant Vine, cutting your wrist and applying the solution.
The other one was written by the master: Cangming Mountain, look for Fu Linglong.
Su Ruojin had never heard of what the Radiant Vine was, but she figured it must be an herb used in Gu magic.
Gu poison and medicine belong to two different fields, and the materials used are also different.
Cangming Mountain is not far from Longxiao City; it only takes half a day to get there. Fu Linglong is a person's name.
The master also sent a very small earring with only a single blue bead about the size of a grain of rice.
Fortunately, the earring is small, otherwise even a carrier pigeon wouldn't be able to carry it.
Su Ruojin recalled that when she was poisoned by the Gu, it was her master who found the way to remove it. At that time, he had said that the person was Xiaoyue's old friend.
This must be Fu Linglong; judging from the name, she must be a woman.
"An Yi, search for the Radiant Vine with all your might," Xiao Yanchu instructed.
"yes!"
They might not be able to find the Radiant Vine immediately, and Yanluo couldn't wait. They had to prepare for both possibilities and head to Cangming Mountain to find Fu Linglong tomorrow.
After receiving these two letters, Su Ruojin had doubts about Gao Hongyuan's statement that it would take a month to remove the curse and that Yanluo would be infertile for life as a result.
Was Gao Hongyuan's problem due to his lack of skill in Gu magic, or did he have ulterior motives?
Su Ruojin was more inclined to believe the latter.
*
The following day, Su Ruojin, Xiao Yanchu, Hu Qing, and Yan Luo went to Cangming Mountain, while the other guards searched for the Radiant Vine.
As soon as the four arrived at the foot of Cangming Mountain, they heard the sound of horses' hooves behind them.
Looking back, they saw two horses galloping towards them.
Unable to see the newcomer clearly, Xiao Yanchu and Hu Qing both gently touched their swords.
Two horses stopped in front of the four people, and a man and a woman dismounted.
"Greetings, Your Highness and Your Highness."
Aya and Rong Qizhou knelt before Xiao Yanchu and Su Ruojin. Rong Qizhou was dressed as a guard from the royal palace.
Su Ruojin and Xiao Yanchu were somewhat shocked. "Get up and talk to me. How did you get here?" Judging by the time, the two of them shouldn't have made it in time.
Seeing Aya's pale and ashen face, and Rong Qizhou's obvious haggard appearance, it was clear how rushed they had been.
Aya didn't bother to explain anything and took out a piece of paper from her pocket, handing it to Su Ruojin.
Su Ruojin took the package, opened it, and looked shocked. "Is this real?"
Aya quickly pointed to herself and nodded vigorously.
"Great, let's go up the mountain together."
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