"You have been unconscious for a day and a night and have already left the capital of Great Chu. Don't worry, I will not harm you."
"Why us?"
Yuan Hong glanced at Dapu, who was still unconscious. He had practiced martial arts since childhood and was in better physical condition than Dapu. In addition, Su Ruojin had given him some medicine to strengthen his body, so he woke up faster.
Lu Junyuan was quite sincere, "One of you is the person we are looking for. Once we determine who it is, the other will be sent back to Da Chu."
"Why should I believe you?" Yuan Hong asked warily.
“Yuan Hong, if I wanted to kill you, why would I go through all this trouble to bring you back?” Lu Junyuan said.
Yuan Hong thought about it and realized that this made sense. Although he and Dapu were tied up, they were covered with blankets, as if to keep them warm.
If the other party was able to take him away in the first place, then escaping would obviously not be easy. Moreover, there was also Dap involved, and he wasn't confident that he could escape safely with Dap.
Seemingly sensing Yuan Hong's thoughts, Lu Junyuan smiled and said, "Yuan Hong, you can try circulating your internal energy."
Yuan Hongyi tried to circulate his internal energy but found that it seemed to have completely disappeared. He glared angrily at Lu Junyuan, "Is this what you meant by not harming us?"
"It's just ordinary Dissolving Power Powder. I will remove it for you when we return to Longxiao City. As long as you cooperate well, I will not harm you!" Lu Junyuan said earnestly.
Yuan Hong knew that he had no other choice for the time being, so he could only wait and see. At least he was certain that he and Dapu were not in immediate danger.
“We’re not going to run away, we can’t escape anyway. Can you untie us?” Yuan Hong gestured to the ropes binding him.
“Of course.” Lu Junyuan readily untied the ropes binding the two of them.
And so, Yuan Hong and Da Pu arrived in Longxiao City and stayed in a secret room in the Prime Minister's residence.
Just as Lu Junyuan promised, Yuan Hong and Da Pu were not allowed to go out, but every day someone delivered sumptuous meals to them. Whatever they wanted to eat or read, they only needed to say so, and someone would deliver it to them in time.
Aside from the lack of freedom, everything else was fine, and Yuan Hong gradually began to believe that Lu Junyuan was indeed looking for someone.
But Lu Junyuan never told Yuan Hong who he was looking for.
Yuan Hong privately asked Dapu, but he didn't get any clues. Dapu also knew nothing about it and didn't know why the other party had chosen him.
Just a few days ago, Yuan Hong was teaching Da Pu to write when Da Pu suddenly fainted.
The physician from the prefectural hospital came to examine the patient's pulse but could not diagnose the problem, which led to the scene later where Steward Qiu went to invite Doctor Wei.
Yuan Hong looked at Dapu, who was still unconscious, her eyes filled with worry. If only her sister were here, she would definitely be able to save Dapu.
After spending this time together, Yuan Hong developed some brotherly affection for his younger brother, who was a month younger than him.
But there was nothing he could do. The medicine that Sister Jin had prepared for him to take to Mo Han had been handed over to his third master because he was in a hurry to get to the Regent's Palace. Now Yuan Hong had no medicine left to take out.
All they could do was pray that Lu Junyuan could find someone to rescue Dapu.
Yuan Hong wrung out the cloth from the basin and wiped the sweat from Da Pu's forehead. "Da Pu, you have to hold on. Your sister will definitely come to save us."
*
Ningkang Palace, the royal palace of Xiaoyue Kingdom.
Empress Dowager Wu lay on the chaise longue with her eyes closed, while a palace maid gently massaged her legs.
Granny Hui entered and announced, "Your Majesty, Ye Ying has arrived."
Empress Dowager Wu slowly opened her eyes. "Let him in."
A guard strode in, knelt on one knee, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Your subordinate greets the Empress Dowager."
"What is it?"
"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Qiu Ping of the Prime Minister's Office used people from Shuntian Prefecture to forcibly bring Doctor Wei Bainian of Jishetang to the Prime Minister's Office."
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