"It's really nothing. Whether you die early or late, you'll still die. Since you're going to die anyway, there's no difference."
Gu Liangsheng's optimism surprised everyone. Ling Mu and Qing Dai even bought a lot of snacks outside and brought them to Gu Liangsheng.
Gu Liangsheng accepted everything without hesitation, and even started to nitpick, which made Qingdai so angry that she wanted to hit him.
On the third day, Gu Liangsheng's condition had deteriorated significantly. He could no longer leave his room, and the intervals between his abdominal pains were getting shorter and shorter. Gu Liangsheng was in so much pain at night that he could hardly sleep.
The candlelight in Gu Liangsheng's room would burn all night, and Qu Qingxi would also take Qingdai to search through various medical books, hoping to find something from them.
Qu Qingxi and He Liufeng also went to see Die Feng, who was imprisoned. However, Die Feng said that he did not know how to do it either. Even though He Liufeng used various tortures, Die Feng still said that he had only heard of them, had never seen them, and did not know how to solve them.
Die Feng couldn't get any information from him, and the people in the Prince's Mansion couldn't find any information about the murderer either.
On the third night, when Qu Qingxi and He Liufeng finished giving Gu Liangsheng acupuncture and were about to head back, they suddenly noticed something unusual.
Qu Qingxi was preoccupied and didn't notice anything. Suddenly, He Liufeng pulled her behind him and threw a dagger into the air to her right. The dagger seemed to be blocked by something and then landed on the ground.
Qu Qingxi was taken aback by the situation before her, and then immediately became alert.
He Liufeng raised his hand slightly, and two guards quickly appeared, blocking Qu Qingxi's path. He Liufeng then walked towards the spot where the dagger had fallen.
The faint breathing in the air gave away the man's location. He Liufeng suddenly began to attack in one direction, and soon, a figure was revealed.
It was a person dressed in black night clothes. The person wore a black face mask and a headscarf, covering their entire body completely. Except for their eyes, nothing could be seen.
He Liufeng's attack was fast, and the other person's speed was also very fast. The two fought, and for a time they were evenly matched.
Qu Qingxi was greatly shocked. She stared intently at the scene before her. Although she had never fought with He Liufeng, she knew that He Liufeng's skills were probably similar to her own.
Not to boast, Qu Qingxi has never met anyone with exceptional skills so far. Just who is this person in front of her?
He's actually on par with He Liufeng!
He Liufeng was also greatly shocked. He was amazed by the skill of the person in front of him and even more curious about his origin and purpose.
"Who are you?" He Liufeng asked, frowning as he fought.
The man didn't speak. Seeing that many guards had appeared in the courtyard and were about to surround him, he subtly flicked his sleeve and quickly threw a glittering silver object at He Liufeng. Then, he leaped to a nearby tree and disappeared in no time.
He Liufeng stood still, not dodging, but instantly gathered a burst of internal force in his hands and attacked the hidden weapons in front of him. Before those things could even touch He Liufeng, they all fell to the ground. Upon closer inspection, they were all silver needles.
Qu Qingxi also took two steps forward and walked up to He Liufeng. She first looked at He Liufeng, then squatted down and carefully examined the silver needles on the ground.
She didn't rashly pick it up with her hands. The silver needles on the ground were polished to a high shine and were very smooth, clearly indicating that they were of good quality. However, she wasn't sure if they were coated with any kind of poison.
Upon seeing that the hidden weapon was a silver needle, Qu Qingxi was slightly taken aback. This was the first time she had seen someone using the same type of hidden weapon since she came here.
Most people would choose to use something like darts, or a barrage of needles, or even just silver needles, which shows that this person is very wealthy.
Qu Qingxi usually uses inferior silver needles as hidden weapons. She wouldn't waste such needles.
He Liufeng also squatted down, glanced at Qu Qingxi, and asked softly, "Did you find anything?"
"This person is either very wealthy or very picky and meticulous; I can't tell anything else." Qu Qingxi carefully considered her words, then took out a handkerchief from her bosom and gently collected all the silver needles on the ground, preparing to go back and check if anything had been smeared on them.
"I didn't even notice his presence." Qu Qingxi sighed softly. Although she hadn't fought with that person, she knew that his internal strength was very high.
"This person is very good at hiding. If he hadn't been a little too close just now, I probably wouldn't have noticed his presence."
It was probably because they weren't as vigilant as usual while inside the Prince's residence, and because of Gu Liangsheng's matter, that they didn't realize in time that someone had infiltrated the Prince's residence and was even near them.
"You just fought him. Did you notice anything wrong with his moves, or did you figure out who he was working for?" Qu Qingxi wrapped the collected silver needles in a handkerchief and held them in her hand.
"I didn't notice anything," He Liufeng shook his head.
The two had just returned to their room when someone knocked on the door.
"Come in."
"Your Highness, Your Highness, I am incompetent and let that person escape." The person who came was the guard who had just chased after the person. He lowered his head.
"Continue the investigation." He Liufeng was not surprised to hear this result. The man's martial arts skills were extremely powerful, and it was reasonable that the guards could not catch up with him.
"Yes." The guard quickly left.
"Whose people do you think it is?" Qu Qingxi asked He Liufeng.
"He doesn't seem to be one of Zhou Wenli's men." He Liufeng frowned. He knew Zhou Wenli's situation; he didn't have any experts like this around him.
"Could it be someone from the Emperor's faction?" Qu Qingxi guessed.
Besides Zhou Wenli, the only other one left is the Emperor. Only the Emperor has the power to do this. Could it be that this person was sent by the Emperor?
"That's unlikely. The Emperor isn't going to take action against us right now." He Liufeng shook his head slightly. Ever since the last time the Emperor specifically asked the imperial physician to take his pulse and confirmed that the residual poison in his body hadn't been cleared and that he was very likely to be infertile, the Emperor had relaxed his guard a lot.
They didn't secretly harm me again, nor did they tamper with the power in my hands.
Moreover, the Emperor is currently investigating the Xu family and Zhou Wenli, so he wouldn't have time to distinguish such a skilled person to use as a spy.
"Whose people could they be?" Right now, their strongest opponents are only Zhou Wenli and the Emperor. Who else would dare to make a move against them?
The two of them searched their minds carefully, but still couldn't figure out who this person was.
Qu Qingxi turned her gaze to the silver needles on the table, took a small medicine packet from her sleeve, then opened her handkerchief and poured some medicine powder onto the silver needles. There was nothing unusual about them.
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