Chapter 31: A Beast in Human Form
Village Chief Liu chuckled and said, "I have some money, so I want to renovate my house to make it more luxurious. Please come in."
There were several empty rooms in his house, so Shen Xun divided them up and let them rest.
King Hu was taken to the house of Village Chief Liu. The two hit it off immediately and had a pleasant conversation. They agreed to have a drink together later.
"Go ahead," Shen Xun instructed, "don't drink too much."
Prince Hu said cheerfully, "I know. Sister-in-law, can you bring me two dishes?"
Ever since he learned that Chen Xun had emptied the palace and filled the space with a large amount of food from the imperial kitchen, Prince Hu would come to eat from time to time.
Shen Xun brought him several dishes, and King Hu picked them up and left.
"Madam," Aunt Bai came over with a large spoon, "there's not enough rice in the cart."
"Then I'll go to the village to buy some," Shen Xun said, "Auntie, you take the lead to light a fire and boil water first."
Aunt Bai agreed, Shen Xun called Xie Lan, and the two of them planned to go out.
But before they could even get out the door, they saw several villagers approaching.
They were carrying several large basins, which were covered with something and no one knew what was inside.
The leading villager asked, "Why did the girl come out?"
Shen Xun smiled and said, “We are running low on food and want to buy some in the village.”
She planned to buy some and then take out the things she had bought earlier from the space.
The villagers laughed and said, "Why buy anything? The village chief asked us to cook porridge and steamed buns and bring them to you."
Shen Xun was surprised. It was the first time she had seen such a warm and hospitable village.
"Come in quickly. It's cold outside and the porridge will get cold soon."
At this time, Village Chief Liu came out of the house. Seeing that King Hu did not come out, Shen Xun asked.
Village Chief Liu smiled bitterly and said, "This old man has a terrible alcohol tolerance. After just two drinks, he was already unconscious. I came over to ask, should I let him sleep in my room or take him over?"
Shen Xun frowned. Prince Hu had a good alcohol tolerance, so how come he passed out after just two glasses?
"Village chief, let me have someone carry him away."
Village chief Liu nodded, and seeing that the villagers who delivered the meal were still standing at the door, he asked them to quickly bring the meal into the house.
Shen Xun declined, but Village Chief Liu was so enthusiastic that he asked someone to take the food over.
"Village chief, it's dark now. We can just serve the food ourselves. Let them go back."
Village Chief Liu said, "Then I'll go back too. If anything happens, please have someone call me."
Shen Xun thanked him, and after Village Chief Liu left, she asked Shen Yunzheng to check Prince Hu's pulse.
Shen Yunzheng also knows some medical skills, but they are only half-baked. The drugs that were used in the village before were made by him.
He took the prince's pulse and opened his eyelids to take a look. No matter how he looked at him, it was clear that the prince was drunk.
"Mom, maybe Village Chief Liu was wrong. Uncle drank a lot of wine and got drunk."
Shen Xun was still worried, so he stuffed a detoxification pill into King Hu's mouth. No matter what, it would never hurt to take a detoxification pill.
They didn't eat the porridge and steamed buns. Shen Xun put them into the space and took out some cooked food for others to eat.
Before going to bed, Shen Xun instructed: "Let everyone be smart."
Shen Yunzheng nodded and turned to give orders.
The second in command said excitedly, "Sir, can we do something big?"
Shen Yunzheng hit him mercilessly, "What's the big deal? We are not bandits anymore."
The second-in-command visibly wilted, "Oh..."
Chen Xun chuckled, "It's hard to say. If they are unkind, don't blame us for being unjust."
The little spark in the second in command's heart ignited again.
Shen Xun asked Zhong Danyue and several other female relatives to live in the same room with her so that it would be easier to protect them.
Zhong Danyue pulled Hui Niang and hurried to catch up. She understood that it was safest to follow Chen Xun.
Qi Yunzhou hesitated to speak.
He also wanted to protect Yue'er, but... unfortunately, he didn't have the same fighting power as his mother!
My mother told me that genius is 99% perspiration and 1% talent, so Qi Yunzhou set his sights on Xie Lan.
"Ahem, father..."
Xie Lan refused awkwardly, "I'll teach you during the day, but I need to rest at night."
Well, the plan of practicing martial arts day and night has failed.
It was a dark and windy night, with the wind howling outside and the shadows of the trees swaying.
Outside the window, a dark shadow flashed by.
Shen Xun suddenly opened his eyes.
Qi Yunxi, who was sleeping beside her, also opened her eyes, and Shen Xun signaled her not to make a sound.
After hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, they both closed their eyes at the same time, and Shen Xun's hand hidden in the quilt tightly grasped the dagger.
Judging from the sound, it seemed like two people came, and one of them slowly walked to the head of Shen Xun's bed and pushed her.
Shen Xun didn't react at all, as if he was fast asleep.
"No problem, go get someone to carry them."
It was a strange female voice.
Then, the voice of Village Chief Liu rang out, "Okay."
Before he could take a step, Shen Xun suddenly opened her eyes and threw a handful of flour at them. Before they could scream, she and Qi Yunxi kidnapped them.
"Don't make any noise!"
Shen Xun warned coldly: "Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
Village chief Liu felt the sharp dagger on his neck, his face turned pale and he dared not breathe.
Shen Xun first fed him and the woman a pill each, "Be quiet, this is a poison that penetrates the intestines. There is no antidote. Tomorrow you will both die from your intestines bursting through your stomachs."
Village Chief Liu trembled and said, "We won't shout, we won't shout."
Only then did Shen Xun let Qi Yunxi let go of the woman and asked her to wake up the others.
Zhong Danyue covered her mouth and whispered, "What happened?"
Shen Xun tapped Village Chief Liu’s face with a dagger and sneered, “Nothing happened, it’s just that the Second In Commander’s wish came true.”
That’s right, they are going to do something big.
After everyone was called up, Shen Xun asked Village Chief Liu why he drugged them.
"Also," Shen Xun added, "where are you taking us?"
Village Chief Liu carefully observed Shen Xun's expression and said tentatively: "Well, we're not going anywhere. We just want to kidnap a few people and ask for ransom from you."
Shen Xun played with the dagger and said with a half-smile, "Are you telling the truth, Village Chief?"
Village Chief Liu nodded hurriedly, "Of course it's the truth. If the girl doesn't believe it, you can ask her."
The village chief was referring to his wife, the woman who came with him.
The woman echoed the village chief's words and said, "Yes, we just want to get some money to spend, girl. We don't want to kill you, otherwise we wouldn't just put drugs in the food."
Shen Yunzheng interrupted, "Did you give me drugs? How come I didn't detect it?"
The village chief was stunned for a moment, then said, "That's not an ordinary drug. It's the juice of a herb that's unique to the mountain behind our village. We only have it here, and we haven't seen it anywhere else."
Shen Yunzheng became interested. "Where exactly is it? Take me to see it when you have time..."
Qi Yunzhou dragged him away and said, "Let's talk about business. Don't disturb me."
"Okay," Shen Yunzheng sat down obediently, "Mom, please spare his life."
Shen Xun agreed: "Okay."
The village chief's eyes lit up, but Shen Xun changed the subject, "I don't believe what you said."
"Everyone in this village should know where the herbs are. Whoever's life is spared will be saved."
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