Chapter 52: Goddess' Heart
"Except what?" Xin Hongying held the dagger in her backhand, a few drops of blood sliding down the blade, and sneered: "It seems that Concubine Yu, you still haven't told the whole truth."
"If you don't tell the truth, I really can't keep you here any longer."
Xin Hongying put the dagger to her eyes, the cold murderous intent in his eyes was about to overflow.
She was still useful for the time being, and he didn't really want to kill her, he just wanted to scare her.
This time, the murderous intent was truly ignited in his heart. At this critical moment, she was still deceiving him!
The dagger was not aimed at the throat. On the side of the neck where the five crimson finger marks were, there was a tiny red mark, from which blood was dripping.
Concubine Yu covered her neck with her hands, and the fear in her heart reached its peak. If she had not hidden half of the truth just now, she would have been beheaded by now.
Concubine Yu's face was pale, and she was crying like a pear blossom in the rain. Her voice was weak and full of fear: "In addition to my blood, Your Majesty must also take the Golden Flame Resurrection Grass to suppress the poison. Otherwise, it will only feed the Gu and strengthen it, accelerating its transformation..."
Her voice grew deeper and deeper, and by the end she was almost speechless.
"Such an important matter, Concubine Yu...you still want to hide it from me."
Xin Hongying's expression was uncertain. He listened to her calmly, looked her over carefully, and said coldly, "If I'm not mistaken, the insect in the teacup is the clone of another mother insect."
"I already have a clone. I can plant the mother Gu on a condemned prisoner and use his blood pressure to make the Gu worms. Why should I keep you here?"
"Give me a reason to spare your life. After all... you betrayed me! I will never forget it."
The dagger in his finger suddenly stabbed down.
“Ah—Ahhhhhh!!!”
Concubine Yu screamed, quickly closed her eyes, and thought to herself: She is dead!
Boom!
The dagger stabbed into the wall behind her, and she could still see her own eyes, crying with fear and redness at the corners, out of the corner of her eyes.
Tear marks streamed down Concubine Yu's face. She was terrified and spoke in a state of panic, "No...it's different. The clone needs to merge with the host body, and the possibility of failure is very high. I am the only one who managed to survive. The others are all dead..."
Xin Hongying pulled out the dagger, wiped the blood off it with his finger, put it to his nose and sniffed it, then turned his back to Concubine Yu and said slowly, "Everything you say tonight had better be true, without a single lie."
The tone was light but extremely cold and ruthless.
"I will not give you a second chance based on our childhood friendship."
"Anyone who betrays me must die!"
He took Concubine Yu's blood and left a message before leaving the room: "Of course... I won't take your life before I remove the poisonous insect..."
Concubine Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
"But..." Xin Hongying changed the subject, "You will never be able to leave this room again."
"No!" Concubine Yu widened her beautiful eyes, struggled to get up, and walked towards the door of the room.
Bang! The room was locked again.
[Drop, Xin Hongying's blackening value -4, current blackening value: 22]
Shen Tingyu suddenly looked up from her wide sleeves and quietly lifted her sleeves. The night was dark, the fireworks had gone out, and the eunuch holding the lamp was a little far away, so she could not see anything clearly.
After the celebration banquet, a news came from the harem that Concubine Yu was kidnapped by assassins who broke into the palace and her whereabouts were unknown. His Majesty was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. For a while, all the concubines in the harem were in danger.
Only a few people knew that Concubine Yu was secretly imprisoned. Only Xin Hongying's confidants knew about it. Imperial Physician Mi was honored to be one of them.
Xin Hongying withdrew her wrist from the table and said coldly, "Doctor Mi, can this method suppress the soul-devouring Gu in my body?"
Imperial Physician Mi lowered his head and spoke cautiously, "Your Majesty, I have been searching through ancient books on Gu Masters day and night these days, and I finally found information about the Golden Flame Resurrection Grass."
His eyes sparkled, and when he mentioned the ancient books of Gu Master, his face lit up, as if he had discovered a new world, with a thirst for knowledge in his eyes.
He stroked his thin white beard and spoke slowly, "Golden Flame Resurrection Grass, originally named Wu Ni Xiang, meaning the Heart of the Goddess, is a sacred object native to the Miao border. It was later brought to the Central Plains by the Miao people, and so it once appeared in the Xishan area. There should still be a few plants growing there."
"It's just..." Doctor Mi paused for a moment, and before Xin Hongying's patience ran out, he slowly said, "It's just that the Golden Flame Resurrection Grass is a bit troublesome to take. Not only is it hard to find, but it must be taken as soon as possible after picking it, otherwise the efficacy will be greatly reduced and it will lose its original medicinal properties."
Tricky!
Shen Tingyu sat cross-legged behind Doctor Mi and listened very attentively, as if he was attending a class in a private school. When he understood, he nodded seriously. When he heard something he didn't understand, he tilted his head and thought. He was the favorite student of the teachers and was very supportive.
Xin Hongying's attention was drawn to her by seven points.
Imperial Physician Mi always felt that His Majesty's temper was too calm today, and his eyes kept glancing behind him, but when he turned around, there was nothing there, which made him a little nervous and absent-minded.
Imperial Physician Mi calmed down and continued, "I just took your Majesty's pulse. Your Majesty's liver fire is high and his temper is not suppressed. It seems that the Zi Gu is agitating. I suggest that your Majesty go and find the Golden Flame Resurrection Grass as soon as possible."
"Otherwise I'm afraid..." Imperial Physician Mi remembered something and his beard trembled with fear.
"I'm afraid that the poison in Your Majesty's body will erupt in a short while. Then, just like last time, you will lose your mind, become bloodthirsty and murderous, and lose the ability to distinguish between friend and foe."
Xin Hongying's eyes narrowed coldly. He could not tolerate himself losing his mind and being controlled by a tiny poisonous insect. His big hands tightly gripped the armrests of the chair.
Suddenly, several broken wood grains appeared on the armrest, but silently.
An idea popped up in Shen Tingyu's mind. To suppress the Gu worm, Yu Fei's blood was needed. What should Yu Fei do?
Do I have to bring her along when I go looking for the Golden Flame Resurrection Grass? What a burden! And I have to be on guard against her escaping.
It seemed like he was answering Shen Tingyu’s question.
Imperial Physician Mi said slowly, "This old minister can make blood-clotting pills out of Concubine Yu's blood. Your Majesty can carry them with you and consume them directly when you find the Golden Flame Resurrection Grass."
Xin Hongying said calmly, "Alright, I understand. Gao Tang will escort Imperial Physician Mi away."
Gao Tang nodded, stepped out from behind Xin Hongying, and said to Doctor Mi kindly with a smile in his eyes, "Doctor Mi, please follow me."
After the two of them left, Shen Tingyu ran out in a hurry: "Your Majesty, do you know the whereabouts of the great doctors?"
Xin Hongying lowered her eyes upon hearing this, and said with a half-smile, "The secret guards have searched the entire Qingshi Town but couldn't find the whereabouts of the miracle doctor. The fairy's location for me is inaccurate..."
Shen Tingyu felt a little guilty and turned away her eyes. She really had no real skills and relied on the plot of the original novel.
If she had not overestimated herself at the time and told Xin Hongying the location of the big stone marker in Qingshi Town, perhaps the butterfly effect would not have occurred because of her appearance. Perhaps the tyrant would have found some great doctors and cured the soul-eating insect long ago.
Shen Tingyu changed the subject, "When does Your Majesty plan to leave the palace to look for the Golden Flame Resurrection Grass?"
Her fingertips suddenly tensed, and Xin Hongying's cold eyes narrowed. She felt guilty. As expected, she was afraid that day, and she was also afraid of herself.
He said calmly, "Wait a little longer. Now is not the time for me to leave the palace."
"Your Majesty, what are you waiting for?" Shen Tingyu was a little anxious, "If you wait any longer, your Majesty's sub-gu will break out."
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