Prev
Ch. 411 / 68860%
Next

Chapter 411: Antidote? Zulya's Secret!

~10 min read 1,900 words

Qin Yu heard the words and her whole body jerked in shock.

"He... who is he?"

Li Qingluo: "What do you think?"

She tilted her head, staring at Qin Yu, her eyes like poisoned blades pressing her down into an abyss ten thousand zhang deep.

He has been a seven-aperture clever heart since childhood.

Even though his mother consort died a tragic death, he could endure it all these years.

How could he not know that his own cousin is no longer the person she once was?

Princess Qin Yu, you think you've hidden the world's eyes, but you don't realize you've already exposed yourself completely.

Undeniably, she has also brought some good things.

For example, things like cement and soap.

And the business methods of the Hall of Abundant Blessings.

But she has also brought disaster to the world, such as the Lotus Sect.

Everyone is equal; women can also be the masters of this world.

But her methods are not aimed at these.

This is merely her means of using slogans to achieve the goal of centralizing power.

Otherwise, she would not indiscriminately slaughter the innocent, treating human lives as weeds.

Nor would she open a place like the Spring Banquet Hall, letting those women continue to sink in the sea of suffering.

Her words are spoken beautifully.

Yet she continues to be the ruler who harms the world.

Perhaps someday in the future, the world will truly become as beautiful as she says.

But it will certainly not be the present man-eating dynasty.

"Do you really think only we have discovered your abnormality?"

"I think your abnormality has long been known to everyone."

Qin Yu stared wide-eyed in shock.

Her black pupils dilated in circles.

She felt she had sunk completely into darkness, her silent cries unheard.

She reached out, but no one could reach her.

She could only clutch her head in terror, crying out repeatedly.

No……

No!

Time-travel novels are not written like this!

She has the female lead's script.

Like other time-travel females, she will surely slaughter in all directions and control the whole world!

These men will all fall in love with herself.

She can also expand territory here, creating her own life and career.

She can be a woman like Wu Zetian!

She should be dazzling, attracting all eyes in the world!

She is the true protagonist here.

She is the Child of Heavenly Mandate!

She will not lose so utterly.

Nor will she be as foolish as a pig, being played around.

She is not, not like that.

Qin Yu: "These are merely my trials."

"Which female protagonist hasn't endured countless hardships to reach the shore of victory?"

"This must be a trial from the heavens."

"My story is still early; failure is the mother of success. I can create the Lotus Sect, I can run a money-sucking den like the Macau Gambling House, so I can surely make a second, a third..."

Li Qingluo, too lazy to listen to her mad ravings, grabbed her and demanded: "So, you didn't put poison in the Qinhuai River at all?"

No sooner had the words fallen than Sha Jiu and Sha Shi Yi climbed in through the window from outside.

"Miss, we searched everywhere but didn't find that thing."

Zhui Yu had just searched the room as well.

"Also none."

The entire Princess Mansion has no poison.

Then where is she hiding it?

Or... where was it placed?

This medicine has a strong fragrance.

They have all smelled it; finding it is not difficult.

Qin Yu, however, laughed "hahaha": "Li Qingluo, I'm not that stupid."

Before Zulya disappeared, she gave me the poison, asking me to have people scatter it into the Qinhuai River these days.

She wanted to use me; I've long been clear about it—how could I possibly be foolish enough to blindly follow her orders?

Moreover, my Hall of Abundant Blessings is right beside the Qinhuai River; my properties are already being ruined by some lunatics—how could I possibly abandon the Hall of Abundant Blessings?

"What's more, the origin of that medicine is unknown."

"I, too, am afraid that a slight mistake will cause me to lose everything; how could I not leave myself a way out?"

"However..."

As she spoke, the corner of her mouth suddenly curled up slightly.

The malice in the depths of her eyes slowly spread, until it filled the entire dark part of her eyes.

"In order to test what this medicine actually is."

"I poured this medicine into the well of Wanjiā Village upstream; it's already been five days."

"It's already too late for everything, hahaha, hahaha..."

"Everything is going to end..."

"It's completely over!"

"This world will no longer exist."

"I don't know if, after I die, I can return to that world..."

Qin Yu started raving again.

Li Qingluo's heart sank heavily.

Five days!

I'm afraid the entire Wanjiā Village has already been completely devastated...

A surge of grief welled up in her heart, impossible to suppress.

She clenched her fist and heavily punched Qin Yu.

"Madwoman!"

"Tie her up and take her away!"

Blood trickled from the corner of Qin Yu's mouth.

Despite the pain, she shouted loudly, "I am a princess—what are you doing?"

"Let me go—"

"Li Qingluo, are you looking for death, you bastard?"

"You dare to lay a hand on me."

"I will tear you limb from limb—"

"Someone, come—"

She had no idea that Li Qingluo had already become familiar with the princess's residence.

Upon entering the residence today, all the servants of the princess's residence have now completely fainted.

Otherwise, they wouldn't be acting so openly and conspicuously in the princess's residence.

"Don't waste your effort."

Li Qingluo gripped Qin Yu's face and said harshly, "Now I am the cutting board and you are the meat. Do you understand?"

"Sha Jiu, go fetch the well water from Wanjiā Village and let Princess Qin Yu taste it as well."

Qin Yu could no longer hold back, her face drastically changed, and her eyes filled with shock.

"No... no!"

"I don't want—"

A foul rag was stuffed into her mouth, completely silencing her noisy voice.

The group disappeared into the dark princess's residence.

Soon, the news that Princess Qin Yu had been abducted by thieves from her residence spread throughout the imperial capital by the next day.

Outside Wanjiā Village.

Li Qingluo and her group were sitting in the pavilion outside the village.

Sha Jiu and Sha Shi hurried over with Qin Ling.

Qin Ling wiped his sweat and said, "County Master, the well water in this village is indeed poisonous."

Li Qingluo rubbed her forehead and could only wait for news from the Miao woman Ajin.

After I left yesterday, the Miao woman returned to Green Pine Temple accompanied by Dong Siyuan.

If she cannot find a solution, the entire DaLiang will fall into complete chaos.

Li Qingluo: "Are there any abnormalities among the villagers?"

Sha Jiu: "Look, their expressions are somewhat strange. Upon seeing us few strangers, all the women, regardless of age, stare at us fixedly, as if they wanted to flay us and eat us."

Qin Ling: "Exactly! That's the feeling!"

Li Qingluo, annoyed with him, said: "Can't you shut up?"

"If you're capable, then let's work together to develop an antidote; otherwise I'll send this well water for Li Yunchu to drink!"

Qin Ling shuddered and hurriedly pleaded, "No, no, no! I'll go, I'll go—"

With reddened eyes, feeling wronged, he went to one side and silently joined the discussion between the Luo Shen Doctor and Doctor Du.

Li Qingluo could only continue waiting anxiously.

Until the moon rose again and the surroundings grew quiet, she felt a weight on her shoulders.

"Although it's a summer night, we must still beware of mosquitoes."

Li Qingluo startled all over.

"Your Highness, you have finally arrived!"

Li Qingluo lifted her head, looked delighted at Duan Rongshi, and quickly rose.

Only upon seeing that Dong Siyuan and the Miao woman Ajin had come with him did she realize he must have first visited Green Pine Temple.

He should know everything.

Li Qingluo also didn't explain.

Just softly reminded: "There is still one day."

One more day, the whole Wanjia Village will become hell on earth.

One person, two persons maybe still controllable.

But the whole village, unless there is an antidote, can only watch them go mad.

Duan Rongshi held her hand: "Don't fear, this king has come."

He said and then brought Li Qingluo to sit again.

Waiting for Dong Siyuan to come forward holding a jar, Li Qingluo wondered: "What is this?"

Dong Siyuan: "Maybe it's the antidote?"

Li Qingluo looked ecstatically at Duan Rongshi: "Really?"

Duan Rongshi patted her hand: "Just try and you'll know."

He let Zhui Yu and Leng Dian go pour the antidote into the well.

Miao girl Ajing waited until they left before saying: "I also don't have full confidence."

"But even if it cannot be completely eradicated, it should also be able to temporarily control."

Li Qingluo sighed heavily: "Treating a dead horse as a living horse doctor is better than doing nothing while awaiting death."

However, this Miao girl Ajing could make an antidote so quickly, Li Qingluo still quite surprised.

Zuliya spent five years making poison.

She only took a few days?

"Where is my antidote?"

Li Qingluo couldn't wait also wanted to give herself a try.

Duan Rongshi however stopped her: "Don't rush. Wait until tomorrow to examine before taking it, also not rush."

Is he waiting for the reaction of those people in the village?

Li Qingluo: "Why not let Zuliya try it first?"

Duan Rongshi: "Does she deserve it?"

"She must suffer this poison torment until a hundred years before she can descend into that Avici Hell."

It seems Duan Rongshi already hates Zuliya to the extreme.

Even death by a thousand cuts is not enough to relieve hatred.

Ajing looked at Dong Siyuan: "Zuliya? But the Zuliya of Cloud Valley?"

"This shameless person actually hides in DaLiang?"

"She initially killed her own master to take the position of Cloud Valley Sect Master; a few years ago people discovered the truth, and the whole MiaoJiang wanted to kill her to uphold justice."

"She actually ran here, really laughable."

Li Qingluo: "Her sect master position actually came like this?"

Ajing showed disdain: "Otherwise? Those two sisters are not anything good!"

"Those not of our MiaoJiang kind must have different hearts."

"MiaoJiang cannot keep them."

"First, the younger sister Zaina ran out and fell in love with your DaLiang men."

"Later heard that the elder sister also became a concubine of the Qin King."

"After her master discovered the truth, she actually harbored murderous intent. Taking advantage of her not yet being expelled from the master's gate, she actually first used poisonous means."

"Heard she also has a daughter, but unknown whereabouts, even life or death unknown."

Ajing said all that, only then realized: "Could this poison be her making?"

"Truly as vicious as she herself!"

After speaking, she "Pa" slapped the back of her own hand.

It was bitten by mosquitoes.

A group of people around continuously fanning mosquitoes, only Li Qingluo actually felt nothing.

She realized: "Since being poisoned, I seem... to have no mosquitoes, even poisonous insects near me."

Ajing raised her head with a shocked stare at her: "Oh no!"

◈

End of Chapter

Prev
Ch. 411 / 68860%
Next