Chapter 661

Throughout this journey, Zhang Ning had seen the performance of Duan Yu and Hao Zhao.

"Go ahead," Zhang Ning said, nodding.

Duan Yu glanced at the unconscious Zhang Jiao and asked: "Eldest Miss, the Great Virtuous Teacher... what happened to him?"

"Is he injured?"

Zhang Ning first nodded, then shook her head: "It's an old wound."

"Three years ago, my father was assassinated. Although he was only wounded at the time, the assassin's sword was poisoned, which is why my father's wound has never healed all these years."

Zhang Ning bit her red lips with her teeth.

A wave of sadness welled up in her heart.

Duan Yu's eyes immediately darted around.

The reason he brought up this topic was because of his observations along the way.

Zhang Jiao must be ill or injured.

Otherwise, how could a person be unconscious for no reason?

And he had already explained this situation to Jia Xu.

And he had received a clear reply from Jia Xu.

They must try their best to keep Zhang Jiao alive.

At the very least, in the short term, they could not let Zhang Jiao die.

Subsequently, Liu Bai Tu handed him some special medicine.

Among these medicines, there was trauma medicine personally prepared by Duan Yu.

And some antidotes.

People from the Military Intelligence Department who carry out missions outside are now equipped with these basic medicinal agents.

Golden Sore Medicine, Antidote, and Poison.

Hearing Zhang Ning say that Zhang Jiao was assassinated and then poisoned,

Duan Yu knew his opportunity had come.

So, without hesitation, he took two medicine bottles from his bosom.

One was red, and the other was white.

"Eldest Miss." Duan Yu presented the two medicine bottles like a treasure and said: "Eldest Miss, to tell you the truth, the reason I asked that just now..."

"Is because the day I was entrusted by an immortal in a dream to save the Great Virtuous Teacher, the immortal also gave me some guidance."

"The immortal said that the Great Virtuous Teacher has an illness in his body and needs immortal medicine to be cured."

"After I woke up, I followed the direction the immortal pointed, and guess what."

Duan Yu rotated the two small medicine bottles and said: "I actually found the immortal medicine the immortal spoke of!"

Immortal medicine?

Zhang Ning widened her beautiful eyes and looked at the medicine bottles in Duan Yu's hand.

Duan Yu nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes, everything I have done is under the guidance of the immortal."

"Otherwise, why would they say the Great Virtuous Teacher is protected by immortals?"

"Eldest Miss, you give this medicine to the Great Virtuous Teacher to take, perhaps it will be useful!"

Zhang Ning hesitated.

Although she had trusted Duan Yu along the way, she still had concerns in her heart.

Could it really be the guidance of an immortal?

But if not, how else could one describe Duan Yu's sudden appearance?

However, just as Zhang Ning hesitated, Duan Yu started his act.

"Eldest Miss..."

Duan Yu lowered his head, his tone suddenly becoming sorrowful and heavy: "I... I have had no father or mother since I was small..."

"I have been looked down upon by others since I was a child..."

"I know that I won't achieve much in this life."

"But from the day I saw the Great Virtuous Teacher, I knew that there was still hope in my life!"

"The Great Virtuous Teacher is the beacon of my life, guiding the direction of my progress. I once swore in my heart to learn from the Great Virtuous Teacher for my whole life."

"Perhaps it was my piety that moved the immortal, which is why they entrusted such an important responsibility to me!"

"I, Duan Yu..."

Duan Yu hammered his chest hard and said: "I, Duan Yu, will complete the immortal's task even if I have to risk my life, I will... I will..."

"I... I know, I know Eldest Miss doesn't believe me."

As he spoke, Duan Yu unscrewed a medicine bottle.

"I, Duan Yu, will test the poison for Eldest Miss and the Great Virtuous Teacher first. If this is poison, then let it poison me, Duan Yu, to death first."

As he spoke, Duan Yu raised the medicine bottle and poured it into his mouth.

"You... you wait a moment, I didn't mean that, I..."

Zhang Ning's pretty face was full of shock as she reached out to stop Duan Yu: "I believe you."

Duan Yu wiped away a non-existent tear from the corner of his eye and looked at Zhang Ning: "Eldest Miss really believes me?"

Zhang Ning nodded.

Not far away, Hao Zhao, squatting by the fire, widened his eyes, looking at Duan Yu.

The firelight reflected on Hao Zhao's face, making his shocked expression even clearer.

Killing the rebel leader is indeed a great achievement; there is no doubt about that.

But Zhang Jiao's head absolutely cannot change the current overall situation; this is also beyond doubt.

Moreover, a living Zhang Jiao, if used well, is absolutely much more useful than a dead Zhang Jiao.

This is Jia Xu's view.

Of course, Duan Yu might also see it, but not much.

Beside the night-filled forest, Jia Xu and Liu Bai Tu, both dressed in black robes, stood together.

In the pitch-black forest, black shadows flashed by from time to time.

"Pass the news here to the My Lord."

Jia Xu's gaze looked at the burning fire by the Zhang River in the distance and said: "Zhang Bao has already parted ways with Zhang Jiao."

"But I estimate that it won't be long before Zhang Bao is defeated by Lu Zhi's army and then flees back to Julu."

"Only if Zhang Jiao is alive can more Taiping Dao followers be guaranteed to live."

"In this way, Lu Zhi cannot achieve full success in Jizhou."

Liu Bai Tu nodded in agreement.

"Yuan Kui wants to use the common people of the world as a chessboard and draw everyone in the world into the game."

"Then I will play a game of hand-talk with him here in Jizhou!" ===== CHAPTER 663 =====