vrcanaries Chapter 129: Searching Butterfly
Chapter 129: Searching Butterfly
It was the first time that Yuan Qing was teased like this. The Rain Country was rich in medicinal herbs, and Yuan Qing had grown up playing with medicinal herbs. However, he could not distinguish the powder. He was too suspicious and drank a bowl of Baijie Soup, but he did not expect that it would instead trigger the inhalation of toxins.
He felt a little weak after taking out too many medicines. He leaned lazily on the chair and asked the doctor who was following him, "What is it?"
The doctor knelt on the ground and bent over. "My lord, it's croton powder."
The doctor's body began to tremble before he finished speaking, and when he finished speaking, he almost fainted. The master said that he inhaled a strange powder, but his body was fine, and asked him to check what it was? The master knew more than him, but the master didn't know what it was? He could only look up the classics, look up ancient prescriptions, and kept thinking about exotic flowers and plants.
But how could he have imagined that an assassin would bring croton powder instead of poison when he went on a mission? The key point was that his master was fine, but he suggested drinking Baijie Decoction, which stimulated the inhalation of croton powder. When he thought of his master tossing back and forth until dawn, he felt that his head and neck had been separated.
It turned out to be croton powder. Yuan Qing laughed when he found out the result. His voice was no longer as clear as before, but low and hoarse. His eyes became deeper and deeper. "Go and receive your punishment."
The doctor retreated tremblingly as if he had been pardoned. He thought he would be beheaded when his master smiled just now.
Yuan Qing touched the scimitar at his waist and slowly uttered the three words "Su Muxi". If Jin Ling hadn't mentioned it last night, he probably wouldn't have thought of her until now.
"how?"
A tall figure walked in from outside, blocking the morning sun. His body was heavy, but his footsteps were light and silent. He walked to Yuan Qing's side, clasped his fists and said, "My lord, we haven't found the person yet."
Yuan Qing lowered his eyes when he found no one. No one knew what he was thinking. He pinched the fingertips of his right hand with his left hand, and took off his gloves one by one, slowly. His exposed hands were slender and white. Perhaps because he had not seen the sun for many years, when he held the white porcelain teacup, his hands were even more translucent than the white porcelain.
He put a few drops of honey into the white porcelain cup. A tiny butterfly flew in and landed on the cup. The butterfly stopped flapping its wings and began to suck the honey. His eyes softened a little, and the lid of the cup covered the butterfly in the teacup.
"Even the locating butterfly can't be found, so I guess it must have escaped."
"Impossible." The Bull Man roared loudly. After he noticed his master frowning, he lowered his voice again, "Impossible, he can't get out quietly when surrounded by so many people."
"But didn't the other party come here quietly? If it weren't for the Seeking Butterfly, I'm afraid your layers of defense would be nothing but a facade."
Manniu stopped talking, but he felt it was impossible. He indeed didn't find anyone last night, but when his master was fighting with the other party, he clearly rearranged the arrangements, but he didn't find anyone, and the searching butterfly didn't find anyone either.
"Maybe that person has hidden something that the Finder Butterfly can't find."
"Is it possible?" Yuan Qing did not criticize him, but was wondering whether Su Muxi had eliminated the smell on her body by accident or had done it on purpose.
"Has Jinling's courtyard been secured?"
The quest butterfly got lost in that area. The bull gritted his teeth and said, "It's impeccable."
Yuan Qing raised his eyes to look at Manniu and chuckled, "Go and invite him! Just say we want to discuss sending troops today."
Su Muxi acted like a knight on the roof all night and did not come down from the eaves until Jinling left. It was all thanks to Xiao Yunjin. If he hadn't forced her, her tortoise breathing technique would not have been able to deceive Jinling.
Thinking of the suffering he had endured that night, Su Muxi pulled Xiao Yunjin out again and greeted him.
She really didn't expect to see Yingge in Hanshui City. She asked Cang Ying to go because she was afraid that Jinling would keep someone there and Yingge couldn't get out. Both of them had strong Qinggong skills, so it should be no problem for them to sneak out with each other's help. Unexpectedly, not only did they not come out, but they also came to Hanshui City.
Yingge had just sent Jinling off when she turned around and saw Su Muxi. Her heart almost jumped out of her chest. Su Muxi pinched her throat with one hand and covered her mouth with the other. "Why didn't you obey my orders?"
Yingge was still in shock. She had given up after waiting for a whole night, but the princess appeared in front of her. She shook her head and pointed to her mouth, signaling the princess to let her speak.
Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, Su Muxi let go of her mouth and said, "Speak."
"Prince Jingnan cooperates with Feng Nation."
Su Muxi had guessed all this a long time ago. She narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Let's get to the point. Where are the guards, soldiers, and residents of Hanshui City?"
Yingge's eyes widened, and in front of her was an unshakable nightmare, as if the bloody night of fighting was still before her eyes, "Commander, the soldiers were all slaughtered, but the residents are still alive and imprisoned in the prison. Jinling said it was useful."
Although she had guessed it, Su Muxi could not accept the fact. She squeezed Yingge's neck with force unconsciously, and anger almost occupied all her thoughts. It was not until Yingge's eyes rolled back and she held her hands with both hands that she reacted and released her hands. "Why didn't you obey the order? Why didn't you send the message? Where is Goshawk now?"
Yingge fell to the ground, gasping for breath, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably, fear about to burst out of her body, the princess guessed it. "When I heard the news, I wanted to leave, but Jinling felt that he couldn't leave a woman like me in the barracks, so he brought me to his side. Hanshui City is heavily guarded, so I really had no chance. I left a message for Cang Ying on the way, I don't know if he received it."
The more Yingge spoke, the lower her voice became. She was wrong. She should have done as the princess had instructed. She should not have been greedy and thought about making merit. A moment of hesitation was enough to lead to her eternal damnation. She had to watch helplessly as the soldiers defending the city were slaughtered, but she could do nothing about it.
Su Muxi felt even more regretful. She should have barged in that night and said, "Dry your tears and don't let Jinling know that I was here."