There was an idiom,"The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."
The cicada was playing around freely, unaware that a mantis was trying to eat it. The mantis was focused on catching the cicada as its food, unaware that it was in danger and that an oriole was trying to eat it.
Murong Wanhua was that cicada.
It was equivalent to the Humble Administrator's Garden Inn in a five-star hotel.
"Sister Murong, the servant girl from the next room has brought some fruits.”Gui Fumei was a woman who loved to take advantage of others. She was a commoner who liked to gossip about her family. She liked to gossip and get close to them. After meeting a few women in the next room, she would become familiar with them and call them brothers. No, they were very close to each other.
Murong Wanhua flipped through the newly bought Suzhou double-sided embroidery under the lamp and said uninterestedly, I just had dinner and I'm still full. You can eat."
At this moment, Empress Wulanala followed Noble Shun in and did not wait to give up her seat. She sat opposite Murong Wanhua without any politeness. Murong Wanhua did not even look at Wulanala and was enjoying the two cats playing with the ball.
"Sister, have some fruit. It's just been washed.”Noble Shun was brimming with enthusiasm as he handed Murong Wanhua a fruit.
Gui Fumei didn't treat herself as an outsider. She reached into the basket to take a fruit and said,"What fruit is this? Sister, don't laugh at me. I've never seen it before, nor have I eaten it.”
"The jackfruit has just been washed and cut. You can eat it directly. It's good for women to eat.”Noble Shun said attentively.
Gui Fumei didn't hesitate to eat.
Murong Wanhua only took a bite and put it aside. She asked,""What, you don't like it?"
"Yes."
Wulanala advised," Miss, you might not like the taste of the barbarians. When I met you, I felt like I was an old acquaintance. I wonder if you would like to talk to me more intimately?" The night was long, and there was nothing to do. Double-sided embroidery was the best in Gusu.”
Gui Fumei ate a piece and picked up another piece. She said to Noble Shun and Wulanala,"I like this taste. I don't know why. I just like this smell."
"Everyone has their own preferences. For example, some people like to eat durian. It has a smelly smell, but it tastes good.”
"I don't know about durians, and I've never eaten them before.”
"Next time, I must give it to you. Siam produces it, but Gusu doesn't produce it, so it might not be sold.”
"You're from the capital. Have you seen the emperor?" He heard that there were many people, houses, and high-ranking officials in that place. If there was a chance, he really wanted to go to the capital to take a look and broaden his horizons.”
"That's easy. If you have the chance to go to the capital in the future, look for me. I'll give you three bags of food, accommodation, and play.”
"I'm sorry to disturb you, but we didn't know each other before.”
"It's fate for us to meet here and get to know each other.”
The two of them chatted for a while more before they got up to leave. Murong Wanhua was not enthusiastic and sat at the side looking at embroidery. Only Gui Fumei spoke to them.
Gui Fumei sent the two women away and saw that it was already late. The bright moonlight shone in through the window, bringing with it the mottled shadows of the swaying trees.
She started to tidy up the bedding to rest, but lying on the bed, she sat up and gestured with her hands to Murong Wanhua. She seemed to be very uncomfortable and in pain, and she could not speak.
Murong Wanhua said unhappily,"Don't make such a joke, why are you pretending to be mute?" Just now, you shouldn't have bothered with these two strange women. I'm very disgusted with them.”
Gui Fumei looked like she was in pain. She gestured with her hands, but she couldn't speak.
Murong Wanhua also felt a burning pain in her throat, but she could still speak. Why? What was going on? The two women were inexperienced and did not know that they had already fallen for it.
Unknowingly, the two of them fell asleep.
The sky had just brightened, and the first rays of dawn had appeared.
Murong Wanhua woke up first. She felt her throat dry and sat up to drink some water. She looked at Gui Fumei who was not far away. She was still lying on the bed without moving.
"Wake up."
Gui Fumei opened her eyes and looked at Murong Wanhua. She could no longer speak.
"We must have been set up by the two women who gave us fruit last night, right? The fruit is poisonous. We're mute. I'm going to settle the score with them.”
Gui Fumei couldn't speak. She reached out to pull Murong Wanhua, shaking her head and not letting her go out. She was afraid, she was worried.
Murong Wanhua picked up a wooden stick and did not care about anything else. She opened the door and went to the room where the two women stayed last night. However, it was empty.
Murong Wanhua found the waiter and the waiter said that those people had paid the bill and left before dawn.
Murong Wanhua was shocked. At this moment, Gui Fumei was also standing beside her. Why? Why did they scheme against us? Could they be from the underworld? However, their money and belongings were not lost. These people were not robbing them of their money or their bodies. Which gang were they from?
Gui Fumei cried silently. She couldn't speak anymore. She was mute. She was regretful and afraid.
The two of them went out together, but they did not expect to be schemed against.
After Murong Wanhua calmed down, she begged the waiter to find the best doctor in Suzhou to treat Gui Fumei.
"Great Immortal Shao's fee for visiting is very high. Can you afford it? Pay the bill first. The tip, service charge, and food expenses will be doubled. The medical expenses will be calculated separately. I can make a trip.”
Gui Fumei took out all the silver and two silver notes. The waiter shook his head and said that it was not enough.
Murong Wanhua took out the only emergency banknote that was sewn in her underwear. This was all she had. The two women cried. They were both alive and there was nothing they could do.
Please, help us.
Men were afraid of women's tears, so the shop owner ordered the waiter to invite Immortal Shao.
The feeling of waiting was complicated and uncomfortable, but he had to endure it.
Great Immortal Shao was here. It was actually the hairless cripple.
He took out a silver needle and stuck it into a piece of fruit that was left from yesterday. Seeing that the silver needle slowly changed color, he said with a gloomy face,"The poison is too deep. I can't treat it. This is the Siamese throat sealing powder. The fruit contains the Siamese throat sealing powder. The time has passed. It has been too long.”
Murong Wanhua asked in a hoarse voice,""Who can cure it?"
"As far as I know, there is no one within 500 miles who can cure the poison," Immortal Shao said slowly.”
"Is there really no other way? "The ancient books say that, and the storytellers also say that everything can defeat everything. There is poison and there is an antidote. You are a great immortal. At this time, you should save us. We will not treat you badly. We will repay you.”
Immortal Shao sized up the two beautiful women and asked with ill intentions,"How? You are women, middle-aged mature women, very good-looking. How are you going to repay me?”
"Here's your money."
"I don't want money. I don't need money. I'm not short of money.”Immortal Shao said coldly.
Murong Wanhua suddenly thought of offering her body to this great deity. That was the meaning of his gaze. She could understand the man's gaze at a glance. Cure her illness, cure Gui Fumei's illness.
No, you can't.
Gui Fumei understood what Immortal Shao meant. It seemed like she was hesitating.
Wasn't it just that small matter? He saw through it, he saw through it, it was just that.
Gui Fumei suddenly thought of the fan. She took out the fan and began to write. She said that if he had a way to cure their illness, she would give him this fan.
Immortal Shao took the fan and looked at it carefully. He was stunned and asked Gui Fumei,""Where did you get this fan?”
Murong Wanhua answered on her behalf,"Someone gave it to me. If you have a way to cure us, I'll give this fan to you."”
Immortal Shao smiled darkly and said,""No, I don't want this fan, but I can tell you who can cure you. It seems that the person who poisoned you came prepared, you won't be able to find them.”
"Do you know who poisoned her?"
"You don't know?"
"I wonder, who are those two strange women? Do you know who they are?"
Immortal Shao said," You don't know, and I naturally don't know either. However, I can tell you a place. Find that person. Perhaps he can cure you."”
"Thank you, Great Immortal."
"Go to Turtle Head Island in Wu Xi and find Wei Ling Apothecary. Tell him that Great Immortal Shao sent you to find him and then show him this fan. If he can't do anything, I can't do anything either. Farewell."
"Here you are. This is the door-to-door service fee.”
"No, I don't want a single cent. Waiter, tell Boss Ximen to return all the money to them. He doesn't want the money of the two women. It's very pitiful. I can't help him even if I want to. Tell Boss Ximen that I owe him a favor and will return it to him when I have the chance in the future.”
"We're not going back to our home in Hangzhou? To go to Turtle Head Island in Wuxi to find an unknown Herbalist Wei Ling?”Murong Wanhua had no idea.
Gui Fumei started crying.
Could this fan have some sort of history?
Who were those two women? We have no grudges in the past, and we have no grudges recently. Why would they harm us? If he found those two women, there would definitely be an antidote.
However, where could he find them in the vast sea of people? It was almost impossible to find a needle in a haystack.
To treat the impossible as possible was hope and the future.
The two women hesitated, unable to make up their minds.
First, he would go back to his home in Hangzhou. It would only take a day to travel from Suzhou to Hangzhou via the Suhang Grand Canal. He would discuss with his family at home. They would definitely have a better idea. Both men were small figures. What good idea would they have?
They might complain that they shouldn't have formed a group to travel freely.
Regret? It was too late, but what was wrong with traveling?
Heavens, what should he do? The two women sat in the room, crying and wiping away their tears. They washed their faces with tears and called for help, but no one responded.
Suddenly, a man in black rushed in. What was a masked man doing in broad daylight? Assassin? Killing?
Gui Fumei and Murong Wanhua were shocked and quickly stood up.
The assassin's movements were too fast, like a storyteller. In the blink of an eye, he was already in front of Murong Wanhua. He raised his sword and with a flash of cold light, the sword went straight for Murong Wanhua's throat.
Murong Wanhua was stunned and was momentarily at a loss for words.
In a flash, just as Murong Wanhua's life was about to be finished, her savior appeared. Another masked person appeared out of nowhere. A goshawk was hunting a rabbit, like a great roc spreading its wings, and the sword momentum was deflected. The first masked person said in a low voice,"A jug of wine, what are you doing? A hero saving a damsel in distress? This was not the time. This was the female lead's order.”
"I'm here because of the male lead's orders. Do you understand?”
The two of them spoke in low voices, their weapons not backing down at all. Murong Wanhua and Gui Fumei heard it clearly. What male lead and female lead? It was a mess. They just wanted to kill people. One wanted to kill people, and the other didn't want to kill people. The two of them started fighting.
"Run!" Murong Wanhua pulled the dazed Gui Fumei and ran.
The two men fought as they walked outside. It was broad daylight, and there was no law. The laws of the Qing Dynasty clearly stipulated that murderers would be branded with a cannon.
"We each serve our own master. Let's go."
"If you don't let me kill her, how can I report?”
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