"You know martial arts?" Chu Wu You's face showed a trace of fluctuation.
Xu Jinghua nodded." When I was young, I learned martial arts from my family's martial arts master for a period of time. Although I'm not an expert, I'm more than capable of protecting myself." The Left Prime Minister probably saw that I had martial arts, so he fed me poison. Although I won't die, I can't use my martial arts.”At this moment, Xu Jinghua was dressed in a light purple shoulder-length dress. She had combed her hair into a delicate snake bun and had put on some makeup. Her eyes were more moving than a poem.
"Alright." Chu Wu You replied: " Rest today and rest up. We will meet here tomorrow night and go to the Prime Minister's residence together."”
The courtyard was deep, and specks of moonlight were scattered, allowing them to dance in the mortal world. Everything was silent, and only the sound of the night watch was distant and clear. The dark night was like a huge curtain, enveloping everything in time. At this moment, Chu Wu You's heart was unusually calm. The closer she got to the truth, the clearer her eyes and heart became.
At night, Chu Wuyou and Xu Jinghua were dressed in night clothes and were circling the roof of the Prime Minister's residence. Their figures were nimble and they did not move. Most of the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion were already asleep, and there was only the sound of the guards clashing their swords. These guards were the Left Prime Minister's confidants. They formed a team of five and changed shifts every six hours, day and night.
Chu Wu You looked down at the Prime Minister's residence from the roof. She realized that there was no other place to climb other than the roof. Just as she was thinking, Xu Jinghua made a gesture to Chu Wu You, meaning: "Follow me."
She then used her lightness skill and lightly tapped on the roof. She landed on the ground and made a slight noise, attracting the servants with sharp ears and eyes. Fortunately, Xu Jinghua waited for them to come over and took out the dagger on her body, slashing it across the backs of the servants and killing them with one slash. At this moment, Chu Wu You had already entered the room. She turned on the lighter and looked at the prison-like room.
He opened the map and found that he was in the Left Prime Minister's study. After dealing with the servants, Xu Jinghua entered the room and whispered to Chu Wuyou,""Don't touch the things here, they're all poisoned.”
It's fine." Chu Wu smiled and said," This is the Detoxification Powder. It can cure hundreds of poisons. You can apply a little on your hand and you won't be poisoned. I've seen these poisons. They are just some very ordinary poisons. There's no harm."”
Xu Jinghua applied some on her hand and started to flip through the books with Chu Wuyou.
"There's no problem. It's just some very common books.”Xu Jinghua said after flipping through the pages for a while.
Chu Wu You smiled strangely and said: "Did you come to this place last time?”
Xu Jinghua nodded and immediately understood.""The last time I came here, it was because this place was relatively remote and the number of patrols by the servants was low. However, the last time I came, it wasn't like this.”
Chu Wuyou instantly confirmed her guess. It seemed that this place had been altered because Xu Jinghua had come once and alerted the enemy. The Left Prime Minister had no choice but to change the layout, making it seem as if nothing had happened. After thinking it through, she raised her head at Xu Jinghua, indicating for her to leave. After receiving the message, the two of them returned to the roof under the cover of night.
Xu Jinghua pointed at one of the rooms and explained,""That room is where the Left Prime Minister's aide, Lou Yan, made the medicine. There's a secret passage underground.”
Chu Wu You narrowed her eyes, looking at this seemingly ordinary room that was actually filled with blood. She glanced at the servants patrolling back and forth. The number of servants had obviously increased, and this time, she could not use the previous plan.
"Don't you think that the patrol route of these servants looks like a pattern?”Chu Wu You asked.
Xu Jinghua stuck her head out and observed the situation. She realized that no matter how the servants walked, they would not bump into each other. Instead, they would return to their original spot. It was as if they were walking repeatedly. They did not communicate with each other, as if they were strangers.
"This is an extremely special walking order of the Five Elements Eight Trigrams. These people are all puppets. They only know how to attack and defend. They don't have souls, but they are very agile.”Chu Wu You's eyes flashed with a cold light, like a sharp blade cutting through the fog in front of her.
"They should have been fed that medicine by the prime minister and become puppets that only listen to the prime minister's orders.”Xu Jinghua said.
Hearing this, Chu Wu You completely understood what was going on with the dead people in the suburbs. Those were all dead people caused by the ineffective medicine. It was difficult for the Prime Minister to account for the deaths of so many people at once. He could only pretend to be infected by the plague to deceive the world. Now, it seemed that the medicine had succeeded, but it was still a little lacking. Those who could not master martial arts could only be poor and weak commoners.
"Emperor, what should we do now? Should we go in?”Xu Jinghua asked.
Chu Wu You waved her hand. Since she already knew the ins and outs of the matter, there was no need to investigate further. Attacking would only attract the Left Prime Minister, which would be counterproductive. The most important thing now was Xu Shou's embezzling of the silver. It was likely that the Left Prime Minister was involved, so it was time to investigate.
The High Priest stood under the door. The breeze blew his hair band, making him feel like he was about to ascend to immortality. There was no moon or stars today, and there were no signs. This made the High Priest feel a little uneasy. Seeing that Chu Wuyou and Xu Jinghua had returned safely, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief and quickly said," It's good that you're back."
Chu Wuyou immediately arranged for Xu Jinghua to go back to her room to rest. If there was anything, they could discuss it tomorrow. After Xu Jinghua left, Chu Wu You sat on a stool and poured herself a cup of tea. She took a sip and said,""We can put the matter of the Left Prime Minister on hold for a while. We should first investigate the matter of Xu Shou embezzling the silver. When this matter is clear, everything will come to light.”After that, he told the High Priest about the Left Prime Minister's medicine. The High Priest had never seen such a poison that degenerated humanity, so he ordered the secret guards to investigate and see if there was a way to save him.
After returning to the room, Qing Huan crawled out from his sleeve and wrapped around Chu Wuyou's arm. It was as if he was acting coquettishly. Chu Wuyou couldn't help but laugh. She patted his little head and said,"It's not that I don't want you to help. It's just that those people have been fed medicine. They're afraid that you'll have a stomachache.”
" Ssss." Qing Huan seemed to be very satisfied with this answer. She no longer pestered Chu Wuyou and climbed out from the window. She should have gone out to look for food. Chu Wu You yawned. She seemed to be extremely tired. She lay on the bed with her clothes on, but she couldn't fall asleep. He could only get up and walk to the osmanthus tree, sit on the ground, and sort out his thoughts.
"Rustle." Someone was shaking the tree trunk, causing the petals to fall to the ground again. Chu Wuyou raised her head, and Ming Yi's face was right in front of her.
"This is your plan? Stay in Xu Shou's house." The man jumped and landed less than a meter away from Chu Wu You. The fragrance of osmanthus from his body made Chu Wu You a little confused.#
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