Poison Genius Consort 2: Emperor’s Swallow - Chapter 11
Chapter 11: Face As Cold As Ice
When Gu Feiyan saw that there was no one around, she quickly ran to the window of the medicinal cooking tent and leaned against the wall to eavesdrop. She soon heard the voices of Old Eunuch Wu and a servant.
“Why is it that in such a short time, the medicinal dregs are all gone? Think about it carefully, where did the dregs go? ”
“Eunuch Wu, even the dregs are not boiled twice. They must have been thrown into the river by a servant.”
“The river?”
“Isn’t that so? General Cheng had used too many medicines recently. Once he used them all, the dregs would be thrown into the river. It’s the river behind the camp.”
“Can you get it back?”
“This… Eunuch, aren’t those dregs useless? The river’s current are fast and the dregs had probably been washed away a long time ago. Eunuch Wu, if you want dregs, would it be useful?”
“So meddlesome! Let me tell you, don’t let this matter leak out. Otherwise, be careful of your head!”
… …
While listening, Gu Feiyan rejoiced.
She was so angry at Madam Lin that she forgot something as important as dregs! It was a good thing that the dregs had been disposed of long ago. Otherwise,Old Eunuch Wu would’ve been able to uncover the truth if he’d brought it to the attention to the senior pharmacist.
Old Eunuch Wu must have been ordered by someone else. Apart from the emperor, who else in the palace would dare to lay their hands on General Cheng and push the blame onto her?
Gu Feiyan took out the prescription from her sleeve and her eyes slowly narrowed into two straight lines.
Although her impression of Madam Lin was terrible, she resolutely followed her principles. Such a big trap, she could not just let it go like this. She had to return the favor to the murderer! If she had to play dirty, she wanted to see who could trick who!
It was night when Imperial Physician Su arrived at the camp to take General Cheng’s pulse. Gu Feiyan stood behind him. While everyone was not paying attention, she secretly stuffed the tampered prescription into his medicine box.
With Imperial Physician Su’s personality, once he discovered the oddity of the prescription, he would definitely warn General Cheng secretly. It was rumored that this young general was an ironclad and an unruly man who would recklessly show grudges against others. Apart from the Emperor and His Highness Prince Jun, he wouldn’t accept anyone else. If he woke up and knew that someone was harming him, how could he not be wary? He knew how to take revenge!
After closing the medicine box, Gu Feiyan turned to look at Madam Lin and then at the unconscious General Cheng. The corners of her lips raised in a harmless smile as she quietly left, hiding her merits and fame…
Although General Cheng’s condition had improved, it wasn’t too stable. Imperial Physician Su stayed. Madam Lin was busy taking care of her son, so she didn’t cause any trouble for Gu Feiyan. Gu Feiyan slipped out of the tent and chatted with the eunuch accompanying Imperial Physician Su.
The original owner ‘s memories had very little knowledge about Profound Sky Continent. She had been trying to get some information from someone, but no one in the military camp paid any attention to her.
After chatting for so long, Gu Feiyan had basically understood everything that she wanted to know.
It turned out that the Profound Sky Continent used to respect martial arts. There were many martial arts families, and ten years ago, they experienced a major change. Their martial arts declined, forming a situation where many forces such as the imperial power and financial groups to be established.
This great change was related to the mysterious realm “Ice Sea” in the southern part of the continent. The sea of ice was frozen for tens of meters. It was abnormally cold and normal people could not cross it.
Ten years ago, the entire ice sea was tainted with three feet of highly toxic poison overnight. It was also that night that the true Qi of all martial arts practitioners in the Profound Sky Continent disappeared. The continent’s martial arts instantly declined. No one knew why. After that night, the ice sea had become a terrifying forbidden ground for the people of the Profound Sky Continent to chat about. Rumors spread and no one dared to approach it, much less investigate the reason why.
Wasn’t this the place in her dreams?
Gu Feiyan excitedly said, “So Profound Sky Continent is on the north shore of the ice sea, then what kind of place is at the south shore of the ice sea? Is it called the Ice Sea Spiritual Realm? ”
“It is another continent, called Cloud Realm Continent. The Ice Sea Spiritual Realm… I’ve never heard of it. ” The eunuch’s face was filled with curiosity. “Medicine Girl Gu, why are you asking about this? Ice Sea is a very strange place. I heard that it was cursed, so let’s not talk about it. ”
Gu Feiyan didn’t pursue the matter any further. She had a feeling that the Ice Sea and the Ice Sea Spiritual Realm might have something to do with each other. She needed to find a chance to get a better understanding of the place.
Master Bai Yi actually dared to scam her like this. After she had wandered around Profound Sky Continent enough, she would definitely go back and settle things with him!
Early the next morning, Gu Feiyan set out for the city.
It had nothing to do with her, she thought. Unfortunately, when she passed the place where the assassination occurred, she bumped into the Cheng Army’s deputy general and the people from the justice courts. They surrounded the scene and the coroner was examining the body.
The deputy general called Gu Feiyan over for questioning. Gu Feiyan did not think much of it, so he decided to ask her three questions without knowing anything. However, when she glanced around, she discovered that the assassin had disappeared.
Where was he?
No, where is the body?
Gu Feiyan asked anxiously, “Lieutenant General, what, what … … Did you catch the assassin?”
The deputy general said seriously, “When this lowly one brought my men over, I only saw these corpses. The assassin must have fled. Judging from the wounds on these corpses, each and every one of them had been stabbed by a sword through the throat. This assassin’s martial art was definitely not simple. Medicine Girl Gu, it’s not easy for you to escape by luck!”
Gu Feiyan’s heart skipped a beat. She was in a bad mood!
Was that assassin’s tolerance to poison heaven-defying? He had clearly fainted. Could it be that he didn’t die from the poison?
When the people of the justice courts asked about the assassin’s appearance and characteristics, Gu Feiyan wished she could paint a portrait of him on the spot, but she still endured it. She pretended to recall and told him everything she could.
What Gu Feiyan did not know was that the ‘assassin’ was currently standing on a nearby tree. His face was as cold as ice as he stared at her high up…
