“Rest assured,I have the antidote on hand, just have the people in the Imperial Palace consume it beforehand. If you are concerned for the wretched commoners, I will hand you the antidote after the Rui Lin Army has been poisoned and you can become the Prince that saved the people from the poison. Wouldn’t that be better?” Bai Yun Xian replied.
Mo Xuan Fei considered that prospect, and the fear melted away. He stepped up to stand beside Bai Yun Xian and held her hand.
“You think of everything, Yun Xian.”
If they can rid themselves of the Rui Lin Army and the Jun Family, what’s the harm in sacrificing a bunch of commoners? After the Rui Lin Army gets poisoned, he can show up as the people’s saviour with the antidote, saving them from the poison, elevating greatly his standing as the preferred Prince for the people.
Bai Yun Xian laughed gently, leaning into the embrace of Mo Xuan Fei. “What you covet, I will bring to you. But remember, after the Rui Lin Army is poisoned, let nobody lay a finger on Jun Wu Xie.”
“Leave her alone?” Mo Xuan Fei was confused.
Bai Yun Xian lifted her eyes, her eyes full of venom.
“Killing her off just like that is letting her off too easy. I will dismember her, cut off her tongue, gorge her eyes out, and stuff her in a barrel of poison in pure torment before it can appease the affront she has inflicted on me.” Anyone who goes against her will taste death like never before.
Mo Xuan Fei laughed warily, his fear creeping back into him after hearing those words. He could not help but gulped his saliva as he felt chills running down his spine.
Comparing it to Jun Wu Xie’s massacre, Bai Yun Xian’s scheme was truly insidious. He could not help but wonder who was the true devil?
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Chapter 146: Poison (1)
Under the cover of night, fifty plainly dressed figures slipped out the back gates of the Imperial Palace. They quickly dispersed to various parts of the city. If one were to observe carefully, their varied destinations were evenly spread out over the grounds in the Imperial City.
In silence, fifty doors were tightly latched, hiding the very source of the nightmare, unknown to the people in the Imperial City, that will soon engulf them all.
Days passed…..
Jun Wu Xie’s Rui Lin Army had been in the Imperial City for a week, in these seven days, Jun Wu Xie had been quietly hiding in the Lin Palace, training her spiritual powers. Jun Xian, under the meticulous care of Jun Wu Xie, had miraculously fully recovered.
Passing the Imperial Palace, he saw that it has been cleaned and had regained its regal grandeur. Under Jun Wu Xie’s instructions, he had in these seven days undergone a crash course, being forced to see the realities the commoners faced daily.
It has become his routine to walk the streets daily doing good deeds and dispensing favours as the Crown Prince of Qi.
As he was walking pass a residence with Rui Lin Army guards, the tightly latched door burst open suddenly and a figure rushed out, wailing in anguish, running in the street, seemingly gone mad.
As it was morning, the streets were crowded with people and the lunatic had knocked down a few passerby, with the initial outburst.
“Go see what is the matter!” Mo Qian Yuan seeing the uproar on the street, ordered the Rui Lin Army guards to investigate.
In the middle of the crowd, the man’s body was bloated and flushed in a shade of red. He was moaning in pain. His body continued to bloat freakishly and his clothes tore and his skin stretched. Blood gushed out where the skin and flesh stretched to its limits as the number of wounds multiplied.
His face had bloated to be beyond recognition and wounds started to open up and blood covered his face, it was a gruesome sight.
He rushed into the crowd, his hands clawing at his own body. The Rui Lin Army guards who went up to investigate wanted to suppress him but were thrown off with brute strength. That power he possessed, was abnormal for any man.
The lunatic’s actions, had driven the people into a frenzy, many screaming in terror, and fleeing in all directions.
Mo Qian Yuan saw the mayhem in front decided to see for himself. He summoned his contractual spirit, and it took the form of a long spear with a black tassel. He kicked off the ground and flew towards the lunatic, his spear point whipped out like a dragon’s strike through the man’s arm, pinning him to the ground and stopping his raging rush.
Despite being pinned to the ground by the spear, he struggled fiercely paying no heed to the pain, oblivious to the spearhead lodged in his arm. He roared like a beast, struggling to get up.
Mo Qian Yuan stood beside the man, deep in thought about the beast-like man. His weird antics made him very suspicious and he was about to ask…..
The raging lunatic suddenly let out a ear splitting roar, and his body suddenly expanded exponentially.
With a loud explosion, his body scattered in all directions and rained down in pieces. The blast had Mo Qian Yuan covered from head to toe, in blood and other remnants from the explosion.
The violent explosion in the city, caused a red rain of flesh and blood, like a devilish red lotus, that bloomed in the street.
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Covered from head to toe in blood and various remnants of body parts, Mo Qian Yuan stood stunned, face twisted in a grimace. His mind went blank, and all was quiet, the people who witnessed the gruesome scene were all shocked beyond words.
Mo Qian Yuan forced down the bile threatening to rush up his throat, and tried his best to maintain his composure. He raised his sleeve to wipe off his face, and ordered the Rui Lin Army guards: “Clear up the area immediately, and check on the man’s background.”
The Rui Lin Army guards immediately went the task, fast and efficient, bringing order back to the street. With shouts of gratitude from the people, Mo Qian Yuan went back to the Lin Palace, covered in the gory mess.
The moment he stepped through the door, Mo Qian Yuan met Jun Wu Xie who was on her way out.
“Wu…..”
“Scram.”
“…………” A single syllable uttered and he was rewarded with “Scram”, before he could say more, Jun Wu Xie had turned, and headed back into the house.
“Hey, wait!” Mo Qian Yuan felt that today’s encounter was rather strange, and had wanted to tell Jun Wu Xie about it, but was brushed away so coldly.
“Wash up before you come see me.” Jun Wu Xie blurted indifferently and disappeared from his sight.
“………” Mo Qian Yuan felt so small…..
He had stepped out happily this morning for his daily appearance to the people, and ended up with his face splattered with gore. He just stepped into the Lin Palace and without a single word of concern, he was slapped with “scram”, and then avoided….. He must be the saddest Crown Prince ever….. !
He washed himself thoroughly, Mo Qian Yuan was disgusted. After a good scrubbing, he decided he was smelling better and proceeded to Jun Wu Xie’s courtyard. She was sitting by the lotus pond, an old book in hand, reading intently.
Hearing Mo Qian Yuan’s footsteps, Jun Wu Xie looked up.
“Wu…..”
“Stay away from me.” Jun Wu Xie threw a cold glance at Mo Qian Yuan, detecting a trace of the smell of blood on him.
“………….” Mo Qian Yuan’s heart shattered, as he saw the look of disdain in her eye. He sniffed himself, took a few steps back, judged it to be a suitable distance away, then he was finally allowed to finish his sentence. “I met with a strange encounter today.”
“Speak.” Jun Wu Xie lowered her head over her book, while listening to Mo Qian Fei. She somehow felt her red level spirit was growing a little too fast, within two months, she felt like she could touch the door to bringing her spirit to level orange. It was a little too fast and it pays to be careful.
“Today started normal. I was touring the streets till I got to Hua Yun Street, a lunatic suddenly lunged into the crowd. His body was unusually bloa
ted and not long after, he exploded.” Mo Qian Yuan related to her.
Jun Wu Xie jerked up and looked at Mo Qian Yuan. “Did you say he exploded?”
Spontaneous explosion, that was what happened to Lin Yue Yang!
“It was slightly different from Official Lin’s incident. I was standing right beside him. When he exploded, I was covered all over in…..cough, but I didn’t feel anything else, and I did not lose my strength.” Mo Qian Yuan knew Jun Wu Xie’s suspicion, he found it fishy as well. But in the case of Lin Yue Yang’s explosion, its effects on the surrounding people as Jun Xian mentioned, was different with the one he encountered today.
Jun Wu Xie knitted her brows, “Come.”
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Mo Qian Yuan obeyed, and cautiously approached the stone table. Seeing the frown deepen on Jun Wu Xie, he gulped, quietly.
“Sit.” Jun Wu Xie commanded.
Mo Qian Yuan obediently sat.
“Hand.”
Every single worded command Jun Wu Xie gave, was carried out without protest. Just as Jun Wu Xie was to take his pulse, Long Qi shot into the courtyard, his expression anxious.
“Young Miss!” Long Qi slid to a stop on one knee.
“What happened?” Jun Wu Xie’s sensitive nose picked up another trace of blood coming from Long Qi. It was very slight, unlike the acrid stench from Mo Qian Yuan, this seemed to have caught on Long Qi ‘s clothes from the air and not from direct contact.
“Trouble.” Long Qi replied simply.
Within a day, there had been fifty instances of strange bodily explosions. The locations of the explosions had been myriad, but the way they looked before they died were a match to Mo Qian Yuan’s description.
If only one body exploded, its an accident. With so many cases, at the same time, accident was ruled out.
Explosions in many places had brought about an uproar among the people, and much unease.
“The Rui Lin Army has deployed to appease and placate the people. Your subordinate feels these explosions are the result of someone’s deliberate actions.” After that night’s attack on the Imperial Palace, Long Qi had subconsciously reported any incidents to Jun Wu Xie.
Jun Wu Xie contemplated on the findings, bodily explosion happened first on Lin Yue Yang, but the effects were slightly different. Nevertheless, she felt that the incidents had a closer link than it appeared.
Mo Qian Yuan listened to the report in shock. He had thought his encounter was unique. But it seemed now there had been tens of cases!
Suddenly, Mo Qian Yuan felt a soft warm tiny hand pulling his wrist. He turned to look and found Jun Wu Xie holding his hand, her dainty fingertips gently pressed upon his pulse. In that moment, Mo Qian Yuan felt the blood rush to his face and he felt strangely hot. He turned his eyes away shyly, but the soft touch on his skin made his heart beat furiously.
Only after his hand was freed, did his heart slow and he managed to calm down.
“Is anything wrong?” Mo Qian Yuan asked.
Jun Wu Xie shook her head, Mo Qian Yuan’s pulse was stable, there were no abnormalities.
“Were we being overly suspicious?” Mo Qian Yuan queried again.
“There is no smoke without fire.” Jun Wu Xie would not let down her guard. Mo Qian Yuan’s body’s constitution was different from others. He had taken Little Lotus prescription and his body has undergone great shifts. On top of that, she had been providing him with fortification pills daily, many of them antitoxins, to prevent any more untoward incidents in the Crown Prince Residence.
It seems, Mo Qian Yuan was not a good subject for the diagnosis.
“Bring me the Rui Lin Army guards who were with you today.” Jun Wu Xie asked cagily.
Mo Qian Yuan could only comply. The ten guards who accompanied him were promptly summoned.
The Rui Lin Army guards were rather young, in the age range of twenty five and twenty six. But the newest recruit among them had a service history of more than ten years!
They stood in a neat row before Jun Wu Xie, immaculately dressed, eyes lit with passion, bodies ramrod straight, with the stalwart air of military men.
“You, come.” Jun Wu Xie raised a finger, and pointed at masculine featured soldier.
He immediately strode with strong steps to the stone table, and with Jun Wu Xie’s instructions, rolled up his sleeve and presented his burly arm to her.
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He immediately strode with strong steps to the stone table, and with Jun Wu Xie’s instructions, rolled up his sleeve and presented his burly arm to her.
She was done in a moment and the next soldier stepped up.
The diagnosis for ten Rui Lin Army soldiers were done within a short time, and a chilly expression hung on Jun Wu Xie’s face.
“Long Qi, fetch Uncle Fu. You men wait for me in the dispensary.” Jun Wu Xie dispatched her orders as she stood up.
“How is it?” Jun Wu Xie’s expression had Mo Qian Yuan feeling uneasy.
Jun Wu Xie replied: “Child’s play. Can’t they come up with anything else besides exploding bodies?” Her voice still chilled.
Mo Qian Yuan was further puzzled, the explosions that rocked the Imperial City today were child’s play? What’s happening?
In a moment, Uncle Fu came into the courtyard, “What are your orders, Young Miss?”
“In Grandfather’s name, mobilise all herb stores and medical halls. Have them send all their stock of herbs including those in their warehouses to the Lin Palace. Immediately.” Jun Wu Xie tone allowed no room for negotiations. Uncle Fu was taken aback by the request, but maintained his silence and left with his orders.
Mo Qian Yuan and Long Qi who were listening by the side were getting confused by Jun Wu Xie’s series of orders, but they got an idea of the gravity of the situation.
“Wu Xie, what is actually happening? Why do you need so much herbs?” Mo Qian Yuan had to ask.
Jun Wu Xie glanced at the two men and said: “Someone wants to exterminate the whole Imperial City.”
“WHAT!?” Mo Qian Yuan paled!
“Those explosions were not accidental. Someone deliberately planned it. It is similar to what happened to Lin Yue Yang, with differences. In Lin Yue Yang after he exploded, within a short time span, the poison rendered people temporarily immobile. And with what you witnessed today, it is not that simple. A very potent poison incubates within their bodies, and when they explode, the poison spreads into the air. With a single whiff, one will be poisoned as well, and within a few days, the secondary poisoned person will explode and die as well.” Jun Wu Xie was expressionless as she explained. The horrifying news she was telling them was made more terrifying by her cold calm tone.
With that news, not only Mo Qian Yuan, but Long Qi turned pale as well.
The Rui Lin Army soldiers were one of the first few to arrive at the various locations of the fifty body explosions. If the poison is transmitted through the air, that means all the Rui Lin Army soldiers deployed today have been infected!
“Who could be so vicious!? Do they want to kill all the hundreds of thousand of innocents that live in the Imperial City?” Mo Qian Yuan’s face was white as sheet. According to Jun Wu Xie, the poison was colourless and odorless, and transmitted so easily. Once infected, he becomes a carrier. There were fifty explosions today, if left alone, the explosions in a few days will be in tens of thousand at least!
Tens of thousand people exploding on the same day, to employ such a method to murder….. It was too gruesome to think of…..
Jun Wu Xie lowered her eyes in contemplation, staring with cold eyes at the pond.
“They are not targeting the people, it’s the Rui Lin Army. When you corner a dog with no other way out, it retaliates viciously. It is difficult to use such methods on the Rui Lin Army directly, but if they drag the whole Imperial City into the mud, the Rui Lin Army might not escape unscathed.”
The method wa
s not too shabby, a pity though, their opponent was her!
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Jun Wu Xie was calm, despite the insidious method employed.
Mo Qian Yuan on the other hand, was trembling in rage, his fists tightly clenched. “Have they gone mad!? A whole city’s people! What an outrage!! That person had always cherished his good standing in the eyes of the people, how is he capable of something so despicable and deplorable!?”
Jun Wu Xie glanced at the raging and worked up Mo Qian Yuan and with eyes calm as still waters, she said: “The Emperor and Mo Xuan Fei aren’t capable of this, it was by the hand of Bai Yun Xian.”
Good, she can now ascertain, the poison that afflicted Lin Yue Yang was the work of Bai Yun Xian. She dared lay her hands on my grandfather. She will show Bai Yun Xian, her amateurish tricks, are nothing to in her eyes!
“Why would Qing Yun Clan have something so ruthless?” Mo Qian Yuan asked astounded.
Jun Wu Xie, unsurprised, replied: “Medicine and poison are of one and the same family.”
People well versed in medicine, are naturally well versed in poison!
“Young Miss, our brothers in arms?” Long Qi could not care less about palace intrigue, he cared only for his brothers in the Rui Lin Army.
“They have been poisoned, if the poison is not neutralised, they will not survive three days.” Jun Wu Xie told him plainly.
Long Qi winced, and dropped on one knee pleading: “I beg Young Miss to save them!”
“Why do you think I made them stay?” Jun Wu Xie looked upon Long Qi coldly, she had thought her actions would have made that clear.
Long Qi knelt and bowed with his head on the floor in gratitude.
Having witnessed Jun Wu Xie’s skills in medicine, Long Qi believed, with Jun Wu Xie’s assurance, his men will live.
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