Finding out about "Soul Snatcher"
cause Murong Yun Shu to be paralyzed in fear; the shaking in Feng Ling's voice
has further confirmed her fear. Jianghu was, indeed, a very scary place for the
commoners.
"Can your brother cure
me?" asked Murong Yun Shu. Sai Hua Tuo was a world renowned doctor.
Feng Ling frowned and shook her
head, "My brother failed to cure sister Xi when she was poisoned. That's
why brother was enraged with him and trapped him in Mount Hua Tuo, made him
change his name, and banned him for practicing medicine."
Chu Changge had once.... done so
much for his lover? Murong Yun Shu felt a strange stirring in her chest, a
slightly unpleasant feeling that she couldn't describe. Murong Yun Shu spent a
few minutes to suppress the odd feelings and turned to look at the bawd,
"How can I get the antidote?"
"King Liang Jr. has the
antidote, that will be his decision."
"How much time do I have
without the antidote?"
"Could be a day, could be a
year, or a second. In short, it could happen anytime with no signs, and you
won't feel a thing."
Murong Yun Shu has came to accept
that, smiling, she said, "That's like not being poisoned at all? Nobody
knows when they are going to die."
The bawd was stunned, she was
starting to see why King Liang Jr. wanted to capture her alive. There was
definitely something special about her, just being around her gave you the
feeling of peacefulness.
"I think it's in your best
interest to convince King Liang Jr. to give the antidote to Murong," said
Feng Ling, staring at the bawd angrily. "You look like you've been around
for a while. I'm sure you have heard of the incident three years ago when the
Mojiao sect wiped out the House of Tang overnight. If brother Chu wiped out the
House of Tang three years ago for sister Xi, he will wipe out the House of
Liang for Murong."
Murong Yun Shu was a little bit
startled, Feng Ling's words made her aware of the lunacy of Chu Changge that
she had never seen before. She has always heard of Chu Changge being labeled as
a villain but never understood why. All she saw was an arrogant and unruly
scofflaw.... turned out, she has seen too little of him.
When a person is drowning in
despair, they will demonstrate one of two extremes: one is to complacently
accept their fate; the other is to get angry and try to fight it. The first
kind achieves enlightenment; the ladder loses their heart and turns into
villains. And Chu Changge, for sure scoffed and abandoned the first option, and
proudly watched himself turn into a villain.
At that time he must have been so
devastated that he wanted to destroy the whole world, which was why he risked
declaring war with the entire world. Murong Yun Shu lowered her eyes, she felt
a pang of unexplained disappointment.
"Hrm! The House of Tang is a
jianghu clan, which is why the government did not interfere. King Liang is the
emperor's descendant, with military support. If Chu Changge wipe out the House
of Liang, the government will surely not standby." The bawd scoffed,
"Chu Changge won't have the guts to touch the Liang's!"
"You...." Feng Ling didn't
have a retort, she was anxious and aggravated.
Murong Yun Shu laughed and said to
the bawd, "I suggest you not to make up stuff in the future, keep in mind
that words can bring troubles." Her tone as calm as always.
The bawd roared, "Do you really
think Chu Changge will antagonize King Liang for you?" Even though it was
meant to be a sarcasm, Murong Yun Shu could tell the bawd desired Chu Changge
to antagonize King Liang.
Murong Yun Shu gave her a deep,
meaningful look. "He won't antagonize King Liang for me; however, if he
had the intention, never mind King Liang, even if we are talking about the
crowned prince, he will be able to do to them as he pleases," said Murong
Yun Shu in a casual, understated manner.
"Let's see if he's indeed as
audacious as you claimed, marching to House of Liang to save you and all!"
said the bawd through gritted teeth, her eyes twinkled with excitement.
Murong Yun Shu couldn't help but to
take another look at her, her gaze aimlessly ended on the top of her head. She
paused, her eyes sparkled, the corners of her mouth rose, "Oh, you are so
confident that you can take me away?"
"Stop being so arrogant! I,
Feng Ling, is here... Oh..." Feng Ling abruptly clutched her chest and
frowned, "You poisoned me?"
"I thought you are Sai Hua
Tuo's little sister. Surely you can handle a little poison," said the
bawd, laughing wickedly.
"Who said Sai Hua Tuo's little
sister must know medicine? You run a brothel, do you entertain customers
too?" Feng Ling snarled back.
Infuriated, the bard lifted her arm
to strike her, but her arm was intercepted mid air and she fell onto the floor
awkwardly.
"Sir Nie Qing is finally acting
like a man," said Murong Yun Shu, mocking him while smiling.
What did she mean "like a
man"? I am a man! Nie Qing snorted coldly, towering over the bawd and
instant killed her with his eyes. He reached out his hand to her,
"Antidote."
"I don't have it!" said
the bawd while leaping up and hitting Nie Qing's acupuncture point.1 "I
was reckless earlier, did you really think you are good enough to ask me for
the antidote?"
Nie Qing stood with straightened
back, staring at her angrily.
Murong Yun Shu let on a small smile,
reached out her slim finger and pointed above the bawd head, slowly she let out
the words, "Well, what about him?"
The bawd turned and lifted her head,
but was hit by the bottom of a pot and loss consciousness before she could
react.
"Qian bei2 is so
skillful!" Murong Yun Shu clapped and cheered.
"All because the pot is of high
quality," a old man over 50 years of age leaped down from the beam, didn't
show any signs of being out of breath.
Feng Ling got a good look at the
newcomer, her eyes widened, unbelievably pointed at the old man and cried out,
"You... you are magic chef Guo Que De3!"
Murong Yun Shu busted out laughing
when she heard his alias, who's so immoral, to give someone such an immoral
name?
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- If this is your first wuxia (martial art) novel, it is commonly depicted in wuxia world that you can hit specific acupuncture points on someone's body and causing different effects on the person. The most common ones being incapacitating an individual or taking away their ability to speak.
- "Qian" mean "before" or
"previously", "bei" is a "generation. "Qian
bei" translates into "previous generation" or
"predecessor". Its a term used to respectfully refer to someone
older.
Saved by the cook! Everyone is in on the action
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