Ji Wushang bowed and said, "This commoner does not wish to become the Queen of the Western Regions. Please, Your Highness, speak to the King. This commoner has been married for more than half a year."
Aquinas's face turned deathly pale. "You, what did you say? You're already someone else's wife?"
“Yes, I have come here to find the antidote for the Gu poison so that I can cure my husband.” Ji Wushang looked at her face and guessed her thoughts. She knelt down at her feet again. “Your Majesty, my husband was accidentally infected with the Heart-Eating Gu that the King developed. Please help me. I will leave immediately after I get the antidote.”
Aquinas was taken aback. "The Heart-Eating Gu, only the King has the antidote. I'm afraid I can't help you."
"Then, does Your Majesty know where the King usually practices Gu poison? This humble woman wishes to go and see it," Ji Wushang said. "This humble woman knows some medical skills and wishes to go to the place where the King practices Gu poison. This humble woman will definitely not touch the King's things indiscriminately. This humble woman only wants to obtain the antidote so that she can cure her husband's illness." As Ji Wushang spoke, tears streamed down her face. Her pitiful appearance made Aquinas feel pity for her.
“I can tell you where the king refines medicine, but you must be careful not to let the king see it.” Aquinas looked at Ji Wushang. If she was really married, then he wouldn’t have to worry so much. After he left the palace, he had to make sure someone spread the word as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the king really wanted to make this married woman his queen, all the people of the Western Regions would condemn Yiyun Shangcheng!
Ji Wushang nodded, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"You better remember this: you said that if you find the antidote, you'd better get out of the palace right now!" Aquinas looked at Ji Wushang, his eyes turning cold instantly.
Ji Wushang nodded, "Definitely, definitely." He couldn't wait to get the antidote, leave the palace, and return to Nan Xuzong's side!
I must know the whole truth!
Aquinas left Ji Wushang's quarters and headed straight for her palace. She was incredibly excited! She was determined to let everyone know that since that woman didn't want to be the king's woman, she would grant her wish! She was willing to use any means necessary to get Ji Wushang out of the palace! Even if it meant using the ministers and the people, she would ensure that the King of the Western Regions could not make that woman his queen!
She returned to her palace with light steps, glanced back at her maids, and said, "You wait here."
"Yes." The maids stood still.
Aquinas lit the lamp and then strode into the inner sanctuary.
But to our surprise, when we entered the inner chamber, all the lights in the palace went out!
Aquinas was startled, "Someone's here..."
"My concubine has been gone for quite some time! I've been waiting for you." But before he could finish speaking, a cold voice came from inside.
But for Aquinas, this was an immense joy! This was the King of the Western Regions! The king they could only dream of! Although he had married two concubines, Aquinas and Nagasi, he had never touched them in the slightest! He wouldn't even say a word to them! But today, he had actually come to Aquinas's place!
I have hope!
At this moment, a maidservant outside bowed and said, "Your Majesty."
"Get down," said Yiyun Shangcheng coldly, speaking in place of Aquinas. With a wave of his hand, all the lights instantly illuminated!
The maids outside were utterly astonished! The King of the Western Regions had actually appeared in his concubine's palace! Did this mean that the King of the Western Regions had begun to favor his concubine? Did the Western Regions now have an heir?
The maids were delighted and immediately left, not daring to disturb them any further.
Aquinas looked at Evian City and was overjoyed! After a moment's thought, she immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty."
Yiyun Shangcheng's eyes were cold. Seeing her approach, he immediately raised his hand, and Aquinas instantly felt an itch all over her body! She immediately scratched herself, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Tears welled up in her eyes. What had she done wrong? He had actually poisoned her like this?
"What did you say to her when you went to the Nixia Palace?" Yiyun Shangcheng gave her a languid and wicked look, letting her scratch her skin.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty went to the Nixia Palace to ask what the future Queen might need so that Your Majesty could procure it!" Aquila felt unbearably itchy all over! Scratching would temporarily relieve the torment, but scratching one side would immediately cause the other side to itch again! This feeling was torture!
"Is that all?" Yi Yun Shangcheng glanced at her. "This Gu you have is called the Itch Gu. If you don't tell the truth, I will make you itch forever until you die!"
As Evian Shangcheng spoke, she flicked her sleeve and threw a mirror in front of Aquinas. Aquinas was already sitting on the ground, looking utterly disheveled!
She frantically scratched at the itchy spots on her body, and hearing what Yiyun Shangcheng said, she was filled with fear—no, terror! Just moments ago, she had thought he was there to pamper her, but who would have thought that this was the beginning of a nightmare!
She grabbed the mirror and looked at herself. At first, she didn't understand what was happening, but after putting the mirror down, the itching continued, and she recalled what she had just seen! She immediately grabbed the mirror again and looked at herself, seeing that the woman in the mirror had blood on her face! Blood blisters were on her skin!
"Ah!" Aquinas screamed and threw the mirror away. She looked at her hands in horror and found that they were covered in blood!
"Tell me what you said to her." At that moment, a sinister voice whispered in her ear!
"I...I told her, I told her the direction of your Alchemy Hall!" Aquinas said, his eyes wide and his expression blank.
Yi Yun Shangcheng's purple eyes darkened, instantly turning blood red!
"Damn it!" Yiyun Shangcheng said, reaching out and grabbing Aquinas's neck. With a crisp snap, Aquinas immediately collapsed to the ground! Finally, the itch is gone!
Those big eyes were wide open.
Yiyun Shangcheng didn't even look at her before walking straight out.
The maids outside looked at Yiyun Shangcheng and all bowed in surprise.
"Consort Aquinas couldn't bear it and committed suicide. I've dealt with her." Yiyun Shangcheng said coldly, and immediately walked towards his alchemy hall.
The maids were all astonished!
After changing into light clothes, Ji Wushang quickly went into the depths of the palace as Aquinas had instructed. She saw that many palaces were guarded, so she kept her distance.
When Ji Wushang saw a palace still brightly lit, and recognized the character "炼" (lian, meaning refinement) on it, he was overjoyed. He had finally found this place!
However, there were quite a few guards inside!
Ji Wushang looked around. Now that night had fallen, it was a good opportunity, and he had to be quick, otherwise, Yiyun Shangcheng would definitely find out that he was here, and then things would not be good!
Ji Wushang looked at the ground, picked up a small stone, and immediately placed it in another direction. Instantly, all the guards looked at it warily and ran over there!
Ji Wushang watched them walk away and quickly went forward.
It took a lot of effort for Ji Wushang to finally push open the palace door.
Upon entering, one immediately feels a sense of gloom and terror. Although the palace was lit, it felt like stepping into hell!
Ji Wushang quickly went back inside.
Here were some nice shelves, and Ji Wushang saw that they were full of medicinal herbs, all of which were extremely precious. Ji Wushang turned around and continued to look at other places.
But at that moment, they heard what sounded like an animal howling inside.
For safety's sake, Ji Wushang mustered his courage and went inside. He saw a huge lion pacing back and forth in its cage, scrutinizing him. When it saw Ji Wushang, it didn't howl; instead, it quieted down.
Ji Wushang looked at it, "Good boy." Just as she was about to turn around, she saw a golden key under the lion's neck!
This is a common book record that some people would put keys on animals that were very intelligent and could help their owners.
Ji Wushang thought for a moment and stepped forward. The lion immediately raised all its fur and made a snorting sound, which seemed to be a warning!
Ji Wushang glanced at it, then turned and left. He needed to find the antidote for the Gu poison as soon as possible. As for the lion, he would deal with it later!
She quickly went into the inner room, examining this and that. She saw some Gu worms intertwined and fighting, or swallowing each other whole. Ji Wushang felt nauseous watching it. Some of them, once their lids were lifted, immediately emitted purple miasma, which terrified Ji Wushang so much that she immediately slammed the lids back on! Fortunately, she had already taken the antidote she had prepared beforehand, otherwise she would have truly died!
However, Ji Wushang had a question: would the antidotes he made be effective against the Gu poison created by Yiyun Shangcheng?
But I can't think about it too much.
Ji Wushang continued searching for the Gu poisons. Some of them were written in ancient Western Region script, and Ji Wushang could even decipher the characters. Before long, he had examined many of the Gu poisons that Yiyun Upper City had once refined.
There were snakes and scorpions, poisonous insects. Ji Wushang looked at them and wished he could burn all the venomous insects and snakes and scorpions to the ground immediately!
Thinking this through, Ji Wushang really decided to do it!
But there were no torches. Ji Wushang found a lot of poison on his body. This time, he would try to fight poison with poison and see if he could block those Gu insects and snakes!
Thinking of this, Ji Wushang poured a lot of poison into the Gu worms. Immediately, some of the Gu worms became motionless after eating the poison, while others became even more ferocious and even swallowed the dead Gu worms!
Ji Wushang was extremely surprised. She stepped back, not daring to pour any more poison onto the Gu worms. She knew that if this continued, the poison might help the Gu worms grow!
She scanned her surroundings again and saw that she had already looked around, but she still couldn't find the Heart-Eating Gu she was looking for!
After thinking for a moment, Ji Wushang decided to go to the lion immediately. As she approached, the lion stood up again and began to walk around, looking at Ji Wushang.
Ji Wushang leaned forward. "What key is that hanging around your neck?"
The lion simply looked at Ji Wushang without making any comment.
Ji Wushang turned around, his back to the lion, and took out a bottle from his pocket. It was similar to a sleeping potion; he just didn't know if it could knock the lion unconscious so he could get the key.
Ji Wushang took the medicine bottle, then turned around and looked at the iron cage.
She stood on tiptoe and used the gold hairpin from her hair to unlock the lock.
Fortunately, the lock wasn't difficult to open. With a crisp sound, Ji Wushang reinserted the gold hairpin into her hair.
The lion stared at Ji Wushang with a fierce look in its eyes, its mouth opening and closing intermittently. At that moment, Ji Wushang noticed a small iron box behind the lion!
What is that?
Ji Wushang's eyes turned slightly cold. She looked around and saw that there was nothing there. She couldn't catch any Gu worms or poisonous snakes and scorpions to feed the lion, so she had no choice but to try this!
Ji Wushang took off his two embroidered shoes and stepped on the ground wearing only white socks.
With her back to the lion, she sprinkled the sleeping potion she had just used on the embroidered shoes, then sprinkled some more on top. She didn't want to kill the lion herself, but if there was no other way, she would have to kill it!
The other embroidered shoe was also coated with the same medicine.
Ji Wushang turned around, holding the embroidered shoes in both hands, and gently called out, "Come here, Lion, come here!"
As if the lion could understand her words, it walked over, and Ji Wushang threw the embroidered shoe away, yelling, "Eat it! Eat the shoe!"
Seeing something being thrown at it, the lion immediately rushed forward and bit the embroidered shoe in one gulp. Ji Wushang watched and continued to call out, "Eat it, sweetie, it's delicious." Ji Wushang was a little embarrassed; he had actually tricked a lion into eating his own shoe… He should have brought some meat with him!
Ji Wushang watched helplessly as the lion bit the embroidered shoe and then threw it on the ground!
"Is it so hard for you to eat me? I command you to eat the shoe!" Ji Wushang stared at the lion, his gaze fierce and his aura imposing!
The lion glanced at Ji Wushang, but unexpectedly lowered its head and bit the embroidered shoe again. After taking two bites, it swallowed it with great difficulty!
Ji Wushang was filled with excitement! She immediately threw the other embroidered shoe in as well, "I command you, keep eating!"
The lion gave Ji Wushang a mournful look, then lowered its head and gnawed on the embroidered shoe, finally swallowing it whole.
Ji Wushang found it unbelievable. This lion must be used to being commanded, so it understood his commands!
She looked at the lion and said, "Go to sleep, go to sleep!"
Perhaps because of the sleeping potion and other drugs, the lion collapsed to the ground after a short while and then lay there!
Ji Wushang was extremely excited at this moment. He immediately pushed open the door of the iron cage, went inside, and tiptoed towards the lion.
The lion looked at Ji Wushang with a somewhat docile gaze, but also maintained a sense of gentleness.
"Don't move, I'm just taking what's mine!" Ji Wushang said, reaching for the key hanging around the lion's neck.
Ji Wushang's heart was practically in her throat. When she took out the key, she broke out in a cold sweat!
Ji Wushang dared not linger and immediately carried the iron box out.
The lion just stood there watching.
Ji Wushang locked the iron cage door before turning around and finding a relatively secluded spot.
At this moment, she hoped that it contained the antidote for the Heart-Eating Gu!
Ji Wushang inserted the golden key and found a small jade cup inside.