Intelligence Ultime

Chapitre 263

Although everyone saw Zhu Huihui sitting there unharmed, they were still worried for her. Such a mischievous yet beautiful girl, and such a vicious, cunning, and lecherous wolf...

"...I took the small bottle of medicine, disguised myself briefly, approached the teahouse, and managed to slip the medicine into their drinks. They didn't notice anything and drank it all..."

west Yeyan continued, "You actually poisoned 'Wolves in Arms' and 'The Three Fiends of Xuan Yin'? Isn't that just bragging? Those five are all seasoned veterans, each one more cunning than the last. How could they be poisoned by a newbie?"

"It wasn't poison!" Zhu Huihui said impatiently. This bald man really knew how to rub salt in the wound! In this matter, she was very sensitive to the word "poison"—she was still feeling resentful about being wrongly accused of poisoning the seductive woman by Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan!

west Yeyan asked curiously, "If the medicine given by the snake envoy, who is the most skilled in poison among the twelve zodiac envoys of the Blood Pavilion, is not poison, could it be an aphrodisiac or a sleeping potion?"

Zhu Huihui glanced at him: "You guessed right!"

Nishino En exclaimed in surprise, "Did you really drug them with aphrodisiacs?" This girl is so biased! Yukiiro is a "goddess," but how come he's just a "fool"?

Zhu Huihui asked, puzzled, "What's wrong with aphrodisiacs?"

Nishino En turned around and complained, "Xue Se, look at your sister, a grown woman, using such despicable drugs! Shouldn't her hand be chopped off?"

Feng Xuese accepted the situation calmly, because he knew Zhu Huihui all too well. That child had never had any morals, and it wouldn't be surprising if she did something strange. But he knew that Xiye Yan was just trying to scare her, so he just hummed in agreement and said, "I'll teach her a lesson later!"

Zhu Huihui glanced at the two of them, then swallowed her anger and said, "I don't want to use this kind of medicine either, but I don't have any other options! Let's not talk about this anymore, I'll continue..."

Nishino En said, "This matter can't be simply dismissed with a word!" He was deliberately picking a fight, because she had angered him several times tonight!

Zhu Huihui was furious: "Do you want to listen or not? You keep interrupting!"

Damn it! It's just a bottle of aphrodisiac! What's the big deal? Why are you making such a fuss about it?

Nishino En laughed and said, "Alright, alright, continue!"

Zhu Huihui glared at him again before saying, "Okay, I'll continue... Where was I?" She had forgotten in her anger.

Nishinoyan: "..."

Maple Snow kindly reminded him: "When talking about 'colluding with each other' and 'the Three Fiends of Xuan Yin,' he drank the wine."

"Oh, right!" Zhu Huihui slapped her thigh, "They drank the wine and chatted while drinking, and I was eavesdropping..."

She continued her story in one breath, mentioning that when Se Sha died and she was unjustly driven away by Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan, Feng Xue Se asked her a few questions but couldn't get to the bottom of it. However, he had heard a little about the grudge between Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan and that little fish demon, and thought to himself that it was fortunate that Mr. Chen and Mrs. Wan were kind-hearted; if it were someone else, regardless of whether she was innocent or not, they would probably have drawn their swords and chopped off the child's head on the spot.

Zhu Huihui kept recounting how she was chased by a man in black in the graveyard, with a knife almost slashing her forehead, before being saved by Liu Yue. Feng Xuese finally breathed a long sigh of relief. This child, she really is unlucky, encountering all sorts of unbelievable things, but her luck isn't completely bad either; each time, she has a benefactor to help her, turning misfortune into good fortune.

Upon hearing Zhu Huihui recount the Serpent Envoy's dying wish, west Yeyan and Yan Shenhan were both stunned.

Xi Yeyan couldn't help but ask, "Zhu Huihui, are you serious?" No wonder they couldn't find the whereabouts of Generals Yu and Qi's families. It turned out they had been disguised and mixed into the Western Regions caravan, and were being escorted along the way.

Before Zhu Huihui could speak, a long laugh came from the deck of the dragon boat: "I guarantee that what Miss Zhu said is absolutely true!"

Jianghu TianhenqingⅡ92009-08-13 11:08 Except for Zhu Huihui, who was surprised, everyone in the cabin remained calm, as if they already knew that someone had boarded the ship.

Zhu Huihui was startled, but then she became happy and ran over to open the cabin door: "Brother Liu Yue, you're back!" Brother Liu Yue was a very good friend to her, and she had been worried about him.

Outside the cabin door, Zhu Liuyue slowly entered, surrounded by several guards in brocade robes. Under the lamplight, his face was as handsome as jade, his lips as red as painted vermilion, and he wore an apricot robe and a golden crown. As he entered, his demeanor exuded an air of nobility.

Upon seeing Zhu Huihui, Liu Yue smiled and said, "I'm back!" Her gaze then shifted to the others at the cabin door, and she smiled, "Brother Xue Se, Brother west Ye, Brother Yan, it's been a long time!"

Feng Xuese took a deep breath, slowly stood up, and smiled, "Brother Liuyue, it's been a long time!"

Nishino En and the others also bowed in greeting.

Although Yan Shenhan had fought with Zhu Liuyue before, there was actually no enmity between them. On the contrary, they felt a sense of mutual respect and camaraderie. Meeting again in this situation, they laughed off the past and neither of them brought it up again.

Steward Qin bowed and said, "This old servant greets Your Highness!" Suddenly, he noticed a dark red mark on Liu Yue's sleeve, and his expression changed slightly. "Your Highness, are you injured?"

Zhu Liuyue said casually, "Being hit by a hidden weapon is no big deal."

Steward Qin was still worried: "Miss Mu from Beikong Valley is on the boat. This old servant will go and ask Miss Mu to treat your injury!"

Zhu Liuyue waved her hand: "It's just a minor injury, no need to make a fuss. Steward Qin, go and get everyone a cup of tea." She lifted her robe and sat down on the brocade chair.

Although Chief Steward Qin was worried, he had no choice but to agree.

"Brother Liuyue, is your injury really alright?" Zhu Huihui asked with concern.

"It's nothing!" Zhu Liuyue looked at her and smiled gently. "It's just a superficial injury!"

Feng Xuese asked, "Who injured Brother Liuyue?" With Zhu Liuyue's martial arts skills, who could have injured her?

Zhu Liuyue took something out of her sleeve and gently placed it on the table: "What hurt me was this thing."

Everyone stared intently and saw that it was a six-pointed star-shaped hidden weapon, made of fine steel, with extremely thin edges, and exuding a chilling aura.

Zhu Huihui picked up the object and carefully placed it in her snow-white palm: "Great hero, what is this?"

Feng Xuese gently touched it and slowly said, "This is a hidden weapon from Japan. It seems that the person who injured Brother Liuyue was also a Japanese."

Zhu Liuyue said, "That's right!"

Steward Qin had already brewed fresh tea and personally served it to everyone.

Zhu Liuyue picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp as if nothing had happened.

Zhu Huihui reached out to test the temperature; it was scalding hot. She couldn't help but stick out her tongue. She noticed that Liu Yue's sleeve had slipped down, revealing a fair wrist wrapped in a silk scarf with a small amount of blood on it. It seemed that the injury was not serious.

He put down the jade cup and said, “This evening, while our ship was heading towards Xuan Yue Water Island, we were suddenly attacked in the rain. I led my men in a fast boat to give chase. The attackers were in a small boat with a single sail, and due to the thick fog and rough waves on the lake, they soon disappeared. By the time I realized what was happening, I had already stumbled into a water formation. The water formations of Japan are very different from those of China. After I fell into the ambush, their assassins came out one after another, their skills were unpredictable and treacherous, and they used every means at their disposal. Caught off guard, several of my men were killed, and I was also injured by their hidden weapons. After a fierce battle, I finally managed to escape safely.” He slowly recounted his experiences in detail.

After hearing this, Feng Xuese said, "I have heard that Japanese ninjutsu has the five elements and five escape techniques of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Those who practice ninjutsu are called ninjas. Like Chinese martial arts, Japanese ninjas are divided into different schools. The most famous of these are Iga and Koga. The ninjas trained by these two schools are persevering and have extraordinary skills. They are indeed not to be underestimated!"

But in his heart he wondered: I wonder which school Kazama Yoru was trained in? In the previous battle with Kazama Yoru, he used at least several kinds of ninjutsu from Japan, such as illusion, water release, and earth release. It was a pity that his eyes were not good, and he had to rely on his senses to fight, so he was unable to see it.