Rebirth As a Fatuous and Self-indulgent Ruler

Chapter 271: The Poisonous Prey

Translator: Storm in a Teacup

Long and Shi watched for a while, but there was still no progress down there.

Ouyang seemed to be still communicating with the person inside the door.

Because Ouyang didn’t speak loudly, Long and the others didn’t know what he said to Liu.

At this moment, there was a sudden bang from the door and then Ouyang was sucked into the room.

Long was taken aback on the roof. “What’s happening?”

Shi knitted his brows.

Long said, “Shall we go down and take a look?”

Shi grabbed his arm. “Wait a moment.”

Long was a little anxious. Then, Ouyang was brought out.

Right. Someone was carrying Ouyang in his arms!

That man was Liu who kept shutting himself in the room!

“Liu Suifeng!” Long cried in surprise.

Shi narrowed his eyes slightly and said, “Let’s go take a look, but don’t get too close.”

“Okay.” Shi took Long to jump down.

The Shadow Guardians naturally followed them.

Standing on the ground, Long and Shi were quite a distance away from Liu and Ouyang.

Even if they were not close, Long could still see that Liu looked very bad and his face was livid.

As for Ouyang, Long didn’t know whether he was in a coma or something else.

“Liu Suifeng, what happened to Ouyang Chuan?” Long asked immediately.

Liu turned his head and faced Long. Long found that his face was almost dark and he seemed to be seriously hurt.

Long just saw Liu’s profile earlier, so he didn’t noticed that.

All people were shocked when they saw Liu’s face. Shi also frowned. “Why are you looking so bad? What happened to you?”

Liu took a deep breath. “Don’t come close. I can’t control myself now. The virus is very harmful and I can’t deal with it. I can’t guarantee that it won’t be transmitted to others. After you go back, you should take a medicated bath for two hours. I will tell you the medicinal materials needed for the bath. Note them down.”

The Shadow Guardians didn’t dare to ignore that and hurriedly wrote down the medicinal materials Liu had said.

“Give me a few more days. Ouyang Chuan will stay here and you guys can leave. Don’t come here again. I can’t explain it to you clearly.”

Long and Shi looked at each other. At last, they could only say, “How much longer do you need? What can we do for you?”

“Just send me some food and clean water every day. Put it in the yard with a rope, and then you can leave. I will go get it. As for the time... I will give you the answer seven days later.”

Seven days! That was such a long time!

After Liu finished speaking, he carried Ouyang and entered another room. The door of the original room had been broken.

Long looked at Shi. “Qingzhou...”

Shi said slowly, “Let’s leave now.”

Long could only nod his head.

After they returned to the house, they took a medicated bath according to Liu’s words.

They got out of the tub two hours later.

Everyone who went to Liu’s place earlier did so.

After the bath, Long went out and saw Shi. They took the bath separately and Shi was next door to Long. So, they naturally met each other at this time.

“Qingzhou, how do you feel?”

“I feel nothing,” Shi said, “How about you?”

Long also said, “I don’t feel anything, either. I feel neither good nor bad. But Liu Suifeng...”

“Let’s summon some imperial doctors,” Shi said.

Long was slightly surprised. “Imperial doctors...”

“Right. Ask Zhang Yuan to bring two more imperial doctors here,” Shi said.

Long thought for a while and nodded in agreement. “That’s good. Perhaps Liu Suifeng needs some helpers.” Travelling at top speed, Zhang Yuan and another two imperial doctors arrived four days later. There was another person following them, Zhou Huan!

That woman had been staying in the palace since she was rescued after being poisoned by Zhou Yu’er.

Although Liu left at that time, he told the others the method of treating her.

After so many days, Zhou Huan had recovered, but there were some sequelae, which could be seen from her legs.

Her legs were not as nimble as before.

Although Doctor Zhang had been giving her acupuncture treatment, she didn’t fully recover.

Especially on rainy days, the bones in her legs would hurt a lot!

Zhou Yu’er was controlled by the Shadow Guardians at first, but she was obviously related with Eastern Darkness.

Long didn’t want to kill her so soon, but she went further, thinking that she would not be killed.

After that, Shi, who had already started his operations outside the palace at that time, ordered the Shadow Guardians to get rid of her.

Therefore, Zhou Yu’er had been dead.

The case of the blood-sucking demon in the imperial city had been solved, and the only one who was still alive was Wu Xiangyuan.

At present, the leader of Tianji Sect was in the imperial city, waiting for Shi and Long to return and make the final judgment for that woman.

Tianji Sect gave the poisonous insect to Shi just in order to save that woman’s life!

What confused Long and Shi was why Doctor Zhang brought Zhou Huan here.

After a long journey, Zhou Huan was in low spirits. After she saluted the emperor and empress, Long asked servants to take her to have a rest.

“Doctor Zhang, why did you bring Madam Zhou here?” Long asked.

After a salute, Doctor Zhang said, “Your Majesty, Madam Zhou’s constitution has undergone a little change after her body is detoxified. Now her blood has miraculous effects on many toxins, so I ventured to bring her here.”

“Oh?” Those words surprised Long. “Her blood has now mutated so magically?”

“Yes, I have done many experiments and found that Madam Zhou’s blood has a miraculous effect on toxins. However, I have little talent, so I haven’t figured out why. Since Doctor Liu is here, I believe he will be able to figure it out.”

After Long and Shi looked at each other, Shi said, “Doctor Liu is in trouble now.”

“What?” Doctor Zhang was a little surprised. “Doctor Liu is extraordinary, but he’s also trapped? It must be a serious problem!”

Doctor Zhang didn’t conceal his admiration for Liu and said that immediately.

Long pursed his lips. “Yes, it is indeed a serious problem. Doctor Zhang, get prepared. He may need your help in the next few days.”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

After Doctor Zhang and the others left, Long looked at Shi. “Qingzhou, there are only three days left before the seven-day deadline Liu said, but we haven’t received any news. This is really worrying.”

Shi frowned and nodded. “Without Song Qingtian, everyone in his mansion and many local officials are panicky. So are the common people in the city. Song Qingtian is a powerful official. In the past, he could always pacify the people. Now his condition is still unknown and he can’t show up, so the people became terrified.”

Long sighed and said unexpectedly, “Well, what if the emperor appears in front of them?”

“It won’t be of great use,” Shi said calmly, “The fact that the emperor is here has been known by many people, but it won’t be a different matter if you make it public. You may be able to pacify the people, but for us, it will definitely do more harm than good. So you can’t do it.”

“Okay.” Long smiled. “That’s just a suggestion.”

In Shi’s heart, the most important thing was Long’s safety. Moreover, the common people were just in a state of panic at this moment and it would finally pass.

Since Shi resolutely opposed him, Long naturally wouldn’t insist on that...

And he was moved.

He held Shi’s hand and said, “There are only three days left... Qingzhou, how are things going in Song mansion?”

“There’s no problem.”

“All right... By the way, you have sent a message to your father, right? Did he reply to you?”

“Not yet. We’re too far away from the border. It can’t be that fast.”

“Okay...” Long touched his chin. “Well, I see. Let’s wait a few more days.”

“Yes.” Shi nodded.

Two days later, Songye city got into trouble.

In the eastern part of the city, a hunter from an ordinary family went out to hunt and brought back some prey, which pleased all his family members.

They all ate a lot of the prey, but that night...

Their neighbors heard continuous screams.

At present, the whole city was in state of siege, and officers and soldiers could be seen everywhere.

Therefore, they intervened as soon as the accident happened to that family.

In addition, the nearby Shadow Guardians hurriedly went there.

Under their leadership, the officers and soldiers blocked the place in the shortest time.

The Shadow Guardians knew how powerful Chen Mengxing was, so they immediately blocked the place. Even officers and soldiers were not allowed to enter, and all the neighbors were driven away.

Once Long and Shi heard the news, they sent Doctor Zhang and another imperial doctor there...

Doctor Zhang didn’t return until dawn. He told Long that the family had been poisoned and he found toxins in their stomachs!

It meant that the prey, which had been eaten by them, was poisonous!