nycdaug Chapter 96 Years in the Palace 4
Chapter 96 Years in the Palace 4
No one knows what is happening in that huge, empty house at that moment.
It was just a simple trip out of the palace to visit her family, but when she returned, Liu Baiyi, who was usually terrified of pain, had a deep scar on her arm that could never heal.
Liu Xingxing stared at the still-bleeding wound on her arm, her face deathly pale. In a daze, she seemed to be back in the moment when she tore open the boundary barrier with her bare hands. Pain and exhaustion kept coming, and her mind became more and more confused.
This big shot of hers is really doing terribly; this is the second time she's teetering on the brink of life and death.
However, everyone has to experience some ups and downs; it's impossible for life to always be smooth sailing. Such a life would be great, but also very boring.
In a daze, Liu Xingxing seemed to vaguely hear the words "It's done" before she fainted and lost consciousness.
Ultimately, she had the final say in her own destiny.
……
The weather is exceptionally good tonight. The bright moon hangs leisurely in the night sky, and the cool moonlight covers every corner of the earth. The little creatures in the grass are also humming happily.
"Early spring..."
In early spring, while people were warming themselves by the fire in the courtyard, they heard a faint call coming from inside the house. Surprised and delighted, they hurriedly ran into the house.
"Your Majesty! You're finally awake! I was terrified when I saw you like that! Do you know you've been asleep for a whole day and night! Thank goodness, Your Majesty is alright..."
She almost cried again as she spoke.
Did you sleep for a whole day and night?
No wonder I felt empty inside yet my mind was exceptionally clear.
However, the fact that she only slept for one day after losing so much blood shows that her constitution is truly remarkable.
"I'm alright, help me up first. Where's Doctor Zhang?"
Liu Xingxing still felt somewhat exhausted, but her mind was exceptionally clear.
"Oh, let me help you up first. Doctor Zhang is waiting in the courtyard."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Shi followed her in from outside and bowed through the screen: "Your Majesty, how are you feeling?"
"Aside from excessive blood loss and feeling a bit weak from sleeping for too long, I don't feel anything special."
Zhang Shi also breathed a sigh of relief: "Then it's done. Your Majesty will need to rest and recuperate for some time to fully recover. In particular, you should pay attention to taking some medicinal diets to replenish your qi and blood. Your Majesty is very fortunate. You only had to bleed half of your body to bring out the Gu worm. It is truly a blessing."
"Doctor Zhang deserves the most credit. Don't worry, I will never forget what I promised you. Is that Gu worm still around?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Once the 'child worm' is implanted and leaves the human body, it will not survive for long. Your Majesty woke up a little late, and the 'child worm' died shortly after it was removed. However, its body is still here. Would Your Majesty like to take a look?"
"Hmm, shall I take a look? Early Spring?"
"Eh."
Chu Chun responded and stepped out from behind the screen to retrieve the box containing the Gu poison from Zhang Shi. She then returned to Liu Baiyi's side and presented it to her, saying, "Your Majesty."
"Open."
In early spring, I gently slid open the lid of the box, and a stench of blood and decay hit me. Inside was a pool of what looked like half-melted, rotten flesh, surrounded by congealed brown bloodstains.
Such a large living creature parasitized her body for five years; Liu Baiyi really has the ability to endure it.
She, Liu Xingxing, couldn't tolerate even the slightest bit of it.
“Ordinary mother-child Gu are only the size of a grain of rice, so the person who is infected cannot easily detect them. Because this child Gu has been planted in the Empress’s body for a long time, it has grown to its current size.”
"Our dynasty doesn't know much about this foreign product. We only know one of its effects, but not the other. No one knows what will happen if the mother-child Gu is implanted in the human body for ten, twenty, or even more years. Therefore, this product is rare and hard to find..."
So Liu Baiyi acted rashly just because she heard that the Mother-Child Gu had some effect? That's incredibly reckless.
Judging by the size of this pile of rotten flesh, it's likely that in a few years it will have eaten its brains clean.
"In early spring, burn it, don't leave even the ashes!"
"After you finish cooking, bring me some more food. I'm hungry."
"Yes!"
"Also, if Dr. Zhang isn't too busy, please stay for a couple more days, so that if any problems arise with my health, I can receive timely treatment, which will also fulfill my promise to you."
Zhang Shi kowtowed and expressed his gratitude: "It is Your Majesty. This humble subject has nothing else to say. It is my honor to be able to heal Your Majesty."
The matter was decided happily.
What I thought would only take a day or two to resolve ended up taking five or six days to return to the Lin residence because I needed to recuperate.
Actually, Liu Xingxing felt that her body hadn't fully recovered, but if she lingered any longer, her secret would be exposed.
After so many days, Liu's father and Wang should know. Although they don't know the reason, they will probably help her cover it up, after all, she is their own daughter.
Whether the people in the shadows know or not is hard to say, so Liu Xingxing has to hurry back; recuperating at the Liu residence is just as good.
However, an unexpected incident occurred halfway through her journey with Chu Chun.
However, it wasn't that anything happened to the two of them. Rather, when they were passing through a sparse grove of trees, they happened to see a group of unidentified men in black attacking a man in brocade robes who looked quite badly injured, and they were blocking their only way into the city.
"Mother, what should I do?"
Seeing such a bloody scene, the young maid, who had never seen the world before, was naturally terrified, and her voice trembled.
At this moment, the two were watching the encirclement from a distance, and the people on the other side did not notice that there were people hiding on their side.
Liu Xingxing watched the scene calmly and said to Chuchun in a low voice, "Don't worry about it. We can go through the corridor after they've finished fighting and cleaned up the scene. We have plenty of time."
"Alright, whatever Your Majesty says goes."
"Also, when you're not at home, just call me 'Miss' whenever you're out, understand?"
Chu Chun nodded firmly: "Yes! This servant will listen to Your Highness... and Miss!"
That's why she liked this girl; obedient people are easier to manage, and at least they won't cause her any trouble.
The encirclement didn't last long, but the man in brocade robes was truly resilient. Despite being covered in wounds, he managed to kill all the men in black before collapsing from exhaustion. It was unclear whether he was dead or alive.
"This is a real problem. With no one to clean up the mess, how are we going to get through this?"
Both the man in black and the man in brocade robes fell to the ground, and there was no further movement in the forest; the silence was eerily quiet.
Chu Chun clutched Liu Baiyi's sleeve and asked softly, "Your Highness...Miss, shall we go through the passage now?"
"No rush, just wait."
Liu Xingxing leaned against the tree trunk and observed for a while longer, but there was still no movement.
"It seems there's no ambush. Let's go."
"Miss, I...I'm scared..."
"If you're worried, then don't bother looking at the corpses on the ground. We're unfamiliar with this place and only know this one road. If we take a detour, we might get lost again."
"Miss is amazing. Not only is she not afraid, but she is also very clever. I could never have thought of these things."
"Alright, stop flattering us. This place is not safe to stay any longer. We should leave now."
Chu Chun held onto Liu Baiyi's clothes and followed her step by step. When they passed the piles of corpses, she kept squinting her eyes, afraid of seeing something she shouldn't have.
"save……"
"Holy crap, who?!"
A faint call came from somewhere on the ground, which startled Liu Xingxing so much that she jumped up and went into a state of alert.
Chu Chun, seemingly drawn by some unknown courage, rushed straight to Liu Baiyi, closed her eyes, and protected her with a look of grim determination.
"Don't be afraid, miss. If any bad guys have any problems, come at me!"
Aside from being startled by the sudden noise, Liu Xingxing has calmed down considerably and is now looking around to see who made the sound.
His gaze quickly found the person who was still breathing, and he patted the still resolute Chuchun and said, "Hey Chuchun, stop standing there, we won't die, it was that guy who made the sound."
Liu Xingxing pointed to the man in brocade robes who was still half-dead.
I thought he was dead too, but I didn't expect him to be so resilient.
"Miss, should we save him?"
Chu Chun looked at the man covered in blood, muttering something incoherently, with some fear. Judging from his dying appearance, he probably wouldn't live much longer.
"It's early spring. As the saying goes, don't just rescue random men on the roadside. You might end up with a heartless wretch. Let's hurry on our way."
"Oh, okay, whatever you say, Miss."
Liu Xingxing nodded in satisfaction and pulled Chu Chun to leave, but Chu Chun stopped again and looked back at the man in brocade.
"But, this servant finds that man very familiar, he looks...he looks just like His Highness Prince Qi..."
"Who?"
“The Prince of Qi is His Majesty’s younger brother. Don’t you think he looks a lot like His Highness the Prince of Qi?”
Jing Yanzhi has a younger brother?
How could she know! Aside from the extensive description of Lu Xihan's affair with that general, the rest of the section on the illusion wasn't written in such detail!
Chu Chun, emboldened, walked over and took a closer look at the man. Overjoyed, she knelt down to help him up, exclaiming, "Your Majesty, it really is His Highness Prince Qi! Please come and see!"
Liu Xingxing sighed deeply. She hadn't planned to get involved in this matter, but she just happened to run into someone who seemed to be an acquaintance.