eurekapd Chapter 493: The Little Cannon Fodder in Ancient House Fighting Novels 52
Chapter 493: The Little Cannon Fodder in Ancient House Fighting Novels 52
The cave wasn't big, and it was dry and rocky, but it was big enough for them. The guards divided up the work, gathering firewood, tidying up the area, and handling the prey. Soon, they had cleared a flat area and spread out hay. A fire was lit in another area, and the prey was already being roasted.
By this time, it was already dark outside. Cui Xiaoxiao was not afraid of the smoke from the fire, as it would be foggy in the woods at night. Besides, it was dark, so people couldn't see even if they wanted to.
When Cui Xiaoxiao saw the guards grilling the meat, she knew their cooking skills were not very good. She took over the task of grilling the meat and took out the seasoning and salt she had brought with her, which played a big role.
Soon, the aroma of barbecue filled the cave, making these empty-bellied people sing the Empty City Song. Several people who were originally talking nearby couldn't help but glance in her direction.
"Xiaoxiao, today's success is thanks to you. You even thought of the seasoning." The woman in front of him was almost omnipotent. She could shoot arrows, practice medicine, survive in the wild, and even had an extraordinary sensitivity to danger... She seemed to have been secretly trained by some force, or perhaps a spy trained by another country.
The royal family is the pinnacle of power. Growing up in the deep palace, he has seen countless intrigues and deceptions in the palace. He also has the suspicious nature of royal children, which seems to be innate.
In the past, he would have doubted this woman's background and investigated every detail of her life from childhood to adulthood. If he found nothing, he would have done everything he could to nip the danger in the bud.
But he wouldn't do that now. He believed in her. She was the one he chose at first sight, the one he spent every day with, and the mother of his child. He knew what kind of person she was.
No matter who she is, she will not hurt him. Today, she gave him the only antidote pill without hesitation. Doesn't that prove something?
The arrow was poisonous; he knew it the moment he was struck. When he saw the blackened wound and his arm gradually regaining consciousness, he knew the poison was definitely serious and that he would die today.
At first, he thought the pill was Cui Xiaoxiao comforting him.
Unexpectedly, in less than an hour, his arm had regained consciousness and his strength was gradually restored. He knew his body and thought the poison must have been completely eliminated. He was shocked to have escaped death.
He was shocked more times today than in the past ten years combined.
She probably didn't know how big a sensation the pill would cause once it was released. It was simply priceless.
But she gave it to him without blinking.
That’s enough!
Moreover, Cui Xiaoxiao had never concealed her extraordinary abilities in front of him and had always been open and honest about it. She probably believed in him.
"I knew there was a plot yesterday, so I thought of preparing some more things just in case. Fortunately, I prepared them, and now they are all in use. We have to wait a little longer, it's almost cooked." Cui Xiaoxiao used a dagger to cut the barbecue so that it could be more flavorful.
"Well, thank goodness you prepared it." The tenth prince also imitated Cui Xiaoxiao's operation and kept turning it over!
Soon, the meat was cooked!
Everyone started eating. I don’t know if it was because the two people’s cooking skills were superb or because they were hungry, but I always felt that today’s barbecue was particularly delicious.
After eating and drinking, my mind started to work.
"I don't know what's going on in the palace. I don't know if the little fat boy is crying. Mother must be worried sick!" Cui Xiaoxiao said in a low voice! That little guy has never left her since he was born. I guess he will cry twice at night!
"Mother will take good care of the little fat boy and will be strong enough to wait for us to return." The tenth prince was also worried, but he believed that his mother would handle it. The reason why the imperial concubine in the deep palace has been able to stand firm for so many years is not only because of her family background, but also because of her intelligence.
He was more worried about other things, like who was behind this, what their purpose was, and whether such a large-scale assassination was a plot to usurp the throne. Was it one of his brothers, or some outside force, or a collaboration between the two? What was happening to his brothers? What was the worst-case scenario?
But now they know nothing and can't do anything! I just hope his people can help a little, find out more, and find them first!
Cui Xiaoxiao was also thinking about her past life. She guessed that the Tenth Prince in her past life should be dead by now! What about the other princes? Did they all have problems? The emperor didn't pass away until two years later!
In fact, she wanted to go back and take a look. After all, some things need to be discovered, dealt with and prepared for early. It seems that she can only wait until these people fall asleep before she can sneak back to take a look.
"There's nothing I can do now. It's getting late, so go get some rest. You're still a patient! You have a lot to do tomorrow, and if you don't get some rest, you won't have the energy."
The Tenth Prince couldn't sleep because of something on his mind. As the night deepened, Cui Xiaoxiao helped him and he fell into a deep sleep.
The guards took turns on duty, and Cui Xiaoxiao used her mental power to make them all fall asleep!
She quickly got up and used her wood power to summon some plants to block the cave entrance. Then she circled the cave and left after seeing no wild animals.
She teleported along the path they had taken, looking for anyone else, or any assassins or anything like that! She found nothing. The assassin she had shot was still lying there, with no marks on his body.
Cui Xiaoxiao first put the body into her own space, then went to check on the assassins. Everywhere was filled with the smell of blood and minced meat. She remembered that there were still two survivors at the time, but she didn't know what happened to them.
When they arrived at the enclosure, they found many people holding torches and calling out for help! Cui Xiaoxiao cast an invisibility charm on herself and walked around. Then she heard about the large-scale assassination in the enclosure today.
As a result, the eldest prince and the ninth prince were attacked by wild beasts, one was disfigured and the other died, the third prince fell off his horse and fell unconscious, the fourth and fifth princes were injured by assassins, the sixth prince had a broken leg, the seventh prince was shot by an arrow, and the eightieth prince was missing!
Countless guards and noble men and women were killed or injured!
The emperor is vomiting blood and unconscious, and the Empress Dowager is now in charge of the palace!
Now the entire palace is surrounded by soldiers!
Oh my god, except for the little prince who didn’t participate, everyone was wiped out.
She quickly teleported to the palace and saw Concubine Zhao holding her sleeping child, staring out the window with a worried look on her face!
Cui Xiaoxiao knew that if they were found tomorrow but were intact, it would definitely arouse everyone's suspicion.
In this case, let’s do our best to make sure that you, I, and everyone are well.
Cui Xiaoxiao went to the emperor's bedroom and took his pulse, discovering that he had been suffering from a long-term chronic poison and his body was also weak. Cui Xiaoxiao thought about it and injected some wood element supernatural power into his heart meridian, and gave him a few injections to stabilize the poison and delay its onset!
After visiting all the princes, they found that the injuries to the eldest, sixth, and ninth princes were too severe or disabled, so there was nothing they could do. However, the blood clot in the third prince's head was repaired by using his mental power and supernatural powers, and he woke up a few days later.
The Fourth Prince was a general, so this wound? He couldn't handle a sword, a spear, or an arrow anymore! Cui Xiaoxiao also pulled some herbs from the space and used her wood-type ability to transport them, using her mental power to repair his tendons and veins!
The Fifth Prince only had superficial injuries, which looked serious, but were actually not seriously injured. Cui Xiaoxiao narrowed her eyes, revealing a look of suspicion. The injury was obviously intentional. Could he be the mastermind?
Cui Xiaoxiao used her mental power to check his room, but found nothing suspicious. However, the seeds of suspicion were buried deep in her heart.
The arrow wound of the Seventh Prince was also poisonous, the same poison as that of the Tenth Prince. Cui Xiaoxiao thought about it and gave him a few injections to delay the onset of the poison, and also used his special powers to protect his internal organs!
After doing all this, she walked around the palace again, returned to the forest, teleported around the mountain range, and used her mental power to expand the search area. She couldn't believe that these assassins had injured so many people and then all ran away!
Unexpectedly, the first person they found wasn't the assassin, but the Eighth Prince and one of his guards! Although both of them were covered in blood, judging by their agile and frantic running movements, they probably hadn't suffered any serious injuries.
Cui Xiaoxiao ignored him and continued looking for the assassin who wanted to kill her with a poison arrow. Wasn't he allowing her to avenge him?
Sure enough, after searching for two hours, they found a large cave with many people inside. Cui Xiaoxiao walked around the cave and found more than a hundred people, as well as a lot of weapons, food, and gold and silver inside!
"Why haven't Yang Liu and his team returned yet?"
"It's been so long, isn't it time for you to come back?"
"Could it be that the mission failed and they are all dead?"
"No way! How could the Archer die in their group?"
"That's right, he once failed in a mission."
"But we haven't seen you for such a long time, shouldn't you at least send a message back?"
"Let the monkey check it out tomorrow morning."
Obviously, it was this group of people who did it! The so-called archer must be the corpse in her space!
Cui Xiaoxiao was invisible now, so she walked in directly and teleported around inside. She accurately found the leader of the group of people inside, and after finding out the situation inside, she went straight to their warehouse!
He quietly dealt with the few people guarding the warehouse, and directly cleared out all the food and weapons inside. He then moved out the gold and silver, and even did not let go of the pharmacy.
She knocked the assassin leader unconscious and took him away in the space. After a careful scan and finding nothing valuable, she took out two bags of large explosives from the space. This was not the first time she had done this. She placed them in place, lit the fuse, and then teleported away immediately.
There were only a few loud bangs, the ground shook, a cloud of smoke rose, and the entire mountain became shorter.
After getting away from that place, Cui Xiaoxiao pulled out the assassin leader from the space! Without saying anything, she directly gave him the truth pill, waited for the drug to take effect, then stabbed him awake with a knife and started questioning him.
"Who is your master?"
"Ouyang Zheng!"
Ouyang Zheng? The Ouyang family? The Queen's family? Why would they do this? Wasn't the Crown Prince already dead?
"Did you carry out today's assassination? Who gave the order? What was the order? What was the purpose? What is the relationship between the Fifth Prince and you?"
"It was us who did it. The master gave the order. The order said that all the princes except the Fifth Prince should be killed or crippled, and the Fifth Prince should be injured!"
It seems that the Fifth Prince was not injured by himself, and I don’t know whether he knows about this matter.
"What's the purpose of this?"
"Revenge for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Hmm? Didn't His Royal Highness the Crown Prince die of illness?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince died of poisoning!"
The Crown Prince was poisoned? So the Ouyang family took all the princes to be buried with him?
"Does the poison of the Holy Lord have anything to do with you?"
"do not know!"
"What is the relationship between the Fifth Prince and the Ouyang family? Does the Fifth Prince know about what happened today?" Cui Xiaoxiao asked again!
"I don't know the exact relationship between the Fifth Prince and the Master, but I suspect he's from the Ouyang family. The Fifth Prince doesn't know!"
Then he asked them what heinous crimes they had committed in the past, who else knew of their existence, and whether they knew anything unknown. Were there other bases nearby? Where was the Ouyang family's treasure hidden? What was their secret code? How did they communicate? What poison was used in the arrows? Where was the antidote? ...
After asking all the questions he wanted to ask, he killed the man and threw the body, along with the killer's, into another deep mountain to feed the wolves.
After Cui Xiaoxiao finished all this, she entered the space, had a midnight snack, and drank two bowls of spiritual spring water. Then, she clapped her hands and returned to the cave where they lived. She first removed the plants at the entrance and restored it to its original state. Then, she quietly lay down beside the Tenth Prince, used her mental power to wake the guards on duty, and then fell asleep peacefully. She was very tired today.
When Cui Xiaoxiao opened her eyes again, it was already dawn.
She was still wearing the Tenth Prince's outer robe. The Tenth Prince was the only one in the entire cave. The others had gone out to gather information.
By the time the Tenth Prince's men found the place according to the marks, it was already afternoon.
Without the Tenth Prince's questioning, he quickly told him everything that happened yesterday, the current situation in the palace, and the information they had found.
The tenth prince was also shocked. He couldn't help but look at Cui Xiaoxiao. If she hadn't been there yesterday, his situation would have been even worse than his brothers!
"Your Highness, do you want to be seriously injured as well? Otherwise, your brothers will die, be disabled, injured, or faint. If you go back safely without any loss, even a weak woman like me will be intact. That will definitely arouse other people's suspicion, wondering whether your secret strength is strong or not. What if others still think that you were the one who did the assassination? Or should I be seriously injured instead? Then tell others that I blocked the sword for Your Highness?" Cui Xiaoxiao suggested to the Tenth Prince!
The Tenth Prince thought about it and also considered the possibility of what Cui Xiaoxiao said.
"Do you have a way to hide this from the imperial physician and the royal doctor?" The tenth prince also felt that if he could do it, he could give it a try!
"It should be possible!" Cui Xiaoxiao nodded. She had obtained the poison and antidote last night. When the time comes, she can just protect the heart and internal organs and poison them directly!
"Okay, then I'll be the one to be seriously injured. If you hadn't been there yesterday, I wouldn't be just seriously injured. I would have died long ago! Now my wounds are already there, so there's no need for you to hurt yourself again." The Tenth Prince said!
"That's fine!" Cui Xiaoxiao took something out of her bag and smeared it on her face, then ruffled her hair a little. Soon, a haggard and pale face appeared in front of everyone.
Cui Xiaoxiao also swiped the Tenth Prince's face a few times, and another pale and weak face appeared, looking poisoned! The guards who followed them yesterday were somewhat used to it, but the ones who came today were stunned by Cui Xiaoxiao's superb disguise skills.
The prepared group of people carried the Tenth Prince down the mountain. When passing by the place where the arrow was shot, Cui Xiaoxiao picked up the poison arrow, rubbed it on the Tenth Prince's wound a few times, and then took out a silver needle from her bag and gave him a few injections!
Two hours later, a group of people appeared in front of the guards who were looking for someone. The Tenth Prince was quickly taken over, and soon there was chaos again. Those who needed to report went to report, those who needed to question went to question, and the royal doctors came forward together to check!
The tenth prince was hit by a poisoned arrow, and the poison was the same as that of the seventh prince!
The latest news today is that the emperor has woken up and issued orders one by one. The Ministry of Justice, Dali City, and the Supervisory Council immediately joined forces to investigate the assassination. The general in charge of the security of the enclosure committed suicide last night, and all the others were imprisoned and tortured.
The princes who had woken up before all used their own power to start investigations, and all the officials in the capital were mobilized at once.
After all the princes were found, the emperor ordered a large number of troops to escort them back to the capital immediately. In order to facilitate treatment, all the princes temporarily lived in the palace, and the entire Imperial Hospital was mobilized.
After reporting what happened that day to the Imperial Concubine, Cui Xiaoxiao has been serving the Tenth Prince!
They worked together to investigate the case. On the fourth day after the incident, the case had already begun to make progress, and the evidence pointed directly to the Empress Dowager!