eurekapd Chapter 40: Xiaoyao is in trouble?
Chapter 40: Xiaoyao is in trouble?
Could it be that my turtle breathing technique is useless?
It seems that the primary level of Turtle Breathing Technique makes it seem like there is no breath or pulse, just like being dead.
Shadow suddenly remembered that he seemed to have used the wrong level of Turtle Breathing Technique. If he wanted to have breath and pulse, he would need a high-level Turtle Breathing Technique, so that he could seamlessly connect to the previous coma state without anyone noticing.
Ah, what should I do now?
When the two soldiers heard what the imperial physician said, they hurriedly ran to the couch to check the situation.
It would be a lie to say that they were not afraid. The princess died in the cabin just after the prince left. It was unlikely that Yan Gubei would not vent his anger on them.
Moreover, before the prince left, the imperial physician checked the princess' pulse and said that she would wake up soon. With such a big difference, the prince must be furious and might even behead her.
Thinking of the two soldiers who had been executed earlier for guarding the princess's room, the two soldiers couldn't help but tremble.
"Imperial Physician, please don't scare us. If anything happens to the princess, our lives will be in danger!"
The two soldiers' legs were shaking, and they looked at the imperial physician with an expression that said "You were lying to us, right?"
The imperial physician became even more panicked.
He had just said that the princess was fine and that he had used nine needles to prolong her life. He patted his chest in front of Yan Gubei and said that she would wake up soon. Not long after he turned around, he died.
This will directly lead to the loss of his official position. If he gets so angry, even his family might be implicated.
The imperial physician also began to tremble.
"I have confirmed that the princess has no pulse and breath. What will we do when the prince comes back? I can't protect you, I can't even protect myself!"
"Imperial Physician, what should we do?"
"I am old and have lived enough, but if I am not careful and implicate my family, I will be sorry for my ancestors... Hurry... Hurry and close the door of the cabin. I will think of a way!"
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Shadow began to wonder what this imperial physician was going to do.
The two soldiers ran over and closed the cabin door as if they had heard some life-saving prescription.
So, there were only four people left in the cabin: two soldiers, the imperial doctor, and the unconscious Shadow.
The imperial physician stroked his beard and paced back and forth in front of the couch, stopping for a while and shaking his head again and again.
The two soldiers next to him didn't dare to breathe and stared at the imperial physician, waiting for him to tell them a way to save their lives.
"Then let's arrange it this way! There is no choice!"
When the imperial physician finally spoke and said this, the two soldiers hurried over as if relieved.
"Imperial Physician, what is the solution? Please tell me quickly!"
"According to my observation, the prince left the princess and the other woman from Xiang Country and left together. It can be inferred that the prince may be more interested in that woman, and the princess -"
"Yes, yes, yes, Imperial Physician, my little one——"
Both soldiers nodded, and one soldier couldn't help but follow the imperial physician's words, but then he seemed to realize something was wrong and quickly stopped talking.
The imperial physician looked at him and motioned for him to finish.
"I dare not say it... I am afraid"
Another soldier seemed to have figured something out and said to him:
"Saving your life is the most important thing now. Just tell me what the imperial physician tells you to do. Do you still want to live?"
The imperial physician nodded and continued to look at him, as if what he was about to say was crucial to the next action.
The first soldier could not stand the repeated persuasion of the two men, and finally looked around and said in a low voice:
"The prince wanted to have sex with the princess, but was rejected twice by the princess! The prince was very angry."
The imperial physician was a little surprised and motioned for him to continue.
"Then the woman from Xiang Country came, and the prince did that with her. Then the princess went to the side room, and then something happened."
"That is to say, it seems that the prince is not that nervous about the princess. My guess is correct."
The imperial physician stroked his beard.
The two soldiers looked at him, both expecting what he would say next.
"If the princess is not dead but missing, and the cabin door is closed, the prince can only punish you for not guarding strictly. And I can testify for you that you did not dare to enter the cabin because you obeyed the order, and you and I discovered the princess's disappearance together--"
After hearing this, the two soldiers looked at each other.
"Imperial Physician, does this method really work?"
"But if the princess is missing, where can we hide her?"
The two soldiers were skeptical.
The imperial physician stopped, sighed, and then said in a cold tone:
"For the sake of our family, we have no choice but to be ruthless."
The two soldiers seemed to understand something, looked at each other, took a few steps back, and took a few breaths.
"Imperial Physician, you don't mean to...?!"
"Keep your voice down! If others find out about this, all three of us will be in danger!"
The two soldiers then tiptoed back to the imperial physician.
"Doctor, what should we do?"
"One of you goes to send away the soldiers in the guard cabin and ask them to guard the other side. One of you goes with me to sink the princess... this woman from the window to the bottom of the water and tie her up under the water. Anyway, she is already dead, and we didn't kill her. We just moved her body to another place!"
I have to say that the imperial physician is really an expert.
The action of sinking to the bottom of the water is done by two people together to avoid any accidents later, such as someone suddenly changing sides and making wrong accusations. The soldier is sent to send the guards away. Even if he says he knows nothing about anything later, he cannot avoid the suspicion of being an accomplice.
He himself did not show up on either side. Although he said on the surface that he would help him sink the shadow into the water, he would later use his inability to swim as an excuse to stand in the cabin and watch the other soldier do it.
You have to know that the soldiers on the ship must be proficient in water, which is a basic skill, and the imperial doctors are transferred from the palace to the ship to facilitate the ships' medical treatment and healing. They do not need to fight, so there is no requirement for them to be able to swim.
So as long as he gave this reason, the other soldier would not find any reason to suspect him.
I have to say that ginger is very spicy.
How could the two young soldiers withstand the crushing of the old man who had been through so much time? After a few seconds, they felt that this was the only way.
So I did it.
After one soldier left, another soldier lifted Shadow's head and signaled the imperial doctor to lift Shadow's feet.
The royal doctor said:
"In a moment of haste, I actually forgot that I have no knowledge of water! Now the situation is imminent... What should I do?"
Although the other soldier felt something was wrong, the situation was indeed urgent, so he didn't think any more about it. He could only carry Shadow by himself, throw him out of the stern window, and then jump down himself.
After a while, the soldier climbed in through the window and nodded to the imperial physician.
It means it's been dealt with.
The hatch was opened again, and the soldier who had gone out to send the guards away came back.
The three men agreed in the cabin that no matter how the prince investigated or questioned them, they would all say they didn't know and couldn't say anything.
Then the three of them left the cabin as if nothing had happened.
Underwater, Shadow reached the bottom of the water and was tied to a rock by the soldier with a rope. As soon as the soldier left the water and returned to the cabin, a slender white hand hugged her, quickly fed her a pill, and untied the rope.
After her rescuer pressed a few acupoints, Shadow woke up from the primary level of Turtle Breathing Technique.
She was conscious throughout the whole process.
Of course she knew what was going on.
What’s annoying is that these people can really be ruthless.
At the same time, I was happy that I could finally disappear with a clear conscience.
And it's effortless.
Is it joy or sorrow?
Shadow, who was fed the water-retaining pill, was just like on land in the water. She looked at the person who was hugging her and was about to call his name, but he hugged her in his arms.
"Sister, wuwuwu, don't be afraid, with Yuzhi here, no one can hurt you!! Yuzhi will help you find those three people to pay for their lives, don't be afraid, Yuzhi will protect you, wuwuwu!"
It looked like it was Yuzhi who was frightened, not the shadow.
"Senior sister is alive and well, why should she pay with her life? Beating them to death is called beating to death, not paying with their lives, understand, dear."
Shadow looked at Yuzhi, who looked guilty and worried, and asked in confusion.
"Wuwuwu, Senior Sister, Yuzhi knows, but if they dare to treat you like that, Yuzhi will make them suffer the same fate as paying with their lives! That means beating them to death!"
Yuzhi was so emotional that Yingzi had to pat him on the back.
"Okay~ Senior Sister is fine, good Yuzhi, be good, don't be excited!"
There's nothing I can do, that's just how my brother is.
Yu Zhi held Yingzi tightly and didn't let go for a long time before calming down. She finally let go of her and said to her:
"Sister, we are not going back. If Master asks, I will tell him what happened. Master loves you so much, he will not blame you for leaving early!"
"Okay, Yuzhi, be good. Senior Sister will first check the approximate location of the compass so that Senior Sister can have an idea. After this ship leaves, Senior Sister will come back to look for the Soul Refining Stone fragments."
After saying that, Yingzi took out the compass that Ancestor Duanling had repaired and given to her from her arms. She expected that the compass would flash red light and spin rapidly, indicating the location of the Soul Refining Stone.
However, the compass he took out did not respond at all. It did not emit red light, nor did the needle move.
"Strange, it's not working?"
Shadow shook the compass, turned it over and over again, but the compass still did not move.
"Sister, didn't Master say before that the compass sensed the Soul Refining Stone fragments here?"
"Yes, it was the master who took it out himself. I saw the red glowing one, right on the boat."
"Master said that we can sense it within a hundred miles. It doesn't make sense that we can sense it on the boat but not under the boat, Senior Sister."
"Will the compass fail underwater?"
Shadow couldn't help but mutter, then looked at Yuzhi:
"Yuzhi, we are not going back to the boat. You and Senior Sister should swim to the other side of Xianren Mountain from underwater. We will go ashore from that side. Senior Sister has something to do at Xianren Mountain."
In fact, she was planning to fly quickly to the Immortal Mountain, put the round box that the white-clothed boy had given her on the tree, and let the immortal man come to save her.
Somehow, even though she knew that the immortal man was not looking for her, and was not waiting for her, with him around, Shadow felt a very solid sense of security, as if he had a calming effect on her mind and could have nothing to do with the mundane affairs of this world.
"Okay, Senior Sister, lead the way, Yuzhi will protect Senior Sister from behind and follow her."
After saying that, Yuzhi followed the shadow, and the two of them quickly swam to the other side of Xianren Mountain, where they could not be seen by the boat, and then they went ashore.
Shadow moved lightly and quickly found the house where he had lived before according to the route he remembered.
Yuzhi followed closely behind and came in.
Shadow rushed into the room, looked for the round box that he had placed in the small cabinet beside the bed, and opened the cabinet to see:
Fortunately, the box is still there!
Shadow breathed a sigh of relief, then picked up the round box, took a few steps out of the house with his long legs, climbed up the ancient tree in front of the door, and placed the box on a branch where it would not fall off.
For a long while, there was no movement.