The Regent Princess has run away again

Chapter 129 Quiet

"There's something wrong with that clay pot."

These few simple words were like thunder, and Xue Zhiyu was so frightened that she didn't know how to respond.

She looked at the pottery jar carefully again. It didn't look like there was anything wrong with it.

"Old lady, where did you get that pottery jar? We also want to put one at home."

Xue Zhiyu looked at the old woman standing aside with a little more expectation in her eyes, hoping to know the origin of the pottery jar.

When the old woman heard her words, she was a little confused on her thin face. Seeing Xue Zhiyu's sincere expression, she finally sighed and said, "You should have heard about what happened in our county. This was given by a Taoist priest in our county. Every household has one. It is said to be able to ward off evil spirits. It is really effective. The number of deaths in our county has also decreased."

It seems that there is something wrong with this clay pot.

Mo Chenru smiled, looking like a modest gentleman. His elegant smile was hard to refuse. He slowly asked, "Can you lend me that pottery jar? I plan to go to the Taoist temple to see if there is anything I like."

"Okay, you can take it and have a look," the old woman didn't think too much about it when she saw that none of them looked suspicious.

When Mo Chenru was about to take it, Mu Xingchen suddenly spoke with a bit of coldness in his voice, "Don't touch it."

The old woman was a little unhappy when she heard this. She looked at the elegantly dressed man and said, "Why are you talking like that? This is a good thing. How can you not touch it?"

Xue Zhiyu was afraid that the old woman would drive them out in anger, so she quickly picked up the bowl of water from the table and handed it to Mu Xingchen, saying with a smile: "You are not feeling well, drink more water, sit down and have a good rest."

Then he turned to the old woman and said apologetically, "I'm really sorry, he's not like this usually, he just doesn't feel well, that's why he speaks like this, please don't mind it."

The old woman snorted. Although she was a little annoyed, she saw that the little girl had apologized for her, and she had nothing to lose. "It's okay. You guys sit down and have a rest. There are some coarse grains at home. It's lunch time. You can stay and have some."

"Oh, okay, thank you very much."

After the old woman left, Xue Zhiyu breathed a sigh of relief. She turned around and looked at Mu Xingchen, who had an indifferent expression on his face. She felt a little helpless about his words and actions, but more of a accustomed person.

Get used to it?

Xue Zhiyu didn't understand where this familiar feeling came from, but before she could investigate further, this emotion quickly disappeared from her mind like the wind.

Mingzhi also walked to the pottery jar, his expression suddenly changed, he covered his nose and took several steps back, his face became very ugly, and his lips were tightly pursed into a straight line.

"This pottery jar is poisonous and can cause hallucinations. It should be green poppy, and inside... is manji seed powder."

Mo Chenru and Xue Zhiyu turned pale immediately when they heard it, only Mu Xingchen calmly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and handed it to Xue Zhiyu without saying a word.

Xue Zhiyu was a little slow to react, and then took the handkerchief with a bit of flattery, "Thank you... Thank you..."

The white handkerchief had a light scent of herbs, which immediately made people feel relaxed and happy, and the originally uneasy mood was gradually soothed.

"Master, don't you need it?"

Xue Zhiyu saw Mu Xingchen walking straight over with no intention of taking out the handkerchief again, and couldn't help but worry.

"Well, no need to worry."

Mingzhi also took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, covered his nose with it and followed, staring at the pottery jar, as if he was afraid that something would jump out of it.

When Mu Xingchen saw the manji seed powder slowly turning into powder in the pottery jar, he seemed to have thought of something, and waves of emotion appeared in his eyes, but this emotion came and went quickly.

Xue Zhiyu also realized the seriousness of the matter. She heard from the old woman that every household had this pottery jar. Not to mention how to track down the Taoist priest, it would take a lot of manpower just to search every household.

After all, Yuyang County is the most populous county. She had checked the files about the population, which gave her a headache for a long time. Suddenly, she thought that the emperor gave her this place just to torture her.

Suddenly, she suddenly remembered something, walked to Mo Chenru and lowered her voice and asked, "Can the dice reach Penang?"

Mo Chenru nodded without hesitation, "You can use the people inside, or let them help you do things."

Xue Zhiyu was not hypocritical, "That's exactly what I was thinking, but it's not going to work for now, I need to think about it later."

The old woman took out plates of steamed coarse grains from the kitchen, including common steamed buns, corn, and sweet potatoes from outside the region.

After serving everyone a bowl of coarse rice porridge, she asked them to come over and sit down at the wooden table. "There's not much refined rice, so just eat it."

Xue Zhiyu put down her handkerchief and put it in her sleeve. She subconsciously glanced at Mu Xingchen and saw that he had moved his gaze from the pottery jar to the door. She wondered what he was thinking.

Several people were eating the coarse rice porridge in their bowls, looking absent-minded. After Xue Zhiyu swallowed the steamed bun in her mouth, she looked at the old woman sitting opposite and asked, "Old lady, when did this situation start?"

The old woman sighed deeply. The continuous death toll in the past few days made her feel that she might die one day.

"It was several days ago. Someone in the village died inexplicably. At first, they said he died of illness, so no one reacted much. But then more and more people died, and everyone realized it wasn't that simple. Fortunately, a Taoist priest came to the county and gave us this medicine powder, so not so many people died."

Speaking of this, the old woman felt that she was blessed by heaven to have escaped death and to have met such a kind person, and she couldn't help but smile a little more.

Mo Chenru's heart sank. He took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his hands. His face regained its gentle and elegant expression and said, "I also know a little bit of medical skills. I can take your pulse, old lady."

"Is that so? Thank you so much then," the old woman's eyes suddenly lit up when she heard the young man in front of her say this, and she quickly stretched out her hand.

Mo Chenru didn't say anything, but gently placed his left hand on the old woman's thin wrist.

Xue Zhiyu stared at Mo Chenru's expression without blinking, but she didn't seem to be able to detect anything unusual. Seeing him loosen his hand from taking his pulse, she smiled and said, "The old lady has been worrying too much lately, which has caused some liver depression and qi stagnation. I'll prescribe some medicine for you later."

The old woman thought it made sense. After all, this period was too difficult. "How much does the consultation and medicine cost?"

"Don't worry. If you think it's effective, then pay the money for the consultation. I'll bring the medicine to you later."

After they said goodbye, Xue Zhiyu turned around to look at the old woman who was watching them at the door. After walking for a distance, she couldn't help but ask, "Have you thought of a solution?"

"No."

Who knew that someone would utter these two words with such confidence, as if it were a matter of course.

Mingzhi also thought Mo Chenru's answer was quite interesting. He raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, "You look so confident that you don't seem to have no solution."

"It's okay, I'm just pretending. If it doesn't work, don't I still have you guys?"

Xue Zhiyu silently rolled her eyes in her heart. She was really convinced. She was just wondering what method Mo Chenru would use. But when he took her pulse just now, it seemed that there was no big problem?

"What did you find out from taking my pulse just now?"

"The pulse is chaotic and fluctuating. And if you look closely at his face, his expression is occasionally not clear and his eyes are dull. It is indeed the hallucination effect of the green opium."

"more than."

A voice like a clear mountain spring sounded from the side, without any emotion at all. His cold eyes swept across the closed doors on both sides, without looking at the doubts cast by the people behind him.

"She already had a small red pattern on the back of her neck. This kind of pattern only occurs on a small spot on the body, but it can spread all over the body overnight and kill a person."

It was obviously just an ordinary explanation, but several people felt as if they had fallen into an ice cellar. It was chilling. After all, this was the danger of Manjizi.

Thinking that a young life was about to die, Xue Zhiyu forced herself to suppress the sadness spreading in her heart and forced herself to calm down.

Being sentimental is the most useless thing at this time. The key is to find a solution.

"Master, is there any medicine that can treat this?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mu Xingchen looked at her with a hint of emotion that she couldn't understand, as if it was some kind of suppressed pain, but this emotion was fleeting and the expression in his eyes returned to being calm again.

The two looked at each other for a long time. Just when Xue Zhiyu was about to ask again, Mu Xingchen said, "Yes, but one of the herbs in the prescription is from the Western Regions. Moreover, this herb grows near the swamp and has killed many people for thousands of years."

Xue Zhiyu suddenly thought of Bai Nuolan and Kankan. Maybe they would know more. It seemed that she would have to send a letter to Youlai Inn later.

After returning to the inn, Xue Zhiyu took the prescription written by Mu Xingchen and looked at it. Especially when she saw the herbs that were highlighted, she muttered, "Looking at the names, they don't look like they grow near the swamp. How strange."

"Junior sister!"

"Miss Xue!"

The two people were about to walk towards Xue Zhiyu's room. When they saw the person inside seemed to be preparing to go out, they hurriedly called out, but they did not expect that the two people were so tacitly in sync.

Xue Zhiyu folded the prescription in her hand and put it into her sleeve. She was about to be startled by the voices of the two people. She glanced around helplessly and said, "Why don't you go and take a rest?"

Mo Chenru shook the folding fan in his hand that appeared out of nowhere, and he changed into a new set of clothes. The dark green brocade robe was embroidered with silver cloud patterns, and he wore an ornament carved from top-grade white marble around his waist. He walked over with a swagger.

"Where are you planning to go, Miss Xue? Why are you in such a hurry to go out?"

"Find a messenger to send a letter to Youlai Inn."

Mo Chenru nodded in understanding. It seemed that Miss Xue was planning to ask those two friends from the Western Regions for help.

"Miss Xue, do you still remember the jade I gave you? Later, you can give the letter to the night watchmen and show them the jade, and they will know."

Ming Zhi looked at Mo Chenru with even greater respect after hearing this. He walked up to him, touched his shoulder, and said jokingly, "I didn't expect that you, the medical saint, have so many tricks up your sleeve. When can you give me a jade stone?"

"Brother Mingzhi, thank you for the compliment. I just happen to know a lot of people. Besides, this jade is not easy to find. If I can get another one, I will definitely give it to you."

Mingzhi curled his lips and said nothing, secretly complaining in his heart: "Is the stinginess of the Mo family inherited from their ancestors?"

........

The wind tonight seems a little cooler than in the past few days. The chirping of cicadas and the sound of the night watchmen on the street form a unique duet.

Bai Nuolan looked at the letter in her hand and fell into deep thought and confusion. Her emerald green eyes were filled with sorrow and she sighed deeply.

If she had a choice, she didn't want the leader to take risks, but the Western Region needed the leader so much right now. The letter the leader sent her at this time made her feel helpless and destined.

Xianxian also changed her original playful and smiling appearance. She also read the contents of the letter and sat down on the edge of the bed. She propped up her chin and said, "This letter came at the right time. You said you should take this opportunity to let the leader go back to the Western Regions and clean up those old guys. Then I will see who dares to mess up the Western Regions!"

Bai Nuolan shook his head and said, “It’s not that simple, and the current leader is different from before, and… it’s not the right time yet.”

When Qianqian was about to continue speaking, Bai Nuolan interrupted her and said, "I remember that the leader had a lot of Qingyou in his medicine storehouse. Give them all to him."

"Okay, I'll go back to the Western Regions now, and call Xuanwu over. After all, it's boring to be alone."

"what ever."

After Xianxian left the room, Bai Nuolan was filled with thoughts, and scenes of his time in the Western Regions flashed before his eyes.

Those were her happiest days.

Xuanwu appeared at the door of the room at some point. He glanced at the night watchman who had already walked away. He stroked his beard and said nonchalantly, "It was such a coincidence that he left."

Bai Nuolan knew the doubts in his heart, so he didn't say anything else and handed the letter in his hand to him, "You will know after you read it yourself."

Xuanwu took it and glanced at it. It seemed that the person was someone the leader could trust. In that case, there was nothing to worry about.

"Your beard-stroking motion is becoming more and more familiar, just like an old man, and your skin is about to fall off."

"It seems I have to change my skin next time. Fortunately, I have a lot of these things," Xuanwu said as he tore off a whole piece of human skin mask from his temples.

The man's bronze complexion was revealed, his eyebrows were sharp and his eyes were bright. No emotion could be seen in his clear eyes. He had a straight and slender figure. At this moment, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and the dimples that were faintly visible on his lips made him seem a little warmer.

"Suzaku, what are you hesitating about?"

"It's not the right time yet. Besides, the leader is living a good life now. Who said before that the leader is different now?"

She recalled the days she spent with Xue Zhiyu, watching her busy running her own pharmacy and restaurant. Even though she was very tired, she was still full of passion every day.

This is completely different from the leader in the Western Region. The leader is too tired. She is always worried about the future of the Western Region and the demons' upcoming moves.

After Xuanwu put away the human skin mask, he could hear the sarcasm in Bai Nuolan's tone. He sighed and said helplessly: "You also said it before. There is really no way to deal with the current situation. In addition, Yuzhou Country is gradually becoming restless."

Xianxian quickly left the inn, looked around, exerted a little force with her hind legs, jumped onto the roof like a dragonfly, and headed towards the city gate.

Relying on the memories in her mind, she hurried back to the Western Regions. Although she was very tired, she gritted her teeth and walked towards the medicine store when she thought of what the leader needed.

"Bai Ling, why are you here?"

A man in a dark green satin shirt walked out of the study, staring at Bailing with his silver-gray eyes.

"The leader needs Qingyou, I have to go to the medicine storehouse to get it. I won't waste time talking to you," Kanan glanced at the person who came, and when she saw it was Qinglong, she relaxed her guard and left the corridor with a jump.

Looking at the direction where Kankan left, Qinglong pondered for a moment. Even if Kankan did not come back, he planned to go to the medicine store to send Qingyou to the leader later.

He pursed his thin lips. It seemed that he was no longer needed now, so he should continue to guard the Western Regions for the leader. Now was the time to reel in the line, as the fish had been hooked.

Qinglong didn't think any more about it and turned to go in the other direction of the corridor.

The next morning, a thin layer of light shone in from the window, and from a distance it looked like a window covered with gauze, which was very suggestive.

Xue Zhiyu couldn't sleep well the whole night. She was thinking too much and didn't fall asleep until around Chou time.

"Princess, I'm here to see you!"