Chapter 517
~ YOU LOOK GOOD ~
Qi Yun, who supervised the riverbank’s reconstruction, took his guards to patrol both sides of the riverbank day and night under the heavy rain. Bags of sediment were sent over to block the riverbank, but the riverbank still seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
Mu Yunyao and her group arrived at Linjiang City’s government office. Upon entering, they saw the two people sitting upright in the main hall, Ling Wang and Jin Wang.
Ling Wang subconsciously looked at Yue Wang as he recalled the words Jin Wang’s previous words in his mind, the Empress’ legitimate son … At the moment, he said unhappily: “Second Imperial Brother and Fourth Imperial Brother sure are impressive. We have been waiting here for almost an entire day.”
Yu Wang smiled as he bowed and greeted the servants by the side, “Greeting, Eldest Imperial Brother. I did not know Eldest Imperial Brother and Third Imperial Brother would come over. If I had known earlier, I would not have gone to check on the pandemic situation in Guancheng City. I would have come here to wait for you first. Can’t you see that we’re all wet? Hurry up and prepare some clean clothes! Ah-choo. Oh no, Eldest Imperial Brother and Third Imperial Brother, I’m sorry. The weather seems hot, but it’s still cold in the rain at night. In addition, we’ve just come in contact with many epidemic disease patients, so it’s easy for this one to be bad....”
Ling Wang had already moved forward to wait for Yu Wang and Yue Wang’s salutations. However, when he heard these words, he retreated back to his initial position. He wanted to raise his sleeves to cover his mouth and nose but felt it was too impolite and could only restrain himself: “Quickly go and change your clothes. We are your own families, so you don’t have to care so much about formalities.”
Yu Wang smiled. “Then we’ll go change clothes first. Eldest Imperial Brother and Third Imperial Brother, take a seat for a while. We’ll discuss the matter of the riverbank construction after we’ve changed clothes.”
Mu Yunyao followed Yue Wang to the backyard. Suddenly, she felt a gaze land on her. She raised her eyes and met Jin Wang’s gaze.
Noticing Mu Yunyao looking at him, Jin Wang smiled, “Yunyao, I really didn’t think your medical skills would be so prodigious, and you even could find a cure for the plague.”
“I occasionally find out from others. Therefore, this isn’t a recipe that I came up with.”
“Is that so? Then your luck is really great.”
Mu Yunyao retracted her gaze and subconsciously frowned: At this time, the poisonous lady should have already been taken over by Jin Wang? After getting familiar with her, she had once asked why she had obeyed Jin Wang’s orders. Back then, she had only smiled and didn’t answer this question. Although he had mastered medical and poisonous skills, she seemed unwilling to show it too much in front of Jin Wang. Otherwise, Jin Wang would have risen to prominence much faster in her previous life.
They returned to the room they had previously stayed in, and someone had already prepared hot water. After Si Qin and Si Qi carried the hot water into the room, Mu Yunyao instructed them to change clothes without waiting for her.
When she came all the way here, she didn’t eat much. Thus, when the hot water smoked, she felt a little dizzy. She was thinking of a simple bath and got up, but her feet suddenly went soft, and she fell into the water with a splash.
Just as she struggled to get up, a pair of ice-cold hands suddenly pressed down on her shoulders, forcefully locking her in place.
Mu Yunyao shivered and turned around to look at her shoulder. She saw that the fingers on her shoulder were fair and slender, but the nails were faintly gray, and the pinky nail was gone, completely destroying the beauty of her hand. After she saw her clearly, the fear that had just risen in her heart suddenly disappeared. This person was the most unbearable to talk about. She had thought about the poisonous lady before, but she was already here.
“You’re still not letting go after taking advantage of me?”
The pair of ice-cold fingers stiffened slightly and pinched Mu Yunyao’s shoulder before withdrawing it.
Mu Yunyao moved and felt weak. “You are clever at using the overpowering drug. You mixed it in the water vapor, which made people defenseless. Give me the antidote quickly. The water will get cold, and I’ll catch wind chills if I don’t come out..”
The room was silent as if the hands from before had been an illusion.
Mu Yunyao sighed and struggled to move. He barely stretched out his arm to pull over the clothes that had been placed aside before, took out a pill from the small pocket of the clothes, and put it in her mouth. After waiting a while, she got up and wrapped herself in a towel. Then, she takes her clothes to the back of the screen to change.
When Mu Yunyao finished changing her clothes and came out, she saw that the clothes she had placed on the stool had been completely messed up. A tightly wrapped woman was sitting by the table, looking at a pill in her hand. When she saw Mu Yunyao come out, her eyes swayed very quickly. She looked at her several times from beginning to end, and her rough voice was like stones rubbing against each other. “You look good.”
Mu Yunyao sat on a chair on the other side with a natural expression, “Did you come to see how I look?”
The poisonous lady wore a veil that revealed only her eyes. Even though there was very little exposed skin, Mu Yunyao could still see the scars on her face. “I wanted to kill you initially, but I saw how pretty you are, so I decided not to.”
“Oh.” Mu Yunyao nodded, and a smile flashed in her eyes. It was the same in her previous life. The first time she saw the poisonous lady, she thought the other party was not easy to get along with. Who knew that the other party would actually come over to express her to show her kindness and help her teach another of Jin Wang’s concubines a lesson. The reason is that she is good-looking.
The poisonous lady held the pill in her hand. “Did you made this yourself?”
“Hmm, is it okay?”
“No wonder the epidemic can be controlled so quickly. Where did you learn medicine skills from?”
“You might not believe me if I told you, but I learned it from you in my previous life.”
The poisonous lady was stunned for a moment before suddenly laughing out loud. She abruptly stepped forward and pinched Mu Yunyao’s face. “Not only do you look good, but I also like your character.”
Mu Yunyao took out a silver needle and pierced the acupuncture points on her chest before taking the pill and eating it. She glared at the poisonous lady, “If you really appreciate me, don’t take the opportunity to poison me!”
When the poisonous lady saw her actions, her eyes were filled with novelty. “You are such an interesting person. Why don’t you follow me? How about I guarantee that you are well dressed and well fed, and that no one will dare to offend you.”
“I have a good eye for people. Besides, if he dares to lie to me, I will kill him and throw him into the mountains to feed the wolves.” Mu Yunyao took the medicine bottle from her hand, opened the lid, and carefully sniffed it. Her eyes instantly lit up. “How about you give it to me?”
“How dare you ask for it just because you know what it is?” The poisonous lady looked at Mu Yunyao and suddenly felt she couldn’t understand the girl in front of her. Initially, she was ordered to kill her, but after seeing her, she couldn’t kill her. Moreover, as the two of them sat together and chatted, it felt like they had been close friends for many years.
“The Dispersal of the Dream Soul. After igniting it, it will have no color or smell. It can kill people without them noticing.”
“What do you want to exchange for? This poison is very rare.”
Mu Yunyao pulled a jade hairpin from her head and stuck it directly into the poisonous lad’s hair. “I have many beautiful clothes and jewelry, and I also have a lot of silver. You can pick them up whenever you want.”