coobybook Chapter 160 You are back
Chapter 160 You are back
A lonely moon hangs high in the night sky, and its cold moonlight envelopes the quiet temple.
There were lights on in the Zen room.
Chu Heng's gaze moved from the bright moon outside the window to the oil lamp in front of the bed.
The oil lamp is like the string pulling the kite. If the oil lamp goes out, the kite will disappear into the boundless starry sky.
"Why aren't you awake yet?" A trace of worry gradually emerged in Yan Guihong's eyes.
"Don't worry, junior sister. Nothing will happen." Wuwang comforted her.
Suddenly, the person on the bed's long eyelashes trembled slightly, so subtly that it was difficult to detect.
But Chu Heng, who was guarding the bed, discovered it immediately.
"Yuan... Miss Cheng Er? Wake up, wake up quickly!"
Cheng Jiuyuan only felt that she was in chaos, and the voice that guided her also disappeared.
Suddenly she heard a gentle and anxious voice, and she ran towards the direction of the voice.
"Yuan'er?"
"Girl, girl, wake up."
Amid the shouts, Cheng Jiuyuan suddenly opened his eyes.
Before I could react, I was hugged in someone's arms.
"You're back." Chu Heng breathed a sigh of relief, and his heart, which had been hanging for many days, finally settled down.
Cheng Jiuyuan, who had just woken up, still felt a little dizzy and forgot to push him away for a moment.
The refreshing and sharp scent of pine lingers at the tip of your nose, making you feel inexplicably at ease.
Soon, Chu Heng seemed to realize something was wrong and slowly let her go.
"Are there any discomforts?"
Cheng Jiuyuan shook her head slowly: "I'm fine."
After saying that, he stood up from the bed and bowed deeply to Master Wuwang: "Thank you for helping me, Master."
"You should call me uncle."
Cheng Jiuyuan looked at his master, the meaning was self-evident.
She would not acknowledge anyone that her master had not acknowledged. Even if he had done her a favor, she would still have to treat him as such.
Wuwang sighed: "Forget it, did you get what you wanted this time?"
Cheng Jiuyuan curled his lips and smiled: "Not only did I get what I wanted, but I also gained a lot."
Wuwang nodded: "It's getting late. I haven't had a good rest these past few days. Go back to your room and have some sleep."
Cheng Jiuyuan bowed to him again and followed his master out of the meditation room.
When they got outside the courtyard, Cheng Jiuyuan said to Yan Guihong, "Master, please go back to your room first. I will be back later."
Yan Guihong glanced at Chu Heng behind him and left without saying anything.
Cheng Jiuyuan looked at the Mu Jin sisters and said, "You two should go back first."
"Yes, the slaves retire."
Chi Zhang and Shan Lan behind Chu Heng also bowed to Chu Heng and quietly retreated.
The moonlight was clear and bright, and the two of them walked one after the other in this quiet ancient temple.
Cheng Jiuyuan stopped, turned slowly, and looked at the man who looked even more noble in the moonlight.
"Thank you very much this time, Your Highness."
"You don't have to thank me. If it weren't for me, Senior Yan and Master Wuwang wouldn't have let anything happen to you."
"But thank you very much. This time I went to a very magical place and figured out some things."
"what's up?"
Cheng Jiuyuan turned around and continued walking forward, and Chu Heng walked forward and walked side by side with her.
"I will tell you about this later after I have figured out some things."
"Then, may I know why you went to another world?"
"I will inform His Highness when the time comes. That day is not far away."
This trip completely solved her worries. She was no longer afraid of killing Cheng Yunge again.
Without the help of the system, Cheng Yunge was like a fish on a chopping board.
"Then I'll wait for that day."
When they reached the fork in the road, Cheng Jiuyuan stopped and looked sideways at him.
"Your Highness has not had a good rest these days. Please return to your room early. I will take my leave now."
Chu Heng nodded slightly.
Cheng Jiuyuan bowed, turned and walked towards his meditation room.
Looking at her departing back, Chu Heng curled his lips and smiled.
He looked forward to the day when she would open her heart to him.
Cheng Jiuyuan returned to her room. Mu Jin and Song Lan helped her wash and dress, one while the other made the bed.
"Miss, I have seen clearly these days that the Fifth Prince is sincere to you." Mu Jin suddenly said.
Song Lan also said, "Yes, except for wiping and changing the girl's clothes, the rest is done by the Fifth Prince himself. The Fifth Prince only sleeps for one hour a day and stays by the bed every day."
Yan Guihong, who was sitting on the steps outside the door drinking, also interrupted and said, "Master, I think that boy is really good. He is different from his father and is worthy of trust."
After Cheng Jiuyuan finished washing up, she sat next to her master.
"Master, drink less."
Yan Guihong raised his head and took a sip, then looked at the bright moon in the sky and took another sip.
Cheng Jiuyuan saw that his master was worried, so he turned around and told the Mu Jin sisters to go down and rest.
"You guys go to bed first, I'll help Master wash up later."
"Yes, girl."
After the two maids left, the yard became even quieter.
"Master, are you worried? Is it related to Master Wuwang?"
Yan Guihong didn't say anything, but raised his head and took another sip of wine.
Cheng Jiuyuan changed the question: "I think Master Wuwang is only in his thirties, why does he call you Junior Sister?"
Yan Guihong tilted his head and said with a smile: "You don't think that your master is already in his seventies or eighties, do you?"
"...Master, you look very young, but my uncle said you are older than my grandmother."
Yan Guihong lowered his head and laughed a few times.
"If you do the math, I'm only 29 this year."
"Ah? But the name of the Judge of Life and Death has been known throughout the world for decades."
"The Judge of Life and Death is my master, your great master. Back then, I fell off a cliff and was saved by her. She always wore a veil, so no one knew her appearance. She taught me medicine and took me in as her apprentice. Later, she passed away, and I became like her, traveling the world and becoming the Judge of Life and Death."
"So that's how it is." Cheng Jiuyuan nodded, "Why did Master fall off the cliff? Is it related to Master Wuwang?"
"Heh..." Yan Guihong sneered and said no more.
Cheng Jiuyuan looked at her expression and knew that this must be the past event that her master was most reluctant to mention, so she didn't ask any more questions.
"By the way, Master, the Fifth Prince has been poisoned by the heir-killing poison, which is Wuxi."
Yan Guihong tilted his head in surprise: "No breath?"
"Well, I checked his pulse and found that he was dead. I also couldn't understand how he could have been poisoned by Master."
Yan Guihong frowned and thought, then spoke uncertainly: "Back then, I met Queen Lin several times. The last time was half a month before her death. She asked me for two kinds of medicine, one was 'Purple Scorpion Poison' and the other was 'No Breath'. I thought she used them both on the old emperor."
Cheng Jiuyuan's eyes widened.
Although the 'purple scorpion venom' is not fatal, it can cause people excruciating pain every time it attacks.
Could it be that the late crown prince was murdered, and the late queen was disheartened and resentful towards the emperor, so she asked for this medicine that would cause people to suffer excruciating pain and exterminate their family line?
No wonder the master was so sure that what the emperor needed was the detoxification pill.
Then why did Chu Heng get hit by 'No Breath'?
"'Wuxi' is not a serious poison, just take the antidote." Yan Guihong said indifferently.
If the prince and Chu Ze heard this, they would probably vomit blood.
Cheng Jiuyuan leaned her head on her master's arm, looked at the bright moon in the sky and said, "Master, I went to your world. That world is so beautiful."
Yan Guihong's eyes were also full of nostalgia: "Yes, that world is indeed very good, but it's a pity that I can't go back. I originally wanted to change this world, so I talked to Queen Lin about the idea of 'establishing a girls' school'. Unexpectedly, Queen Lin was very open-minded and supported it as soon as she heard it."
"It's a pity that such an open-minded woman still became a victim of political struggle."
From the few words about the late queen, Cheng Jiuyuan could imagine what kind of extraordinary woman she was.
She is virtuous and open-minded, and dares to love and hate.
“It’s a pity indeed…”