The Evil Emperor's Favorite: The Sickly and Poisonous Concubine Goes Crazy

Master Huihai's words hit Su Jingning's heart like a heavy hammer. She gently stroked the reincarnation beads on her wrist. The two cracks were like two scars, deeply engraved in her heart.

She looked up to the window. The sunlight shone through the window lattice onto her face, but it could not take away the haze hidden in her heart.

There was a knock on the door. Su Jingning withdrew his thoughts and responded softly, "Come in."

Su Luoting walked in with a bowl of medicine.

"Second sister, I made some medicine for you. Please drink it while it's hot." Su Luoting handed the medicine bowl to Su Jingning and said with concern.

"I feel better now, thank you Ting'er."

Su Jingning took the medicine bowl, and a warm feeling surged in her heart. She took the medicine with a smile, and then drank it in one breath.

Su Luoting sat in front of her bed, and finally felt relieved when he saw her face regain its rosy complexion.

"Second sister, you don't know. We were so worried about you being in a coma for the past few days. We found many doctors but none of them could help. My uncle rushed here the day after you fell into a coma, but the South Vietnam suddenly attacked the city, so he had to rush back overnight. After Master Huihai examined you, he didn't tell us why you suddenly fell into a coma. He just said that you would wake up naturally when the time came. I even suspected that he was lying..."

Su Jingning listened carefully to what she said about the past few days, and the haze in his heart gradually faded:

"Don't worry, this is an old problem of mine. It occasionally flares up and I'm sorry to scare you." Su Jingning gently rubbed the top of Su Luoting's head with a gentle voice.

"But..." Su Luoting looked confused and wanted to say something, but Su Jingning changed the subject.

"By the way, has South Vietnam made any moves during the days I was unconscious?"

Su Luoting thought of the Nanyue national teacher and his arrogant apprentice, and couldn't help but complain:

"Second sister! Do you know how annoying the disciple of the Nanyue national master is? Last time, my fourth brother and I set up a trap formation for the Nanyue elephant army. I added a killing formation at the center of the formation and ended up hurting her. It was obviously her skill that was inferior to others, but now she is wrapped around me like a poisonous snake and I can't get rid of her. She is quite good at formations. Today she sets up a poison formation, and tomorrow she sets up an illusion formation. She comes to bother us every day. I heard that she even entered Mo Linyuan, but I don't know what she did wrong and was expelled from Mo Linyuan."

"That Nanyue national master is a rare master of formations. He quietly set up a maze the day before yesterday in the valley that must be passed through the southern cities to reach Rongcheng. Rongcheng has a steep terrain, and there is only one road in and out of Rongcheng. The military rations sent from the south were trapped in the mountains by his maze. Fourth brother summoned the formation masters of the Xuanming Camp to solve it, but there is no result yet." Su Luoting's face showed a bit more worry.

Rongcheng is already short of food. If the military supplies are limited for a few more days, the army in Rongcheng will soon run out of food.

Su Jingning frowned slightly as she listened to Su Luoting's narration. She knew very well the importance of military rations, and she understood even more what You Baishu's move meant to the Su family army in Rongcheng.

"Ting'er, can you give me a copy of the formation plan? I'll give it a try." Su Jingning said.

Su Luoting hesitated:

"But you just woke up, second sister. Big brother wants you to have a good rest."

Su Jingning shook his head: "I'm fine. I've slept for five days and I've rested well."

Su Luoting nodded in agreement after seeing that she was indeed in much better spirits.

"Then I'll go get it for you."

Su Luoting hurried out to get the formation map. Su Jingning had been lying in bed for a few days and felt sore all over. He recovered for a while before getting up from the bed, tidied himself up, and went to find Liufeng.

She changed into a wide-sleeved lavender dress with silver butterflies on it and sat on a bamboo chair in the yard, waiting for the breeze.

Liu Feng walked quickly into the courtyard, swung his clothes and knelt down in front of Su Jingning, leaning forward to confess his guilt:

"I greet the princess. The prince ordered me to protect her. I failed in my duty and I hope you will punish me."

When he was sent back by the princess covered in blood that day, God knows he had already thought about where to bury himself. Fortunately, the princess had woken up, otherwise he would not be able to face the prince.

Su Jingning waved him to stand up, and said softly, "Get up. I didn't ask you to follow me that day, so how can you be considered derelict in your duty? Besides, my coma had nothing to do with you, so what crime have you committed?"

"I came to you because I want to ask you something."

Liu Feng then stood up and said, "Princess, please speak."

"Does the prince know that I am in a coma?" she asked in a gentle voice.

Liu Feng looked embarrassed:

"It's the second day since the princess fell into a coma. Your condition is so critical that I had to send a letter to Your Majesty by flying an eagle."

Su Jingning lowered her eyelids slightly after hearing this. After thinking for a moment, she spoke again: "How many days does it take for the Eagle Letter to reach Molan City at the fastest?"

"Three days." Liu Feng replied.

Su Jingning's brows showed some difficulty. After three days, it was too late to intercept the eagle letter.

"How is the war in the northern border going?"

Liu Feng frowned, seeming a little hesitant, but finally answered truthfully:

"Half a month ago, the prince led his troops to attack the Northern Yan vanguard camp at night, causing the Northern Yan to lose 50,000 soldiers. Northern Yan's commander Shan Ruohan suffered a lot at the hands of the prince, so he changed his tactics and transferred another 100,000 troops. He no longer focused on attacking Molan City. Now Northern Yan has divided the Yan Army's cavalry into three main forces to attack the border together. Although the prince's army suffered far less casualties than the Yan army and was in an advantageous position, the two armies were in a stalemate, and it was not good for the prince's army to drag it out. What's more, the southern border of the Great Zhou was also at war, and the situation was not optimistic for the prince and the prince's army."

"But Princess, don't worry. Three days ago, the Crown Prince wrote a letter of advice, and His Majesty has ordered the Western Border Army to march north to fight against Yan."

Su Jingning frowned upon hearing this, and tapped the armrest of the bamboo chair with her fingers, as if she was thinking about something. The war between the two regions of the Great Zhou was not a good thing for either the northern or southern regions. Only if one side won as soon as possible could the current deadlock be broken. Even if she rushed back now, it would take her more than ten days. It would be better for her to stay in the southern region and help the Su family army repel the South Vietnam.

Su Jingning got up and went into the house, quickly took a pen and paper, and wrote a few words:

"A Yan, Mu Ling is dead. I am at peace, don't worry or worry."

After writing, she put the note into a small bamboo tube, handed it to Liu Feng, and instructed: "Use a flying eagle to send the letter to the prince of Molan City as quickly as possible. The Northern Frontier is related to the overall situation, and the prince cannot be distracted by me."

A Yan knew her handwriting, and he should feel more relieved when he saw the letter.

Liu Feng took the note, nodded solemnly, and said, "Yes, Princess."

Watching Liu Feng's receding back, Su Jingning felt a little worried. He remembered how A Yan stayed up all night to watch over her after she fainted. Now that he suddenly received the news that she was unconscious and he was not by her side, he wondered how worried he must be.

A Yan took her too seriously, and she was afraid of what he would do if she really fell into a deep sleep and never woke up one day.

Su Luoting quickly brought out the formation diagram, and Su Jingning put away the random thoughts in his mind as there were other important things to do right now.

She took the formation diagram and studied it carefully. The national teacher of Nanyue, You Baishu, inherited the blood of the Nanyue You family since he was young. He was already proficient in divination and learned the formation without a teacher. It was not easy to solve the maze he set up.

But fortunately, Mo Linyuan has known each other for several years, and she still knows You Baishu well.

The formation diagram was pieced together bit by bit by the formation masters of the Xuanming Camp after they repeatedly entered the formation and tested it. It is not complete. Even if it is a complete formation diagram, it would be difficult to find the eye of the formation and break the formation if the formation set up by the person who set up the formation cannot be found.

After a few years, You Baishu's skills in array formations have improved a lot. The maze he set up is a heavenly maze, and it does take time to solve it, but things trapped in mazes cannot be delayed.

She sat on a bamboo chair in the courtyard, lowering her eyes in deep thought, her fingers gently sliding across the formation diagram. The sunlight shone through the leaves on her body, reflecting her focused and determined face.

Time passed by, Su Jingning's brows were sometimes furrowed, sometimes relaxed. The pen in her hand kept circling the array diagram. Finally, her eyes lit up, as if she had found the key to unlocking the maze.

She quickly stood up, found a pen and paper, and wrote down her thoughts one by one. Then, she called Su Luoting and told her her thoughts.

Su Luoting raised her eyes to look at the formation diagram in her hand, with a hint of surprise in her eyes: "Second sister, have you completed the formation diagram?"

Su Jingning nodded and smiled:

"It may not be right, but let's give it a try. The National Master of Nanyue has a high level of understanding of formations. He can set up such a heavenly maze without making any noise overnight. His strength should not be underestimated."

She had always known that her second sister's knowledge of formations was not inferior to hers, but she didn't expect that she was so amazing that she could complete the formation diagram that took them two days in just half a day. It was a heaven-level maze, and heaven-level mazes were rare in the world.

There are thousands of ways to form a formation, which is extremely mysterious. All formations are divided into primary, intermediate, and advanced levels. Advanced formations have four levels: heaven, earth, black and yellow. The fifth formation of the Su family's five formations is a heaven-level killing formation, and she has not been able to break it so far.

"Heavenly level maze?! How do we break it?" Su Luoting looked at Su Jingning with a little more admiration in his eyes and asked.

Su Jingning nodded slightly, her eyes moving across the completed array diagram, as if she could see through the lines on the paper and reach the core of the maze.

"The key to breaking the formation is to find the center of the formation, and to find the center of the formation, we need to understand the mental journey of the person who set up the formation." Su Jingning's voice was calm and cold. She turned her head to look at Su Luoting and continued:

"The National Master of Nanyue is meticulous and cautious. His formations are often linked together and cause and effect. But because of this, he will inevitably leave some habitual clues when setting up the formation. In addition, the National Master of Nanyue, You Baishu, comes from the Nanyue You family. The You family's divination skills are the best in the world. The reason why he can set up a heaven-level maze must be related to this."

Su Luoting came forward and carefully followed Su Jingning's thoughts and looked at the formation map, with curiosity flashing in her eyes. She gradually understood that the clue her second sister mentioned was to find the opportunity to combine divination and formation from the formation.

"Second sister, I understand!" Su Luoting's eyes suddenly lit up. She pointed to a corner on the formation diagram and said, "Here, the layout of this position is not based on the hexagram formation of the Five Elements and Eight Diagrams. He made some changes. Although the shape is similar to the ordinary hexagram formation, if you look closely, it is more complicated than the hexagram formation and looks more like the astrological signs used for divination!"

Su Jingning nodded with satisfaction and looked at Su Luoting with appreciation: "Not bad. This position is the key for us to find the center of the formation."

She put down the cinnabar pen in her hand and handed the formation map to Su Luoting: "Follow the route map written by the cinnabar pen on the formation map to enter the formation, and you should be able to break the formation."

Su Luoting was delighted and took the battle formation diagram from Su Jingning:

"Great, thank you, Second Sister! I'll go get it to Fourth Brother right away and have someone break the formation!"

Su Jingning nodded and warned: "Although the maze is just a trap, the heavenly maze can cause hallucinations, so be careful."

"Yes, Second Sister, you should have a good rest. I will go give the formation diagram to Fourth Brother first."

Su Luoting hurried out with the battle formation diagram, as the military rations could not be delayed.

She had just left for a while when Su Jingchen came.

"Big brother."

Su Jingning called out to him softly.

Su Jingchen was wearing silver-blue iron armor. He placed the helmet in his hand on the bamboo table before sitting down next to Su Jingning.

"Are you feeling better? Ting'er said that you spent half a day breaking the maze in the valley. Why don't you have a good rest?" Su Jingchen looked concerned.

Su Jingning stretched his waist and smiled brightly: "Much better. I can't lie in bed anymore after sleeping in bed for a few days."

"You know what Ayi said today is right. Your condition a few days ago was really...very critical. Yunqing said that you also fainted once in Northern Xinjiang. What happened to your body?"

Su Jingchen's eyes were filled with worry, and he couldn't bear to say those words. She looked like that in those days, and her weak breathing was the only proof that she was still alive.

Su Jingning was silent for a moment, but his smile remained on his face. "It's not a big problem. It's just like a cold. It's a little scary when it attacks. Brother, don't worry. Don't tell mother, so she won't worry."

Seeing her optimistic expression, Su Jingchen wanted to ask more questions but the words stuck in his throat. He didn't ask any more questions and only told her the questions in his heart in the past few days:

"You also know that my mother and I would be worried. Why didn't you receive any letter when you came to the Southern Territory? And that person in Yunling that day...was he Mu Ling?"

Su Jingning knew that her elder brother would ask her about this sooner or later. She thought for a while before she spoke:

"I received news that Mu Ling betrayed his country and joined South Vietnam. The reason why South Vietnam was able to capture several cities of Great Zhou so quickly during the war in the southern border was because he gave South Vietnam half of the southern border defense map."

"And the reason I came to the Southern Territory is to... kill him." She paused, her dark eyes filled with a biting coldness.

Su Jingchen looked at his sister and clearly felt that her aura suddenly changed, becoming cold and cold, just like the way she had tortured Muleng in the woods that day.

"He was the one who leaked the southern border's defense map?"

Su Jingning nodded.

"Ah."

"But you killed him for more than one reason, right?" Su Jingchen looked into Su Jingning's eyes and asked. Whether it was the last time in Imperial Capital or this time, he could feel that his sister hated Mu Ling. The hatred in her heart seemed to have been hidden for a long time and very deeply.

Su Jingning raised her eyes and looked at Su Jingchen. Her eyes completely regained their indifference. She did not explain, but said in a cold voice:

"Treason, brother. This alone is enough to kill him a hundred times."

Su Jingchen saw that his sister was still unwilling to speak, so he stopped making things difficult for her. He was silent for a long while before speaking:

"Forget it. If you don't want to talk, I won't embarrass you."

Su Jingning nodded slowly: "Thank you, brother."

She didn't know how to explain to her eldest brother the entanglement between her and Mu Ling. Now that Mu Ling was dead, she might as well let the matter rot in her stomach.

"By the way, why was the Nanyue Imperial Master also there that day?"

Su Jingning explained:

"The South Vietnamese national master and I are old friends. We have some friendship. He stopped the South Vietnamese army for me that day."

Su Jingchen probably guessed it, and was not surprised. Thinking of the battle with South Vietnam in recent days, he frowned slightly.

"The Nanyue State Master is a rare opponent. He is meticulous and keeps pressing forward. The Su family army has suffered a lot at his hands these days. The southern border is not peaceful. After you recuperate for a few days, I will send someone to send you back."

Su Jingning shook his head, his voice gentle but firm: "The war in the southern border is tense right now, big brother, don't worry about me. I will go back when the war in South Vietnam is a little more stable. Leave the South Vietnamese national teacher to me. I have a way to deal with it."

Su Jingchen frowned and shook his head to refuse, "No, you just woke up. If something happens again, how can I explain to my father, mother and King Beiyang? Besides, since you are an old friend of the Nanyue State Master, I won't make things difficult for you."

Su Jingning smiled and said, "Don't worry, big brother. I can protect myself. As for the National Master of South Vietnam, we are just enemies on the battlefield. He will not show mercy, and neither will I. Besides, among all the South Vietnamese troops, no one knows his methods better than me."

She paused and continued:

"Brother, there is a war going on in both regions of the Great Zhou. Only by calming down one side as soon as possible can we end this stalemate."

Su Jingchen lowered his eyes and pondered for a while. Ningning was right. The war with South Vietnam must be ended as soon as possible, otherwise the Great Zhou would be exhausted from fighting and eventually decline, just as South Vietnam and Northern Yan wished.

"Okay, but whatever you do, don't put yourself in danger."

Su Jingning's eyes sparkled and he nodded in agreement.

"Okay, big brother."