The atmosphere was heavy.

After getting the news they wanted to know, both people in Xuegong were in a bad mood.

Xue Chongzi wanted to take Master Xue away, but because of her previous excuse of coming to help, she hesitated and didn't know how to start.

Gong Yuanzheng couldn't bear to see them feeling sad for the traitor in the palace, and was about to mock them, but Zhang Xueming pulled his sleeve, so he finally shut his mouth.

"I found a secret room." Jin Tong walked in quickly, his face not looking very good. He didn't look excited at all, but rather a little angry.

Zhang Xueming glanced at Jin Tong's face and knew that he had found the secret room where Master Yue hid the assassin without a sharp edge. He looked at Master Xue, whose eyes were red. The handsome and innocent young man was still thinking "Is there a misunderstanding?" and said, "Let's go, A Yuan, let's go and take a look."

She held Gong Yuanzheng's hand and followed Jin Tong out.

Zhang Xueming really wanted Gong Yuanzheng to have more friends to play with, so as to clean up Gong Yuanzheng's reputation in the back mountain. But she could not tolerate naive kindness without a stance and bottom line. She was afraid that Gong Yuanzheng would be tainted by associating with such people.

Xue Chongzi still pulled Xue Gongzi to catch up.

"This is that person's room." Jin Tong took the lead and walked into a house, walking towards the wall where a picture of the bright moon was hung.

He looked down at the ground and stepped on a brick with a little force. He heard a crackling sound on the wall and a secret door on the wall on one side of the painting slowly opened.

Behind the secret door was an ordinary stone room, cold and damp, arranged like a bedroom, with a bed, table and chairs.

On the table were a bronze mirror and comb used by women for dressing, as well as a red lacquered wooden box. Jin Tong opened the box, revealing a shiny silver bracelet.

Gong Yuanzheng picked up the bracelet, which was engraved with a skylark pattern. He took a quick look at it, then threw it back into the box with a cold smile: "It's so shiny, I'm afraid you've been rubbing it in your hands every day."

Opening the closet, you will see gorgeous women's dresses neatly stacked inside, with bright colors and glossy new looks.

Gong Yuanzheng was so angry that he kicked the cabinet door: "What a guy! He used the hard-earned money of my brother to dress up as a bladeless assassin!"

I was very angry when I heard what Elder Yue said, and I became even angrier when I saw the hard evidence.

Zhang Xueming used his spiritual sense to explore the entire secret room, but found nothing more. He patted him on the back. It was useless to persuade him to calm down at this time: "Go out and take a look. I always feel that the painting outside is not right."

Gong Yuanzheng really stopped venting his anger, followed Zhang Xueming out, and carefully read the four lines of poetry written on the painting of the bright moon: "Thousands of thoughts and thousands of thoughts, I step out of the West Pavilion and express them with words. Tonight is so short, why do we meet? The curling white mist awaits our love."

Gong Yuanzheng was extremely disgusted: "What else is there to say? This is probably a love poem he wrote to that bladeless assassin."

Mr. Xue had a look of being devastated. He lowered his head and followed Xue Chongzi out of the secret room. When he heard this, he was about to go over to take a look.

"Wait." Zhang Xueming swept his spiritual sense over, went over to take the painting down and handed it to Mr. Xue. He knocked on the wall a few times and opened a secret compartment.

There was only a locked black wooden box in the secret compartment. Zhang Xueming took it out and was about to open it when Gong Yuanzheng stopped her: "Zhao Zhao, put on your gloves first and don't open it from the front."

It's amazing that he still considered her safety when he was so angry. Zhang Xueming smiled sweetly at her young master, put on the gold-wire gloves obediently, pointed the opening to a deserted place, twisted the small copper lock, and opened the box.

There was no mechanism. In the box were a dozen black pills sealed with wax and a few pieces of paper.

Gong Yuanzheng picked up the stack of papers with words on it and saw that everyone was looking at the paper in his hand, so he simply read out: "My body has the wings of a skylark in the breeze, but my heart is like a rock buried in the deep forest... bad luck!"

He threw the piece of paper with the poem on it to Jin Tong, who then stuffed it into the paper to Master Xue.

Master Xue looked at Xue Chongzi, who walked away calmly.

He felt more and more that he had never seen this young man Yue Gongzi clearly, especially when he realized that the reason why Yue Gongzi's hair turned white overnight and why he was unable to recover afterwards was because of Yun Que's disappearance.

He could understand that Lonely wanted to find someone to sustenance his heart to. But knowing that he was a bladeless assassin and still offering his true heart to him, and still thinking about him even after he ran away, this was very understandable and incompetent.

Gong Yuanzheng noticed Xue Zhongzi's actions, and his expression softened a little. He began to read the contents of the second piece of paper: "I got a poison called 'Death Oath' from Yun Que, which was used by Wu Feng to control the killer. After research, it was found to be the 'Half Moon Fly', which is..."

His expression suddenly changed, and he raised his voice involuntarily: "The secret medicine used in the palace gate trial, the Heart-Eroding Moon!?"

The news was so shocking that not only was Gong Yuanzheng stunned on the spot, but also Jin Tong and Xue Chongzi who were listening were all horrified, except for Master Xue who did not understand the seriousness of the matter.

"Ayuan, continue." Zhang Xueming urged, rubbing his fingertips thoughtfully.

Gong Yuanzheng took a deep breath, calmed himself, and said, "Wu Feng improved the 'Half Moon Fly' and removed the toxicity that would cause black lines on the wrists. Although I don't know where Wu Feng got the formula of the Heart-Eroding Moon, I can be sure that Wu Feng's 'Death Oath' is the Heart-Eroding Moon in a new look...

The Heart-Eroding Moon is a strong tonic. After taking it, it strengthens the body and prolongs life. After experiencing an attack every half month, it can greatly increase the internal strength. The key ingredient is the eggs of the fly attached to the bone. "

Gong Yuanzheng couldn't help but look up at Zhang Xueming. Zhang Xueming patted his arm, took the paper and continued to read: "The eggs hatch in the human body, attach to the eight extraordinary meridians, and constantly stimulate the user, forcing him to use his internal energy to resist.

There will be gains and losses when taking it for the first time, and the user may feel hot or cold depending on their internal strength. Every half a month, the user will be in a state of complete loss of internal strength for two hours...

There is no solution to the problem of losing internal strength, but it is not a problem for Yun Que. Symptoms such as coughing up blood and paralysis can be relieved by medicine, but the pain cannot be alleviated at all. 'Drunk and Blood' can only paralyze the limbs, not the senses. Preliminary research on painkillers has no clues yet..."

it is good!

What a lovesick person!

He had discovered the key to Wufeng's control over the killer two years ago but kept it secret. Instead, he worked hard to alleviate the pain caused by Wufeng's assassin attacks!

Gong Yuanzheng closed his eyes tightly, his eyes slightly red, and he no longer had the desire to stay here: "Zhao Zhao, let's go find my brother."

"No, Ayuan, we have to go back to the library and find the formula for the Heart-Eroding Moon. Solving my brother's health problems is more important than anything else." Zhang Xueming picked out a few key pieces of paper, folded them, and handed them to Xue Zhongzi, looking him straight in the eye: "Senior, thank you for your help."

Gong Yuanzheng didn't understand why Zhang Xueming said that, and why she did that. The anthelmintic she developed could obviously get rid of the flies in Gong Shangjiao's body, and they were just meeting Xue Zhongzi for the first time. If she handed the important evidence to him so easily, weren't she afraid that Xue Zhongzi would be partial to her?

"This is the first time we meet. Aren't you afraid that I will be partial to you?" Xue Chongzi asked the question that Gong Yuanzheng wanted to ask.

Zhang Xueming smiled brightly: "If you were partial to someone, you wouldn't have said that to Master Xue before. In your heart, responsibility far outweighs personal feelings."

Xue Chongzi was dazzled by that smile, and after figuring out the key, he could not help but snorted coldly: "You are plotting openly, so cunning!"

Gong Yuanzheng and Jin Tong finally understood what Zhang Xueming's move meant:

Young Master Yue knew the key to Wu Feng's control of the killer two years ago but concealed it. This crime was enough to put him to death.

The original intention of sparing Yue Gongzi's life was to give him a chance to atone for his sins, and also to allow him to accompany his elderly adoptive father through the last journey of his life.

Now that he had changed his appearance and gone to the Qianshan Clinic, less than two days later, the Blade Hand suddenly presented evidence to prove that Master Yue was a person who had a heart towards Wufeng and could not be kept. The evidence was irrefutable, and although Elder Hua was worried that Elder Yue could not bear it, he was an upright person and would not think that it was Gong Shangjiao's plan to take Master Yue to the Qianshan first and then present evidence to kill him, but Elder Xue was not sure.

And this piece of evidence was submitted personally by the person in charge of the Snow Palace. Elder Xue couldn't possibly think that Xue Chongzi, who had nothing to do with Qianshan, would side with Gong Shangjiao, right?

Faced with such a confrontation, Gong Yuanzheng and Jin Tong held their breath unconsciously, but Master Xue still didn't understand, and looked at this and that with his big eyes blinking.

"Will you accept it, senior?" Zhang Xueming shook the paper in his hand and smiled rather shamelessly. If Hou Shan really chose to protect Master Yue, she might be able to get rid of the young master and the God of Wealth faster.

Xue Chongzi reached out and snatched it, and said to Xue Gongzi, "Xiaoxue, let's go and ignore this cunning man." Before leaving, he turned into the library and took away one of Jin Tong's bags in the backpack. Jin Tong was so anxious that he chased after him, shouting "Hey" and "Hey".

Gong Yuanzheng followed Zhang Xueming back to the library. He did not enter the secret room, but only took a book from the bookshelf and read it.

"Zhao Zhao, why?" Gong Yuanzheng stood close to her and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

Zhang Xueming glanced at him and knew that he was asking about the anthelmintic. Instead of answering, he asked, "We told my brother about the anthelmintic that day. So many days have passed. Do you think he asked us for it? Is he the kind of person who would really wait for us to make an improved new drug just because he is afraid of pain?"

Gong Yuanzheng was speechless. Whenever Gong Shangjiao stayed at the palace gate, he would personally guard the gate during the darkest moment every half month. How could he not know how patient Gong Shangjiao was?

"It will take six hours for the anthelmintic to kill the poisonous insects. During these six hours, he will not only suffer even greater pain, but will also lose consciousness for at least three hours."

Zhang Xueming made the anthelmintic just to fulfill his promise, and she had no hope for the rest.

"He will not covet the inner strength gained at the cost of pain and fatal weakness. But for a person with a strong desire for control, losing consciousness is unacceptable to him, let alone for such a long time. This is not a question of trust, but losing consciousness means losing control, which he will not allow."

Gong Yuanzheng lowered his head in frustration. What she said was the truth, and there was no way to refute it.

While no one was around, Zhang Xueming quickly hugged Gong Yuanzheng and kissed him on the cheek: "My little prince, cheer up and see if we can find a better solution from the formula."

"Yeah." Gong Yuanzheng returned her kiss and asked her to touch his head coquettishly. Then he pulled himself together and took down the books from the top shelf and piled them on the ground. He also took out a mat from the secret room and put it on the ground.

He thought about it, went out to wash his hands, and then moved a low table from another room. He opened the lunch box, poured hot tea, and put some snacks on it: "Zhao Zhao, have some morning tea first and then we can read. These books are dusty, so it's not good to read while eating snacks."

"Okay, I'll listen to you." Zhang Xueming smiled and kissed him again, then went out to wash his hands.

When she came back, she was followed by Jin Tong, who had not been able to get his bag back and also looked like he had just washed his hands.

He came back pretty quickly. Gong Yuanzheng glanced at him unhappily and said, "Go find a cushion to sit on."

Because of what happened before, no one was in the mood to chat. Zhang Xueming and Gong Yuanzheng just filled their stomachs and picked up the books to read.

This time Jin Tong didn't find an excuse to run away. He sat in a row with them and started flipping through the book as well.

"Don't you dislike reading? Why are you sitting still now?" Gong Yuanzheng sat in the middle, his eyes roaming in the book, and his mouth was not idle either.

Jin Tong was silent for a few seconds, then whispered about his boatman instructor: "I didn't know how to tell the instructor what that man did, and I was afraid that the instructor would get even angrier if he heard about it from other people... I hope the Council of Elders can have some courage this time and execute that man in public in the back mountain, otherwise the instructor will be crushed by guilt sooner or later."

A feeling of guilt... Gong Yuanzheng was stunned. He lowered his eyes to look at the words in the book, but what emerged in his mind was Gong Shangjiao's gloomy face every time the Lantern Festival came.

"Don't worry, the elders are not stupid. Public execution is inevitable." Zhang Xueming interrupted the man's random thoughts and gently stroked his back. "It may take a little longer, but there should be a result within ten days."

If the two people from the Snow Palace had not seen the evidence with their own eyes today, and if Young Master Xue had not harbored a fluke mentality under Xue Chongzi's teachings, Young Master Yue's execution would have been secret and decent, the kind that would have been solved once and for all with a bowl of medicine.

but now?

Ah.

No matter how difficult and heartbreaking the decision is, Xue Chongzi will do her best to make it happen in order to make the innocent and kind-hearted Mr. Xue truly understand the meaning of "the bottom line cannot be touched".

The same goes for Elder Hua.

So what if Young Master Yue is the younger generation they watched grow up?

The Moon Palace was fully supplied with resources from the front and back mountains, but it spent twenty years raising an heir who was soft-hearted towards Wu Feng but ruthless towards the palace gate. The other two palaces dared not be unprepared for such a thing.

Gong Yuanzheng reacted and saw that Jin Tong wanted to ask more questions, so he pretended to be impatient and said, "What Zhao Zhao said is always true. Can't you wait for just a few days?"

Jin Tong had no choice but to shut up and help turn the pages.

From the time they came in until lunch time, none of the servants of the Moon Palace showed up. Seeing Jin Tong's irritated expression, it was obvious that those people were not isolated for interrogation. As the Moon Palace was the first to do everything, the servants had all developed tempers.

Gong Yuanzheng was not angry but laughed, and tried to persuade Jin Tong: "Why get angry with those idiots who can't see the situation clearly? They will probably be sent to do hard labor in the future. We brought our own food because we don't plan to eat the food from the Moon Palace. Come on, move a table over, Zhao Zhao must be hungry."

The bottom layer of the five-layer food box had a short charcoal stove to keep it warm. Only one snack was used on the top four layers, and the rest of the stews and rice were served in large bowls, in astonishing quantities.

Jin Tong rubbed his hands in embarrassment: "How can I be so embarrassed?"

Zhang Xueming and Gong Yuanzheng glanced at him in surprise, each picked up a large bowl of rice, picked up some vegetables with a serving chopstick and put them in the bowl, and poured some stewed meat soup to mix it. They were too lazy to use chopsticks and just picked up a long spoon to eat with elegant manners and very fast speed.

Jin Tong was still there staring at them in a daze. They had already put down an empty bowl and reached for another bowl full of rice.

Jin Tong hurriedly picked up the bowl and started eating, not daring to delay at all.

Even so, the three of them didn't even feel full in the end, and they turned the pages of the book several times faster.

Just before the sun set, Gong Yuanzheng heaved a sigh of relief and raised the book in his hand: "I found the formula for the Heart-Eroding Moon!"

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