next day

The sun shone on the city gate. Xiao Heng brought Xuan Feng, Xuan Yu and the well-trained Xuanjia Army to gather at the city gate.

The soldiers were lined up in neat rows, their armor gleaming coldly in the sunlight, revealing a murderous aura.

Xiao Chengchang narrowed his eyes slightly, but there was a subtle cunning in his eyes. He smiled warmly at Xiao Heng and said,

"I'll have to rely more on my uncle this time."

Xiao Heng was wearing a purple robe with cloud patterns, and was riding upright on a tall Arabian horse. His appearance was unparalleled in the world, but his eyes were full of indifference, like a deep cold pool, which made people afraid.

He just glanced at Xiao Chengchang indifferently, his eyes like a cold blade, cutting across Xiao Chengchang's face.

He walked straight past Xiao Chengchang, shook the reins lightly, and rode away with the team.

The horses' hooves raised a cloud of dust, and the team slowly moved away like a long dragon.

Xiao Chengchang felt the powerful oppression from Xiao Heng, and a strong sense of unwillingness surged in his heart.

He clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly.

Looking at Xiao Heng's back, a wicked smile appeared at the corner of his lips.

Xiao Heng, this time I will make sure you never come back!

By the window of a teahouse in the distance, Su Yuejian sat quietly, looking at Xiao Heng and his group.

She pursed her lips slightly, and her hand unconsciously clenched the teacup, revealing a hint of worry.

Only after Xiao Heng was completely out of sight did he slowly put down the teacup, stand up, turn around and say to Xuan Shuang, "Let's go."

Xuan Shuang said, "Don't worry, the prince is very powerful."

"Cough..." Su Yuejian was choked and her face turned slightly red. She said stubbornly, "I'm not worried about him. I'm afraid of that villain Xiao Chengchang..."

His eyes avoided Xuanshuang's gaze.

Xuanshuang tilted her head slightly, raised her eyebrows slightly, and there was a hint of teasing in her eyes.

Seeing her expression, Su Yuejian felt a little embarrassed and annoyed.

Is this still the cold Xuanshuang!

It must be because he spent too much time with Yuzhu Yinxin that he learned bad things!

She frowned and said, "Xuanshuang, you should play less with Yuzhu and the others."

After saying that, he picked up the veil on the table and put it on with a slightly hurried movement, then turned around and went downstairs.

Looking at Su Yuejian's angry look, Xuanshuang raised the corners of her lips slightly.

The princess is really cute.

Teahouse opposite

Wuji leaned lazily against the window, looking at Su Yuejian's purple figure walking away with interest.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, his beautiful eyebrows had a touch of charm, and he smiled evilly, like a blooming poppy, charming and dangerous.

She is truly an extremely stunning beauty.

Xiao Heng'er has good taste.

*

Fortunately, Su Yuejian had claimed to be ill before and avoided seeing visitors, so he could concentrate on recovering his health.

The Duke's Mansion provided her with a steady supply of supplements, and she recovered quickly.

With the addition of a special bruise-removing ointment, the purple bruises on the neck were almost gone.

Su Yuejian sat at the table, her brows slightly furrowed.

She has read the two medical books over and over again in the past few days.

The above description of the King of Gu consists of only one sentence: The King of Ten Thousand Gu is the most powerful of all Gu and has the ability to control other Gu.

There is no mention of awakening the Golden Silkworm Gu King at all.

She sighed helplessly, her eyes fixed on the small nugget in front of her.

The little nugget of gold gleamed faintly in the sunlight, but she had no idea what it was.

At this moment, Qingshan suddenly appeared and said, "Princess, the people sent to Jiangling have returned."

Su Yue was shocked and asked anxiously, "Have you found any witnesses?"

Qingshan nodded. "The former servants of the Su family have all been dismissed, but we found a man in a dilapidated temple who was said to be the former housekeeper of the Su family."

Su Yue was delighted.

Qingshan continued, "But he's got a mental illness and is a little crazy. I don't know if I can help him."

"Insanity?" Su Yuejian frowned, the joy in her eyes instantly replaced by worry.

She was silent for a moment, "Bring the person here for me to see first."

"Yes." Qingshan took the order and left quickly.

Su Yuejian wrapped the golden silkworm in a brocade handkerchief and carefully put it into her sleeve.

A moment later, Qingshan led in an old man with messy white hair.

The old man's clothes were tattered and emitted a foul smell. His body was trembling, his eyes were cloudy, and he looked around blankly.

His lips trembled slightly, and his voice was hoarse, "Who are you?"

Su Yuejian said, "Old man, my name is Su Yuejian, and I am the granddaughter of Su Wei, the eldest son of the Su family."

Her voice was gentle and kind, and there was a hint of comfort in her eyes.

The old man scratched his head in confusion, his eyes full of bewilderment, "When did Master Su have a granddaughter?"

Su Yuejian asked, "I invited you here today because I wanted to ask if you still remember Su Zhi from the second branch of the Su family?"

As soon as he heard Su Zhi's name, a smile immediately appeared on the old man's face, looking a little silly.

He laughed excitedly and said, "Second Master, Second Master is a good man."

Su Yue was delighted to see that he had an impression of her, and smiled gently at him.

It seems that he still knows something.

She then asked, "Do you know that Su Zhi entrusted his family business and Su Wan to Su Shiming?"

Su Yuejian looked at him expectantly.

But I don’t know what happened to the old man.

Hearing Su Yuejian's words, he suddenly stood up, as if he was extremely frightened.

He kept running around the room, waving his hands in the air and shouting.

"Ah—who are you! Why are you arresting me?!"

"I want to go home!"

"Old woman! Where's my old woman?"

His voice grew louder and louder, his eyes filled with fear.

Seeing him like this, Su Yuejian looked at Qingshan helplessly.

Qingshan immediately understood, and with a flash of his body, he quickly came behind the old man, and with a light wave of his hand, he knocked the man unconscious and down accurately.

"Princess, it seems to me that he is really ill." Qingshan frowned.

Su Yuejian squatted down, reached out to feel the old man's pulse, and his eyes instantly turned cold.

This person's pulse condition is not that of insanity, but of poisoning!

Her expression grew serious.

The poison has been going on for more than ten years. It seems that the old housekeeper must be the one who knew about the orphan's care.

She quickly took out the gold needles from her bosom and steadily placed them on his Baihui, Tianchong, and Fengchi acupoints.

A quarter of an hour later, she gently took out the golden needle, and the old man spat out a mouthful of black blood and fainted.

Qingshan was shocked and said in disbelief, "This man was poisoned?!"

Su Yuejian took the old man's pulse again and then breathed a sigh of relief.

She raised her head and said to Qingshan, "I'll prescribe a prescription to help him get rid of the remaining poison. You can find a house to settle him down, find a few people to take care of him, and assign a few secret guards to guard him."

"Yes." Qingshan called two secret guards to take the old man away.

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