The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

Outside the Fan Tower, Qiu Tong and his men were on high alert, ready to close the net.

This Fanlou is the largest fireworks venue in Yunli Kingdom, and Liu Mei is hiding inside at this moment.

After Liu Mei escaped from her dreamlike life, she wandered around outside for a few days and soon ran out of all the money she had.

Although she carried a large amount of gold and silver jewelry with her when she escaped from the dream of life, now is a special period and she dare not sell those jewelry for money to make a living.

Liu Mei, who was really forced to have nowhere to go, chose to go to Fanlou and become a singing actor.

In the past, in order to get closer to the royal family of Nanchu, Lady Yu specially trained her apprentices to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Among them, apart from the second senior sister who married into the royal family of Nanchu, Liu Mei was the most talented. Chao Yun was abandoned early because she had no knowledge of music.

Therefore, although there were many actors with superb skills in Fanlou, Liu Mei quickly gained a place with her own strength.

The intelligence network controlled by Qiu Tong has spread throughout the entire Shangjing City. No matter what happens anywhere, it is all under her control.

Qiu Tong put a lot of effort into finding Liu Mei's hiding place, but it was all in vain because she had taken the wrong direction.

It was not until the rumor spread in the capital that a new opera singer who was good at playing and singing had arrived in Fanlou that it attracted Qiu Tong's attention.

In order to confirm her suspicion, Qiu Tong disguised herself and went to Fanlou in person to meet Liu Mei, who had now changed her name to Haitang.

Originally, Qiu Tong could have taken the person away directly, but the owner behind this Fanlou was quite powerful. If she arrested him directly and openly, it would inevitably cause unnecessary disputes.

At that time, this matter will become the focus of everyone's attention. The maidservant beside the Queen would actually have a problem with a Qing opera singer from Fanlou. The hidden story behind this will inevitably arouse suspicion and exploration.

That's why Qiu Tong chose this method to lure Liu Mei out of Fanlou and then take action outside Fanlou.

By doing this, even if Liu Mei disappeared and did not return to Fanlou, no one would suspect the Queen and the Marquis of Zhenbei.

Qiu Tong looked down at the incense in her hand, lit it with a fire stick, and then raised her hand and threw it onto the roof of the Fanlou facing the street.

This incense was specially made by Chao Yun. It would not make people faint, but would only make them feel physically uncomfortable and have difficulty breathing, followed by convulsions and unbearable pain all over the body.

Moreover, this kind of aphrodisiac incense only works on Liu Mei and has no effect on others, so no one will suspect anything.

At this time, Liu Mei had finished the performance and returned to her room. She was taking a bath and preparing to go to bed.

Suddenly, a strange fragrance came to her, and she immediately lost all her strength and began to have difficulty breathing.

Liu Mei knew very well what this incense was, and she also knew who made it.

She quickly covered her mouth and nose with a wet handkerchief, trying to reduce the amount of incense she inhaled, but it was too late and this method no longer had any effect.

Although she felt very uncomfortable, Liu Mei did not dare to call for help. If she called for help at this moment, her identity would be exposed. Moreover, ordinary medicine would be useless to her. She had to take a special antidote.

And this antidote can only be prepared by the person who made this incense.

Liu Mei covered her chest with her hands. Breathing became increasingly difficult, causing her great pain. At the same time, she understood clearly that if she did not take the antidote immediately, her whole body would soon convulse and she would eventually die from the pain.

"Hongying, you bitch, why don't we just go our separate ways? Do you have to trouble me at this time?"

Liu Mei naturally knew that the person who used this aphrodisiac incense on her was her good senior sister, formerly known as Hongying, who now changed her name to Chaoyun.

Liu Mei knew that Hongying used this method to force her to show up, it must be because of their master, Madam Yu, and the person she was most reluctant to mention or perhaps least willing to see was Madam Yu.

But even if she didn't want to see her anymore, Liu Mei had to go out to see Hongying now, because apart from going out to see Hongying and asking her to give her the antidote, she had no other way to survive.

Liu Mei struggled to get up and walked to the window, opened it, endured the discomfort in her body, turned over and jumped out of the window.

As soon as Liu Mei's feet touched the ground, someone rushed over and took her away.

Seeing that Liu Mei had been taken away, Qiu Tong did not stay for long and turned around and left.

When Liu Mei was brought to the hot spring villa, she had already fainted and was in a half-dead state.

Chao Yun rarely came out of the house. She looked at her junior sister with calm eyes and a calm mind.

Although she and Liu Mei are sisters and grew up together, their relationship is average.

The reason for this is simple, it's just that Liu Mei is a very scheming person who can disregard everything for her own benefit.

In order to please Lady Yu, Liu Mei bullied and framed Chao Yun a lot in the past, so the relationship between them is actually more distant than that between strangers.

"Now that the people are here, what should we do next?" Qiu Tong asked Chao Yun who was silent.

Chao Yun withdrew his gaze from Liu Mei, handed the antidote in his hand to Qiu Tong, and said, "Give her the antidote first. She must be awake when the Gu is removed."

Qiu Tong didn't hesitate and took out the antidote directly. She pried open Liu Mei's mouth, stuffed the antidote into her mouth, pinched her chin, and made her swallow the medicine.

The whole set of movements is done in one go, as smooth as flowing water. It is simple and crude but very effective.

Chao Yun looked at Qiu Tong and smiled. Qiu Tong was the only one in the world who could do this.

"What are we going to do next? After removing the poison, will I have to do the same as you and the Marquis? I have to make the poison in her body feel my presence so that I can quietly detoxify the eldest young master?"

Qiu Tong looked at Liu Mei lying on the ground with disdain. Although it was the first time she met Liu Mei, she really didn't like Liu Mei.

Qiu Tong felt uncomfortable at the thought of letting this woman stay in the same room with the eldest young master.

"That's not necessary. Her insect and my insect have a bond. As long as I take her insect out and feed it some of my blood, her insect will be quiet and obedient."

Chaoyun noticed Qiutong's dislike for Liumei. She lowered her head and smiled faintly. It was true that birds of a feather flock together. People who were not of the same kind could not be together.

"Is this all right?" Chao Yun's words relieved Qiu Tong's discomfort a lot. It was fine as long as this woman didn't have to stay with the eldest master.

In the eyes of everyone in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, Shen Yiyang is a person as beautiful as the clear wind and bright moon, someone who can only be admired from afar and not touched. How could he let such a woman pollute his eyes?

"Yes, that will do. If you want to be on the safe side, then take the Gu King that was taken from that person and kept alive. Although this Gu King is no longer nourished by that person's essence and blood, its aura is much weaker, but it is still more than enough to suppress the Gu worms in her body."

This was also the reason why Chao Yun asked Qiu Tong to bring back the Gu King that was taken out from Lady Yu.

Although she and Liu Mei's Gu had formed a blood pact and could communicate with each other, just in case, with the Gu King in Yu Niang's body, there would be no accidents.

"So, can we also say that this woman's role now is just to remove the Gu from her body?"

"After the Gu is taken out, she will be useless and can be locked up?"

Qiu Tong looked at Liu Mei lying on the ground and felt an indescribable disgust in her heart. It was really dangerous to keep such a woman.

Since we have already sensed the threat, we must make it disappear in its infancy and not let it grow recklessly.

"Yes." Chao Yun nodded and said, "Of course. With my blood and the suppression of the Gu King, the Gu in her body will be obedient. Even if it doesn't rely on her as its master, it doesn't matter."

Qiu Tong raised an eyebrow and asked, "Based on your understanding of her, how much does she know about what Lady Yu did?"

Now Qiu Tong needs to determine Liu Mei's value before deciding how to treat her, whether to lock her up or kill her on the spot.

Chao Yun felt that Qiu Tong had already developed murderous intentions at this time, but Liu Mei could not die now. It was not because Chao Yun took into account the feelings of the two sisters, but because keeping Liu Mei alive might be of great use.

"You can't kill her. She's still useful."

Qiu Tong glanced at Chao Yun, feeling a little surprised that Chao Yun could see through her intention so quickly.

"You don't let me kill her because she knows everything about what Lady Yu did?"

Chao Yun shook his head and said, "No, that person is always cautious in doing things. Liu Mei can know about unimportant things, but if it is something important, no one else can know it except that person."

"If I don't kill her, what's the point of keeping her alive?" Qiu Tong looked at Chao Yun in confusion, waiting for her to give her an answer.

"Her talent for making poisons is even higher than mine. Don't kill her yet. Keep her here and have her write down all the methods for making and detoxifying poisons. This might come in handy in the future."

"And you don't have to kill her. Even if you don't kill her, she probably won't live long anyway."

Chao Yun accidentally told the truth, and she obviously didn't realize the seriousness of the problem.

"What does 'probably won't live long' mean?" Qiu Tong grasped the key point very keenly.

She turned to look at Chao Yun, waiting for her to explain to her.

Qiu Tong had already noticed something strange about Chao Yun these days, and now after hearing what Chao Yun said, Qiu Tong's doubts grew even stronger.

Zhao Yun realized that he had let something slip, and smiled awkwardly, hurriedly covering it up: "It's nothing, it's just that she has always been very arrogant. If she knew that her parasite had been taken out, she would definitely be furious."

"Oh, is that so?" Qiu Tong looked at Chao Yun's panic and became more certain of her doubts.

Qiu Tong held out her sword in front of Chao Yun and said, "You know my temper. While I'm in a good mood, answer my questions honestly."

"Before my patience runs out, my temper is no joke."

Chao Yun glanced at Qiu Tong guiltily and said, "Didn't I already answer everything? What else do you want to know?"

"Don't you know what I want to know?" Qiu Tong glanced at Chao Yun and said, "I want to hear the truth. I want to hear the truth."

"I'm telling the truth, it's the real thing." Under Qiu Tong's pressure, Chao Yun began to sweat.

"Do you think I'm that fool like Bai Yunchi? I believe everything you say."

"I don't have much patience waiting for you to lie to me. I'm giving you two choices. Either tell me now, or I'll have someone call Bai Yunchi over and you tell me in front of both of us."

Qiu Tong really knew how to control Chao Yun. Chao Yun's thoughts were known to everyone except the fool Bai Yunchi.

Seeing Bai Yunchi hanging around Chaoyun like a fool every day, Qiu Tong couldn't understand one thing.

How did Bai Yunchi, the famous playboy in the capital, become such a playboy? He didn't even have this little bit of common sense, which wasted his reputation as one of the three great playboys.

Hearing Qiu Tong say that she wanted to call Bai Yunchi over, Chao Yun panicked as expected, "Don't, don't call him over."

"Okay, since you've chosen to talk to me alone, then tell me the truth. Otherwise, I guarantee that Bai Yunchi will appear here immediately."

Qiu Tong really had Chao Yun under control, leaving Chao Yun completely powerless to resist.

"Okay, I said, but don't tell anyone, especially not him."

Chaoyun knew Qiutong's temper very well. She knew that Qiutong was a person who did what he said.

"Okay, I swear, I will never tell anyone else about this, let alone Bai Yunchi."

Qiu Tong raised her hand and swore to the sky that she always kept her word.

Chao Yun looked at Qiu Tong and sighed, then reluctantly said, "The Gu in my body is closely related to my life. It can cure all kinds of poisons for me."

"But it can't stay out of my system for long, and it can't detoxify anyone other than me."

"If I do this, my body will become weaker and weaker, and in serious cases, it may even endanger my life."

"This is why, ever since I started detoxifying the Marquis, his body has become increasingly weaker. Even after taking so many expensive medicines, his physical strength has not recovered, and his spirits have become increasingly worse."

Qiu Tong was petrified on the spot. Although she had guessed that the reason Chao Yun's physical strength and energy were declining recently was because of the detoxification for Marquis Zhenbei, she did not expect the problem to be so serious that it would threaten Chao Yun's life.

She had previously thought that Chao Yun had simply spent too much energy and that all he needed to do was rest well and recuperate, so she didn't take this matter to heart.