The Return of the King: A Generation of Prodigies

"Don't look at me like that. I'm fine. I just feel tired all the time. I'm not going to die."

"And the Empress is also aware of this matter. She has already sent people to Miaojiang to find a solution. There should be news soon."

Chao Yun really couldn't bear to see Qiu Tong's expression at this moment. She was willing to detoxify the Marquis of Zhenbei. No matter what the price, she was ready to accept it calmly.

She doesn't need anyone, including the Marquis of Zhenbei, to feel guilty or grateful to her. Everything she does now is just to atone for her sins, to atone for the wrong things she did in the past.

Only when she has redeemed all her sins can she be at peace. Whether she is dead or alive, in this life or the next, she can live a clean life.

"The Queen won't let you die, and neither will I." Qiu Tong suppressed the pain in her heart and said, "I'm about to travel around the world with the caravan."

"We will probably pass through Miaojiang on this journey. I will also try to find a way to break the spell for you, so you must live well until I return."

"If you don't keep your promise and die before I find a way to break the spell and come back, then I will never forgive you in this life, the next, or the next."

"do you understand?"

If Chao Yun really died this time, it would become a knot in Qiu Tong's heart that she would never be able to let go of for the rest of her life.

After all, it was Qiu Tong who forced Chao Yun to detoxify the Marquis of Zhenbei. Qiu Tong had killed many people and was not a weak-hearted person.

But those she killed were all people who deserved to be killed. She could be cold-blooded and ruthless to her enemies, but she always kept a sincere heart towards her friends.

The thing she least wanted to see was people around her encountering misfortune and having a bad life.

"Okay, I promise you, I will wait until you come back no matter what."

Chaoyun looked at Qiutong, feeling a little sour and sweet in her heart. So this is what it feels like to be remembered by someone.

While Qiu Tong and Chao Yun were talking, Liu Mei, who had taken the antidote, slowly woke up.

Liu Mei opened her eyes and looked up to see Chao Yun standing beside her.

She stared at Chao Yun coldly for a long moment before saying, "Senior Sister, we've been at peace for years. What's the reason for you being like this today?"

"Junior sister and I have nothing to do with each other, but I do have some affection for her."

Chao Yun looked at Liu Mei, sneered, and said, "Since Junior Sister has already arrived in Beijing, why didn't you tell me about this? I should have done my duty and treated you well."

"Humph! I didn't tell Senior Sister, but she came to my house anyway, didn't she?"

Although Liu Meiren woke up, she still had no strength in her body. She could only lie down and could not move freely. If she could move freely at this moment, she would have jumped up and fought with Chao Yun.

Chao Yun only learned how to raise insects and use poison, and did not learn martial arts like Liu Mei. If the two of them fought, Chao Yun might not be Liu Mei's opponent.

Liu Mei appeared calm on the surface, but she was actually terrified inside.

From the moment she realized that she was under the influence of Chao Yun's aphrodisiac, she knew that she could not escape today.

She and her senior sister had always had a bad relationship. When they were with Lady Yu, they were like strangers and ignored each other.

How could it be a good thing that Chao Yun suddenly came to her at this time?

Madam Yu must have found out about it. She secretly treated Shen Pingzhi, causing Shen Pingzhi to suffer from a cold poison attack and was taken away by someone. This exposed the fact.

Chaoyun was sent by Lady Yu to deal with her. Now that she has fallen into the hands of her own master, she is in great danger. Even if she doesn't die, she will be severely injured.

"Junior sister doesn't know etiquette, but as her senior sister, I must know etiquette. I must always treat her with courtesy."

Chao Yun withdrew his gaze from Liu Mei, looked into the distance and said coldly: "I asked Junior Sister to come here today because I want to borrow something from you."

"Borrow something from me?" Liu Mei looked at Chao Yun in confusion, not knowing what she was up to. She had nothing, so what could she borrow from her?

"Senior Sister, you're such a jokester! You've been in the palace for years, and you've got all the treasures you want. Yet, you're asking me to borrow something? Humph! This joke isn't funny at all."

What Liu Mei was most dissatisfied with Chao Yun was that Chao Yun could stay in the palace and enjoy wealth and glory, while she had to live a poor and wandering life with Yu Niang.

It would be bad enough if he lived in poverty and had no fixed place to live, but he also had to serve Lady Yu in fear every day, and would be scolded if he did something wrong.

"How could Senior Sister be joking with Junior Sister? The thing Senior Sister wants to borrow from you is extremely precious, and only Junior Sister can give it to you."

Chao Yun looked at Liu Mei's gentle smile, which made Liu Mei shudder. She had realized what Chao Yun wanted to borrow from her. That was her life, and no one could touch it.

"Hongying, are you crazy? How dare you try to remove the poison from my body?"

Liu Mei's face turned red with anger and fear. "If you dare, Master will never let you go!"

"Oh, really?" Chao Yun sneered. "The person who wants to kill you the most right now is probably her. You caused her lover to suffer from the cold poison and is now a prisoner. And she is now a prisoner in order to save her lover. Do you think she would still think of saving you when she can't even save herself?"

"Even if she really comes to rescue you, her purpose in rescuing you is probably to kill you to vent her hatred."

"There's one more very important thing. Listen carefully. My name isn't Hongying. My name is Chaoyun. It's the Chaoyun that's like Chu Ru Chaoyun."

At this moment, Liu Mei's heart turned cold because of Chao Yun's words. It seemed that she really had no way to survive today.

"You betrayed Master, you're so heartless and ruthless, and now you're trying to poison your junior sister. Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?"

Liu Mei naturally knew Chao Yun very well. Chao Yun would not make a decision easily, but once she made a decision, she would not change it even if it cost her own life, not to mention that no one could pull her back.

She didn't ask Chaoyun for help because she knew very well that no matter how much she begged, Chaoyun would not let her go.

"Humph! To be punished by heaven, to be punished?" Chao Yun sneered at the sky, "If there is to be punished by heaven, the one who will suffer retribution is not me, but your master, Lady Yu."

"Although she raised me, that was only because she wanted to turn me into a killing tool in her hands."

"If it weren't for her, no matter what kind of life I'm living now, at least I'm living a clean life with no blood on my hands."

Liu Mei shuddered. What Chao Yun said was something she had never thought of before. The master who raised them was actually the one who pushed them into the abyss.

Chao Yun didn't want to waste any more time talking to Liu Mei. She looked at Qiu Tong and said, "Go ahead. Press her mute point to make her quiet down."

Qiu Tong is a person who never delays in doing things, and she will be even less merciful in this matter. As soon as Chao Yun finished speaking, she pressed Liu Mei's mute point, making her temporarily mute.

Liu Mei, unable to move or speak, could only blink desperately at Chao Yun, hoping that Chao Yun would be kind enough to let her go.

But Chao Yun didn't even look at her. He took out the dagger he had prepared long ago, lifted Liu Mei's arm steadily and accurately, found the right position, and with one slash, he got the poisonous insect out of Liu Mei's body.

Poor Liu Mei was angry, anxious and scared. She fainted again due to the anger.

But no one cared about her at the moment. Everyone had their own things to do, so they just let her lie on the ground.

After Chao Yun removed the insect, she placed it in a container that had been disinfected with high-proof liquor, and then quickly cut her finger with a knife, allowing her blood to flow into the container.

The poisonous insect taken out from Liu Mei's body immediately crawled over when it smelled the blood and licked Chao Yun's blood clean in an instant.

Zhao Yun looked at the Gu worm in the vessel, nodded at Qiu Tong and said, "No problem, it's fine."

"Let's go, the eldest master is already waiting." Qiu Tong picked up the utensils and walked away with Chao Yun, completely ignoring Liu Mei who was lying unconscious on the ground.

The two of them came to the house where Zhenbei Hou was detoxifying and healing his injuries. Shen Yiyang was waiting for them to arrive.

Seeing Qiu Tong and Chao Yun come in, before Shen Yiyang could speak, the Marquis of Zhenbei asked, "What's going on?"

"Don't worry, my lord. It's done. Now the eldest son just needs to stay here and detoxify." Qiu Tong pushed the vessel in her hand in front of the Marquis of Zhenbei and then immediately took it back.

The poisonous insect inside was covered in blood, and it made people want to vomit just by looking at it.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Marquis Zhenbei was finally able to let go of his worries.

Originally, he had planned that if he couldn't catch someone to detoxify Shen Yiyang, he would ask Chao Yun to take out the poisonous insect in his body that was detoxifying him, and detoxify Shen Yiyang first. But now there is no need for this.

Chao Yun walked up to Shen Yiyang, bowed, and said, "Master, I am going to put this poison into your body to detoxify you."

"When the insect enters your body, you will feel a very uncomfortable pain at first. Please be patient for a while."

"This pain will last for a while, but as the insect adapts to your body and the toxins in your body decrease, it will become less severe and eventually disappear."

"Yeah." Shen Yiyang nodded and said, "Father has already told me just now, it's okay, I can bear it, please Miss Chaoyun, please start."

Shen Yiyang handed over his left arm. Chao Yun did not hesitate and directly cut Shen Yiyang's left arm with a dagger, allowing the poisonous insect to slowly enter Shen Yiyang's body along the cut.

"My dear, the pain will come back soon. Just bear with it and it will pass."

"I'm in the next room. If you can't stand the pain, or if you feel any discomfort, just ask someone to call me over."

With Chaoyun's current physical condition, she is about to faint, but she is trying hard not to faint.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Miss Chaoyun." Shen Yiyang nodded slightly to Chaoyun to show his gratitude.

Qiu Tong, who realized that something was wrong with Chao Yun, did not delay and helped Chao Yun out of the house.

After leaving the house and going outside, Chao Yun could no longer hold on and fainted in Qiu Tong's arms.

Without saying a word, Qiu Tong picked up Chao Yun and carried him back to the room.

Bai Yunchi was specially granted a day off because he had been overworked recently.

He did nothing that day and just stayed in his room and slept all day, which directly led to him missing the opportunity to welcome his idol back.

Because he had slept for a whole day, Bai Yunchi felt not only dizzy but also weak all over, staggering when he walked.

So when he returned to the yard where the Marquis of Zhenbei was detoxifying and healing his wounds, and saw a person lying in the yard, he was so scared that he jumped up.

Bai Yunchi calmed down after the shock and quietly moved closer. With the dim light in the yard, he could see clearly that it was a woman lying on the ground.

Bai Yunchi stared at Liu Mei who had fainted on the ground in confusion, unable to figure out where this woman came from and why she had fainted here?

Bai Yunchi, who couldn't figure it out, simply stopped thinking about it. He walked around Liu Mei and entered Chao Yun's room.

But after entering, Bai Yunchi was shocked again, and this time he was completely awakened by the shock.

He rubbed his eyes vigorously, and after realizing that it was really Qiu Tong who was here, and not just a misunderstanding, he asked, "Why are you here?"

"What's wrong? Why can't I be here?" Qiu Tong rolled her eyes at Bai Yunchi in annoyance. "This is the villa of the Marquis of Zhenbei Mansion, not your General Bai's mansion. Isn't it normal for me to be here?"

Although Bai Yunchi was very unhappy after being confronted, he did not dare to express it on his face. It was because he could not beat Qiu Tong. In the face of absolute strength, he could only swallow his anger and be crushed, with no room for resistance.

"Can't you just talk properly? You always speak in a sarcastic tone."

Bai Yunchi glanced at Qiu Tong and muttered softly to vent his dissatisfaction.

"What? Are you not convinced?" Qiu Tong opened her mouth with a powerful blow, which made Bai Yunchi immediately silent. He dared not say anything and stood aside obediently.

Qiu Tong glanced at Bai Yunchi and was quite satisfied with his performance. "Go get Chaoyun's usual medicine and dissolve it in warm water and give it to me."

Bai Yunchi glanced at Chao Yun warily and asked, "What's wrong with her? Is she okay?"

Even though Bai Yunchi was a very slow person, he could sense that something was wrong with Chao Yun.