The little heroine investigates a mysterious case

Gu Zhanghua stood up subconsciously and clenched his fists tightly. When he thought of what happened in Jiaoyang Valley and that he had promised everyone that they would have a good life in the future, his blood boiled.

"The head of Jiaoyang Valley is called Huang Huacai. Two years ago, a flood disaster hit the south, and many people lost their homes and fled north. Second brother, do you remember that you and I went to Fucheng to provide disaster relief?"

Gu Jiancheng said, "Of course I remember. You set up a porridge stall in Fucheng to distribute porridge. I followed my father's orders and collected food from all over the place and shipped it to Fucheng, where the refugees were the most numerous."

"It was around that time that Huang Huacai happened to pass by Jiaoyang Valley, not far from Fucheng, and discovered that a large number of refugees in the valley were infected with the plague and were short of food and medicine. If they didn't get timely treatment, they would surely die, and they needed a large amount of silver. In desperation, Huang Huacai happened to hear that the Tiandao League was holding a martial arts competition in Jinyang City. The winner would receive the peerless sword, the Xie Zhan Sword!"

Gu Jiancheng understood it immediately.

"Are you saying that Huang Huacai actually planned all along to win the Evil-Slaying Blade, sell it for money, and save the refugees in Jiaoyang Valley?"

"Right! Her goal from the beginning was to save people. She fought with all her might, almost losing an arm, and only managed to win by a narrow margin! Fortunately, Daylily rushed back to Jiaoyang Valley in time with the food and herbs she had purchased, and over a hundred people in the valley were able to be saved!"

Ma Zhenzhen couldn't help but exclaim in praise: "Daylily is really great!"

Zhao Xuan lowered her head silently. She always felt that she was just doing what she should do, and even felt that she was reckless and impulsive, and did not consider things carefully. Now, listening to Gu Zhanghua recounting the whole story in front of her in a wonderful way, and Ma Zhenzhen praising her in a formal manner, she felt her face burning.

Gu Zhanghua's tone suddenly became indignant.

"Ma Zhenzhen, your praises are useless! In the end, for some unknown reason, the Evil Slaying Blade ended up in the hands of Liang Changping, the great general of the Kingdom of Yue."

Ma Zhenzhen screamed.

"Oh, I know about this. Liang Changping and Hu Yidao, the brother of Hu Yiba, the leader of the Tiandao League, are sworn enemies. Hu Yidao died heroically in the decisive battle with Liang Changping in Fengcheng!"

Gu Jiancheng hurriedly patted Ma Zhenzhen's hand soothingly, then looked at Gu Zhanghua.

"Fifth brother, please continue."

Gu Zhanghua completed it in one go.

"When Hu Yiba learned that the Xie Zhan Knife had fallen into Liang Changping's hands, he was immediately enraged. He first secretly bribed a group of money-hungry outlaws in the Jianghu to impersonate Jiaoyang Valley and carry out highway robbery. As a result, Jiaoyang Valley was stigmatized by merchants who did not know the truth as Yanwang Village. They repeatedly went to the government to complain, hoping that the government would enforce the law impartially and wipe out Yanwang Village. Then, Hu Yiba claimed that Huang Huacai was the leader of Yanwang Village and his crimes were unforgivable. In the name of upholding the moral principles of the Jianghu, he issued a huge reward and issued a Jianghu kill order for Huang Huacai!"

Ma Zhenzhen held Gu Jiancheng's hand tightly and looked at Gu Zhanghua worriedly.

"How's Daylily doing now? Nothing's wrong with her, is she?"

"She..." Gu Zhanghua glanced at Zhao Xuan quietly, "She had no choice but to flee far away to avoid implicating the innocent people in Jiaoyang Valley. Her whereabouts are still unknown!"

Ma Zhenzhen was extremely indignant: "The Heavenly Dao Alliance? They claim to uphold justice, but they do such despicable things! How hateful!"

Gu Jiancheng pondered, "Fifth brother, are you sure what you just said is correct?"

"Confirmed!"

Gu Zhanghua suddenly felt a little guilty.

"I was afraid that the Emperor wouldn't allow me to go to Jiaoyang Valley to investigate the truth, so I made up a lie and said I was going out for a walk with Shi Liu. Second brother, you must help me plead with the Emperor when the time comes. I really had no choice but to make this excuse!"

Gu Jiancheng smiled helplessly.

"Okay, I get it. Just tell me what you saw."

"Jiaoyang Valley is full of refugees who fled here. Some have cultivated wasteland to support themselves, while others have gone out to work to earn money to support their families. The elderly with limited mobility are enjoying their twilight years in the valley, the sick and frail have doctors to diagnose and care for them, and the children have people to teach them how to read. I even served as their teacher for a few days."

When Gu Zhanghua said this, he raised his head proudly.

Gu Jiancheng stood up and walked over to Gu Zhanghua, smiling with relief. He put his hands on Gu Zhanghua's shoulders and was about to say a few words of encouragement when he saw Gu Zhanghua dodge his hands, cover one side of his shoulder, and shout loudly: "It hurts!"

Gu Jiancheng looked at his hands in panic, not knowing what was going on.

Zhao Xuan hurriedly explained: "On the way back, we encountered assassins, and the prince was injured."

Gu Zhanghua said hurriedly: "It's okay, I was just stabbed in the shoulder by a dagger."

When Gu Jiancheng heard this, he felt like his head exploded. His face turned pale and sweat covered his forehead.

A dagger? A single thrust?

Gu Jiancheng immediately thought of the time at the Honglu Temple, when his fifth brother was also wounded in the arm by a dagger, and then his whole body was convulsing and he fainted. If his third brother had not arrived in time, hugged his fifth brother tightly, and let the imperial physician treat him with acupuncture, his fifth brother would probably have lost his life!

Gu Jiancheng was terrified. He took a step forward and hugged Gu Zhanghua tightly in his arms, shouting anxiously to the servant serving at the door.

"Quick! Call the court physician first! Then send someone to the palace to fetch the imperial physician and tell him that the virtuous prince is ill!"

Gu Zhanghua was stunned for a moment and tried to break free from Gu Jiancheng's arms.

"Brother! I'm not sick!"

Gu Jiancheng could no longer listen to what Gu Zhanghua said. His mind was filled with the image of his fifth brother lying half-dead on the bed.

Gu Jiancheng let go of Gu Zhanghua and gave her a princess hug.

"There's no time to wait for the imperial physician. I'll send my fifth brother to the palace right now!"

Gu Zhanghua's body swayed and he almost fell to the ground. He quickly stretched out his hands and hugged Gu Jiancheng's neck.

"Second brother! Second brother, wake up! Look at me, I'm fine, right?"

Zhao Xuan dodged and stood in front of Gu Jiancheng.

"Second brother! My prince's illness is really cured. Believe me this time, I'm not kidding you!"

Ma Zhenzhen looked carefully at Gu Zhanghua's face and found that there was no sign of any illness.

"Jiancheng, don't worry, put Fifth Brother down first. He looks like he's really fine!"

Gu Jiancheng seemed to come back to his senses at this time, and he slowly put Gu Zhanghua on the ground.

"Are you really okay?"

Gu Zhanghua circled around Gu Jiancheng and kicked him again.

"It's just the injury on my shoulder that hurts a little, everything else is fine."

Gu Jiancheng still couldn't believe it: "You didn't faint?"

"I did feel dizzy, but it was due to pain. I didn't have any other symptoms."

"Which master healed you? We've consulted many famous doctors over the years, but your condition didn't improve. And then you went out and got injured by an assassin, and you're healed now? It's unbelievable!"

Gu Zhanghua originally wanted to tell his second brother the truth about what happened at that time, but he was worried that his second brother would vent his anger on the princess or Hao Xiong and others, so he decided to tell it ninety percent true and one tenth false.

"There was a master, everyone called her the Little Medical Fairy, who was there at the time. When she treated my injuries, she fed me a pill. I don't know what it was, but she said that I was being hunted by assassins at the time and was in dire straits. It was like fighting poison with poison. My strange illness didn't survive the crisis that hung by a thread, so it healed on its own... If you don't believe me, ask Tian Shiliu!"

Gu Jiancheng immediately looked at Zhao Xuan. Zhao Xuan was furious. She was suddenly blaming her. How could she not have known that the Little Medical Fairy had also fed Gu Zhanghua a pill? Fighting poison with poison? What kind of logic was that? Did it make sense? Perhaps her explanation to the Little Medical Fairy back then was more reliable.

Zhao Xuan frowned, pretending to be confused.

"It might just be a coincidence. After all, who would be chased by so many assassins for no reason? The situation is urgent and life-threatening, so the prince might not be able to take care of his strange illness."

Ma Zhenzhen thought about it and said: "That's possible. The most important thing is to stay alive."

Zhao Xuan added, "And the Little Medical Immortal's medical skills are superb. Even though it was Huang Huacai who bought the food and herbs back then, if the Little Medical Immortal hadn't happened to be practicing medicine in Jiaoyang Valley, most people would still not have survived. The Little Medical Immortal's pills are absolutely an exclusive secret recipe, and their efficacy is extraordinary!"

Gu Jiancheng finally felt relieved, but he still asked, "Did the Little Medical Immortal say if the disease would recur in the future?"

"Second brother, the Little Medical Fairy is living in my house now. She will slowly treat me and prevent my condition from recurring."

Gu Jiancheng took the handkerchief handed to him by Ma Zhenzhen, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

"That's good. You said Wang Daoding is really something. He didn't tell me such an important thing in advance, causing me to be alarmed for nothing."

Zhao Xuan hurriedly spoke well of Wang Daoding.

"Lord Wang only knew that the prince was injured, but he didn't know the specific details. He thought the prince's injury was not serious, so he didn't mention it to you."

Gu Zhanghua held Zhao Xuan's hand and complained to Gu Jiancheng.

"Second brother! This is all the work of the Tiandao League. Those assassins were sent by Hu Yiba. Not only am I injured, but the princess is also injured!"

The tea bowl in Gu Jiancheng's hand almost fell to the ground. He hurriedly caught the bowl and looked at the young couple in front of him in disbelief.

"You guys really shocked me. Are you going to pacify Jiaoyang Valley? You're playing with your lives! You're so bold!"