The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack: The Evil King's Doctor Consort's Ent

Chapter 31 Does it hurt?

A clear, crisp female voice came from the side, attracting everyone's attention.

Gu Lingzhi's face was still a little pale, but after resting for a whole day, she was able to get out of bed.

As for the toxins in her body, the fact that the doctor couldn't cure them doesn't mean she can't. She can drink the antidote and wait a few days to clear the remaining toxins.

She walked to the center under everyone's gaze, looking at Zhao Qiankun with a smile on her lips.

Zhao Qiankun was completely frozen, his face filled with disbelief.

He stared at Gu Lingzhi with wide eyes, his lips trembling, but he said nothing.

Gu Lingzhi walked directly in front of him.

"General Zhao, how have you been?"

Zhao Qiankun's heart tightened, and his scalp tingled from Gu Lingzhi's words. He suddenly knelt down on one knee, bowed apologetically, and said to Mo Jiuxiao in a deep voice, "Your Highness, this female slave has escaped without permission and should be executed immediately. How can you bring her back to the military camp?"

"Escape?"

Gu Lingzhi was amused by this remark.

She stood at the entrance of the military tent and glanced at the guards: "General Zhao, are you saying that the guards around the prince are all incompetent and can't even keep an eye on a lowly servant like me?"

Mo Jiuxiao spoke up at just the right moment: "I don't support useless people!"

These people had followed Mo Jiuxiao for a long time and knew his temperament well. As soon as he finished speaking, all the guards knelt down on the ground in unison.

"Your Highness, it's not our fault. That day, General Zhao personally led his men to take this servant away for questioning, saying it was on your orders!"

Zhao Qiankun felt a chill run down his spine after hearing this. Although he knew that Mo Jiuxiao would find out about it when he did it, he had followed Mo Jiuxiao for three years. Even if Mo Jiuxiao thought he had made contributions in battle, he wouldn't pursue the matter because of a female slave.

But it's different now.

The maid Gu Lingzhi returned unharmed.

Even if Mo Jiuxiao doesn't punish him, he will inevitably harbor suspicions about him.

Mo Jiuxiao's eyes instantly sharpened. "Zhao Qiankun, is this true?"

Zhao Qiankun's lips and tongue felt a little dry.

"Your Highness, I know I am guilty, but I was only thinking of your safety. I just wanted to interrogate that unidentified maid, but who knew she would run away halfway!"

Mo Jiuxiao's voice was filled with intense anger: "Zhao Qiankun, what is the punishment for issuing a private military order to interrogate my men?"

Suddenly, the deputy general and a group of soldiers standing not far behind Zhao Qiankun knelt down.

Gu Lingzhi's pupils contracted slightly upon seeing this scene.

She had long known that Zhao Qiankun was quite prestigious in the military camp, but she never expected that he could inspire so many people to plead for him.

Therefore, even Mo Jiuxiao would probably not be able to punish such a subordinate without a reason.

Gu Lingzhi raised an eyebrow, her tone laced with sarcasm: "General Zhao, while your words are heartfelt, have you forgotten that without rules there can be no order? If everyone in the army were to falsely convey military orders like you and go unpunished, wouldn't things be chaotic?"

Zhao Qiankun paused, his breath coming in short gasps.

He clenched his fists tightly, and the murderous intent in his eyes seemed to want to pierce several holes in Gu Lingzhi.

Gu Lingzhi had been holding back a lot of anger and had long wanted to teach this person a lesson. Now that the opportunity was right in front of her, how could she possibly show any mercy?

Zhao Qiankun was seething with hatred, but thinking about his current persona, he quickly stepped forward, lowered his head, and put his knees on the ground.

"This humble general knows his crime, but please punish him, Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, General Zhao's actions are understandable. Please punish him leniently."

Mo Jiuxiao stared intently at his subordinate: "Apologize!"

Zhao Qiankun froze, then suddenly looked up at Gu Lingzhi.

Seeing the smug smile on Gu Lingzhi's lips, the humiliation seemed to pierce to the bone.

Zhao Qiankun lowered his head: "It's my fault."

Gu Lingzhi was not satisfied with his reluctant attitude at all: "What did General Zhao do wrong?"

I shouldn't have doubted you!

Gu Lingzhi glanced at him coldly: "No, General Zhao's mistake is not here. My identity is unknown, so it's normal for General Zhao to be suspicious. Your mistake is that you are disloyal to the Prince!"

Zhao Qiankun stared at Gu Lingzhi in astonishment and anger.

Gu Lingzhi's words had brought the already tense atmosphere between the two to its extreme.

If this is truly his mistake, then he absolutely cannot apologize, because if he admits his mistake, he is admitting that he was disloyal to Mo Jiuxiao.

"This humble general is devoted to Your Highness and has never harbored any disloyal thoughts!"

Gu Lingzhi raised the corners of her lips, her eyes gleaming with a thousand lights: "General Zhao is wrong again. Your disloyalty is not determined by yourself, but by the Prince!"

Zhao Qiankun tucked his hands tightly into his sleeves, clenching them into fists.

“I was wholeheartedly helping the prince interrogate the spies. Regardless of my motives, a loyal soldier should normally support me. If you have nothing to hide, why are you going to such lengths to oppose me?”

"Who knows what you're up to? What if you and that person team up to give us the wrong information?"

Zhao Qiankun vehemently refuted him.

However, in a debate, he was no match for Gu Lingzhi.

She wasn't in a hurry at all. Instead, she stared intently at Zhao Qiankun. She knew all of Zhao Qiankun's weaknesses and understood his thoughts perfectly: "Whether it's right or wrong, Your Highness has the ability to make your own judgment. Isn't General Zhao interfering too much?"

"I……"

Zhao Qiankun was, after all, a military general. Although he wasn't stupid, his mind was completely blank at this moment.

He had absolutely no idea how to refute Gu Lingzhi, so he could only do one thing: "Your Highness, I swear to Heaven that I am utterly loyal to you!"

Seeing the panic in Zhao Qiankun's eyes, Gu Lingzhi suddenly continued, "General Zhao, do you dare to continue? Swear to heaven that if you are disloyal to the Prince in any way, may you and your family all die a horrible death!"

The word "family" instantly turned Zhao Qiankun's face pale.

The veins on the back of his hand, which was lying on the ground, bulged involuntarily, and his temples were throbbing.

"If this humble general harbors any disloyalty, then... then may I and my family... suffer a terrible death!"

After uttering his last words, all color drained from his face, and he even closed his eyes.

Gu Lingzhi could see through his guilty conscience, and she didn't believe that Mo Jiuxiao was unaware of it.

"I accept your loyalty. Considering you have followed me for three years and risked your life on the battlefield, guards, give you a hundred lashes!"

"Yes!"

Mo Jiuxiao's personal guards immediately came over from both sides.

Zhao Qiankun didn't dare to resist and was forcibly dragged down from the camp.

Because the execution site was not far away, Gu Lingzhi watched as the stick fell on Zhao Qiankun's body, one blow after another.

With her heart feeling much lighter, Gu Lingzhi clutched her chest and let out a long breath.

Mo Jiuxiao issued another order.

"Everyone who did not stop Zhao Qiankun from bringing people that day will be punished with twenty strokes!"

For a time, screams echoed outside the military camp.

Gu Lingzhi coughed heavily a few times and tightened her cloak.

It's getting colder and colder, and the air outside is getting chilly.

Mo Jiuxiao sat on the edge of the bed, and Gu Lingzhi slowly leaned down to him: "Thank you, Your Highness, for standing up for Lingzhi!"

Mo Jiuxiao turned his head to the side, propped one hand on the headboard, and leaned there lazily.

A hint of mockery appeared on his handsome face.

"In that case, how do you intend to thank me?"

Gu Lingzhi slightly raised her eyes.

She said that merely as a polite formality; Mo Jiuxiao was simply trying to establish his authority within the military.

If he doesn't take care of the disobedient subordinates, even more will become disobedient in the future.

"I have no way to repay your life-saving grace. I don't know what I have that could catch the prince's eye."

A smile played on her lips, but a chilling, unfathomable glint lurked in her eyes.

Gu Lingzhi clenched her fist, feeling that there was so little she could do right now.

That feeling of powerlessness made Gu Lingzhi determined that she would never again be manipulated by others.

Mo Jiuxiao turned his head, "Come here!"

Gu Lingzhi stood still.

"Your Highness, the scars on my body are ugly. Do you have such a heavy taste?"

She tilted her head and smiled slightly, her eyebrows and eyes beautiful and radiant.

Mo Jiuxiao's eyes darkened. "Don't you know my tastes perfectly well?"

Gu Lingzhi's expression flickered, but she deliberately provoked him: "Your Highness has seen countless women, how would Lingzhi know what your taste is?"

Whether it was my imagination or not, the coldness in Mo Jiuxiao's eyes suddenly intensified.

Mo Jiuxiao suddenly stood up and strode over to her.

Gu Lingzhi's heart leaped into her throat. When she saw the man's slightly furrowed brows, her eyes flickered unconsciously.

"Is what that spy said true or false? Who exactly touched you at that birthday banquet?"

Gu Lingzhi lowered her head. Although nothing had actually happened, Mo Jiuxiao had no right to ask such a question.

"Why should I tell you?"

Mo Jiuxiao wrapped one arm around her waist and carried her to the bed.

Gu Lingzhi gripped her clothes with one hand, staring at Mo Jiuxiao with wary and indignant eyes, and shouted sharply, "Let me go!"

Seeing her cold, furrowed brows, Mo Jiuxiao's originally taut lips curved into a smile.

He calmly and slowly grasped her wrist.

With her hands restrained, Gu Lingzhi frowned and looked coldly at Mo Jiuxiao: "Your Highness, although I am afraid of death, it is not that I am truly afraid to die. If it affects Your Highness's enjoyment, that would be bad."

Mo Jiuxiao stared intently at the wound on her cheek, his gaze slowly deepening.

"Does it hurt?"

The crisscrossing whip marks on Gu Lingzhi's body had only just begun to subside, but they still covered her fair skin and looked quite terrifying.

Gu Lingzhi turned her head away, feeling a tightness in her chest.

Mo Jiuxiao suddenly rubbed her face.

The warmth of his palm made Gu Lingzhi's heart pound, and she looked at Mo Jiuxiao with slightly rapid breathing.

"Gu Lingzhi, the world is vast, but there is no place for you to hide. Now, only I can protect you."

Gu Lingzhi glared at him fiercely: "How could I not? If I wanted to hide, who could find me?"

Mo Jiuxiao tightened his grip on her wrist.

"If it weren't for me, you would already be dead."