outside the imperial city

The woman was wearing a thin underwear, sleeping with her knees hugged in a transparent water tank, with a peaceful expression.Colorful branches and leaves wrapped around her jade body, and vines stretched into her snow-white skin.Through the underwear, you can see that her body is dyed with colorful colors, and it looks like it is shining with colorful lights.

"This is a masterpiece!" Mrs. Wang sighed with satisfaction, "How is it? Yao Fanglan, even if you are the current head of the Yao family, you can't make such a perfect Gu mother, right?"

Yao Fanglan put away all the playful faces and stared at the woman.

"Come here, cut off his hands, and bring them to this platform."

Yao Fanglan turned to Mrs. Wang, her voice was without any warmth: "Is this okay? Before I came here, I deliberately took medicine to speed up the flow of Qi and blood in my body. If you cut off my hand, even if the holy pill is still in my body, it will still be the same." It can’t stop the bleeding. If I die from blood loss before you take out the holy pill, do you know what the consequences will be?”

Mrs. Wang was not used to his serious appearance, and her momentum weakened for a moment: "Do you think I will believe you?"

Yao Zanglan sneered: "What harm will it do me to take a medicine that speeds up the flow of Qi and blood? Or do you want to try it?"

He stretched out his hands in front of the maid, as if it wasn't his hands that were about to be chopped off.

There is only one holy pill, and Mrs. Wang dare not take the risk after all: "Tie him tightly and watch him carefully. Do it after two hours of the medicine's effect."

Mrs. Wang cast a sideways glance at him, left ten maids to guard him, and left the secret room.

Yao Fanglan looked at the ten maids.They stood in every corner of the room, like lifeless puppets, and it seemed that as long as he didn't make trouble, they would ignore him.

Yao Fanglan walked to the water tank and sat down, her eyes were at the same level as the Gu mother.

"Miss Xu." Yao Fanglan called softly, "Miss Xu."

Totally unresponsive.Could it be dead?

Although the woman seemed not breathing at all, the host of the Gu mother should be able to breathe through the Gu mother.

"Sister, sister, where are you?" Xu Haocheng's voice sounded outside the wall.

The maid at the door took the lead, and Yao Fanglan stood up: "That idiot Xu Haocheng, I—"

He couldn't continue because he saw the Gu mother opened her eyes.

The pupils were supposed to be black, but they were infected by the Gu mother, and now they are radiant, like two brilliant gemstones.

"Miss Xu?" Yao Fanglan leaned closer, "Miss Xu, can you hear me?"

The woman moved her lips, but no sound came out: "Help, brother."

"Miss Xu, my hands and feet are tied up now, so I can't save him." Yao Fanglan turned around to show her the hemp rope in her hand.

The wall was opened, and the two maids walked out.

"Help, brother." The woman's hands slipped from her legs, making a gesture of wanting to stand up.

Yao Fanglan said anxiously: "Listen, Miss Xu, you can save him. Only you can save him."

Responding to his voice, the woman turned her dull eyes and looked at Yao Fanglan.

"You calm down first, and then call your child."

He was clearly staring at him, but it seemed like he was looking at nothingness.The ghostly eyes made Yao Fanglan shudder, and a stream of cold sweat could not help but flow down his face.

"Child." The woman seemed to understand, her eyes moved and she stopped looking at him.

The next moment, she raised her neck and let out a sharp scream at the water.

Yao Zanglan's hands were tied and he couldn't cover his ears, but the sound was so loud that his ears hurt, so he staggered towards the door.

There was already chaos outside the door.Xu Haocheng was surrounded by several maids, all of whom looked forward blankly.Dozens of unconscious guests were running towards them.

The maids have set up their positions, and a fierce battle is inevitable.

"Xu Haocheng, come this way." Yao Fanglan shouted.

Xu Haocheng regained his senses, rushed out of the encirclement of the maids, and ran to Yao Fanglan's side.Yao Fanglan kicked the door and it closed.

"Sister!" Xu Haocheng saw the woman in the water tank at a glance.

When the woman saw him, she stopped screaming, closed her eyes, and returned to the state of deep sleep at the beginning.

"So, she will only wake up when you are in danger." Yao Fanglan said, "Before she went berserk, she should have seen you being captured through the eyes of the medicine gu."

Xu Haocheng didn't listen to what he was saying at all, while hammering on the water tank, he shouted: "Sister!"

"Stop hammering." Yao Fanglan sighed, "It's too late."

"What do you mean it's too late?" Xu Haocheng ran behind Yao Fanglan and untied the rope for him, "Master Yao, come with me and pull my sister out."

Yao Fanglan moved her wrist: "As soon as she leaves the water tank, she will die. She has already merged with Gu mother, it's too late."

"Why do those people do this?" Xu Haocheng caressed the smooth outer wall of the water tank.

Yao Fanglan explained: "Only through the host of the Gu mother, those people can control the people parasitized by the medicine Gu. Your sister is dead, and the one in front of you is no one. There is only one way to save her."

He took out the leftover medicine powder from the morning from his sleeve, and walked into the Gu mother, and the woman started screaming again.

More and more medicinal Gu gathered outside, the sound of hammering the door became louder, Yao Fanglan frowned, and was about to pour the medicinal powder into the water tank.

"What are you doing!" Xu Haocheng took his hand, "You want to kill my sister?"

"Well," Yao Fanglan said, "If I don't kill her, those people outside will not be able to break away from the control of the medicine Gu. The medicine Gu is bloodthirsty, and the number of victims will continue to increase."

"No, this is my sister." Xu Haocheng opened his arms and stood in front of the water tank.

The more urgent the situation was, the more calm Yao Fanglan said: "Do you know how many people will die for her if you don't kill her? Do you know how those people want to use her to control the poisonous poison?"

The door was kicked open with a "bang", and the hosts of the medicinal Gu swarmed up.

Yao Fanglan pushed Xu Haocheng: "Okay, get out of the way."

"I don't!" Xu Haocheng remained motionless, "You clearly promised me that you would save my sister."

"I'm talking about doing my best. It's impossible for your sister to live like a normal person anyway—hiss."

Yao Zanglan lowered her head, a knife stretched out from behind Xu Haocheng at some point, and inserted it into Xu Haocheng's stomach.

Yao Fanglan pushed Xu Haocheng aside, and took another slap from Mrs. Wang forcefully.

"Yao Fanglan, you are really a scourge, and you can cause me trouble if you are tied up. I will take out the holy pill now," Mrs. Wang brandished her long knife, "I will kill you."

With a strong thumb, Yao Fanglan slammed the bag containing the powder into Xu Haocheng's hand: "Pour this down quickly."

"How could it be possible to do so, that's his sister." Mrs. Wang kept stabbing Yao Fanglan with a knife, and Yao Fanglan had to turn her attention to her eyes.

He reached out to take out the bow and arrow from his sleeve, but remembered that the bow and arrow had almost been taken away when he was caught.He ground his teeth angrily, pressed the wound with one hand, and kept avoiding Mrs. Wang's attack.

"Sister, it's all right," Xu Haocheng said to the woman, "No one will kill you. I'll just throw it away."

"Xu Haocheng! Take a good look at your sister! Do you think she wants to do this?" Yao Fanglan yelled at Xu Haocheng, "Let her go!"

"It's really leisurely." Mrs. Wang drew out her knife sharply.

Unlike a sword, a knife has only one edge.Yao Fanglan grasped this point and turned over from the back of the knife.When he got so angry, he coughed up a big mouthful of blood.

He stood in the distance, opened his hand and looked, it was covered with blood.

"Are you wondering why the bleeding won't stop?" Mrs. Wang said, "Because this is a poison made for the Holy Pill."

The medicine Gu is still in its infancy, and it is still a bit reluctant to control the host's body, so these people walk very slowly.But even so, there are still many medicine Gus approaching them.

Yao Fanglan ignored her, but looked at Xu Haocheng in the distance: "Xu Haocheng! If you don't kill her now, she will be corroded by the poison and die in a year."

Xu Haocheng looked at his sister.

She used to be so gentle and virtuous, as long as she smiled, the whole family was brightened.But now, she was screaming blindly.Blue veins popped up on his neck, his eyes were dull, and his expression was ferocious.Is this still my sister?

"Sister." Tears rolled down Xu Haocheng's face, "Look at me."

The woman didn't stop screaming, but her eyes turned to him.The moment he saw his tearful face, his puppet-like eyes became brighter.

Soft, sister's gaze.

"By the way, your last Gu mother," Yao Fanglan looked at Mrs. Wang, "was she a big shot in the government?"

"Who knows." Mrs. Wang aimed at the wound on Yao Fanglan's abdomen and stabbed again.

Yao Zanglan spat out a mouthful of blood and clenched the blade tightly.

At that moment, all the medicinal Gu let out a roar that could shake the world.

When Madam Wang heard this voice for the first time, she subconsciously let go of her hands and covered her ears.Yao Zanglan took the opportunity to forcefully draw the knife.The long knife twirled in his hand, and the blade pointed at Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang's eyes widened. Yao Fanglan waved her hand and slashed her face.

"Farewell, sister."

Xu Haocheng watched the plants wither, and the woman spit out a few bubbles and sank to the bottom of the water.

"Quick," Yao Fanglan reached out to support the woman, "lift her up."

Xu Haocheng couldn't get his head around: "Didn't you say you can't leave the water?"

"Once the Gu mother dies, your sister will also die. But the smell of the Gu mother is still on her body, which can attract the medicinal Gu outside." Yao Fanglan pulled the woman out, "You hug her now and run outside the building. If you see... Well, in short, if someone calls your name, you give your sister to him. But, don't tell him that I'm hurt."

"What is this for? How are you? Where are you going?"

"I don't have time to explain so much. Do as I say." Yao Fanglan said, "I'll set fire to burn this place down. As long as all the medicinal Gu is burned, those people can still be saved. Go, hurry up."

Xu Haocheng hugged the woman's body, hesitating.

"Hurry up!" Yao Fanglan hugged her belly, "I'll clear the way for you later, and you run out."

"But you're hurt so badly."

"It's okay, I won't die," Yao Fanglan smiled, "Because we made an appointment."

He took a deep breath and rushed towards the crowd.

She was poor at sword skills, and had to be careful not to kill people. Blood was seeping from the corner of Yao Zanglan's mouth, and she slashed wildly with the back of her knife.

"Yao Yao?"

Hearing a familiar call, Yao Fanglan gritted his teeth and got out from the gap between the two people beside him.

"Yao Yao?" Jing Yanshuo was taken aback.That figure should be Yao Fanglan, he will not admit his mistake.But if it was Yao Fanglan, why did he run away when he saw him?

"Xu Haocheng?" Jing Yanshuo stopped Xu Haocheng who was following Yao Zanglan and squeezed over.He was holding the body of a woman, who looked lifeless, probably dead.

"Who are you?" Xu Haocheng asked while running forward.He didn't remember knowing anyone who was so good-looking.

Those medicinal Gus obviously targeted him, chasing after him at an extremely slow speed.

"I..." Jing Yanshuo didn't know how to explain, "Where's Yao Yao?"

"Yao Yao?" Xu Haocheng looked at him, "Brother Lu?"

Jing Lishuo glanced back, the medicine Gus were very close to them, it was not the time to chat.

"Give it to me." Jing Lingshuo stretched out his hand.Xu Haocheng remembered Yao Fanglan's words and handed his sister over to him.

Jing Lishuo carried Miss Xu with one hand and grabbed Xu Haocheng's back with the other, and leaped up to the eaves.

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah--"

"Don't make noise." Jing Yanshuo said angrily, "Where's Yao Yao?"

"Yao, Mr. Yao said he was going to set fire, so let me hold this to lure the medicine poisons outside." Xu Haocheng closed his eyes tightly, "Brother Lu, where did you just go? Scared, scared me to death."

"Me? I went to move people outside. I didn't find anyone sober after walking the whole building, so I moved them out."

"Move, move people?" Xu Haocheng's legs shook like a dustpan.

"Is Yao Yao okay?"

"He—" Xu Haocheng paused, "He was injured."

"Injured?" Jing Shuo stopped in his tracks, "Is it serious? Where is he?"

"No, I don't know." Xu Haocheng answered truthfully.

"How about it," Jing Shuo handed the porcelain bottle to him, "You put some of this on your body, and then go to him. I'll take everyone outside first, and then go to you."

"But, but—"

Jing Lishuo speeded up and disappeared in front of Xu Haocheng's eyes in an instant.

Xu Haocheng wanted to say it, but he was seriously injured, so it was useless for me to go.

Jing Lisuo felt that since Yao Fanglan asked Xu Haocheng to send a message to let him go out, it meant that the situation was still under his control.What's more, he still has a holy pill in his body.

Unfortunately, this time, he was completely wrong.