Chapter 202: Discovered
Longâs words made s.h.i.+ observe carefully.
After a while, s.h.i.+ had to agree with Longâs view, âIt is quite possible.â
Long frowned, âBut those people dying of pestilence had been burned, didnât they?â
âSome families buried them in secret instead of burning them.â
Longâs brows were knitted, âDidnât they know the importance of cremation?â
s.h.i.+ coldly looked at the two poisonous people who were still trying to snap and claw even if being restrained, âIâll ask the subordinates to confirm their ident.i.ties.â
âHmm. Thereâs no better way.â Long muttered to himself and nodded.
Liu also said, âRight, verify their ident.i.ties first.â
A shadow guardian was commanded by s.h.i.+ to check up on the two poisonous peopleâs ident.i.ties before leaving soon.
Liu took the two poisonous people back to research.
Shortly afterwards, the shadow guardian brought a person who was astonished after seeing one of the poisonous people, âIs he Zhao Chun? Wasnât he burned? Why is he here?â
âFind Zhao Chunâs family to make it clear.â
âYes!â The guardian accepted the command, then left immediately.
Glancing at each other, Long and s.h.i.+ both frowned.
Zhao Chun who was supposed to be burned was really not burned.
The shadow guardian came back soon. According to him, the family of Zhao Chun confessed that they buried Zhao Chun in a remote place instead of burning him. They didnât expect thisâ¦
Long signed helplessly, âJust as expectedâ¦â
âIt seemed that most of the poisonous people had the same situation.â s.h.i.+ looked more serious.
Long held s.h.i.+âs hand, âQingzhou⦠â
s.h.i.+ turned his head to Long, âNo worries, Iâm fine.â
âHmm. Good. It will be solved. You planned to lure them out before, so it also can be seen as a good thing.â
Hearing this, s.h.i.+ slightly answered, âHmm.â
Liu Suifeng came out of the room after four hours.
Long and s.h.i.+ walked to him, âWhatâs going on?â
âThis poisonous person was low-grade. So even if people are infected by the poisonous person, they could be detoxified easily.â Liu replied.
That was good news for all people.
Then, Long said immediately, âIn that case, youâd better prepare more antidotes.â
âGot it. Iâll make the prescription and ask those imperial physicians to make antidotes.â
âOkay.â Long nodded. âHow long do you need to make the antidotes?â
âAt least eight days.â Liu answered.
Long slightly frowned, âSo long time⦠then these poisonous people would not be their only means.â
âAgree.â Liu looked a little serious, âThe major problem is where these poisonous people came from. We have to figure it out, otherwise, poisonous people will emerge continuously.â
âInvestigation has been arranged.â s.h.i.+ said, âBut shadow guardians are short-handed, I consider asking soldiers in the city to partic.i.p.ate in the action.â
âThose soldiers are not good at martial arts; are they competent?â Long doubted.
s.h.i.+ said with a flat tone, âIâll add more soldiers for each group. The shadow guardians canât do everything.â
âThat is true.â Long pursed his lips.
âSince you made the decision, ask them to cooperate.â
Long and s.h.i.+ didnât leave.
Long motionlessly watched s.h.i.+ practice his sword in the courtyard of Right-Prime Ministerâs Mansion.
It was good that s.h.i.+ didnât want to partic.i.p.ate in the action. But why Long felt⦠weird?
They hoped s.h.i.+ to constrain his nature like this⦠But did they overshoot the mark?
Long was really afraid of that this was the tranquility before the storm.
He worried that s.h.i.+ was bearing too much pressure and probably would collapse if he couldnât bear it someday.
If that happened, the consequence couldnât be imagined.
Long admitted that was what he concerned.
After s.h.i.+ finished practicing the sword, Long walked to s.h.i.+, âQingzhou.â
s.h.i.+ nodded, âHmm, whatâs up?â
âDonât you get out to have a look?â Long asked.
s.h.i.+ shook his head, âNo, shadow guardians will deal with those things.â
âAlright.â Long agreed, âThen take a rest. Donât be too tired.â
s.h.i.+ smiled, âJust practice the sword. It doesnât matter.â
Long took s.h.i.+âs hand and walked toward the room, âDid you forget that you said youâre tired this morning?â
s.h.i.+ blinked without saying anything.
Long and s.h.i.+ walked into the room hand in hand, âAre you thirsty?â
Seeing s.h.i.+ nod, Long immediately poured the water for s.h.i.+.
Enjoying Longâs service, s.h.i.+ drank it.
Long just watched s.h.i.+ instead of drinking water.
s.h.i.+ raised his eyebrows, âHave some water, wonât you?â
âIâm good.â Long shook his head, âIâm not thirsty.â
s.h.i.+ didnât say anything except murmuring, âOh.â
At the moment, a shadow guardian came to report that Right-Prime Minister asked to meet them.
Right-Prim Minister couldnât get out of bed now, so he actually asked Long and s.h.i.+ to come to see him.
Since Long and s.h.i.+ had nothing to do now, they went there together.
âYour Majesty, Your Grace, greetings.â
âDonât be so polite.â Long waved his hand to stop Right-Prime Minister to kneel.
âWhatâs the matter?â
Right-Prime Minister immediately answered, âYour Majesty, something occurred to me. It is probably a.s.sociated with the poisonous people, which Iâm not sure about.â
âUh? What is it? Just tell us.â Long said at once.
âIt happened on the day before I was infected with the pestilence. I was healthy before and didnât feel uncomfortable until I took several soldiers to the back mountain. I had a bad feeling there, as if I saw a thing like a ghost. I thought that was illusive. But in view of the poisonous people, I think there are probably some secrets hidden in the back mountain. I didnât feel well after getting back from the back mountain, and it turned out that I got infected by the pestilence on the second dayâ¦â
âThe back mountain⦠â Long looked towards s.h.i.+. âQingzhou, do you want to check it?â
Hearing this, s.h.i.+ shook his head, âNo.â
Long stared at s.h.i.+, âReally?â
s.h.i.+ smiled slightly, âIsnât it better if I donât go there?â
Long kept silent.
s.h.i.+ clapped Longâs hand, âDonât think too much. I just donât want to get into unnecessary trouble.â
Long remained silent, then said, âAlright.â
âWhat about you?â s.h.i.+ asked, âWill you go there?â
Long laughed, âWhy do I go there if you stay here?â
s.h.i.+ also laughed, âThe address has been provided. It wonât get worse even if there is any secret. We can wait for the result here.â
âHmm.â Long smiled, âI agree.â
Long sent most shadow guardians and a group of soldiers out. But there were still many soldiers guarding Right-Prime Ministerâs Mansion. Since Long dared to send so many people out, he was sure Right-Prime Ministerâs Mansion would not be broken through.
Moreover, elite soldiers led by Qiu Ming had also arrived outside the city. It only would take a quarter of an hour to get to Right-Prime Ministerâs Mansion.
It was impossible for anyone to break through Right-Prime Ministerâs Mansion within a quarter of an hour.
Long and s.h.i.+ sat in the courtyard after shadow guardians and soldiers departed. After about two hours, Ouyang came back in panic.
Long and s.h.i.+ were astonished, âOuyang? Why so fl.u.s.tered?â
âWeâve gotten a big discovery and need an army to help.â Ouyang replied simply.
Long stood up immediately, âHow is it going?â
âA huge cavity was dug on the ground, which was filled with countless poisonous people.â
Long gasped with shock, âCountless poisonous people.â
Ouyang nodded, âWe need an army and a General. It is probably useless to storm the back mountain due to its complex terrain.â
Long looked cold, âQingzhou, where is Qiu Ming?â
âOutside the city. He can enter immediately.â
âThen ask Qiu Ming to head to the back mountain with his army.â
s.h.i.+ nodded, then lighted a signal flareâ¦
Ouyang went to converge with Qiu Ming before heading to the back mountain together.
Looking serious, Long and s.h.i.+ sat down again without moving anymore.
At the same timeâ¦
Du Longâs face was ghastly pale, âHow could they discover our underground base so soon?â
The two men in black also looked pale.
âSince they have come, kill all of them!â
Du Long gritted his teeth, âIâm on it!â