Huang Rong smiled faintly, "Now that I'm surrounded by wolves and alone, I have to be careful. If I bring Tang Kuo Bian with me, Your Highness won't have any scruples and you'll immediately send someone to take him away."
"But how can I know if Tang Kuo Bian is still alive or not?" Wanyan Liang sneered. ()
"It's impossible for him to be unscathed," Huang Rong said as the people of the Jin Kingdom turned pale. "He was poisoned by the famous Western Poison. It's already a miracle that he didn't die."
Ouyang Feng smiled coldly, "How's that brat doing?"
"Thanks to you, Elder Master, Brother Jing can no longer see," Huang Rong said expressionlessly.
Ouyang Feng was pleased and laughed, "Hehe, if it weren't for his strong internal energy, he wouldn't have just lost his sight."
Huang Rong ignored him and looked at Wanyan Liang, "Your Highness, did you bring the antidote?"
"I did bring the antidote, but Tang Kuo Bian is not here. How can I give it to you?" Wanyan Liang said in a low voice.
"Your Highness, please put yourself in my shoes. If it were you, would you bring him here?" Huang Rong answered, "But Your Highness, don't worry, I still need him to test the antidote. As long as it's fine, I'll let him go."
Wanyan Liang snorted, "Hehe, how can I know if you'll keep your promise and let him go?" Although he wished that Tang Kuo Bian would never come back, with so many people around, there was no guarantee that there wouldn't be spies from other forces. He could only pretend to be concerned about Tang Kuo Bian's safety.
Huang Rong was silent for a long time before she said, "How can I make Your Highness believe me?"
Wanyan Liang looked Wuji up and down Huang Rong's slender body. He smiled, "How about this, I'll give you the antidote and you write down Tang Kuo Bian's location. As the saying goes, 'give me the money, give me the goods'."
Huang Rong frowned, "How do I know if the antidote is real or fake?"
"That's easy, just give it a try." Wanyan Liang clapped his hands and an imperial bodyguard stepped forward. "This Prince will have him take Mister Ouyang's poison and then take the antidote. Whether it's real or fake, we will know at a glance."
Hearing that they were going to test the poison on themselves, the guard's expression did not change at all. Huang Rong was secretly shocked: Wanyan Liang looks like a greedy man, but I didn't expect him to be so good at controlling women. No wonder he can turn the Jin court upside down.
"Alright, but I've brought the poison with me. There's no need to trouble Mr. Ouyang." Huang Rong took out a porcelain bottle and collected Guo Jing's poisonous blood.
Wanyan Liang nodded to himself. Huang Rong was indeed very meticulous. She was afraid that they had tampered with the poison. However, he did not intend to make things difficult for her regarding the antidote, so he was not afraid that she would try it. Thus, he agreed with great difficulty, "Sure, but how do I know that you did not lie to me when you wrote down the location?"
"You can only choose to believe me," Huang Rong said calmly.
Wanyan Liang stared at the beautiful woman in front of him, his face expressionless. After a long time, he relaxed and laughed, "Madam Guo is a famous chivalrous woman. I don't think you would lie to me. If that's the case, let's begin!"
He did not really want to save Tang Kuo Bian. All he needed to do was to show the court that he had tried his best to save him. As for whether Tang Kuo Bian was in Huang Rong's place, he did not care. In fact, he hoped that Huang Rong would lie to him and never save Tang Kuo Bian.
Huang Rong seemed to know that he would agree. Without any hesitation, she took out a silver needle and put it into the porcelain bottle. When she took it out again, the needle had turned black. Together with the drop of blood on the tip of the needle, it looked very strange.
Although the guard had a strong will, he couldn't help but turn pale at the sight of the strong poison. However, as Wanyan Liang's death warrior, he had no choice but to go to the pavilion and stretch out his hand. He could only pray that his master's antidote would be effective.
Huang Rong did not pierce the entire needle into his arm. She only lightly pricked his skin. After all, this poison was extremely potent. The other party did not have a vigorous internal energy like Guo Jing to resist it. She was afraid that all the needles would pierce his throat.
However, even though it was only a small cut on the skin, the guard's entire body trembled. A black aura quickly spread from his arm to his entire body. He could no longer stand, and his entire body curled up on the ground like a cooked shrimp. At first, he was worried about Wanyan Liang's face and tried to suppress his voice. But soon, he could no longer bear the pain and rolled on the ground, howling in pain.
Wanyan Liang was unmoved. He waved his hand and ordered his attendants to feed the antidote to the guard. After about the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the guard's condition gradually stabilized. Although he still could not get up, it was obvious that the poison in his body had been neutralized.
"Madam Guo, are you relieved now?" Wanyan Liang looked at her calmly.
She didn't know why, but Song Qing made Huang Rong flustered, while the man in front of her made her extremely annoyed. Thus, her voice also became colder. "Fine, hand over the antidote and the address."
Huang Rong took out a ball of paper from her bosom and placed it in the pavilion, "I'll put the address here. Prince, please throw the antidote over."
"We agreed to trade at the same time!" The surrounding guards voiced their dissatisfaction. Wanyan Liang waved his hand to stop them and smiled, "Beautiful women always have some privileges. Let's do as you wish."
As soon as he finished speaking, he casually threw the bottle containing the antidote over. Ouyang Feng, who was standing behind him, saw it clearly. At that moment, he had already changed his mind. He did not give the real antidote bottle to Huang Rong, but instead threw another porcelain bottle that looked exactly the same to her.
Ouyang Feng was delighted, "It seems that Wanyan Liang is not that stupid. He knows what Guo Jing means to Xiangyang and has no intention of letting the tiger return to the mountain."
He had originally thought that Guo Jing and Huang Rong would be spared this time. He was extremely dissatisfied, but Wanyan Liang had to care about the interests of the various powers in the court and had to save Tang Kuo Bian, so he could not do anything about it. Now that the truth was out, his dissatisfaction disappeared.
Huang Rong did not know about all this. After grabbing the porcelain bottle, she did not rush to leave the pavilion. Instead, she took out the poisonous blood bottle and pretended to pour it on the paper, "All of you, step back a hundred steps or I'll destroy this paper."
Wanyan Liang smiled, "No problem." He then ordered his subordinates to step back. He thought that he had put on enough of an act and that he could now answer to the various parties involved in the rescue of Tang Kuo Bian.
As for Huang Rong, there were guards in a radius of a few miles, surrounding the pavilion so tightly that not even a drop of water could trickle through. Where could she escape to? Moreover, it was only a hundred steps away. If his subordinates really wanted to catch her, what difference would a hundred steps make?
Seeing that they had indeed retreated a hundred steps as promised, Huang Rong smiled sweetly, tapped the ground with the tips of her toes, and used her Light Body Technique to run away.
When Wanyan Liang saw the smile on her face as she left, Wanyan Liang's heart itched and he hastily called out, "Quick, quickly catch her for this Prince." In his anxiety, his tone was not as polite as usual.
Qiu Qianren had already been prepared for a long time. As soon as Wanyan Liang's voice fell, he shot forward like an arrow, chasing after Huang Rong. On the other side, Ouyang Feng was half a step behind. He was different from Qiu Qianren, who was obsessed with fame and wealth. He still had the pride of a great master, so he was somewhat dissatisfied that Wanyan Liang was ordering him around like a subordinate. However, when he thought about the grudge between him and Huang Rong, he hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he still chased after her.
"Gang Leader Qiu's nickname is' Iron Palm Drifting on Water '. Your qinggong is truly one of the best in the present age." Murong Bo did not move and stayed by Wanyan Liang's side. Watching Qiu Qianren catch up to Huang Rong, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"In this Prince's residence, Gang Leader Qiu's qinggong is number one!" Seeing that Huang Rong was about to become his, Wanyan Liang couldn't help but feel proud.
Regarding Wanyan Liang's evaluation, Murong Bo noncommittally smiled and continued to observe the situation with his hands clasped behind his back.
Seeing that Huang Rong was getting closer and closer, Qiu Qianren's heart was getting hotter and hotter. In fact, he had been very depressed these past few days. He had been relying on Wanyan Liang for a long time and had always been treated as an honored guest. However, as the number of experts under Wanyan Liang's command increased, he was keenly aware that Wanyan Liang was no longer as enthusiastic towards him as before.
Although Iron Palm Drifting on Water could be considered to be illustrious and famous in Jianghu, Qiu Qianren clearly knew that compared to Western Poison Ouyang Feng and Murong Bo, who gave him a taste of his own medicine, his reputation was still somewhat lacking. Worried that his position in the Prince's Mansion would be marginalized, he had been racking his brains to find a solution.
Wanyan Liang's feelings towards Huang Rong made him see hope. He was clear that as long as he captured Huang Rong and sent her to him, in the future, every time Wanyan Liang galloped on Huang Rong's body, he would remember how good he was. That way, his position in the Prince's residence would also rise, and he would definitely be able to suppress Ouyang Feng and Murong Bo.
With this motivation, Qiu Qianren felt that his Qing Gong today was three times faster than usual.
"Smelly girl, stay here for this old man!" Qiu Qianren grinned fiendishly. His whole body was like a roc spreading its wings, and he stretched out his hand to grab Huang Rong's shoulder.
In the distance, Wanyan Liang suddenly felt a faint uneasiness in his heart. Huang Rong didn't escape in another direction as he had expected, instead, she chose to escape into that mountain. Could it be that she didn't know that although that mountain looked big, its peak was a dangerous place?
"She shouldn't know." Wanyan Liang comforted himself. After all, he only knew about it after checking the county's map.
At this time, a sudden change occurred in the distance! When Qiu Qianren saw that he was about to catch Huang Rong, a black shadow suddenly sprang out from a dense tree nearby. Like an oriole behind, a palm struck towards Qiu Qianren's back.
Qiu Qianren was immediately scared out of his wits. The opposite party's palm had yet to arrive, but the strong wind that came from it had already made it difficult for him to breathe. At this time, how could he still take care of Huang Rong? He hastily turned around and used his Iron Palm to meet that person.
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