Murong Ke's injuries were quite serious. Although he had recuperated for a few days, he still could not get out of bed. Not to mention the fact that he did not eat or drink for a few days, his body was weak. He had fought with a demonic beast and three of his ribs were broken. Fortunately, they were not fatal.
"Your Majesty." Song Jiong walked in and looked at Murong Ke with concern. "Are you feeling better?"
Murong Ke pointed to the bed and said, "Sit down and talk. You are injured as well. What are you doing out there with those people instead of resting?"
When the beast appeared, all the officers in the Wu Ling County ran away quickly. They just let the soldiers die. If it were not for the fact that Murong Ke happened to be here, who knew what would have happened.
"It is just a minor injury, not as serious as Your Majesty's." Song Jiong said with a smile, "Also, it is not a big deal."
"Broken hands and feet will be a big deal?" Murong Ke asked lightly.
Song Jiong scratched his head with a smile. "Your Majesty, the beast is dead. I had it dragged out of the county and burned."
Murong Ke looked at Song Jiong with a gloomy expression. "Any news from other places?"
His words froze Song Jiong's expression. "Your Majesty … according to the news sent by undercover guards, not only the Wu Ling County, but many other places. But they all disappeared on the same day."
"They did not disappear." Murong Ke looked solemn. "Someone must be able to suppress them."
"When I … was in the Wilderness, I once saw such a beast. Teng Ye's body was eaten by the beast." Song Jiong said in a low voice. Even though the beast he saw in the Wu Ling County was different from the one he saw in the Wilderness, he felt it was the same thing.
That was not an ordinary beast, but a beast.
Murong Ke asked, "Any news from the Darknorth Kingdom and the Wilderness?"
Song Jiong said, "General Ye said that the Qi Kingdom also sent out soldiers. But there is no news from the Darknorth Kingdom."
"I am afraid that the beast will cause panic among the people in the world. This is more serious than a natural disaster." Murong Ke said in a deep voice. He had seen with his own eyes that the monster had come out from a woman's body. Now that they were looking at ordinary people, he could not tell if there was another monster hidden within them. No one knew when a seemingly ordinary person would turn into a monster.
In fact, could the people around him be monsters?
Song Jiong asked in a low voice, "Your Majesty, are these monsters? Should we look for an exorcist? "
"There's no need for that. This monster isn't as simple as a monster. Normal monster slayers are nothing more than appearances. They're no match for it at all," Murong Ke said calmly. Perhaps Mo Rongzhan would know more about this matter.
"Send someone to Dingdu City. Something must have happened there." Murong Ke said.
Song Jiong replied, "Yes."
Murong Ke looked around. "This is the Lei family? Who was outside just now? "
"Your Majesty, it's Concubine Hui's younger sister. She's here to deliver the sour plum soup." Song Jiong said.
"Pick two people to secretly protect Hui Fei." Murong Ke recalled that Lei Bingfu had almost gotten into an accident on the way to the capital. Thinking about it, the Lei family wasn't that safe.
Song Jiongming understood that the two people Murong Ke was talking about were two secret guards. He agreed and said, "This official will go and arrange it."
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Lei Bingfu came to the study in the front courtyard to look for Master Lei. Lei Jieting was there as well. The father and daughter were discussing something in the study. When they heard Lei Bingfu's arrival, they came to the door together.
"Fu 'er, why are you here?" Master Lei looked at Lei Bingfu in surprise. He probably didn't expect her to come to the study at this time.
"This consort just came from the upper room." Lei Bingfu was wearing the clothes she used to wear when she was a girl at home. She still looked fresh and young, but she deliberately let go of her aura. She was dignified and solemn as she stared at Master Lei from above.
Master Lei was stunned for no reason. Only then did he remember that his eldest daughter was no longer the girl he used to ignore at home. She was the favored Concubine Hui in the palace.
"This official greets Concubine Hui." Master Lei knelt down absentmindedly. Although Lei Bingfu was his daughter, there was a difference between a ruler and a subject. He couldn't treat her with the same attitude as before.
"Father, Concubine Hui is older sister. We're family." Lei Jieting held Master Lei's hand, wanting to pull him up.
Lei Bingfu raised her brows. "Father, even if there's a difference between the di and shu, you should still teach Sister Ting what should be taught. The difference between a ruler and a subject is as heavy as Mount Tai."
"Older sister, what do you mean by that? I don't understand." The smile on Lei Jieting's face froze. She hated it the most when people mentioned the difference between di and shu. If the Guo family hadn't been framed, how could her mother have become Concubine Guo?
Concubine Guo and Master Lei were childhood friends and cousins. The two of them had feelings for each other since they were young.
Lei Bingfu glanced at her. She didn't let Master Lei, who was kneeling on the ground, get up. With her status, she was worthy of Master Lei's kneeling. "It's right that you don't understand. In the future, this consort will find a nanny to teach you the rules. Otherwise, your knees will be too hard and you'll treat everyone as family."
"Sister Ting, hurry and kneel down to greet Concubine Hui." Master Lei pulled Lei Jieting down to kneel and smiled at Lei Bingfu. "Concubine Hui, Sister Ting is still young and doesn't know much. Please don't take offense."
"She's already able to manage the entire Lei family. She's not young anymore." Lei Bingfu said lightly as she walked into the study. "Get up."
Lei Jieting gritted her teeth in hatred, but she still smiled as she helped Master Lei up.
"Go in, go in. Talk to your older sister properly." Master Lei reminded Lei Jieting in a low voice. Their family was counting on Lei Bingfu to have a chance at glory and wealth.
How could she talk to Lei Bingfu nicely? Lei Bingfu was clearly here to humiliate her.
"Fu 'er …" Master Lei walked in with a smile. When he saw Lei Bingfu's cold expression, he changed his words. "Concubine Hui, I heard that the Emperor has woken up? Then when can I go greet the Emperor? "
"The Emperor has woken up, but the Emperor still needs to rest. He won't see anyone for now." Lei Bingfu said indifferently. "Why didn't father ask ben gong what I saw and heard in the upper chambers?"
Master Lei's smile stiffened. "You saw your mother?"
"Father really likes to joke. Ben gong didn't see mother in the upper chambers. Could it be that ben gong wants to see Concubine Guo?" Lei Bingfu asked with a cold smile.
"Concubine Hui, these words … haha, you must be joking." Master Lei laughed awkwardly.
Lei Jieting's expression became a bit ugly. She just knew that Lei Bingfu wouldn't be easy to deal with.
"Concubine Hui, Father has always been very concerned about Madam's illness. I've also found quite a few doctors for Madam. Recently, Madam's body has gotten much better." Lei Jieting saw that Master Lei was forced to the point where he couldn't speak, so she couldn't help but speak up.
"What doctors did you find? Go call those doctors over," said Lei Bingfu. She wasn't in a hurry to settle the score with Lei Jieting. There was still a long way to go.
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