The Imperial Noble Concubine was bitten by a venomous snake?
How could there be a venomous snake in the palace? And where did it come from in the middle of winter? As soon as Long Tianmo heard the news, he was certain that Mu Liuyue was the culprit.
"If Zhen finds out the culprit, Zhen won't let them off, no matter who it is," he said viciously before hurrying to the Duanmu Jin's Wenlan Palace.
General Mu and Mu Qingwu couldn't enter the imperial harem as they pleased. General Mu was very calm as he told Mu Qingwu, "Let's go back."
Mu Qingwu obediently followed him, but he hadn't gone far from the imperial study before he couldn't help but speak up. "Father, Liuyue's actions are very inappropriate!"
General Mu didn't speak, but walked forward in silence. If this was the past, he would definitely pretend to be rude and berate Mu Qingwu loudly. But he didn't need to pretend anymore.
If a military general had a steady heart and a talent for strategizing, he'd be feared by the sovereign king. But Long Tianmo had long been eaten up by General Mu's estate. Naturally, he had to take off the mask he'd worn for so many years.
Perhaps if Tianning didn't have internal strife and Cloud Realm Continent continued to be peaceful, he could pretend for the rest of his life. But Tianning had fallen to its current state, and his precious daughter had married Long Tianmo. She'd suffered so many grievances that he couldn't bear it any longer.
Mu Qingwu had long sensed his father's change. He didn't know when it started, but whenever he looked at his father's back, he always felt a sense of unfamiliarity.
Mu Qingwu chased after him and said, "Father, Liuyue's actions will harm others and herself. If she forces His Majesty into a corner, she won't be able to get away with it!"
General Mu stopped in his tracks and gave Mu Qingwu a deep look. But he didn't say a word as he kept walking.
Mu Qingwu followed closely behind. After some hesitation, he simply said, "Father, you'll only harm Liuyue like this!"
General Mu abruptly turned around and said angrily, "Are you doubting your father or questioning your father?"
Mu Qingwu quickly lowered his head. "This child doesn't dare! This child just … just doesn't want Liuyue to keep making mistakes! "
"Do you know what's right? What's wrong? "General Mu angrily.
Although Mu Qingwu's head was lowered, his heart was filled with dissatisfaction and defiance. Ever since he was old enough to understand things, he had always respected his father. If his father said one, he wouldn't dare say two.
However, when it came to Liuyue, the differences between him and his father were growing. From his point of view, his father didn't need to offend the Emperor for Liuyue. A forcibly picked melon wasn't sweet. As long as Liuyue didn't cause trouble, the position of Empress would always be hers. No one would be able to shake it.
But if his father continued to anger the Emperor for Liuyue, causing the undercurrents in the imperial court to become turbulent and restless. With the Emperor's temperament, he might not continue to endure it. The Emperor had already given Duanmu Jin the title of Imperial Noble Concubine as a warning to his father.
"Go back and face the wall. Without father's orders, you're not allowed to take half a step out of the house!" General Mu angrily ordered.
Who knew that the always obedient Mu Qingwu would suddenly raise his head and ask, "Father, are you trying to usurp the throne? What's the matter with that spy in the Chu Family's army? "
General Mu hurriedly looked around. After confirming that there was no one around, he finally relaxed. He angrily glared at Mu Qingwu, "Good, my son has grown up and has grown wings! Father will report everything that I do in the future to you, how about it? "
"Father, that's not what I meant! I'm just … Father, I'm the young general of the Mu family and your son. I have the right to know everything! "Mu Qingwu said seriously.
He had endured this matter for a long time. His father actually had a spy in the Chu Family's army. This was no small matter. If he guessed correctly, his father must be hiding a lot of things from him.
A complicated look flashed through General Mu's eyes, but he didn't show it. His attitude was still firm as he Coldly said, "You, either go back and face the wall, or leave right now. You don't need to step through my Mu family's doors ever again!"
After saying this, General Mu left in a huff. He was confident that his son wouldn't dare to disobey his orders. But who knew that Mu Qingwu really didn't return to the Mu Estate.
General Mu spent the entire night worrying about Mu Liuyue. In fact, he had already warned Liuyue not to make a move on Duanmu Jin without permission. The Mu family and Western Zhou's imperial family had a complicated relationship, so it was still too early to make a move.
Therefore, the matter of the Duanmu Jin being bitten by a venomous snake was either done by someone else to frame Liuyue, or it was done by the Duanmu Jin himself to frame Liuyue.
General Mu was outside the palace, but he was the first to receive news from the palace. He helped Mu Liuyue come up with a plan and blocked many suspicions.
It wasn't until the afternoon of the third day that Duanmu Jin's life was finally out of danger. Duanmu Jin's dowry maid, Huan 'er, found several sachets in the backyard of Wenlan Palace. The sachets were filled with unknown spices. Long Tianmo invited a poison doctor, but even he couldn't identify the spices. He only suspected that the spices were the cause of the venomous snake's attack.
Long Tianmo immediately ordered people to investigate the origin of the sachets. Unfortunately, they couldn't find a single clue. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't find a way to link it to Mu Liuyue.
Without evidence, General Mu was confident that Long Tianmo wouldn't dare to do anything to Liuyue. Only then did he calm down and ask about Mu Qingwu's situation. Only then did he find out that Mu Qingwu hadn't returned for several days.
General Mu immediately rushed to Mu Qingwu's courtyard and personally searched inside and out. Only then did he believe that his son really wasn't there.
He stood there in a daze, as if he had been struck by a blow. He loved Liuyue, but he loved Qing Wu even more! There were many things that he didn't say because it wasn't the right time.
Qing Wu wasn't someone who could keep secrets. If he hadn't arranged everything properly, he definitely wouldn't have told the Mu family's secret.
"He dares to disobey my orders, he dares! He dares! "General Mu was so agitated that he almost couldn't catch his breath.
"Master, could something have happened to the young general?" the steward asked anxiously.
General Mu only just realized that it was possible. Qing Wu had never disobeyed him since he was a child. This time, Qing Wu definitely wouldn't dare to disobey his orders.
Something must have happened to him, definitely!
"Find him! Quickly, find him for me! "General Mu was very anxious. While he sent people to search for him, he also sent people to the palace to report to Long Tianmo.
When Long Tianmo heard this news, he was so anxious that he didn't even care about Duanmu Jin's life. He immediately sent people to search for him.
However, after several days, they still didn't receive any news about Mu Qingwu. It was as if Mu Qingwu had disappeared into thin air.
Long Tianmo was so anxious that he wanted to issue a bounty in the name of Tian An. However, General Mu was afraid of alerting the enemy, so he stopped him and only sent people to secretly search for him. General Mu had aged a few years because of Mu Qingwu's disappearance. He didn't even have time to care about Mu Liuyue.
Just like that, Mu Qingwu disappeared. Other than Long Tianmo, General Mu, and a few Mu family servants, no one knew. Even Mu Liuyue was kept in the dark.
Whether Mu Qingwu ran away from home or was kidnapped, it was still a mystery.
On this day, it snowed in the Tian Shan mountain range, blocking all the paths up the mountain.
In the Tian Shan mountain range, there was a strange palace on top of a deep and dangerous cliff. It was where the Evil Sword School was located.
Bai Yanqing stood at the top of the tallest building and gazed at the snow-capped peaks of Celestial Mountain. His excellent swordsmanship had all come from the Evil Sword School, so he could naturally find a place to hide in the Evil Sword School.
After leaving the abyss of the Hundred Poisons Sect, he was thrilled to find out that Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi had lied to the world. He wanted nothing more than to expose their lies and make them betrayed by the two factions so that the world would cast them aside.
But who knew that Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi would beat him to the punch and find out the secret of his immortality! After thinking it over, he finally realized that it was because he'd trapped Lil Thing in his poison storage space that his secret had been exposed.
For now, he couldn't show his face, so he could only hide in the Evil Sword School to recover from his injuries.
But while he was recovering, he kept an eye on the movements of every power in Cloud Realm Continent. He kept an eye on the battle between East Qin and the Ning Clan troops, the civil war in Northern Li, and the marriage alliance between Western Zhou and Tian An. He also sent people to search for the catalyst for Perplexing Butterfly Illusion.
Just like before, he was like an old fox hiding in ambush, watching over everyone without batting an eyelid.
Looking at the falling snow, Bai Yanqing seemed to think of something, but his lips curved into a faint smile as if he was very happy.
"The roads to Tian Shan are all sealed. If you want to climb the mountain, you'll have to wait until spring next year," a woman's voice suddenly rose from behind him.
"That's right! It'll be very lively next spring, "Bai Yanqing grinned.
He didn't look back, but the woman walked step by step to his side. She was dressed in black with a black veil covering her face. It was impossible to see her features, but one could tell that she was young.
"Have you made arrangements for sending the poison to Tian An?" Bai Yanqing asked.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it. The poison's already been ingested and examined by the poison doctors, but they couldn't find anything wrong with it, "the black-veiled woman said Coldly.
Satisfied, Bai Yanqing asked, "Do you have any news on the whereabouts of Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi?"
Hatred flashed in the black-veiled woman's eyes at the mention of those two names. "There are a few pieces of news, but we don't know if they're true or false. We still need to investigate them thoroughly."
Bai Yanqing didn't press her, but chuckled. "You must want to know their whereabouts even more than Old Man. Heheh, go on then."
The black-veiled woman didn't say much, but turned to leave.
Long Fei Ye had arranged for many Shadow Guards to disguise themselves as him and Han Yunxi, then spread a lot of fake news. That was how they'd been able to hide their tracks until now.
By now, he and Han Yunxi had already reached Medicine City. They didn't linger in Medicine City for long, nor did they alarm any of the clans in Medicine City. Instead, they headed straight for Medicine Hut.
When they arrived at Medicine Hut, Gu Beiyue and Tang Li had arranged for people to deliver the century-old snow wine.
The King Of Medicine was pleasantly surprised to see Han Yunxi and the others.
When he'd given the Medicine Hut's pharmacopoeia to Han Yunxi, he'd been hoping that Han Yunxi would come back and ask him for guidance. But who would've thought that Han Yunxi wouldn't return? She'd even given the pharmacopoeia to that girl, Mu Ling 'er, and he'd been bombarded with urgent messages from Mu Ling' er every day.
"Girl, it wasn't easy to wait for you to come back!" The King Of Medicine sighed as he stroked his beard.
Han Yunxi didn't have time to exchange pleasantries with him, so she asked directly, "That master of the Medicine Requesting Cave didn't go out, right?"
The King Of Medicine immediately smelled the scent of gunpowder. He asked suspiciously, "What happened?"
To the side, Long Fei Ye didn't have the patience to wait for the King Of Medicine's answer. He ordered Coldly, "Men, seal the front and back doors! Pile up firewood and set fire! "
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