Chapter 750
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It was that night that he did not want to recall the most. Those dark, devoid of images, only blood and slaughter, only the scenes of blades and swords piercing through flesh and their auras severed before death rushed past his eyes. Xiahou Qing's voice grew heavy. "I did indeed kill him."
Ning Shu looked at him in shock, "How could it be?!"
Because in her heart, Xiahou Qing was never a bloodthirsty person. Even if he fell into Cao Hou's trap and was too agitated, it was impossible for him to kill wantonly to vent his anger. That was not like him, Xiahou Qing.
"That night, Cao Hou turned the palace servants into killing puppets and sent them out in five groups to assassinate. It was dark and raining heavily. We couldn't determine the identity of these assassins at all. In order to protect ourselves, we had to kill them all. We didn't expect that the moment they agreed to stay in Weiyang Palace, they had already fallen into Cao Hou's trap."
This move was extremely vicious. Ning Shu bit her nails subconsciously, "What about Concubine Qi?"
Xiahou Qing shook his head, "I don't remember. After I killed the person pretending to be you, I fell into chaos and couldn't remember what I did. When I woke up, it was yesterday. "
Ning Shu frowned, "Cao Hou poisoned you?"
"I can't be sure. Since the banquet, the moment I stepped into Weiyang Palace, I took extra precautions. I didn't drink a drop of water, so it couldn't have been from my mouth. If it was poisonous gas, when Tianwen reminded me, I immediately held my breath and then took the antidote pill. I shouldn't have been poisoned. "
Ning Shu subconsciously started to examine his body, "Then, have you been injured? Could it be that those assassins smeared poison on their swords? "
Xiahou Qing was shocked at first, and then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "No, Jiusi and the others protected me very well."
Ning Shu suspiciously lifted his sleeve and touched his shoulder, as if to make sure that his belongings were intact.
Xiahou Qing's ears were slightly red as he indulged her to do whatever she wanted. A light smile like spring water appeared on his lips.
Ning Shu checked for a long time, almost reaching into his clothes to feel, but she did not find any fresh scars. Looking at his messy clothes, she blushed and hurriedly straightened his clothes. But when her hand was about to touch his chest, it was caught by his hand and gently kneaded in the palm of his hand. Every finger was rubbed, ambiguous and lingering, making Ning Shu's face burn.
'How did this guy suddenly become so good at it? It's simply … annoying.'
She deliberately turned her head away and tried her best to ignore his little movements. She coughed and said, "There must be something mysterious about this case. Also, even if the person who impersonated me was eighty percent similar to me, there would still be one or two slight differences. But the four of you were there at the same time. Even if one or two of you made a mistake, the others should have noticed some clues. Jiu Si was a cautious and sharp person who would check everything eight times before doing it. Why didn't he notice anything? That didn't make sense. Unless … "
Xiahou Qing finished her sentence, "Unless the four of us were all drugged at the same time without noticing."
"Right! That's the only possibility! But then, what could it be? What was it that was colorless and odorless that could deceive the four of you at the same time? "
The two of them sank into deep thought. Then, a light flashed through their minds.
"Rainwater! Could it be that there was a problem with the rainwater? "
Xiahou Qing nodded and said, "That should be it. The only thing that could make all of us let our guard down and touch the same thing could only be that rainwater. Although I was in the hall the whole time, I accidentally inhaled a mouthful of poisonous smoke. In order to save me, Heaven's Inquisition tore off his inner clothes and soaked them in rainwater to cover my mouth and nose. It seems that the poisonous smoke was just a diversion. The real killing move was the downpour. The rain fell from high up, so Empress Cao must have done something. "
Ning Shu sneered and said, "Such a scheme, it really took a lot of effort!"
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