binnovel Chapter 175 Cooperation
Chapter 175 Cooperation
Prince Jing tapped the table unconsciously, and Wei Yu subconsciously nudged Sang Moyun slightly after finishing. Qi Ji, guessing Wei Yu's meaning from his subtle gaze, quietly took out a medicine packet, ready to use it at any time.
Qian Lin, a man who had traversed a sea of corpses, possessed incredibly sharp intuition. He abruptly took a step back, asking with a forced smile, "What do you mean by this? Are you planning to cause trouble in the military camp? Don't be ridiculous, you don't have that kind of ability."
Wei Yu grinned cheekily and replied, "General, you're always overthinking things. This is your territory, after all. We're not some bunch of idiots who would dare to mess with a tiger. We're just thinking, shouldn't we listen to his instructions and see what he has to say?"
Qi Ji then realized that Prince Jing hadn't uttered a sound since Qian Lin entered. He carefully observed Prince Jing's complexion in the dim light and discovered that Prince Jing's condition was extremely serious.
Prince Jing appeared to be casually resting his head on his hand, watching the spectacle with narrowed eyes. However, Qi Ji noticed that the arm supporting Prince Jing's head was trembling slightly. His face was pale, and a thin layer of sweat had already seeped from his forehead.
Standing behind Qi Ji and the other person, Sang Moyun looked at the inexplicable situation before her and suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. She seemed to have been drawn into some kind of invisible struggle.
Qian Lin looked at Wei Yu in front of him, then glanced at the refined and handsome Qi Ji. He secretly assessed the situation and felt that he could handle the current situation perfectly well. He just wondered if the spies outside had been dealt with yet.
"Your Highness, do you have any orders? I have just delivered food and bedding to the Li family as you instructed." Qian Lin turned around, exposing his entire back to Wei Yu and the other two.
Seeing this, Qi Ji was about to scatter the medicinal rice. Wei Yu shook his head at him, signaling Qi Ji to wait and act. Sang Moyun watched the interaction between the two and suddenly reached out and gestured behind Qi Ji's back.
Qi Ji initially felt a ticklish sensation and instinctively shrank back. But then he stopped moving and carefully imagined what Sang Moyun was gesturing. As Sang Moyun's gestures became faster and faster, Qi Ji's gaze towards Prince Jing grew brighter and brighter.
"Your Highness? Prince Jing?" Qian Lin called out twice more, pretending to be serious.
"Stop yelling. Look at your two lieutenants. Don't they understand what's going on?" Wei Yu suddenly spoke up.
He instinctively felt that Qian Lin had a purpose in exposing his back to them. However, for the sake of his next plan, he did not play along and directly attack Qian Lin.
"What do you mean by that, young master? Weren't my two lieutenants drugged by you?" Qian Lin finally turned around angrily and questioned.
Wei Yu looked at Qian Lin with suspicion, weighing the credibility of his words: "General, were these two not drugged by your men? But when we came in, they were clearly already drugged. Look at the Prince, wasn't he drugged too? Could it be that all of this is a conspiracy you planned long ago?"
Qian Lin glanced at the two lieutenants, then at the unconscious Prince Jing, and suddenly realized the gravity of the situation. He had received a secret report earlier that day, instructing him to find a way to delay Prince Jing. However, he was completely unaware of the drugging incident.
“I am indeed unaware of this matter. I must have someone investigate before drawing any conclusions. After all, if a prince were to be harmed on my territory, I could not bear the blame. I am not stupid; I am aware of that.”
Qian Lin clenched his fist and shouted outside, "Xiao Lingzi, quickly go and fetch a military doctor. Also, tell Quan Dan and the others to surround the entire yard, and not let a single mosquito fly."
Soon, the sound of neat and powerful footsteps rang out outside, and in less than ten breaths, the entire courtyard fell silent again.
"I am the doctor. May I examine Your Highness first? My surname is Qi, and I am the young master of the Cangbaicao Medical Clinic in the city." Qi Ji raised his hands slightly to show Qian Lin that he had no weapons on him.
Qian Lin knew all too well that the most terrifying people in the world were actually doctors like Qi Ji. Their methods were so sophisticated and difficult to guard against that even experts couldn't easily discern their true nature, let alone laymen.
"You think you can use underhanded tactics? I won't fall for that. Prince Jing himself is a physician, surely he knows there's medicine in the tea? I don't believe anything you say about this." Qian Lin felt that everything that had happened tonight was very strange.
Seeing this, Qi Ji sighed, then lowered his hands and flicked his sleeves slightly. Sang Moyun quickly covered his mouth and nose and took two steps back. Wei Yu also held his breath at the same time.
By the time Qian Lin realized something was wrong, he had already collapsed to the ground. Although he was completely weak, he was still fully conscious.
Qi Ji took out a small porcelain box, placed it near Sang Moyun and Wei Yu's noses for a breath, then sealed it and put it back in his pocket.
After Wei Yu regained his breathing, he stretched his limbs and raised an eyebrow at Qi Ji, saying, "Although you are unreliable, the medicine you make is quite effective."
Qi Ji ignored Wei Yu and turned to ask Sang Moyun, "How are you? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere? I told you before that I didn't want you to come along. Am I the kind of person who goes back on his word? Since I promised to go back to the capital with you to treat your mother, I won't break my promise."
Qi Ji's uncharacteristic nagging surprised Wei Yu. It had been so many years, and he'd never seen Qi Ji explain things like this to anyone before.
Sang Moyun insisted on coming with Qi Ji, partly because she feared he might break the contract, and partly because she genuinely cared about Li Xiaonuan. After all, Li Xiaonuan was quite to her liking. Furthermore, she was curious about what method Li Xiaonuan would use to save herself.
"Who came after you? They came for Miss Li, so don't flatter yourself. I'm warning you, don't get any funny ideas about me, you're not my type." Sang Moyun wrinkled her nose and replied with dissatisfaction.
"Have you two had enough? Is this the time for romance?" Wei Yu looked at the two of them with displeasure. He walked to Prince Jing's side, intending to help him up, but Prince Jing moved.
"Your Highness, you're alright? That's wonderful. Your Highness, what happened earlier?" Wei Yu asked in surprise.
“I don’t know either. Ever since I stepped into the military camp this afternoon, I’ve felt like someone is watching me from the shadows. But they didn’t make a move all afternoon, so I assumed they were just tailing me and ignored them. It wasn’t until I saw Qian Lin and smelled something unusual in the tea that I decided to play along and lure the snake out of its hole.” Prince Jing stood up, stretched his limbs, kicked Qian Lin, and walked outside.
As soon as they stepped out of the main hall, Prince Jing's attendant came up to them and asked, "Your Highness, what should we do next?"
Prince Jing looked with satisfaction at the soldiers bound like dumplings in the courtyard and casually said, "Let's leave it at that for now. I'll come back to interrogate them tomorrow after I've rested. Oh, and what about the Li family? Have the things that were supposed to be delivered been delivered on time?"
The attendant nodded and replied, "I sent someone over as soon as it got dark. Also, the people outside the courtyard have all been replaced with our own."
Prince Jing was even more satisfied. He gazed in the direction of the capital and murmured, "We really shouldn't underestimate you. This time, we'll have a proper contest, and also test how sincere my brother is towards me. It's a win-win situation, and I've actually gained something from it."