The war in Xiguan was raging on fiercely, and now the capital city was also shrouded in a huge conspiracy.
In a secluded inn within the capital city.
"Master, isn't this a bit too hasty? After all, she's the queen!" Tian Gang frowned and advised hesitantly.
After hearing his words, Meng Yu let out a soft chuckle and said, "What, do you not trust me? Or do you still have some delusions about the Helian family?"
He spoke each word with sarcasm, his eyebrows slightly raised.
The order from Situ Qing said that since Helian Qi had now rushed to the Xiguan battlefield and had no time to take care of the capital city, this was the best time to destroy the Helian family. What he didn't understand was that they could just kill those people, so why did they have to bring out the queen first?
But in any case, he just needed to follow the order. Moreover, the queen wasn't really his enemy, so it was okay like this.
"Master!" Tian Gang shouted again.
"That's enough. We'll do it like this. And I can promise you one thing. You can take your sister away, but her son is a tricky one. It's best to deal with him as soon as possible." Meng Yu said.
After hearing his words, Tian Gang first felt a secret joy, but then worry welled up. That was his sister's son, but if the son was around, his sister wouldn't be able to survive...
After thinking for a while, he bowed to the young man in front of him and then said, "This subordinate obeys the order!"
After saying that, he turned around and left the room because at this moment, he had already made his decision.
"My lord, we're all waiting for you to ascend the throne!" Meng Yu said.
At this time, a man slowly walked out from behind the curtain. He was wearing a gorgeous red robe, and his face was as beautiful as a woman's. Every frown and smile exuded charm.
"Good!" He replied with a smile, then sat down, picked up a cup of tea, and sipped it carefully.
"But this subordinate still has one thing unclear. Why do we need to save the queen? What's her relation to you...?" Meng Yu asked with a puzzled look.
After hearing his words, the smile on Situ Qing's face immediately disappeared. As if he was very unhappy with his question, he then put the wine cup on the table and said coldly, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask!"
Seeing that the man in front of him was really angry, Meng Yu immediately bowed to apologize and quickly left the room.
Situ Qing, who was still standing there, squinted his eyes and murmured, "Why did I want to bring you out...?"
Because you once gave me tenderness, making me forget all my national and family grudges. I even wanted to stay with you like that forever. But what about you? You actually broke your promise and ran away by yourself.
But how could I let you escape? So I must capture you and keep you by my side...
On the other side, in Xiguan.
"Your Majesty! The soldiers don't know what's wrong. Suddenly, they're all weak in their limbs. Some can't even stand up. In this situation, if the Southern Neighboring Country attacks, our entire army will surely be wiped out!" General Liu said with a worried face. Then he also covered his stomach, looking painful, and knelt on the ground.
Helian Qi frowned when he saw this situation. His own body felt fine, but their conditions clearly showed that they had been poisoned.
In this case, the poisoner must have put the poison in the army's meals, and it was very likely a spy sent by the Southern Neighboring Country.
Thinking of this, he gave an order: "General Liu, listen up. Go and call the cooks who prepared the meals immediately!"
Hearing this, General Liu sighed and said, "Alas! Your Majesty doesn't know. As soon as I noticed the situation in the army, I went to look for the cooks, but they've all disappeared!"
Just as Helian Qi had expected, the poisoner was a spy from the Southern Neighboring Country. Thinking of this, he asked again, "Have you invited the doctors?"
"It's useless! We've invited all the doctors within a ten - mile radius. They only said that there were signs of poisoning, but they couldn't find a way to detoxify!" General Liu couldn't help but sigh when he said this. He was full of worry because the soldiers' health was the capital for fighting. Now that the soldiers were all sick, how could they talk about winning the battle?
Helian Qi frowned even tighter. For a moment, he couldn't think of a better solution. If he went to look for doctors now, it might be too late, but...
Just as he was thinking, there was a sound of footsteps outside. Then Ruyi ran in. He said with a somewhat joyful tone, "Your Majesty, Mr. Bai Juechen is here!"
After hearing this, Helian Qi immediately stood up from his seat. He felt that his mood had suddenly cleared up. Just when he was worried about not finding a good doctor, such a person had come.
"Quickly invite him in!" He said immediately.
After a while, a man in white walked in. It was Bai Juechen. He bowed to the man in front of him and then said, "This commoner pays homage to Your Majesty!"
"Good! Mr. Bai must have already heard about the army being poisoned. Do you have any way to deal with it now?" Helian Qi got straight to the point because the current situation couldn't be delayed for a single minute.
Bai Juechen just nodded, then took out a white jade bottle from his bosom and said, "I've already examined the soldiers' bodies. Now, we just need to put the medicine in this bottle into the meals."
Since he knew that the Dongsheng Country was going to fight against the Southern Neighboring Country, and the current emperor of the Southern Neighboring Country was Ye, he thought that Ye would use poison sooner or later, so he rushed over.
After all, there was still someone he cared about in Dongsheng, which was the Su family. If Dongsheng was destroyed, the Su family would surely suffer. So he must find a way to ensure the victory of the war.
"Good!" Helian Qi shouted loudly. There was an obvious look of joy on his face. Then he waved his hand and told General Liu to take the antidote away.
He stared intently at the man in front of him and said, "Last time you saved my life but left without asking for anything. Now you've saved the soldiers of Dongsheng from danger again. I will surely reward you well!"
But Bai Juechen just smiled lightly and shook his head, saying, "This commoner did all these things for no other reason, and definitely not for seeking fame. I just want to have a clear conscience."
He would never forget that it was Lord Su who had saved him when he was on the verge of death, so he would spend his whole life repaying the kindness.
Thinking of this, he turned around and left a sentence: "See you if we're fated." Then he left the military tent.
Helian Qi, who was still standing there, watched the figure gradually disappearing from his sight. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He thought to himself: We will surely meet again. Although you didn't ask for anything, as long as I'm on the throne, you can make any request, and I will surely do my best to fulfill it.
"Report—!" A soldier ran in with a happy look on his face. Then he continued, "After the soldiers took the antidote, they've all recovered and are now fine!"