Over there, Ghost Lord and his entourage had already engaged in a fight. When the signal flare went up, they were caught off guard. Before they knew it, their whereabouts had been discovered. Although they had no idea what was going on, in order to protect Ghost Lord, they had to fight.
Just then, another signal flare went up. They then realized that the previous one had been sent by someone else. So they immediately escorted Ghost Lord to the place where the new signal had come from.
Ghost Lord had fallen unconscious. The veins all over his body bulged as if they were about to burst at any moment.
"It's really the Phantom Birth Gu," Wu Peng exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Ghost Lord. "This... It's been over half a year?" He was even more excited than Yi Qing.
"Hurry up," Yi Qing urged. She had already noticed that Wu Peng was probably a Gu fanatic.
"Okay," Wu Peng replied and quickly prepared the Ruyi Dew and the live Gu worms.
Yi Qing sliced open the vein on Ghost Lord's wrist and simultaneously sealed his acupoints to prevent him from bleeding to death.
The Gu worms in Ghost Lord's body could be seen surging out of his body.
Because of Yi Qing's signal flare, more enemies were attacking. Xiao Jinghan and the killers from Ghost Floating Mountain blocked them outside the door.
Ghost Lord had been poisoned by the Gu for too long. Wu Peng had to add the live Gu worms and Ruyi Dew twice before all the dead Gu worms in Ghost Lord's body were drawn out.
As soon as all the Gu worms left Ghost Lord's body, Yi Qing immediately inserted needles into his acupoints to dredge his meridians. Although the Gu worms had been removed, they had caused too much agitation before. Ghost Lord's life was still hanging by a thread.
"Retreat!" Seeing the signal flare, the King of Zhen thought that Xiang Beizheng had reinforcements, so he had to retreat first.
As soon as they retreated, the people on this side immediately surrounded them.
Seeing the people of the Crown Princess retreat, Xiang Beizheng knew that there were still others coming. So he led his men to Wu Peng's place.
"Xiao Jinghan?" Xiang Beizheng looked at Xiao Jinghan in surprise.
He was tall and imposing, with thick eyebrows like swords. His glabella was narrow, and his gaze was more sinister than fierce. Although he was good-looking, he gave people a bad impression.
Xiao Jinghan was also surprised that someone here actually knew him.
Xiang Beizheng suddenly laughed wantonly. It's really "no need to wear out the iron shoes in search, for it comes to you without any effort." Xiao Jinghan had actually come to the Southern Border alone. It seemed that even the heavens were helping him.
As long as he used Xiao Jinghan as a threat, he was not afraid that the Great Jin Dynasty would not compromise.
"Arrest him for me," Xiang Beizheng ordered.
Hearing the noise outside, Yi Qing's forehead was covered in sweat. Who on earth were these people? Why did they know Xiao Jinghan?
"Is he Xiao Jinghan, the God of War of the Great Jin Dynasty?" Wu Peng got excited. "Then you must be his wife, Yi Qing."
"How do you know about us?" Yi Qing asked curiously.
"You saved the Crown Princess of the Southern Border," Wu Peng said, flipping his hair and getting a bit closer to Yi Qing. "She was in such a bad condition. How did you save her?"
"I'll tell you slowly if I manage to survive today," Yi Qing replied, concentrating on dredging Ghost Lord's meridians.
"You're right. If you can suppress the Phantom Birth Gu, the Crown Princess's injury should be no problem," Wu Peng murmured to himself. "You saved the Crown Princess, so you're the enemy of the Imperial Consort. He definitely won't let you go."
"Xiang Beizheng?" Yi Qing never expected to meet Xiang Beizheng under such circumstances.
"Yes."
"Is this Xiang Beizheng's territory?"
"Of course."
"Ping Xinian was able to take the Gu worms from you. What's their relationship?"
"If you tell me how you suppressed the Phantom Birth Gu, I'll tell you."
"I only need to know that they're in cooperation."
"You're so boring," Wu Peng said, watching intently. "Where did you learn this acupuncture technique?"
Ghost Lord suddenly coughed. The intense pain all over his body made him break out in a cold sweat instantly.
"He's really alive," Wu Peng said, looking at Ghost Lord as if he were a precious treasure.
Ghost Lord forced his eyes open and saw Yi Qing, whose hair on her forehead was soaked with sweat.
At the moment when he lost consciousness, the only thought in his mind was that he was doomed. When people are about to die, they really don't have much time to think of noble reasons.
"Xiao Jinghan," Xiang Beizheng called out.
His subordinates dragged Xue Miao'er and Gan Ermei over.
Xiao Jinghan stopped and took a step back.
"If you move again, I'll kill them," Xiang Beizheng threatened.
Xue Miao'er gritted her teeth. She didn't want to die, but she knew very well that if she had to die, she would rather die before the general.
Hearing the noise, Yi Qing came out of the house. Seeing Xue Miao'er covered in blood, she said, "Xiang Beizheng, as an imperial consort, you actually use women to threaten others."
Xiao Jinghan was stunned. He didn't expect the other person to be Xiang Beizheng. The key was why Xiang Beizheng knew him.
"Madam Xiao," Xiang Beizheng looked at Yi Qing, his gaze turning sinister.
If it weren't for Yi Qing saving Chen Yu'an, the Southern Border would have been in his pocket by now. Maybe he would have already led his army northward to capture the capital of the Great Jin Dynasty.
Sensing the change in Xiang Beizheng's expression, Xiao Jinghan tightly protected Yi Qing behind him.
Looking at Xiao Jinghan's stance, Xiang Beizheng said, "I've heard that General Xiao can take someone's head among thousands of troops. I wonder if you care about the heads of these people?"
He gave a signal, and a soldier on one side killed a guard.
"What do you want?" Xiao Jinghan narrowed his eyes.
"What can I do to General Xiao? General Xiao is a distinguished guest in the Southern Border. I'd like to invite General Xiao to my mansion for a chat. I wonder if you'd do me the honor?" Xiang Beizheng said, looking at the weapon in his hand.
"Sure! We must give you the honor. Since you've invited, how could our general refuse?" Yi Qing said sarcastically. "But if they get hurt even a little bit, you, the imperial consort, will lose all your face."
Xiang Beizheng's face turned ugly, but then he laughed. "Madam Xiao is really reasonable. Come, escort General Xiao and Madam Xiao to rest."
Xiao Jinghan had no choice but to put down his long sword and protect Yi Qing as they walked over.
Watching them leave, Xiang Beizheng directly entered Wu Peng's room. He looked around the room and wasn't surprised to see the bloodstains on one side and the injuries on Wu Peng.
"What did they come to you for?" Xiang Beizheng was still quite polite to Wu Peng.
"They asked me about the antidote for the Wormwood Lotus," Wu Peng said frankly.
Xiang Beizheng smiled mysteriously. It seemed that they had already discovered the condition of the dog emperor of the Great Jin Dynasty. Otherwise, they wouldn't have let Xiao Jinghan take such a big risk to come to the Southern Border.
"Did you tell them?" Xiang Beizheng looked at Wu Peng.
"I know about the Wormwood Lotus, but I don't know what they were talking about. Fortunately, you, the imperial consort, came with your men. That Madam Xiao didn't make things difficult for me when she saw that I didn't know," Wu Peng shrugged.
Xiang Beizheng nodded and turned to leave.
"Imperial Consort Xiang," Wu Peng stopped Xiang Beizheng and rubbed his hands flatteringly.
"What is it?"
"Can I visit Madam Xiao?"
"Oh?"
"Madam Xiao was able to cure the... " Wu Peng elongated his tone. "The traitorous Crown Princess. She must have some extraordinary skills. I'd like to consult her. Maybe I can improve my Ruyi Cake."
Xiang Beizheng knew Wu Peng's personality. It was normal for him to say such things. "Sure."
After Xiang Beizheng left and the people around him had all gone, Wu Peng opened a wooden board on one side and helped Ghost Lord out.
Although Ghost Lord's meridians had been dredged, he was still very weak. Any random person could easily hold him hostage.