Lu Tianxun knew that Wu Min would have nightmares, especially on stormy days when she would wake herself up in fright.
Yi Qing knew that Wu Min had a cruel childhood. If she hadn't been rescued by Wu Xia, she might have been just a pile of bones.
And the root cause of all this was her second uncle, Lin Mo.
Just like his name, he was a devil. He used his own family members to cultivate human gu. Wu Min was the only one who survived.
She had seen this man die with her own eyes, but every time she had a dream, she would see Lin Mo climbing out of the corpse, looking at her ferociously.
Now this man really appeared in front of her. He wasn't looking ferocious, but his long face was enough to plunge Wu Min into endless fear.
"Min'er, long time no see." Lin Mo laughed, showing his glistening white teeth.
His teeth were pointed, like those of a blood - thirsty monster.
Wu Min's breathing became heavy and rapid. The aloofness of the Holy Maiden vanished completely. "Don't come any closer."
"You've all misunderstood your second uncle. Your second uncle did this for the Lin family. If my human gu had been successfully cultivated, there would have been an immortal in our Lin family, an immortal witch. Not to mention the small southern border, the whole world would have belonged to our Lin family, and in the end, it would all have been yours." Lin Mo coaxed.
Wu Min watched Lin Mo's crazy appearance and trembled all over.
"But it doesn't matter. Now we have another chance. I used to always try to use the blood of the same clan. Now I'll use the blood of different people, extract their essence and inject it into you. Then you can live forever." Lin Mo said as he took out a bottle with a transparent liquid in it.
After Yi Qing got home, she started to analyze this matter again. She hoped that this matter had nothing to do with Wu Min, even if it was an unintentional act on her part.
"What are you thinking about?" Xiao Jinghan saw Yi Qing looking solemn.
"I'm sure it wasn't Wu Min." Yi Qing said firmly.
"Don't think so much. Do you still have the medicine you prepared yesterday? Prepare more and send it to the palace." Xiao Jinghan was worried that this was just the beginning.
Yi Qing nodded.
Mu Lixue always came to find Yi Qing when Xiao Jinghan was out. Now that Xiao Jinghan hadn't left home, she stayed at home dejectedly.
"Daughter, these are the new jewelry sent from the silver shop. Take a look and see how they are." Mrs. Mu asked someone to bring in the jewelry.
Mu Lixue glanced at them and showed no interest at all. "I'm not going out. What do I need so much jewelry for?"
"A woman should make herself look beautiful. It's not for others to see." Mrs. Mu wanted to comb Mu Lixue's hair.
Mu Lixue shook her head and wouldn't let her. "Mother, when will Lord Deng come back?"
Mrs. Mu's hand hung in the air. "Lord Deng went out to do things for the emperor. When he comes back depends on the emperor's will."
"Didn't Father say that the emperor also has to consider our Mu family's attitude? Go and talk to Father. Ask the emperor to let Lord Deng come back earlier." Mu Lixue pulled her mother's hand.
Mrs. Mu hated Deng Xiao extremely now. She didn't know what was so good about Deng Xiao that he had bewitched her daughter like this. "I heard there's a poetry gathering today. How about we go and have a look?"
"A bunch of book - worms pretending to be elegant. There's nothing interesting about it." Mu Lixue showed no interest.
"Maybe there'll be the next champion among them."
"What does the champion have to do with me?" Mu Lixue missed Deng Xiao more and more. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. "Mother, you go and do your business. I still have something to do." She said as she pushed her mother out of the room.
Mrs. Mu didn't know what Mu Lixue was up to. After thinking for a while, she went to discuss Deng Xiao's matter with the Duke.
She had thought that Mu Lixue would forget about Deng Xiao after he had been away for a while, but now it seemed that if she didn't see him, she would miss him even more.
"What do you think we should do?" Mrs. Mu was anxious.
"Then let Deng Xiao never come back." Duke Mu said angrily.
He had raised his daughter for so many years, and she had never treated him like this. A palace attendant she had just met had bewitched his daughter like this.
"Then..." Mrs. Mu knew what the Duke meant.
"You don't have to worry about it. Go and visit Xuer often. Don't let Xuer get too close to the Xiao family." Duke Mu disliked Xiao Jinghan more and more now.
"Okay."
Mu Lixue had already gone out to the Deng family. Deng Xiao wasn't at home, but his mother was.
This time, Deng Xiao had gone to the territory of the Marquis of Chu Nan for an inspection. It was just an excuse the emperor had casually come up with, but Deng Xiao had really found something, which was related to the Japanese.
It turned out that there were quite a few Japanese in the territory of the Great Jin. Most of them had come through the business routes of the Ping family and Duke Mu. As long as they were willing to become servants, they would be given an identity and a household registration, and their families could stay in the Great Jin in the future.
It wasn't that the Great Jin couldn't accept the Japanese. The Japanese were just a group of bandits. They killed countless people along the southern Fujian coast every year. How could the Great Jin accept such a group of people?
Deng Xiao was a very light sleeper. He would wake up at the slightest sound. When he woke up, he was already surrounded by black - clothed men. Judging from their figures, they should all be Japanese.
These people were good at hiding, and with such a large number of them, he was definitely no match for them. He didn't fight on and retreated while fighting, but he still got injured.
Fortunately, after getting injured, he escaped into the jungle, which gave him a chance to catch his breath.
Deng Xiao took out the golden sore medicine Yi Qing had given him. Yi Qing had really been right with her prediction. He could only be careful to save his own life.
He endured the sharp pain and applied the medicine, bandaged the wound, and then immediately rushed back to the capital.
These people had ambushed him here. Their blades were poisoned and they were determined to kill him. If he delayed, it might be even more dangerous.
The night passed peacefully. In the morning, Yi Qing got up and asked about the situation in the capital. It seemed that those bats had only gone crazy the night before. They didn't appear at all last night.
"Are they playing hide - and - seek?" Yi Qing couldn't quite understand.
The crown prince had completely recovered. A child who had been ill seemed to grow up instantly. He wasn't as silly as before. He had become a bit more clever.
But the queen had no intention of returning to the palace. Since the person controlling the bats behind the scenes hadn't been found yet, the queen was worried that such a thing would happen again if she went back.
"Don't worry. The bats only come out at night. I've prepared some medicine and sent it to the palace. If you light it for smoking at night, the bats won't come near." Yi Qing comforted the queen.
The queen shook her head. "I'm still safer by your side."
Yi Qing was speechless.
In the morning, Xiao Jinghan went out. Mrs. Di and Bai Chengyi came. Such a big thing had happened in the capital, and they couldn't sit still either.
"I heard that it was mainly targeting the children. Is Xiaoran okay?" Mrs. Di looked nervous.
"With me here, she's fine." Yi Qing saw that her mother seemed younger than before. Sure enough, it was the power of love.
"That's good. Your grandfather has been going to the city defense camp these days. He's also worried about this matter." Mrs. Di wondered if she shouldn't have gotten married. As soon as she got married, such a thing happened.
Just as the two of them were talking, an urgent letter was sent from outside. Yi Qing saw that it was from Zisu. She wondered if something serious had happened to Zisu that she had sent an urgent letter.