Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 870: Word 868_1

Chapter 870: Word 868_1

Where should we move the stone? Shangguan Xuanyi was in a quandary.

Transporting it isn’t the biggest problem, the issue is finding a permanent, safe place for it.

In fact, it is unsafe to place this stone anywhere. It is like a malignant tumor that radiates harmful substances anywhere and anytime. If it were discovered and exploited by others, it would also be bad.

"Should we sink it to the bottom of the sea?" It seemed to be the least likely place to be discovered by anyone.

"No, that will contaminate the fish in the ocean. It’s best to bury it deep in the desert." Xiao’er shook her head, rejecting the suggestion.

Xiao’er wonders if the mountains in the space cave, known for their tranquilizing properties, might neutralize the radiation from these stones.

However, Bai Tian immediately vetoed Xiao’er’s idea: "No, this stone originated from the same location as the space rough stone, and yet their effects are the opposite. Putting it into the space will suppress the aura there. Moreover, if it is placed under the tranquilizing force of the space mountain, it will only intensify its radiation! The impurities currently in the stone are blocking its radiation. If the tranquilizer removes these impurities, it will amplify the source of its own radiation, making it even more dangerous!"

Xiao’er looked at the red and green stone in the distance and immediately felt a sense of mystic. It came from the same place as the space rough stone?

"The only option left is to transport it along less populated roads to the desert. Once there, break it down into pieces and then bury it deeply underground." Shangguan Xuanyi proposed after hearing Xiao’er’s explanation.

"That’s a good plan. If it’s broken down, the radiation from each individual stone will not be as strong."

"Master, I have made an anti-radiation bag in the workshop, which can greatly reduce its radiation once the stone is wrapped by it. Although it can only reduce a part of it, something is better than nothing." Bai Tian’s voice echoed in Xiao’er’s mind.

"Bai Tian, you’re so clever!" With a thought, Xiao’er brought out the anti-radiation bag.

"Brother Shangguan, use this to wrap the stone, it can reduce some of its radiation."

Shangguan Xuanyi reached out his hand: "I’ll wrap it first, you wait here."

"Okay."

Xiao’er waited where she stood for Shangguan Xuanyi. After he wrapped the stone and arranged for someone to transport it to the northwest, the two of them went to the Government Office together.

The Government Office was burned down, with ruins everywhere, making any investigation impossible.

Actually, it wasn’t just the Government Office, many other buildings had also caught flame. Clearly, this was a deliberate act of destruction.

"Should we be grateful that the people of Nangong Country did not tear up this bluestone slab road too?" Xiao’er joked bitterly as she looked at the Government Office still spewing smoke.

"Let’s move on, and go look somewhere else. Besides, it might be a good thing to tear everything down and start over." Shangguan Xuanyi didn’t seem upset or joyous about it,

After all, if he were in the shoes of the Nangong people, he would have done the same thing.

Zhan’er island was huge. It would take them at least eight or ten days to get a thorough understanding of the whole island.

Shangguan Xuanyi and Xiao’er spent their days riding horses around the island and their nights either on the ship or finding a place to stay on the island.

They knew they must familiarize themselves with the entire island.

A few days later, they had covered the whole of the island.

One day, Xiao’er suddenly felt a bit itchy all over, as if she had been bitten by fleas.

...

Nangong Country

An official who had returned from Zhan’er Island reported to Gong Qinghua.

"Who did Minze Country send over this time?"

"Prince Rui and Princess Rui from Minze Country, Zhao Youwei..."

Shangguan Xuanyi and the others went too? He had thought they had already left Nangong Country.

They are still not assured of Zhan’er Island?

"Did you do what I told you to?" Gong Qinghua was pleased to hear the news.

"It was done."

"Did you release those plague-carrying fleas that the Japanese envoys brought?"

"Yes." The official was worried when he thought about it, those were plague-infected fleas! He fretted about accidentally contracting the disease himself.

"Good! Haha! They have chosen their own path to destruction!" Gong Qinghua couldn’t help laughing heartily.

Gong Qinghua sprang to his feet and strode out.

Nangong Emperor lay unconscious on his sick bed in the Imperial Palace of Nangong Country.

Gong Zixuan kept vigil by the dragon bed.

Gong Qinghua walked in: "Crown Prince, since the beauties sent by the Eastern Jin Dynasty have confessed, that she was actually dispatched to assassinate the Emperor by Minze Country, we should seek justice from them."

Gong Zixuan looked up at Gong Qinghua: "We should not trust her claims entirely."

"Crown Prince, it’s our Emperor who was wounded. Now that the Emperor is in a coma, don’t you even want to avenge him?"

The Nangong Emperor, lying on the bed, twitched his eyelids, but did not open his eyes just yet.

What audacity Minze Country has, to embed a person in the Eastern Jin Dynasty for years, just to cultivate an assassin to kill him!

Due to his old age, the Nangong Emperor had been stabbed in the chest by a woman and had been unconscious for several days before waking up. He had been fortunate enough to avoid the critical point, otherwise, he would have been dead by now!

The now-conscious Nangong Emperor did not open his eyes. He wanted to see what his two sons had been up to while he was unconscious!

"It’s not that I don’t want to, but we can’t necessarily trust what an assassin says. It could be a deliberate attempt to frame Minze Country."

Gong Qinghua noticed a slight movement in the Emperor’s eyelids and his heart jumped: "No matter what, anyone who dares to assassinate the Emperor must pay the price! Better to kill the wrong person than let them go! Father, please wake up, although I am weak and alone, I will do everything I can to avenge you. Shangguan Xuanyi is on Zhan’er Island now, and I’ve ordered people on the island to release the plague-infected fleas gifted by the Japanese emissary. I believe that if the Emperor of Minze Country loses his favorite son and daughter-in-law, he will be heartbroken."

Gong Zixuan’s face drastically changed when he heard this: "You released the plague! What if our people got infected? Are you trying to bury the entire Nangong Country along with it?"

"Since I dared to do it, rest assured that I’m prepared! Moreover, if anything happens to the Emperor, how does it matter if the entire Nangong Country is buried along with him for all I care! I want to avenge my father!"

The Nangong Emperor felt moved when he heard these words and unexpectedly found them comforting.

Gong Zixuan stared at him, speechless: "You’ve gone mad!"

"Whoever owns this world, the Emperor is the father of it, and the people are his children. Even if they were to be buried with the Emperor, how would it matter? I know that you are the Crown Prince and this world will one day be yours. You would not give it up, but I don’t mind. I only need our father!"

Gong Zixuan frowned when he heard these words. Why does he feel like Gong Qinghua is putting on a show?

Gong Zixuan glanced at the Nangong Emperor, there was no movement.

"Brother, your words are too extreme! Letting all the common people be buried with our father? Father has always been kind and loving to his subjects; he certainly wouldn’t want this! And father will surely live a long life! Why would he need anyone to be buried with him? I have already sent people to Minze Country for the medicinal pills, father will definitely get better soon!"

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