Farm Girl's Manor
Chapter 485 Tender Feelings (1)_1

Chapter 485: Chapter 485 Tender Feelings (1)_1

Mo Yan’s concern was greatly appreciated by Xiao Ruiyuan, but he couldn’t bear to see the woman he loved be afraid for his sake. Instead, he offered her more comfort.

Ignoring the indignant and fiercely protective large creature in the corner, the atmosphere in the room was still very warm and peaceful. The two of them whispered to each other for a long time, and before they knew it, the conversation turned to the Crown Prince’s illness. Only then did Mo Yan learn that the elegant and jade-like man she had seen when she extracted the gallbladder from the Red Python at that other courtyard was indeed the Crown Prince of Great Chu.

"The ’Heart-eating poison’ is so vicious that it was banned by Great Chu more than twenty years ago. To this end, The Emperor himself decreed that the Palace Concubines who had poisoned the Empress Dowager were to be executed, along with their entire families. Who now dares to be so bold as to smear this poison on an arrow and attempt to kill you?"

Mo Yan said with lingering fear, her heart aching as she spoke. She realized how serious his injuries had been and that, had it not been for the Black Lingzhi or if Maomao had been even a moment later, there would have been no hope of saving him. It would have been impossible to see him safe and sound today.

Thinking of how he had followed the Crown Prince for over a decade, always vigilant and wary of hidden attacks, her heart ached terribly. If possible, she would have preferred him to be a loyal official who would only serve The Emperor, regardless of who ascended the throne in the future. But he had been following the Crown Prince for so many years, and they were cousins related by blood. It was too late to change anything now.

Xiao Ruiyuan patted her shoulder silently, comforting her as he spoke in a deep voice, "The assassin fled after releasing the arrow, and the Hidden Guards failed to catch up. No clues were found on the arrow, and to this day, we still do not know who was responsible."

If they could find the mastermind behind the scenes, simply exposing that person’s possession of "Heart-eating poison" would suffice. There would be no need for him and his cousin to act. Even if The Emperor favored the culprit out of personal bias, he could not ignore such a deed.

Mo Yan reached up to touch his chest wound, her eyes unconsciously brimming with tears, "If the mastermind behind this knows that the ’Heart-eating poison’ inside you has been resolved, he will probably look for another chance to strike. Fortunately, there is no war at the moment. As long as you stay in Jing City and guard against giving that person a chance, they will have to be cautious and dare not brazenly act within Jing City."

A thought struck Xiao Ruiyuan upon hearing this, and he couldn’t help but ask Mo Yan, "Yanyan, where did the Black Lingzhi Maomao brought me come from? Do you have any left?"

"Black Lingzhi?" Mo Yan was startled, then suddenly realized and said, "So it really is called Black Lingzhi. I never imagined that the name I chose at random would actually be the correct one."

On hearing this, Xiao Ruiyuan asked in astonishment, "You didn’t know it was Black Lingzhi? Then how did you know it could detoxify and save lives?"

Mo Yan shook her head candidly and explained with a prepared response, "Dabai found the Black Lingzhi on a cliff. Then it led me to it. Seeing that it resembled Lingzhi but was black in color, I casually named it Black Lingzhi. At first, I did not know its effects, but Dabai, Little Flower, Mao Tuan, and Maomao, they all acted as if they had seen their favorite food when around it. So, I thought it must be something valuable and let it continue to grow on the cliffside. The day you were poisoned and injured, Maomao flew back to find me, tugging at my clothes and running towards the mountains. Guessing you might be in trouble, I took a chance, cut two slices of Black Lingzhi, and let it take them to you."

Xiao Ruiyuan looked at her in shock, at a loss for words. He didn’t know whether to marvel at the girl’s good fortune or his own. He had faced danger time and again, each time saved by her, and by a remarkable stroke of luck, she had easily obtained the nearly extinct Black Lingzhi, which had not only saved him once but might also save his cousin, the future ruler of Great Chu.

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