Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved
Chapter 320: Drugged Medicine

Chapter 320: Chapter 320: Drugged Medicine

Li Tiezhu, from within the ten neighboring villages, had never seen such a Beauty.

Although Murong Jiu looked extremely haggard, her hair in disarray and her clothes wrinkled and full of mud stains, her extraordinary beauty could not be concealed, and it still rendered him dumbstruck.

Besides being dazzled, his eyes also revealed a few strands of greed that came from his heart, and a drop of drool even trickled down the corner of his mouth.

Murong Jiu suppressed the disgust in her heart and urged him to pour water.

Li Tiezhu came to his senses, hurriedly poured a bowl of water, and brought it to Murong Jiu’s lips.

Mo Yu hardly let her drink water, only allowing her to consume the medicine from the water bladder because Mo Yu feared the hassle. She hardly ever gave her food, and only when Murong Jiu was so hungry she could not bear it would Mo Yu give her a bit of dry rations. There was no need to think about the prey she caught; without the strength, Murong Jiu would not think about escaping.

After gulping down a bowl of ice-cold water in one go, Murong Jiu finally felt as if she had come back to life. She asked cautiously, "Benefactor, can you give this young lady some food? This young lady hasn’t eaten for several days."

She knew how to display a pitiful demeanor, and although she disdained it, she had no choice but to do so, for without strength, she wouldn’t be able to escape.

However, Li Tiezhu shook his head and said, "That won’t do, the female hero from before instructed not to give you food. Giving you some water is already a great kindness from me, your grandpa!"

Murong Jiu hung her head and closed her eyes, no longer speaking.

Li Tiezhu reached out his hand to touch her face, but though he had lascivious thoughts, he lacked the courage. He dared to tease the widows in the village, but the woman before him was evidently either wealthy or noble, and considering the fierce and menacing woman with the sword, he truly didn’t dare make a move.

Just as he was about to withdraw his hand, he saw the girl open her eyes again.

"You had better go out, clean up the stuff on the ground. She’s coming back."

Startled by her words, Li Tiezhu quickly jumped to his feet, picking up the broken pottery jar on the ground and handing it out, not forgetting to cover Murong Jiu’s head with a black cloth before scrambling out the window.

Not long after he left, the sound of horse hooves grew closer, and Mo Yu dismounted, leading a young doctor by the hand.

She didn’t speak, her eyes landing on the three members of Li Tiezhu’s family, then she unlocked the door and pulled the young doctor inside.

"Take a look at her!"

The young doctor appeared quite handsome and also very frail, as if he could be slapped to death with a single palm.

He had an expression of fear and hurried to take Murong Jiu’s pulse.

After taking her pulse and about to lift the black cloth from Murong Jiu’s face, he reached out, but Mo Yu stopped him, "What are you doing!"

"To inspect, listen, ask, and feel the pulse, this female hero, you said she’s been poisoned by the Broken Intestine Grass, and as a court physician, I need to see the extent of her poisoning, right?"

Mo Yu snorted coldly, "Young doctor, don’t play any tricks on me!"

The young doctor, feeling helpless, said, "I don’t even know you, why would I play tricks?"

When he was about to lift the black cloth again, Mo Yu didn’t stop him this time, but her eyes were fixed on the doctor, and her hand was also on the hilt of her sword.

Upon seeing Murong Jiu, the young doctor showed a look of amazement; it was his first time seeing Murong Jiu’s face. However, Mo Yu did not relax her vigilance. The prince had told her never to underestimate anyone.

The outcome of events could sometimes change because of an unassuming character.

At that moment, Murong Jiu also opened her eyes, still looking very weak.

The young doctor pulled back her eyelid to look, then retracted his hand and said:

"Good, good, the vomiting was timely, the toxins in the body are not too severe, but the stomach and intestines have suffered. She’s going to need a long time to recuperate. I’ll write a prescription first, to clear the leftover poison from her body."

"Blood! There’s blood!"

Li Tiezhu who was peeking at the doorway suddenly pointed at Murong Jiu and shouted.

Mo Yu and the young doctor looked down, only to see Murong Jiu’s eyes brimming with tears of blood, followed by blood oozing from her nostrils, the corners of her mouth, and her ears.

The doctor’s face turned pale with shock, "I said her pulse was very strange, but what’s going on here, Broken Intestine Grass won’t make her bleed from all seven orifices! Heroine, this has nothing to do with me, you saw it, I haven’t even given her the medicine yet!"

Mo Yu replied coldly, "I’m not blaming you for trouble! You go out and prepare the medicine, you’re not needed here anymore!"

She sent everyone else out directly.

Watching Murong Jiu struggling painfully, Mo Yu’s expression grew even uglier.

"How could the poison act up today? Could it be that Broken Intestine Grass is incompatible with the properties of Thin Line Heaven?"

Murong Jiu, upon hearing this, knew her gamble had paid off.

It wasn’t that Broken Intestine Grass was incompatible with Thin Line Heaven, rather, she had been running around these past few days, her body too weak, which caused the Thin Line Heaven poison to act up prematurely. She had experienced poisoning twice before and had some knowledge; she felt dizzy with a splitting headache earlier today but hadn’t shown any signs of it. If Mo Yu pried open her mouth, she’d know that to endure the pain, her mouth was full of bite marks.

She knew the poison would act up tonight but didn’t let Mo Yu detect it. There were many Broken Intestine Grass plants on the mountain here. While making temporary repairs at night, she had used the excuse of needing to relieve herself, squatted down, and eaten the Broken Intestine Grass.

The situation was dire, and only then would Mo Yu seek a doctor for her, so they wouldn’t have to stay in the wilderness.

At this moment, Mo Yu was a mix of anger and frustration as she fiercely grabbed Murong Jiu’s throat, believing that it was Murong Jiu’s consumption of Broken Intestine Grass that triggered the onset of Thin Line Heaven’s poison.

Murong Jiu must know that she had an Antidote, forcing her to produce it!

Indeed, she did have the Antidote. The journey to the Western Regions was long, and she had to evade the pursuing forces behind them. Being alone, how could Prince Ling not allow her to carry an Antidote with her?

No wonder Prince Ling said that Murong Jiu was exceptionally intelligent; she just never left Prince Ling’s Mansion, so the world didn’t know what kind of person the Princess Consort was, only recognizing her as a kind-hearted female Bodhisattva.

With a sinister look in her eyes, Mo Yu had wanted to throttle Murong Jiu countless times on the road.

The kind of delicate beauty she despised the most was one like this, even if she was intelligent. And more so, she couldn’t comprehend Prince Ling’s ambiguous attitude, considering that, beauty aside, Murong Jiu was already married with two children.

Murong Jiu’s face turned blue and she gasped for air, unable to breathe, as Mo Yu’s grip tightened. Blood flowed more profusely from Murong Jiu’s face, and then suddenly, her neck was released, and precious air rushed into her lungs.

She coughed violently, coughing up more fresh blood.

With a grim face, Mo Yu watched as Murong Jiu suffered intensely. After quite a while, she finally shoved an Antidote into Murong Jiu’s mouth.

After taking the Antidote, Murong Jiu passed out.

Her body couldn’t withstand such torment anymore.

But soon after, she was slapped awake by Mo Yu, "Get up and take your medicine!"

The young doctor stood by with the medicine in hand.

Murong Jiu looked at the steaming bowl of medicine, then raised her head to look at the young doctor, "You’ve added a sleeping drug to the medicine."

The doctor showed a look of surprise, "How do you know? Did you smell it with your nose? Are you also a Court Physician?"

"Shut up! Say one more word, and I’ll cut off your tongue!"

Mo Yu drew her long sword, flashing a chilling, dim light under the oil lamp.

The young doctor immediately clammed up.

"You, feed her the medicine!"

The cold blade was pressed against the young doctor’s neck.

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