The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 1372 - 1372 667 Recognizing Each Other_2

Chapter 1372: 667 Recognizing Each Other_2 Chapter 1372: 667 Recognizing Each Other_2 He had been whipped, with whip marks of varying severity across his chest.

“Tsk, tsk, tsk, who did such ruthless work?” The middle-aged lady sat down at the edge of the bed, delightedly undid Gu Chengfeng’s clothes, and examined him with satisfaction. “Oh, just look at this physique, I’ve struck gold today! Ginkgo!”

“Madam.” The maid walked over.

The middle-aged lady smiled and said, “Go fetch the best bottle of golden sore medicine from my room, and the Yu Xue ointment as well. I want him spotlessly clean, with not a single whip mark left.”

The maid hesitated for a moment and said, “But it seems like he’s fallen ill. He hasn’t woken up during the journey, could he be dying?”

The middle-aged lady glared at her fiercely, “You’re the one who’s dying! Do you curse me like that?”

The maid replied quietly, “I, I wasn’t talking about you.”

The middle-aged lady snorted, “He’s my money tree that I’ve found. If you curse him to die, it’s like cursing me to lose money!”

The maid was at a loss for words.

The middle-aged lady closed Gu Chengfeng’s clothes and said, “Don’t just stand there, quickly go invite Doctor Liu over. Do you really want to watch him die?”

Doctor Liu was a local physician who happened to be at home, and the maid quickly brought him over.

After Doctor Liu wrote a prescription, the middle-aged lady sent the maid to gather the herbs.

While the medicine was being prepared, Gu Chengfeng woke up. His head felt groggy, his consciousness not as clear as usual, but he still recognized that this place wasn’t the alley where he had collapsed.

The room was filled with odd-looking people. They were considered strange for two reasons: one, their attire was excessively ostentatious, and two, the work they were doing at the moment.

“Isn’t it ready yet?” asked the middle-aged lady.

“Almost, almost!” the maid replied while pounding something in the bowl with a pestle and, at the same time, threw two leaves from a basket into it.

She poured the bowl’s contents into a paste, took out a small jar, and transferred the herbal paste into it.

Shortly, a black light appeared to flash from the small jar, which the maid quickly caught with a porcelain bottle.

“It’s ready, Madam!” she announced.

“Use it on him,” said the middle-aged lady.

“Oh,” the maid replied, turning towards Gu Chengfeng.

Instinct told Gu Chengfeng that this was not something beneficial. He steadied himself and with the little strength he had left, flipped the blanket off.

“Ah! You’re awake?” exclaimed the maid in surprise.

Gu Chengfeng abruptly stood up, but whether it was because he stood up too quickly or he was simply too weak, he felt dizzy and sat back down.

“Apply it to him quickly!” the middle-aged lady ordered.

The maid reached to grab Gu Chengfeng, but he pushed her away with a raised hand. The maid yelped and hit a pillar behind her.

Observing this, the middle-aged lady furrowed her brows, amazed that even in his sickened state he was strong enough to push someone away.

She called out coldly, “Someone! Hold him down!”

Two servants entered the room through the door, advancing quickly towards Gu Chengfeng.

Gu Chengfeng felt delirious from the fever and was too weak to use his usual martial skills. After a short struggle, he was pinned to the bed by the skilled servants.

The middle-aged lady sighed slowly, looking down at him and said, “If you obey me, I won’t mistreat you.”

“Let me go…” Gu Chengfeng said weakly.

The middle-aged lady couldn’t understand Zhan Country’s language, but she laughed and said, “I don’t intend to poison you to death, why are you running? You, a lowly slave, should count your blessings that I’ve taken a liking to you, what are you resisting for?”

Suddenly, the maid spoke up with the bowl in her hand, “Madam, the Poisonous Insect is about to die, we must feed it to him quickly!”

“Bring it here.” The middle-aged lady held out her hand.

The maid passed the bowl to her.

This kind of insect was a control method commonly used by the Brothel… no, it should now be said the Theater. No one could resist its toxic effects.

If one didn’t take the Antidote every month, they would feel as though they were being bitten by ten thousand ants, a fate worse than death.

“Pry his mouth open,” she commanded coldly.

The servants pried open Gu Chengfeng’s mouth.

The middle-aged lady, holding the Poisonous Insect, poured it into Gu Chengfeng’s mouth.

Suddenly, Gu Chengfeng mustered unexpected strength, kicked her away, broke free from the clutches of the two servants, and ran to the door. He flung it open and dashed out.

Clutching her aching belly, the middle-aged lady gritted her teeth and said, “This is my territory, did you think you could escape? Zhao Si!”

At her command, a black-clad expert descended from above and sent Gu Chengfeng flying to the ground with a palm strike!

Gu Chengfeng felt a sharp pain in his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Zhao Si grabbed Gu Chengfeng’s collar, lifted him from the ground, and raised his other hand to smash it into Gu Chengfeng’s face with full force!

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