bookcurios Chapter 1033 Encounter in a Dream 5
Chapter 1033 Encounter in a Dream 5
Jiang Fenghua's gaze shifted to Danji Mai's face. No matter how cunning and treacherous Danji Mai was, he was no longer the old witch he would become a thousand years later. Right now, he was just an ordinary person.
Danji Mai kept covering his body and pretended to be terrified. "Aruan, Fifth Master, you should run too. Ayu killed the city lord. It's too scary."
The outside world was in an uproar. With the death of Lord Baili, the Baili family had also fallen into ruin. Jiang Fenghua was too lazy to play along with him and said directly, "Danjimai must have something on him. Search him."
Xie Shang grabbed Danji Mai and said coldly, "I think he's acting suspiciously and isn't honest. He's probably here to steal!"
Just as they were about to make their move, Danji Mai was shocked and quickly dodged. "Aruan, how could you do this to me? I am your father! How could you say your father is a thief? Ayu is really alive! If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself!"
Jiang Fenghua thought that Danji Aruan would not want to acknowledge such a father, so she said in a deep voice, "From now on, Aruan has nothing to do with your Danji family, and she has no father like you who has harmed her."
Danji Mai didn't expect Aruan to turn out like this. He continued, "Fifth Master married my daughter, so we're family now. Fifth Master is my son-in-law. She's immature, but Fifth Master should be reasonable. Let's go out first. The underground palace is very dangerous right now. Let's go home first. I'll tell you everything you want to know. There's also something very important... We might become rich in the future, as long as you listen to me."
Xie Shang wasn't going to let him fool him. In no time, he found the medicine bottle that Danji Mai had hidden in his arms.
He held it in his hand: "So this is what turns people into monsters."
Danjimai's things were stolen, and he was unwilling to let go and wanted to take them back.
Jiang Fenghua snatched it from Xie Shang's hand, saying, "Now that it's in my hands, how could I let you hold it and take someone's life?"
She was thinking about how to destroy it when Jiang Fenghua said, "There seems to be an insect in the bottle. Its wings are moving. Is it alive? If we kill this insect, will it stop poisoning innocent people?"
Danji Mai was heartbroken. "Aruan, listen to your father. Maybe with this, your mother can come back to life."
Jiang Fenghua sneered, "She's been dead for so many years, her body must have turned into bones by now! How could she possibly become a ghost? If she really did become a ghost, the first person she would kill would definitely be you, Danji Mai."
"You..." Danji Mai was furious. "How can you speak so viciously now? I am your father, we are family."
Suddenly, a large group of men in black rushed in from outside. A leader ordered, "Take them all down."
Xie Shang instinctively wanted to make a move, but Jiang Fenghua quickly spoke up, "Sir, you came from the royal city on the orders of the Queen, right?"
She even took the green bottle and handed it to the man in black, saying, "I think the Queen must be looking for this; he stole it."
She continued to taunt Danjimai, pointing her finger at his nose, "He's a hypocrite, a sanctimonious scoundrel who, under the guise of saving lives, has secretly murdered countless people. Your Honor, arrest him and execute him by slow slicing!"
Danji Mai nearly vomited blood in anger. He quickly explained, "That's not how it is. I'm just an honest doctor. I'm her father. She's angry that I married her off to a man she doesn't like, so she's talking nonsense."
The leader in black, holding the medicine bottle, listened to the conversation between the father and daughter and was speechless. He said, "Take them all away."
Xie Shang thought Jiang Fenghua would hide the bottle, but Jiang Fenghua knew that there was nowhere to hide it, and that it might even be found by the Queen's people, which would probably make her crime even more serious.
Whether the queen is a good person or a bad person, she cannot judge based on a dream alone, but since this thing came from the royal palace, only Ashina Xue probably knows how to deal with it.
She added, "There might be others in the underground palace. Be careful when you go in, because according to Danjimai's description, someone inside used this medicine and has become neither human nor ghost."
She believed that Ashina Xue's people must know the side effects of using this thing. Sure enough, the man in black hurriedly ordered, "Everyone, get out. No one can go any further. Seal off the underground palace immediately and do not allow anyone to approach."
Jiang Fenghua knew that Baili Ayu had died long ago. Even if he were resurrected by them, he could no longer be himself, but would become a monster without warmth or emotion, like the Earthly Fiend disciples of Xichuan.
The underground palace was quickly sealed off, and those inside could neither get in nor out.
Jiang Fenghua ignored A Yu's condition; she took the medicine and returned it to the Queen, as a token of her loyalty.
From the expressions of the men in black, she knew they must know that this thing couldn't really bring people back to life. It seemed that the Queen's people were also well aware that the Ashina tribe didn't have any secret techniques for rebirth; they were just spreading rumors to win people over and solidify their position.
She sighed. The female ruler did not have the ability to truly contend with the various powerful families, and sooner or later her true colors would be exposed, leading to man-made disaster.
They didn't linger. When they came out of the underground palace, the First Madam and the head of the Mu family had been subdued, and the area outside the gate was crowded with the people of Licheng.
Jiang Fenghua scanned the area but couldn't find Baili Chuan. This man was always very cunning. She said to the leader of the men in black, "There is another person in the Baili family named Baili Chuan. Your Excellency must have someone find him. The City Lord of Baili is dead, and the next heir is also dead. Baili Chuan will try to seize the position of City Lord of Licheng. He will still cause trouble for the Lady."
“The Mu family cannot be let go, and the Danji family should not be spared either. In particular, Danji Mai is a doctor on the surface, but he also wants to become the king of Yinchuan. Tell the queen that something big will happen to Yinchuan soon and make her move the people away from Yinchuan.”
The man in black didn't know how to respond, so he asked, "Who are you?"
Jiang Fenghua certainly couldn't reveal her real name, so she added, "My name is Danji Aruan, and I am a doctor."
"You are the scourge that the common people talk about, the vixen Miss Ruan who killed Young Master A Yu, and you even married A Yu's fifth uncle and became his fifth aunt." The man in black was really funny; the fact that he could say such things meant that he had heard a lot of gossip.
Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "Sir, are you here to investigate a case in Licheng or to listen to gossip? Don't you understand the principle of relying on hearsay? If the Queen were here, I think she would be a wise and intelligent queen."
The man in black was the queen's confidant. This was the first time he had heard a commoner speak well of the queen. Those in power are always questioned or criticized, and it takes time for them to be able to rise to power.
He then asked, "Are you a doctor?"
Jiang Fenghua had no medical skills, so she could only answer by using Aruan's identity, "Yes, I am. Besides being called a shameless vixen by the people of Licheng, I was also a famous doctor that everyone praised. If you don't believe me, sir, just ask around at the door."
The man in black suddenly laughed and ordered his subordinates, "Untie this young lady."
Jiang Fenghua only felt that their attitude towards her was good.
Then she heard him say, "The Queen is sending out invitations everywhere to find skilled doctors to compete in medicine in the capital. If you are truly skilled in medicine, you can enter the palace as a lady-in-waiting. From then on, your reputation and fame will not be as rumored outside."
"The adults don't believe I'm the kind of person they're talking about," Jiang Fenghua asked.
“The young lady has clear eyes and an extraordinary temperament; she doesn’t seem like a wicked person. I think the rumors outside must be some kind of misunderstanding!” the leader in black said again.