Chapter 44

Yun Xuzhou was swift and decisive in her work.

The next morning, she made all the necessary arrangements and set off for Eastern Province.

The entire Eastern Province was under strict lockdown, so they couldn't bring any guards with them.

You Wuming and Sang Bujin sent their guards back to the territory. The four of them disguised themselves as merchants who frequently visited the Eastern Sea Lake to purchase gold pearls and shark yarn.

For some reason, Sang Bujin 'disguised' himself as a man this time.

While he was driving the carriage outside, Yun Xuzhou took out a handwritten letter that he had prepared beforehand and asked Sang Yuanyuan to memorize the quality and corresponding prices of the various pearls and shark's gauze in his heart, in order to prevent himself from being exposed and arousing suspicion.

Sang Yuanyuan looked at Yun Xuzhou. Her expression was normal, and her actions were calm. It was as if she had forgotten what happened last night.

"Take off your boots." Sang Yuanyuan sighed softly.

Yun Xuzhou looked at him blankly. "Huh?"

"I'm treating your injuries." Sang Yuanyuan looked at her calmly. "Don't you feel pain?"

Yun Xuzhou was stunned for a moment. She looked at her left foot hesitantly. Suddenly, she frowned and hissed in pain.

Only then did she remember that the bottom of her foot had been pierced by the dragon's tail during the battle with the Abyss Dragon.

At that time, she was only concerned about the moth venom of Feng Guo. Later, she was only concerned about the snake venom of Feng Guo's chicks. Then, she discovered Yun Xuyang's secret …

Looking into Sang Yuanyuan's gentle and calm eyes, Yun Xuzhou suddenly felt that her weak and real self had nowhere to hide.

How could she not be in pain?

However, the pain in her heart had overshadowed the pain in her body.

Looking into Sang Yuanyuan's eyes, Yun Xuzhou, a woman who had been strong for more than twenty years, finally covered her face and cried out loud.

"Tsk, how annoying." You Wuming flung his sleeve impatiently and stepped out of the carriage.

Only the two women were left in the carriage.

"Feng Guo … Tell me, what should I do with him?

He didn't hurt anyone, but if he hadn't destroyed the clues for the criminal, I would have already brought the criminal to justice. How could there be any more victims?

According to the laws of Yunzhou, an accomplice like him shouldn't be sentenced to death. He should only be sentenced to ten years of hard labor. "

Sang Yuanyuan gently patted her back to comfort her.

Yun Xuzhou sighed. "I removed him from the throne because his temperament was not fit to be the King of Yunzhou.

But if I really lock him up for the rest of his life, I would be disregarding the law.

In front of the law, everyone should be treated equally. There is no reason to punish him severely just because he is my younger brother.

However, if I only punish him for ten years and he does evil in the future, won't I be harming him and others? "

"After all, he is my only blood brother in this world."

Yun Xuzhou's eyes were filled with bitterness. "If there's any way to help him turn over a new leaf, I'm willing to exchange my life for it."

Sang Yuanyuan understood her pain.

If Yun Xuyang's crime was punishable by execution according to the law, Yun Xuzhou wouldn't even bat an eyelid. She would just kill him and end all troubles. No matter how painful it was, it wouldn't matter.

However, his crime did not warrant death and he was also a blood relative. Thus, he became a sore on Yun Xuzhou's bones. Although it would not become a disaster, it would accompany her for the rest of her life, causing her to be unable to sleep every day.

Sang Yuanyuan thought for a moment and said, "Let me treat your wounds first. After I'm done, I'll tell you a solution. You can see if it's feasible."

"Oh?"

Yun Xuzhou immediately took off her outer robe, revealing her injured back. Then, she bent down to take off her snow boots.

As soon as she took them off, she realized that the soles of her boots were stuck to her feet. She tugged at them twice and threw them to the side.

Her wounds were torn open and blood gushed out.

Yun Xuzhou was truly a straightforward person.

Only this younger brother of hers, whom she had raised single-handedly, could make her hesitate.

Sang Yuanyuan focused for a moment and threw out a sunflower. It spat out condensed dew on the wound on Yun Xuzhou's back.

With a thought, the sunflower plate spun gently like a shower head and sprinkled the green dew evenly on Yun Xuzhou's wound. It was like a spray, gently caressing her wound.

The flowers and leaves danced, and a moist and plump 'kelp' was woven out. It wrapped around the wound on the soles of her feet and wrapped tightly around it.

"Bear with the pain."

The roots of the sunflower swept toward the wound and pulled out a crystal-like thread of spiritual energy, carefully stitching the wound.

Yun Xuzhou was speechless. She was shocked!

In the time it took for the tea to cool down, Yun Xuzhou's external injuries were treated.

"My whole body feels cool. It's very comfortable." She was surprised as she changed into new clothes, shoes, and socks.

A big face flower jumped into her hand and shook its big wilted face, as if it was asking for credit.

Yun Xuzhou couldn't help but reach out to touch the flower plate. "This … I've lived for more than 20 years, but I've never heard of such spiritual energy!

Is this a secret technique? "

Sang Yuanyuan shrugged helplessly. "I didn't want to either."

Yun Xuzhou looked at her hesitantly for a moment. She raised her hand and ignited a bright flame. She asked, "You can't do this?"

Sang Yuanyuan sighed. She raised her hand, and with a 'pu su', a big face flower jumped out. It even had two emerald green leaves, and it stretched lazily in her palm.

Yun Xuzhou politely suppressed her smile.

"Actually, it's very good. It's very spiritual," Yun Xuzhou said. "It can also heal injuries. It's very powerful."

"The way you say this is very much like You Wuming," Sang Yuanyuan said dejectedly.

Yun Xuzhou's expression changed slightly. "I didn't know he was You Wuming. The words I said before were really rude."

Sang Yuanyuan shook her head. "It doesn't matter. He won't take it to heart."

Yun Xuzhou reached out a fist and knocked Sang Yuanyuan's shoulder. "Feng Guo, you're very powerful. Your scabbard can actually restrain You Wuming's knife!"

Sang Yuanyuan: "…" Can this scabbard be forgotten?!

She stared at Yun Xuzhou helplessly. She realized that this Prince Regent, who had been single since birth, really didn't understand her meaning. She could only nod and say perfunctorily, "He's actually quite good."

"That is, towards you."

Yun Xuzhou smiled softly and meaningfully. "He does have feelings for you. I can see that."

Seeing Sang Yuanyuan's embarrassed expression, Yun Xuzhou promptly changed the topic. "Feng Guo, just now, did you say that there's any way to deal with Xiaoyang's heart disease?"

Sang Yuanyuan said, "Since his heart disease isn't caused by the environment, then it's because he's naturally violent, murderous, and bloodthirsty."

Yun Xuzhou nodded gently and smiled bitterly. "I watched Xiaoyang grow up. There really isn't any external cause that caused his mind to distort.

It's something that came from the womb. There's no cure. "

Sang Yuanyuan shook her head and smiled. "Since ancient times, most people who have been titled 'God of Killing' have this problem."

Yun Xuzhou's eyes lit up and then darkened. "His body can't go to the battlefield to kill the enemy."

"Why don't you let him execute the death row prisoners?"

Sang Yuanyuan said. "Since according to the laws of Yunzhou, his actions should be punished with hard labor, then we should arrange something for him to do.

There's still a long way to go. Let's see if he's still stubborn. "

Yun Xuzhou sucked in a long breath of cold air. She suddenly rushed forward and hugged Sang Yuanyuan tightly in her arms.

"Feng Guo!

I think it's okay! "

At least she saw a bit of hope and direction.

Yun Xuzhou's eyes lit up again.

"I'll go outside and talk to Chick Feng!" Yun Xuzhou excitedly got out of the carriage and chased You Wuming back inside.

You Wuming looked unhappy.

"What kind of injury takes so long to treat?"

His hair and clothes were stained with snowflakes. He walked forward and pinched Sang Yuanyuan's chin. He looked at her face from left to right. Then, he casually sat down on the soft couch and said, "Too weak. Follow me and cultivate."

He didn't cultivate. Instead, he gathered a large amount of Mu Lingyun and poured it on Sang Yuanyuan's body. She almost choked to death.

Three days later, the four of them passed through the winding path of Ice Mist Valley and arrived at Little Jiangzhou, which bordered the eastern part of Yunzhou.

Sang Yuanyuan's cultivation had been forcefully irrigated by You Wuming to the second layer of the Spiritual Brilliance Realm. The jade-like 'string' in her mind split into two.

Her connection with the Wood Spirit became deeper and wider. The Sunflowers she summoned became more solid and brighter.

Originally, she could only summon three solid Sunflowers at a time. After advancing, she could summon six.

"Little Sang Guo!"

You Wuming laughed so hard that he rocked back and forth. "When you reach the Spiritual Brilliance Realm, you can try to take a bunch of Big Face Flowers and drown people with your saliva!"

Sang Yuanyuan directed the six flower discs to shoot at him.

You Wuming's figure flashed. He directly passed by her flowers and closed in on her.

He pressed her against the soft couch. He raised his hand and pressed it against her forehead.

"Check if there's any residual poison." His voice was clearly a few degrees hoarse.

His fingers moved inch by inch across her forehead. His thin lips had already pressed down.

The six Big Face Flowers fell on his back. They closed their petals and lowered their discs as if they were shy.

She discovered that his kissing skills had improved again.

His movements were extremely domineering, but they were just right. He turned her dodging into a passive response.

He was always one step ahead of her and sealed off her path of retreat. It was as if she was the one taking the initiative to ask for his favor.

His breathing was very deep and his heartbeat was very steady. The unique fragrance of the flowers and his body temperature firmly imprisoned her mind.

He was like a gentle, yet scorching fire.

Her scalp was numb. Soon, she couldn't breathe.

His chest trembled as he continuously let out low chuckles.

When he finally released her, she was already paralyzed on the soft couch. Her eyes were wavering and her ears were so red that they were dripping blood.

"Little Sang Guo." You Wuming curved his lips and raised his eyebrows. His smile was full of evil intentions. "You want me."

The certainty in his black eyes made her heart tremble.

Sang Yuanyuan decisively summoned a Big Face Flower and covered her face, pretending to be dead.

At this moment, Yun Xuzhou excitedly stepped into the carriage with a broken jade slip in her hand.

"Uh … this is …"

She saw the man leaning on the side with his eyes narrowed. He looked like a fox that had just stolen food. The woman was strangely lying on the soft couch in broad daylight with a flower covering her face.

You Wuming calmly glanced at Sang Yuanyuan and said, "She's taking care of her appearance."

Yun Xuzhou nodded. She pulled a small chair and sat down. "Feng Guo, I arranged for Yun Xuyang to be put to death by ice."

You Wuming was stunned. She couldn't help but stare. "A sage doesn't show his true colors.

The Royal Regent is vicious and merciless. This one can only sigh in admiration. "

He thought that Yun Xuzhou had cut Yun Xuyang into pieces.

Sang Yuanyuan grabbed the sunflower covering her face and grabbed You Wuming's sleeve to sit up.

"How was it?" she asked.

Yun Xuzhou raised his eyebrows. "The death penalty was that locksmith.

Yun Xuyang didn't dare to believe that I actually asked him to do such a thing.

Later, he was forced to do it. After a few rounds, he was crying and laughing. He almost fainted!

I wanted to give him a show of strength, so I ordered people to keep a close eye on him and didn't allow him to rest. After the execution, he even vomited bile. He said that he didn't want to see blood again. "

"What a strong medicine." Sang Yuanyuan sighed. "The Royal Regent is really ruthless.

It seems that he's just a Lord Ye who loves dragons. "

Yun Xuzhou smiled. "So it's not that there's no cure.

There's more work waiting for him tomorrow.

The people he can come into contact with now are all cold-hearted. They definitely won't show him the slightest bit of sympathy! "

Sang Yuanyuan said, "When he puts down the butcher's knife, he might be enlightened and become a Buddha on the spot."

Yun Xuzhou had been in power for many years. There were many capable people around him. Yun Xuyang was like a small ant under a great flood. It was impossible for him to stir up any waves.

You Wuming sneered disdainfully. "Is there a need to go through so much trouble? Wouldn't it be quiet after one cut?"

Yun Xuzhou said, "He's my younger brother.

You Wuming, if you had a brother, you would know … "

She suddenly remembered that the person in front of her was the madman who had exterminated her entire family.

You Wuming's lips curled into a strange smile. He pointed at the 'small concubine' under Yun Xuzhou.

Yun Xuzhou suddenly realized that it wasn't a concubine, but a very exquisite wooden box.

"Here." You Wuming raised his eyebrows. He stretched out a hand and waved it. "It's there."

Sang Yuanyuan covered his forehead.

Yun Xuzhou was actually sitting on Huangfu Du's head!

"Don't touch it, don't touch it." Sang Yuanyuan sighed helplessly. "It's not a good thing."

You Wuming grabbed the wooden box, placed it on the short table, and opened it.

Huangfu Du's head was very fresh.

Yun Xuzhou looked inside and felt a wave of dizziness. "This, isn't this the adopted son of the King of Eastern Province, Huangfu Du?"

Huangfu Du was in charge of Jin Province, which bordered Yun Province. As the regent of Yun Province, Yun Xuzhou had some dealings with Huangfu Du before. She recognized him at a glance.

She held her forehead and said, "Young Feng and I have talked about him before."

Sang Yuanyuan and You Wuming looked at each other tacitly and asked, "Oh?"

Yun Xuzhou unknowingly sold Sang Bujin out. "At that time, I told Young Feng that Huangfu Du was close to me, and we were about the same age. If she still couldn't find the person she liked in two years, why not take the initiative to mention it to Huangfu Du and see if he was interested?"

Sang Yuanyuan raised her eyebrows. "What did he say?"

"Young Feng said a lot of bad things about Huangfu Du.

She said that since Huangfu Du was born with a female face, their marriage life would not be good in the future … "Yun Xuzhou tilted her head in puzzlement." Why would having a female face be bad for their marriage life? "

Sang Yuanyuan: "…" Big Brother dug a hole for himself!

You Wuming could no longer hold back and began to laugh evilly.

Sang Yuanyuan saw that Yun Xuzhou was looking at her with a thirsty look. He could only cough and say, "He just doesn't want you to get married. He's just talking nonsense!"

"I think so too."

Yun Xuzhou lazily folded her hands. "She also said that Huangfu Du was in his twenties and had yet to discuss marriage. He also did not have any close female friends. He must have some hidden illness."

Sang Yuanyuan: "…" Wasn't Sang Bujin the same?

Yun Xuzhou dealt another heavy blow. "So I told her that Sang Zhou's heir, Sang Bujin, was around the same age. There had never been any rumors about him. I heard that he also had a female face. Could it be that he also had some hidden illness?"

You Wuming's mouth twitched. She couldn't help but interrupt, "Then what did she say?"

Yun Xuzhou sneered and said, "She was good. She said that Heir Sang was a good person.

They clearly had the same qualifications. How could one be good and the other bad? If I guessed correctly, she was interested in that Heir Sang.

In order to set her mind at ease, I told her that whether it was Huangfu Du or Sang Bujin, I would not consider either of them! "

Sang Yuanyuan rubbed her head. "You two stopped talking about this after that, right?"

Yun Xuzhou nodded.

You Wuming clutched her stomach and went out to find Sang Bujin.

Sang Yuanyuan felt that the two of them would definitely fight later.

After You Wuming left, Yun Xuzhou's expression became much more serious. She moved to Sang Yuanyuan's side and asked seriously, "Why is Huangfu Du's head in your hands?

I have long heard about You Wuming's actions, but you and Young Feng are not such outlaws! "

Sang Yuanyuan thought for a moment and said, "I don't want to hide it from you, but there are some things that I am still confused about. It is too early to say these things now.

There is only one thing. If the matter of the Yun family's bloodline curse is really caused by the Eastern Province, I hope that the Regent will treat us as allies. We will advance and retreat together. "

Yun Xuzhou lowered her head and smiled. "Of course."

After a moment of silence, Yun Xuzhou raised her head. "When did Huangfu Du die?

Why haven't I heard anything about it? "

Sang Yuanyuan smiled proudly. "Because no one knows that he is here."

The Eastern Province used the trick of substituting one person for another. When the hundred personal guards returned to the Eastern Province and found that there was no one in the sedan, they were probably very surprised.

The personal guards and the guide would definitely insist that they did not encounter any accidents along the way. It was absolutely impossible for someone to kidnap Huangfu Du under everyone's eyes.

The traces in the Ice Fog Valley had long been cleaned up, leaving no clues behind.

Therefore, the Eastern Province would only come to one conclusion — Huangfu Du did not get on the sedan from the beginning.

Then where could he be?

Sang Yuanyuan smiled and looked at the exquisite wooden box on the low table.

What a great gift.

…

The sedan successfully passed through Little Jiang Zhou.

The Jiang royal family of Little Jiang Zhou was actually the main family of the Jiang family. It was the royal family of Little Jiang Zhou that replaced the Yun family and entered Tiandu.

After the Jiang family entered Tiandu, the Yin royal family in the southwest of Tiandu took the initiative to give up their territory, which became the present Jiang Zhou.

As for the ancestral land of the Jiang family, Little Jiang, because of the inconvenience of transportation and the suppression of the Huangfu family, it was declining day by day. Little Jiang decided to go all out and stopped developing its military. Instead, it focused on developing agriculture and commerce. Now, it had become the trade center of the eight states in the Eastern Region.

Yun Xuzhou's group was the merchant disguised as Little Jiang.

After passing through Little Jiang Zhou, they arrived at the base of the Huangfu family, the Eastern Province.

From afar, they could feel that the Eastern Province was heavily guarded and the atmosphere was heavy.

The Eastern Province used black iron to build the city. From afar, they thought they were looking at the Black Iron Great Wall.

Huangfu Jun's soldiers all had stern expressions. One look and one could tell that they were experts who had come out of a sea of blood.

Sang Yuanyuan sized them up from afar. He became even more cautious.

Huangfu Jun was a man who truly stood at the peak. He probably would not have another chance like last time.

The group of people followed the merchants and formed a long line as they moved toward the city gate.

The merchants who entered the pass were checked very carefully. Fortunately, Yun Xuzhou had a high-level pass, so Huangfu Du's head was saved.

As soon as they passed through the city gate, they saw heavily armored soldiers rushing over and driving the merchants to the sides of the road.

"Welcome, Special Envoy from Tiandu —"

Sang Yuanyuan's eyebrows twitched. She lifted the curtain and looked over.

She saw a large carriage covered in golden and jade-like ribbons slowly rolling through the city gate. The curtain of the carriage opened, and the 'Special Envoy' with a golden crown on his head was hugging two beautiful women in disheveled clothes. He was driving into the Eastern Province.

It was a familiar face. It was the Crown Prince of Jiang Zhou, Jiang Jinzhen.

You Wuming stuck his head out from behind and put it on her shoulder. He said coldly, "I heard that when you passed through Jiang Zhou last time, you drank three to five cups of wine with Jiang Jinzhen.

He always praises Little Sang Guo's tolerance when he meets people. "

Sang Yuanyuan looked at him sideways. She saw that his eyes were slightly narrowed and filled with killing intent.

She smiled and said, "King Youzhou is jealous."

You Wuming lazily pulled away. "Pfft."

She tilted her head and propped her elbow against the window. Her slender fingers tapped on the side of her forehead as she glanced sideways at the wind and said with a smile, "I told him that I was protected by King You Prefecture's full strength on the Nether Devil Battlefield, and I respected King You Prefecture's King.

Why, he brags to everyone he meets, but he doesn't mention you, the great Buddha. "

"Lend him a hundred guts." You Wuming raised his eyebrows. He nonchalantly picked up the teapot on the table and poured some water for himself.

The tip of his eyebrows and the corners of his eyes were filled with unconcealable smugness.

"Why did Kang Yanji send Jiang Jinzhen over at this time?" Sang Yuanyuan felt a little strange.

You Wuming smiled coldly. "Isn't Huangfu Jun injured? Even if the Eastern Province has the Netherworld Clan to prolong his life, he will still need to be bedridden for more than a month.

Jiang Jinzhen's attribute is water. How can Kang Yanji let go of such a rare opportunity to learn from him? "

Hearing him say this, Sang Yuanyuan suddenly understood.

Back then, Kang Yanji sent Jiang Jinyuan, who was of the metal attribute, to Han Shaoling's side to cultivate with him.

Now that the peerless expert Huangfu Jun was bedridden and recuperating, Kang Yanji naturally didn't want to waste this opportunity. Thus, he sent his other nephew, Jiang Jinzhen, over!

He was really calculating and knew how to live his life.

"In order to cover up his unsightly table manners, Kang Yanji must have sent a good treasure.

I got lucky. "

You Wuming smiled faintly. He grabbed the wooden box that contained Huangfu Du's head on the table, picked up the knife, and slowly carved with the tip of the knife.

"You."

Sang Yuanyuan looked at the man's focused profile. Her gaze gradually became a little dazed.

When a man was working seriously, he always looked especially good.

His long eyebrows furrowed slightly. His slender and beautiful fingers grasped the tool. When he exerted force, his knuckles bulged powerfully. His pair of hands were like a painting.

His thin lips were slightly parted, and his head was tilted. From time to time, he would frown or smile a little. He was so good-looking that it made people dizzy.

Halfway through carving, he brought the wooden box to his mouth and lightly blew on it.

Wood shavings flew away. He squinted his eyes to prevent them from splashing into his eyes.

When the wood shavings hit his face, he subconsciously arched his eyebrows and pursed his lips slightly. He tilted his face a little, and the corners of his eyes appeared abnormally long and deep.

After the scene paused for a moment, he held the wooden box with one hand and looked at it from afar. Satisfied, he placed it neatly back on the table. He put away the knife, clapped his hands, and said, "It's done!"

Sang Yuanyuan hurriedly went forward.

She couldn't wait to see what kind of words You Wuming would carve.

It was said that words reflected the person. She didn't know if his words would be as strange and beautiful as the person himself.

When she came closer to take a look, she was stunned.

That half of the character "You" was actually indescribably ugly.

Sang Yuanyuan: "… …" Her fantasy was shattered.

You Wuming had long been secretly observing her expression. Seeing this, he laughed loudly and pulled her into his arms, saying, "Silly Guo!

This isn't my word! "

"That's … … Oh, I understand." Sang Yuanyuan suddenly understood.

You Wuming turned her face towards him and kissed her forehead a few times.

"Little Sang Guo, don't think that I don't know how long you've been secretly watching me just because I'm focused on carving!

You're so infatuated with me just like that? Won't you be tied to my belt in the future! "

He laughed extremely viciously.

After laughing for a while, he grabbed the wooden box and opened the lid. He stared at Huangfu Du's face that was still filled with shock and fear for a moment, and then slowly took out another wooden box.

Inside the old wooden box, there was a piece of fiery-red silk cloth with a strong fragrance. On the silk cloth, there was a Memory Pearl placed neatly.

You Wuming picked it up and twirled it around his fingertips for a moment. Then, he gently opened Huangfu Du's mouth and used the tip of his knife to pick up the Memory Pearl. He carefully buried it under Huangfu Du's tongue.

"Borrowing flowers to present Buddha." You Wuming smiled innocently and brilliantly.

In this Memory Pearl, there was only sound and no image. It recorded Kang Yanji's voice —

"My pitiful son, Mother has no choice but to abandon you.

Don't be sad, there's nothing to be sad about. Everyone will die, right?

If you die like this, you can still do something for Mother. No matter where Mother goes in the future, Mother will always remember this good baby who is willing to sacrifice himself for Mother … … "

Sang Yuanyuan's eyes slightly widened as she looked at You Wuming — —

What a great trick of using Zhang Guan and Li Li!