Liaozhai: A scholar should draw a sword

Chapter 218 Fishing
"Report to the princess, the prince is awake."

Outside, there was a servant girl's report suddenly.

The restriction set by Zhou Yu is one-way, it only isolates the sound in the room from leaking out, and does not affect the sound outside.

Princess Jin responded, and then said to Zhou Yu: "Sir, why don't you go to the room and make a careful diagnosis for the prince?"

Although Zhou Yu had explained the cause of the illness, she was still a little worried.

Firstly, she was unlikely to trust someone when they met for the first time. Secondly, Zhou Yu had only looked a few steps away before, without feeling his pulse.

For Princess Jin, Lord Jin's safety is also her safety.

One prospers, one loses all, so she must be careful.

Zhou Yu also understood her mood, nodded, and then said with a serious face: "Princess Wangfei, please remember, don't tell the lord about being poisoned for the time being."

"But..." Princess Jin frowned: "If such a big matter is hidden from the prince, I'm afraid..."

"My lord, my lord, I heard from Sun Qi that the prince is a person who can't tolerate sand in his eyes. If he knows that someone has laid a poison on him, he will be furious and explode on the spot.

In this way, it is bound to startle the snake.

You only need to keep it a secret for one night, and tomorrow, you will come down to the palace and tell the prince in person what happened. "

Hearing this, Princess Jin couldn't help but asked in confusion: "What's the difference between telling the prince tomorrow and today?"

Zhou Yu smiled: "There's a big difference, let's put it this way, I guess once I leave the palace, I might be followed by someone..."

"This..." Jin Wangfei was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Sir, what do you mean...someone will harm you?"

"This is just my conjecture. In short, everything will be known at the meeting tomorrow, so please be sure to keep it a secret for one night, Mrs. Wang."

"No, it's okay to keep it secret, but this concubine must send a few people to protect Mr. secretly."

Concubine Jin finally saw some hope, so she naturally didn't want anyone to threaten Zhou Yu's safety.

"Thank you for your kindness, Wangfei, I have my own way to protect myself, so you don't have to worry about it."

"But... those eunuchs are quite powerful, sir, you must not be careless."

"Empress, don't worry, although I am a scholar, there are not many people in the world who can hurt me..."

Having said that, Princess Jin couldn't help but flash a gleam of splendor in her eyes.

She felt more and more that she couldn't see through Zhou Yu.

She is a dignified princess, and her vision is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary people. The reason why she always called Zhou Yu Mr. is also because she felt that Zhou Yu had a unique aura when she first saw Zhou Yu.

"Well, sir, you must be careful."

Not long after, Zhou Yu came outside Prince Jin's room again.

Concubine Jin went in first to communicate with Prince Jin, and then came out to call Zhou Yu into the room to diagnose the prince.

This time, Zhou Yu did not evade the servants in the mansion, but gave Prince Jin a pulse.

Just after taking the pulse, before opening his mouth, Prince Jin asked first, "I don't know how the king's condition is? Are you sure, sir?"

"My lord's condition is actually not serious. According to my diagnosis, the wind-cold is just the cause. If you blindly treat it according to the wind-cold, it will not be cured."

"Oh? Sir, what do you mean by this king's hidden illness?"

"My lord, don't worry. According to my diagnosis, the main reason is heart disease. Presumably, my lord was overworked a few days ago, and my qi stagnated in my heart, resulting in weak body and weak qi.

Once the constitution is deficient, the wind and cold will naturally come and go, and it is difficult to recover.

In addition, the prince must have taken a lot of supplements recently. As the saying goes, the supplements can be suspended for a few days and just eat some daily food.

Next, I will give Wang Ye a few more needles to help the blood flow. "

"My lord, this is absolutely impossible!"

Director Qin hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade him.

Prince Jin frowned and asked, "Why not?"

"The origin of this person is unknown, and none of us know his details. This needle injection is not a trivial matter. Just in case..."

Speaking of this, Manager Qin paused, and the meaning behind his words was self-evident.

Indeed, what kind of respected status is a prince?It is indeed inappropriate to let a stranger who doesn't know the details, and is not even a doctor, stick a needle in his body.

In case you meet someone with bad intentions, you might get a big deal out of this one.

However, Princess Jin has communicated with Prince Jin before, and what is the vision of Prince Jin?As soon as he saw Zhou Yu, he could feel a sense of righteousness and dignity.

He believed that Zhou Yu would never come to harm him.

Another point, as the so-called urgent medical treatment, he is lying on the bed now, and it is difficult for him to move, so naturally he will not let go of any hope of healing.

Before Prince Jin could speak, Concubine Jin said, "It's okay, I believe in Mr.'s medical skills, so let him perform the acupuncture."

"But the princess..."

Manager Qin still wanted to argue, but Prince Jin said in time: "Okay, Manager Qin, you don't need to talk anymore, sir, please give the needle."

Zhou Yu responded, and then said to Mr. Qin, "I don't have any silver needles, please ask Mr. Qin to find a set of silver needles, and take a small jug of spirits."

"Spirited wine?" Manager Qin was taken aback.

"Yes, apply strong sprinkles on the skin first, and soak the silver needles in strong wine. This is called disinfection."

Most people in ancient times didn't have the concept of disinfection, so what Zhou Yu said made the people in the room a little dazed.

"In simple terms, infection can be avoided as much as possible.

For example, if silver needles have been used on someone else, and that person has sores or illnesses, it is easy to get infected if the silver needles are used on another person.

After soaking in spirits, this kind of cross-infection can be avoided to the greatest extent. "

"Hehe, it's interesting, in fact, the king of Faben you mentioned by the master also knows a little bit, but the method is a little different.

In the past, this king once led troops to fight, and if someone was injured, he would burn the sword with fire, and then use the burned sword to clean the wound. "

Zhou Yu smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, the truth of what the prince said is the same, but the effect is better if soaked in strong wine."

"Director Qin, hurry up and find the silver needle."

"Yes, my lord."

The prince gave the order, and Director Qin couldn't argue anymore, so he had to go to get the silver needle.

After the silver needles were brought, Zhou Yu inspected them first to confirm that there was no problem, then soaked them in strong wine, and at the same time applied wine to the place where the prince applied the needles.

In fact, what Zhou Yu did was just pretending. With his strength, how can he use disinfection?

His dark energy is far better than the effect of disinfection.

After a while, Zhou Yu began to apply needles.

A total of eight needles were inserted, and the time was not more than a cup of tea.

"It's amazing, this king can't feel the needle at all."

Prince Jin couldn't help sighing.

He has pricked silver needles many times, no matter how good his technique is, he still has the feeling of being stung by an ant.

But when Zhou Yu applied the needle just now, he didn't feel anything at all.

If there is, it is also a warm feeling, as if someone is using a towel to compress the body.

Zhou Yu put the silver needle back into the box, and said with a smile, "Okay, my lord can have a try now to see if he can get up by himself."

"Oh?"

Prince Jin raised his eyebrows, and then tried to support himself, and he really supported himself, and with a little more force, he sat up.

"Haha, great, great."

Prince Jin was very pleasantly surprised.

"My lord, be careful..."

Concubine Jin was also very pleasantly surprised, and walked to Prince Jin's side with a concerned face to support him.

"I don't need to help my concubine, I will try to see if I can get out of bed."

Under the attention of the crowd, Prince Jin not only got up by himself, but also got out of bed and walked a few steps in the room.

"It's amazing, Mister is really a miracle doctor!" Prince Jin couldn't help admiring.

After all, even the imperial doctor hadn't cured him of his disease, but a scholar gave him a few needles, and he was able to get up and walk.

"My lord, thank you. In this way, I will write a prescription for my lord first, and take one dose today. Don't take any tonics, just eat some light daily food, and come back for a follow-up visit tomorrow."

"Sir, why don't you just stay in the palace temporarily, why do you have to run around?"

"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness, but I still have some things to deal with."

"Then the king will send a carriage to the gentleman, and send two guards."

"My lord, I've always been idle, I'm really not used to having people around me, please forgive me."

"That's right, my lord, the gentleman told me about it before..."

Princess Jin also persuaded her.

"Okay, then Mr. Gonghou will be driving tomorrow morning."

"My lord is serious..."

Not long after, Zhou Yu bid farewell and left.

As expected, he was followed shortly after he went out.

However, Zhou Yu deliberately pretended not to know. He guessed that the person following him should not be someone from Jin Palace, and the other party would not be easily exposed.

It should be that the news was delivered to the master in time through some channel, and another person was sent to follow him.

Then see who is the hunter.

Along the way, Zhou Yu deliberately walked slowly, bought some wine and vegetables and carried them back to the inn.

If there is no accident, the other party should do it at night.

Because this is a well-designed conspiracy, the other party will definitely not tolerate any uncertain factors.

If it is a doctor in the capital, the other party knows the root and the bottom, and he is sure that Prince Jin can't be cured, and he can't see their tricks, so the possibility of silence is extremely small.

And Zhou Yu's origin was completely unclear to them.

Moreover, Zhou Yu intentionally made Prince Jin's condition improve, and stood up by himself, just to make the other party suspicious. I don't know if he has seen the clue.

Therefore, the other party will desperately kill the trap.

"Xiao Hei, you are staring here, I will go back and report."

Zhou Yu was followed by two men. Seeing Zhou Yu enter the inn, one of them said something in a low voice, then turned and hurried away.

……

that night.

Zhou Yu lay quietly on the bed in the inn, as if he had fallen asleep.

Suddenly, a dark poisonous scorpion jumped out of nowhere, climbed onto the bed, and slipped into the blanket again...

Next to the inn is the backyard of a large family.

A man in black stood on the roof, pinched his fist with one hand, his eyes were slightly closed, and his lips moved slightly.

After a while, the man in black frowned, and the poisonous scorpion succeeded.

This poisonous scorpion has been carefully trained and raised by him for many years. Its poison is hundreds of times stronger than that of ordinary scorpions. Not to mention ordinary people, even cultivators will hardly have a chance to survive if they are stung.

Just as he was about to recall the poisonous scorpion, his eyes suddenly widened.

Because, he sensed a person standing behind him, which made his back feel cold.

"Are you looking for your scorpion?"

A joking voice came from behind.

Without thinking, the man in black rushed forward a few steps before turning around.

"You... aren't you lying in the room?"

The man in black subconsciously glanced in the direction of the inn.

Although there is only one courtyard wall separated, the roof where he is standing is about five or six feet away from the room where Zhou Yu sleeps.

He was still manipulating the poisonous scorpion before, and when he sensed that the poisonous scorpion had bitten the target, he was about to recall it, when the target came behind him and grabbed the poisonous scorpion.

This process is probably only a short breath or two.

What kind of master is able to catch the poisonous scorpion in just one or two breaths, and then fly from the inn room to behind him, and he didn't notice it at all?
Such an opponent is really terrifying.

Therefore, the man in black didn't care about the poisonous scorpion that had been carefully fed for many years, raised his hand and threw a handful of poisonous powder, and then fled in a hurry.

As a result, as soon as he moved, he seemed to hit an invisible wall, making him dizzy.

Immediately afterwards, a force of energy struck, causing the guy to faint on the spot.

When he woke up, he found that there was darkness all around him, like an endless abyss.

In fact, the man in black was in the inn room at this time, but Zhou Yu used a little trick.

"You... who are you?"

At this time, the man in black finally had the mood to care about the origin of the target.

Zhou Yu smiled sarcastically: "Hehe, you have the guts to plot against me, yet you don't know who I am? Are you too arrogant or too stupid?"

"I……"

The man in black was at a loss for words.

True, he was a little arrogant.

He only thought that a scholar would be easy to deal with, and the money would be easy to earn, but unexpectedly he fell into a big struggle.

"Tell me, who sent you here."

"I don't know what you're talking about... ah..."

The man in black wanted to be tough, but Zhou Yu raised his palm and slapped the guy's left calf bone, causing the man in black to let out a scream like a pig.

In fact, Zhou Yu could have adopted a more gentle method, such as using spells like hypnosis to make the other party reveal the truth unconsciously.

It's just that he used it lazily, and there was no need to show mercy to a person who wanted his life.

"Say, who sent you here."

Zhou Yu asked again.

"I……"

The man in black wanted to speak harshly, but when he saw Zhou Yu raised his palm again, he hurriedly said in fright, "Don't...don't...let me tell you."

"speak!"

"I'm a killer, someone hired me."

"Who is the employer?"

"I really don't know about this... ah..."

The leg bone in the left calf was also broken.

"I really don't know... ah..."

A bone in the left arm was also broken.

The man in black twitched in pain, and cold sweat drenched his whole body.

Although he has a way to slowly repair the injury in the future, it may take a year or two, and after the injury is healed, his cultivation will also stagnate, basically standing still.

The important thing is that the pain of a broken bone is not something ordinary people can bear.

More importantly, whether he has a chance to repair the injury is still unknown.

……

(End of this chapter)