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Chapter 262
In the quiet room.

The thick wall made of black vine bricks cut off the outside world, and apart from a little vibration, it was difficult to hear other sounds.

Four female dark guards stood in front of the door-closing stone with weapons in hand, paying close attention to all the troubles in the stone door.

Dongfang Liren, who was wearing a python suit, paced back and forth in the room with an anxious expression on his face, and sometimes came to the door and used the Tianhe Sword Technique to listen carefully, but apart from some noises, he couldn't hear anything.

The Great Wei Empress had already changed into a long red dress, and was sitting upright on the bed. Because her perception was far beyond ordinary people, she knew what was going on outside, and her eyes were complicated.

If the last time Eunuch Cao entered the palace and Ye Jingtang suddenly jumped out to rescue him, it was because he was full of chivalry and drew his sword to help when he saw injustice, then this time he defended the dragon gate alone and vowed not to retreat, it was completely out of respect for her and her divorce. People care.

Ever since the Empress sat on the Dragon Throne, she was doomed to be a lonely family. Apart from her own sister and master, she could not trust anyone, because she didn't know whether those courtiers who respected her in front of her were secretly the spies of Beiliang. The hidden piles of the Heavenly Religion, and even the assassins sent by the kings.

But after getting to know Ye Jingtang for so long, these worries were gradually dispelled. Ye Jingtang had countless opportunities to assassinate her, and he could also rely on her and Li Ren's trust to try to gain power and status to do greater things.

But Ye Jingtang's behavior is purely a knight-errant, ambitious and number one in the world, doesn't like to be dragged down by fame and fortune, and only recognizes friendship in everything. It may not be as interesting as a collector's edition of Heroine's Tears.

And protecting her and Li Ren desperately is obviously not because of their identities, but because they are friends, or people who are one step closer than friends.

Just such a man, the empress doesn't even know how to be suspicious if she wants to. If Ye Jingtang is a secret stake of a certain force, then he is also the most incompetent secret stake in the world...

The empress wandered wildly in her thoughts, and after an unknown period of silence, a voice suddenly sounded in the silent room:
Boom—boom——

It is a code word for someone knocking on the stone gate.

After the four female hidden guards turned around to consult the empress, they quickly pulled out the iron bolt that was stuck on the door-sealing stone, and then the door-sealing stone shook, and then a gap appeared below, and shouts came from outside:
"One, two, three—"

Dongfang Liren was full of anxiety, squatting on the ground, tilting his head to look outside.

The garden outside was in a mess, and a lot of flames and smoke could still be seen. More than 40 wrestlers covered their mouths and noses with wet cloths, held eight iron chains, and dragged them up with all their strength, gradually pulling up the huge stone.

Outside the door-sealing stone, stood a man with a saber hanging from his waist.

The man was dressed in a black official robe, and the jade belt hanging from his waist looked neat and majestic, as if nothing happened.

But the red bloodstains oozing from the gauze on the man's hands and his slightly flushed face still revealed how brutal the scuffle outside was just now.

"The Nightmare Hall?!"

Dongfang Liren and Ye Jingtang have known each other for so long, it's not that they haven't seen him injured, but the last time they defeated Xuanyuan Dynasty, they didn't see Ye Jingtang fall into this situation. in front of:

"you……"

Dongfang Liren wanted to give Ye Jingtang the pulse, but when he walked in, he found that Ye Jingtang's robe was not smooth, and there were traces of bandaging everywhere, so he didn't dare to touch it, but looked anxiously:

"How is your injury?"

Ye Jingtang raised his hand to protect Dongfang Liren from coming to the side of the gate so as not to block the way, his expression was as calm as possible:
"I suffered some flesh and blood injuries, but the situation is not serious. Lu Jieyun and other thieves have already subdued the law. The brigade has reached the foot of the mountain, and it is no longer serious. It was when the thieves attacked me just now, I was suppressed in front of the door, and someone used a hidden weapon Sneak attack, the empress dowager helped me block the hidden weapon, and I was hit by the prison dragon miasma..."

"what?"

Dongfang Liren's complexion changed suddenly, he supported Ye Jingtang who was shaking a little, and asked:

"Have you called Imperial Physician Wang over? And that Zhang Jinglin..."

"I've been called. The queen mother's condition is still stable, but she must be detoxified as soon as possible. Doctor Wang, Zhang Jinglin, and a female wizard from various tribes in the West Sea discussed two methods. One is to find the golden scale map and the dragon image map. ; One is to go to the various tribes of the West Sea to find the poison master to find the antidote, and we may have to set off soon..."

Dongfang Liren didn't know anything inside, and when he came out, he was faced with such a large pile of news, so he must be a little confused.

Seeing that Ye Jingtang's breath was in a mess, he helped him to walk to the bedroom that was still in good condition on the side:
"Sit down and tell me. Where is the Queen Mother now?"

"Under the mountain..."

……

Empress Great Wei came out under the protection of the secret guards, saw Ye Jingtang's appearance, and actually wanted to ask a few questions.

But as an emperor, the courtiers should feel at ease in such a chaotic situation, so he went out with the dark guard first...
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Meanwhile, Yamashita.

On the calm river, a white shadow flowed down like a ghostly stream, leaving a long white trail on the river. Passing ships heard the movement, and when they looked over in a blink of an eye, there was only a blurry white spot at the end of their vision.

Immortal Xuanji left Sanhe Town and turned back quickly. He had just traveled a few miles when he received a message from Feige from Yutan Villa.

Sanhe Town is more than 200 miles away from Yun'an, but it didn't take long for Master Xuanji to see the majestic mountain villa by the river, and the dance of demons inside had not yet ended.

Running at such full speed, Xuanji really consumed a lot of energy, and her underwear was almost soaked in sweat. When she found out that the turmoil had subsided and the empress met outside the villa with the generals who rushed to help from the city to stabilize the army, she was secretly relieved.

Immortal Xuanji landed outside the villa, and wanted to go to the Empress, but from the corner of her eyes, she found that among the buildings below the mountain, Imperial Physician Wang and Zhang Jinglin were standing in the courtyard and talking, their brows furrowed.

Master Xuanji secretly thought that something was wrong, thinking that something serious happened in Ye Jingtang, she hurriedly flew down to the courtyard, and went to the lit door to check.

It turned out that Fan Qinghe, who was wearing a red gauze skirt, was standing on the small case outside the screen, with various bottles and cans in front of her, concentrating on the preparation of medicines, while the carry-on bag she left at the inn in Guantou Town, It was also sent over and placed by Fan Qinghe's hand.

Looking further in, on the bed behind the screen, the empress dowager in a red dress was lying silently, her face that could be easily broken by blows was a little pale, showing weakness visible to the naked eye.

"Huaiyan?"

Master Xuanji's complexion changed suddenly, and he came to the bed with a swipe, and pressed the Empress Dowager's wrist to signal her pulse. The calm expression in the past gradually turned into anxiety.

Suddenly there was a familiar sound of breaking wind from behind, which scared Fan Qinghe, who was already used to being beaten, his shoulders trembled, and he was almost about to jump out of the window.

In a blink of an eye, I found the sweaty witch squatting on the side of the bed, and Fan Qinghe's old and new hatred rushed to the head of the outfit. Naturally, his eyebrows were upside down, and he said coldly:

"You get out for me!"

The tone is very fierce!
Xuanji is not a doctor, but he also knows that Fan Qinghe can make all kinds of poisons and is proficient in medicine and pharmacology.

As a family member who was visiting a patient, she was yelled at by the attending doctor. Naturally, Xuanji did not dare to get angry, and was even a little nervous. She quickly got up and moved away, and turned her head to ask:
"What kind of poison did the Queen Mother suffer from?"

When Fan Qinghe saw that Xuanji was intimidated, she naturally stood up, her face frosty and she said:

"I'm discussing countermeasures with Doctor Wang and Doctor Zhang. What are you rushing in for? Knowing the situation, what else can you do but be anxious?"

Master Xuanji felt that there was nothing wrong with this, so she nodded slightly, and came to the front and asked softly:

"How is the queen mother?"

Fan Qinghe turned around, handed the pestle to Zhenji Xuanji, and asked her to help him pound the medicine and responded:
"I was hit by Prisoner Dragon Miasma, but it's not completely helpless now..."

Fan Qinghe seriously explained the situation just now and the countermeasures discussed by several people. The various methods and difficulties were clearly explained, but the part about compatibility between the sexes was omitted. After all, she herself felt that this way was too wild. When you are unable to return to the sky, you dare not go to the doctor in a hurry.

After Master Xuanji finished listening, her heart sank.

If Ye Jingtang had a picture of a dragon and elephant, then only a picture of golden scales was needed to cure the prisoner dragon miasma. It seemed a pity that she didn't grab the picture of golden scales just now, but it was not.

If she made a move just now, there is no need for Jiang Zahu to fight to the death and not retreat. He turned around and ran after her, and he probably could catch up to Liangzhou; With one move, he would have to pay a price to win the invincible boxer.

If she ran away or was injured in the fight, Ye Jingtang was also injured in the villa, and the Empress was also powerless, it would be an empty city.The Empress Dowager may be fine with the Golden Scale Picture, but Duan Shengji, Zhou Chiyang and others will suddenly appear tomorrow to assassinate the Empress, who will stop it?

After deliberating for a while, Master Xuanji said:

"Jiang Zhahu avoided the battle and ran with his life. It was very difficult to stop him. Only by encircling Ye Jingtang together would he be able to get the Golden Scale Picture. However, Ye Jingtang has just experienced a bloody battle, and it will be difficult to recover within a month. Quansheng... Minglongtu can only be used as a backup method, and the tribes of the West Sea are the main ones, are you sure you can find the poison master?"

"The tribes of the West Sea are my territory. It is impossible to refine medicine without buying medicinal materials. As long as people are in the tribes of the West Sea, I can find clues..."

While Fan Qinghe was talking, there was a sound of wings flapping outside the door:
puff puff~
Immortal Xuanji looked at it in a blink of an eye, but saw the bird wobbled into the window, holding a cloth bag in its claws, which contained paper-sized hard pieces.

Because he was high, the bird flew unsteadily, landed on the table and rolled around, and then bounced around the cloth bag, not knowing what he was doing.

Seeing this, Master Xuanji hurriedly came to the front, took out the picture of the dragon and elephant in the package, and felt like a treasure in his heart. After all, it could not only save the life of the queen mother, but also the life of the empress.

For this reason, Xuanji walked out of the room after taking a look at it, and wanted to show the picture to the empress first, so that the empress could correct the wrong dragon image now.

And Fan Qinghe is also a warrior, saying that he didn't think about Minglongtu is a lie. He wanted to pretend to be a female doctor and look at the side, but only saw a golden light flash, and the real Xuanji ran away. She hurriedly chased out the door Pull Zhenji Xuanji:
"What are you doing? This is a life-saving medicine for the Queen Mother, do you still want to take it for yourself?"

Master Xuanji didn't stop walking: "I'll let someone check the authenticity first, and I will study it for you later."

Fan Qinghe didn't understand Master Xuanji's intentions, followed behind and grabbed his sleeve annoyed:

"It still needs to be tested? How can Ye Jingtang pick a dozen without the Dragon Calling Picture?"

"He can, but it's more difficult to fight. Wu Kui can not only drop ten times with one force, but also pull a thousand pounds four or two. Naturally, there are different ways of fighting under different conditions..."

"Give me a look, and I won't snatch it. If you do this again, I won't help you save the queen mother..."

"I'll hold it for you to see, dare to touch it!"

"it is good--!"

……

The voice of talking gradually faded away, and soon there were only two genius doctors who were frowning and discussing, and Mrs. Wang who was boiling medicine under the eaves.

In the room, Niao Niao shook her head for a moment, and realized that no one was feeding it. She wanted to chase it out, but when she saw the Empress Dowager lying on the bed, she became a little more awake, jumped to the side of the pillow, and rubbed her fluffy head against her face. :
"Chi Chi Chi... Chi?!"

The empress dowager, who looked weak, suddenly opened her right eye after her voice faded away, and scanned the room.

Niao Niao was stunned for a moment, and then she was about to jump up and call out, but she was held down by a hand, and her beak was pinched, and her cry became "Goo?".

The empress dowager was sure that there was no one in the room, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then a bit of confusion appeared in her eyes.

Yuhuotu has a strong effect on healing injuries. Although Prisoner Miasma is extremely domineering, she woke up after being in a coma for a quarter of an hour—to be precise, she was awakened by starvation. The consumption was too high and she needed to replenish energy to continue to recover injury.

According to the estimation of the empress dowager, as long as she keeps running the method of bathing the fire map, eating and drinking well for a day or two, she will be completely fine.

But when she woke up and took out the picture of bathing in fire and explained it clearly, the matter was really over. What would she do next?
A few people discussed it just now, saying that Ye Jingtang was going to leave immediately and take her to various tribes in the West Sea to find a doctor.

The empress dowager grew up in Jiangzhou since she was a child, entered the palace in her teens, and spent ten years as a caged bird in the deep palace. She was very eager for the outside world, and this time she went to the Qianli Gobi in Liangzhou, which was mentioned in the secret history of the empress dowager. , or the endless plains of the West Sea that Xuanji said.

If she was fine immediately, then maybe she would never have the second chance to wander the world like this in her life.

But it doesn't work if you don't wake up.

The empress dowager knew that Ye Jingtang had suffered multiple injuries. Compared with going out to play, she was more worried about Ye Jingtang's safety. Ye Jingtang squatted beside her just now, and she could feel the anxiety and helplessness even in a coma. It's almost melted.

Ye Jingtang is so worried about her, she pretends to be sick here, that is too heartless.

For this reason, the empress dowager lay down and thought about it for a long time, and came up with a very suitable solution - she secretly took out the picture of bathing in fire and sent it to Ye Jingtang for treatment, so that Ye Jingtang didn't have to worry about her not being saved.

She continued to be in a coma, and she couldn't learn it even with the bathing fire map, so she still had to go out.

After she leaves Yun'an City, she wakes up again, and if Ye Jingtang refuses to take her out for a walk and insists on her coming back, then come back...

Helping to block the knife and sending the picture of bathing in fire, it shouldn't be too much to make Ye Jingtang worry for a few days...

But how to give Ye Jingtang the picture of bathing fire, and make Ye Jingtang think that it is not hers?
……

After deliberating for a while, the Empress Dowager leaned close to Niao Niao's head and whispered:

"Chichi, you go to Ben Gong's bedroom, there is a small box under the bed, there is a piece of gold paper inside, you..."

"grumble?!"

Niao Niao was taken aback, hearing such important news, she turned around and was about to inform Tangtang.

The Empress Dowager hurriedly held Niao Niao down, threatening and luring:
"You do what I say. I will reward you with a roasted camel from the Northwest. If you dare to leak it..."

"grumble!"

Niao Niao's eyes were burning, and she signaled that she was very unhappy - are you stupid for being a Niao Niao?If there is a leak, the roasted camel will be gone!

Then he flapped his wings and flew out.

Seeing this, the empress dowager finally felt relieved, lay down on the pillow again, stopped practicing the method of bathing in fire, and then passed out soon...
-
Near the Dragon Washing Pool, in the dormitory with a hole in the roof.

Ye Jingtang was sitting on the couch, his shirt was taken off to reveal the bandages on his body, Dongfang Liren was sitting beside him, rubbing medicine on Ye Jingtang's strained arm, and discussing with each other their plans to go to various tribes in the West Sea.

Because the life and death of the Empress Dowager is uncertain, both of them are very depressed, without the laughter and fights of the past, they look like a poor couple who have encountered a catastrophe and hugged each other to keep warm.

Dongfang Liren was disturbed by the queen mother's situation, but he was worried about Ye Jingtang's injury.

Seeing that Ye Jingtang's eyes were very depressed, even to the point of being in a trance, Dongfang Liren was also afraid that something might happen to Ye Jingtang's physical and mental exhaustion, so he forced a smile and showed a relaxed smile:
"Okay. There is always a solution to everything. You are the king's lucky general. You have never missed a hand since you entered Beijing. Can you still be stumped this time?"

Encountered in such a desperate situation after the bloody battle at Yejingtang, his spirit was really about to collapse, and he smiled with the corners of his mouth up, trying to say something but couldn't sort out his thoughts.

Seeing this, Dongfang Liren couldn't help being impatient. After thinking for a while, after looking around for a while, he moved forward and raised his chin:
"uh-huh?"

"..."

Ye Jingtang's eyes moved, looking at the beautiful cheeks so close, he thought about shaking his head and said:
"Don't make trouble... I'll be fine after I rest."

Dongfang Liren felt that Ye Jingtang would not be able to rest like this, so he simply sat up straighter, gently pulled up Ye Jingtang's bandaged hand, stuffed it into the skirt of Fat-headed Dragon Xia, then leaned forward, and embraced it Lived slightly pale lips.

boo~
Ye Jingtang's palm was warm and delicate, his fingers moved subconsciously, and after a moment of silence, he sucked hard on his red lips, the depression in his heart really vented a bit.

Dongfang Liren parted his lips, wiped Ye Jingtang's cheek with his sleeve, and met his eyes:

"I don't blame you today, you have tried your best. The queen mother has her own destiny..."

While talking in a low voice, the sound of "噗噗噗~" suddenly came out of the window.

Ye Jingtang looked around, but saw Niao Niao flying over, holding a piece of gold paper in its claws, and started from afar:
"jijiji..."

Ye Jingtang thought that Niao Niao had brought the Dragon Elephant Picture over, so he quickly got up and raised his hand to catch it, and frowned and said:
"Why did you tear the bag? You are not afraid of being ostentatiously walking around the market with Zhang Minglongtu...huh?!!!"

There was a pause.

Ye Jingtang took the gold paper and looked it over carefully, and found that the shapes and sizes were the same, but the pattern of 'Turtle Carrying Three Mountains' on the paper had changed to 'Golden Phoenix Bathing in Fire', with some blood stains on it.

Ye Jingtang thought he was in a trance, and rubbed his eyes with his hands, and then looked carefully through the light—it was still the pattern of golden phoenix bathing in fire...

"This is a dragon elephant...a dragon...is this a dragon?"

Dongfang Liren came to the front and took a look, his eyes also showed astonishment, after carefully recalling the description of the picture of the dragon call in the file, his eyes showed surprise:

"Is this the picture of bathing in fire?"

Ye Jingtang was a little confused, looked left and right, and then patted himself on the face. After confirming that it was not a dream, he looked at Niao Niao:
"Where did you conjure it? My dragon image was swapped?"

Dongfang Liren frowned and said: "How is it possible, take the picture of bathing in fire and replace the picture of dragon and elephant, unless the head is flooded... Chichi, where did you find it?"

Niao Niao raised its wings and pointed outward, then wobbled and flew out.

Seeing this, Ye Jingtang hurriedly followed Dongfang Liren, and within a moment, they came to the ruins on the side of the villa.

The ruins are the original veranda, the place where Ye Jingtang and Lu Jieyun first fought. There are many pieces of clothes among the broken walls and walls all over the floor. Because the situation is not yet stable, no one has come to clean it up.

Ye Jingtang followed Niao Niao into the ruins, it can be seen that Niao Niao landed in front of the pile of rubble, and pointed to the broken cloak under the rubble with his wings:

"grumble!"

"..."

Ye Jingtang was slightly stunned, and then said in disbelief:

"Lu Jieyun still practiced the real painting of bathing in fire?! I said that he only practiced one piece after training his muscles, bones, skin, energy and spirit... No, he has the real painting of bathing in fire, how can he become neither human nor ghost?"

Faced with this windfall, Dongfang Liren was quite excited in his heart, picked up the bird and rubbed the reward vigorously, and responded:
"The fire-bathing map can only heal injuries. The distortion caused by the jade bone map is not an injury. He uses the fire-bath map to make the bone spurs heal as soon as possible, not to make them disappear... After practicing the fire-bath map, as long as If you don’t die on the spot, you won’t die at all, as long as you learn it, don’t be afraid of any poison in the world, this thing can save the empress dowager.”

When Ye Jingtang heard this, he couldn't help being ecstatic, turned around and ran down the mountain, but after walking a while, he frowned again and said:
"The empress dowager can only practice the bathing fire map when she wakes up. Now that she is in a coma, it is useless to get this thing, and I don't know if there is enough time..."

"We should step up our preparations for going to the various tribes of the West Sea. If the queen mother wakes up, let the queen mother learn the picture of bathing in fire. If she doesn't wake up, at least there are alternative methods. It's much easier to wake people up than to search for an antidote... Yes Now, hurry up and learn the painting of bathing in fire and heal your injuries."

Ye Jingtang felt that this picture was a bit too unexpected, and he forgot about it. Hearing this, he took the picture of bathing fire while walking, and began to study seriously...

(End of this chapter)