Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1017 Expulsion Order

"The person we are looking for is named Zuo Heng."

Just as he finished speaking, the only candle in the room suddenly exploded. The slight "pop" sound gave off a deafening feeling in this quiet room. The candle flame also began to flicker, and the candlelight dimmed for a moment.

The man lowered his eyelids, seemingly indifferent.

After the candlelight returned to normal, he slowly stood up, as if he had not heard Lu Xiao's words, and walked to the shrine on the other side of the room. He actually took some incense ash from the incense burner and put it in the palm of his hand. He went back to the bed, picked it up with his fingernails, and sprinkled it on Shang Ruyi's wound.

Lei Yu was anxious and stepped forward to stop him: "Wait a minute, is this okay?"

The man looked up at her with a cold look in his eyes, as if to say - are you teaching me how to do things?
Lei Yu also realized his abruptness, but still insisted on stopping him and whispered: "She was bitten by a poisonous snake. Shouldn't she be given some antidote?"

The man said, "From the look of the wound, someone must have sucked out her poisonous blood."

Wo Xue immediately stepped forward: “Yes.”

"You were the one who tied my wrists?"

"Yes."

"You did the right thing. When a normal person is bitten by a poisonous snake, the venom should be sucked out first, and wrapping the wrist can prevent the venom from spreading. She is not seriously injured now, and we just need to treat the wound."

After saying that, he pushed Lei Yu's hand away, sprinkled the incense ash on the two tooth marks on Shang Ruyi's palm, and rubbed it gently. Lei Yu felt something was wrong when he heard what he just said, but he was relieved to hear that Shang Ruyi was fine. However, he was a little worried when he saw that Shang Ruyi was still not awake, so he asked: "Is this all? Is there anything else we can do?"

The man didn't respond to her. He patted the remaining incense ash on his palm, then looked up at Lu Xiao: "You just said that the old friend you came to look for is--"

Lu Xiao had been standing quietly by the side watching him. At this moment, a smile appeared on her face: "Zuo Heng."

This name was mentioned again, and even Lei Yu's breath sank for a moment. They also clearly saw that the man's brows were knitted together, and he said, "The Zuo Heng you are talking about, is he the descendant of the Duke of Xiaoshan?"

Lu Xiao said: "That's right."

The man's brows knitted even tighter: "Are you kidding me?"

Lu Xiao smiled and said, "What do you mean?"

The man said, "Six years ago, during the Zuo family rebellion, Zuo Heng was defeated and killed."

"..."

"You came here to look for him? Are you looking for his soul?"

Lu Xiao did not feel embarrassed when she heard this, but smiled even sweeter and softer. She also looked around. The wind and rain that this little house had experienced could almost be seen in the damaged places. Then she said, "How long have you lived here? How do you know about the defeat of the Zuo family?"

The man snorted softly: "Even if I have been away from the world for many years, it is impossible that I have not heard of such a big thing."

Lu Xiao smiled and said, "That's true."

"..."

"Then do you know how Zuo Heng died?"

The man's thick eyebrows frowned again, but he still said, "I heard that he was besieged by the army that was suppressing the rebellion and died in battle."

"That's right," Lu Xiao nodded, "Moreover, his head was chopped off and sealed in a golden box by the imperial court and circulated everywhere, so that those who have second thoughts can see it and use it as a warning."

The man asked, "Since you knew this, why did you come looking for an 'old friend'?"

When he said this, his eyes gradually became sharper, as if he could see through people's hearts, livers, spleens and lungs. Facing such a gaze, Lu Xiao still had a faint, even somewhat leisurely and charming look, and smiled: "Oh, I just said something wrong." "What?"

"I have a hard time remembering people's names. The person we are looking for is not called Zuo Heng—"

Lei Yu, who was standing by, couldn't help but frown when he heard her unreasonable and unfounded words. The man was about to ask a question, but before he could finish his words, Lu Xiao suddenly said, "By the way, I haven't had time to ask you your name after talking for so long."

The man hesitated for a moment and said, "I have been practicing for many years and no longer need a name. If you must ask, my surname is Jia."

"It turned out to be Master Jia,"

Lu Xiao walked forward and bowed to him, saying, "The person we are looking for is named Zuo, but his name is not Zuo Heng, but Zuo Zhen."

"..."

Mr. Jia was silent for a moment, then asked, "Zuo Zhen? Who is he?"

Lei Yu stepped forward and said, "He is also the descendant of the Duke of Xiaoshan County and is Zuo Heng's cousin. When Zuo Heng was defeated, other generals died in battle or fled. I heard that only Zuo Zhen stayed by his side until the end."

"Until the end? He also died in battle like Zuo Heng?"

"I don't know about that."

Lu Xiao smiled and said, "I only know that he was the last person to accompany Zuo Heng. After that, Zuo Heng was killed and beheaded, but this person disappeared without a trace. I don't know if he was also killed, or -"

Mr. Jia was silent for a while, then he said, "You came to look for this old friend, do you think he is still alive?"

"..."

"He's alive, and on this Zenith Mountain?"

"..."

"Then what is your purpose in coming to see him?"

When he asked this series of questions, although his voice was still low and hoarse and not hurried, Lei Yu seemed to have sensed something from his calm words and glanced at him intentionally; only Wo Xue didn't care about their conversation at all and just stood quietly by the bed, waiting for Shang Ruyi.

Lu Xiao was about to say something when there was a sudden banging sound from the dilapidated wooden door outside.

Someone is knocking on the door outside.

The sudden voice seemed to break some kind of mood. Master Jia glanced at Lu Xiao, then slowly stood up and walked out. He opened the wooden door a little and saw Ashina Zhuxie's impatient face. He frowned and said, "Is it cured? Why is there no movement?"

Master Jia said, "She's fine now. You can carry her out, and then you can go."

The implication is to drive the guest away.

Ashina Zhuxie frowned when he heard this, but before he could speak, Lvxiao came out gracefully and said with a smile: "At this time, if we take a poisoned and unconscious person down the mountain, wouldn't that be asking for her life? Since you have already tried to save her, you shouldn't hope that your help will be in vain."

Mr. Jia frowned and looked at her.

Upon hearing this, Wo Xue also hurriedly stood up and walked over, saying, "Please don't chase our lady away, she needs to rest."

Ashina Zhuxie said coldly: "Whether they leave or not is none of my business, but this Khan must stay."

"..."

"Otherwise, you won't be able to keep this house."