The resentful best friend travels through daily life

Chapter 153 Assassination

"But I heard that the Su family is also good at medicine?" Zhou Ning asked puzzledly.

Qi Ji then explained, "The head of the Su family is good at medicine, but he doesn't know much about women's bodies. In fact, looking at the entire Daqian Dynasty, there are not many people who are good at treating women. Therefore, Ning, your medical skills are very rare."

Generally, most doctors are men. Even those from a medical family will not teach their daughters too much, for fear that their medical skills will be passed on to others after they get married.

Zhou Ning nodded and said, "In this case, our chances of winning are great. Without further ado, I will pack my things. Qi Ji, find a carriage for us. Youzi and I will set off early tomorrow morning."

"It's still a bit dangerous for the two of you. Why don't Bai Zhao and I go with you? There are some etiquettes that Master doesn't teach you on weekdays, so I can explain them on the way."

Qi Ji's words sounded very righteous, but in fact he didn't want to be separated from Shen You.

Bai Zhao was also very positive and said, "That's right, Ning, your boxing and kicking skills are still a little lacking. My...Master and Sister Awan will also be worried."

Zhou Ning looked at County Magistrate Lin and asked, "Can you do it alone?"

County Magistrate Lin, who was being questioned, looked at Qi Ji, then at Zhou Ning, and pretended to be calm and said, "This town was originally under my jurisdiction. Now that there is no threat of cholera, it is naturally not a big deal. But you have to borrow the food quickly, I'm afraid the victims will make trouble again."

Zhou Ning crossed her arms and snorted coldly. County Magistrate Lin was pushing the blame onto her in every word and action.

She can be kind-hearted, but she will not accept moral blackmail.

"Lin County Magistrate, I borrowed grain because you couldn't borrow it, didn't you? You, an official appointed by the imperial court, couldn't borrow it, and finally pushed all the responsibility to me. How about you give me your official hat as well?"

Zhou Ning retorted to him coldly.

County Magistrate Lin knew that Zhou Ning was unhappy, so he didn't dare to say anything and shrank back like a quail.

Shen You was laughing secretly on the side. As expected, An Ning was just An Ning. She could make people choke with just a few words.

Zhou Ning stayed here and told County Magistrate Lin about the precautions for various matters, which made County Magistrate Lin a little confused. Why did he feel that Zhou Ning was his superior?

Shen You went to prepare food, clothing, housing and transportation for the two of them.

Simplicity was important on this journey, so she brought riding clothes. However, when meeting the prefect, attire was also very important, so Shen You brought beautiful clothes and lots of jewelry.

Early the next morning, Zhou Ning and Shen You changed into riding clothes, tied their hair into ponytails, and went.

Zhou Ning was wearing a red riding suit and a red hairband. She looked cold and aloof, like a female knight who had cut off all love and traveled the world with a sword.

Shen You was wearing a dark blue riding suit. Her face was delicate and pretty, and her figure was in great shape. She actually looked like a noble lady.

Although we didn't encounter any bandits along the way, there were refugees running around and it was quite chaotic.

Shen You was soft-hearted. There were always women holding their children and crying for food on the road, but they didn't have much food, only enough for four people, so she hardened her heart and refused again and again.

Although Aning comforted me, I was still in a bad mood.

The journey was very bumpy and I was vomiting all the time, almost vomiting acid.

These two things made Shen You very haggard.

Qi Ji felt very distressed when seeing this, but there was nothing he could do but to comfort her.

Halfway through the journey, seeing that Shen You was vomiting continuously and the medicine Zhou Ning had prepared was not very effective, he suggested stopping and resting for a while before continuing on the road.

Shen You complained in her heart that her merit points had been used up, and Caozi and Shuizi had also learned their lesson and would not lend them to her. Otherwise, she would have bought some medicine now.

Qi Ji found some water and fed it to Shen You. Zhou Ning looked around and said, "I remember there is a medicine that is very effective in treating vomiting. I think that forest is suitable for the growth of that medicine. I'll go take a look and maybe I can try my luck and pick some."

Shen You held Zhou Ning, shook his head, and said weakly: "A Ning, I'm fine. Don't act alone. It's very dangerous."

After he finished speaking, he vomited again.

Seeing her like this, Zhou Ning said, "I won't be far away. You can rest here anyway, and we won't set out for the time being. So, let Bai Zhao accompany me, you will feel more at ease. The three of us are worried about you like this."

Bai Zhao held the sword, patted his chest and assured: "Don't worry, I will not let anyone hurt her hair even if thousands of arrows pierce my heart."

Zhou Ning rolled her eyes at him. Come on, Bai Zhao was much better at martial arts than her. If something really happened, by the time he was pierced by thousands of arrows, she would have already crossed the Naihe Bridge.

Qi Ji warned: "Although you are very skilled in martial arts, you must be careful in everything."

Bai Zhao nodded.

Zhou Ning couldn't bear to see the hesitating scene, so he pulled Bai Zhao away quickly.

This forest is so large and dense, I don’t know how it survived the drought.

"Sure enough." Zhou Ning saw a small plant of the herb she was looking for.

Bai Zhao said in surprise: "Did you find it? Then let's go back."

Zhou Ning collected the herbs and said, "No, this is a little too little. Let's pick more. Since there are some here, it means there must be some nearby. Let's go there and take a look."

Bai Zhao nodded. In fact, he felt that this place was a bit eerie and that someone was staring at them. However, after a closer look, he found that no one was following them, so he felt a little panicked.

"Huh? That shouldn't be the case. Why isn't there anything here? Could it be that there are animals here that like to eat this herb?"

Zhou Ning squatted down and dug the soil, talking to himself.

"Maybe this kind of herb is not suitable for growing in this kind of place, and the one just now was just a coincidence." Bai Zhao also squatted down with her and guessed.

"Maybe." Zhou Ning said.

White cardamom kernels prefer humid and warm places. Perhaps the drought in the past few years almost made it extinct in this place. That one white cardamom plant just happened to survive, and the white cardamom kernels inside it just happened to grow out.

Zhou Ning didn't want to argue anymore and said, "It's getting late, let's go back."

"Yeah, okay." Bai Zhao was about to stand up when he was stopped by Zhou Ning.

Zhou Ning discovered white powder next to the soil she had just dug up. It was a highly toxic powder and it looked like it had just been sprinkled there.

"Bai Zhao, you have amazing hearing. Calm down and listen carefully. Are there any strange sounds around you?"

Zhou Ning said in a low voice, her heart in her throat.

Bai Zhao instantly understood what she meant. He swallowed and listened carefully to the sounds around him. Sure enough, there was the sound of human breathing, very close to them, but hidden.

"Ten people." Bai Zhao said in a low voice.

Ten people?

Am I really going to be pierced by thousands of arrows?

"Aning, when I count to three, two, one, you run out quickly and find Young Master and Shen You. Don't look back." Bai Zhao said.

For the first time, Zhou Ning understood why people took so long before parting.