Chapter 2129 Meeting with a Mysterious Person
Chapter 2129 Meeting with a Mysterious Person
It was because of the other party's guarantee that she was willing to take the poison, just to deceive the county magistrate and leave the cage that imprisoned her.
She had originally planned it to be foolproof, but she didn't expect it to fail.
Seeing the disappointment in Ming Ruyue's eyes, Wan Shufang coughed lightly and helped him up from the ground: "Ming Ruyue, he lied to you. If you take the poison again, you will die."
"If we hadn't arrived in time and treated you several times, you would have died long ago." Wan Shufang's face was serious when she saw Ming Ruyue's pale face and fear.
She held her hand tightly and said, "Ming Ruyue, please meet with that man again. I need to know where his poison powder came from, so that he won't harm the people again."
Hearing this, Ming Ruyue showed a hint of hesitation. In her opinion, this person showed her the way and was her benefactor. She should not betray him. But if what Wan Shufang said was true...
Although Ming Ruoyue resented the county magistrate for stealing her love, she did not hate the people, nor did she want them to suffer.
Her thoughts were surging, and when Wan Shufang urged her again, she nodded and agreed: "Okay, I promise to help you make an appointment with him, but you have to promise me that if he didn't mean to, don't hurt anyone's life."
"Don't worry, I have my own decision and I won't harm anyone's life." Wan Shufang patted her shoulder and said calmly, "I will keep this a secret for you. After you take the antidote, the poison will slowly dissipate."
As she spoke, Wan Shufang handed her a small white porcelain bottle, which contained the antidote she had specially made for this poison.
"I want that."
Ming Ruoyue reached out to take the poison back, but Wan Shufang dodged her hand.
Seeing that Wan Shufang was unwilling to return the poison to her, Ming Ruyue was immediately displeased and frowned: "I must leave the county magistrate's mansion. It's no big deal to take less."
After she finished speaking, she continued to try to take the porcelain bottle, but was stopped by Wan Shufang, who instead handed the porcelain bottle to Chen Changli and stuffed the bottle of antidote into her hand.
"Ming Ruyue, the poison has already penetrated your lungs. Your physical condition can no longer sustain your nonsense. I promise you that I will come and clean up the matter of the County Magistrate's Mansion after I solve the mystery man."
"When the time comes, you can leave if you want."
Wan Shufang's words made Ming Ruyue waver. She looked at the two of them blankly, hesitant for a moment, but soon Chen Changli also spoke up and agreed, giving her confidence.
"Madam's decision is my decision. You will not live long even if you succeed in leaving the county magistrate's mansion at the cost of hurting yourself. Why bother?"
As if to confirm his words, the next second, Ming Ruyue felt a sharp pain in her heart. She looked at the porcelain bottle hesitantly, but finally agreed and took the antidote.
"Thank you both." She bowed to them and thanked them. After taking the antidote, the depression in her chest instantly dissipated a lot. Ming Ruyue couldn't help but be secretly surprised that Wan Shufang was such a superb medical skill.
After feeling better, Ming Ruyue took immediate action and made another appointment with the mysterious man using the communication method he left for her.
Soon, she received a reply and gave the letter to Chen Changli and Wan Shufang.
"He said we'll meet at Liuxiang Inn tomorrow night."
Chen Changli and Wan Shufang took the note and saw the words on it. They looked at each other, nodded, and put away the note and the poison together.
"Okay, then you have a good rest. I'll go to the appointment tomorrow."
"Don't forget what you promised me." Ming Ruyue reminded her. Only when she saw Wan Shufang agreed did she breathe a sigh of relief and waved her hand to let the two leave.
But before the two of them walked out of the door, the door was opened again, and the county magistrate walked in quickly from outside. Seeing that his wife looked better, he was immediately happy.
"Madam, are you feeling better?" The county magistrate stretched out his hand and wanted to put his arm around Ming Ruyue's waist, but Ming Ruyue dodged him and coughed lightly with her hands covering her lips.
"Thanks to the Duke's wife, I'm feeling better now."
"Yes, yes, thank you very much, sir, and thank you very much, madam." The county magistrate smiled apologetically, his face full of gratitude, as if the person who changed his face yesterday was not him.
"Madam, how are you feeling now? Are you hungry? I'll ask the kitchen to prepare some food for you. Some newly made clothes have also been delivered. How about..."
"Master, I'm tired." Ming Ruyue frowned, looking very cold, interrupting his inquiries.
This made the county magistrate a little confused, and he thought that she was really tired because of illness, so he quickly helped her to the bed to rest. Seeing this scene, the man who knew the inside story and Wan Shufang just sighed silently and left the room.
At this moment, it was already dawn, and the two men returned to their rooms to rest and prepare for the fierce battle in the evening.
Time passed quickly and soon it was night. Wan Shufang disguised herself as Ming Ruyue and went to Liuxiang Inn alone to keep the appointment.
The streets were bustling with people. Wan Shufang looked up at the tall building in front of her and said in a serious tone, "I hope we can find something useful this time."
She glanced around to make sure that Chen Changli had ambushed with his secret guards before walking into Liuxiang Inn. Wan Shufang followed the instructions and walked to a secluded corner.
When she pushed open the door of the private room, she saw a man wearing a cloak. Wan Shufang walked in quickly and sat down gently, imitating Ming Ruoyue.
Seeing her, the mysterious man seemed very dissatisfied and said in a hoarse voice: "It's not the agreed time yet, why did you contact me in advance?"
Hearing this, Wan Shufang frowned and deliberately showed dissatisfaction: "How dare you say that? This poison is too ineffective. I have been taking it for so many days and nothing happened."
"Ahem..." Wan Shufang coughed and pursed her lips: "I feel a lot weaker. Is the medicine you gave me useful?"
As soon as these words came out, the mysterious man sneered, looked up at her, and impatiently handed over a new packet of poison: "If you want a highly toxic one, I have quite a few."
"You should continue to take this poison. Otherwise, heh...you will bear the consequences at your own risk."
His tone was full of threats, and after he finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave. When he reached out to open the door, Wan Shufang's eyes fixed on him and she suddenly attacked him when he was not prepared.
The mysterious man suddenly turned around and dodged. The sharp palm wind brushed past his ear. He paused and said viciously: "Aren't you Ming Ruyue?"
"What do you care who I am?" Wan Shufang said in a cold tone and used fierce moves. She wanted to capture the man on the spot, but the mysterious man was very skilled in martial arts and she failed after several fights.
Instead, he seized the opportunity and escaped through the window.
"Hehe, you are still too young to catch me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the mysterious man had disappeared. At this moment, Chen Changli was guarding outside the inn. Seeing the mysterious man escape, he immediately chased after him.
Wan Shufang also quickly followed, and the two of them tracked all the way and soon arrived at an abandoned manor on the outskirts of the city.
Under the cover of night, Chen Changli and Wan Shufang hid in the dark, observing the situation in the manor.
"This manor is heavily guarded. I'm afraid this is their base." Wan Shufang said seriously as she took out the drug from the space: "Chen Changli, let's go in and take a look."
"it is good."
Chen Changli nodded slightly, and the two of them lurked and slowly approached the manor. Using space drugs, they knocked down the guards outside the manor in an instant and slipped into the manor.
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