C63 Enigmatic

Miao Yingyu's face was a little round. Her big watery eyes and slightly thick eyebrows made her look more heroic. Her facial features were delicate. She was a beauty!

Yuan Zhen secretly glanced at her a few times. His gaze was mixed with questioning and probing.

It was late at night. Originally, they let the three men go to the villagers' house to sleep. In order to be safe, they were unwilling to leave the courtyard and ordered people to set up tents.

Mu Ruqing did not bring servant girl over but it was a hindrance instead. She and Miao Yingyu slept in the room on the left.

The two of them exchanged a few pleasantries before going to sleep. After all, they had only just met today and asking too much would instead make them dislike each other.

The next day, at noon, the few of them ate the food that Mu Quan brought. They did not see Huang Xing coming over, and Mu Jun also did not wake up.

"Report!" A sentry rode a horse to the outside of the room. Yu Longchen gestured to Mu Quan.

Mu Quan asked, "What's wrong?"

The soldiers naturally did not know Yu Longchen's identity. They lowered their heads and reported, "There's a plague in the army."

"What? " Mu Quan tightened his grip on the sword and raised his voice.

"What's going on?" Yu Longchen's voice carried a piercing tone as he unleashed his aura.

The soldiers did not dare to raise their heads. "Those rebels died in the prison. They were still alive yesterday. Today, when I went to see the corpses, they were rotten and emitted a stench. The military doctor checked and found that it was a plague. The soldiers who were guarding the rebels have been locked up separately. "

" Qing, you are here. We will be back soon. " Yu Longchen looked at Mu Ruqing and reminded her that getting the plague in the army was a big matter. As a prince, he naturally had to investigate it clearly.

"En, Royal Highness, Second Big Brother, you guys be careful." Mu Ruqing and the others nodded. The two of them rode their horses and ran away.

Mu Ruqing remembered that Mu Jun was injured by the thief and stared at Miao Yingyu. She urgently asked, "Miss Miao, did my brother dye it?"

"No. Miss Mu, take a step closer. " Miao Yingyu answered affirmatively and pulled Mu Ruqing to the side to take a few steps. Yuan Zhen knew he could not listen, so he went back to his room to see Mu Jun.

"Miss Miao, was my brother's poison really done by those thieves?" Mu Ruqing had some doubts in her heart. Since very few people knew, then it shouldn't be those people.

Miao Yingyu shook her head and her expression was serious, "Only scattered powder was found on his wound. This will only make the wound difficult to heal. Miss Mu, where did the protective talisman that your brother carried with him come from?"

Mu Ruqing raised her eyes and looked at her in shock. Miao Yingyu nodded her head. After a while, she took a step forward, "My mother begged Daoist Priest Yuan."

"Then..." Miao Yingyu had not finished her words.

"Your Royal Highness! Miss! Help!" Huang Xing's face was pale as he went to the door and shouted loudly. Without an order, the guards naturally wouldn't let him in.

"Come in." Mu Ruqing ordered with a dark face. Huang Xing knelt down as soon as he entered, tears and snot flowing down his face. It seemed that he was frightened by something. "Miss! Help! There were dead people in the village! Three of them had died, and they were all fine last night. They were all rotten in bed this morning. They all stink! "

The two of them looked at each other with heavy expressions. Why did it spread here?

"Wait for me to go and get something. I'll let you do as you wish." Miao Yingyu went to the room to get a few small bottles and opened one of them. She poured out a few green pills and handed it to Mu Ruqing. "Eat it. Everyone in this room will have one pill."

Mu Ruqing was naturally hesitant. She must be wary of others. Miao Yingyu saw that she did not want to eat it, so she poured out one pill and swallowed it.

Mu Ruqing also swallowed it when she saw this. She distributed the rest.

Miao Yingyu was about to leave when Yuan Zhen called her to stop, "Let's go together." She had her back to Yuan Zhen and coldly replied, "Just don't get in the way."

Yuan Zhen was extremely angry with her and could not bear it any longer. He rushed forward and did not know what he had said to her. He only saw Miao Yingyu looking at him with disdain.

Mu Ruqing stayed behind. Mu Jun needed someone to take care of him and she did not understand these things. It would be troublesome if she went.

Yu Longchen and ___ came to the entrance of the military camp. The iron door was made of iron and there were two meter tall stone walls on both sides. At a glance, they could not find the end. There were stone sentries on both sides.

"Who is down there?" A sentry shouted from his post.

"Captain Wooden, this is Master King Chu! Open the gate!" Mu Quan shouted as he pulled the reins of his horse.

"Hurry up and open the gate! Master King Chu is here!"

"Master King Chu is here!"

They could hear the shouts from inside the wall.

After a while, the door slowly opened. The ten people at the side pushed the door open.

The two of them went in.

There were white tents everywhere, and the general's camp was in the middle, covered with wood. There were soldiers patrolling back and forth between the tents, and every one of them was full of energy and energy.

With General Lingchuan as the leader, they all came to welcome him, and they all knelt down to greet him. "Greetings, Your Highness!"

"No need for formalities! Do not make a scene for this king! Go and do your own things!" Yu Longchen dismounted and helped Ling Chuan up. After saying a few more words, he walked towards the tent with his hands clasped behind his back.

Yu Longchen understood the situation clearly. He sat on Ling Chuan's seat, one hand on his leg, and the other hand in front of him. He pinched it. "Are all the soldiers guarding here infected?"

"There were signs of an illness yesterday." Ling Chuan became anxious as soon as he said that. He unconsciously moved and the armor on his body made clanking sounds.

"Is the military doctor able to develop medicine?"

"Your Highness, this plague is strange. At first, it was just a rash on the skin, but a few days later, it festered and died!"

"Bring This King to see those corpses!"

"Your Highness, you mustn't! The prison is extremely filthy!"

"What did General Ling say? Why haven't I seen it before when I was on the expedition?"

"This general has overstepped his boundaries! Then His Royal Highness will go after drinking this medicine. This is something that the military doctors have just developed to be able to prevent. Up until now, no one else in the army has been infected."

Yu Longchen drank the medicine and was led by Ling Chuan. They arrived at the prison cell.

The cell was dark and filled with a pungent smell. Yu Longchen had no expression on his face as he strode forward. The generals behind him pinched their noses and frowned, as if they could use their hands to fan away the smell.

There were only a few weeds in the cell, and a few corpses were lying in the middle. They were dressed in black and had pus all over the floor.

"Did you find out who it was?" Yu Longchen carefully looked at the details of the corpses.

"This general is incompetent and failed to find out." Ling Chuan lowered his head and said helplessly.

"Do you have any symbol on you? Or a token?"

"No, these people are not citizens of Dayong."

"Are you saying that they were probably sent by another country?" Murderous intent flashed across Yu Longchen's eyes. He immediately turned to Ling Chuan and asked.

"Yesterday, a scout came to report that the other two countries were attacked in different strongholds just like us. The plague has yet to spread."

" Burn these corpses! " Yu Longchen's expression was grave. As he walked, he ordered, "If those soldiers who have been infected by the plague cannot be saved, they must be buried, and their families must be considerate!"

"This general accepts the order!"

It was already deep into the night, and Yu Longchen's arrangements were more or less done. He quickly galloped back to the village.

When he returned to the house, he saw Mu Ruqing sitting on a stool. She felt at ease and her brows relaxed a little. She sat opposite her. "Are you awake?"

"Yes, I just fell asleep again." Mu Ruqing glanced at him lightly and poured him a cup of tea. "How is the army?"

"It has been controlled. Do you know how Mu Jun got poisoned? " Yu Longchen was worried again. There had been too many things happening recently. It seemed that some things that no one knew about had surfaced.

When she spoke of this, Mu Ruqing's eyes became strange. She got up and walked to the outer court, "Miss Miao said that the poison was placed in the protective talisman."

"En?" Yu Longchen was slightly surprised. The protective talisman given by his mother was naturally carried around close to his body. It was impossible to poison it...

"If you want to poison it, you can only do so before the protective talisman reaches my brother's hands..." Mu Ruqing frowned and hatred flashed across her eyes. It was impossible for Mrs Miao to do so. Moreover... After leaving Yuan Zhen's hand, it would be Mistress Ling's servant girl. But what motive did Mistress Ling have? Mu Quan was on good terms with Mu Jun. If he felt that Mu Jun was suppressing Mu Quan, then he would make his move. She definitely would not be so stupid...