C2 Flute Control

Xu Zhaoning went back to her own yard according to the original owner's memories. The first thing she did was to find a jade flute by her bedside.

The jade flute was left behind by the original owner's mother. The original owner had never known what use this jade flute had, but Xu Zhaoning knew it because she also had a similar one in her previous life.

He put the jade flute to his lips and blew gently. In a short while, the small courtyard was filled with many beasts. There were deer, deer, snake rats, bats, hedgehogs, horses, mules, everything.

Xu Zhaoning stroked her jade flute in satisfaction. In her previous life, she had discovered that she could talk to Hundred Beasts and that she could also summon, pacify, and control Hundred Beasts through the song that her jade flute played.

He didn't expect that after teleporting over, the skill hadn't disappeared yet. Just now, the two little birds had listened to her command and attacked Xu Yanran.

With her guess confirmed, Xu Zhaoning was in a comfortable mood.

"Master, there's a man sneaking around outside the courtyard." Master, there's a man sneaking around outside the courtyard. A little snake the size of a thumb said to Xu Zhaoning as it flicked its tongue.

"Right, right. I also know that he just came out of Mrs. Lin's courtyard." A sparrow was not to be outdone.

The mansion was called Mrs. Lin, and there was only Xu Yanran's mother, who was also married to the original owner's father, a white lotus flower that was like a thorn in the eye for the original owner.

Coming out of Lin Loong's courtyard, Xu Zhaoning had been sneaky. These two pieces of information alone were enough for her to analyze a vast amount of information.

Xu Zhaoning sneered. Then, she beckoned Little Green Snake over to her and softly warned her, "Think of a way to get him into Xu Yanran's courtyard. It's fine if you don't kill him!"

"I guarantee that I will complete the mission!" Little Green Snake's movements were extremely fast as she slid down to the ground and marched out of the house. Xu Zhaoning was a little worried, so she ordered a horse and mule to help.

Moments later, the screams of a man could be heard.

Xu Zhaoning moved her feet. Just as she was about to go out and take a look at Little Green Snake's masterpiece, she felt a pain in her chest and spat out a mouthful of black blood.

This was the usual state of the original owner when he was poisoned. Xu Zhaoning couldn't help but curse in a low voice, and then silently established a connection with herself.

After calming down, he placed his left hand on his right hand and his right hand on his left hand a moment later. He discovered that it was not impossible to cure the poison.

Because the original owner did not understand pharmacology, and because he had been neglected to live in the backyard, he did not have any manpower or financial resources, so he kept dragging it out like this.

"Master, are you alright?" Xu Zhaoning wiped the black blood off her lips and turned to ask him, "Do you know where in the capital there is a thousand year dragon whisker root?"

The gyrfalcon was good at flying, and didn't live in a fixed place, so it was a good idea to find him for information.

"Thousand year dragon whisker root? What is that? " Hai Dongqing was confused. Xu Zhaoning patiently explained, "You can understand it as a precious medicinal ingredient."

"Perhaps master can try out his Prefecture Prince's Mansion. That Prefecture Prince Si is famous for being a medicine jar. He definitely has all sorts of precious medicines in his residence."

The original owner knew that Prefecture Prince Si was a medicine jar, so she felt that there was nothing wrong with the suggestion.

After the pain in her chest had finally subsided, Xu Zhaoning decided to try her luck with the so called Prefecture Prince's Mansion. After finding out the general direction of Prefecture Prince's Mansion, she climbed over the courtyard wall and left the manor.

At this moment, it was already deep into the night and every part of the Prefecture Prince's Mansion had already rested. Xu Zhaoning's figure was like a ghost as she shuttled within the Prefecture Prince's Mansion, successfully avoiding all the hidden spies.

After all, her position as the Patriarch was not an easy one. In order to compete for the position of a merchant, she could be said to have stepped out of the storm, so it was not difficult for her to obtain Prefecture Prince's Mansion now.

Relying on his familiarity with the smell of the medicinal herbs, he successfully found the medicine warehouse of Prefecture Prince's Mansion. It should also be Xu Zhaoning's good luck, since there just so happened to be a thousand years old dragon whisker root in the herb storehouse.

Xu Zhaoning carefully put away the thousand year dragon whisker root and returned along the same path. As she passed by the main yard, she saw that the yard was suddenly lit up by candles.

"Damn, could it be that we've been discovered?" With such a perfect timing, even the calm Xu Zhaoning couldn't help but be terrified at this moment. She guiltily found a hidden place to hide.

But soon, Xu Zhaoning realized that she was putting on an act because no one had noticed her existence.

Xu Zhaoning heaved a sigh of relief and decided to go back early to get the other herbs. At that moment, the door to the main room was opened.

"Someone, hurry and bring out the prince's brand and invite him to the palace for an imperial physician."

With the orders given by the guards, Xu Zhaoning quickly left the manor. However, when she opened the door, she smelled a strange fragrance, which caused her to approach the manor in disbelief.

Through the dim candlelight in the room, she saw a man sitting in the middle of the room.

However, he was not relaxed at the moment. His clothes were stuck to his chest with sweat, and beads of sweat rolled down his forehead and cheeks. The veins on his forehead were throbbing, and his hands were clawing at his knees.

"Prince, please bear with it for a bit longer. The imperial physician will be here shortly." There seemed to be someone beside him gently advising him, but the man clenched his teeth and shouted at him, "Get out and close the door."

Xu Zhaoning muttered in her heart. Could this be the so-called 'medicine pot prince', Si Jingyu? When he raised his head, he accidentally saw that there was something moving in the blood vessel on the man's neck.

Remembering the fragrance she had just smelled, Xu Zhaoning understood immediately. She muttered a curse, "Damn, I really did come across it."

Seeing that the blood vessels of the man were flowing faster and faster, Xu Zhaoning didn't have any time to think. She took out her jade flute and started playing it softly.

It was different from the song Xu Zhaoning had played when she had summoned her beasts. At this moment, every note that she played revealed a sense of tranquility and peace.

When the man in the room heard the flute sound, he suddenly raised his head and looked outside the room. That torch-like gaze of his caused Xu Zhaoning to shiver. She almost stopped playing the music out of guilt.

But luckily, she quickly recovered. As the song continued, the man's blood vessels started to move less frequently. Very quickly, the man also felt it, and he lowered his head to look at his own body, slowly loosening his fingers that were supporting his knees.

Time seemed to stop at that moment. The servants outside were no longer in a hurry, and the men in the room were no longer tense.

The flute music stopped, and the man returned to normal.

Xu Zhaoning put away her jade flute. Although she stole a thousand year dragon whisker root from his mansion, it helped him to feel comfortable for a short period of time. This way, they would be even.

Thinking this way, Xu Zhaoning prepared to go back the way she came. She jumped lightly onto the roof, her feet landing on the green tiles.

Everything was beautiful. Xu Zhaoning was very satisfied with her posture and angle.

However, in the next second …

The sound of the tiles cracking became very clear in the silent night sky. Xu Zhaoning inwardly howled: A person really can't act tough. Acting tough got struck by lightning.

Afterwards, Xu Zhaoning fell down. The feeling of weightlessness of her body made her panic a little as she searched for something that she could borrow strength from.

When he looked around, he coincidentally met with a pair of deep eyes. Time seemed to have stopped at this moment.

No matter how knowledgeable Xu Zhaoning was, she couldn't find a pair of eyes that looked exactly like this in her memories.

It was clean and lonely, like a crescent moon, easily able to let people immerse themselves in it. The confused Xu Zhaoning only wanted to merge with the Crescent Spring in the bay. What she didn't know was that this wish of hers was currently deeply engraved in her eyes.

Her round and clear apricot eyes were filled with amazement and infatuation. He was as familiar as anyone would be when they saw him. Si Jingyu frowned and a strong aura assaulted Xu Zhaoning. Xu Zhaoning suddenly became clear-headed.

Almost instinctively, he stretched out his hand to block that gale, and the jade flute flew out from his sleeve.

Sensing the other party's intention to probe her, Xu Zhaoning's face paled. She did not have the time to care that the True Divine Spirit would injure her, so she grabbed the jade flute back as fast as she could.

Clenching her teeth, she stepped on the table and jumped out of the window, jumping onto the roof again. Even through the tiled wooden frame, Xu Zhaoning could feel the piercing gaze from the room. She patted her chest and cursed.

She had also said that it was only because the medicine jar was sick tonight that the guards of the manor were able to relax.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Zhaoning left Prefecture Prince's Mansion and returned to the House of the Marquis Zhong Yong. Just as she returned to her room, the courtyard door was smacked open, accompanied by the coarse and loud shout of her wife: "Open the door, quickly open the door!"