It has to be said that Qingling was observant, and asked the main points right away.
While getting the dying little mouse out, Mu Ziling explained: "I kept the water at a certain temperature, the little mouse soaked in this way for a while, the pores on its body would open, and the Gu hidden in the water would naturally come out of it. The open pores go in…”
Mu Ziling babbled and said a lot, Qingling was stunned for a while, and in the end, his eyes were filled with question marks.
Not only did Yu Mu Ziling blurt out new words that she had never heard before, but Yu Mu Ziling said a lot of them in a twist and turn, which directly confused her.
At that moment, Qingling secretly made a decision, if she had such a question she knew nothing about in the future, she decided not to ask again, the more she asked, the more she didn't understand.
Although he was confused, after Mu Ziling finished speaking the last word, Qingling still half-understood a reply: "Oh, so that's how it is."
Mu Ziling couldn't help chuckling: "Okay, now that I understand how the Gu in the warm water entered the body, there is a way to cure it."
As she said that, Mu Ziling's beautiful eyes rolled, and an unfathomable restraint flashed in her eyes.
Ever since she encountered trouble with Gu several times before, although she can't be said to be a proficient researcher of Gu now, she knows the basics well, but facing the current situation, she is capable enough to deal with it.
"Accordingly, this is a good thing, but..." Qingling nodded, and then she frowned when she thought of something: "Little Lingzi, the person who made the Gu has not been found yet, if you cure the emperor now, isn't it?" To startle the snake, let the villain in the dark be on guard?"
What Qingling said was not unreasonable, if Emperor Wenyin was just suffering from a common illness, or just pure poisoning, then it would be fine, but what happened was Gu.
What Gu means in this country, and even the entire continent, Mu Ziling knows best, and the people behind it who can use it, if they are villains, they are also extraordinary villains.
With such a consciousness, Mu Ziling involuntarily turned his gaze to the ghost who had been standing silently beside him.
Before she could ask, Gui Mei straightened her back, and immediately replied complacently: "Shadow has gone to investigate according to your order. Counting the distance, it will take at least half a month for him to get any news."
"Half a month?" Mu Ziling frowned, and immediately shook his head: "No, even if we are right to point the finger at the Cang Qiong Sect, the emperor can't delay any longer, and we can't wait that long."
Qingling was a little worried: "Then what should I do?"
Mu Ziling thought for a while, and then said: "How about this, let's enter the palace together later, we will divide into two groups, I will go meet the queen to get some clues, then you can take the healing method I gave you to find Long Xiao Ze rescued the emperor, while ghosts..."
After a pause, Mu Ziling turned to look at the ghost: "Ghost, you should go secretly to find out if there are any suspicious people in the womb these days, especially about Long Xiaoli and Long Wenyu...these two have been so deflated recently. Don’t panic, but you can’t be sure that they are behind the scenes trying to usurp the throne.”
"Yes." Gui Mei forcefully responded.
"Oh, that's right." As if thinking of something, Mu Ziling asked again: "Do you still remember the Gu epidemic caused by the red-blooded bats in the cave of thousands of corpses?"
"Remember." Ghost blurted out without thinking.
Speaking of this incident, he can clearly remember it vividly, and it is unforgettable in his heart. At the beginning, because of this incident, he recognized the mistress in front of him, and he admired it from the bottom of his heart.
"Just remember it, that's all right, you go first." Mu Ziling's tone contained some deep meaning, and he waved his hand to signal the ghost to go first.
Even though Mu Ziling didn't clarify the meaning, but after her reminder, ghosts can be said to know everything, and they know where to start to investigate.
So, without further ado, the ghost took orders and left.
Not long after, Mu Ziling and Qing Ling also went out together, heading for the palace.
When they arrived at the palace, Qing Ling followed a young eunuch who led the way to find Long Xiaoze, while Mu Ziling went to Kunning Palace alone.
The Kunning Palace is still magnificent, but its popularity is no longer what it used to be. The gate is closed and it is quiet. No sound can be heard from inside. It looks like a cold palace.
Mu Ziling wandered in the long corridor for quite a while before meeting a little palace lady passing by.
After asking the maids, she learned that after Long Xiaoli lost the crown prince, the queen suddenly dismissed most of the maids and eunuchs, and built a Buddhist hall in Kunning Palace, where she began to eat fast and chant Buddha.
Hearing this news, Mu Ziling was a little surprised, but at the same time felt a little funny.
The queen who used to be arrogant and always wanted to win the heir for her son, unexpectedly at the critical moment when Long Xiaoli lost the crown prince, suddenly kept her own law and changed from evil to good. It is incredible and ridiculous to think about it.
But what is the real situation? Only by seeing it with your own eyes can you see the truth.
After the palace maid left, Mu Ziling knocked on the door, but no one opened the door, even after pushing the door, she couldn't open it. She looked left and right, and quickly jumped over the wall and entered.
As expected, there was no one in the huge courtyard. After walking a short distance inside, Mu Ziling heard rhythmic knocking on wooden fish coming from the east side.
Mu Ziling's footsteps paused, and then he searched for the sound and walked.
The closer you get, the clearer and louder the sound of the wooden fish.
The strange thing is that Mu Ziling still didn't see a single figure along the way until she came to the so-called Buddhist hall.
The door of the Buddhist hall was open, and at a glance, two figures could be seen inside.
One is a standing old nun, and the other is a queen kneeling in front of the Buddha and knocking on a wooden fish.
I saw the queen with her long hair falling to the ground, shed the beading and emerald embellishments of the past, and was wearing a plain brocade robe with only two or three patterns on it, without any decoration.
At this moment, from the corner of the old mama's eyes, she caught a glimpse of someone outside the door, and she subconsciously turned her head to take a look.
Seeing the person coming, the old mama's eyes showed astonishment and a hint of panic. She bent over quickly and whispered in the queen's ear.
During this second, the small mallet in the queen's hand paused, and soon the wooden fish rang again, at an increasing speed.
Mu Ziling curled her lips, and walked in.
As Mu Ziling approached, the rhythmic sound of the wooden fish was fast and chaotic.
Until Mu Ziling's figure appeared in front of the queen, the small gavel in the queen's hand suddenly shattered, and the wooden fish could no longer ring.
"Mu Ziling, you're finally here." The Queen's voice was dull and calm, as if the panic when she knocked on the wooden fish just now hadn't happened.
Mu Ziling took a look at the round hammer head that had rolled into a small corner, and then turned his gaze back to the queen, and said calmly, "It seems that the queen knew that I would come?"
The queen didn't answer, but signaled to the old mother beside her: "You step back first."
"Yes." The old nanny bowed and walked away with the door.
The Buddhist hall, which was originally bright, suddenly became dark. The queen stood up, her body shook slightly unsteadily as a result of kneeling for a long time, and she almost went limp again.
Mu Ziling saw it in his eyes, and the hands wrapped around his chest were not moved.
The queen didn't expect Mu Ziling to help her either. After she regained her strength, she spoke with a tone as if she had seen through everything. She said, "I not only know that you will come, but also why you came."
"Oh?" Mu Ziling seemed to be shocked by her words, she raised her chin, and said with a faint smile, "Why don't you just talk about it."
"Gallo is about to change hands now..." The Queen's voice was still calm: "We all know the reason for your visit, why bother to reveal it?"
Hearing this, Mu Ziling couldn't help laughing, she stretched out her hand, and made a begging gesture: "You think too much, I'm here today, just to ask you for some Gu worms..."
Before Mu Ziling could finish speaking, the Queen's face suddenly changed: "No."
"It doesn't matter if you don't have one." Mu Ziling shrugged her shoulders, expressing that she didn't want to force her. In the end, she rolled her eyes and changed the question: "Then tell me where the source of the Gu is, and I'll find it myself."
"No—" The queen originally wanted to say 'I don't know' decisively, but when she came into contact with Mu Ziling's smiling face, a chill subconsciously crept up in her heart.
The queen reached out to caress her heart, her eyes drifted to other places, and she said: "I told you before that the Gu worm came from the Sky Sect, and the rest of the palace didn't know anything about it."
Mu Ziling looked at her with a smile, and saw the three words "I don't believe it" written brightly in her eyes.
Even if he didn't look at Mu Ziling, he could still feel her aura. I don't know when the queen who couldn't be proud had become shorter in front of Mu Ziling, how could she bear this
Even if she doesn't want to admit it, she has to admit that she is now an out-and-out puppet in front of Mu Ziling, allowing her to control her.
After a while, the queen couldn't stand Mu Ziling's gaze, and she became more self-aware in her heart. She finally let go: "I can tell you, but I have a request."
Mu Ziling blinked lightly, but didn't make any sound.
The queen only thought that she agreed, she didn't make a request first, but directly said what Mu Ziling needed: "It's not easy for you to want the source of Gu, everyone knows that this Gu came from the Gu poison back then. Even if the Gu Poison Sect no longer exists, the Gu King Leng Nanzi is still here, so you can go to him directly."
Unexpectedly, the empress would directly mention Leng Nanzi, Mu Ziling's expression froze, but he returned to normal in an instant, but at the same time, there was a wave of waves in his heart.
Gu King Leng Nanzi, although she hasn't met him yet, she has already learned many of his methods.
However, in the eyes of the world, Leng Nanzi has long since disappeared from the world, as if he was a dead person. The queen suddenly mentioned him at this moment. Is it because she is just trying to fool her, or is there some other reason
From the present point of view, the former may not exist, that is the latter... The queen not only knows that Leng Nanzi still exists, but also knows other information about him.
Mu Ziling's heart was ups and downs, but her face remained calm, she raised her chin, motioning for the queen to continue.
How does the queen know about Mu Ziling's inner mischief? She continued: "You want Gu, don't you? Unfortunately, a few days ago, I got a piece of news..."
(end of this chapter)