Yu Jiangjiang didn't know whether he was angry or poisoned by the snake, but he couldn't catch his breath and fell to the ground, rolling his eyes.
Xiao Yuqing hurriedly stepped forward and pulled the five-step snake down, then raised his hand and fed her two pills, which temporarily controlled the toxicity and allowed her to slowly wake up.
The two sisters of the Yuling Sect sneered and said, "You can't judge a person by his appearance, but you can know his heart. Miss Yu looks kind and gentle, but who knows she is such a vicious person!"
Yu Zhengzheng raised an eyebrow: "What do you mean, Miss Ziyu?"
Tzuyu sneered, "Just now the poisonous snake was clearly biting towards you, but it ended up biting your sister. It was obvious that you pushed her forward to block the snake in order to save your life."
Her sister Ziqian also agreed: "Sister, you are right. I have never seen such a vicious person. He can even kill his own sister. It is really creepy!"
Yu Jiangjiang, who was originally filled with fear, now recovered. She looked at Xiao Yuqing who was so close to her and leaned towards him with tears in her eyes.
There was a faint smell of herbs on him, bitter but not unpleasant. It was the first time she had such close contact with a man, and her heart was beating like a drum.
She didn't plan to say more. It was a fact that Yu Zhengzheng used her to block the snake. She just had to play the pitiful victim.
Yu Zhengzheng was too lazy to explain, but when she looked up, she saw Yu Jiangjiang leaning on Xiao Yuqing, and instantly felt a little rebellious.
If Yu Jiangjiang hadn't deliberately lured the snake in, how could she use Yu Jiangjiang to block the snake
She would never take the blame for Yu Jiangjiang.
Yu Zhengzheng raised her eyebrows: "You two girls are too mean-spirited. Just now, the five-step snake bit me, and before I could react, sister Jiang Jiang rushed over without hesitation. How can it be considered that I am harming my own sister?"
She lowered her head, kicked a stone back and forth with her feet, and turned her head to the side as if unintentionally: "Am I right? Sister Jiang Jiang?"
The two sisters' eyes met. There was a hint of meaning in Yu Zhengzheng's eyes, which made Yu Jiangjiang swallow back the denial that was on the tip of his tongue.
Yu Zhengzheng must have seen something!
If she did not deny Yu Zhengzheng's words, she would offend Zi Yu and Zi Qian. After all, they had just spoken for her, and if she admitted that she voluntarily blocked the snake, it would be like slapping them in the face.
But if she insisted on biting Yu Zhengzheng, both sides would suffer. Not only would she fail to restore her own image, but she would also be branded as having a vicious heart.
Not only was Yu Zhengzheng not bitten by the snake, she was also able to pick herself out clearly. However, if she was bitten by a snake again, she would have to face a dilemma. No matter what she did, she would have to pay the price.
She gritted her teeth and forced a smile: "I volunteered, and my sister is right beside me, I can't just stand by and watch her die."
Although this would offend Zi Yu and Zi Qian, at least it would leave a good impression of her sacrificing herself to save others in Xiao Yuqing's heart, so she didn't care about that.
As soon as she finished speaking, Ziyu and Ziqian's faces turned ugly, as if they had swallowed two or three flies, and they were unable to utter a word.
Seeing that her goal was achieved, Yu Zhengzheng stopped pestering her. The two of them were Xiao Yuqing's top bootlickers. If Yu Jiangjiang offended them, he would have no good days in the future.
Among the people present, only Xiang Feng was good at medicine.
Xiang Feng studied under Lingbi Palace, whose master was once the best doctor in the world of immortals. He learned all of his master's skills, so if he wanted to save Yu Jiangjiang, it would be just a matter of moving his fingers.
But since Xiang Feng didn't mention saving people, no one dared to mention this matter. In the end, Xiao Yuqing took the initiative to ask, "How about you go first, I'll take her to the clinic to clean the snake venom, treat her wounds, and then I'll meet up with you?"
Xiang Feng nodded slightly, took out a few silver bracelets from his Qiankun bag, handed them to everyone, and said slowly: "Anyone who escapes without permission will be killed without mercy."
This is a positioning bracelet. Once you wear it on your wrist, it will become the right size and cannot be taken off even if you want to.
Generally, positioning bracelets are worn by criminals. Managers can see the location of the criminals at any time. They can also monitor the criminals' heartbeats through the bracelets to determine whether they are alive or dead.
Xiao Yuqing didn't want to escape, so he happily put the positioning bracelet on his wrist and helped Yu Jiangjiang to the clinic.
The other people also put on the positioning bracelets, but only Yu Zhengzheng looked at the positioning bracelet and did not take any action.
Xiang Feng raised his eyebrows slightly: "You don't want to wear it?"
Yu Zhengzheng shook her head and put the positioning bracelet on her wrist.
She will think of a way to escape this thing by then, and no one or anything can stop her from escaping, not even the Jade Emperor.
They went to the inn and still shared a room with two people.
Zi Qian wanted to protest, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Xiang Feng’s look frightened her so much that she couldn’t speak anymore.
Xiang Feng naturally didn't want to be so stingy, but King Shura only gave him such a small budget, so he could only spend it wisely.
When the king comes to the human world, he won't have to make such calculations.
After they went into the room and cleaned it up, they went down to the lobby to prepare for dinner.
Xiang Feng had already practiced fasting, but the others had not.
He ordered a bowl of Yangchun beef noodles for each person. Seeing that everyone looked embarrassed, he thought for a moment and added a poached egg for each person.
Seeing that the men were dressed in clothes that looked rich or noble, the waiter couldn't help but ask, "Is this all you want, sir?"
Xiang Feng was about to nod, but he saw Shanshui drooling over the meat dishes on the next table. He pursed his lips and said, "Two more lotus leaf chickens."
Shanshui said happily: "Shanshui likes Master the most!"
He rubbed Shanshui's head. Although he did not respond to Shanshui's words, the faint smile on his lips betrayed his mood at the moment.
Yu Zhengzheng looked at the mountains and rivers, then glanced at Xiang Feng. The atmosphere between the two did not seem like an ordinary master-disciple relationship.
We can get a glimpse of this from Xiang Feng’s attitude when he was communicating with Shanshui in Luan Palace last time.
Xiang Feng knew that Shanshui would not leave because the Ghost King did not allow it, but he still came to Luandian to find Shanshui because of Shanshui's words of fear.
She has never been in love, but she has read countless romance novels. If Xiang Feng said he didn't like mountains and rivers, she would do a handstand and a Thomas spin and eat shit.
A pitch-black crow flew in from outside the inn and stood on Xiang Feng's arm. Xiang Feng took the letter from the crow's feet and soaked it in tea.
The fingernail-sized letter gradually grew larger like a crystal baby, and finally returned to the size of a normal piece of paper.
Xiang Feng spread out the letter: "All the information about Nangong Tianba is here."
Yu Zhengzheng came closer curiously and quickly read the small regular script on the letter.
She glanced over it quickly. Nangong Tianba was the only son of King Yan. After he came of age, he was named King Qin Rui.
Now he is thirty years old and has been married ninety-nine times. The graves of his princesses are scattered all over a hill, but he still has no offspring.
Yu Zhengzheng twitched his lips. If he had started getting married at the age of sixteen, and it had been fourteen years now, he would have married ninety-nine princesses in fourteen years, which means he would have to marry 1.69 princesses every month on average to achieve this.
She couldn't help but ask, "Is he a wife-killer?"
Xiang Feng curled his lips and smiled: "How could it be, he is the reincarnation of Red Luan Star."
He bent his knuckles slightly and tapped on the letter: "Look carefully, how did his princess die?"
Yu Zhengzheng looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a line of annotations in very small words next to the cause of the princess' death: the first thirty-three princesses were sent to the desert by Nangong Tianba and turned into sand sculptures, another thirty-three princesses were hung on the city gate and exposed to the sun and turned into jerky, and the remaining thirty-two princesses also lost their children due to freezing and blood loss when they were punished to kneel in the snow.
She swallowed. "What about the other one?"
Xiang Feng: "Sent to the brothel, and her virginity will be auctioned tonight."
Yu Zhengzheng: “…”
The waiter brought the Yangchun beef noodles to the table. Everyone was hungry and started to slurp the hot noodles. Only Shanshui didn't move. Xiang Feng pushed the bowl in front of Shanshui to himself.
He asked the waiter for a plate and picked out the coriander and beef. Seeing his hesitation, Yu Zhengzheng couldn't help but said, "If you want to eat more, I'll buy you another bowl."
Such a big man actually has to compete with a little girl for food.
Xiang Feng glanced at her and said, "Shanshui doesn't eat beef and coriander."
Yu Zhengzheng was speechless: "Then why don't you just tell the waiter not to put beef and coriander in it?"
Xiang Feng continued picking cilantro: "She doesn't eat beef and cilantro, but she likes to drink beef and cilantro noodle soup."
Yu Zhengzheng: “…”
She was caught off guard by a mouthful of dog food, and the steaming hot noodles didn't seem so delicious anymore.
It was not until they had almost finished their noodles that Xiao Yuqing brought Yu Jiangjiang back.
The two of them had already fasted, so there was no need to add two more bowls of noodles. After everyone finished their dinner, Xiao Yuqing took the letter and pondered, "Nangong Tianba may go to the brothel tonight. If you want to get close to him, this is a good opportunity."
Everyone nodded, this was indeed a breakthrough.
Seeing that everyone agreed, Xiao Yuqing continued, "It's getting late now, why don't we go to the brothel and take a look."
Except Yu Zhengzheng, everyone else agreed with his decision.
The world of immortals is not as pedantic as the human world. To them, brothels are as ordinary as restaurants. They are just places where men and women practice together. Even if women enter brothels, there is nothing wrong with it.
They acted as soon as they said it, and everyone got up and was about to leave.
Xiao Yuqing looked at Yu Jiangjiang and said, "You are seriously injured. Why don't you stay at the inn and rest until we come back?"
Yu Jiangjiang naturally didn't want to stay. As long as she could be with him, she would be willing to be bitten by a poisonous snake again.
Seeing her firm attitude, Xiao Yuqing didn't say anything.
Xiang Feng wanted to stay with them the whole time, so he had to go into the brothel with them. He was worried about Shanshui staying alone in the inn, so he had to take Shanshui with him.
As they were walking out of the inn, they heard Yu Zhengzheng holding her stomach and frowning as she said, "My stomach hurts so much, maybe I ate something bad. How about you guys go first, and I'll come find you after I go to the toilet?"
Xiang Feng glanced at her lightly: "Do you have a stomachache, or do you want to escape?"
Yu Zhengzheng raised his arm and sneered: "With this location bracelet still on my hand, where can I escape to?"
Xiang Feng didn't say anything, but just looked at her with a slightly gloomy look in his eyes.
The communication bracelet on his wrist suddenly lit up. He lowered his eyes and was stunned for a moment, then said meaningfully: "The king will come to the human world in the next two days. If you dare to escape, you will die."
She said casually, "Don't worry, Guardian Xiang. I'm not that stupid."
Only a fool would not run away. When the Ghost King comes to the human world, she won’t be able to escape even if she wants to.
Xiang Feng said no more. He left the name of a brothel and led everyone away.
Yu Zhengzheng raised her head only after they walked away.
She asked the waiter to buy her a pair of embroidered shoes, and exchanged the remaining banknotes for some small change. After putting all the silver into the storage bracelet, she ran out of the inn quickly.
It was already dark, but it was not yet curfew, so people could still enter and exit the city gates freely.
Yu Zhengzheng was not in a hurry to leave the city. She found a shop not far from the inn and bought a hen with some change.
She carried the hen to the corner, picked up the chicken's feet and pointed them at the positioning bracelet twice. When the positioning bracelet was put on a living creature, it would become the right size.
As long as you insert the chicken's feet into the gap of the positioning bracelet to expand the gap, and then take the opportunity to take out your palm, you can escape control.
This chicken will stay in the capital city on her behalf. By the time Xiang Feng finds out that she has escaped, she will have already run away.
Yu Zhengzheng quickly took off the positioning bracelet as planned. She carried the hen around the capital twice, pretending to be out looking for a brothel.
Seeing that it was almost time, she threw the hen down and prepared to leave.
Yu Zhengzheng was so confused that she looked around and muttered, "Which direction is the city gate?"
She was just about to find someone to ask, but as soon as she turned her head, she bumped into a hard chest.
She slowly raised her head and saw a hand holding an oil-paper umbrella.
The fingers were pale and thin, with a mutton-fat jade ring on the thumb, and they looked so familiar.
Rong Shang smiled gently and said, "The city gate is on the north side. You went the wrong way."