"Don't you know? I was the one who was the most seriously ill at the time. Liu Yuanxian, wasn't that his name? I remember Doctor Liu's full name was Liu Yuanxian, and he treated me.
After that, that eunuch forced him to eat poisoned meat, directly cut from the deceased next to me. I saw it all."
Ajiu lowered her head. "I've heard of this."
"You've heard of it, but judging by what you're saying, they didn't force you to eat it. It makes sense you wouldn't have to, since you can heal yourself. Even if you ate it, you could treat yourself."
Guang Wenqiang had entered a monologue.
"But, Miss Meng, can you guess if it was that old eunuch who spread the poisoned meat?"
As soon as he said this, Ajiu's head went numb. She hadn't considered this:
"That, it's unlikely, isn't it? He's someone by the side of the King of Nanming in Nanming City. He wouldn't harm his own people, would he?"
After saying this, Ajiu suddenly felt that there were many loopholes.
This poisoned meat first appeared in Qiming City.
At that time, the intention was to weaken the military strength of Qiming City and create panic among the populace.
"No, that's not it at all," Guang Wenqiang seemed to know a lot about these matters.
"He's from the palace."
As Ajiu thought about it, she realized it was true. Only the palace would keep eunuchs. A king's side would at most have young pages, or at worst, maids in the manor.
"From the palace?" Ajiu suddenly grasped the key point. So the important figure staying at the inn was from the palace?
No wonder when the personal guards encountered Zhao Kun, Zhao Kun recognized him as a Jin Yi Wei at a glance.
It's over, Ajiu's first feeling was that it was over. She had been targeted by someone from the imperial palace.
"Uncle Guang, please rest for a while. We need to set off after we've rested."
With that, Ajiu got up and went towards where she had planted the ginseng.
In the short time they had been talking, two layers of leaf veins had already grown. She had seen in Shen Nong Cao Ji that ginseng grows one layer per year.
She quickly dug them all out, put them in her embrace, and sent them into the spiritual spring water in her space to soak.
From Uncle Guang's words, she felt a sense of impending crisis. This was not just a struggle between vassal kings; she had a feeling that the high and mighty ruler was orchestrating things.
If the chaos was man-made, it was likely intentional, a spark ignited to eliminate several vassal kings vying for power.
They would use any despicable trick without regard for the lives of the common people.
Ajiu specifically took out the silk cloth and collected the fiery red seeds from each ginseng plant. These could be replanted. Even if the seeds of the second generation were not as good as the first, they could be left for her grandmother to replenish her spiritual energy.
After noon, Meng Shaode opened his eyes and was completely bewildered.
There were no less than eighty to ninety people scattered in the woods, lying wherever they fell, some shivering uncontrollably from the cold, curled up.
Combined with their appearance, Meng Shaode thought he had dreamed of visiting the underworld.
"Lihua... Lihua, look quickly, where are we?" He nudged the woman.
Cai Lihua groggily opened her eyes. "Whoa..."
She scurried towards her husband, squinting. "Aren't these the people who had the fever? You're so scared."
Meng Shaode shook his head and looked again. Indeed:
"Well, these are all our saviors."
"Father, Mother, let's hurry and leave." Ajiu wished she had a pair of wings to carry her family away from the Nanming region.
Over there, Guang Wenqiang stood up and shouted, "Everyone get up, we need to travel."
At this call, a group of people groggily rose.
Some stretched and smacked their lips, "I haven't slept this comfortably in a long time."
Ajiu noticed that something had changed about them. Their faces seemed to have gained a layer of human vitality.