Same Day: Early Morning
"General," bows Wu Lan Jun, "It is about time we set off."
General Li nods as she snatch her sword from the rack. She drapes the blue cape over herself, "We need to take the secret route."
He pats her on the head, "Wait for me." The Imperial Guard Wu finds a large stick, placing it next to her leg.He proceeds to rip a piece of his clothing and wrap it around her kneecap. "Your leg is stabilized in a removable splint."She takes a breathe of relief, "Thank you."
The sunlight enters the cave.WuLan Jun, exposed to the sunlight, awakes from his slumber. Despite the winter breeze slapping him across the face and the layers of snow covering the ground, he notices how warm the lower half of his body is.
Rong Yi begins, "In the Imperial Ceremony, it was subtle but I notice that my father, the Emperor, has begun showing strange and mild symptoms lately: abdominal pain and vomiting. It took quite the compensation but his personal servant informed me that the Emperor has watery diarrhea as well."Yuan Zi Yan taps her chin and remarks, "Good that you kept in mind of the symptoms. What I am wondering is if the Emperor's symptoms are related to the symptoms caused by the poisonous mushrooms, should there be a small dosage."
It's me, Yuan Zi Yan again.Early afternoon right now.Today is suppose to be the day of Xu Kai's birthday. I have been preparing a gift for him this entire day.
Second Meeting: Next DayScholar Li starts off the conversation, "After further experiments and research, there is no doubt that the mushroom poison is similar to that of the poisonous needles. Amatoxin-containing mushrooms. I have compared both the needle and the mushroom's symptoms based on a small dosage on myself."
We split up in three groups: Rong Yi with Scholar Li, Xu Kai with Wan'er, and General Li with me.We spoke for some time about our plan for the time being and what exactly it is we are looking for.As General Li and I observe the eastern plains, I can't help but question what Xu Kai and Wan'er i
After what seems like an eternity of walking, we take one more step and suddenly, torches on the walls light up. Now, we can see everything. There is a clear pathway ahead that seems a bit off.General Li suddenly halts and blocks me from proceeding ahead. She picks up a rock from the ground and throws it across the pathway in front of us.
I spend the rest of the night trying to crack the code. Sitting on a mahogany chair near the wooden window, I continue to write the possible passcodes.I remember twisting the shift knob; I was only able to twist four numbers before the knob rewinds itself.Four numbers..