I wave goodbye to Li Shi Zhen, who stands outside his Manor and General Li, who is in another horse carriage.
As Xu Kai's horse carriage sets off, a sense of awkwardness engulfs the atmosphere.
A waning gibbous moon hovers in the twilight firmament. It is a slightly windy night; the swaying of t
We are now on our mission to the Hua Hin Place Inn.I think back to asking Xiu Ying to have someone fake my identity in the Yuan Manor. Hopefully, all is alright..Ugh. Heavy jewelry. An abundance of clothing.
From the corner of my eyes, I can see Sir Xu's hands gradually motions towards his waist, where he hid his sword earlier.Violence?I gulp down. I trouble my head with revolving endless schemes for escaping this predicament. For our sake, I need to consider a peaceful resolution. Suddenly, I form an idea of my own.
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."