The arms and calves had been hit by hidden weapons. Could the person who besieged their Cold King's Manor last night have been Lin Zhenfan? And was Lin Zhenfan's other identity the master of the Dark Night Pavilion?
“Steward Zhang, are you absolutely sure that Lin Zhenfan’s injuries were to his arms and calves?” Leng Ruo Li confirmed again.
“Your Highness Consort, this subordinate saw it clearly, there is no falsehood at all,” Steward Zhang replied with certainty.
“Oh, then this Consort has disappointed Steward Zhang, because this Consort cannot treat such serious injuries either.” Heh! Even if I could, I wouldn’t treat that demon Lin Zhenfan. But Leng Ruo Li held back half of her words.
“Heh heh! If Your Highness Consort cannot cure the Great General of Zhennan, then with this subordinate’s skills, it would be even more impossible to cure him,” Steward Zhang chuckled awkwardly.
Actually, he knew that the Consort knew how to treat, but because of the feud between their families, she didn’t want to treat Lin Zhenfan. But he, Steward Zhang, was an outsider and couldn’t interfere too much. So, he asked Leng Ruo Li many questions about treating external wounds. Although Steward Zhang and Leng Ruo Li had only spoken for less than half an hour, he had benefited greatly. It wasn’t until Jun Mohan returned from outside that Steward Zhang left dejectedly. He seemed as afraid of Jun Mohan as a mouse seeing a cat, and it was unclear what was going on with Steward Zhang.
After Steward Zhang left, Leng Ruo Li hurriedly told Jun Mohan what Steward Zhang had said. After listening, Jun Mohan pondered for a moment and said, “If we want to confirm whether Lin Zhenfan is indeed the master of the Dark Night Pavilion, why don’t we go to the Lin Duke’s Manor tonight to investigate ourselves? Then we’ll know everything.”
“Alright, then we’ll personally go and confirm it,” Leng Ruo Li nodded in agreement.
Immediately after, Jun Mohan remembered the improved tracking gu worm in Leng Ruo Li’s hand. “Li’er, is the tracking gu worm in your hand usable yet?”
“It is, but we need to find an opportunity to make an opening on that Deputy General Yang, and let the tracking gu worm drill into his body through the wound.”
“That’s easy to arrange. I’ll have Yin Chen handle it,” Leng Ruo Li said with a slight nod. Then, she took out a small, exquisite transparent glass bottle from her sleeve and handed it to Jun Mohan.
“This small glass bottle contains the little bugs, which are the tracking gu worms I’ve improved. Have Yin Chen make an incision on Deputy General Yang, and then have him pour the gu worm into Deputy General Yang’s wound. It will slowly drill into his body by itself,” Leng Ruo Li instructed him patiently.
“Alright, I will instruct Yin Chen properly,” Jun Mohan replied. He then asked someone to find Yin Chen. The master and servant whispered a few words, and Yin Chen left the Cold King’s Manor.
In the afternoon, Jun Mohan accompanied Leng Ruo Li back to the Cold General’s Manor to thoroughly examine Leng Jinyu and Xie Yichuan again. She was relieved to find that both of their bodies were recovering exceptionally quickly.
In the evening, Leng Ruo Li personally cooked a few light and refreshing dishes and a pot of stomach-warming millet porridge for her father and elder brother, along with a large basket of coarse grains, which included corn on the cob, sweet potatoes, taro, and potatoes. Xie Yichuan was eating these coarse grains for the first time, so he found them particularly delicious and accidentally ate too much. Leng Jinyu, like Xie Yichuan, ate two large bowls of millet porridge and several coarse grains, and then declared that he was too full. At this point, Leng Ruo Li took out a bottle of digestive tablets from her sleeve. Everyone ate one, and after about fifteen minutes, everyone’s stomach no longer felt distended.
Deep in the night, the sky was dark. After Leng Ruo Li and Jun Mohan returned to the Cold King’s Manor from the Cold General’s Manor, they immediately changed into black, close-fitting night attire and flew towards the Lin Duke’s Manor.
At this moment, the Lin Duke’s Manor was still worrying about Lin Zhenfan’s injuries. Lin Zhenfei had invited all the famous doctors in the capital for his brother, but not a single one dared to remove the iron pipes and metal fragments from Lin Zhenfan’s wounds. After eating the pain-relieving soup prescribed by the doctor, Lin Zhenfan could only rest for two hours. Once that time passed, the wounds on his body would start to hurt again. Unable to bear the pain, he could only have his guards simmer more pain-relieving soup for him to drink, at least so he could rest for a while. He wouldn’t have to suffer like this if he hadn’t lost his warming jade when he escaped from the Cold King’s Manor last night. After being rescued by Huo Ying, his injuries pained him half to death before he remembered this. For some reason? He became incredibly unlucky whenever he encountered that couple.
“Sigh…” Without the thousand-year-old warming jade to heal his wounds, his arms and legs were now crippled. But he was unwilling! His lifelong goal was to overthrow the Jun dynasty and ascend the throne himself. If he became disabled, could he still be emperor? Even if he did become emperor, would the people of the world accept a disabled person to rule them? Thinking about it gave him a headache! Thus, Lin Zhenfan had his personal guards find Huo Ying again, attempting to have her assassinate the Cold King and his consort again, demanding they hand over the thousand-year-old warming jade. Little did he know that the Cold King and his consort were hiding outside his window, peeping at him.
After hiding outside the window and eavesdropping on Lin Zhenfan’s conversation with his guard for a while, the couple, fearing discovery by Lin Zhenfan’s hidden guards, quickly hid in the space. “Jun Mohan, the parts of Lin Zhenfan’s body that were injured are the same parts I shot with my gun last night. I can now confirm that he is the master of the Dark Night Pavilion who besieged our Cold King’s Manor last night.” Leng Ruo Li said to Jun Mohan with certainty. Jun Mohan listened and remained silent for a moment.
“This Lin Zhenfan has several identities: the Great General of Zhennan, the master of the Dark Night Pavilion, and the father of the deceased Concubine Rou of the Southern Zhao Kingdom, Duke Wen. I wonder what his purpose is for adding so many layers of disguise?” Jun Mohan listed Lin Zhenfan’s identities one by one and fell into deep thought again.
The next day, Old Man Lu suddenly ran to Hanchen Courtyard early in the morning looking for the Cold King and his consort. Moreover, he looked refreshed today, his clothes and hair were neatly arranged, there wasn’t a trace of alcohol on him, and even his wine gourd was gone. This left the Cold King and his consort very confused. Leng Ruo Li quickly invited Old Man Lu into the room to sit down and asked with great confusion, “Grandpa Lu, do you need something from us?”
“Cold girl, Jun family boy, I came this morning to tell you something.” Old Man Lu sighed after speaking. This made the Cold King and his consort even more perplexed.
“Grandpa Lu, just say whatever it is. If the King and I can help you, we will definitely help you.” Leng Ruo Li thought Old Man Lu had encountered some trouble.