Chapter 224 Found
Chapter 224 Found
With Xu Jian's help, Rong Su did learn a lot about the leader of the Secret Shadow Pavilion.
But what surprised her most was that this person had another identity.
That is, he is still Shen Ying, the King of Zheng in Beizhou, the younger brother of Shen Xuan, and a dead person who no longer exists in this world.
Looking at the information he had just obtained, Rong Su fell into deep thought.
"Shen Ying hid his identity and founded a killer sect called the Secret Shadow Pavilion. Why? To seize power and usurp the throne? Or is there something else going on?"
He squinted his eyes and stared at the content again and again. No matter what, he felt that his guess of plotting to usurp the throne was not true.
"It can't be a plot to usurp the throne. If that were the case, Shen Ying's current power is more than enough to accomplish it. Shen Xuan is dead, and the throne is now vacant. The ruling power falls on Shen Fengyu. Shen Ying should take advantage of the struggle between Shen Fengyu and A Qing to launch a sneak attack. That would be a strategy to wait and see."
After thinking carefully for a long time, Shen Ying held back and did not speak out. It did not seem like he had any intention of seeking power and usurping the throne.
Rong Su couldn't figure this out, but she couldn't let it delay her revenge.
So she planned to proceed from another aspect, looking for Shen Ying's weaknesses, but at the same time making full preparations.
She thought about it, took out a piece of paper, wrote down her plan on it, and then asked the other little fat head to deliver it to Xu Kan.
At the same time, Rong Su did not forget to find the whereabouts of Aku and the others.
Time passed by little by little, and she felt confused and uneasy.
For some reason, she always felt that she had left something very important behind, but she couldn't remember it.
That night, everything around her was quiet. She tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.
There were too many things in her mind, too many things that she needed to plan, and she was also thinking about someone in her mind, so she had no way to calm down and rest.
He sat up from the bed, walked to the table and lit the candle.
He walked to the desk again and opened a wooden box on the table. The box was filled with stacks of letter paper.
She sat on the chair, took out the letters one by one, and then opened them one by one to carefully read the contents of each line.
She could feel his presence between the lines, even if he was not by her side at the moment, she could still feel him.
As her fingertips stroked each vigorous and powerful character, Rong Su's eyes showed tenderness, her voice was soft, and the longing in her heart was like a surging wave. Then she gently covered the paper to her chest and looked at the cold moon hanging high outside the window.
"Ah Qing, are you okay? Are you missing me as much as I am missing you? Can you see the same sky as me?"
There was an ethereal cold wind whistling past the window.
She closed her eyes gently, as if she could feel Shen Peiqing's presence in this way.
"Once I've dealt with everything, I'll definitely come find you. Even if you blame me for going to the battlefield regardless of the danger, I don't want to be too far away from you."
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After learning that Xu Jian and A Jin had successfully followed her plan and neutralized some of the assassins from the Secret Shadow Pavilion.
In fact, a long time ago, she secretly asked Aku to investigate the Secret Shadow Pavilion. On the one hand, it was because this sect was a threat in the martial arts world. She established her own sect, so naturally she had to know something about each sect. Secondly, she was not unfamiliar with the Secret Shadow Pavilion, and she also wanted to understand its killing methods to avoid encountering them in the future.
Now it is really used.
"Very good. Xu Jian and Ajin did a good job." Rong Su looked at the information with satisfaction, with a hint of joy and sharpness in his eyes.
Most of the assassins in the Secret Shadow Pavilion did not stay in the Secret Shadow Pavilion voluntarily as assassins, and they also want to regain their freedom.
However, Shen Ying gave each of them a secret poison of his own making in order to control them.
If anyone had the idea of leaving, Shen Ying would use this to threaten them, so the killers were afraid of Shen Ying's methods.
On the other hand, some killers, like Xu Jian, still have families, while others have to go to the Secret Shadow Pavilion to be killers in order to earn money because their families are poor.
In addition to using poison to control these killers, Shen Ying also used their families to restrain them.
From this we can see that in fact most of the killers in the Secret Shadow Pavilion are dissatisfied with Shen Ying, but they have no way to resist.
Taking this as a breakthrough, Rong Su suggested that Xu Jian help her to disintegrate the killers who had a very fragile relationship with Shen Ying.
Unexpectedly, in just a few days, almost half of the killers had defected to Xu Jian.
Of course, she also developed an antidote for Shen Ying's poison.
As long as she can develop an antidote, she believes the day when the Secret Shadow Pavilion disappears from the world is not far away.
Rong Su was replying to Xu Jian and the others when Zhou Di's slightly anxious voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Third sister! Are you busy?"
Hearing Zhou Di's anxious voice, she was slightly puzzled, and then she quickly tied the written letter to the little fat boy's feet and asked him to deliver the letter.
Then he quickly opened the door, and when he looked up, he saw the anxious look on Zhou Di's face.
Rong Su asked, "Second brother, what's wrong?"
When Zhou Di saw her, he immediately said, "Third sister, we found Aku and Anan!"
Upon hearing this news, Rong Su's eyes widened, and the hand holding the door frame shook violently: "Really? Where are they?"
Zhou Di waved at her and turned sideways to lead the way for her: "Follow me! I have arranged for someone to bring them back. But their condition is not that good, so you have to be mentally prepared."
His tone was very heavy, and it sounded like a heavy stone hitting Rong Su's ear, making her feel a little scared.
Rong Su followed Zhou Di and hurried over to an elegant room.
Before I even entered, I could smell a strong smell of blood outside the door.
When Rong Su smelled this smell, her mood became more and more solemn, like a cloudy sky covering the sun. She was a little panicked and didn't dare to go in.
Zhou Di saw her fear, raised his hand and gently patted her shoulder, his tone slightly soothing: "Although they are both still alive, they have suffered varying degrees of injuries. But, the most important thing is that they are still alive."
Yes, people are not dead, there is still hope.
Rong Su looked at Zhou Di with gratitude, then took a deep breath, raised his foot and stepped in.
When she looked up, she might never forget the scene.
On the two beds lay two people she was familiar with, but the injuries on their bodies were so severe that she couldn't bear to look at them any longer. Her eyes would become sore if she looked at them for any longer.
There was a large and long wound on Aku's chest, which was still bleeding, but a doctor was already treating him.
His eyes shifted bitterly to Anaan, the young boy who was not even fourteen years old. One of his eyes was wrapped in a white cloth and there was a terrible wound on his shoulder. His breathing seemed even, but he still had a high fever.
Rong Su's hands were shaking and tears were welling up in her eyes.
"Where did you find them?"
Zhou Di said in a heavy tone, "They were found in a mountain village near a stream not far from Bai Tiao Gate. They must have drifted down the stream upstream. But when we found them, they had been moved to a small cave by the villagers. They didn't seem to like outsiders, so they had no intention of treating them."
Having said that, Zhou Di sighed and looked at the two people on the bed.
"That's why their injuries became increasingly serious. When I found them, they were only breathing their last breath. If I hadn't brought a bottle of breathing pills with me, they wouldn't have made it back to see a doctor."
Rong Su bit her lip and closed her eyes, as if trying to suppress something. Her voice trembled, "It's because of me. If I had returned to Bai Tiao Gate earlier, they wouldn't have suffered such a disaster. It's my fault."
Seeing Rong Su blaming herself so much, Zhou Di comforted her softly, "The Secret Shadow Pavilion is full of assassins. Even if you were at Bai Tiao Gate at the time, how could you have dealt with so many assassins alone? Don't blame yourself. Blame the murderer of the Secret Shadow Pavilion."
Yes, Zhou was right. She shouldn't blame herself. What she should do now is not to atone for her sins with guilt, but to atone for her sins with practical actions, which is to make the Secret Shadow Pavilion pay the price as soon as possible.
Having made up her mind, Rong Su walked over to the doctor and took out the silver needle: "I'll help too."
The doctor naturally knew Rong Su's identity and knew that she had medical skills, so he did not refuse and worked with her to treat Aku and Anaan's injuries.
Their injuries were so severe that it was a blessing of luck that they were able to survive.
However, Rong Su felt heavy-hearted as she looked at their unconscious faces. They might be unconscious for a long time, and it would depend on fate as to when they would wake up.
This made her even more sad and angry. Rong Su clenched her fists. She was determined to make Shen Ying pay a heavy price!
At night, Rong Su came to visit Aku, Anan and others with warm water.
Although there would be servants coming to serve them, she was a little worried about their injuries, because only after they got through tonight and their high fever subsided would there be a chance of gradual improvement, otherwise it would become more serious.
Aku didn't have a high fever originally, but when he was being treated today, he suddenly developed a high fever. It must be because he soaked in the water for too long, and his injuries had not been treated for several days, which aggravated his injuries and caused the high fever.
As for Anaan, he is younger than Aku, so his physical fitness is naturally a little worse than Aku, so he developed a high fever earlier.
Wet a handkerchief, then gently use it to wipe their hands, and then wipe along the wound.
Rong Su looked at Aku and said helplessly, "You kid, you have to wake up quickly. Then you can witness the demise of the Secret Shadow Pavilion. After all, your master's death was also due to Shen Ying. This time, I will help you completely avenge him, including the misery he caused you."
As she spoke, Rong Su's eyes became moister again and she raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes.
Then he stood up and wiped the cold sweat from Anaan's forehead.
Sitting aside, Rong Su looked at Anaan's sleeping face, feeling overwhelmed with guilt. The person she felt most sorry for was Anaan.
Asoi sacrificed his life for Bai Tiaomen. If he had asked Aku to send him and his sister back to Ancheng after developing the antidote to the epidemic, would they not be separated by life and death and flesh and blood like they are now?
Rong Su couldn't help but lower her eyes, sighed, and held Anan's hand: "I'm sorry, Anan, it's me who hurt you and your sister. It's also me who hurt you. I wish I hadn't established the Hundred Gates. Then none of this would have happened."
In the final analysis, it was her own desire for revenge that led to all this happening because she formed the Hundred Gates.
Feeling depressed and uncomfortable, she felt Anaan's hand move slightly. She was stunned for a moment, and then she heard Anaan's young voice, which was a little dry and hoarse.
"..."
"...Master..."
Rong Su opened her eyes wide with excitement and looked at Anan: "Anan! Are you awake?"
Her eyes couldn't help but well up with tears again, she pursed her lips, feeling sad and happy at the same time.
"...Master."
"I'm here, I'm here."
Anaan looked at her weakly: "It wasn't you who killed my sister. It was the Secret Shadow Pavilion. It was them... And, Sect Master, you must not go to the Secret Shadow Pavilion..."
"What?" Rong Su was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Anaan said. She wanted to ask again, but he suddenly fell asleep again.
When she saw him suddenly close his eyes, her heart skipped a beat and she raised her voice to call out, "Anaan! Anaan! Wake up! What's wrong with you?"
Rong Su hurriedly reached out to feel his pulse and found that he was just tired from the high fever and fell asleep again, nothing serious happened.
After confirming several times that Anaan was indeed fine, Rong Su breathed a sigh of relief.
Rong Su didn't take Anan's words to heart because she had too many things to think about.
Two days passed.
Rong Su originally thought that Xu Lian and A Jin's secret operation in the Secret Shadow Pavilion would go smoothly, but she didn't expect that when A Jin gave her news again, she learned that Xu Lian had been suspected by Shen Ying.
He was even injured. Upon learning about this, Rong Su felt a little uneasy.
Two more days passed, and she finally developed a pill that could slightly inhibit Shen Ying's poison. Although it could not completely eliminate it, it could at least slightly suppress the toxicity.
Rong Su gave all the medicinal pills made overnight to Ajin to give to Xu Jian, asking him to recruit more killers from the Secret Shadow Pavilion who had long been dissatisfied with Shen Ying.
Soon, Ajin brought good news. That is, because the elixir she developed alleviated the pain of many disciples of the Secret Shadow Pavilion who were ravaged by poison, many of them had turned to the light and joined Xu Jian's camp.
Even the dungeon where Shen Ying secretly imprisoned the relatives of the Secret Shadow Pavilion disciples was found.
When Rong Su heard the news, her uneasiness was slightly relieved, and her eyes were filled with confidence.
"Soon, I will be able to take down the Secret Shadow Pavilion in one fell swoop."
At this moment, a figure walked past the window, seemingly one that had not been seen for a long time.
After seeing this, Rong Su quickly called out, "Xiao Hei!"
Xiao Hei heard her call, stopped, hesitated for a long time, then turned around and looked at her with his head down.
"Miss. Do you have any instructions?"
Rong Su narrowed her eyes and stared at Xiao Hei, without showing any special expression on her face.
Xiao Hei didn't wait for Rong Su to speak. He raised his eyes quietly and met her eyes. He was so scared that he immediately lowered his head.
Seeing Xiao Hei like this, Rong Su always felt that something was wrong with him.
"What have you been busy with lately? Why do you always leave early and come back late?"
Xiao Hei was slightly taken aback, but quickly responded, "I feel embarrassed to always stay at Master Zhou's place for free, so I took on some escort work."
Although Rong Su was a little suspicious, she didn't have time to verify whether what Xiao Hei said was true or not.
So the matter remains unresolved.
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