NCCnovel Chapter 202: He Jinnian is poisoned
Chapter 202: He Jinnian is poisoned
"What should we do? If we're stuck here, how will we find Lord He Jinnian?" The assassin paced back and forth anxiously.
Fang Xiaoxiao sat in the corner, trying to calm herself down and think of a solution. "Don't panic, we'll definitely find a way out."
Time ticked by, and the atmosphere in the cell grew increasingly oppressive.
After an unknown amount of time, a commotion arose outside. Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassin pressed themselves against the cell door, trying to hear what was happening outside.
"It seems they're arresting some important criminal," the assassin said.
Fang Xiaoxin's heart stirred: "Perhaps this will be our opportunity."
Just then, footsteps approached again, and the cell door was opened once more.
"Bring them out!" a soldier shouted.
Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassin were escorted out of the prison by the soldiers and brought to a courtyard.
A group of soldiers stood in the courtyard, seemingly surrounding a person.
"Sir, these two have also been brought along," a soldier reported to a man who appeared to be a general.
The general glanced at them, said nothing, and continued interrogating the man in the middle.
Fang Xiaoxiao took the opportunity to observe her surroundings, looking for a possibility of escape.
Suddenly, a commotion broke out in the crowd; it turned out that the person in the middle was trying to resist and escape.
The scene immediately descended into chaos. Taking advantage of the confusion, Fang Xiaoxiao pulled the assassin away from the soldiers' restraints and ran desperately in one direction.
"Stop! Don't run!" came the shouts of the officers and soldiers behind us.
Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassins recklessly darted through the streets and alleys, evading capture.
However, they were unfamiliar with the terrain and soon ended up in a dead end.
"This is it," the assassin said, panting.
Fang Xiaoxiao looked at the high wall, gritted her teeth, and said, "Climb up!"
The two struggled to climb the wall, only to find that there was a river outside.
"Jump!" Fang Xiaoxiao jumped without hesitation.
The assassin jumped down as well.
The river water was icy cold, and the two swam desperately to the other side.
Once ashore, they dared not linger and continued running forward.
Only after confirming they had escaped their pursuers did the two stop and collapse to the ground.
"We finally escaped," the assassin said, panting heavily.
Fang Xiaoxiao gazed into the distance and said, "But we haven't found our husbands yet, we need to hurry and continue."
After successfully escaping the pursuit of the government troops, Fang Xiaoxiao and the assassin continued to hide in Jiangnan Province.
They moved cautiously through the streets and alleys, constantly on guard against any potential dangers.
On this day, they arrived at a secluded house.
Out of curiosity, Fang Xiaoxiao went to check and was surprised to find He Jinnian unconscious inside the house.
Fang Xiao was startled and quickly went to check on him. She saw that He Jinnian's face was as pale as paper and his breath was weak.
The assassin looked at the scholar-like man in front of him, then at Fang Xiaoxiao beside him, and asked with a hint of doubt.
"My lady, who is this person?"
The main reason he asked in this way was to confirm one thing.
Could that be the person beside him, He Jinnian, the Chief Justice?
Fang Xiaoxiao said calmly.
"He is He Jinnian, the Chief Justice you are looking for!"
"This... how could this be He Jinnian?" The assassin feigned great surprise.
In reality, he was worried. If the Chief Justice died, wouldn't he be unable to seek justice for the Li family?
Fang Xiaoxiao looked serious.
She merely glanced at the assassin and said coldly.
"Believe it or not, it's up to you. I need to save people first. Ask them again when they wake up!"
The assassin was taken aback by her words and didn't know what to say, so he could only stand aside in silence.
Fang Xiaoxiao was too lazy to offer any further explanation and began to conduct a physical examination on He Jinnian in front of her.
After careful examination, it was discovered that He Jinnian had been poisoned.
"Who could have done this?" the assassin asked urgently.
Fang Xiaoxiao was filled with doubt. Looking at the poison that He Jinnian had been given, she felt that it was strange and subtle, and even somewhat familiar, but she couldn't quite remember it for a moment.
She could only give the assassin a perfunctory answer.
"I don't know either, let's save the person first."
The assassin said, "My lady, it seems that Lord He is handling a major matter in Jiangnan Province. Now that he has suffered this calamity, he must have been assassinated."
Fang Xiaoxiao frowned and said, "Never mind that for now, I need to detoxify him."
The assassin questioned, "My lady, the matter of detoxification is no small matter. Are you really confident?"
Fang Xiaoxiao's gaze was firm: "I know the Three Ghost Needles technique; I can definitely save him."
The assassin was still not entirely convinced, but he had no other choice at the moment.
Fang Xiaoxiao ignored the assassin and quickly took out silver needles from her bag, focusing intently on administering acupuncture to He Jinnian.
As silver needles were inserted into the acupoints, He Jinnian's condition gradually improved.
Finally, He Jinnian slowly opened his eyes.
The assassin was full of admiration for Fang Xiaoxiao's medical skills: "My lady, we are truly grateful to you."
Fang Xiaoxiao did not respond.
Seeing this, the assassin had no choice but to leave in frustration.
After he closed the door, Fang Xiaoxiao asked He Jinnian, who was lying on the bed.
"This poison is very strange. I feel like I've seen it somewhere before. Tell me, what's going on? How could I have been poisoned out of the blue?"
He Jinnian, who was lying on the bed breathing weakly and whose face was already pale, did not know how to answer her question.
Could he tell her that he was investigating the whereabouts of the treacherous crown prince?
That won't do. This is a secret, and the fewer people who know it, the better. Otherwise, it could lead to your death.
He Jinnian did not actually come to Jiangnan Province with Murong Changqing and the others.
He waited until the others boarded the boat before following an official ship to Jiangnan Province.
That official ship was naturally dispatched by the prefect of Jiangnan Province.
Strangely, he was assassinated shortly after arriving in Jiangnan Province and bidding farewell to the prefect.
At the beginning, he dodged two assassination attempts.
When he asked someone to inquire about the whereabouts of the crown prince, the other party had poisoned his tea at some unknown time, causing him to take the poison shortly after he walked away.
If it weren't for her willpower and the difficult effort to pry open a door and get help, she would probably be dead by now.
This is the thought.
He Jinnian waved his hand and said softly.
"I don't know why I was poisoned, but fortunately this family is kind-hearted and helped me find a doctor to treat me, which saved my life."
If you don't want to say, then don't. I'm too lazy to ask anymore anyway.
Seeing that he was hiding something, Fang Xiaoxiao could only mutter a complaint in her heart before getting up and speaking.
"Alright, it's getting late, I'll head back now. I'll come see you again tomorrow!"
Without waiting for He Jinnian to say anything more, she walked straight towards the door.
Come to the yard.
It was already late at night.
Winter nights are so dark that you can't see a single star.
"Phew... It's so cold. I should have worn more clothes."
Unfortunately, she was just saying that casually.
Now, let alone wearing an extra layer of clothing, just being able to stay in this little courtyard is already a blessing.
You should know, she's a wanted criminal now!
I bet the entire Jiangnan province is plastered with her self-portraits by now!
But so what? That corrupt official won't have many good days ahead of him anyway.
Once He Jinnian recovers, that will be the end for this corrupt official.