allonlinenovel Chapter 183 The Medicinal Formula Must Be Made from the Birth Mother's Blood
Chapter 183 The Medicinal Formula Must Be Made from the Birth Mother's Blood
The masked man looked up, and the long sword that had been at Yuchi Ling's neck was now at Yuchi Rui's neck. He smiled at Consort Lan and said, "I thought you would choose Prince Cheng. I didn't expect you to abandon your own son and choose the Crown Prince? No wonder General Ye said you are not worthy of being a mother. It's true!"
Consort Lan's dignified appearance was now completely distorted.
The masked man was laughing a moment ago, but the next moment his voice suddenly turned fierce, "Since the Crown Prince is more important, then I will release Prince Cheng! Consort Lan, if you want the Crown Prince's life, bring ten thousand taels of gold! I am being hunted down now because I helped you and the Crown Prince. If I am not doing well, you and the Crown Prince will not be doing well either!"
Upon hearing his request, Consort Lan disregarded all decorum and, like a shrew, pointed at him and yelled, "Where am I supposed to get you ten thousand taels of gold right now? If you dare to harm the Crown Prince, I'll make sure you're torn to pieces!"
"Haha!" The masked man laughed wildly, using his sword to pry off the jade crown on Yuchi Rui's head. As his black hair drooped down like willow branches, he slashed with his sword, and Yuchi Rui's black hair was instantly cut in half.
"Stop! I won't allow you to hurt him—" Consort Lan shouted excitedly, and lunged at him.
She had only taken one step when a lieutenant in military uniform grabbed her and cried out anxiously, "Your Highness, please don't act rashly!"
Instead of being grateful, Consort Lan turned around and cursed him viciously, "What are you useless people standing there for? Hurry up and go save the Crown Prince!"
The lieutenant's face was grim.
Ye Gengxin couldn't help but speak up, "Let her go! Let's see if she can save anyone!"
Upon hearing this, the lieutenant released his grip.
Consort Lan's face turned pale and then red. She turned her head and pointed at Ye Gengxin, cursing angrily, "You damned thing! Not only did you disregard the Crown Prince's life, but you also wanted me to go and die! You just wait, after I save the Crown Prince, I will definitely make you pay!"
Ye Gengxin retorted indignantly, "He agreed to release Prince Cheng and also negotiated terms with you. He said he would release the Crown Prince in exchange for ten thousand taels of gold. If Consort Lan truly wants to save him, then she should hurry up and prepare the gold!"
Consort Lan was slightly taken aback, but when she glared at the masked man again, her anger subsided. "Hua Ping, you wait, I'll have someone prepare the gold right away!"
The masked man pressed his sword against Yuchi Rui's neck, glaring at him with murderous intent, and said viciously, "I don't want the gold anymore, I just want his life!"
Consort Lan's face turned pale. Just as her anger was rising even higher than before, Ye Shiting and Ye Shijun, the two brothers, poked their heads out from the bushes at the edge of the cliff.
Not only did she see it, but Ye Gengxin and his soldiers also saw it.
The two brothers approached the masked man little by little along the edge of the cliff.
To avoid being discovered by the masked man, Ye Gengxin pretended to negotiate with him, "Huaping, let's talk things out. Killing the Crown Prince won't do you any good. It's better to talk calmly and try to reconcile. Don't you think so?"
The masked man immediately roared at the top of his lungs, "Who wants to reconcile with them? Those two are despicable and vile. They used me to assassinate the Emperor and Prince Cheng at the imperial mausoleum. After they found out I failed, they didn't even ask if I was alive or dead. I was hunted down and lived a life worse than a stray dog! I will not rest in peace until I avenge this!"
Consort Lan roared in exasperation, "You're spouting nonsense! Whose side are you on? Who instructed you to slander me and the Crown Prince like this?"
Just as the masked man's emotions were becoming increasingly agitated, a sharp sound came from behind him, and he turned around in alarm—
"Well!"
The dart that Ye Shiting threw pierced his arm, causing him to drop his sword in pain.
Seeing his brother about to attack him, the masked man clutched his injured arm and roared at them in frustration, "You two bastards, I won't let you get away with this!"
After shouting, he leaped off the cliff in full view of everyone—
Consort Lan rushed over in a fit of anger, pointed down the cliff, and yelled at Ye Shiting and Ye Shijun, "Why aren't you chasing after them right now!"
Ignoring everything, Ye Shiting went straight to Yuchi Ling and rescued him from the tree where he was hanging upside down.
Ye Shijun glanced at the bottomless cliff below and replied, "Since the Imperial Concubine is so protective of the Crown Prince, she should jump down first to avenge him."
"You!" Consort Lan glared angrily.
Ye Gengxin and his soldiers rushed over and rescued Yuchi Rui.
Upon seeing this, Consort Lan rushed to Yuchi Rui's side and anxiously called out, "Crown Prince! Crown Prince, wake up!"
As for Yu Chi Ling, who was in Ye Shiting's arms, she didn't even glance at him.
Neither Yuchi Ling nor Yuchi Rui showed any reaction. Fortunately, they were still breathing. Ye Gengxin immediately ordered, "Quickly send the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng back to their camp!"
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Because of Hua Ping's presence, Yu Chi Sheng ordered everyone to stay quietly in their tents and not allow anyone to go out and cause trouble.
After Yuchi Rui and Yuchi Ling were sent back to their camp, the accompanying imperial physicians immediately examined them.
After taking their pulses for a long time, he couldn't detect anything unusual. "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng's pulses are normal. They should wake up soon."
Ye Gengxin frowned and said, "Is it just a simple coma? The journey back to the camp from the west slope is bumpy. If they were just in a normal coma, they should have woken up by now!"
The imperial physician said, "General, I have examined them carefully and I really cannot see anything unusual about the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng."
Yu Chisheng said with a stern face, "According to Physician Hua, Hua Ping was once a disciple of Hua Xiang Pavilion. Although he was expelled from the sect, he possesses extraordinary skills. He was able to capture the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng, so he certainly wouldn't have just made them unconscious! Someone, summon Physician Hua Xin!"
Before long, Gu Simo arrived at the tent.
After taking the pulses of Yuchi Rui and Yuchi Ling, she reported to Yuchi Sheng, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng appear to have no symptoms, but they have actually been drugged with a rare sedative. If this drug is not countered, they will remain unconscious until they die of starvation."
Consort Lan said urgently, "Then hurry up and bring out the antidote!"
Gu Simo turned to her and said, "Your Highness, it is true that Hua Ping was once a disciple of Hua Xiang Pavilion, but he has long been expelled from Hua Xiang Pavilion. Everything he does outside has nothing to do with Hua Xiang Pavilion. Please be careful with your words, Your Highness, and don't make me sound like his accomplice."
Yu Chisheng turned his head and angrily rebuked, "Dr. Hua has his own plans, what right do you have to interrupt?"
Consort Lan was somewhat embarrassed by what she said.
Gu Simo ignored her and said to Yu Chisheng, "Your Majesty, to be honest, I know what happened to the sleeping potion that the Crown Prince and Prince Cheng were given, but the antidote is a problem for me. Especially for the Crown Prince, I am powerless to help him."
Upon hearing this, Consort Lan couldn't help but get agitated again, "What are you saying? Since you know what's going on, why are you powerless to do anything about the Crown Prince?"
Gu Simo had to look at her again and sighed helplessly, "I don't know what grudge Hua Ping has against the Crown Prince. It seems that he is determined to kill the Crown Prince. Although that kind of drug can be cured, it requires the blood of their birth mother as a medicine. The Crown Prince's birth mother, Empress Min, has already passed away, so there is no medicine to save the Crown Prince."