bookrebus Chapter 400 The end of the road
Chapter 400 The end of the road
Chapter 400: The End of the Road
Last time, we talked about how Li Yi asked Zhang Hongchen to pretend to be Xiong Zhui and persuade the prince on the way back to the palace. Did Zhang Hongchen's persuasion succeed? Let's read on.
The next day, Prince Xiong Zhu prepared many gifts and rushed to the Wei Mansion. Because he arrived too early, Li Dacai had not yet woken up. Xiong Zhu specifically told them not to disturb Doctor Wei, and he went to find Yuehua first.
While Jing Xin was still hesitating whether to agree or not, Qu Xia ordered the servants to take the prince to the backyard.
Xiang Ying asked, "Hey, my husband kept Yuehua at home to prevent her from seeing the prince, but now you are letting the prince see Yuehua, is that okay?"
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it if anything goes wrong! Besides, we still have Mo Bai here."
When Xiong Zhu found Yuehua, the silly girl was lying on Mobai, pulling her ears and complaining: "Why didn't my brother let me go back to the prince's mansion? Just because the prince is back? What does his coming back have to do with me?
I can’t stop my female skills just because he’s back! I haven’t even finished making the clothes! Hey, Mo Bai, can you go back and get the clothes for me? Please! Just help me!”
Xiong Zhu said loudly: "No need, I brought all the clothes for you! I also brought you the best silk, you can make any clothes you want!"
Seeing Xiong Zhu approaching, Mo Bai stood up and threw Yuehua to the ground, then stood in front of her and glared at Xiong Zhu fiercely.
The latter raised his hand and smiled: "I heard that you are a spirit beast, so you must be able to feel that I have no ill intentions. I just came to talk to Yuehua."
Xiong Zhu walked forward as he spoke, but Mo Bai bared his teeth and wouldn't let him take a step forward.
At this time, Yuehua stood up, held Mobai's mouth and said, "Okay, don't be so fierce, let him come over, I don't have much hatred against him. Besides, he brought me silk, I want to see it."
Xiong Zhu chuckled and gestured to his servant to bring the silk over.
Yuehua was naturally very happy to see the good stuff, and asked casually: "Did the prince bring my tools?"
"Bring it!" Xiong Zhu waved his hand again, and two servants carried up a wooden box, which was full of accessories and tools that Yuehua used to make clothes.
Yuehua looked through the things in the box and said with a smile, "Everything is here. That's great. Thank you, Prince!" After saying that, she performed a standard Chu etiquette towards the prince.
Xiong Zhu was surprised and said, "Yuehua, you...you have changed. No matter what I did for you before, you would never thank me."
"My brother said I must be well-educated and well-mannered, otherwise I will embarrass him. It is definitely impossible for me to be well-educated, so I just need to learn more about etiquette. I have to thank Sister Yunrou for this. She asked the nanny to teach me."
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Xiong Zhu knew what it meant to invite a nanny to teach him the rules. He immediately asked nervously, "Did the Crown Princess bully you?"
"No, Sister Yunrou treated me very well! She just didn't let me go out at first, but then my brother went to make a scene and I was free. Everything else is fine."
Xiong Zhui suddenly stepped forward, held Yuehua's shoulders with both hands and asked, "Then am I not good to you?"
"Prince, let me go. You're hurting me."
Xiong Zhu let go of his hand and apologized repeatedly: "I was wrong, I was wrong! Yuehua, I am at the end of my rope now. Apart from you, I really don't know who to ask for help. Please, help me, okay?"
"Me? Help you? How can I help you?"
"Yuehua, listen to me. My arm is broken and was reattached with a Gu worm, so I was also poisoned! If I want to live, I have to listen to the Wu Gu Cult priests! Do you know what they want me to do?"
"What?"
"They asked me to find a way to kill your brother!"
"Are you serious?"
"Of course, Wei Le is determined to eradicate the Wu Gu Cult, so he is naturally a thorn in their eyes! But they are afraid of Wei Le and dare not take action themselves, so they let me do this."
"Why, you want me to help you kill my brother? Impossible!"
"Of course I'm not going to kill your brother. I want you to ask Wei Le to go to the Wu Gu Cult branch in Chengdu and kill the Gu Master there! This will not only destroy their plan, but also help me find the drum that controls the Gu worm in my body, so I don't have to listen to the Wu Gu Cult anymore."
"Are you asking me to ask my brother to help you kill the Wu Gu Cult members? You are the prince, why don't you just send someone yourself?"
"Firstly, they are no match for the Wu Gu Cult. Secondly, if someone from the imperial court goes there, I will be exposed and they will definitely kill me! Can you please help me?"
Xiong Zhu started to play the victim, saying all the nice things he could and telling his difficulties, successfully winning Yuehua's sympathy. The latter could only agree to help him talk to his brother.
Just when Xiong Zhu wanted to express his intimate gratitude in a manly way, that is, when he was about to kiss Yuehua forcefully, the great talent Li arrived.
"Prince, what are you going to do with my sister?" He pulled Yuehua behind him as he spoke.
Xiong Zhu immediately let go of Yuehua and bowed to Li Yi, saying, "Doctor Wei, please don't misunderstand me. Yuehua and I haven't seen each other for a long time, and I miss you very much..."
"Missing him? Yuehua, do you miss him?"
Xiong Zhu looked at Yue Hua with pleading eyes, and the latter nodded weakly and said, "I think about it a little. The prince is still very good to me."
"Very good? I put a curse on you and forced you to..."
"Doctor Wei, you misunderstood! It was not my idea to put a curse on Yuehua. It was Tu Xiu's idea! How could I put a curse on the woman I love!"
"The prince has pushed the blame cleanly. How could Tu Xiu have put a curse on the prince's mother?"
"If Doctor Wei doesn't believe it, you can ask the Gu Master who cast the Gu on Yue Hua! It's bad, all the Gu Masters in Baidi City were killed by Doctor Wei, so there's no way to explain it now."
Li Yi chuckled and said, "It's not hard to explain. The one who put the curse on Yuehua was Lan Ze, who happened to be in my house. Just call her over and ask her and we'll know."
"Lan Ze is still alive? Still in the Wei Mansion? Sure, Doctor Wei, why don't you invite Miss Lan Ze here so I can confront her face to face."
Li Yi looked at Xiong Zhu, who looked very confident, and nodded, "Well, even if it wasn't the prince who ordered someone to cast the curse, is the prince trying to prove to me that you and my sister have real feelings for each other?"
"Of course my feelings for Yuehua are real! Tu Xiu cast a curse on Yuehua to prevent her from escaping or committing suicide, not to force Yuehua to be friends with me!"
"So, you two are in love with each other and have a mutual understanding? Yuehua, is that what you mean?"
"Yuehua, let's make it clear in front of Doctor Wei! Have I ever forced you? Have I ever been violent towards you? Did I rescue you from the Washing Women's Bureau and dote on you and obey you in everything? Is the relationship between you and me based on love and courtesy?"
Yuehua suddenly asked, "What does it mean to start from emotion and end with etiquette?"
Xiong Zhu was confused and was about to explain, but was interrupted by Li Yi. He looked at Yuehua and asked, "I just want to ask you one question, do you like him?"
Yuehua looked at Li Yi, who had a serious face, and lowered her head and said, "I was in a bad mood at that time, and he was the one who accompanied me, made me laugh, and cheered me up, so..."
Li Yi put his hand on Yuehua's shoulder and asked, "Let me ask you another way. If one day in the future you were asked to choose, would you choose to go with him or with me?"
"Of course I'll go with my brother!" Yuehua blurted out, but when she saw Xiong Zhu, she lowered her head and said, "But it was indeed the prince who brought me out of the Washing Women Division. He did me a favor. If that day really comes, I want to repay him for this favor before I leave."
"I understand!" Li Yi turned to look at the prince and saluted, "I was disrespectful to you before, please forgive me!"
"Doctor Wei, why do you have to..."
Li Yi stretched out his hand to interrupt the bear pillar, and said sternly: "Since we have come to this point today, let's make it clear! The prince is now infected with a Gu, and I think the prince will not give up this right arm, so I will never let Yuehua feed the tiger with her own body. If the prince wants to take Yuehua back, just give up this idea."
"I understand, but Doctor Wei did misunderstand me. I don't want to take Yuehua back, but I have thought of a way to solve the problem, but I need Doctor Wei's help."
"Yuehua just said she wanted to repay the prince's kindness, and the prince asked Wei for help with something. What a coincidence."
"Doctor Wei, please listen to me and finish your words before deciding whether to help or not. If Doctor Wei feels that this method is inappropriate or goes against God's will, I will never force you to do so."
"Well, Prince, let's hear it."
"I know that my father is considering changing the crown prince. I also know the harm of witchcraft, but I have my own difficulties, and Doctor Wei must know it. But if I fully support Doctor Wei in eradicating the witchcraft cult. As long as Doctor Wei eradicates the witchcraft cult and kills the Gu God! Then the Gu in my body will not have any effect, right?"
"Does the prince want to persuade the king not to change the prince yet, and wait until I and the Gu God decide the winner before making a decision?"
"That's right, Doctor Wei. Think about it. The Shenxi army has just returned to the capital, and now there is another war, and it is with the demon tribe. The Chu State is now in danger! If we appoint another prince at this time, wouldn't it shake the foundation of the country? This is the real reason why my father didn't punish me in Jingtian Palace that day!"
Li Yi nodded and said, "That does make sense. So what does the prince want me to do for you?"
"I went to the branch of the Wu Gu Cult in Chengdu to have my bones fixed. While fixing my bones, they also put a Gu on me. The purpose was naturally to control me. So I would like to ask Doctor Wei to take the trouble to get rid of the Gu master in Chengdu and destroy the drum they used to control me.
This way, I can act freely, fully support Doctor Wei, and persuade my father to give me a chance to reform. This is my only way out, I beg Doctor Wei to help me! "
Xiong Zhu knelt directly in front of Li Yi, who immediately reached out to help him up, then looked at Yue Hua and asked, "Do you think I should help him?"
"Brother, if you have the ability, why not help the prince. If you help him this time, we will be even, and we will have no relationship from now on."
Li Yi turned to Xiong Zhu and said seriously, "Does your Highness think this is okay? I will help you this time, and from now on, Yuehua will no longer be the Crown Prince's wife."
Xiong Zhu looked at Yuehua reluctantly and nodded helplessly.
"Then please tell me about the situation of the Chengdu branch of the Wu Gu Cult, and which Gu Master is the one that caused the drum you mentioned, so that I can target him."
"Well, Chengdu is nearly three hundred miles away from Baidi City. I wonder how long it will take Doctor Wei to get there with his ability?"
"If we hurry as fast as we can, one hour will be enough. Why do you ask this, Your Highness?"
"I was planning to give Doctor Wei a fine horse that can run a thousand miles, but now it seems to be unnecessary."
"A thousand-mile horse? Why not send it to me? After all, Yuehua likes riding horses. Let her ride for fun, so she doesn't have to sew and mend things at home all day and waste things."
Yuehua said unhappily, "How could I be considered a waste! I was just making clothes for you!"
Li Yi looked at Xiong Zhu and asked, "Did she make clothes for you?"
“Never.”
"No wonder you gave her silk and satin. Well, let's continue..."
After Xiong Zhu finished explaining the situation of the Chengdu branch, Li Yi promised to set off early tomorrow morning, so he bowed, thanked him, and left. For Xiong Zhu, there were many more important things to do.
The next day, Xiong Zhu arrived at the gate of the Wei Mansion early in the morning and waited until Li Yi woke up, and personally escorted Li Yi out of the city. Watching Li Yi flying west on his sword, Xiong Zhu bowed deeply in the direction he left, then turned around and mounted his horse and headed straight for the palace!