allonlinenovel Chapter 32 World 1: The Dark Emperor’s Pet (30)
Chapter 32 World 1: The Dark Emperor’s Pet (30)
Tai Chi Hall.
Zhou Jin rubbed his aching forehead. He didn't know what was wrong. Ever since the execution of Concubine Yi, his body had been getting weaker day by day. He used to handle state affairs with ease, but now he was gradually unable to do so.
He had also asked the imperial physician to take his pulse, but he was unable to find out what was wrong. He even thought for a moment that he was being too suspicious. It seemed that the poison that harmed people was not just an ordinary poison. Suddenly, he thought of something, and he sent everyone away and called in An Yi.
"An Yi, come here and feel my pulse." Zhou Jin also quickly realized that his physical discomfort was probably related to Concubine Yi, and for some reason she was good at southern Xinjiang poisons.
An Yi flew down from the beam. He had been with the emperor the longest and was naturally the most loyal. However, there was nothing unusual about Concubine Yi that day. He looked anxious and knelt on the ground to take the emperor's pulse.
An Yi's expression did not seem unusual at first. Zhou Jin's pulse was strong and powerful, and he was healthier than ordinary people. However, his expression suddenly changed drastically.
"Your Majesty, may I take the blood from your finger?" An Yi suppressed his inner thoughts and tried to keep his voice steady. He didn't dare to imagine that if his thoughts were correct, then...
Zhou Jin also noticed the change in An Yi's attitude. His heart sank, wondering if there was something wrong with his body. "I agree."
An Yi found a dagger and a small porcelain bowl, and stabbed Zhou Jin's fingertip. Bright red blood flowed out, and soon the cup was almost full of blood.
An Yi applied the best golden wound medicine to the emperor, and the bleeding stopped. An Yi then took out a packet of medicine powder from his body and sprinkled it in the cup. After a while, the blood in the cup began to boil, and several small black insects floated up.
"This is--" Zhou Jin couldn't believe that there were so many disgusting things in his body and he was completely unaware of it.
"Your Majesty, this is the secret medicine of the Southern Xinjiang royal family - the Blood Refining Gu. This Gu is best at growing flesh and blood. Generally, you only need to sprinkle the eggs in the food. When it encounters flesh and blood, it will grow rapidly and eventually spread through the blood to all parts of the body. In the end - there is no medicine to cure it."
An Yi knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head. The last few words were spoken very softly, almost inaudibly. He couldn't believe it. This kind of poison requires the person who poisoned the Gu to feed the mother Gu with blood and flesh every day. Only after countless failures can he successfully cultivate a blood-refined Gu into an egg.
After the poison is successfully applied, the victim will be eaten by the mother poison until her internal organs are completely eaten, leading to death through torture.
The royal family of Southern Xinjiang would choose royal descendants to make this Gu. Without the orthodox royal blood of Southern Xinjiang, it would be impossible to succeed. This method has very high requirements for the person making the Gu, so it is almost lost.
Zhou Jin looked at the poisonous insects in the bowl. The black corpses made him feel sick. He could hardly imagine that his body was full of these poisonous insects. He suddenly thought that if he had been poisoned for a long time, he wondered when it started and why the poison had not taken effect before.
"When did I get poisoned? Why didn't the poison take effect before?"
"Your Majesty, this Gu is extremely dangerous. The poison is controlled by the person who planted it. In other words, the person behind the scenes triggered the poison, and you..."
An Yi's words were very clear, but Zhou Jin still didn't give up. He still had too many things to do, and Xi'er was pregnant with his son. He couldn't just abandon them. He also had this country. He had too many ambitions and wishes to fulfill. How could he die?