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Chapter 1125 Captured
Meanwhile, Gongsun Lan and Feng Qingyu left the Living Buddha Temple overnight with the red-eyed golden toad.
Qian Shundao said, "I've confessed everything. You promised not to kill me. I was just the accountant for the Yue family. I didn't do anything wrong..."
Gongsun Lan said, "It was you who sent this disgusting thing to the Feng family to harm my husband and me, to eat its eyeballs. You haven't even said what bad things you've done yet, but I'm afraid you've already done all sorts of bad things."
Feng Qingyu kicked Qian Shun in the leg: "Now tell me, is your surname Zou or Qian? What was your purpose in sending the jade Buddha and this little beast to the Feng family?"
"It was Miss Ying who instructed the eldest young lady to find the Empress's maternal grandparents' family. I... I was just following orders. It has nothing to do with me. Please forgive me!"
Gongsun Lan had never seen a lackey as decisive and ruthless as Qian Shun in "betraying his master".
The night before last, Qian sneaked into the territory of the Living Buddha Temple's side room by following the golden toad, but was discovered by the hidden guards. They then used a trick to let him pass, and he fell into their trap.
When he saw Feng Qingyu, he knew he had been exposed. In order to save his life, he betrayed Yue Anying.
He blamed all the wrongdoings on Yue Anying.
Most importantly, even the drooling golden toad couldn't escape the specially made net of the Divine Camp. This was all thanks to Xun Yao, who was considered one of the more outstanding members of the new generation of hidden guards. That's why Mr. Ge sent him to protect the Empress.
The golden toad made a squeaking sound inside the net.
Feng Qingyu said, "It's been howling all night. Lanlan, give it a pill to make it mute!"
Gongsun Lan stated that she has not yet developed a pill to poison and mute animals.
Qian Shun said, "The little ancestor is probably hungry! He hasn't eaten for two days and two nights."
Feng Qingyu just wants to kill it and make it disappear from this world completely, but Ruan Ruan says to keep the red-eyed toad for now.
"What does it eat?" Feng Qingyu asked.
"And the eyeballs...it loves human eyeballs the most."
Feng Qingyu thought of how it had eaten Master Wan's eyeballs, and said, "Give it your eyeballs!"
Qian Shun quickly replied, "It can get full just by eating insects."
"I'll turn you into a worm for it to eat." Gongsun Lan said deliberately, "Worms made from dried human flesh must be delicious. Manager Qian, why don't you cut off a piece of flesh and try it to see if your little ancestor likes it?"
"My flesh is disgusting, it's rotten..." Qian Shun knelt on the ground begging for mercy, "Beautiful and kind Bodhisattva, spare my life."
Gongsun Lan was speechless at Qian Shun's shameless and scoundrel-like behavior. Had he been flattering people too much in his life? He just spouted nonsense.
They were also waiting for news from the temple.
Soon, Gongsun Ling brought news: "The Empress has left the Living Buddha Temple and is on her way to Jiangzhou. Young Master Wan sent someone to say that they entered Prefect Wu's old residence and did not come out all night. Something must have happened to them."
"How did they enter the Wu residence without permission, without even waiting for us to come with them?"
Gongsun Ling frowned. Who could argue with that!
He said, "The Empress told us to be patient and that she has her own plans. Now I'm worried about Wan Qianshan and Bai Yuhan."
“I have something else to say,” Qian Shun said hastily. “Besides Miss Ying, there were also two elders from the Yuezhi, Dorje and Dulong, who came to the Central Plains this time. They did not travel with Miss Ying; they went separately.”
He added, "Mainly because Miss Ying received a last-minute assignment from the eldest young lady. We went to the Feng family in Yu County, Yuzhou. You all know what happened after that."
Gongsun Ling said, "So the elders of the Yuezhi went directly to Wu Yirong's residence. They also came for the Golden Toad."
He thought to himself: The golden toad is highly poisonous. Why would the Yuezhi people secretly seek out toad breeders? Is it really just to kill people in order to raise toads?
He asked Qian Shun, "What other purpose do you have in coming to Da Zhou to search for the Golden Toad?"
Qian Shundao said, "I've told you everything. The eldest young lady sent Miss Ying to find Prefect Wu in Da Zhou and ask him to release all the golden toads so that Da Zhou and Bei Xiao Kingdom would fight each other, leaving Da Zhou unable to defend itself and attacked from both sides. It's like raising an army for a thousand days to use it for one..."
Gongsun Lan scoffed, "You're willing to say anything, but I don't know which of your words are true and which are false."
"I, Qian Shun, swear to heaven that every word I have said is the truth. If I have lied, may I be struck by lightning. I only beg you gentlemen to spare my worthless life." He was not revealing any secrets. Anyway, the two elders were also very powerful. Letting them know would not cost him anything. On the contrary, it would give him a better chance to live.
Feng Qingyu slapped him on the head, "You talk so much, why didn't Yue Anying cut out your tongue and feed it to the golden toad?"
“Miss Ying said that, but Miss's Red Treasure doesn't eat tongues; it finds them disgusting,” Qian Shun said.
"Shut his mouth," Gongsun Ling said again. "You keep an eye on Jin Chan, I'm going to help the Empress."
"Big brother, let's go help Ruan Ruan together..."
Gongsun Ling said, "Your body is not feeling well right now, so Qingyu will stay and take good care of you."
Feng Qingyu also knew that Gongsun Lan was pregnant and that she was suffering from severe morning sickness. Taking her there would only cause them trouble, and he was also worried about letting Gongsun Lan be alone with Jin Chan.
Before Gongsun Ling could leave, the inn was suddenly enveloped in a thick fog, and Gongsun Ling stared blankly at the scene before him.
Soon, a golden toad vaguely emerged from the mist and cautiously hopped into the net containing the red-eyed toad.
Immediately afterwards, a figure slowly walked in through the doorway.
The woman was dressed in a long gown with a plain white robe over it, and wore a pair of women's boots. She held a leather whip in her hand and her sharp gaze swept over everyone in the room.
The woman said to her subordinate, "Go and release Hongbao."
Just then, Gongsun Lan instantly regained consciousness and inserted a silver needle into her acupoint. She endured the pain and shouted, "Big brother, Qingyu, it's an illusion, wake up!"
However, no matter how she called out to Feng Qingyu and Gongsun Ling, they did not respond.
The woman stared at her face for a moment, then said, "You...you're Lanlan?"
Gongsun Lan said in a deep voice, "Who are you? How do you know my name?"
The woman said, "I am Mu Qi Arou, your older sister, and you are my younger sister Mu Qi Alan."
Gongsun Lan deliberately said, "I am not, my name is Gongsun Lan, I don't know you, what kind of muscle-relaxing powder did you give us?"
How could the person in front of her be Mu Qirou? She didn't even look like the Mu Qirou in her memory.
The woman continued, "I didn't expect your medical skills to be so good even in this life. You actually saw through my illusion."
She pointed at Feng Qingyu, her eyes filled with surprise, "Danjiqing, he's here too."
Gongsun Lan said in a deep voice, "Don't touch him. He's not Danji Qing. You've mistaken him for someone else."
“No, you’re all wrong.” The woman said in a deep voice, “His name should be Feng Qingyu now, and you are no longer my sister A Lan. Your name is Gongsun Lan now, and you are his sister.”
“Your brother’s name is Gongsun Ling.” She added, “But don’t worry, Alan, no matter what changes, you will always be my only good sister, Mu Qirou.”
Gongsun Lan was dumbfounded when she heard her words. How did she know?
She didn't recognize the face at all.