I am Master Maoshan

Chapter 2183 Chu Liuying is poisoned

The next morning, the sun shone through the gauze curtains onto the dragon bed. The maid Zi Su walked in quietly, fearing to disturb the emperor's sweet dream. She stood by the bed and hesitated for a long time before calling softly, "Your Majesty, it's time for you to get up and eat."

Liu Jun opened his eyes dazedly and asked vaguely, "What's wrong? Is there a court meeting today?"

"Your Majesty, according to your rules, the court session is held every five days, but there is no session today." Zi Su lowered her head and replied, twisting the corner of her clothes with her fingers nervously, "It's just..."

"Just what?" Liu Jun yawned and asked lazily.

Zi Su bit her lip and said, "Master Chu Liuying has been waiting outside the door for more than an hour."

"What?!" Liu Jun sat up with a start, "Then why didn't you call me earlier?"

Zi Su explained aggrievedly: "Lord Chu specifically told me not to disturb His Majesty's rest."

Liu Jun hurriedly put on his outer robe, and even wore the dragon crown crookedly. He rushed out of the hall in two steps, and saw Chu Liuying standing in the corridor. Her face was frighteningly pale, with two dark circles under her eyes, and her originally meticulous bun was now a few strands messy.

"Hey? Military Advisor Chu, what's wrong with you?" Liu Jun exclaimed.

Chu Liuying slowly turned his head, staring at Liu Jun with bloodshot eyes, and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, did you sleep well? I have been reviewing memorials all night."

His gritting teeth made Liu Jun take a step back.

"Well, thank you for your hard work." Liu Jun rubbed his hands awkwardly, "How about you go and rest first?"

Chu Liuying sneered: "Rest? Your Majesty, do you know how many memorials I reviewed last night? A total of 375! Among them, more than 20 were urgent military reports!"

Liu Jun then noticed that Chu Liuying was holding a pile of reviewed memorials in his hand, and the top one had the words "Northern Border Urgent" written on it. He immediately broke out in a cold sweat and secretly said, "Not good."

"Well... Military advisor." Liu Jun tried to explain with a smile, but he saw Chu Liuying suddenly sway and fall forward.

"Call a doctor quickly! Oh? No, call Xu Baoer over!" Liu Jun shouted while supporting the unconscious Chu Liuying, with a rare panic in his voice.

As a God King, he was always as calm as a mountain. Of course, this was what he thought. But at this moment, the pale face of the military advisor in his arms made his heart tighten.

The maids hurriedly lifted their skirts and trotted to find Xu Baoer. After a while, the sleepy Xu Baoer was brought over. She lived not far from Liu Jun, so she came quickly. She was still wearing a loose coat, and it was obvious that she was urgently woken up from her sleep.

"What's going on?" Xu Baoer squatted down, put her slender fingers on Chu Liuying's pulse, and then frowned. Her sleepiness disappeared instantly, and her eyes became sharp.

Liu Jun noticed the change in Xu Baoer's expression and had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Military Advisor Chu has been poisoned." Xu Baoer said with certainty, her voice low and serious.

"Poisoned? What kind of poison?" Liu Jun frowned, his fingers unconsciously clenched. Chu Liuying had spent the past few days with him, the God King, dealing with the mess in the Platinum God Realm, except for returning to his own residence. How could he have been poisoned?

Xu Baoer took out a few silver needles from the small cloth bag on her waist and quickly inserted acupuncture needles into several acupuncture points on Chu Liuying. "It's a very special chronic poison. He may have been overworked, causing the chronic poison to break out prematurely."

Liu Jun's face suddenly darkened, like the sky before a storm. He waved his hand to signal the guards and maids around him to retreat until only the three of them were left.

"Are you sure what kind of poison it is?" Liu Jun asked in a low voice, his eyes moving back and forth between Chu Liuying's pale face and Xu Baoer's serious expression.

Xu Baoer shook her head slightly, and continued to explore Chu Liuying's wrist with her fingers: "We can't determine the specific type for the time being, but it is certain that it is a mixed toxin, containing at least three or more ingredients. The strange thing is..." She suddenly paused, and frowned even tighter.

"What is it?" Liu Jun asked, with suppressed urgency in his voice.

"I seem to have seen descriptions of this poison in ancient books." Xu Baoer looked up, a trace of suspicion flashing in her eyes, "It looks like the 'Netherworld Powder' that is unique to the Catholic Temple."

Liu Jun's pupils suddenly contracted. This Catholic Temple was definitely his mortal enemy, and the grudge between the two could be said to be an absolute deep hatred.

Ever since he captured Mo Wushang from the Catholic Temple some time ago, the Catholic Temple has been quiet for a long time, but he didn't expect it to show up again.

"Is there any way to detoxify?" Liu Jun asked in a deep voice.

Xu Baoer did not answer immediately, but took out a small jade bottle from the medicine bag, poured out a few emerald green pills, and carefully fed them into Chu Liuying's mouth. "This is the 'Qingling Pill', which can temporarily suppress the spread of the poison. But if I want to completely detoxify it, I need to know the exact composition of the poison."

Liu Jun stood up and said, "Investigate! Investigate thoroughly immediately!" His voice echoed in the hall like thunder. "Start with all the items that Military Advisor Chu has touched recently. Don't let any of them go!"

At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall. Zhao Tie, the chief guard of the God King, walked in quickly and knelt on one knee: "God King, urgent news from the border! The army of the Wasteland God Realm is gathering, and there seems to be unusual movements!"

Liu Jun's face became even gloomier. He glanced at the unconscious Chu Liuying, then looked at the border emergency report, and suddenly sneered: "These two big cancers have joined forces?"

Xu Baoer whispered, "Brother, the most urgent thing is to save Military Advisor Chu first. If anything happens to him..." Liu Jun raised his hand to interrupt her, "I understand." He turned to Zhao Tie, "Pass my order, General Nie Yun will lead the troops to strengthen the border defense, but do not take the initiative to provoke. At the same time, secretly investigate the names of all people who have entered and left the Palace of the Divine King recently, especially those who are related to the Temple of the Lord of Heaven."

Zhao Tie took the order and left. Liu Jun then said to Xu Baoer, "Baoer, you focus on treating Military Advisor Chu. If you need any medicine, just tell me. I will order my people to cooperate with you."

Xu Baoer nodded, but hesitated for a moment: "Brother, there is one more thing. This kind of chronic poison usually requires multiple doses to take effect. Military Advisor Chu may have been poisoned for some time."

Liu Jun heard this, and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "You mean there is a traitor around Military Advisor Chu?"

"I dare not jump to conclusions, but it is indeed possible." Xu Baoer answered cautiously.

Liu Jun was silent for a moment, then suddenly strode to the bookshelf on one side of the hall and took out a roll of paper from the secret compartment. He flipped through it quickly and finally stopped at a page: "This is the record of the official documents that Military Advisor Chu has handled recently. Every document he has touched is recorded here."

After Liu Jun accepted the Skyfire Divine Realm army, Chu Liuying became Nie Yun's military advisor from Nie Yun's. So any military intelligence documents and the like that wanted to be delivered to him had to pass through Chu Liuying's hands first.

If there is a chronic virus, then these files are also worthy of suspicion.

Xu Baoer's eyes lit up: "We can start the investigation from these documents!"

As they were talking, Chu Liuying suddenly started coughing violently, with a trace of dark red blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. Xu Baoer quickly leaned over to check, her face becoming more serious: "The poison is beginning to erode the heart meridians, we must speed up."

Liu Jun immediately called the maid and said, "Ask Sima Yan to take over the position of Chu's military advisor and handle daily affairs. Also, ask the head of the imperial pharmacy to come see me!"

When the maid hurriedly left, Liu Jun whispered to Xu Baoer, "Before we find out the truth, the news of Chu Junshi's poisoning must be kept strictly confidential. Except for you and me, don't let anyone else know the truth for the time being."

Xu Baoer nodded in understanding: "I understand. Tell the public that Military Advisor Chu has been overworked and needs to rest."

For the next three days, the Platinum Divine Domain was calm on the surface, but undercurrents were surging secretly. Liu Jun personally checked every document and every item that Chu Liuying had touched, and finally found clues on the fourth day.

"This is a report from the border," Liu Jun pointed to a slightly old document and said to Xu Baoer, "The paper has a slight odor, and there are almost invisible light green marks on the edges."

Xu Baoer took it carefully and tested it with a special potion, which immediately turned dark purple. "That's it! There are indeed traces of 'Netherworld Powder' on it!"

Liu Jun's eyes were burning with anger: "Who sent this report?"

"Yes." Xu Baoer looked through the records. "This is a routine military report sent by Zhou Yan, the deputy general of the Fiery Army's vanguard, half a month ago."

"Zhou Yan." Liu Jun narrowed his eyes. "I remember he was the candidate recommended by Sima Yan."

The two looked at each other, and saw shock and suspicion in each other's eyes. Sima Yan was the second-in-command of the army. In terms of military strategy, he was only slightly inferior to Chu Liuying, and his status was not much different.

If anything happened to Chu Liuying, he would be the most likely candidate to take over as chief military advisor.

Just as the two were thinking, the guard suddenly came to report: "Lord God King, Sima Military Advisor wants to see you, saying there is urgent military information!"

Liu Jun quickly restrained his expression and signaled Xu Baoer to continue taking care of Chu Liuying, while he straightened his robe and walked towards the main hall of the palace. Sima Yan was already waiting there, and he immediately saluted when he saw Liu Jun.

"Your Majesty, the Heavenly Palace has sent envoys to ask for peace talks." Sima Yan handed over a gold-plated document, "They proposed to exchange some rare medicinal herbs and 1 billion divine coins for the captured Deputy Palace Master Mo Wushang."

Liu Jun sneered: "Asking for peace talks when my military advisor is poisoned? What a coincidence." He deliberately emphasized the word "poisoned" to observe Sima Yan's reaction.

Sima Yan looked calm, "Military Advisor Chu is just overworked, he just needs a few days of rest. As for the peace talks, I think we can consider it. The current state of the Platinum Divine Realm does require rest and recuperation.

Liu Jun stared at Sima Yan for a long time, and suddenly changed the subject: "Has there been any news about Zhou Yan recently?"

Sima Yan was slightly startled, then replied: "Everything is normal at the border, General Zhou has done his duty. Why did Your Majesty suddenly ask?"

"Nothing, just asking casually." Liu Jun waved his hand, "Let me think about the peace talks later. You go and receive the envoys from the Temple of God first and find out their true intentions."

After Sima Yan left, Liu Jun immediately summoned his trusted guards and ordered them to secretly monitor all the movements of Sima Yan and Zhou Yan. At the same time, he returned to the inner room and found Xu Baoer trying a new detoxification method.

"Any progress?" Liu Jun asked, his voice filled with fatigue and hope.

Xu Baoer wiped the sweat from her forehead and said, "I found a detoxification recipe in an ancient book that may be effective, but it requires a rare herbal ingredient - 'Tian Xin Lian'."

"'Heavenly Heart Lotus'" Liu Jun pondered, "I remember it seems to be growing in the 'Cold Moon Lake' in the forbidden area of ​​the Platinum Divine Realm?"

Xu Baoer nodded: "That's right. But Hanyuetan is located deep in the forbidden area of ​​Platinum Divine Domain, and is guarded by an ancient formation, so it is difficult for ordinary people to approach."

Liu Jun said without hesitation: "I'll get it."