I became a fox girl and was captured by the True Dragon Saint

"Two...hundred magic crystals?" the medical practitioner asked tentatively.

In fact, it was the first time for him to see so much pufferfish toxin. After being concentrated, it could form a drop as big as a fingernail. Only the best quality pufferfish could store so much toxin.

"I don't know the price, so two hundred is fine," Jiang Ke'er responded readily.

"Hey, how can you spend money so carelessly?" Si Lian said with a painful look on her face.

Unfortunately, before she could say anything, Jiang Ke'er had already handed over the money and received the poison sealed by a thin film.

"Thank you." After the pleasant transaction, Jiang Ke'er pulled Si Lian out of the clinic.

"You spend money so lavishly, who will dare to marry you in the future?" Si Lian was worried, "I'm afraid whoever marries you will be in trouble!"

“What are you afraid of? A true man is one who can spend and earn!” Jiang Ke’er said carelessly, “In fact, because I’ve been poisoned too many times, I’ve developed immunity to most toxins. I didn’t expect that the poison of this pufferfish could actually break through my defenses and have an effect on me… Just for this reason, its value is far more than two hundred magic crystals. Maybe it will be of great use in the future! For example… hehehe…”

She was already imagining the scene of Qiao Xiaoxian begging for mercy.

"You can use poison?"

"I know a little bit. After all, I was once a disciple of Lingyin Valley."

"Lingyin Valley, isn't that where medical training is taught? But you're so good at fighting..."

"Unfortunately, I am a heretic and a scum~" Jiang Keer said with a smile.

"You are quite confident."

"That's natural~"

The two women looked at each other and smiled.

They walked side by side on the bustling temple fair street, chatting idly.

The moon on the first day of the new year looked like a bean sprout, and Jiang Keer wanted to pick it up with chopsticks.

Si Lian unscrewed the wine gourd, took a sip, then pursed her lips with her sleeve, with the corners of her mouth raised foolishly.

"Didn't you say you wanted to quit drinking?" Jiang Ke'er said dissatisfiedly.

"This is different." Si Lian shook her head. "This is a festive wine. It's a good wine that I've saved for decades but haven't been willing to drink. It's not intoxicating."

"Then I want to try it too."

Jiang Ke'er stretched out her hands and looked at Si Lian eagerly.

Si Lian couldn't persuade her, so she had to hand over the gourd and then gave her a playful look.

Jiang Ke'er hugged the gourd, imagining the appearance of a hero in a martial arts movie, and swallowed a big mouthful.

Jiang Ke'er's eyes gradually widened, her face turned red, and her whole body began to tremble.

"Ahem, ahh ...

Jiang Ke'er couldn't help but spit out the entire mouthful of wine: "Aunt Si Lian, you are fooling me again. How can it not be intoxicating when it's so spicy? I just licked it once and I feel a little dizzy!"

It's simply industrial alcohol! Jiang Ke'er added in her heart.

"I didn't lie to you," Si Lian blinked innocently.

"Nonsense, this is obviously the wine you usually drink. My nose is very sensitive, you can't fool me!" Jiang Ke'er said angrily.

Si Lian just laughed and touched Jiang Ke'er's head without explaining.

*******

Since parting with Jiang Ke'er, most restaurant chefs do not choose to eat the smashed cucumber on the spot.

They returned to Qiandeng Restaurant together, with complicated thoughts in their minds.

The chef of Qiandeng Restaurant took out the Braised Fish of Heavenly Tribulation, which he hadn't had time to eat yet. The fish was still hot, with mist coming out of it.

Just as he was about to burn incense and bathe, and taste the tea with the utmost sense of ritual, he was stopped.

The person who called him was named Tiandeng, and he was his senior brother.

Tian Deng looked solemn, and immediately closed the lid of the food box, sealed the braised fish, and said, "We are not worthy of such a delicacy."

Qian Deng was puzzled: "Then what do you want?"

"Hand it over to the country!" Tian Deng said in a sonorous and firm voice.

All the chefs in the audience gasped.

Tiandeng bowed to the southwest and said, "Only the current Holy Lord is qualified to enjoy this! You and I are not worthy!"

Qian Deng was shocked: "Tian Deng, no! We promised that senior to keep it a secret! Besides, you know the temper of the current emperor. Although he has great talents and strategies, he is overbearing and ruthless, and even wants to take the entire Kyushu world into his arms... If the emperor knew about the senior's craftsmanship, I'm afraid..."

"I'm sorry, Qiandeng, this is the basic duty of a subject," Tiandeng picked up the food box, "As the chief chef of the Imperial Food Bureau, I should put His Majesty's food first! Although you are a hermit, the whole world belongs to the king, and all the people are his subjects. You are just a subject of the king, and you should serve the country and the king!"

"You are treacherous!" Qian Deng said angrily.

"It's treachery if it's betrayal."

Tiandeng held the food box tightly, waved to call a group of palace guards, and walked out of the restaurant resolutely surrounded by the guards.

(2/2)

40. Miyagi

For the palace, the night of the first day of the new year was more festive and lively than New Year's Eve.

People worship their ancestors and pray on New Year’s Eve, but the first day of the new year is the day for real celebration and relaxation.

The young eunuch Ze Wei walked among the giggling concubines and the royal relatives. This was a private royal party. No court officials were invited to attend. Only the emperor's family members came to attend.

The banquet and dishes exhausted the human imagination of luxury. The golden cups and jade bowls were filled with fine wine brewed with the finest demon blood. The name of the wine was "Luojia Nectar", and the brewing technology came from the largest sect in Jambudvīpa.

The young eunuch Ze Wei pretended to be arranging the cups and plates, but his eyes were searching among the crowd inconspicuously.

Weird.

In this banquet that only serves the royal family, why has the protagonist not appeared yet?

Where is Emperor Jing?

As Emperor Jing was ambitious by nature, he would never miss any banquets over the years. He would broadcast to his subjects all over the world every day, reporting on what great achievements he had made that year.

Of course, he would not mention a word about the ordinary people who were sacrificed on the road to achieving success.

Off topic.

Emperor Jing's delay made "Little Eunuch Ze Wei" feel a little uneasy, because her real name was not Ze Wei, but Qiao Xiaoxian.

After spending a lot of time, she finally found a rare and strange poison that was not on the palace poison list.

So she decided to take advantage of the New Year's Eve banquet to disguise herself as a young eunuch and get close to Emperor Jing to complete her mission.

Qiao Xiaoxian looked up at the position of the moon. If Emperor Jing did not appear in another half a quarter of an hour, she would have to leave.

The situation has changed, and Emperor Jing's lateness was beyond his expectations.

Suddenly, a group of imperial guards broke into the banquet.

They moved swiftly and stealthily, not disturbing the atmosphere of the banquet, but simply fixed their eyes on every eunuch in the field!

Oops!

Obviously his identity has been exposed.

Moreover, the other party's purposeful arrests were probably not because of a problem with their disguise, but because there was a traitor among Lord Yuwen Zhiji's men who leaked the information.

Qiao Xiaoxian remained calm, as if she hadn't noticed anything, but her mind was racing with thoughts.

When she sneaked into the palace, she was assisted by Yuwen Zhiji, the Junior Supervisor of the Palace Department, so Yuwen Zhiji and his staff knew her plan... but less than five people knew about it.

Fortunately, he saved a hand.

They knew about their assassination plan and knew that they would disguise themselves as eunuchs to carry out the plan, but they didn't know who they would disguise themselves as.

Therefore, the imperial guards who broke into the place could only capture all the eunuchs present.

However, in order not to disturb the banquet, they did not dare to arrest people in a big way, and could only "invite" them to leave one by one.

Qiao Xiaoxian calmly retreated in the opposite direction of the imperial guards.

The eunuchs in the field followed the imperial guards with confused expressions and left to be investigated.

Qiao Xiaoxian's range of activities was gradually compressed, but she still couldn't come up with any good countermeasures.

The palace is an important place, so they naturally have countermeasures for the Mingzhou Ding. If he rashly uses it in public, he would probably be killed on the spot.

Now I'm the only one left.

A group of black-armored imperial guards slowly walked towards her, and every step brought a suffocating sense of death and oppression.

Qiao Xiaoxian was still clearing the dishes when the black-armored guard grabbed her arm.

She raised her head, her face showing five parts confusion and five parts fear.

In the palace, when the imperial guards came to visit, it was usually not a good thing. It was natural for the young eunuch to feel fear. It would be strange if he was not afraid.

The black-armored imperial guard smiled disdainfully: "Nothing, I just have a few questions to ask you, stop talking nonsense and just follow me."

Qiao Xiaoxian nodded quickly, wiped her slightly greasy hands on the hem of her clothes in panic, and then followed the imperial guards away in silence, seeming to be frightened.

Outside the banquet venue, a group of eunuchs were already standing, all of them looked panic-stricken. Some of those with poor mental qualities were even crying for their parents and were so scared that they wet their pants on the spot.

"Walk."

A group of black-armored imperial guards surrounded the eunuchs and pushed them forward.

The eunuchs were driven to the palace area, where Emperor Jing lived and worked.

That figure had been waiting here for a long time.

Emperor Jing was not bloated and decadent as he had lived in the palace for so long and lived in luxury. He was tall and strong, and his short beard made him look masculine and intimidating without even showing any anger.

His eyes were full of aggression, as if he was always on the alert, ready to face any sudden murderous intent around him.

When the eunuchs saw Emperor Jing, they hurriedly knelt down, trembling their bodies, and shouted loudly in unison: "Long live Emperor Jing!"

Emperor Jing raised his hand to stop the voice and glanced at the eunuchs below the stage.

"Lan Ying, the world's number one killer?" Emperor Jing smiled calmly, "Unfortunately, you chose the wrong target this time."

The eunuchs looked at each other, not understanding what Emperor Jing was talking about.

Only Qiao Xiaoxian knew it clearly, and her heart sank to the bottom.

The other party sold himself out completely. Lanying was his killer code name. Fortunately, he did not completely trust Yuwen Zhiji and never contacted him with his real face and name, otherwise Emperor Jing might have known his real name by now.

"But the Grand Siguo is in need of talent right now. I admire your ability and am willing to give you another chance," Emperor Jing was sitting on a chair, with a maid handing him warm tea. "You stand up now and pledge your loyalty to the Grand Siguo. From today on, the position of commander of the imperial guards will belong to you."

Commander of the Imperial Guards?

The imperial guards present were all shocked, because that was one of the most top positions in the court, and the treatment was no less than that of high-ranking officials like the prime minister and the duke!

Who is worthy of such a heavy promise made by Emperor Jing?

"If you still insist on being stubborn," Emperor Jing sighed and shook his head, "you know very well what will happen to traitors and rebels."

"choke--"

The weapons in the hands of the surrounding black-armored imperial guards were suddenly unsheathed and placed on the necks of several eunuchs in the front row.

The eunuchs had their necks slit before they could even utter a cry.

Their tracheas were cut, and a loud noise came out of their throats. They covered their necks and fell to the ground twitching in despair.

Qiao Xiaoxian felt a chill in her heart.

Apparently, Emperor Jing was not going to dwell on the question of "which eunuch is Lan Ying".

The low-level eunuchs and palace maids in the palace were just consumables that could be crushed to death at any time, and Emperor Jing did not care about their life or death.

Instead of wasting energy looking for the killer Lan Ying, it would be better to kill these eunuchs directly. That would be simpler and more convenient, and there would definitely be no omissions.

"Your Majesty, spare my life!"

The eunuchs' cries and shouts mixed together, and blood spread on the white stone bricks. Inside the palace, in front of the main hall, the scene was as miserable as hell on earth.

But Qiao Xiaoxian still couldn't think of a solution.

Thanks to that traitor, all the high-end combat forces in the Jiangdu Imperial City are now gathered here, cutting off all possibilities of escape.

What's more, at this moment, he has already lost the strength of a Venerable, so even if he wants to fight to the death, he is not qualified.