usatvline Chapter 166 Cloud Feather 25
Chapter 166 Cloud Feather 25
Elder Yue's face was filled with disbelief. He stared sharply at Jin Fan, almost spitting fire: "Impossible, absolutely impossible! Young Master Yue would never have any contact with Wu Feng! Nor would he have gone to rescue any Wu Feng assassin! This is absolutely slander!"
The Moon Elder's chest heaved violently with rage, which nearly consumed him.
How could the people from the Moon Palace have any connection with Wu Feng, and even go to rescue the assassin Wu Feng?
and many more!
The Assassin Without Edge!
These four words flashed through Elder Yue's mind like lightning. Suddenly, he remembered something and his expression froze.
Elder Hua did not notice the strange expression on Elder Yue's face, but turned to Gong Ziyu, trying to ease the atmosphere, saying, "Yes, Lord Zhiren, there must be a misunderstanding! The people of the Three Palaces in the back mountain have lived deep in the back mountain since birth. Apart from the Three Palace Elders, the others almost never step out of the back mountain. How could they possibly come into contact with Wufeng?"
Elder Xue chimed in, "Elder Hua is right! Wu Feng is treacherous and cunning. He knows that our Gong clan has always been united against outsiders. This is very likely a scheme devised by Wu Feng to sow discord."
Gong Ziyu nodded readily, “Three elders, please calm down. I also do not believe that Young Master Yue would do such a thing. Therefore, in order to find out the truth and clear Young Master Yue’s name, I sent people to the back mountain to thoroughly investigate this matter before you all arrived. I expect to have news soon.”
Upon hearing Gong Ziyu mention sending people to search the back mountain, the three elders' expressions changed slightly at the same time: "Lord Zhiren, sending people from the front mountain to search the important back mountain area seems inappropriate, doesn't it? Why don't we have Elder Yue return to the back mountain to thoroughly investigate this matter?"
Gong Ziyu patiently explained, "Elders, please rest assured. I have already instructed the people who went there not to disturb the normal operation of the Moon Palace, let alone the Snow Palace and the Flower Palace. They are only going to Young Master Yue to verify whether Yun Weishan and Shangguan Qian are in the Moon Palace. If they are not there, they will return immediately."
Having said all that, Gong Ziyu had already adopted a very humble attitude. Elder Hua and Elder Xue wanted to argue a bit more, but seeing that Elder Yue was now silent, they didn't say anything more.
Deep within the Moon Palace, in a hidden cave, only a faint candlelight flickers, occasionally punctuated by a soft crackling sound.
Yun Weishan and Shangguan Qian lay side by side on a bed with their eyes closed.
Their faces were flushed, their brows were furrowed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on their foreheads, as if they were enduring immense pain.
That is indeed the case!
To control his assassins, the leader of Wufeng would give them a poison made from the eggs of the bone-attaching fly. After ingestion, the bone-attaching fly would parasitize the host's body, having no effect under normal circumstances. However, an antidote would be required every fifteen days, or the user would suffer immense pain. Hence, this poison was also called the Half-Moon Fly.
Before entering the palace, Yun Weishan and Shangguan Qian both took the Half-Moon Fly. They needed to collect information from inside the palace every half month and exchange it with Wufeng, who was lying in ambush in the Old Dust Valley, for the antidote.
Today marks the half-month mark!
The two originally planned to have Yun Weishan expose herself to attract Gong Ziyu's attention, while Shangguan Qian would take the opportunity to exchange the news of Gong Hongyu and Gong Huanyu's deaths for the antidote.
Who knew that Gong Ziyu would act unpredictably? After noticing Yun Weishan's unusual behavior, he didn't listen to her explanation at all and sent her directly to the dungeon. Even Shangguan Qian wasn't spared.
As a result, the two now not only have to endure excruciating pain deep in their bones and the agony of insect eggs hatching and burning their internal organs, but also the physical pain left by two consecutive days of interrogation.
Shangguan Qian, who always presented herself as gentle and weak, was now truly weak. Enduring the surging pain throughout her body, she said weakly, "Yun Weishan, what exactly did you do that day? Why did Gong Ziyu suddenly throw us into the dungeon?"
Yun Weishan was also in excruciating pain, large beads of sweat rolled down her forehead, soaking the bedding beneath her. Hearing Shangguan Qian's words, she remained silent.
Actually, she didn't understand why things had turned out this way either.
When she first met Gong Ziyu, he seemed so naive and easily fooled, and her previous attempts to attract his attention had all been successful. Why did she fail this time?
Yun Weishan now regrets her actions. She should have been more cautious. Han Yasi had warned her before she came that the people in the palace were not simple, but she was still fooled by Gong Ziyu's initial 'naive' appearance.
But it's too late for regrets now. She and Shangguan Qian have already been exposed, and their mission has silently failed. Even though they've been rescued from the dungeon by Young Master Yue, they don't have the antidote for the Half-Moon Fly, and death is still the only option for them.
Yun Weishan could only manage a bitter smile as the pain in her body once again stole her consciousness.