"Sir?"
Ye Feng spoke in a low and humble tone.
"I'm Ye Feng. May I ask if your surname is Feng?"
Yan Ruyu cast his cold and clear eyes at Ye Feng, a hint of surprise flashing in them.
"We've caused much trouble today. We still have something to talk to Qin Sheng about, so we have to offend you, Mr. Ye."
Ye Feng quickly bowed with cupped hands.
"Not at all."
Yan Ruyu nodded.
Zhao Shuning didn't mind that Ye Feng had directly ignored her. She followed Yan Ruyu out of the mansion.
Seeing this, Qin Sheng staggered up from the stage and made a hasty retreat in full view of everyone.
He knew that if he was sensible and followed them, he might suffer less. But if he put up any resistance, that man in green would probably end his life on the spot.
Yan Ruyu took Zhao Shuning's hand.
Zhao Shuning suddenly soared into the air. She tightly grasped Yan Ruyu's hand.
They finally landed slowly in a deep and silent place.
"Bu Ran, aren't you afraid that Qin Sheng will run away?"
"He wouldn't dare."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Sheng's figure appeared in front of them.
Zhao Shuning saw him and looked up at Yan Ruyu.
Qin Sheng said seriously, "Are you the Emperor Venerable?"
Yan Ruyu nodded.
Qin Sheng quickly knelt down.
"I've offended the Emperor Venerable's people before. Please forgive me, Emperor Venerable."
"Is the drug curse on her related to you?"
Qin Sheng looked solemn.
He didn't dare to lie in front of Yan Ruyu.
"Yes, it is related to me."
It really was related to him.
Zhao Shuning was furious.
"Qin Sheng, have I ever offended you?"
Qin Sheng snorted and ignored Zhao Shuning.
Yan Ruyu said, "Do you know how to solve it?"
Qin Sheng looked shocked, his voice trembling.
"Emperor Venerable, you don't know how to break the drug curse?"
Yan Ruyu's expression was extremely cold.
Qin Sheng didn't dare to say another word. He stepped forward reluctantly to feel Zhao Shuning's pulse.
To be honest, if it weren't for the Emperor Venerable being present, Qin Sheng would have wished that this woman would go to hell immediately to accompany his great - grandson. But if he really did that, the spiritual power he had been cultivating for more than two hundred years would be in vain.
Zhao Shuning stretched out her wrist. Although she hated Qin Sheng in front of her very much, this was a matter of life and death, and she wouldn't joke about her own life.
After feeling the pulse, Qin Sheng quickly withdrew his hand.
"How could this be?"
"What's wrong?"
"Emperor Venerable, she was also poisoned by the Golden Silkworm Gu before."
Hearing this, Zhao Shuning frowned.
Since Qin Sheng could say such a thing, it meant that he didn't know who had planted the Golden Silkworm Gu in her body either.
"Emperor Venerable, I have no way to solve the poison in her body. In this world, if even you can't solve it, there should be no hope left."
Zhao Shuning felt dizzy.
Sure enough.
She seemed to be in good health, but she was actually a mess. No one knew that there were so many toxins hidden in her body. And she thought she was smart, but she didn't even know who had poisoned her.
"Is the Golden Silkworm Gu unrelated to you?"
"I swear to heaven. The Golden Silkworm Gu is strictly selected. Even I can't raise a Golden Silkworm Gu of such quality. Moreover, I just wanted this woman to go to hell to accompany my great - grandson. I didn't want to ruin her appearance."
Although Qin Sheng was a man, he loved beauty.
He loved beauty and knew how to appreciate it. The combination of the Golden Silkworm Gu and the drug curse would completely drain the body when it finally took effect, and the person would die of old age.
Qin Sheng didn't have such a thought.
Yan Ruyu remained silent.
Qin Sheng knelt on the ground, trembling.
"You just said 'a Golden Silkworm Gu of this quality'. So, you know the origin of this Golden Silkworm Gu?"
Qin Sheng looked at Zhao Shuning and then said, "There is a wizard in the palace of the Hailing Kingdom, surnamed An. He can make a Golden Silkworm Gu of such quality. If I'm not wrong, the Golden Silkworm Gu in your body should be the king of all Gu worms."
The king of all Gu worms?
Cold sweat broke out in Zhao Shuning's palms.
Who was it that was willing to use the king of all Gu worms just to deal with her?
After hearing what Qin Sheng said, Yan Ruyu seemed to have some clues.
He said, "Qin Sheng, it's not easy for you to have cultivated for more than two hundred years. But the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. If you can't use this ability to benefit the common people, I'll have to take it back."
"Emperor Venerable, I know I'm wrong. Please listen to my explanation."
"Go ahead."
Qin Sheng tried to calm his pounding heart due to fear. Then he took a long breath and said, "After I reached the ninth rank that year, I planned to travel around the world and no longer interfere in worldly affairs. To ensure the well - being of my Qin family's descendants, I secretly trained a team of secret guards before I left and made them pass on from generation to generation. Their only task was to protect the descendants of my Qin family."
"Everything was fine until this time. Ran'er went to the Changkong Academy and then died tragically. Among the Qin family, Ran'er was the only bloodline. I just couldn't let it go. So I asked the former secret guards to secretly investigate. When they came back, they showed me the evidence. That's how I knew that my great - grandson didn't die in an accident."
Yan Ruyu listened attentively.
Zhao Shuning didn't refute.
She had heard Luo Qiu mention something about Gu Xingran. The general process was not much different from what Qin Sheng had said.
But that incident had nothing to do with Luo Qiu, let alone herself.
It was a bit far - fetched for Qin Sheng to blame this on her.
"But this has nothing to do with me."
"Has nothing to do with you? Humph. If you hadn't told Xia Qingyan that you really disliked Ran'er's reception and that he had bullied you, and asked Xia Qingyan to stand up for you, Wu Xuan wouldn't have intervened. My great - grandson wouldn't have died at your hands."
Yan Ruyu looked at Zhao Shuning.
Zhao Shuning looked confused. She quickly shook her head.
"I don't know about this."
Luo Qiu hadn't told her about this.
"How could you not know? If the evidence weren't conclusive, why would I come to take your life? Now that you have the Emperor Venerable by your side, I naturally dare not touch you. But every word I said is true."
Yan Ruyu waved his hand gently.
Qin Sheng was sent flying dozens of steps. About half of his spiritual power was destroyed.
"Emperor Venerable?"
Was the Emperor Venerable not going to kill him?
Yan Ruyu said, "You can go. Don't interfere in this matter anymore."
"Thank you, Emperor Venerable."
After receiving Yan Ruyu's forgiveness, although Qin Sheng was seriously injured, he immediately left the place.
Qin Sheng valued his own abilities very much. So Yan Ruyu destroying half of his spiritual power was also a warning to him.
Zhao Shuning felt that her mind was in a mess and her legs were weak. So she sat down on the spot.