"However, this is a force that you, my lord, have always been reluctant to use. Are you sure you want to activate it?" As expected of Su Wan'er's personal maid, or rather, as expected of the personal bodyguard sent by the eldest daughter of the Lan family to her own daughter, Qing Cao was well - informed.
However, even Su Wan'er herself was unaware of these matters, let alone Si Junlin.
Even though Si Junlin was the emperor, he didn't know everything. Especially before, his focus had always been on the Su family. As for the female relatives in the inner courtyard of the Su family, he didn't pay much attention.
Hearing Qing Cao's words, a look of surprise flashed across Si Junlin's eyes. Then he said to Qing Cao, "Yes. Now it's for my future and for the Su family. I have no choice but to use it."
Qing Cao didn't suspect him and nodded in agreement.
After Qing Cao left, Si Junlin walked to the window. At this time, the chrysanthemums in the yard were gradually withering, indicating that the cold winter was approaching.
He just hoped that there would be no chaos in the Western Frontier this winter.
Speaking of which, the Tuoba tribe in the Western Frontier seemed to come and cause trouble every winter. On the contrary, the Northern Frontier was the calmest season of the year in winter.
Was it because it was too cold?
In the evening, Su Wan'er took Fang Xi and the others to find Long Xiaojiu.
In the yard, Long Xiaojiu was playing games with a group of palace maids.
Seeing Su Wan'er coming, Long Xiaojiu immediately left the palace maids and quickly came to Su Wan'er's side. She asked Su Wan'er, "Uncle, do you have any news about my family?"
Su Wan'er nodded, took Long Xiaojiu's hand, and went to sit in the gazebo. The palace people consciously served some snacks and candies and then stood outside the gazebo.
After the palace people left, Su Wan'er asked Long Xiaojiu, "Xiaojiu, I want to know who abducted you. Do you still remember?"
Long Xiaojiu shook her head. "I don't remember. But I remember they had a very fragrant smell on them."
"Do you know what kind of smell it is?" Su Wan'er continued to ask.
"I don't know. I just thought those smells were so strange. I've never smelled them before." Long Xiaojiu's answer was very vague. It seemed that she really couldn't remember.
Su Wan'er didn't force her. She just said to her, "It's okay, uncle will continue to help you find the bad guys. As for your family, uncle is still looking for them. You may need to be patient and wait a little longer."
Although Long Xiaojiu was a little disappointed, she didn't force Su Wan'er.
Mainly, this uncle in front of her felt completely different from those who abducted her. This uncle treated her better than her own family. Sometimes she even wondered if this uncle was a member of her family. After all, their family's attention was all on her elder sister, and the rest of them were basically left to fend for themselves.
Su Wan'er reached out and stroked her hair as a form of comfort.
Who would have known that as soon as her hand touched Long Xiaojiu's head, she was suddenly grabbed by Long Xiaojiu.
Su Wan'er was slightly stunned and asked in confusion, "Xiaojiu, what's wrong? Don't you like being patted on the head?"
Long Xiaojiu held her hand and shook her head vigorously. "No, I... I just..."
As she spoke, she suddenly lowered her head in shame.
"Just what?" Su Wan'er was even more confused. She had no idea why Long Xiaojiu would suddenly show such a disappointed look.
Long Xiaojiu gritted her teeth, and finally summoned up the courage to say what was on her mind. "S... sorry. I shouldn't have poisoned you. I'll remove the gu poison for you right now."
As she said this, she placed Su Wan'er's hand on the table, then opened her left hand, bit her finger open with her mouth, and placed it on the back of Su Wan'er's hand.
A numb and itchy feeling came from the root of Su Wan'er's arm, making her break out in a cold sweat instantly.
This feeling was extremely uncomfortable, as if there were many ants crawling on her arm.
Su Wan'er gritted her teeth to suppress the painful cry.
However, the next moment, Su Wan'er was scared.
As the numb and itchy feeling moved, there were countless round things moving under the skin on the back of her hand, and finally they gathered in front of Long Xiaojiu's bleeding finger.
"Uncle, I'm sorry." After saying that, she reached up and drew out a short knife from her waist. With a sharp swipe, she cut open the back of Su Wan'er's hand. A group of black bugs immediately found an opening and struggled to drill out from the back of Su Wan'er's hand towards Long Xiaojiu's finger.
Long Xiaojiu used her finger to guide them and slowly led them to the tea cup.
She squeezed her finger hard, and the bright red blood with a sweet smell dripped into the tea in the tea cup.
Stimulated by the tea, the sweet smell of the blood became even stronger.
After the bugs smelled the sweet smell of the blood, they gave up chasing Long Xiaojiu's finger and instead crawled towards the tea cup.
However, the bugs that fell into the tea stopped moving as soon as they got in.
After the last bug got in, Long Xiaojiu quickly closed the lid tightly.
Su Wan'er watched her series of actions. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she really wouldn't have believed that a ten - year - old child could handle things like putting and guiding gu so orderly.
Just looking at her serious expression, for a moment, you would think that she was a master who had used gu for many years, but in fact, she was only in her teens.
It seemed reasonable that the Long family could become one of the four major families in the Southern Border Empire.
If even an ordinary descendant was like this, how terrifying would their saintess be?
Su Wan'er couldn't imagine what kind of scene it would be if their saintess took action.
After dealing with the gu worms, Long Xiaojiu looked a little tired, but she still insisted on apologizing to Su Wan'er. "Uncle, I was impulsive and poisoned you before. I hope you can forgive me."
Su Wan'er took out a silk handkerchief to bandage the wound. After hearing Long Xiaojiu's words, she reached out and ruffled her hair again. "It's okay. Uncle has been poisoned before. I'm used to it. Besides, you poisoned uncle just because you didn't trust uncle when you first met him. How could uncle blame you?"
The word "uncle" came out of Su Wan'er's mouth, but the most uncomfortable one was Su Wan'er herself.
This word always gave her the illusion that she was a "hermaphrodite".
"Uncle..." Long Xiaojiu suddenly lowered her head, her voice a little choked.
Su Wan'er was suddenly flustered. She had never seen a child cry like this before. For a moment, she was at a loss, thinking that she had said something wrong.
Who would have known that the next moment, Long Xiaojiu threw herself into Su Wan'er's arms and wailed. At this time, she was just like a little child.