diskusbooks Chapter 252 It really was the will of Heaven
Chapter 252 It really was the will of Heaven
Zhang Haoyi watched helplessly as Li Qingqing disappeared out the window.
He paused for a moment, then suddenly snapped to attention, took a few large strides towards the door, and with trembling hands pulled open the latch that had been locked from the inside.
"Someone! Someone!"
The noise outside drowned out his shouts.
He immediately raised his voice and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Are all the people dead? Get over here right now!"
A short while later, a servant rushed over in a panic.
Zhang Haoyi, disregarding the trouble he would cause his attendants, immediately ordered, "Quickly! Summon the physician!"
The man in black claimed he was poisoned, speaking with great conviction, but he felt nothing at all.
He must be lying to him!
But... when it comes to one's life and fortune, one should never be careless.
"Take a look and see if I'm poisoned?" Zhang Haoyi stared intently at the physician, not missing a single expression on his face.
The physician was taking Zhang Haoyi's pulse at that moment, and upon hearing this, his fingertips suddenly paused.
Why did the adult say he was poisoned?
Look at this pulse, it's calm and gentle, neither too strong nor too weak, clearly indicating a state of good health!
Wait, something's not right. If I feel it more closely, the pulse seems a bit abnormal.
Could it be that toxins have entered the body, causing a rapid heartbeat and disordered blood circulation?
Look at that complexion again, bright and clear, with a rosy glow... Wait a minute, could it be that he really has been poisoned, but he just hasn't noticed?
The physician frowned, deep in thought, and dared not make a hasty conclusion.
"Am I poisoned or not?!"
Zhang Haoyi watched as the physician's brows furrowed and relaxed, and he flew into a rage.
"No, no poisoning!" The physician was startled and immediately withdrew his right hand from taking the pulse, bowing and saying, "Your Excellency is in good health and there is nothing wrong with you."
He shouted with such vigor, how could he possibly be poisoned!
Upon hearing this, Zhang Haoyi was overjoyed and immediately waved for the physician to leave.
He said it himself, he almost fell for the men in black's trick.
but,
Zhang Haoyi's gaze shifted, glancing at the large sword on the bedpost. He immediately ordered his attendant, "Someone, go and investigate the origin of this sword!"
The attendant looked closely and exclaimed, "My lord, this...this looks like the sword of a Xuanjia soldier?"
Wu Fu never imagined that he would suffer such a terrible misfortune simply by jogging in place to warm up his body, which was about to freeze.
Can anyone tell him how he suddenly ended up in the courtyard of the city lord of the border city?
"I don't know who left you in my yard just now. Now that you're awake, you should go back quickly."
Li Qingqing released Wu Fu's sleeping pressure points, seemingly as if it were an unintentional explanation.
I was so focused on getting back to my residence that I forgot this person was still in the space.
Fortunately, it's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost. Let him slip away quickly while it's dark.
Wu Fu jumped up, looked around blankly, and secretly calculated the time.
His expression changed from confusion to shock in an instant.
He... he... he was on duty before, but now...
Serving under Vice Envoy Yao, abandoning one's post without permission is a capital offense.
With a droopy face, Wu Fu mustered his courage and took a few steps toward the courtyard gate, when he suddenly realized that something was missing from his waist.
He looked down and was immediately terrified.
Where's his knife? Where's his knife?
Being forced to abandon one's post could be explained to some extent, but now even one's own weapon has been lost...
Wu Fu stopped in his tracks, looking distressed.
The courtyard gate was just a stone's throw away; the moment he stepped outside, his life would be forfeit!
But this is the city lord's courtyard. It's not appropriate to stay here and not leave, is it?
Wu Fu turned to look at Li Qingqing. He had heard that this Lord Qingcheng was extremely protective of his subordinates, so perhaps…
Wu Fu thought of something and did it immediately.
He rushed to Li Qingqing and knelt down with a thud.
"City Lord, save me!"
"I have abandoned my post and lost my weapon. I will surely be sentenced to death if I return. Please, sir, save me!"
Li Qingqing: ...
She really didn't mean to make things difficult for this person.
The reason he used that sword to intimidate Zhang Haoyi was mainly because he felt that the sword wasn't his own, so he could just throw it away.
Isn't that what all those chivalrous heroes do?
Li Qingqing pondered her words, unsure of what to say.
Wu Fu kept kowtowing and begging for help.
"My lord, I'm willing to do anything, please give me a way to live. I'm willing to serve you like a slave to repay your life-saving grace!"
"Lord Yao and his men will be leaving this place soon. I only need to hide for a few days and will not implicate you!"
Wu Fu shuddered as he recalled Vice Envoy Yao's almost pathological cruelty towards prisoners.
He absolutely cannot go back.
If it falls into the hands of Vice Envoy Yao, even the most direct beheading will be tortured in various ways.
Just then, Hu Dabao came looking for Li Qingqing.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he asked in surprise, "Wu Fu? You are Wu Fu?"
Wu Fu was anxious and calling for help when he suddenly heard someone call his name. Startled, he looked up and saw...
"You, Da Bao? What are you doing here?"
When Hu Dabao saw that Wu Fu recognized him, he grinned and boasted, "This is my boss. I have a master now!"
Li Qingqing: ...
This idiot even flaunts this.
Upon hearing Hu Dabao's introduction, Wu Fu's eyes lit up. He then turned to Li Qingqing and kowtowed again.
"My lord, I came to your courtyard for no reason, but it seems to be the will of Heaven! You are the one sent by Heaven to save me!"
"Please, sir, take me in!"
Li Qingqing: ...
Upon seeing this, Hu Dabao immediately explained,
“Boss, Wu Fu is also from Qiushui Town, and we used to be very close. His father is a blacksmith, and this kid is very good at forging iron.”
However, back then, Master Liu seized his family's blacksmith shop and even beat his father to death, after which the boy disappeared.
I never expected to run into him again! Boss, why don't you just take him in?
Upon hearing this, Wu Fu looked at Li Qingqing with longing eyes.
"Oh, you can forge iron? What level have you reached?" Li Qingqing's heart skipped a beat.
"When I fled Qiushui Town, the imperial armory was recruiting craftsmen. I was lucky enough to stay there for three years and became particularly skilled at making military armor."
Wu Fu paused for a moment and then explained, "Later, he was envied by others, and after several changes of position, he finally became a servant under Vice Envoy Yao."
Upon hearing this, Li Qingqing immediately had a plan in mind.
This really is divine guidance.
She was planning to get some high-end equipment for Hu Dabao and the others, but she didn't expect such a talented person to come along.
"Get up. From now on, follow me. Remember, your life belongs to me. If you have any disloyalty, I will kill you no matter where you run to."
"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! I swear, if I ever harbor the slightest disloyalty towards you in this life, I will surely die a horrible death!"
Wu Fu was overjoyed and immediately expressed his gratitude.
"Alright, you can learn the rules from Hu Dabao first. After these few days, I will assign you a task."
After giving instructions to Wu Fu, Li Qingqing asked Hu Dabao, "What are you doing here so late? How's the city wall repair going?"
"The city wall will be completed in the next few days," Hu Dabao said hurriedly.
"That Lord Yao has gone mad for some reason. He went to the POW camp and took his anger out on the prisoners. I was worried that something might go wrong, so I came to tell you."
Li Qingqing thought for a moment, then gave the order.
"Have someone keep an eye on them. If it's not a big problem, let it be. They'll return to the capital early the day after tomorrow."
Li Qingqing felt that Zhang Haoyi must have sent Vice Envoy Yao to interrogate the prisoners in order to find some evidence against her and Li Feng.
However, after being frightened like this, Zhang Haoyi will surely obey her.
Judging by the time, the poison in Zhang Haoyi's body should be taking effect soon, right?
This was something she had just developed, intending to use on Protector Wei, but Zhang Haoyi got to try it out.
Wu Fu left with Hu Dabao, and before dawn, Li Qingqing planned to take a nap.
A shadow guard rushed back to report.
"Master, after returning to the Protectorate, Protector Wei disappeared without a trace. We suspect that he entered the secret passage and took the opportunity to escape."
Upon hearing this, Li Qingqing immediately sneered.
"He still wants to escape? Does he think he can?"
"Quickly summon Bai Ye; it's time to collect some interest from Protector Wei."