Chapter 298: Torturing Luo San
Chapter 298: Torturing Luo San
Luo San fired three sleeve arrows at Meng Qianqian in quick succession.
Meng Qianqian leaned back, her knees bent, and hung upside down from a tree branch, narrowly avoiding two of the arrows.
However, the third arrow suddenly split into countless tiny silver needles just as it was about to hit her.
Meng Qianqian's eyebrows furrowed, and she drew her Spring Saber.
One of the silver needles grazed the blade of her sword and abruptly changed direction, shooting straight towards her neck.
A dart flew out, deflecting the deadly silver needle.
Meng Qianqian landed gracefully on the ground and asked cautiously, "Who's there?"
Not far away, the shadows among the trees flickered.
Meng Qianqian swiftly moved towards the shadows but only found a pile of damp, scattered Falling Leaf.
A hint of suspicion flashed in Meng Qianqian's eyes. "Who could it be?"
She found the dart among the branches of the big tree.
It was an ordinary dart, something that could be bought anywhere.
Suddenly, Meng Qianqian thought of the cloaked man who had pulled her up from the cliff's edge.
Could it be him?
Why had he been following her?
It didn't seem like he had hostile intentions; instead, he had repeatedly helped her out of danger.
A falcon flew over and landed on Meng Qianqian's Spring Saber.
"Luo San has escaped."
Meng Qianqian patted its head. "Remember him? He was just here."
The falcon didn't move.
Meng Qianqian took out a piece of dried meat from her pouch and fed it to the falcon.
It wasn't enough.
The falcon continued to play dumb.
Meng Qianqian said, "That's enough. If Luo San escapes, you'll only have poison to eat from now on!"
She took out a pile of poison bottles, and the falcon felt nauseous, letting out a dry heave.
But two pieces of dried meat were definitely not enough.
The falcon flapped its wings, shaking off the rainwater, indicating that it needed two pieces of dried meat to fly in the rain.
Meng Qianqian's face darkened, and she fed it another piece.
The falcon demanded three pieces.
Meng Qianqian drew her sword. "I'll make a stew out of you."
The falcon quickly flew away.
After Luo San escaped, he immediately headed towards a dense forest.
He knew Meng Qianqian had a falcon, and he couldn't risk being exposed to its sharp eyes.
Fortunately, this time, Meng Qianqian's luck had run out, and it was his turn to be fortunate.
Because he saw someone who could protect him absolutely.
He took out a second human skin mask from his pocket and put it on his face, fitting it perfectly.
"Princess!"
Princess Wanping was sitting under a big tree, taking shelter from the rain. Hearing someone calling her, she turned around involuntarily.
When she saw who it was, she immediately stood up. "Lu Yuan?"
Luo San covered his chest and weakly walked towards her.
Princess Wanping noticed his pale face and the wound on his neck. She felt both heartbroken and angry. "You're injured? Who did this? Was it the Embroidered Robe Guard or the Imperial Guard?"
Luo San sighed. "Let's not talk about that now. Princess, why are you here alone? This place... it's very dangerous."
Princess Wanping said, "I came to hunt the Golden-Eyed Tiger."
Luo San frowned. "Alone?"
Princess Wanping thought to herself, 'I'm alone because of your wife! Those two stinky girls are watching me, and I finally managed to slip away.'
"I brought Changkuan, and he went to scout ahead. He'll be back soon. You should tell me what happened to you. Autumn Hunt doesn't allow harm to human life. You're injured like this; someone must have tried to kill you. Just tell me, Princess, and I'll get justice for you!"
Princess Wanping was much easier to deceive than Meng Qianqian.
Next, all he needed to do was use Princess Wanping's absence from the hunting ground to turn the situation around.
"Princess, this place is too dangerous. I'll escort you back immediately, and I'll leave marks along the way for Changkuan to follow and catch up with us."
On the way back, they were bound to encounter the Imperial Guard, the Capital Guard, or the Embroidered Robe Guard, and Princess Wanping could easily mobilize them to ensure her safety.
"No."
Unexpectedly, Princess Wanping refused without hesitation. "I want to shoot the Golden-Eyed Tiger!"
Luo San choked, "Princess!"
Princess Wanping said, "Wait until Changkuan returns, and I'll ask him to find a few bodyguards to escort you back to the mansion."
By the time Changkuan returned, Meng Qianqian had caught up with him!
But Princess Wanping seemed possessed, stubbornly refusing to leave, and no one knew where she got the courage to believe she could shoot the Golden-Eyed Tiger.
One swipe of the Golden-Eyed Tiger's claw would send her to meet her ancestors.
"Princess..."
Princess Wanping quickly said, "That's enough, don't speak. Your injuries are severe, let me treat them first."
She had just seen Meng Xiaojiu treating some minor wounds on small prey and thought it wouldn't be difficult.
Of course, if it were any other smelly man, she wouldn't have acted this way.
But he was Lu Yuan, the man she had waited for over a decade.
Princess Wanping opened Changkuan's bundle and searched through a pile of bottles and cans, "Hemostatic powder... I think this is it."
She removed the stopper and poured the hemostatic powder onto Lu Yuan's wound with a loud clatter.
Meng Qianqian had used it sparingly, but since it was Lu Yuan, she didn't hold back.
She poured it all!
Luo San let out a shrill, miserable scream, "Ah—Princess! What did you pour?"
Princess Wanping replied in a daze, "Hemostatic powder."
Luo San wiped his neck and tasted it.
Damn!
It was salt!
As a princess, don't you even know salt?
"This isn't hemostatic powder, Princess, you made a mistake..."
"A mistake?" Princess Wanping frowned sternly, "It's white."
Just as Luo San was about to speak, Princess Wanping calmly gestured for him to stop, "This princess learned medicine from Meng Xiaojiu, who is your wife in name only. I don't like her much, but I quite admire her medical skills. Rest assured, this princess knows how to treat you."
After saying this, she grabbed a water flask, "This princess will rinse it off for you first."
A strong smell wafted towards her.
Luo San's face changed, it seemed to be salt—
"Don't rinse it off—"
It was too late.
It was already poured onto the wound.
"Next is San Qi powder... Achoo—"
The rain-soaked Princess Wanping sneezed, her nose feeling uncomfortable.
Luo San looked at the pepper powder she took out, and his body trembled!
"Princess! No need! My injuries are not serious!"
Princess Wanping used to like Lu Yuan, but today's Lu Yuan greatly disappointed her.
Was this his true nature, being so easily startled? Did she like Lu Yuan, or the perfect illusion in her mind?
Princess Wanping said with dignity, "This princess's medical skills, though not perfect, have at least seven or eight parts of the true teachings. It seems your injuries are too severe for these treatments. Forget it, let's wait for Changkuan to return and treat your wounds."
Luo San, speechless, said, "..."
Princess Wanping opened the second bundle, "Have some fruit first, Changkuan will be back soon."
Luo San originally had seventy percent of his strength left, but after Princess Wanping's 'treatment', he was left with only thirty percent.
He couldn't dare stay any longer.
"Princess, I still have a mission, so I'll take my leave."
He took two fruits and said, "I accept the princess's kindness. Farewell, Princess."
Princess Wanping hummed in response.
That smelly man had no heart; even Meng Xiaojiu wouldn't leave her alone here.
Was she blind before? How could she have fallen for him?
He even took the two largest fruits, the ones she had picked herself, originally meant for Meng Xiaojiu.
After walking a few steps, Luo San turned back and saw Princess Wanping eating the fruit, then he finally took a bite with relief.
Then.
He stiffened and fell to the ground, his eyes rolling back, his body convulsing, and foam at his mouth.
"Damn it... it's poisonous fruit..."
(End of Chapter)
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