Nine Chapters of Strange Cases

Chapter 282 Start counterattack

She had just witnessed Zhou Yan being killed and stabbed with a knife, causing her to lose her composure and her blood to flow backward.

When I came to my senses, I realized that something was wrong with my body.

She was poisoned.

Moreover, because of the previous hallucination, she was too excited, and the poison had already spread throughout her body.

If it weren't for the potent effects of the Soul-Returning Medicine, and the fact that it hadn't been long since she took it, she probably would have already died.

She guessed that the Soul Return Pill contained only half poison, so when Ah Huang took her pulse, he didn't find anything wrong at all.

The other toxin was hidden in the white powder she had scooped up from the ground and wrapped up earlier. The combination of the two toxins was what caused the poisoning.

They were all martial artists with internal energy. Like when she was in the Lost City, after being poisoned, she immediately protected her heart meridian. Even if she couldn't be cured immediately, her profound internal energy allowed her to buy some time to find an antidote.

But the godfather was a master strategist, and within one deadly trap lay another.

He even considered this, so he mixed mind-altering powder into the poison. Under those circumstances, she lost her mind and her blood flowed backward. She only wanted to kill the murderer who killed Zhou Yan, so she didn't care about the poison at all. By the time she came to her senses, it was too late.

If Su Changying kills her, that would be good; if not, she will certainly die anyway.

Zhou Zhao's mind raced; she felt she had never been so clear-headed before.

She couldn't help but recall that ever since returning from the Lost City, she felt as if her mind wasn't working as well as it used to.

At the time, she only felt that the wound on her abdomen had not healed, and she had lost too much blood in the Lost City, so she was not fully recovered. But thinking about it carefully, Ah Huang said that the medicine had even cured her old internal injuries, and she was so well that she could beat a bull to death.

What kind of injury is a scab that has already formed on the skin?

Just like how she stabbed Su Changying and Jingyi kept stabbing herself, for martial artists like them, such injuries were common and shouldn't affect her.

She never considered that the medicine was problematic, nor did she consider that there were hidden dangers in her own body.

She thought Su Changying had no idea that he had fought on the battlefield before, and was later kidnapped by his adoptive father and suffered all kinds of torture. He had countless hidden injuries, but he himself did not take the Soul Returning Medicine, and instead gave it to her.

She died because of this, which is why Su Changying was filled with remorse and wished he had never met her again.

Just thinking about it made Zhou Zhao feel a tingling numbness in his fingertips, and his heart felt like it was being gripped tightly.

It's possible that her adoptive father tampered with the medicine not because he was targeting her. His plan was probably that Su Changying would rebel on his behalf, and after she succeeded, he would use the other half of the poison and restore Su Changying's memories. In that case, he would lose his mind in his remorse, and the poison would take effect, inevitably leading to his death.

Otherwise, if Su Changying escapes, he will be a sword hanging over his adoptive father's head, making him never sleep peacefully.

He will retaliate fiercely.

My adoptive father had an informant in the Lost City, Bai Jiuniang. Even though she was stabbed by Chen Jiyuan, she could still kill indiscriminately and live a lively life. Others might not know, but my adoptive father certainly did. He must have known that Su Changying had given her the Soul Return, so he set up an inescapable series of deadly traps for her at the Cloud Pavilion.

“Zhaozhao, there’s another pit here. I’ll carry you and jump down. It’s very likely that Gongzi Yu and the others left from here.”

Seeing that Su Changying had stopped, Zhou Zhao raised his head. "We won't jump from here. We'll go back to where we were before and wait for Ah Huang there. We've wasted so much time; Ah Huang should have smashed through that mountain by now. He'll come down to find us."

"I have an idea. This time when I go back, I can find my adoptive father." Upon hearing this, Su Changying had no doubt about Zhou Zhao's words. He believed that Zhou Zhao definitely had the ability.

Thinking this, he lightly stepped forward, quickened his pace, and almost instantly returned to the place where they had landed. He placed Zhou Zhao on a large rock and said, "Let me take a look at your foot."

Zhou Zhao shook his head. "It's nothing, just a sprain. I know what I'm doing."

As she was thinking, she heard a loud bang from above, followed by a series of crashes as stones fell down. Zhou Zhao heard a thud, indicating that a rope had been lowered. Almost instantly, Zhou Zhao saw a boy wearing a straw hat slide out of the pipe from which they had fallen earlier.

"Ah Zhao! Are you alright?!"

Ah Huang rushed over, his fists were scraped and covered in blood and pebbles, and he hadn't even had time to clean them up.

Zhou Zhao took Ah Huang's hand with some concern, "Why did you hit me with your hand? I'm fine, I just twisted my ankle. Before the others come down, let me explain the arrangements, keep it short."

As Zhou Zhao spoke, the fingertips hidden behind his back twitched in pain.

"My godfather is the one who killed my brother and kidnapped Changying."

Zhou Zhao looked at Liu Huang and explained to him that she hadn't wanted him involved in this matter before. Liu Huang was simple-minded and disliked these conflicts; there was no need to cause him unnecessary trouble. However, this time, she needed Liu Huang's help.

If you don't succeed, you will become benevolent.

"It's clear that your godfather has realized he can no longer control you and Jingyi. This time in the Lost City, you, Jingyi, and Chen Jiyuan were all there, but only Chen Jiyuan attacked me. No matter how reasonable your explanations are, the suspicious ruler will not tolerate your disobedience and disobedience."

That's why Jingyi is here today; he wants to regain control of you, at least for a short time.

Zhou Zhao spoke very quickly. Although she was in excruciating pain, her mind was exceptionally clear.

"His willingness to abandon Yin Fang so readily, without fear that we could find him through Yin Fang, and without regard for Su Changyu and Su Ling, is not because he doesn't care about his own flesh and blood. Rather, it's because he knows that even if the Court of Justice arrests them, it won't kill them immediately, but will wait for the verdict."

If I'm not mistaken, once he takes control of Changying and Jingyi, he will immediately launch a rebellion.

If this succeeds, Yin Fang, Su Changyu, and Su Ling will no longer be a problem.

Upon hearing this, Su Changying's expression turned cold. He looked at Zhou Zhao and said, "I told my adoptive father that I am now in charge of the curfew and have also become the Marquis of Lu. I can mobilize my old troops, and this is the time when I have the most military power. His Majesty will not allow me to command both the Northern Army and the Su Family Army at the same time."

I will soon receive orders to leave the Northern Army. If I cannot control the capital, my plans will be thwarted.

Furthermore, I drugged him and used the Gu worms from the Lost City to track him all the way to the Mountain Echo Villa, where only Prince Consort Fan and Fan Lishen were inside.

Zhou Zhao's pupils suddenly contracted. That made sense. Everything he couldn't figure out before now made sense.

Her ears twitched as she heard Han Ze shouting, "Sister Zhao, are you still alive? I'm too scared to climb down!"

"Han Ze will be down soon. I'm going to fake my death. This time, we'll strike first, and we're sure to win."

As Zhou Zhao spoke, he hooked one person with each arm, pulling the two of them over and whispering instructions.

Even if Zhou Zhao were to die, she would take all her enemies with her.