Mysteries of the Great Zhou Dynasty

Chapter 110 Bone-Corroding Shadowless Powder
"Thank you, young lady. I'll go check out the bamboo house up ahead. Maybe my brother is really inside." Rong Wanyin quickly looked away, her face full of worry, and walked anxiously toward the bamboo house.

Everyone followed closely behind.

Just then, the door of the bamboo house creaked open, and Rong Junye walked out. He had dark circles under his eyes, looked somewhat dazed, and his steps were unsteady.

"Big brother!" Seeing that her brother was unharmed, Rong Wanyin finally felt relieved and rushed forward excitedly to hug Rong Junye.

Rong Junye was somewhat confused, but when he saw Rong Wanyin and the others, he came to his senses and asked in surprise, "Why did you come today? Didn't I tell you to come back in three days?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically, and they exchanged glances, full of doubt.

Yan Mingzhang stepped forward and tentatively asked, "Brother Miquan, it's been three days since you entered Medicine King Valley! Today is the fourth day!"

Rong Junye looked blank and muttered, "How come I don't remember anything about it?"

Everyone was startled. Could there be something in this valley that could cause amnesia?

Yan Mingzhang pondered to himself. Suddenly, he took out a dagger and carved a character on his wrist, from which bright red blood seeped out.

"My lord, what are you doing...?" the crowd exclaimed in surprise.

Rong Wanyin quickly folded a white handkerchief and pressed it against Yan Mingzhang's wound. Fortunately, the wound was not deep, and the bleeding stopped after a while.

Yan Mingzhang, however, paid no attention to his wounds and said to the others, "This place seems to cause amnesia. It is said that the Medicine King is most skilled in using poisons, so it is most likely some kind of poison. That girl should have the antidote. Let's go find her!"

"Xiao Liu, wait for me!" The girl's voice came from the bamboo house, arriving just in time!
Everyone hurriedly came out of the bamboo house, and the person called Xiao Liu was none other than the Sixth Prince. The Sixth Prince's clothes were filthy, his eyes were dark, and his face was somewhat pale.

The Sixth Prince was overjoyed to see them: "General Rong, Lord Yan, what brings you here?"

After everyone bowed, Rong Junye clasped his hands and said, "Your Highness, it has been almost a month since you entered Medicine King Valley, and there has been no news of you. His Majesty was worried about you, so he ordered his subordinates to come and find you."

The Sixth Prince looked puzzled: "A month? But I only arrived three days ago! Miss Rui'er said she would give me the medicine after I stayed with her for three days. Today is the last day, and I can leave with the medicine tomorrow!"

It turns out this girl's name is Rui'er.

Rui'er walked outside into the yard, leaned against the fence, pouted, and said with some dissatisfaction, "Xiao Liu, didn't you promise to play with me to my heart's content? If you don't come over, I won't give you your medicine!"

The sixth prince hurriedly bid farewell to everyone, saying, "We'll talk later."

Everyone looked at each other.

"Wait a minute!" Yan Mingzhang and Rong Junye shouted, while Mo Yun and Chang Feng drew their swords and surrounded Rui'er and the Sixth Prince with perfect coordination.

"Sixth Prince, Medicine King Valley is no good place. Judging from your and General Rong's symptoms, you've likely been poisoned by some kind of poison that causes amnesia." Yan Mingzhang's expression was serious and unyielding. "Come back with us! You've been in Medicine King Valley for a month now. If Miss Rui'er truly wanted to give you medicine, she probably would have done so already! She's just deceiving you!"

The sixth prince looked at Rui'er with some hesitation.

Ruier twirled her small handbag with her fingers, looking relaxed, like an outsider.

"Miss Rui'er, is what they said true?" the Sixth Prince asked her for confirmation.

"What's the point of telling you? You'll forget anyway tomorrow. Don't you want me anymore? Aren't you going to play with me anymore?" Rui'er pouted, looking pitiful. Rui'er had round eyes and was already cute, but this look made her even more endearing. "No...no...that's not what I meant." The Sixth Prince stammered, unsure how to explain. His tone was almost pleading. "What I meant was...Father and Mother are still waiting for me to go back. I've been with you for so long, so please give me the medicine and let me go back! Oh, and why don't you come back with me? The capital is so much fun!"

Rui'er glared at him angrily: "You're lying! You said yourself that you like playing with me!"

"Sixth Prince..." Rong Junye gave the Sixth Prince a meaningful look.

The Sixth Prince understood immediately, nodded to Rui'er to express his apology, and then walked towards Rong Junye's side.

"Don't go!" Rui'er was furious and reached out to pull the Sixth Prince away.

Mo Yun grabbed the Sixth Prince's arm and pulled him forward, while Chang Feng drew his sword and stepped forward to block Rui'er.

To everyone's surprise, although Rui'er didn't know martial arts, she was very agile. She turned around and dodged Changfeng, laughing and saying, "Come and catch me! Come and catch me!"

Rui'er's eyebrows curved and the corners of her mouth turned up high. She seized the opportunity and threw the white powder hidden in her hand, laughing loudly, "Hahaha! Behold my Bone-Corroding Shadowless Powder!"

Changfeng raised his arm to try to block it, but the powder was no match for him. His face and arms were covered in powder, and small red bumps immediately appeared on the areas where the powder had come into contact with them. The bumps were incredibly itchy and eventually turned into small, watery blisters.

"Ah!" Changfeng couldn't resist reaching out to grab it.

"It's best not to scratch it, because if you do, the pus will get infected everywhere it touches, and then it will start to rot..." Rui'er said smugly, deliberately drawing out her words, "Then your whole body will rot and you'll die covered in maggots. Those maggots wriggling around are so funny!"

Everyone secretly thought that this girl was really scary.

Mo Yun wanted to go forward and help Chang Feng, but Chang Feng stopped him and wouldn't let him touch him.

"Miss Rui'er, we were too reckless just now. We're sorry. We meant no harm. We just wanted to take the Sixth Prince away." Yan Mingzhang quickly bowed to Rui'er and apologized.

"Yes!"

"Yes!" everyone echoed.

“I’ll take the antidote.” Rui’er fiddled with her braids, tilted her head, and pointed at the Sixth Prince. “But Sixth Prince can’t leave! I want Sixth Prince to play with me!”

"This..." Yan Mingzhang was caught in a dilemma, and everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

"No, sir... don't agree to her request!" Changfeng said with difficulty.

Yes, who would dare to let the so-called "noble" sixth prince risk his life to save a "lowly" guard?

"Ah!" Changfeng screamed again and collapsed to the ground.

Rong Wanyin calmly placed her hand on the hilt of the soft sword at her waist. Mo Yun, who was standing to the side, had long wanted to rush forward and snatch the antidote, but even if they won by force, they wouldn't know which one was the antidote. Just as everyone was filled with gloom, the Sixth Prince stepped forward and stood up.

“Alright, I’ll go with you!” The Sixth Prince made up his mind.

"Sixth Prince! No!" the crowd protested.