Chapter 133: Nobody Can Dishonor My Ye Family! (1/2)
“In this matter, Wuchen wouldn’t dare to lie to you, Your Majesty. One of the most dreadful properties of the Soul Snatching Cold Poison is, it will not infect a person through the blood, but will pass on to another person through sexual intercourse. There’s a short period of time wherein it is most contagious, and that is the seven days before the onset of the poison. A while ago, I happened to see the whites of Your Majesty’s eye faintly turning dark and I got bewildered… As it turns out, it has been confirmed. Originally I was wondering why somebody would poison the Empress, their ultimate target is Your Majesty, the Emperor.” Ye Wuchen said, every word was severe, like some huge rocks were smashing their hearts out one by one.
Since Ye Wuchen had entered this room, his ability to make the Medicine Expert to step down gracefully had removed all suspicions against him. Moreover, the general thought was that if he did not have absolute certainty, he would not have any reason to make these claims. Because, if in case these were not true, it would be considered a major offense to have caused a big panic. Even the Lin Family did not doubt it… For such a grave matter, who would dare to play jokes? Would the most intelligent son of the Ye Family do it? Would he even dare?
The corner of Long Yin’s mouth began to twitch continuously, he was evidently angered. “Quickly tell me, who would be in possession of such a highly toxic poison?”
Ye Wuchen glanced at Shui Nanhe’s odd look, then said in a low voice, “My teacher told me that this kind of poison naturally formed in the darkest and coldest place in Heavenly Star Continent, is in the extreme north of Cang Lang Nation. That place is both desolate and uninhabited. As for who possessed the poison, nobody knows. But this person would have had the ability to get this extremely dangerous poison, then secretly infiltrate the strictly guarded palace in order to poison the Empress. To treat the tight security of the imperial palace as if it were nothing, in the whole world, only a few people would be able to do it. Among these people, how many of them have animosity towards the Emperor or the Tian Long Nation? Although Wuchen doesn’t know them well, Your Majesty must have some suspects. Wuchen can only provide some specific persons, yet they are only a few and I’m not absolutely sure.”
Ye Wuchen made a courteous gesture and strode out. In this kind of situation, there was no need for him to stay much longer.
Make your guesses… Even if you don’t fully believe my words, more or less you will soon come to doubt the Northern Empire Clan. That’s the time you will fall into my first trap.
“Wait a moment!” Long Yin called out for him again.
Ye Wuchen halted his steps, turned around and asked, “Your Majesty, did you have any more requests?”
“I want you to do one thing for me, something serious that concerns my safety, as well as Tian Long Nation’s safety.” Long Yin said with a serious expression. His statement suddenly brought back the tension in the surrounding people. Everybody opened their eyes wide, wondering if these words implied that something serious was going to happen soon.
As expected, he had already fallen into the second trap. Ye Wuchen sneered but on the outside, his appearance was solemn as he moved his body, then he said with some surprise, “What is it be? If it is within the capability of Wuchen, I will surely comply.”
“I want you to go to the Heavenly Fire Volcano in the South and return with the Heavenly Fire Dragon Fruit for me and the Empress. If there’s a person who could reach the center of the Heavenly Fire Volcano, then it will certainly be you, Wuchen!”
Long Zhenyang, frightened, stepped forward to say, “Father, your safety is definitely as important as the sky, but…”
“You need not say more.” Long Yin waves his hand and continued, “I obviously don’t want him to die like this. That day, when Wuchen was uninjured by the mighty flames of Lin Yan, most of the people had witnessed it clearly. I had secretly asked regarding this strange situation. Old General Ye didn’t hide the truth and he directly told me that the God of Sword had let Wuchen consume an enchanted object before, enabling him to resist the power of water and fire. Wuchen, is this true?”
“Yes…” Ye Wuchen answered.
“Then, are you afraid of the fires of the Heavenly Fire Volcano?”
“I shouldn’t be.”
“Very well. Just as you’ve mentioned, this poison will flare up every two months and I’ve already been infected for more than a week. There less than two months before it flares up. Within these two months, it will be long enough for you to go and return from the Heavenly Fire Volcano. Are you willing to go to the Heavenly Fire Volcano on my behalf?”
“……” Ye Wuchen did not answer and the look on his face was somewhat troubled.
The rumors regarding how he had survived the mighty flames of Lin Yan had already spread around. It had become a fantastic story and the people who had been on the scene confirmed it. Now, they had also witnessed his saving the Empress. For a moment, all the gazes focused on Ye Wuchen.
“Ai. I obviously know that this request is quite excessive. Even if you don’t fear the fires of the Heavenly Fire Volcano, but as you journey to the South, you will certainly meet some unknown dangers mid-way. Based on the legend, the Heavenly Fire Dragon lies asleep in the Heavenly Fire Volcano with the Heavenly Fire Dragon Fruit as its food. Although it’s just a legend and nobody has seen it before, if that legend is true, there is a big possibility that the dragon will be woken. The outcome will surely be troublesome. If you agree, I will ask Elder Li to go with you, to help protect you. If you will not agree… Ai. Since you are the descendant of the God of Sword, even if you don’t follow the orders of the Emperor, nobody has the right to blame you. I will certainly use my remaining time for my funeral arrangements.” Long Yin solemnly said, his face was neither happy nor sad, as if he did not care about his life anymore.