192 Chapter 192 Ugly (1/2)

It took one week for Gu Kei to fully recover her health and internal energy. She felt guilty because of it and constantly asked for Lin Xulian's forgiveness. She didn't expect it as well. Back in the Qiangdu, they usually experience this when having a duel or tournament during their training starting at the age of ten. But they can recover in less than a day. Unfortunately, the energy outside the country is too scarce for her to recover faster.

Lin Xulian didn't blame Gu Kei though. The encounter with the royal guard and his hidden hand, which is the miracle draught, was totally unexpected. But Lin Xulian found it very useful as well. At least they learned that the enemy have such formidable weapon in their hands. However, Lin Xulian will find it even more useful if she could get her hand on the draught so that she could study and counter it. Based on Gu Kei's description of her experience, thousands of that kind of soldier would be hard to deal with.

Lin Xulian then asked one of the Lin Mercenary Clan member to relay this information to her uncle, Lin Yihan's troop. Although she has a hunch that Liu Yeyin will not use this weapon for a mere Fanrong soldiers. The medicine's effect is so formidable that she can tell that the materials and ingredients for its recipe are rare. It would be hard to produce large batch of it in short period of time. No matter how rich the Zhixiang country might be, the supply can be a problem. As well as human hosts. After all, it was for suicide troops' use.

She assumes that this is Liu Yeyin's ace weapon to deal with Qiangdu country. Gu Kei is the best proof of it. Luckily that royal guard she fought with is relatively weak and has a low martial skill. His life energy couldn't last that long and depleted before he could even kill her. But if it was used by someone with Xing Guang or Feng Jun Yi's level, Lin Xulian can only shiver with that thought.

During that week that they have no choice but to stay at Xing Guang's manor, Lin Xulian and her subordinates didn't stay idle. They staked the royal guards' barracks hoping to get a sample of the draught. They had no idea that at that moment, the royal guard already warned his brothers about the fatal effect of the medicine.

Lin Xulian didn't bring back the corpse with them so when he led the other royal guards to the forest, they all witnessed his horrible state. Fearing that one day their emperor might force them to use the medicine, they collected everything in their possession then burned them. If ever the emperor and empress will ask them about it, they would just show them a fake one. Because of this, Lin Xulian's stalking was futile.

While Gu Kei is regaining her strength, Lin Xulian also started preparing to set off back to Gonglu. Since stalking around the barracks was also futile, she asked Xing Guang to use his people to search for it in the Zhixiang country's capital. Lin Xulian believed that Liu Yeyin did not only give it to the royal guards in a small town.

Xing Guang naturally learned about this issue. Lin Xulian didn't hide it from him. And when she asked for a favor, he immediately complied saying; ”I think I can get a hold of it.” Although he no longer has a military power, Xing Guang still have some loyal subordinates back in the palace. Especially his subordinates who fought alongside with him for years.

Those subordinates, despite having more martial power than most of the royal guards, were reduced to a low ranking guards because they were once Xing Guang's men. Xing Wenhe didn't kill them back then because of Liu Yeyin's persuasion. At that time, Xing Guang had no idea why she would protect his people. But Lin Xulian's discovery gave him idea. If she wants a strong suicide troop, his men were the best candidate.

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After settling everything in Zhixiang, Lin Xulian's group is finally ready to set off. But only Xing Guang will add to their group. Rui wanted to follow but Lin Xulian urged him to stay with Xing Tanxing. After all, no one would protect her with Xing Guang's absence. Rui find this reasonable. Also because he knows that Lin Xulian and their subordinates are way stronger now. He couldn't be much of a help if he followed.