aircannonsinc Chapter 1207 The Art of Saving Lives
Chapter 1207 The Art of Saving Lives
Yelan led her entourage out of the Knights' headquarters and to a secluded place where no one would eavesdrop.
Seeing that the surroundings were almost clear, Ye Lan stopped and turned to look at her entourage, who still looked flustered.
"Alright, everyone's gone now. What happened?"
This person accompanying her was not an ordinary general affairs officer, but rather Yelan's core intelligence agent at the Rock Tea House, who came to Mondstadt with her this time.
Hearing Yelan's question, the intelligence officer suppressed his panic and reported, "Something terrible has happened, Lady Yelan! Something horrific has occurred! In Liyue..."
"Lady Keqing has launched a coup and has already detained Lady Ningguang!"
"What did you say?!" Ye Lan was completely stunned upon hearing this. "Are you kidding me?! How could this be?!"
"Have you been drinking? How is that possible!" Nightlan would rather believe that her intelligence agent had gotten completely drunk in Mondstadt, where alcohol was scarce, than believe this unbelievable news.
The intelligence officer quickly pulled out a small note from his pocket and handed it to Ye Lan to prove that what he said was true.
“Absolutely true, Lord Yelan! This intelligence was just sent to the Mondstadt liaison point this morning via carrier pigeon, and it even bears the unique mark of the Rock Tea House!”
Ye Lan took the note, a chill running down her spine.
She slowly unfolded the note, which contained only nine short characters.
"Keqing staged a coup, imprisoning Ningguang! Urgent!"
The final character "急" (urgent) was written with extra force, the ink slightly blurring, as if one could feel the urgency and anxiety of the person delivering the intelligence.
The mark in the lower right corner of the note is indeed the exclusive mark of Yanshang Tea House, and it is absolutely impossible to forge it.
"How could this be..." Ye Lan stared at the nine words on the note, feeling a wave of dizziness wash over her.
Keqing's coup and Ningguang's imprisonment have actually happened in Liyue!
Why did the sky in Liyue collapse without any warning?
She stood there, lost in thought, her mind a jumbled mess, not even noticing the note slipping from her hand.
The intelligence officer quickly picked up the note. Seeing Ye Lan's distraught appearance, he panicked and couldn't help but step forward to ask:
"Lady Yelan, what do we do now? Ningguang is imprisoned, and Liyue is in turmoil. Should we still stay in Mondstadt to discuss the potion cooperation?"
Coming to her senses, Yelan thought, "Is there even a question? Let's get back to Liyue! What's the point of discussing business now?"
"Back to Liyue! I'll borrow horses from the Knights of Favonius right away, and we'll return to Liyue immediately!"
However, Yelan's idea was good, but the result was going to disappoint her.
Because the Knights of Favonius didn't have any horses... Grand Master Falgar had taken them all, and then they were all destroyed along the way...
(Lisa: I was thinking that when Shao Yun came back, he could open a ranch in our Mondstadt and the Knights could buy high-quality horses, but... never mind, it's afternoon tea time.)
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Deep within the Liyue General Affairs Department, in a secluded prison cell.
This place wasn't as filthy and cramped as depicted in Inazuma's light novels. There was no dark green moss spreading in the corners, no lingering musty smell in the air, and no rustling sounds of rats scurrying across the ground.
In contrast, the cell floor was paved with smooth bluestone slabs, and a simple but clean wooden bed was placed in the corner.
There was a bowl of water on the bedside table, and even the iron bars were polished to a shine, making it more like a rudimentary version of the Knights of Favonius's solitary confinement cell in Mondstadt. In terms of living conditions, it could be considered "decent".
(Jean: I can't really throw Klee into a jail with bars on her back, can I? She's still a child, even if she's a little mischievous.)
But this semblance of dignity could not conceal the despair that permeated the air.
Ningguang lay on the wooden bed, her face deathly pale, blood still seeping from the corners of her eyes and nostrils from time to time.
She only drank half a cup of poisoned tea last night, and without any proper treatment, the toxins spread throughout her body overnight.
At this moment, her body was already close to its limit, and her life hung by a thread.
"Ah, cough cough..." Suddenly, Ningguang, who was lying on the bed, coughed weakly, and a trace of light red blood foam spilled from the corner of her mouth.
Two Qianyan soldiers on guard outside the iron bars witnessed this scene.
One of the younger members of the Chiiwa Army couldn't help but move closer to the railing, then gently nudged his companion with his elbow.
"Hey, Lao Wu, what exactly happened up there? It's caused such a commotion, even Lord Tianquan Star has been imprisoned here and is seriously poisoned."
“Look at Lady Ningguang’s condition, her lips have turned purple. If no one comes to treat her soon, I don’t think she will live past noon today.”
Upon hearing his companion's words, Qianyan Jun, known as "Old Wu," immediately looked around warily, then glared fiercely at the young Qianyan Jun and reprimanded him in a low voice:
"Don't talk nonsense! Don't overthink it! We're just ordinary guards, paid for what we do. What right do we have to ask about what's going on upstairs?"
"The situation is unclear right now, so let's just keep our mouths shut and guard our cells. Otherwise, we might lose our jobs one day and not even know how we died!"
"If anything really happens, we can't afford to pay for it. Don't let us all be dragged down with us!"
Young Qian Yanjun shuddered at Lao Wu's words, his curiosity instantly replaced by fear.
He instinctively took two steps back, not daring to get any closer to the railing or speak, just keeping his head down and staring at the ground with evasive eyes.
Just then, a noise came from outside the General Affairs Department's prison.
Atractylodes macrocephala, this famous gynecological expert, ah, no, I mean, a famous divine doctor.
For reasons unknown, or perhaps because he had heard some rumors, he came to the General Affairs Department's prison area.
"Where is Lord Ningguang's cell?" Bai Shu asked a nearby Thousand Rock Army guard.
Upon seeing the revered Bai Shu arrive, the guards from the Thousand Rock Army immediately stepped forward with smiles and tried to dissuade him, saying, "Doctor Bai, Lord Yuhengxing has ordered that no one is allowed to inquire about this matter."
Upon hearing that it was Ke Qing who gave the order, Bai Shu retorted, "Yu Heng Xing was lying unconscious in Bu Bu Lu last night. How come I didn't know she gave the order?"
Subsequently, Bai Zhu was determined to treat Ning Guang.
The guards, Qianyan Army, were at a loss for what to do. That was what they had been told, and they were simply following orders.
But as the saying goes, everyone eats grains, and who can guarantee they won't get a headache or fever? As Liyue's best physician, who among the local swordsmen and gunners would dare to bare their teeth at Bai Zhu?
If you've angered Atractylodes macrocephala, Walnut from the Hall of Rebirth will be very happy.
Don't let yourself get hemorrhoid surgery and end up being given a "death sentence" by Bai Zhu, then have your funeral home burned down.
The guards from the Thousand Rock Army weren't fools. Seeing that Bai Shu was determined to treat Ning Guang, who was poisoned and unconscious, they pretended to be pushed away by Bai Shu, then fell to the ground and pretended to be asleep.
Anyway, I did try to stop him, but I got knocked unconscious by Bai Shu, so I can't blame myself.
All along the way, the entire Thousand Rock Army followed suit, pretending to be asleep, allowing Bai Shu to enter unnoticed and begin searching for the cell where Ning Guang was imprisoned.
Finally, Bai Zhu found Ning Guang, who was poisoned and unconscious, in the deepest cell.
Subsequently, Bai Shu obtained the cell key from the Qianyan Army guard who was pretending to be asleep and opened the cell door.
The white snake "Chang Sheng," hanging around Bai Zhu's neck, looked at the man lying on the bed, his face pale and clearly poisoned, and analyzed:
"It seems that the poison in Ningguang is exactly the same as the poison in Keqing. What exactly happened last night?"
Bai Shu didn't care what happened last night; all he knew was that he was there to save lives.
Upon hearing that Ningguang's poison was exactly the same as Keqing's, he realized he didn't need to waste time investigating what poison Ningguang had been poisoned with.
"I see. In that case, as long as we follow the treatment method that replicates Keqing, we can save a lot of time."
Subsequently, following the same method used to treat Ke Qing, Bai Zhu performed acupuncture on Ning Guang and personally gave her a detoxifying soup, which barely stabilized Ning Guang's condition.
Seeing that Bai Shu had finished treating Ning Guang, the Thousand Rock Army soldiers who had been pretending to be asleep slowly woke up and politely asked Bai Shu to leave.
After all, you've cured Bai Zhu and given us face, so we, the Qianyan Army, also need to protect our own livelihoods.
Although Bai Shu was eventually expelled from the prison, at least the goal was achieved.
"We've finally stabilized Ningguang's condition. If we had arrived half a day later, Hu Tao would have taken over."
The white snake "Chang Sheng" hanging around Bai Shu's neck asked Bai Shu a question.
"Bai Shu, don't you want to find out how Ning Guang got poisoned and is still locked up in the General Affairs Department's cell?"
Bai Shu glanced at Chang Sheng, shook his head, and said in a manner that suggested avoiding discussing state affairs, "Chang Sheng, we are doctors. Don't ask questions, don't say anything. Just focus on saving lives. Now we should go."
Immediately afterwards, Bai Shu bowed to the guards at the entrance of the General Affairs Department prison and said with gratitude, "Thank you all for your kindness."
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