Wu Qing was stunned for a moment. She had never seen Fang Zilan like this before. Her expression was as determined as if she had made the most important decision in her life. Her smile looked relieved but also a little bitter.
"What are you going to do?" Wu Qing asked subconsciously, but she saw that Fang Zilan's face became a little more serious, "Serving people with sex, and the love fades and the love fades. If I really become Li Shengxuan's woman, I will also It’s impossible to win his heart, she’s just a plaything, not to mention he won’t marry another woman named Fang.”
"I will become Li Shengxuan's indispensable support, forcing him to give his heart to me. Are you satisfied with this answer?" Fang Zilan asked back, but Wu Qing couldn't help laughing, "Fang Zilan, you must not be so naive. , do you know how difficult it is to become Li Shengxuan's support?"
"I'm not good at stealing hearts. I would rather be a sword than someone's woman." Fang Zilan looked at the person in front of her steadily, "You and the young master should both know that it is difficult to become the woman who makes Li Shengxuan attracted. It’s easier to be the sword in his hand.”
"You are the sword in the hands of the young master." Wu Qing smiled, with a solemn expression, "You know better than anyone else." "I am the sword in the hands of the young master, but he has already handed me into the hands of others." Fang Zilan said in a tone of voice Indifferently, "I know that once I enter the ghost gate, I will never go back. I will not betray the young master. I only ask that the young master allows me to complete this task in my own way."
"Young master said before I came here that this task is related to your family and life, and more importantly to the life and death of the entire ghost sect, so he can only entrust it to you." Wu Qing's tone was a little looser, not as cold as before, But it was a little heavier, "You are the sharpest sword in the hands of the master, and a unique sword in the world. The master will not hand you over to anyone."
"Wu Qing, I will definitely do what I promised. Please rest assured, sir, but it is my own choice as to what to do." Fang Zilan's tone was full of unquestionable momentum, which made Wu Qing not know what to say for a moment, and she could only be stunned. Looking at her calmly, "Why do you have to choose the most difficult path every time?"
"Every time?" Fang Zilan was stunned, and Wu Qing suddenly smiled bitterly, "Isn't it? When you were seven years old, the young master gave you a choice, and you chose to become the sharpest sword in the young master's hand. When you were twelve years old, you planted Gu Du killed someone for the first time, and even though he was scared to death, he still didn't regret it. You didn't have to go to such a point."
Did this ancient Fang Zilan choose to be a killer? She thought about Wu Qing's words over and over, and the intermittent memories in her mind seemed to be threaded by a thread. The scenes were connected together and made her laugh out loud, "Wu Qing, I have no right to choose at all. "She smiled, but her eyes became red, and her tears fell on the brocade quilt drop by drop. Wu Qing beside her didn't say anything and just left in silence.
In these memories, Fang Zilan remembered that her mother told her to protect herself at all times. Until she has the most important person to her, she must protect two people.
The most important person to her is the young master. When she was seven years old, she and her mother went to the temple to offer incense, but for unknown reasons they were secretly assassinated. Her mother died on the spot. Just when her life was hanging by a thread, it was the young master who saved her, and she went to hell to repay her kindness.
She still remembers the choice she made when she first entered the underworld, whether to be a killer or a craftsman, it all depended on her.
She chose a killer, but a girl born with a weak body could never become the best killer. So she planted the poison and used its power to become the top killer. No one knew how painful it was behind her, but she was willing to do it for the young master.
Thinking about it now, the reason why he had to become a killer in the first place was probably because he wanted to have the power to protect himself and his son. If you don't have enough strength, you will use any means to hurt others and yourself to get it, but now the young master still hands her into the hands of others.
Fang Zilan only found the unspeakable sadness funny, but she couldn't escape the fate of the chess pieces at all. It turned out that it was so difficult to stay indestructible, let alone have a place of her own.
Now Li Shengxuan is her only straw. From Prince Xiang to Emperor, he still has a lot to do. Finding an opportunity to become his right-hand man is the last way out she can think of. If she wants to go on in this era, all she has left is herself.
"What is Miss Fang thinking about?" Li Shengxuan's voice reached her ears, interrupting her thoughts. She raised her head and met Li Shengxuan's smiling eyes, "Your Highness..." Her voice was still a little hoarse. She wanted to say something but she could only call her a name. The following words stung her with breath. Her throat made her swallow it alive.
Fortunately, Li Shengxuan didn't care, "What was Miss Fang so lost in thought just now that she didn't even notice that I came in?" He said and sat beside her bed, but frowned when he saw her expression clearly. "Have you cried?" She was stunned for a moment after hearing this, but she didn't refute. She must be looking terrible now.
"Miss Fang?" Li Shengxuan frowned more tightly, "What happened to you?" "The injury has not healed, it hurts." Fang Zilan tried to suppress her emotions and spoke lightly, but Li Shengxuan did not let her go and asked. : "Does it just hurt?"
"Your Highness still has many things to be busy with, so there is no need to waste time on me." Fang Zilan's hands hidden under the brocade quilt were tightly clenched into fists. She only wanted to send Li Shengxuan away quickly, but she never thought of Li Shengxuan's hand probing the next second. He got under the brocade quilt and held her hand, "If it was just because of the injury, you wouldn't be like this."
Fang Zilan was stimulated by his sudden offensive behavior and said in a cold voice: "Your Highness, you are too stubborn. It hurts if I say it." An unknown fire surged out from nowhere, maybe it was just to express her anger, and she suddenly shook off Prince Xiang's hand. Hands, the whole person shrank to the corner of the bed.
Seeing Fang Zilan's unkind tone, Li Shengxuan was not annoyed, "I just came to tell Miss Fang that you can cash in on me at any time if you want the reward." After saying that, he stood up and said, "Also, Miss Fang's name for me should be changed. ”
"Your Majesty?" Fang Zilan called out this title uncertainly, and Li Shengxuan just smiled and nodded, turned and left.
The overall situation was decided, and Fang Zilan couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, but this also meant that there was no room for change in the task given to her by Wu Qing. And for every word she says, if she wants it to come true, she must pay a corresponding price.
Thinking of this, she took out her clenched fists from the brocade quilt, spread her fingers and found a small celadon bottle in her palm, which was the medicine that Wu Qing had placed beside her before she left.
It had been less than three months since she last took the medicine. She still remembered the old man's words at that time. She thought she would rather die than take the medicine that might kill her again, but now she must have the corresponding abilities if she wants to survive. , even if it only takes a few years, as long as she is here, she must do her best.
The memory in her mind seemed to be opened because of Wu Qing's words. When she was twelve years old, she planted a poison. This poison would slowly eat away at her body, drain her blood, and bring her unfathomable dangers. Internal strength cultivation. However, as she grew up, the poison also grew every year.
As a killer, she must use force, but the more times she uses force, the greater the damage the poison will do to her body. The young master found someone to make medicine and feed it while suppressing the poison in her body. He also said when she planted the poison However, if one day she regrets it, she can pull out the poison at any time.
But both the young master and she knew very well that without the poison, she would be just an ordinary weak woman. Self-preservation would be a problem, and it would be impossible for her to become the best sword in the world.
She needed strength, and the young master needed an invincible sword, so from the moment she planted the poison, there was no turning back. The only outcome might be to be torn apart by the poison until she died.
The poison is overbearing, and now she has lost her sense of pain, and she will lose more in the future, but if she wants to continue, she will have to pay the price. With this thought in mind, she opened the celadon bottle.
Li Shengxuan entered the Qiankun Palace, and Fang Zilan entered the palace as a high-ranking female official. However, she was seriously injured and could not do anything for a while. For her, it was just a different place to recuperate.
The doctor Li Shengxuan hired to treat her injuries was now an imperial doctor, and he was very attentive and thoughtful in conducting consultations every day. That day, after the imperial doctor came to check her pulse, he showed a happy smile on his face and praised: "Although the girl's injury has not yet healed, I see that you are in good spirits, girl. It is really a miracle."
Although the imperial doctor was amazed that her injuries healed so quickly, she knew in her heart that this was not a miracle, but just the effect of the poison on her body.
"It's all thanks to Mr. Mister's wonderful hand for rejuvenation." Fang Zilan said the first half of the sentence politely, paused for a moment, and quickly changed her voice in the second half of the sentence, "But the abnormality on my body..."
"Don't worry, girl, I will never reveal a word to the emperor." The imperial doctor was also very discerning. He gave his assurance before Fang Zilan finished speaking, and Fang Zilan smiled slightly and said: "Of course I believe sir, but I still have to Sir, you know." She said as she put the dagger in her sleeve against the imperial doctor's neck, "What will be the consequences if you tell anyone."
"Girl, spare your life!" The imperial doctor trembled like chaff, "The old man will definitely bring the girl's secret into the coffin." "Secret?" Fang Zilan's face became more smiling, but the imperial doctor trembled even more fiercely, "The old man made a mistake, young lady. My body is healthy and my injuries are almost healed, which is really gratifying..."
The imperial doctor spoke incoherently, Fang Zilan put away the dagger, and the imperial doctor immediately fell to the ground, gasping for air. "Thank you sir." Fang Zilan looked at the embarrassed man on the ground without stopping.
The person Li Shengxuan found was indeed capable. In addition to treating her injuries, he also saw the poison in her body and asked her many obscure questions on the pretext of treating her injuries.
However, upon further questioning, the lady was very measured and tight-lipped, and she saw something that she never said clearly. She tried several times to no avail, and was not sure how much inside information he knew, so she simply told him directly what the consequences would be if she told him.
It's just that... Fang Zilan smiled bitterly in her heart. She would actually threaten other people's lives. If this doctor accidentally said it, I'm afraid... She didn't dare to think about it anymore. She held a dagger in her sleeve. His hand tightened a little more.
