"Apart from near the wound, do you feel any discomfort in other parts of your body?" Xiaoyue said like a competent doctor, "The poisons used by assassins are relatively rare. Most of them are obtained through personal research. We spent a lot of time to analyze and detoxify the effect. Although it can be guaranteed, it cannot be confirmed whether the poison will have any side effects."
"Yes, after confirming that the assassin used no conventional poison, Sister Xiaoyue spent a lot of effort to prepare the antidote based on your clinical reaction and blood condition. I asked Lord Ellens to collect all the ingredients." Leonhardt helped, "We are very lucky that you can wake up. If you feel unwell, you must tell us and Xiaoyue will find a way."
Xiaoyue described the detoxification process very simply, and it sounded like she did not analyze the condition in time. Leonhardt didn't want An to think that it was Xiaoyue's inability to confirm whether there were any sequelae, so he explained it again.
The second half of the sentence was indeed what Leonhardt was thinking. If the toxicity really remains, Xiaoyue will definitely find a solution as long as An can tell the symptoms truthfully.
The doubt in An's eyes flashed away.
Examining his own condition, he said after two or three seconds:
"It just looks like he's been sleeping for a long time, nothing else."
It wasn’t that An didn’t understand what Leonhardt meant by those words. It was precisely because he understood that he couldn’t answer with a simple “It’s okay”. For serious and responsible people, these two words are more like perfunctory, which will only increase their suspicion.
"Miss Xiaoyue, thank you very much. If you hadn't treated my wounds, I can't imagine how worried my sister and the others would be," An said seriously.
Even though it was a little inconvenient for him to move now, he still straightened his upper body and bowed to Xiao Yue to thank him.
"This is my duty, no need to thank you." Xiaoyue said quickly, while going to Fu'an.
Xiaoyue reached out near An's shoulders. Her right hand paused, avoiding An's wound, and then helped him up.
"You should rest peacefully and cultivate yourself, putting your health first."
Normally, Leonhardt would not find anything strange when he saw this scene, but when he remembered that An had just asked about the relationship between Xiaoyue and Leko, the smile that had been suppressed at that time surged up again, making His expression became a little strange.
Xiao Yue stood up and looked back at Leonhardt.
Leonhardt was startled and turned around quickly.
An, who had just helped Miku lie down again, heard the noise and looked at Leonhardt strangely.
Xiaoyue didn't say anything, and looked away. After looking back at An, she looked at Miku in his arms.
An noticed something, turned around, and found that Xiao Yue looked at Miku with very soft eyes.
Huh?
An looked at Miku who was sleeping and didn't understand what was happening.
When did the relationship between Miss Shinozuki and Miku become so good?
An was confused.
"Do you need me to send Miss Miku back to the room?" Xiaoyue's eyes returned to calmness, and she performed court etiquette and asked softly.
"Ah, no need, she is sleeping very deeply, just don't make too much noise." With Liliana's words, An had no intention of sending Miku back to the room.
He held the back of Miku's neck, moved his body, let her lie next to him, and covered her with the quilt.
An's movements were very light and steady. During the whole process, Miku only had the hair on his forehead swaying slightly with the flow of air. It was as if he was afraid of waking Miku up.
"I understand." Xiaoyue nodded.
The corners of her mouth raised slightly, as if it was an illusion.
An arranged Miku's hair and made sure that she was breathing steadily and was still immersed in sleep.
Then he looked at Xiaoyue: "Did the assassin ask anything?"
When it came to business, Leonhardt calmed down his expression and also looked back.
Under the gaze of the two people, Xiaoyue arranged her words and looked a little solemn: "The assassin we captured came from the rebels hiding on the border of the empire."
Rebels?
An was puzzled by this statement.
The empire was united long ago and has grown rapidly since then, becoming the most prosperous and powerful country in the world. All this is due to Regent Laikona's amazing methods in the eyes of others. In many places, his deeds are even comparable to myths and are talked about in people's mouths.
The speed and degree of development of the empire are somewhat dreamy in the eyes of other countries, but no matter how dreamy it is, there are always practical problems that cannot be escaped.
Just like those countries that were annexed by the empire. Even if Lecco convinces the vast majority of the ruling class with the "big sword and gold" method, there will definitely be some people who will not allow their status and interests to be damaged even a little bit.
An believed that Leko had dealt with a lot of people like this back then, and the rulers he had convinced would also clean up some on their own when they saw it.
But killing will definitely not solve the problem fundamentally. There will always be people escaping through their own secret passages. Most of those who escaped had a certain degree of charisma and wealth, and thought of making a comeback one day.
It is true that Lecco was an outstanding and excellent ruler. He treated the people of these annexed countries equally and allowed them to live a much happier life together with the people of the original empire than in the past. This allowed him to win the support of the people while minimizing the emergence of opposition.
But in the midst of change, although Lecco's methods are gentle enough, it is inevitable that some people will become dissatisfied for various reasons, and if they are bewitched by people with ulterior motives, they will become one of them.
An is not surprised that there are people who oppose the empire, but he doesn't understand why the existence of enough to be called "rebels" can continue to this day. With the methods Lecco showed, there is no reason why this problem cannot be solved even in the most difficult way.
An, who was confused, suddenly noticed that Leonhardt's face was ugly.
Xiaoyue explained: "Lord Leko has solved all the remaining problems back then. These rebels became prosperous again after he disappeared."
An's expression changed.
"These rebels have appeared on the border in the past two years. Many villages have been harassed by them. Our army has tried to exterminate them several times, but it was difficult to capture them due to the unfamiliar terrain, and the local residents did not dare to lead the way because of fear, so they were delayed. It will never be eradicated." Leonhard blamed himself, "I was planning to dispatch personnel from the Imperial Guard to investigate the border in the middle of this year and assist the army in the eradication, but I didn't expect..."
"They actually dared to send assassins to attack!" Leonhardt gritted his teeth, "A group of gangsters only dared to jump out and cause chaos after Brother Wang disappeared!"
An was poisoned and injured, and the rebels rebelled. Both events were related to the direction Leonhardt was responsible for. This made him feel extremely angry while blaming himself, and his fists clenched.
Leonhardt can't wait to go and kill all those rebels now!
"Lian, control your emotions."
An's voice sounded like a warning bell in Leonhardt's ears. When Leonhardt woke up, he noticed that Ann's expression was very serious.
An stared into Xiaoyue's eyes and asked, "What do you think of the authenticity of the news?"
"Ninety-nine percent." Xiaoyue answered seriously, "I'm sorry I can't tell you the interrogation process in detail."
"I trust your judgment."
"It doesn't matter."
Leonhart and An said in unison.
After a pause, he said again: "The assassin is now..."
"Properly handled."
Xiaoyue's expression and eyes didn't change much, but it made people feel an inexplicable chill.
An shuddered first, then seemed to realize something, and his eyes widened a little. He looked at Xiaoyue, who had a calm face, and then at Leonhart, who was confused by what he saw.
"..."
An shook his head.
After sorting out his thoughts, he sighed: "The nature of the problem has changed..."
"What?" After Leonhardt subconsciously asked, he also reacted and frowned tightly.
"Originally it was just an internal struggle for power, but with the emergence of rebels, the nature changed."
Rebels only appear at the borders of the empire, and their whereabouts are difficult to track, frequently harassing border villages. It’s hard to believe that other countries didn’t do this at all.
The assassin comes from the rebels and is familiar with the fighting skills of the imperial guards. This means that the empire's top officials are involved with the rebels... No, this is beyond the word "involvement", it is collusion!
The struggle for power exists from the country down to small families and small groups. We cannot agree with it but it is understandable. However, colluding with rebels or rebels influenced by other countries may very well cause the empire to split, causing that land, or even a larger area, to fall into war again!
The nature is completely different from the struggle for power!
"hiss--"
There was a sudden stabbing pain in his head, which calmed An's fluctuating emotions a lot.
His thinking was not affected in any way.
Rationally speaking, An doesn't know whether to believe what Xiaoyue said, but this is indeed the worst case scenario and must be considered!
There was a cold light in An's eyes that he couldn't even detect.
