Chapter 33: Flame Flower (1)
The royal city of Zhou Dynasty.
The rumored cold-blooded Prince Jing was assassinated? I really don't know whether I should be happy or worried. Zhou Yan did a lot of cold-blooded things on a daily basis. Not to mention hating him, there were countless people who wanted to kill him. But the assassination of Prince Jing, the second most important figure in the great country of Zhou, made people feel a little uneasy...
Everyone in the palace was busy with Zhou Yan's affairs.
After Zhou Yan was sent back, he was seriously injured and unconscious. Zhou Cheng ordered him to be sent to the palace. The severity of his injuries was unimaginable. After traveling long distances for several days, Zhou Yan was already dying. Xue Han, the first imperial physician of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and Wang Yezheng, who was sent by Zhao Ziheng to assist in the treatment of Yinyin, worked together to treat him. At the same time, Zhou Cheng also convened an emergency meeting because the seriousness of the injury of a prince outside was not trivial...
"How dare they dare to assassinate my Great Zhou's Prince Jing? I will never forgive them easily."
"Your Majesty, please make sure to investigate thoroughly. We cannot let the assassin of Prince Jing go easily—"
“Yes, yes, that’s right—”
"Send the troops—"
"That's right. Ever since Prince Jing was injured, the Snow Mountain has been blocked. If we send troops to the Snow Mountain, we will definitely be able to find those people—"
Not only the ministers, but even Prime Minister Zhou was angered by the assassination attempt.
"Everyone be quiet—"
A majestic voice suppressed the indignant noise of the whole audience. This person was Zhang Ren. His voice was not only loud but also full of oppressive majesty. Everyone present immediately quieted down. Zhou Cheng also regained his composure and turned to look at Zhang Ren...
"I don't agree with sending troops at this moment. To be honest, even if we send troops there now, we may not be able to find the assassin. Even if we turn the snow mountain over, they dare to assassinate there and they will definitely be able to escape unscathed. In addition, there are not many people left in our army there, and we don't know the terrain there. Can you say that there is no other exit except the place we blocked?"
With just these simple words, those who had just spoken lowered their heads. They didn't even think of such a simple truth. It was unclear whether they were blinded by anger or were really so ignorant. Zhang Ren didn't want to pursue the matter.
"Indeed, the assassination of Prince Jing is a serious matter, but we don't know the whereabouts of the enemy. The world is so big that it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Reckless driving will only make us fall into the hands of others. We must first wake up Prince Jing and then ask him about the details of the assassination after he wakes up. Although we have learned some information from the people accompanying us, I think Prince Jing must have noticed something, otherwise he would not have suddenly changed his route-"
What Zhang Ren said was a wise move. Losing your composure would only lead to bad things. Soon, Zhou Cheng regained his usual calmness. To be honest, even he himself did not expect that he would lose his composure because of Zhou Yan's matter...
"Just do as the Prime Minister said. We will wait until Prince Jing wakes up before making any decisions. However, we will strengthen the border defenses and conduct strict checks on all entrants. Anyone with suspicious behavior will be interrogated first."
"yes--"
Zhou Cheng, who had calmed down, quickly issued instructions, which meant that the State of Zhou would enter a state of alert. This was not entirely because Zhou Yan had been assassinated, but more because the world was now in a state of unrest and chaos. If it was not handled with enough caution, it would likely be invaded like the State of Zhao.
Combining two contemporary famous doctors with superb medical skills.
After working tirelessly and treating Zhou Yan day and night, his condition finally stabilized...
"The situation has stabilized. All we have to do now is wait for him to wake up and then take care of himself. He will recover quickly—"
Xue Han was reporting Zhou Yan's situation to Zhou Cheng. From his tired face, it could be seen that he must not have rested in the past two days. The same was true for Wang Ye beside him. Zhou Yan, who was lying on the bed, was sleeping...
"Thank you for your hard work. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid he would--"
Zhou Cheng was grateful to Xue Han and Wang Ye from the bottom of his heart. No matter what Zhou Yan had done, as long as it did not involve hurting Yin Yin, he still valued this blood-related brother very much.
"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. This is my humble servant's duty—"
Wang Ye, who was standing aside, looked at Xue Han's attitude towards Zhou Cheng as a monarch and his subject, and seemed to feel unhappy.
"By the way, I would also like to thank Doctor Wang for coming to assist—"
"No need, I just received a request from someone, no need to thank me—"
Zhou Cheng's gratitude to Wang Ye was unexpectedly easily overturned by Wang Ye. Was he entrusted by someone? Zhou Cheng was very confused. Zhou Yan had brought him back in the first place, and without saying anything, he asked him to treat Yin Yin together with Xue Han. Xue Han seemed to have no meaning for it, and instead strongly recommended it? It was as if he and Wang Ye were old acquaintances?
"...But I never thought that there would be someone whose medical skills are comparable to Xue Han's—"
After so long, Zhou Cheng had more or less realized that Wang Ye was not an ordinary civilian doctor, and his words had other meanings. Xue Han and Wang Ye both sensed this and remained silent, apparently not intending to answer.
"By the way, how is Yinyin doing?"
"My princess is still the same. We can't develop anything with just the ice grass. My humble servant and I have been researching for so long but have still found nothing—"
" Does that mean we can only make changes after we find the ' Flame Flower'?"
"Yes!"
"What about 'Ice Grass'?"
"When the 'Ice Grass' was first sent back, it almost withered. Fortunately, we placed it in a hot furnace in time. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I still wouldn't have believed that the bone-chilling 'Ice Grass' would actually be more vibrant in such a hot place. If it were an ordinary herb, it would have withered long ago. I didn't expect that once it entered a high-temperature place, a ball of cold mist would immediately appear from the 'Ice Grass' and wrap around the entire 'Ice Grass' to prevent it from being swallowed by the high temperature. After these days of research, I found that the 'Ice Grass' appears to be an extremely cold and yin elixir, but in fact, it contains extremely high levels of extremely yang and hot substances—"
"Oh? So, in fact, 'Ice Grass' is a very yang thing?"
"I dare not draw any conclusions about this. 'Ice Grass' is an extremely rare spiritual herb. It is not easy to give a theory. I only know about it from the book left by my master. The details are not very clear. I only know that it must be refined together with 'Flame Flower'. Both are indispensable. If one is missing and the other is refined alone, it will become a deadly poison that will kill people immediately-"
Xue Han came to the conclusion based on what he had read the books and what he knew from the actual situation. In simple terms, it should not be underestimated or neglected. It seems that care should also be taken in the formula, otherwise it will still become a deadly poison. In other words, although this method can save Yin Yin, there are also considerable risks, and the chance of continued survival is only half.