Chapter 1574: One Person is Enough
“I was thinking, you can’t get away from here, and I can go to Huayan Peak alone, after all, I’m an alchemist, and perhaps my visit will benefit Xiang Qiyan’s injuries.”
Seeing that he remained silent, An Jiuyue spoke up.
Eldest Brother Yan is a brother here, and Xiang Qiyan over there, is equally a brother. Since Qian Jiyun can’t get away, let her go instead.
Moreover, it was more advantageous for her to go, after all, she was the alchemist. If Qian Jiyun went, he probably wouldn’t be of much use and could only stand by helplessly.
“I’ll have Even Yan Nuo accompany you.”
Qian Jiyun pondered for a while before finally lifting his head to look at her and said.
“No need, I can go by myself.”
An Jiuyue refused him, Even Yan Nuo still had things to do here, and when she got to Huayan Peak, there would be many people she could make use of.
“No one can harm me within the borders of Daqing Kingdom, and when I get to the Five Elements Domain, I can have Lan Zhiyi and the others meet me, so rest assured, nothing will happen.”
“Let Even Yan Nuo take you…”
“Really, it’s not necessary.”
Qian Jiyun wanted to say something more, but An Jiuyue interrupted him.
“I will ride Trike over, it’s really quick. If Even Yan Nuo accompanied me, I’d have to send him back, which would be more of a hassle.”
Qian Jiyun understood that she was telling the truth. Even Yan Nuo going along was not necessary, but how could he be at ease letting her go alone?
The two discussed for a while longer; originally, Qian Jiyun was thinking of dropping the matters in the capital and going back with her.
But just at this time, Eldest Brother Yan came looking for him, saying that they had captured the people preparing the poison, but the Half Puppet Poison that should have been seized was nowhere to be found.
Upon interrogation, it became clear that those who held the Half Puppet Poison and those who administered the poison were not the same group.
That is to say, the old emperor still had another group of people in his hands, they were the true holders of the Half Puppet Poison, the most lethal poison, which must be found.
As a result, Qian Jiyun could no longer leave. He could only earnestly entrust An Jiuyue with multiple instructions and have her contact Lan Zhiyi first before departing from the capital.
“Second brother, don’t worry. Second sister-in-law’s capabilities are king-like wherever she goes; she’ll be fine,” Xia Junfeng, who had come along to see her off, said as he saw his second brother looking reluctantly at the night sky that had long been empty, comforting him.
But it was this remark that drew a sharp glance from his second brother.
“Shut up!”
“Oh.”
Xia Junfeng quickly responded, then shut his mouth.
Alright, it was his unnecessary meddling; but truly, there were lots of matters to deal with here. Importantly, even though the old emperor had confessed to the location of the poison, they still had not captured the person.
Both Eldest Brother and his second brother didn’t suspect the old emperor to have deceived them; they felt that the old emperor must have been tricked by someone else. The poison must be in the hands of someone, who was planning some vile deed.
“Second brother, let’s go back now; Eldest Brother is waiting for us.”
“Let’s go.”
Qian Jiyun let out a deep sigh before turning around.
The sooner he dealt with the matters here, the sooner he would be able to return to Huayan Peak.
In the imperial quarters, the old emperor also found it inexplicable.
Now, where would he dare to go against his third son, the traitor? He only hoped for his third son to provide him with the antidote every day, so that he wouldn’t be in so much pain.