Strongest Lady's

Ch. 25-I'm Not Going to Be Slothful

“You-uhuk!” the young man closed his mouth and continued to cough.

Weiruo only looked over from behind the prison bars, the young man's hands immediately moistened with fresh blood.

“What's that bad?” Weiruo turned around to make sure of things.

“Not your business!”

The young man was about to get up from his position but even to move his hands was already so heavy, his breathing also started to irregular and his gaze became blurred.

“It looks severe,” chirps Weiruo.

“Need help? Tell me what medicine for poison it is.”

“Pil ... Lotus...,” ogled the young man.

“Wait a minute.”

Weiruo walked outside, still the same as before, the guard standing at the door still asleep, Weiruo feeling less confident about the quality of the guards in the palace territory after seeing him.

The girl jumped over the wall covered in dense trees, after putting on the mask immediately Weiruo went to the Blue Lotus Association. Upon arrival there Weiruo went straight to the section selling pills as well as spiritual herbs.

“There are many types of Lotus Pills, regular Lotus Pills, Golden Lotus Pills, Ice Lotus Pills, and Sky Lotus Pills. The Association only has ordinary Lotus Pills and Golden Lotus Pills.”

Weiruo was speechless, he only heard if the young man asked for the Lotus Pill but did not hear the entirety of what was said before.

“I bought both.”

The girl who had taken Weiruo nodded her head in understanding and took some of the pills Weiruo needed.

The Golden Lotus Pill had such a high price for a single pill that Weiruo had only bought one Golden Lotus Pill, while the Lotus Pill that had a cheaper price Weiruo bought one bottle containing five pills.

Weiruo went down the stairs alone, midnight as now very few visitors came. The first floor of the Blue Lotus Association also looked so quiet, the tenant of the booth there would have chosen to rest and continue selling tomorrow.

Arriving at Weiruo's palace dungeon, Weiruo finds the young man sitting in meditation at the same place before Weiruo leaves him.

“This.” Weiruo took out one Lotus Pill and gave it to the young man.

The young man opened his eyes, hesitantly accepting the pill Weiruo gave him. After researching the pill for a while, the young man finally swallowed the Lotus Pill and began to recuperate.

“As payment, give me the poison you have.”

“For what?”

“I just want to have it.”

The young man took out a small jade bottle and threw it at Weiruo. “Consider it as a pill payment earlier,” he said before getting up and going to the corner of his cell.

“Wait!”

Weiruo stopped his steps and turned his head as the young man called out to him.

“What?”

“Free me.”

“Free me? Of course I can, but you have to be my subordinate.”

The young man raised his eyebrows and immediately quashed his desire to ask Weiruo to release him.

Weiruo only chuckled before leaving the palace prison.

***

“Nona must be happy,” muttered Yinyi who was carrying a basket filled with cakes from the empress' residence.

Yinyi had indeed often visited the empress' residence just to see the situation of Xuan Riuyi. Tonight Xuan Riuyi could not sleep so spent time chatting with Yinyi, when Yinyi wanted to return, the woman asked Yinyi to bring a plate of cake for her and Weiruo.

Tonight felt so quiet, but in the southern part of the palace it had become a natural thing and Yinyi was used to it. However, for some reason tonight Yinyi felt uneasy about the desolation around the Weiruo residence.

Suddenly a hand pulled Yinyi, a cold sensation from a sharp object Yinyi could feel on her neck. Yinyi's body seemed stiff and could not put up a fight.

Yinyi was pulled back by the figure of the young man, could the girl feel a sharp object ready to pierce her neck at any time.

“Stop or he will lose his life.”

A group of soldiers who had arrived instantly stopped their steps when the young man said so.

One of the soldiers raised his sword, but the young man quickly pressed down on the dagger on Yinyi's neck.

“Ugh....,” Yinyi groaned, fresh blood flowing from the scratch the young man had just made.

The young man walked back by making Yinyi his shield. However, just a few steps a small knife managed to hit the young man's right leg.

The attack clearly shocked everyone there, at the same time Weiruo's figure shot towards the young man and released Yinyi from the grasp of the young man who was now groaning in pain because his right leg was so painful.

Weiruo did not even give the young man a chance to react, he had already launched a kick that immediately made him bounce.

“Supply once you!”

The young man could barely dodge Weiruo's attack as his body felt limp.

“It looks like your poison is working fine.” Weiruo smiled faintly.

The young man was finally cornered, Weiruo's dagger pointed straight at the young man's neck, the girl looking unhesitating to slash the young man's neck before her now.

“You are disturbing the wrong person, I will not hesitate to kill you.”

Weiruo pulled his weapon and turned to the soldier who was still silent behind him.

“Take him to jail! The punishment will be decided personally!”

***

The next day Weiruo went straight to the young man in prison, where he saw both of the young man's legs handcuffed by prison guards.

“Leave me alone, I want to talk to him four eyes.”

The guard who escorted Weiruo did not dare to go against Weiruo's orders so he left Weiruo with the young man.

“My offer still applies.”

“Tch, a weak girl like you wants to make me your subordinate? Don't dream!”

“Creating chaos in the Medicine Hall, taking hostages, assaults inside the palace. One year jail seems to be enough,” said Weiruo.

The young man looked surprised to hear Weiruo's explanation just now, within a year it was enough to make the young man die from the poison in his body.

“How?”

Weiruo just stood looking at the young man with a meaningful smile, the girl had already found out about the Lotus Pill, the pill was widely used for poison as well as a fairly fatal illness. If you look at the condition of the young man before, Weiruo is sure if his condition is bad enough.

“What are my advantages of being your subordinate?” the young man smiled wryly at Weiruo.

“Quite a lot .. resources, a book of moves, and more. You will be my subordinate for a while, after which you are free to leave or stay.”

The young man thought for a moment, actually following Weiruo was not a bad thing he thought, but he was used to freedom, being subordinate to others was not the way it worked.

Moreover, he has a problem with Weiruo due to his actions last night.

“If until the sun goes down you don't make a decision immediately then I can't help you.”

Weiruo raised his hand resignedly to the young man's decision, then left just like that.

“T-wait! I'll follow you!”

“Good choice. What's your name?”

“Da Feng.”