The Phoenix Reborn Book II

Chapter 13 He Conscious

“What?” Wu Meilan and Yuanli looked very confused to hear this. “Aware?” The eyes of the two looked at Huang Miaoling's figure who was completely silent and showed no sign of consciousness in the slightest. From either side, all the two girls saw was someone who was asleep.

Liang Fenghong's hand was still holding onto Huang Miaoling's wrist. “The poison that flows in his body is Shi Dong Li [1], a poison that only shuts down the ability to move, but does not turn off consciousness.”

Liang Fenghong saw a faint bruise on Huang Miaoling's neck. He touched the bruise and then clenched his hand.

“They hit his nape to dispel his consciousness. Know Ling’er is a martial expert, they know he will recover faster than ordinary people.” Liang Fenghong walked down the side of Huang Miaoling's neck, which contained a trace of dried blood, a sign that there was a pointed and thin object that had been thrust there. “Therefore, they used poison that made sure he could not fight back. So ...” The continuation of the man's speech was floating blankly in the air.

Wu Meilan and Yuanli did not force Liang Fenghong to continue his explanation, they knew clearly what purpose the Death Troop used such poison on Huang Miaoling. For all the trouble Huang Miaoling had given him, Li Guifei must have ordered the Death Squad to use the poison so that the girl could feel for herself the agony of losing her good name and pure sense of failure. Unable to do anything and only being able to fall silent while letting his bright future fall apart, that was the most satisfying retaliation one could take.

“So ... cruel,” whispered Wu Meilan, realizing that the enemy he faced was far more terrible than the enemy that had once been rampant in his kingdom.

Yes, when compared to Empress Dowager He who preferred to directly take the life of his enemy, Li Guifei would rather play tricks on his target and allow his enemy to sink slowly into despair. What a horrible woman.

Liang Fenghong took a deep breath and said, “The only way to remove this poison is by means of Bi Xue [2].” His words were followed by a puzzling look from Wu Meilan and Yuanli who did not understand what he was talking about. “By thrusting the needle at some specific point, I will interrupt the blood flow and forcefully remove the poison from Ling’er's body,” he explained briefly with a trembling look. “It ... will be very painful.”

Wu Meilan immediately turned his head towards his servant and said, “Come do Young Master Liang's orders.” Following his orders, the maid immediately saluted and ran away from the room. Wu Meilan then turned to Liang Fenghong. “I am not a medical expert, but from Young Master Liang's explanation, can I conclude that Miss Huang will lose a lot of blood?”

“It's true.” Liang Fenghong continued, “However, the Princess need not worry. I have my own plan to overcome the lack of blood. The most important thing now is ... reduce pain.” His view turned serious. “Pain is able to disturb the soul, it is more dangerous.”

Seeing that at this moment all they could do was wait, Yuanli decided to talk about one other important thing. “Chairman,” called him to make Liang Fenghong avert his gaze. “I did not have time to say this earlier, but I am sure that Huang Wushuang is involved with this problem,” he explained.

Wu Meilan who heard Yuanli's words immediately interrupted. “We did meet him.” He explained about what happened briefly to Yuanli, the expression on his face was clearly unfriendly. “What a good sister,” he said at the end of the explanation sarcastically, really not the nature usually shown by the Princess of the kingdom of Wu.

Yuanli's hand immediately clenched listening to Wu Meilan's explanation. ‘Jal*ng that ...’ His forehead wrinkled. Then, he remembered one other thing. “Until now, Yunlin has not returned. I'm worried ...” He did not finish his words.

Hearing this, Liang Fenghong was pensive. Yuanli had explained how Ling Zhongcheng, the escort bodyguard of Wang Wuyu, was involved in the kidnapping of Huang Miaoling along with the head of the Death Squad, Xiaoye. From the interaction told by Yuanli, it was obvious that Ling Zhongcheng had a more dire status than the Death Squad Leader himself. That way, he could deduce that ...The Death Troop was under the influence of Wang Wuyu and not the Li family.

If so, then hadn't it been all this time ...it could be said that Li Hongxia served Wang Wuyu?

Liang Fenghong's forehead wrinkled. ‘Less precise,’ inner. He gazed towards Huang Miaoling, trying to recall all the events that had happened in Shi kingdom and Wu kingdom. Eyes squeaking. ‘Wang Wuyu wants ... use the same way as used by Empress Dowager He?’

If the rebellion of Empress Dowager He and Great General Qiang is successful, then the woman will rule the kingdom of Wu. This would make Wang Xiangqi easily ascend to the throne and shift Wang Zhengyi as the leader of the Shi kingdom in the future. It was an incredible ending for Li Hongxia and Empress Dowager He. It's just that it takes planning and effort to reach such a beautiful end.

Li Hongxia's fairly poor reputation among the officials made his plan to put Wang Xiangqi on the throne a little more difficult. In addition, it would be even more dangerous and troublesome if all the scandals involving the Li family were revealed? The death of Qing Guifei, Yang Changxi, the assassin of the Second Prince and the Third Prince ….

The expression painted on Liang Fenghong's face turned ghastly. With Wang Wuyu's intelligence that had bloomed since he was so young, it was no surprise that the man had managed to grasp the weakness of the Li family and force Li Hongxia to cooperate with him. At the same time, Wang Wuyu used Li Hongxia to strike a deal with Empress Dowager He.

Although Wang Wuyu's mother, Yang Defei, chose to turn away from the power struggle, it seemed that her son did not have the same intentions. Even after taking the oath, Wang Wuyu tried hard to find a way to regain his right to fight for power.

Power and the throne are two things that go side by side, but at the same time. A person who has a throne does not necessarily have power. On the contrary, one is capable of power without having a throne. Isn't that what happened with Emperor Huatai and Empress Dowager He before?

From the nature of the Fifth Prince, Liang Fenghong knew that Wang Wuyu did not just want the throne. The man wants power. He wanted to follow in the footsteps of Empress Dowager He and lead Shi's kingdom through Wang Xiangqi.

‘Wang Xiangqi may be the granddaughter of Li Hongxia, but she is definitely a nobody in the eyes of Empress Dowager He. Since Wang Xiangqi had no blood relation to her, Empress Dowager He did not care if the young man became Wang Wuyu's puppet in Shi kingdom. Most importantly, he was able to control the Wu kingdom,’ Liang Fenghong explained everything to himself. His grip on Huang Miaoling's hand strengthened. ‘However, you came and destroyed the plans of two of the most venomous snakes in two countries. No wonder one who still survives wants to make sure you suffer.’

Seeing Liang Fenghong drowning in his daydream, Yuanli took action to resuscitate him. “Chairman?” call him.

Liang Fenghong quickly regained his senses. He then released Huang Miaoling's hand and stood up to face Yuanli. “You have come to Huang Shufei's residence?” his tan was accompanied by a nod of Yuanli's head. “Go back there and explain to Huang Shufei everything that happened. She's a smart woman, I'm sure she can cover up all your moves from Li Guifei who is now clearly aware that you're not on Huang Wushuang's side.”

Yuanli nodded his head. “I understand, Chairman.” He threw a final glance at Huang Miaoling before finally bowing his respects to Liang Fenghong and Wu Meilan.

As Yuanli reached the door, Liang Fenghong said, “About Yunlin ...,”—dia was silent for a moment—“I will have Xiaoming investigate her whereabouts. However,”—Liang Fenghong closed his eyes—“don't expect much.”

Yuanli's gaze darkened upon hearing that. The girl closed her eyes, then took a deep breath. His little heart shouted out hope, but his logic had concluded that Liang Fenghong's words were very reasonable.

Yuanli opened his eyes and turned around to give Liang Fenghong a final salute. “Thank you, Chairman.” Then, he closed the door of Wu Meilan's room and walked out of the courtyard. His gaze that was shrouded in black fog emitted an extremely viscous killing aura. ‘Huang Wushuang!’

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[1] Shi Dong Li ( ⁇ ): Poison-killing ability to move.

[2] Bi Xue ( ⁇ ): Forcibly pushing poison out of the body.

Note: Drug + This poison is pure imaginary author.

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A/N: The author can only sigh.

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