Help! I just woke up and was stabbed by a big kid

If King Yin believed that Gu Dashi and Gu Xu were the same people he saw in the woods that day, one foolish and the other casual, then there would be no need for him to set up such an elaborate plan.

King Yin must have believed that one of Gu Xu and Gu Dashi was a smart man, which is why he would rather take the risk of exposing his power and use the Xu family to get the contract.

Meticulous, without any flaws. This is very much like the style of the Yin king, cautious and careful, always using a knife to kill people, never showing off.

Gu Yue asked why he had not seen anyone from King Yin come to curry favor with him for several months after he and King Yin parted ways in the forest. He was afraid that they had been thoroughly investigated at that time, and a trap had been set in secret.

Gu Xu should have started investigating King Yin at that time. In this world line, King Yin confronted Gu Xu in advance, showing his interest in Gu Xu and exposing his ambitions, so Gu Xu struck hard and immediately found an important clue that would only appear in the later period - Xu's.

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Gu Yue still has full trust in Gu Xu. Of course, in the original story, Gu Xu has complete control over Wumen, has the crown prince, and has the female protagonist as his adviser, but he himself is also a very capable person. If it were Gu Yue, what would happen if he had a bad start? He would still be played around by the palm of his hand.

Next... we must take the initiative to attack King Yin.

But, backstab quietly.

……

Luoyang, the Eastern Palace of the Imperial City.

"Your Highness, there is movement from King Yin's side."

"Oh? What did you intercept?" Qin Zhaoyue asked.

The room is simply decorated, but carefully crafted. The stained glass windows are inlaid with translucent colored glaze, making the whole room very bright.

Lu Tianyunduan sat on a small bamboo stool, motionless, with many silver needles inserted into his neatly tied head, like a cactus. Wuye moved the silver needles in order, while another old man in imperial physician's clothes boiled medicine beside him. The two of them seemed to be chatting happily, and the old imperial physician nodded and stroked his beard from time to time, with a look of satisfaction on his face.

The wounds on Lu Tianyun's face have healed completely. At first glance, he looked very scary, but he still looked like his original self. He was just quiet, too quiet, with a pair of unfocused, gray eyes.

Qin Zhaoyue made a gesture, and Jingcun, who had entered the house to report, nodded and walked out with him.

"It was a tea stall on the official road near Yin Palace. The man's whereabouts were very suspicious, and he had internal skills, so he went towards Yin Palace. When we reached the forest path, our people caught him." Jingcun whispered.

"What have you discovered?" Qin Zhaoyue said.

"He didn't have any information on him. But he wanted to commit suicide by taking poison as soon as he was captured, but we stopped him. I'm afraid it was verbal information." Jingcun said,

Qin Zhaoyue sneered: "Okay. I'll go take a look."

Jingcun frowned: "The dungeon is dirty, Your Highness..."

Qin Zhaoyue said nothing, but waved to call for help. The eunuch in charge held the cloak and tied it on Qin Zhaoyue. Seeing this, Jingcun didn't say anything.

The sound of the wooden wheel turning was heard. Yu Hu was pushed by the eunuch and came to Qin Zhaoyue. The eunuch knelt down and saluted politely.

"Yu Hu." Qin Zhaoyue's eyebrows softened slightly.

"Your Highness, I want to go too." Yu Hu said. His voice was hoarse and unpleasant due to long-term imprisonment, and it has not recovered yet: "Did you find anything?"

"Just focus on recuperating." Qin Zhaoyue refused.

"No, I want to go." Yu Hu said stubbornly.

It was obvious how haggard the former general was now. Although his body was cleaned up, the bruises under his eyes could not be concealed. His eyes were dark, deep and gloomy, and contained an inexplicable heavy emotion.

Qin Zhaoyue was silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement. Although it was more troublesome to take a wheelchair user out of the East Palace, it was not a problem with Jing around.

……

Two hours later, the three arrived at a dungeon outside Luoyang.

This dungeon is a cover for an ordinary mansion, and there is a mystery inside. Jingcun brought people here to leave King Yin's territory and make him lose the initiative.

The man who delivered the letter to Prince Yin's palace was hanged in the innermost cell.

Qin Zhaoyue paid attention to Yu Hu's movements, and was a little worried that he would not be able to bear seeing the old scenes. But Yu Hu just had a gloomy face and did not seem to be unusual.

The tendons in this man's hands and feet were severed, and the joints of his limbs were removed. He was stretched several inches and hung limply.

The prison officer in charge of the interrogation knelt to greet Qin Zhaoyue, and then reported: "Your Highness. This man has been here for half a day and has been tortured twice. At first he denied that he was King Yin's man, but later he loosened up after using that. But he said a lot of useless things and still didn't confess anything important."

The prison officer took out a notebook and presented it with both hands: "This is the record."

Qin Zhaoyue took it and flipped through it. It was mostly repetitive stuff, with no useful information.

The hanging man looked like he was dead, motionless. Qin Zhaoyue waved his hand.

The prison officer stepped back respectfully, and when he turned to the prisoner, his face had turned gloomy.

The jailer on the side skillfully brought up the torture instruments. The branding iron, bamboo sticks, tiger bench, and iron pliers. Unfortunately, the man's nails had all been pulled out, so this trick was not very effective.

The captive would not say a single word to Qin Zhaoyue.

Qin Zhaoyue frowned as he watched the execution. The man in front of him was unusually tough, which made Qin Zhaoyue believe that he had extremely important information.

He raised his hand. Jingcun showed a rare hesitation, and whispered, "Your Highness, do you really want to use it?"

"I've tried it before and there was no problem." Qin Zhaoyue said.

The prison officer came over and waited. Jingcun took out a wooden box and handed it to the prison officer: "This is the medicine developed by the Gu doctor."

The prison officer said yes. When he opened it, there were three or four dark red pills inside.

The jailer splashed salt water on the prisoner to wake him up. The prisoner was awakened by the pain, and he looked up with trembling body. His red eyes looked through the messy hair, and he saw the prison officer holding a pill and forcing it into his mouth. Qin Zhaoyue wanted to introduce the effect of this medicine to this person, but he didn't expect the effect to take effect very quickly. Almost as soon as he swallowed it, the prisoner let out a scream that was not human, and his muscles all turned blood red and spasmed continuously.

"That saves me from having to explain." Qin Zhaoyue leaned back in his chair again. "There's still a box of this medicine. Enjoy it first, and then consider whether you want to bear the news of Qin Shu's death."

I don’t know if this person’s bones were not strong enough, or if Wuye’s medicine was really effective, but after taking just one pill, the man begged in a hoarse voice: “I confess! I, I’ll tell you everything…”

The jailer in charge of recording suddenly became alert, dipped his pen in ink and picked up the writing brush.

"What news did you bring back for Qin Shu? If it's good, you might still be alive." Qin Zhaoyue asked.

"I, I'm from Huaizhong Prefecture, Liuli Town. King Yin asked us to monitor a man named Gu Dashi..." the captive said weakly. Because he had just screamed miserably, his voice was particularly hoarse.

Qin Zhaoyue frowned suddenly.

"He sneaked out of Liuli Town a few nights ago and headed for Sushui County. We brought the news back and reported it to His Royal Highness King Yin..."