The Crown Prince I’m Raising Has Turned Evil - Chapter 4
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Chapter 4: Human Nature is Dark and Evil
After entering the carriage, Xie Lin Lang saw that Xiao Xi was tending to Qin Jue’s wound. She moved up to get a closer look, but one glance was enough to put her in shock! Seeing the layers and layers of scars was enough to make her blood boil.
“How is he?”
Xiao Xi shook his head, “His Highness’s condition is very severe, GongZi. The people outside are cruel beyond words! Who knows how much His Highness has suffered along the way? With the old and new wounds added together, healing him will be very difficult…
On top of that, his highness also consumed a stimulating poison. With the aftereffects of the poison and his heavy internal injuries, even if I was to help him, the best I’m able to do is treat his superficial injuries and temporarily suppress his inner injuries. It would take at least another year or two if we wanted to heal him completely.”
“It’s that serious?” Xie Lin Lang’s expression tightened.
Xiao Xi nodded his head, then leaned towards Xie Lin Lang and lowered his voice.
“GongZi, what are we doing to do about the people outside? They attempted to kill His Highness. If you were to send a report to his majesty, they would be sentenced to death without a doubt. Since they seem like they might try to cover up their mistake by eliminating us, should we…”
Hearing his question, Xie Lin Lang glanced once more at Qin Jue’s wounds, then at his childlike innocent face.
Suppressing her anger, “You don’t have to worry about the people outside. Qin Jue has already poisoned them all.”
Pausing, then with a complicated expression, “Even if we didn’t come, he would have used the poison to force them to escort him to Xiang City. Of course, that is without the suicide soldiers* being mixed in.”
*死士 [Si Shi] – soldiers that sacrifice their lives for their mission.
“Poison?” Xiao Xi marveled, turning to look at Qin Jue’s face. Even though he was unconscious, Qin Jue’s eyebrows were still scrunched together tightly, as if he was unable to get a peaceful rest. Seeing his current state, Xiao Xi felt a little emotional.
Lowering his voice, Xiao Xi recalled, “Back when ShiFu* was in the palace treating His Highness’s illness, he saw that he had an exceptional talent for poison, so ShiFu passed the Poison Sutra to him. I remember ShiFu telling me that His Highness declined the offer, saying they are harmful skills. One who learns these techniques will be tempted by the evilness in their heart, so it’s better that he stays away from it.
*师傅 (ShiFu)–mentor, master, teacher.
His firm resolution just confirmed more to ShiFu that it was worth passing his techniques to His Highness. It was only after ShiFu said that while the intent to hurt others is not necessary, it’s still important to know self-protection, His Highness finally agreed to learn. And as ShiFu expected, His Highness learned them well.”
As he spoke, he slowly wiped some sweat off of Qin Jue’s forehead, his voice turning even more sorrowful.
“Who would have expected that the world was such a cruel place, forcing his highness to use the poison he once rejected to save his own life…”
Hearing this, Xie Lin Lang patted Xiao Xi’s shoulder, “That’s enough, don’t feel sorry. Your ShiFu passed all his medical skills to you, so no matter what, let’s heal his injuries first, alright?”
Xiao Xi nodded his head, his plump face turning serious.
“Don’t worry GongZi, I will try my best!”
*
As they spoke quietly in the carriage, the guards outside were also discussing in secret.
“What should we do, Brother* Zhang? We were already forced into a corner by Qin Jue’s poison. But on top of that, Xie Lin Lang is also here now! Do you think Qin Jue will leave with Xie Lin Lang and abandon us here? Then what about our antidote?!”
*They’re not actually brothers. It’s a type of honorific/formality.
Zhang Yong, the oldest of the guards heard this and his eyebrows furrowed.
What this person said wasn’t unreasonable. The reason Qin Jue didn’t kill them before was because he needed an escort to Xiang City. But now that Xie Lin Lang is here, he didn’t need them anymore. So would he just let them go? Obviously not!
Rather than sitting here and waiting to die, they should…
Zhang Yong gritted his teeth and looked at the helpless crowd around him.
“What are we afraid of? Even without Qin Jue’s help, I believe we can find antidotes!”
He then pulled a young man to the side, placing a firework in his hand, and whispered, “Xiao Wu, this firework was given to the chief official by Imperial Concubine Hui. She said that if a problem arises when we are interrogating Qin Jue about the treasure, we can use this firework to contact her people.
I’m giving this firework to you right now. Go and contact her people. Our life and death are now resting in your hands!”
Hearing this, Xiao Wu looked at him astonished.
“Brother Zhang, you’re going to surrender to Imperial Concubine Hui? But we’re the Emperor’s people!”
Zhang Yong scoffed, “We can’t even stay alive at this point, how can we afford to consider so many options? If Mistress Hui can cure our poison, what’s the problem of cooperating with her? She just wants Qin Jue right? Then we’ll give her Qin Jue!
It’s not like Qin Jue will let us go. If we sided with Mistress Hui, we might have a chance to live!”
Xiao Wu’s face paled instantly, “T-Then what about Xie Lin Lang?”
Zhang Yong sneered, “Then we’ll just have to see what Mistress Hui decides… Go on, make it fast, before Xie Lin Lang finds out…”
After he finished speaking, he pushed Xiao Wu off.
But what he didn’t realize was while Xie Lin Lang did not recognize all of the guards individually, she remembered their headcounts. That’s why when she scanned for numbers later that night, she noticed one guard was missing.
However, she only kept quiet, and just like that, two days passed by.
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