You were taken hostage, why pursue the Enemy's Empress?

Ying Wuji glanced at Bai Zhi's petite but not flat figure and felt that everyone's physique was different. He didn't know how she managed to eat so much without getting fat and had the meat grow in the right places.

However, Wu Shuangxu's quick visit surprised him.

After returning in the morning, he had only sent a bottle of Dragon Return Soup to her yesterday, and he didn't expect to get results so quickly.

The front hall of the embassy dealt with diplomatic affairs, while the back hall was the place where internal affairs were handled. Behind the back hall was a small courtyard, which was where Ying Wuji had lived for fourteen years. He had been sent there as a hostage for exchange since he was four years old, which was quite miserable.

When the two arrived, Wu Shuangxu stood up directly and said, "Master Wuji, we have found out!"

"Please sit down quickly!"

Ying Wuji quickly made a gesture of invitation. Wu Shuangxu had a natural face of a heroine and was very capable in her work, without any dawdling.

This kind of person was trustworthy and easy to deal with.

After she sat down, he made her a cup of tea before asking, "How is it? Have you found any traces of the poison?"

Wu Shuangxu frowned, "Yes, and there's a lot of them."

Although she had promised to help Ying Wuji investigate the case, she did not completely trust him because Wei Qian's claim that he "fabricated the villain to protect his reputation" was not entirely unreasonable. She just didn't want to blindly take on the job and wanted to find out the truth.

If there were really no traces of poison, she would have kept her distance from Ying Wuji in the future.

But she tested it with the medicine, and there were indeed traces of poison!

This information was somewhat dangerous.

Ying Wuji's eyes also flashed with a hint of anger, "What kind of poison?"

Wu Shuangxu shook her head, "I don't know. There are many poisons in this world that will dissipate with the death of the host. Most poisons used for assassination are like this. Only some poison residues can be found in the parts where the poison was administered, but it is very difficult to determine which kind of poison it is."

Ying Wuji took a sip of tea and asked, "Have you told the Flying Fish Guards about this?"

Wu Shuangxu hesitated for a moment, "I told them directly! At first, I planned to report to my superiors, but when I arrived, I heard a conversation between Wei Dianke and the commander of the Flying Fish Guards. They said that the two countries had reached an agreement, and whether someone had done something or not, they would suppress this matter."

As she spoke, she unconsciously looked at Ying Wuji more.

It wasn't because she felt sorry for him. After all, they only had a slight acquaintance. But she still felt that this hostage was a bit pitiful.

As a hostage wandering in another country, he only had his motherland as a support. Now, his motherland also regarded him as a dispensable person. This kind of gap was not something ordinary people could bear.

The dynasty was ruthless, and this was generally the case. Ying's awakening of the ancient bloodline would undoubtedly become the next monarch without dispute. This hostage was just a face between the two countries, as long as he didn't die.

But to her surprise, there was no sadness or grief in Ying Wuji's expression, but rather an expected look.

Ying Wuji smiled and arched his hand, "Miss, if you can help me find out the identity of the villain, there will be a heavy reward!"

Wu Shuangxu didn't seem interested in the "heavy reward" and just said, "Please tell me the situation at that time in detail. Although poisons are mysterious, they must use some techniques to manipulate them. As long as we find this, we can follow the clues."

"Well..." Ying Wuji rubbed his head, "I drank too much last night and only remembered a few fragments. I'm afraid..."

"Don't worry!"Wu Shuangxu took out a talisman from her pocket: "This is the Wake-Up Spirit Talisman. It can make memories crystal clear. Young master can stick it on his forehead!"

"Thank you!"

Ying Wuji took it and almost forgot that this was a world of immortals and Taoists with many magical talismans.

He stuck the talisman on his forehead and immediately felt a cool energy enter his brow. Suddenly, his blurry memories became clear, and he quickly recalled the scene from last night.

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The brothel was filled with red lights and wine, and the curtains were gently swaying. It felt like he was actually there, with even the alluring scent lingering in his nose.

Compared to the virtual reality of his past life, it was nothing.

Ying Wuji didn't waste any time and quickly recalled everything from entering the brothel to his sudden death.

It was very clear!

But the feeling of watching a movie at ten times the speed made him feel nauseous.

When the Wake-Up Spirit Talisman's power dissipated, Ying Wuji opened his eyes and recounted all the possible details. However, Wu Shuangxu denied the possibility of them being related to poison control techniques.

"Anything else?"

Wu Shuangxu furrowed her brows.

Ying Wuji suddenly brightened up, "There's one more! Before the poison outbreak, I heard a sound of a qin."

"A qin? What kind of qin?"

"I don't know how to describe it. Let me hum it for you."

Ying Wuji hummed a few tunes.

Wu Shuangxu was silent for a moment, "Young master, please describe it with words."

Ying Wuji was a bit embarrassed and rubbed his temples, "Or... let me hum it a few more times?"

One, his voice was too low, and two, he really didn't know how to describe it.

Wu Shuangxu quickly waved her hand, "No need! The Li and Chu regions are unfamiliar with Hu music. Please tell me the time, and I should be able to find out."

"Around the third hour of the night."

"Okay! Rest for a few days, and I'll come find you when I have any leads."

Wu Shuangxu said goodbye and left the embassy.

Ying Wuji breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at Bai Zhi, "You don't have to hold back on eating now. Dig in!"

"Oh!"

Bai Zhi sat down and served Ying Wuji a bowl of rice, indignantly saying, "These people are too much. Young master, you've suffered for your country for 14 years, but they can't see it at all?"

A shadow passed over Ying Wuji's eyes. Although he considered himself a transmigrator and had nothing to do with the previous hostage, he couldn't help feeling emotional when recalling his memories.

He didn't respond to her words but instead asked with a smile, "Why didn't you speak up earlier if you were so angry? It's not good to hold back your feelings."

"If I interrupted young master during official business, I would be scolded."

"You don't have to follow those rules anymore."

"Really?"White Zhi looked puzzled but excited: "Why?"

Ying Wuji pointed to himself: "What's my name? Wuji! If you act recklessly and then claim to be someone of mine, does that sound right?"

White Zhi smiled: "That's not right!"

Ying Wuji pointed to the bowl: "Let's eat!"@@novelbin@@

Anyway, after this incident, Kingdom Li will definitely protect his safety with all their heart, so he can act as much as he wants.

"Okay!"

White Zhi nodded heavily.

This girl looks pretty when she smiles, at least better than the often aggrieved look in his memory.

After crossing over, Ying Wuji was picky about people, but this girl was strictly speaking his own person, whether she was sincerely good to him or because of the so-called master-servant relationship, Ying Wuji couldn't bear to see her suffer.

White Zhi picked up a chopstick of food and put it in Ying Wuji's bowl: "Young Master, you have poor kidneys, so I specially made pig kidney for you."

Ying Wuji: "..."

This maid can't be used anymore, throw her away!

He frowned: "Who told you that?"

White Zhi replied naturally: "It was those female officials who followed Witch Gu Niang, they said before entering the mortuary that dying from fainting disease must be due to poor kidneys. Young Master, what is fainting disease?"

These gossipy female officials are really something.

Ying Wuji rubbed his temples and explained: "It's just riding horses for fun."

"It sounds like fun, I want to try it too."

"Sure! I'll take you in a few days."

"I'm afraid not!"

"Why?"

"Young Master has poor kidneys!"

"..."