"Yes, Young Master," Qing Feng retreated. In the room, Wu Qing looked at Qing Yao with gentle eyes. "Did Xiao Yuer eat something she shouldn't have today?"
He wanted to investigate clearly who had drugged her.
Qing Yao looked at Xiao Tao. Xiao Tao was startled and immediately knelt down with a plop, saying respectfully, "The food little miss ate, I ate too, and everyone else ate too. Everyone else is fine."
As soon as she finished speaking, her sharp eyes spotted the tea on the table and she pointed to it. "It seems it was that tea. Others haven't drunk it, but that's miss's tea?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Qing Yao and Wu Qing's expressions flickered in the room. Could it be that the person actually intended to drug Qing Yao, and this tea was mistakenly drunk by Xiao Yuer, causing Xiao Yuer to be poisoned?
Qing Yao immediately reached out and picked up the tea on the table, handing it to Wu Qing.
Wu Qing sniffed it lightly and immediately frowned, his face turning cold. He said in a deep voice, "It is indeed Heartbreak Powder." Then he looked at Qing Yao nervously. "You didn't drink it, did you?"
Qing Yao shook her head. Seeing Xiao Yuer's pale face, she realized that Xiao Yuer had suffered for her. Her heart felt even worse. She held Xiao Yuer tightly. Xiao Yuer's small, palm-sized face twitched from time to time, the pain still there, but she was desperately suppressing it, afraid of making her mother sad.
But Qing Yao knew exactly what kind of poison Heartbreak Powder was. It was a pain that would penetrate to the bone marrow.
"Xiao Yuer, I'm sorry."
"It's okay, Mother," Xiao Yuer stammered. Xiao Tao, who was kneeling, cried even harder. Little miss is so strong. She was poisoned and didn't make a sound, and she even comforted her own mother. What a filial child.
A chill filled the room. Qing Feng walked in and said respectfully, "All the servants in Wu Qing Valley have been brought here, a total of five. I have examined them carefully. They are all people from the valley, and no one is disguised or impersonating. Could it be someone from outside the valley?"
"Impossible," Wu Qing said with a cold, stern face. If it were someone from outside the valley, how would they know to drug Qing Yao's tea? This was clearly intended to poison Qing Yao.
After speaking, Wu Qing turned his wheelchair and walked out. Qing Feng quickly pushed him out.
In the open space below the long corridor, five servants from the valley knelt. They were all men, three young boys and two slightly older ones. At this moment, they were all kneeling carefully and fearfully, not knowing what had happened, with expressions of confusion.
Although the Young Master was cold, he had never treated them like this. What exactly had happened?
Confusion flashed across everyone's faces. Wu Qing sat in his wheelchair and looked at them one by one. These five subordinates, the latest had been in the valley for five years, and the earliest for at least ten years. He never dreamed that someone among his own people would be so pervasive. It truly chilled him to the bone.
Since they had abandoned him back then, why were they still pestering him so fiercely? Couldn't they just let him live in peace?
Wu Qing's aura was chilling. He slowly opened his mouth and said, "Who poisoned Miss Mu's tea? Besides you few who could access her tea, no one else had the opportunity."
"What?"
As soon as Wu Qing's words fell, four people simultaneously looked up, only one kept his head down.
Wu Qing knew at a glance who had betrayed him. This was because all five of them had a good relationship with Qing Yao. Hearing that someone had drugged her, they would naturally react with surprise. Only the one with his head down did not, because he already knew about this matter.
Wu Qing's figure moved, and he struck the person with his head down with a palm. The person did not even dodge and was sent flying by Wu Qing. He struggled for a moment and remained kneeling on the ground.
The four people beside him raised their eyebrows in disbelief. "Xiao Yu, are you crazy? Why would you do something like this? Why would you harm Miss Mu?"
In this valley, who didn't know that she was the person the Young Master liked? Xiao Yu actually harmed her. Wasn't this making the Young Master sad?
No wonder the Young Master was so angry. Although he was cold, he had always been good to them. Most of them were abandoned by their families, which was why they were taken in by the valley.
Xiao Yu was the last to enter the valley, but even so, it had been several years. Why did he end up doing such a thing?
Wu Qing spoke with a heartache. "He made you do this, didn't he?"
Xiao Yu remained silent, perhaps due to guilt or shame towards the Young Master. He looked up, his eyes deep and hazy, as if covered by a layer of mist. He slowly parted his lips and murmured, "Young Master, I'm sorry."
As soon as his words fell, he suddenly struck the top of his own head with a palm, killing himself instantly. His body tilted and fell to the side. He was dead.
No one expected him to be so resolute. Wu Qing's eyes were dark. He said nothing and looked up at the four people kneeling below. He slowly said, "Bury him in the back mountain."
"Yes, Young Master."
After the four people carried Xiao Yu away, Wu Qing looked up at the sky above the peach blossom forest. His face was so pale that there was not a trace of blood. He seemed soulless, because he knew that the other party had started to make a move. If he did not agree, more people might suffer.
Just then, Ming Yue ran over from a distance, panting, her face looking distressed. "Young Master, something's wrong, something's wrong! All the herbs for curing Heartbreak Powder in the herb field are gone."
As soon as his words fell, Wu Qing turned around, his eyes like an icy pool, chillingly sinister.
Ming Yue's words had already reached the room. Qing Yao rushed in, holding Xiao Yuer, her face filled with disbelief, followed by frantic cries. "How could this be? Why? Who is trying to kill me?"
Seeing her in such pain, a trace of guilt arose in Wu Qing's heart. This was all because of him.
Without the antidote for Heartbreak Powder, the pill he had given Xiao Yuer earlier could only last for twelve hours. This meant that he had to get the herbs before twelve hours. Without delay, Wu Qing's expression darkened, and he said in a clear and cold voice.
"Qing Yao, we will go to Ling Mountain immediately to find the herbs. We cannot delay any longer."
"Okay," Qing Yao immediately nodded, then turned to look at Xiao Tao behind her. Xiao Tao's martial arts were not yet proficient, so she instructed Xiao Tao, "Go and call Mo Chou over immediately. You stay in the valley."
"Yes, Miss," Xiao Tao ran quickly towards the back.
Wu Qing then instructed Qing Feng and Ming Yue to accompany him out of the valley.
It would take another day to travel from Wu Qing Valley to Ling Mountain without stopping. If there were further delays on the road, it would be very dangerous, but they had no choice but to go all out. He absolutely could not let anything happen to Xiao Yuer, otherwise, she would be heartbroken to death.