Imperial Treasure
Chapter 389 - 266: A Thought of Changan

Chapter 389: Chapter 266: A Thought of Changan

Chapter 266

"Let me do it, I’ll take all the responsibility, and I’ve studied medicine," these words were undoubtedly very considerate, at least greatly reducing the psychological burden of the others.

After all, Professor Ye’s status was precious, and if he died because of a slight mistake, the responsibility could be imagined, and the military was known to be a place of strictness..

Sui Yi glanced at her, then handed her the knife directly before Xiao Yu could refuse.

The girl took a shallow breath and swiftly made four cuts on Professor Ye’s body..

To be able to do such a thing to a grandfather she dearly loved, one could imagine the strength of the girl’s mentality.

It wasn’t long before the Black Blood was forced out, lighter than that of Flower Demon’s, but his body was too frail and he was not trained in martial arts, so recovery would be even more difficult.

After expelling the Black Blood, Sui Yi stopped paying attention, patted her hands, and was about to walk away, but then she saw the girl handing over a towel. Time passed.."

The answer went without saying.

"Thank you," Sui Yi said, taking it.

"It’s I who should be thanking you.. Miss Sui," the exquisite and delicate expression of relief on the woman’s face was quite obvious.

It was indeed different from her usual composure.

But upon closer inspection, it was clear that the woman was not much older than her, seemingly about eighteen or nineteen, having the appearance of an unusually composed and intelligent young girl.

"You’re welcome," Sui Yi nodded slightly, yet saw that the woman was asking if there was anything else to be cautious of.

"My grandfather is old, and although he’s fitter than others of his generation, he ultimately cannot compare with us younger people. I want to be meticulous so that he can recover sooner.. after all, in this place.. no one knows what might happen," the woman said, having seen so many terrifying fatalities, she felt somewhat helpless.

Sui Yi did have some recognition for this girl, and upon hearing her statement, said, "This poison is similar to snake venom, unfortunately, it blocks the meridians, coagulates blood, and carries an acidic corrosion, which can numb the nerves, so the skin appears bloodless and veins bulge, because the blood is partially solidified... Now that I’ve removed the poison, what you need to do is to manage the congestion in his body as best as possible, and stimulate his nerves, so that the originally numbed nerves can recover quickly and not be in a state of continuous necrosis.."

Sui Yi rarely spoke so much, not even when she had just saved Flower Demon.

The girl listened very attentively.

Xiao Yu, who had come over, looked intently at Zuo Wei: "You’re very strange."

Is this appropriate to say on first meeting?

The girl frowned slightly at the words, but she knew Xiao Yu wouldn’t do something without purpose.

"I originally thought you would mind because of our previous armed standoff and rude remarks, but you..."

Xiao Yu’s tone softened somewhat, as if she wanted either to thank or to apologize.

In fact, this person was known in the military as an ice queen, and for Sui Yi to make her apologize twice in one day would definitely cause a sensation in the military..

But..

"I never said that saving lives should go unrewarded."

Huh?

Both the girl and Xiao Yu were surprised.

But they saw Sui Yi say seriously and blandly, "Professor Ye is a person of great status, his life can offset any criminal charges your authorities might place on us, I suppose."

With that one sentence, the expressions of Xiao Yu and the others... Why did they feel like they had been tricked?

The expression on that girl’s face..

Why could this person so easily use a single sentence to erase all her gratitude towards her?

The feeling was strange.

Gong Jiu just curled her lips, Sui Yi certainly wouldn’t readily save anyone, but if a harmless person faced a life-or-death situation in front of her, would she ignore it?

Miss Sui was simply acting on her whim and taking advantage of the situation for the greatest benefit.

However, this exactly solved the awkward situation they might face against the authorities in the future.

"As for your subordinate’s rudeness..." Sui Yi glanced at Yueh Xiangnan.

"Since I’ve done it, I don’t care how others view it," she paused, then turned around, "I only consider my own mood."

Self-reliant, proud, indifferent, unrestrained.

These were the labels Xiao Yu assigned to Sui Yi.

And that girl... as Sui Yi turned around, extended a delicate and fair palm, the veins on the back of her hand faintly visible, clearly the hand of a pampered young lady who never had to do menial work.

But she was not frail.

"Regardless, Miss Sui, the Ye family does not forget kindness, it’s a family precept, Ye Changan will remember your favor," she said.

A leaf drifting in remembrance of Changan, that was a nice name.

Sui Yi looked at her, extended a hand, and shook it: "I also hope there will be no need to beg for mercy in the future."

After releasing the hand, she walked to the other side.

Both groups were getting ready to move because the Ancient City was just up ahead the day before yesterday, and what made it hard for them to believe and terrifying was that there were a lot of people inside that Ancient City, which put them in a dilemma given they had injured among them.

Should they enter to continue exploring, or should they take care of the wounded first?

It was absolutely impossible to bring wounded into the city, otherwise, they were bound to die.

There was another very serious matter.

"Wei Feng’s bunch of scoundrels have disappeared, though they clearly escaped with us, did they run off on the other side of the river?" Gong Jiu said while changing, speaking to Sui Yi who was guarding her from behind.

The two of them were changing clothes behind a large rock because they were wet and uncomfortable; their clothes were not thin and evaporating so much water with Inner Strength was too fantastical, they could only change..

Fortunately, they were clever, and since their last trip to the Underground Palace, their backpacks were waterproof, and most of the items inside were in sealed bags, so naturally, they had dry clothes too.

"They have suffered significant losses, and with the addition of people like Xiao Yu, once we stood together again, the chance of us joining hands with Xiao Yu would be too great, so naturally they would separate from us beforehand... Besides, they already got the map," Sui Yi remarked.

"The map..." Gong Jiu suddenly laughed, and so did Sui Yi.

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At this moment, by another stretch of the river, Liang Qing and the others were also organizing their internal affairs. They noticed that Boss Wei had been silent for a long time, constantly staring at that map.

"Boss, the ancient city is within reach, and we have the map," said Wu Gu, somewhat excited. "Victory is right before our eyes..."

Then Wei Feng turned his face towards them, frowning. "This map—"

Liang Qing and the others looked over as well.

The map was very simple, with terrains like deserts and a rough outline of the ancient city, neat and orderly, and utterly worthless.

"This must be a surface map... perhaps it needs some tricks to reveal its secrets," Liang Qing suggested.

"Those ancient folks really loved playing these tricks..."

Wei Feng apparently thought the same. He picked up the map, touched it, smelled it, and raised an eyebrow. "Lightning Fire!"

The material and scent of the map confirmed that the only way to reveal its secret was through fire.

It’s said that the people of the Ghost Department are all far from simple.

Very quickly!

"It’s showing up!"

"As expected, it’s fire!"

The original map began to grow complex, with curves twisting and appearing...

A minute later, the group fell silent.

Wei Feng pulled the top two corners of the map expressionlessly, letting the whole map drape down, revealing its complete form...

The center spread out...

And there was a large figure.

A strategic map of the ancient city?

No, it was...

"Who can tell me what this is?" Wei Feng asked gently.

No one dared to answer...

Only Liang Qing, with the corner of his mouth twitching, said, "A person."

"What person?"

"Uh... I think... it should be... Superman," Liang Qing stated, somewhat woodenly. "That woman named Gong Jiu once forced me to sit through an entire Superman animated series with her."

Superman? The one who wears red underwear outside his clothes? And this one’s especially chubby! Not just chubby, but with an Ultraman head and a middle-aged, pot-bellied body, which would be fine, but he also likes to eat salty eggs!

How many layers of irony could there be?

"Very good," Wei Feng clenched the map, smiling. "A splendid Superman, a splendid Gong Jiu, a splendid Sui Yi!"

He could almost imagine that woman, whose demeanor is as calm as water. She must still be placid now, but surely Gong Jiu was doing the twist dance!

"I’m angry."

Maddening, really!

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One by one, the group changed their clothes, washed the ones they had taken off in the river, and laid them out to dry. It was daytime now, everyone was hungry, but they didn’t dare to start a fire and release smoke, for fear of being discovered. They could only fill their stomachs with the little dry food they had left in their bags.

"Ah, if it weren’t for preservation issues, I really should have packed some pasta and curry rice in my bag," Gong Jiu muttered.

"I want sweet and sour spareribs."

"Boiled fish..."

"Big plate chicken..."

Hearing Gong Jiu and Han Gao’s nonsensical chatter, almost everyone couldn’t help it, including the six remaining members of the archaeological team, who weakly nibbled on the tasteless rice crackers.

—Oh, how we wish we could eat.

"They say those a bit lacking in intelligence are destined by God to compensate through their appetites... also known as pigs. Seeing it today, it seems there’s indeed some truth to it."

Such emphasis, such undisguised irony...

Gong Jiu and Han Gao, sitting in a row, turned their heads simultaneously.

Yaofei had woken up, a bit weak, but her features still easily twisted into a sharp and acidic expression.

Pigs? Ninth Miss, he’s talking about you—Han Gao was quick to disassociate himself.

Gong Jiu glared. "Waking up just to bully people... and here I was, saving a chocolate bar for you. Here, Sui Yi, it’s for you."

Sui Yi took it and tossed it to Yaofei.

Yaofei caught it, snorting. "Would I fancy this obesity-causing weapon that’s destined to annihilate the female form by birth? But since it’s you, agonizing over giving it up, I’ll force myself to have a bit."

Gong Jiu pounced, intent on taking her down with her...

Sui Yi, silently cleaning the Demon Que Sword Edge, suddenly got up.

"I’ll explore the ancient city a bit, you all stay here and don’t move."

Huh?

"I’ll come with you," said Gong Jiu, about to get up.

"Too weak, stay and take care of Miss Hua," Sui Yi replied.

"I don’t need..."

"She doesn’t need looking after, and besides, I’m not ’Miss Hua’."

The two still wanted to argue, but with a glance from Sui Yi and the Demon Que stabbed into the ground, "Can you be sure you can keep up with my pace?" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please go to m.qidian.com to read.)