The Empress's No.1 Lackey
Chapter 692 - 459. Curse Killing Zhao Douan (5k)_3

Chapter 692: 459. Curse Killing Zhao Douan (5k)_3

Bodhi patiently explained:

"It is precisely due to this Green Lotus that, although Mr. Zhao appears to be gravely ill, his life is not in danger. The strongest time of the Sangmen Star has passed, and the power of the curse is slowly fading. As long as the Green Lotus Mana is artificially activated, the curse can be removed, and he can be restored to normal."

Eunuch Hai stared at her and calmly said, "In that case, please, Bodhisattva, take action. I’ll just observe, to assist if needed."

The implication: I’ll be watching you treat him. If you dare to play tricks, like stealing a person during treatment, you’ll see the consequences.

Bodhi’s smile became stiff: "The Tributor can watch."

While speaking, she raised her hand to take out the Jade Purifying Bottle, just as she did when saving Governor Ning. The bottle shone with the "Pharmacist" Buddha image, and sweet dew formed into a human shape, entering Zhao Douan’s mouth.

Moments later, the Green Lotus at Zhao Douan’s brow shone brightly, and the Green Lotus, empowered by the same origin of Buddhist mana, blossomed.

At Zhao Douan’s brow, it vaguely seemed that a third "eye" appeared, spewing Buddha Light, forming a green lotus flower of about an inch on top of his head, slowly rotating.

With each rotation, Buddha Light fell on his body, and almost visibly, the gray-white skin gradually gained a healthy color, the black-purple veins on his chest faded, and the lingering blue-purple color on Zhao Douan’s face receded.

When the lotus flower slowly disappeared and the anomalies dissipated, Zhao Douan slowly opened his eyes and saw the faces gathered around his sickbed, briefly bewildered: "You are..."

Then he caught sight of the lady Bodhisattva sitting on the bed, her hips seemingly purposely leaning against his thigh, and he suddenly became alert, sitting up abruptly: "Bodhisattva, please behave yourself!"

Bodhi: "..."

Eunuch Hai: "..."

Everyone’s expressions turned weird, easing the tense atmosphere in the room. Only Governor Ning remained unconcerned, overjoyed, and squeezed past the beautiful nun to grab Zhao Douan’s hands with both of his own, laughing: "Lord, you almost scared me to death."

Zhao Douan frowned, feeling light-headed, dizzy, and said: "My body..."

"The curse." Eunuch Hai tucked up his sleeves and briefly summarized the situation.

The Curse Killing technique of the White Clothes Sect? Sorrow God?

Zhao Douan leaned against the bed, tapping his temple, and self-mockingly said: "It seems I still don’t know enough about their assassination techniques."

Well... can’t blame myself. After all, this is a world with Magic, fortunately with the Green Lotus as protection and carrying a Bodhi as a "doctor."

"How am I?" he asked.

Bodhi’s tone was filled with grievance: "You’re mostly fine. Since you’ve woken up, you can now self-activate your Qi Sea, infuse the Green Lotus, cleanse the power of the spell, and within a day, you’ll be fully purified."

Zhao Douan suddenly asked: "Will the caster know that I have recovered?"

Bodhi thought for a moment and said: "Probably not, even Spellcasters of the Worldly Realm would find it hard to know, but if they are of the Heavenly Human Realm, they might know."

So they won’t know... Zhao Douan nodded with satisfaction.

Governor Ning’s heart stirred: "What are you planning, Lord?"

Zhao Douan looked around the room, smiled, and said: "I suddenly remembered that recently, many mysterious magicians secretly entered Jianning Prefecture through the Prince Jing Mansion. I guess the caster is among them. It’s not polite to come without reciprocating. Since some people are so eager to see me dead, why not die for them to see?"

Before anyone could react, Zhao Douan calmly instructed: "Keep the news of my recovery sealed, do not let anyone outside the room know. Externally, say I’m gravely ill and unconscious, relying solely on Bodhi’s ’Pharmacist’ Divine Mana to sustain my life, struggling to save me."

"Governor Ning, take Lang Shiba and Ji Yue to Prince Jing Mansion, put on a show as if you’re seeking justice, but don’t actually fight. When you return, continue to maintain the siege on the Shen family, don’t stop the actions, show in front of all the officials in Jianning Prefecture your determination and momentum to destroy the Shen family... heh, if I die, you can’t explain it to His Majesty, so the crazier you act, the more they believe I’m really dying... and both the Prince Jing Mansion and the Shen family will tend to adopt a defensive strategy..."

"Eunuch Hai, I also need you to take a trip, avoid those spying on us, and contact a certain person... She will help us locate the magicians..."

Zhao Douan sat on the sickbed, issuing one order after another calmly.

Everyone was amazed at how fast his counterattack was.

"Is the Lord planning to use his grave illness to divert the enemy’s attention and make them lower their guard, secretly find out those magicians and annihilate them?" Governor Ning looked at him with near-admiration.

Suddenly, he understood why Zhao Douan could establish so many great achievements.

This cunning strategy and wisdom that turns passivity into initiative is beyond ordinary people.

Zhao Douan smiled, a coldness showing in his eyes devoid of emotion: "If you want to kill me, be prepared to receive painful lessons. Do you really think my notorious reputation for ’revenge for the smallest grievance’ is false?"

...

...

That day, the news of Zhao Douan being suddenly gravely ill, at death’s door, spread like a whirlwind throughout Jianning Prefecture.

Countless dignitaries came to visit, most of them were blocked outside, only a few were allowed to see him, and they shook their heads repeatedly after coming out, confirming that Lord Zhao looked full of deathly aura, seemingly not long for this world.

Ning Zechen also led people to break into Prince Jing Mansion once, unsurprisingly to no avail. This local official displayed his seasoned performance as an old hand in the officialdom, making everyone realize that the storm was approaching, just waiting for the Empress’s Dragon Ship to arrive at Jianning Prefecture, it would certainly be like a cataclysmic upheaval.

And no one noticed that the Gold Shadow Guard "Wen Liang" stationed in the city also quietly sent the urgent news of Zhao Douan’s grave illness, using the "Qingshan Falcon," a bird used for emergency contact, quickly to the north.

...

On the canal, the massive Dragon Ship sliced through the waves.

Sailing towards Jiancheng Road.

Around the Dragon Ship, were several "escort naval fleet" protecting it.

On the spacious deck, Xu Zhenguan stepped out of the cabin, looking up at the gray heavy sky, only to see a bird, named the Qingshan Falcon, similar to a Flying Eagle, flap its wings, burst out of the clouds, and fell like an arrow onto the deck, caught by the Empress’s white slender jade hand.

Xu Zhenguan took out an urgent report from the copper tube tied to the eagle’s leg and slowly unrolled it.

The words on the letter entered the field of vision:

"Zhao Douan, near death!"

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Final formatting to be updated later