strictlysupreme Chapter 1205 Chu Ning’s dark transformation!
Chapter 1205 Chu Ning’s dark transformation!
When Chu Ning opened his eyes, he felt cold all over. He was lying in a military tent, surrounded by a strong smell of medicine. The sound of soldiers' training calls coming from outside the tent seemed particularly far away.
"His Highness is awake!"
A surprised voice came, Chu Ning turned his head and saw the imperial physician Shen Mingyuan walking towards him quickly with a medicine bowl in his hand. The old imperial physician, who was over fifty years old, had gray hair on his temples, but at this moment he was trembling slightly because of excitement.
"Who are you?"
"The younger one is Shen Mingyuan, the imperial physician of the Zhou Dynasty."
Chu Ning nodded slightly and wanted to get up, but he felt needle-like pain in his limbs. He groaned and fell back on the couch.
Shen Mingyuan quickly supported him: "Your Highness, please don't move. The blood spider poison in your body has not been eliminated yet, it has only been suppressed temporarily."
"Blood spider poison?"
Chu Ning frowned. He had never heard of this poison.
Shen Mingyuan put the medicine bowl aside and took out a yellowed medical book from his sleeve: "Your Highness, please read this. This is the record I found in the library of the Imperial Hospital. The blood spider poison is a secret recipe of the barbarians and requires three main medicines to be refined. I have already found out the first two, the Tianshan Snow Lotus and the poison sac of the Western Region Blood Spider, but this third medicine..."
Chu Ning noticed that the old doctor was hesitant to speak, and said in a deep voice: "Doctor Shen, please go ahead."
"It's Qin's Fiery Sun Grass."
Shen Mingyuan sighed, "This herb grows in the extreme north of Qin State. It blooms once every ten years and bears fruit once every hundred years. Because of its strong medicinal properties and its ability to cure all kinds of poisons, it was listed as a banned medicine by Qin State twenty years ago, and only the royal family has it in their collection."
Chu Ning's pupils shrank slightly, he certainly understood what this meant.
The Qin State and the Chu State have always been at odds with each other, and wanting to obtain the Fiery Sun Grass from the Qin royal family is nothing but a foolish dream.
Unless...the Qin State is destroyed.
The tent fell into silence for a moment, with only the sound of the flickering candlelight.
Chu Ning looked at the ceiling of the tent, his thoughts racing.
He remembered the tearful look of the Crown Princess as she bid him farewell before he left, the eager gazes of the officials, and the expectations of millions of people of the Chu State.
"Doctor Shen."
After a long while, Chu Ning spoke, his voice a little hoarse: "How long will this poison last?"
"At most...half a year."
Shen Mingyuan lowered his head: "If it were an ordinary person, I'm afraid he wouldn't last more than a month. Your Highness has deep internal strength, and he took the detoxification pill in time. I also used golden needles to suppress the toxicity, so..."
Chu Ning raised his hand to interrupt him: "Pass the order and call the generals of each camp to discuss the matter. Also inform my father and the Crown Princess of the news that I was poisoned and the method of detoxification."
He paused and said, "Also, this matter must be reported to Her Majesty the Empress of the Great Zhou."
Shen Mingyuan hesitated to speak, but finally bowed and accepted the order. After he left the military tent, Chu Ning slowly exhaled.
He lifted his sleeves and saw spider-web-like blue-black lines appearing on his arms, slowly spreading along the meridians.
Half a year...Chu Ning clenched his fists, his nails digging deep into his palms.
Not only did he have to gather the Zhou Dynasty's troops within the next six months, he also had to find a way to obtain the Fiery Sun Grass. Qin State... Thinking of this old enemy, a cold light flashed in Chu Ning's eyes.
There were hurried footsteps outside the tent. Chu Ning quickly straightened his sleeves and his face regained its usual calmness.
No matter how dangerous the road ahead is, he must hold on. This is not only related to his personal life and death, but also to the future of the Chu State.
A moment later, all the generals gathered in the central military tent.
In the military tent, Chu Ning sat at the main seat, his face pale but his eyes were sharp. The generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty, who were standing in two rows under the tent, looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering why the crown prince of Chu had suddenly summoned everyone.
"Generals!"
Chu Ning spoke, his voice was a little weak, but still revealed unquestionable majesty: "I have called you all together today to discuss important matters."
He slowly stood up and rolled up his sleeves, revealing his arms covered with dark blue lines. Suddenly, people gasped in shock in the tent.
"This is......"
An old general in his forties stood up suddenly. He had been to the barbarian tribe and recognized the terrible patterns at a glance.
"Yes, it is the blood spider poison."
Chu Ning put down his sleeves: "This poison needs to be induced by Fiery Sun Grass, and Fiery Sun Grass..."
He paused and said, "Only the Qin royal family has it."
"boom!"
A young general slammed his hand on the table and said, "How despicable! The Qin State must have colluded with the barbarians to murder Your Highness!"
"Exactly!"
Another general also stood up: "Qin State has evil ambitions. They massacred three cities of our Great Zhou on the border. This blood debt has not yet been settled!"
The atmosphere in the tent suddenly became boiling, and the generals spoke one after another, denouncing the various evil deeds of the Qin State.
Chu Ning listened quietly until the voice died down, then she spoke slowly: "So, I want to join forces with the Queen of the Great Zhou."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was silence in the tent at first, and then an even more enthusiastic response broke out.
"Your Highness is wise!" The old general's beard was trembling with excitement. "If it weren't for Your Highness leading the troops to help us this time, 100,000 soldiers of the Great Zhou would have been buried under the iron hoofs of the Qin army!"
"Yes!" The young general's eyes sparkled with admiration. "In this battle, Your Highness used the troops like a god and defeated the Qin army of 100,000. How majestic!"
"We are willing to follow Your Highness!" The generals responded in unison.
Chu Ning looked at these passionate generals and felt deeply moved.
This time he was willing to rush to help the Great Zhou, not only for the benefit of the Chu State, but also because he could not stand the atrocities of the Qin State. Unexpectedly, today, this friendship has become his greatest reliance.
"it is good!"
Chu Ning said in a clear voice: "Then I'll trouble you generals to report this matter to the Empress. Once the Empress agrees, we will..."
A cold light flashed in his eyes: "Let Qin pay the price!"
A deafening response came from the tent, but Chu Ning felt dizzy.
He forced himself to stand up straight, looking at these passionate generals, and secretly swore in his heart: No matter what, he would hold on until that day.
Soon, all the generals dispersed, and only Zhao Yu stayed to take care of Chu Ning.
"Your Highness, I heard from Imperial Physician Shen that your toxicity can only be suppressed for half a year. This matter..."
Zhao Yu's face was full of worry: "Is this true?"
Chu Ning's face was solemn: "Yes, this poison is very strong. It seems that Li Xing came prepared. I am doomed this time."
"However, this also gives me a reason to take action. Since Qin can't wait to be destroyed, I will help them!"
"Pass the order, hand over the troops here to General Xue Huaide. I will return to Luocheng and kill Zhang Yi myself!"
But Zhao Yu looked embarrassed when he heard this: "Your Highness, Zhang Yi is an envoy from Qin after all. When two countries are at war, envoys are not killed. If Zhang Yi is killed, it will have a bad impact on our dynasty."
"Influence?"
Chu Ning sneered, with a cold light flashing in his eyes: "The moment Li Xing uses poison, I will no longer have any scruples."
"From now on, as long as I can kill the people of Qin, I will use any means necessary!"
At this moment, Chu Ning turned completely evil!