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“Xiao He, you go about your business. I’ll handle things here. Nothing will happen.” Su Yu thought it was time to see what those two had become in Wan Gu’s hands.
“They want you to compromise for Xiao Bao, or is it because of the high-yield grain seeds? Am I right?” Wang Jinhe looked at Su Yu and asked.
Su Yu nodded. “My dear Xiao He, you’re indeed astute. That’s correct.”
Wang Jinhe subconsciously clenched her fists, her face becoming dark and ugly.
“Don’t be angry, my dear.”
Wang Jinhe remained silent, truly angry with these people. How dare they come and act arrogantly towards Su Yu?
Lowering her head and looking at her hands, Wang Jinhe’s gaze turned cold. “Su Yu, they deserve to die.”
Never before had Wang Jinhe desired someone’s life as she did now.
Seeing Wang Jinhe like this, Su Yu walked over and reached out to hug her. “Xiao He, I’m fine. I’ll handle these matters. I won’t let our son suffer in vain. Trust me.”
Wang Jinhe naturally believed in Su Yu.
But precisely because she believed in him, she felt distressed for him.
Su Yu, such a proud person. If it weren’t for Nan Qiao and the others, would he have to bow his head for Xiao Bao’s sake?
Just the thought of Su Yu being controlled for Xiao Bao made her extremely angry.
“Su Yu, I don’t want to see those people alive anymore. They don’t deserve it,” Wang Jinhe said earnestly, looking at Su Yu.
“Alright.”
Even if Wang Jinhe didn’t say it, he wouldn’t let those people off the hook, nor would he let his son suffer in vain.
Xiao Bao was the child he cherished in the palm of his hand. Even with Yanxi and Yanchen, his favorite was still Xiao Bao, and he cherished him the most.
They dared to lay a hand on Xiao Bao, so they must pay the price for it.
“Xiao He, you go about your business. I’ll go over to Nan Qiao’s place and see what’s going on there.”
“Okay.” After Wang Jinhe left, Su Yu headed towards Wan Gu’s place.
As he approached, he heard Nan Qiao’s excited voice, “Looks like they have some backbone. I like people with backbone; they’re more fun to play with.”
Su Yu paused for a moment, his eyes filled with helplessness.
Entering, he saw the two who were now in unbearable pain.
“It’s just poison. We have plenty of it. Whether you talk or not, we don’t mind. It’s just a matter of how long you can hold out,” Wan Gu said casually, sitting in a chair.
“Wan Gu is right. As long as we know that the people behind you are from the Lu Empire, that’s all we need. Whether you talk or not, it doesn’t matter. Dream on if you think you can get our high-yield grain seeds,” Nan Qiao said with a cold snort.
The person lying on the ground looked pale as they gazed at Nan Qiao. “You’re… from Nanjiang… You’re not qualified…”
“He actually said I’m not qualified?” Nan Qiao became displeased.
He was Brother Yu’s most cherished little brother. As long as he spoke, Brother Yu would surely agree to his requests.
How dare this person come and sow discord? Are they asking for trouble?
Su Yu reached out and patted Nan Qiao’s shoulder. “Since you know they’re trying to sow discord, why bother getting upset?”
Nan Qiao grumbled discontentedly. “I just don’t want to see this person.”
“If you don’t want to see them, then don’t. Why make a fuss?”
“Brother Yu, why are you here?”
“Your sister-in-law is upset, so I came to see what’s going on. How are things?”
“They still have quite the backbone. By the way, Wan Gu, aren’t you short of test subjects? How about using these two? Each of you takes one. What do you think?”
Seeing Nan Qiao’s overly excited expression, Su Yu chuckled and shook his head. His colleagues also looked at the people on the ground with some sympathy. It was their misfortune to have crossed paths with Nan Qiao, that little troublemaker.
Su Yu reached out and tapped Nan Qiao’s head, shaking his head helplessly. “Don’t bully people.”
“Brother Yu, you’re wrong about this. I’m not bullying people, I’m bullying scoundrels.”
“I think Nan Qiao’s idea is quite good. Good test subjects are hard to find. These two are still tough nuts, but we’ll see how long they can hold out.” Bai Qi looked at the two people on the ground, his eyes thoughtful.
Turning to Wan Gu beside him, Su Yu asked, “Which one do you want?”
“This one,” Wan Gu pointed to one of the individuals.
Bai Qi glanced at the person. They didn’t seem particularly remarkable.
Why would Wan Gu prefer them?
“He knows more, and he’s the toughest nut to crack,” Wan Gu explained unusually.
Bai Qi nodded in understanding. “I see. In that case, I’ll choose this one.”
“Take me along,” Nan Qiao insisted defiantly from the side.
Luo Yan and Luo Hou stood nearby. Luo Yan considered for a moment before saying, “You can tell us anything you need. We can help you out.”
Listening to Luo Yan and Bai Qi’s words, Nan Qiao couldn’t help but smile. “That sounds good.”
Su Yu watched as they quickly divided up the tasks, a smile playing on his lips. “It seems like I won’t have much to do from now on.”
“Brother Yu, you’re in charge of overseeing the overall situation. That’s enough,” Nan Qiao chuckled on the side, looking a bit silly.
“Then I’ll leave the rest to you.”
“No problem.”
“Nan Qiao, go give the young master a list of the other herbs needed to cure the cold poison. We need to start looking for the herbs now. Some of them are available from my master’s place, so I’ll write to him and have them sent over.” Now that they had secured the Red Fire Lotus and a few other herbs, there were just a few simple, common, but somewhat troublesome herbs left to find.
After Nan Qiao gave Su Yu the list of herbs, he went to Wan Gu’s place.
Looking at the list of herbs with circles drawn around the ones that had already been secured, Su Yu lightly tapped the table. He wrote a letter to Xuan Feiran, asking him to check if the Imperial Pharmacy had these herbs. At the same time, he asked Yuan Lin to call Huang Qi over.
“Young Master, did you call me for something?” Huang Qi asked as he arrived.
“Find these herbs on this list as soon as possible,” Su Yu said, handing over the list.
Huang Qi took the list and looked at it. Seeing the herbs listed, he couldn’t help but feel surprised and curious. “Young Master, are these herbs for curing cold poison? Who’s been poisoned?”
“Xiao Bao.”
Huang Qi’s expression changed. “How could Xiao Bao be affected by cold poison?”
“We have about half of these herbs, but the others are a bit tricky. I know someone who has them, but convincing them to hand them over might be difficult.”
“Tell them that if they can provide the herbs, I can give them a jar of two-year-old wine collection,” Su Yu suggested after some consideration.
Huang Qi looked at Su Yu in surprise, but then thought about it and didn’t find it unreasonable.
Xiao Bao is so important to the young master, he wouldn’t let anything happen to him. Just two years of young master’s wine collection might be enough to convince them to cooperate, they can even offer a higher vintage if needed.
“Then I’ll go and find someone,” Huang Qi said before leaving.
“Alright.”
After Huang Qi left, Su Yu sighed softly as he looked at the list of herbs in his hand before heading to Xiao Bao’s room.
With Xiao Zhi and the others at the academy, only Xiao Bao was left at home.