sbdcsierra Chapter 110 Cold
Chapter 110 Cold
This morning at the imperial court, civil and military officials were lined up in an orderly fashion in the main hall.
After Emperor Sukang took his seat, all the officials paid homage and shouted "Long live the Emperor!" three times.
"All of you may rise and dismount," Emperor Sukang said to those below. "Those with matters to report may do so; those without, the court may adjourn."
Xiao Yue stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Xiao Yue handed over the memorial from yesterday regarding the two murder cases.
Emperor Sukang glanced at Xiao Yue below and asked, "What is the matter you wish to report?"
The chief eunuch stepped forward, took the memorial, and presented it to Emperor Sukang.
"Your Majesty, it concerns the two murder cases we received yesterday. The cases are extremely bizarre; both victims had their hearts removed before they died."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Sukang's expression darkened considerably. He took the memorial and opened it to examine it.
The officials in the hall were shocked upon hearing this.
Emperor Sukang ordered him to solve the case as soon as possible.
Although we asked him to solve the case as soon as possible, based on the information we gathered yesterday, he had absolutely no clue whatsoever.
Apart from the horrific wound, no other signs of a crime were found at the scene.
After court, he rushed to the government office without stopping, hoping that no similar cases would come up today, otherwise it would cause panic among the people.
In fact, the cat demon also made a move last night, but it was stopped by Su Jue who arrived just as it was about to attack, so it failed.
Thanks to Fei Feng's treatment, the little girl's condition has stabilized considerably, and she is no longer in danger of losing her life.
Long Chuqing gave her some medicine again in the morning, and the little girl slowly woke up around 1:00 AM.
After the little girl woke up, she was observed for another morning. At noon, Long Chuqing diagnosed her again and prescribed medicine.
They told the couple to take the little girl home to recover, and instructed them to bring her back for a follow-up examination in a couple of days.
Long Chuqing didn't return to the Prince's Mansion until the afternoon. Lin Mama prepared a meal for her, and after eating something and washing up, she went upstairs to sleep.
At dinner time, seeing that she had only been asleep for a short while, Ziguang hesitated whether to wake her up to eat.
Granny Lin said, "Why don't we go and ask? The food won't taste good if it's reheated after mealtime."
"Alright!" Ziguang thought Lin Mama's words made sense. "Then I'll go up and ask."
Zi Guang tiptoed up to the attic, came to the bedside, gently nudged her, and whispered, "Miss, would you like to go downstairs and have dinner before coming back to sleep?"
Long Chuqing turned over and opened her eyes slightly: "Okay...you go down first, I'll be there in a bit."
After the purple light faded, Long Chuqing sat up, feeling dizzy. Today was the fifteenth.
She pulled open her collar and looked around. There were no dragon scales on her body yet, so the calming medicine seemed to be having some effect. However, she felt much colder than usual.
It might be because of the weather! She didn't pay much attention to the cold and just put on an extra layer of clothing before going downstairs.
She felt even colder after coming outside. It had stopped raining and the ground was dry, but there was a cold wind blowing.
She drank a bowl of hot soup during the meal, and the hot soup made her feel much warmer instantly.
She still felt cold after dinner, and thought that it was indeed having some effect.
She took a hot bath, and while she was still warm, she quickly went back to bed to continue sleeping.
Ziguang knew she hadn't slept last night, so she didn't disturb her.
Around 9 PM, Long Chuqing was woken up by the cold. She felt cold all over, and the blankets were also icy cold.
She checked her body again, but there were still no dragon scales, only an intensely cold light.
She took two blankets from the cabinet next to her and covered herself with them, hoping to fall asleep quickly and feel better once she was asleep.
Covering myself with two extra blankets did make me a little warmer, and I did fall asleep, but I woke up from the cold after less than an hour.
She huddled in the blankets, feeling no warmth at all, the chill of the moonlight constantly seeping into her.
She wrapped herself tightly in the blanket, curled up, shivering from the cold, her teeth chattering involuntarily.
"Feifeng," she called out with difficulty, "Feifeng, help me, I'm going to freeze to death."
Feifeng paced anxiously, "Qingqing... are you alright? Can you still hold on?!"
"Actually, I've been helping you all along, otherwise you would be frozen into an ice dragon by now. It's just that you are affected by the cold moon energy, and I will be affected along with you. This is all I can do for now."
Long Chu felt despair after listening to Fei Feng's words. She could only try to hold on tonight. She closed her eyes, frowned, and curled up.
The faint golden light emanating from Fei Feng flowed slowly from between her eyebrows.
The closer it got to midnight, the colder it became, and slowly, her eyebrows began to be covered with a layer of white frost.
She reached out her trembling hand and touched it, only to find a pile of tiny ice shards.
She cursed inwardly, "Holy crap... Damn it, this is way too much! Ice crystals are even coming out."
No, this can't go on. Should we just wait until dawn?
She needed to think of a solution, so she began searching her mind for possible ideas.
Find a stove to warm yourself! No, no, it's the middle of the night, where am I going to find a stove?
Blankets! Even if we add two more, it won't work. We're already using three blankets, and they're not helping at all.
She felt her consciousness starting to blur, and if this continued, she feared she would fall into darkness again.
Just as she was thinking about how to keep warm, a dangerous aura was quietly approaching her.
On a distant rooftop, a black cat and a gray wolf stood together, staring intently in the direction of the Autumn Water Pavilion of the Qin Prince's Mansion.
"Brother Gray Wolf..." the cat demon said, looking ahead, "Do you see that?"
The black cat and the gray wolf stood on the roof, looking at a pavilion not far away, where a chill was emanating from all sides.
Meanwhile, some cold air was slowly seeping into the room.
Logically speaking, the cold air of the moon is invisible, but when it all comes together, it forms a cold current.
Cats and wolves have excellent night vision and farsightedness, and since they are demons, they can see air currents that others cannot.
"That's why you came here despite the Celestial Master's pursuit," Gray Wolf said.
“That’s right…” the cat demon licked its paw and said, “I noticed her a few days ago, but I was no match for her then, so I didn’t make a move against her.”
"Who is she?" Gray Wolf continued, "What's so special about her that made you come here despite the danger?"
“I don’t know who she is, and I can’t see through her,” the cat demon said. “But I can sense that she is not an ordinary person. I unintentionally felt a very powerful energy within her.”
"Although that energy disappeared in an instant, I still managed to detect it."
"Eating her is better than eating a hundred human hearts. As long as I eat her, I can return to my peak condition. What can a mere little celestial master do to me then?" the cat demon said angrily. "At that time, I will definitely devour him alive to vent my hatred."