After deceiving the villain, I was forced to love him.

Chapter 186 Seeing the Moon

"Looking up at the stars and moon, I return with you."

"It seems the young lady has broken the deadlock."

Cui Yuanshu, who was about to use himself as bait, never dreamed that the mission would suddenly become so easy.

Watching the starlight drift away in the wind, Baili Ming felt a mix of emotions.

The antidote developed by Lu Jian and his team is called "Seeing the Moon".

I really don't know what price she paid to save these antidotes for them.

"In this way, we only need to choose any water source to administer the antidote."

"This way, we can obtain the antidote from three to five more places where the Gu has been corrupted."

The original plan was to accurately distribute water to at least nine locations to ensure the desired effect.

Now, Baili Ce has spread the antidote throughout the city in this way, which has truly saved many people, including himself.

Otherwise, even if he were willing to lure Wang Qingyan away from his mountain stronghold and draw his attention away, this task would not be so easy to complete.

"It wasn't easy," Cui Yuanshu said, clasping his hands together in front of him. He had thought his death was imminent, but Baili Ce had managed to extend his life.

"The remaining antidote, Patriarch Baili, should take a few more bottles to Xizhou, to leave your family a way out."

Bai Liming made no attempt to hide anything, "Okay."

It's impossible to refuse.

They fought desperately, not only to save lives, but also because of their positions of power, which forced them to fight.

Given the chance, of course I would save my family first, then my hometown.

She had no concept of putting others before herself or sacrificing herself for others, and she didn't think there was anything shameful about saving her family first.

Moreover, these antidotes were obtained at the cost of her sister's life, so it's only natural that she prioritizes the needs of her fellow villagers.

"The rest..."

Baili Ming bowed respectfully, "I will leave everything to Minister Cui's arrangements."

"Then I will act arbitrarily," Minister Cui said, standing proudly against the wind, offering no return greeting.

He certainly wouldn't keep the rest of the antidote for himself.

But he went from a poor, powerless scholar to where he is today thanks to the support of countless villagers and relatives. How could he not repay them?

Moreover, his relatives are all in his hometown. If he doesn't save the villagers first, how will they survive in the future?

Furthermore, across the country, there are hundreds or even thousands of places where Gu has been corrupted. In the early stages, the antidote is limited and takes time to take effect. Therefore, it is inevitable that there will be trade-offs and biases.

Once the antidote takes effect, it's inevitable that for a period of time, some places will sing praises while others will complain bitterly.

Because the public does not allow good people to make mistakes.

Especially when others are saved, but you are not.

He didn't have a single complaint in his heart; even he couldn't have done it.

Too often, people won't remember your good deeds forever, but they will always remember your bad ones.

The only plausible explanation is that the matter itself is beneficial to oneself.

Moreover, once Wang Qingyan realizes the situation, he will definitely "cut his losses in time".

But Lu Jian is absolutely not the one who should make this choice.

Because the essence of making a choice is deciding who to kill, not who to save.

The sin of wrongly killing one person is far greater than the merit of saving ten people.

Lu Jian's decision to have him do this was tacitly approving of his "embezzlement" and also ensuring that someone would take responsibility should public resentment arise in the future.

Baili had previously made an unparalleled contribution by helping Lu Jian eradicate the morning-blooming trees and recruiting refugees to expand his military strength.

Furthermore, since their combat strength has been completely destroyed, they no longer pose a real threat to Lu Jian, and even if something happens in the future, the punishment will not be too severe.

And he, being a corrupt official, naturally became the best candidate to take responsibility and vent his anger.

......

"Madam, the head of the family is looking for you again. You should go quickly."

"Coming right away," I quickly poured the herbal medicine and brought it to him.

As he walked through the corridor, Baili Ce paid special attention to the snowflakes drifting in through the gaps in the bamboo curtains, and thought to himself that the weather had finally returned to normal.

Although it's still cold, at least it won't be so freezing that we can't go out anymore.

Moreover, because the people had done a good job of releasing lanterns, Wang Qingyan was indeed moved by her romance and ordered the person in charge to distribute a lot of cotton clothes and rice to them, so this winter should not be so hard to endure.

More importantly, "Seeing the Moon" finally managed to spread throughout the city before Baili Ming and Cui Yuanshu could take action.

Even if it's not effective for all those afflicted by the Gu poison, according to Xiao Lü, at least 80% of those affected by the Gu poison will recover.

This greatly reduced Wang Qingyan's reserve forces, which was also her bargaining chip for turning against him.

"Madam..." Feng Zhongquan, who opened the door, subconsciously wanted to help Baili Ce carry the tray, but was stopped by her with a look.

"Go down, I can handle things here."

Having finally managed to get a few able-bodied people to help manage the affairs of the manor because of Wang Qingyan's serious injury, she couldn't afford to get carried away.

"Yes, yes, yes," Feng Zhongquan responded several times, then hurriedly retreated and closed the door, not letting anyone near.

Inside the curtains, Wang Qingyan leaned against the soft, thick quilt, looking like a rootless, dark night-blooming cereus—beautiful, fragile, and incredibly dangerous.

"Why did you take so long?" He pulled her to sit down, and even though the whole room was warm and cozy, his hands were still cold and stiff.

He placed the medicine on the table beside the bed, and Baili Ce, who was sweating profusely, gave him a big hug. "It takes time to brew the medicine."

"You're so warm..." He used a little force to flip her over and press her down into the blankets.

Cool fingers gently traced Baili Ce's eyebrows, eyes, and neckline before resting on her shoulder.

Untie the sash and toss the cloak aside.

Her eyes were alluring and full of desire; it was obvious she wanted to do something.

"Not now, you..."

Just as she was supporting herself against Wang Qingyan's chest, trying to stop him from doing anything rash, he simply pulled her hand down, rested his head on her shoulder, listened to her heartbeat, and felt the blood flowing under her skin.

"Don't worry, even if you're willing, I'm still worried you won't have a good experience."

"Pah! Pah! Pah!! What nonsense are you spouting? Who...?"

"Hmm?" Wang Qingyan tilted his head back, his face full of ill intent. "You mean..."

Bai Lizhe quickly covered his mouth, "I didn't mean anything!"

Seeing his beautiful smile, she quickly let go, "Okay, stop fooling around, drink your medicine first."

"I don't want to drink it," Wang Qingyan said lazily, lying down without believing that the medicine would work on his injury.

Bai Lize, who had cursed him countless times in his heart, could only patiently coax him, "Even if it can't promote wound healing, at least it can relieve the pain, right?"

Seeing that he couldn't sleep every night at midnight because of the pain, Baili Ce was very scared.

If he were to die from the pain, the out-of-control Gu guards could bite her to death one bite each.

She didn't want to see those Gu Guards gathering outside like ghosts anymore.

I don't dare drink too much water in the middle of the night, for fear that I might accidentally wet my pants in fright.

"Then feed me."

? ? ! !

Fine, fine, you're the boss here~

Bai Li Ce got up and brought over the medicine.

I had just picked up the spoon when I heard him say, "That's not how it is."

???

Bai Li Ce thought for a moment, then said, "Oh~"

You mean feeding him by mouth?

Isn't it disgusting to eat someone's saliva?

"What if I have phlegm in my mouth?"

"..."

Wang Qingyan sat up, picked up the bowl, and drank it all in one gulp.