Princess and the General

Must Be Eliminated! (Part Five)

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“There’s nothing uncertain about it.
This prince suddenly did not want Gu ShuBai to die.
That’s all.”

In the posthouse’s inner courtyard, Chi Gan anxiously entered Kun WuShang’s room.

Kun WuShang casually gestured and had Chi Gan sit where he was pointing.
He then ordered an attendant to bring his medicine kit over.

This medicine kit was very similar to the one that Yu Fu had.
Even the jars and bottles inside were very similar.
The kit was quite full, and Kun WuShang usually took very good care of these things.

Chi Gan sat down below and anxiously furrowed his brow.

“It was such a good chance to kill off Marquis Gu’s heir, so why did seventh prince suddenly no longer want him to die? Were you not unhappy about his engagement to your little senior disciple?”

Just how much effort did Western Kun’s soldiers expend at the border, and how much fighting power had been lost, yet they had never been able to do anything to harm the members of Marquis Gu’s Manor in any way.

The previous time, they finally managed to poison Gu HuaiJiang with Kunlun snow, and they were satisfied with that success; however, he was saved by Yu Fu.

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Western Kun’s many years of planning were ruined in just an instant.

This time, they had a chance to kill Gu ShuBai, yet Kun WuShang tossed it aside.
Chi Gan was so angry that he could not even eat, much less sleep well.
Kun WuShang, however, continued to act carefree.

The anger made his liver hurt.

Kun WuShang shot a glare at him, “This prince wishes to call her little senior disciple, but that does not mean that I wish to hear others refer to her like this.
You should just call her young miss Yu Fu.
Also, it’s not like I refused to allow Gu ShuBai to die.
It’s that Yin Shuo was too useless.
I can’t be blamed.”

He pulled out a thin porcelain bottle from his medicine kit, “This is a secret poison based on a young plant, and there are no records of it even in Immortals Valley.
It’s possible that not even Yu Fu knows what sort of poison it is.
It’s not as poisonous as a upas, but it’s no less toxic than Kunlun snow.* Speaking truthfully, I really don’t know if Yu Fu knows how to deal with this poison.”

Chi Gan slapped his thigh, “And you couldn’t give him a poison that can’t be treated?”

“If Gu ShuBai died by my poison, and the plot was exposed, not to mention Emperor Ning refusing to forgive me, but even Yu Fu would refuse to forgive me.
She is master’s most beloved disciple.
I believe there’s no need to tell you just how important master is.”

Chi Gan helplessly sighed but continued to brood over Gu ShuBai’s situation.

If he could not be beaten to death, it would also be fine if he lost an arm or a leg.
That would have the effect of reducing the strength of the Gu family’s army.

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Kun WuShang continued: “Initially, I thought of leaving the matter of whether Gu ShuBai lived or died to fortune, but who knew that Yin Shuo would be so useless.
He sent out 100 assassins but could not kill a severely poisoned Gu ShuBai.
What a joke.”

Chi Gan thought to himself: You’re just talking without putting in any work.
500 members of the Gu family army were mobilized.
Is that something 100 assassins can fight against?

Kun WuShang casually glanced at him from the corner of his eye, “You aren’t speaking.
Are you internally cursing this prince right now?”

“I don’t dare, I don’t dare.
This lowly official does not dare!”

Chi Gan lifted his hand and wiped away some sweat from his brow, “This lowly official was just thinking that since your poison didn’t work, eldest young sir Yin definitely will not let this matter slide.
I fear that not only will he refuse to collaborate with us in dealing with Marquis Gu’s Manor, but he will actually work against you!”

Working against you would be no big deal, but it would be bad if those who did not know about the situation were implicated.

Kun WuShang nodded, “That’s right.
I’ve also thought of this.
That’s why we need to act first and take the initiative before he moves against me.”

“How should we take the initiative first?”

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“Send this bottle of poison to Emperor Ning and tell Emperor Ning about Yin Shuo asking me for this bottle of poison.
Won’t this grand case be solved just like that?”

Chi Gan let out a heavy sigh, “Seventh prince, have you gone crazy? You were the one who gave away this poison.
How does putting this out there to hurt young sir Yin help you? Prime Minister Yin absolutely will not let you off.
The special envoy would also be in danger!”

Kun WuShang sorted through his medicine kit.
Suddenly noticing a small white bottle, he pulled it out and laughed hollowly.

“Lord Chi Gan, take a guess at what this medicine is?”

Chi Gan subconsciously leaped up and took a few steps back.

During the new year celebrations, Eastern Ling’s courts were on vacation.
Neither Emperor Ning nor the hundreds of officials discussed official matters.
As a result, the special envoy had nobody to ask about the situation and found themselves extremely bored.

Kun WuShang was the one who had the hardest time sitting still.
When he was bored, he would use the special envoy to test his poisons, and Chi Gan had already become terrified from his messing about.

“There’s no need to be nervous.
In truth, there’s no poison in my bag that Yu Fu can’t treat.
If your life is in danger, we can go and look for Yu Fu.
Even if she clearly knows that you’re a special envoy from Western Kun with bad intentions, she will not just let you die.”

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A thought seemed to have come to Chi Gan, “Then saying it like this, young miss Yu Fu is a benevolent person?”

Kun WuShang was very delighted, “Naturally.
But the more benevolent a person is, the easier they are to deal with.
I would rather deal with a kind person than a vile person like Yin Shuo.”

Chi Gan found this to be quite reasonable and quickly regained his composure.

“That’s not right.
Whether eldest young sir Yin is a benevolent person or a vile person, what does that matter to us? The one that we must deal with is Marquis Gu’s Manor.
The people in the prime minister’s manor are of no threat to us.”

“Who said that they aren’t a threat?”

Thinking back to the way that Yin Shuo looked at Yu Fu, he felt totally uncomfortable.

Compared to the discomfort that Gu ShuBai made him feel, this was even more uncomfortable!

Kun WuShang snorted with contempt, “He might not be a threat to Western Kun, but he is a great threat to this prince.
I absolutely must get rid of that person!”

*TN: Upas is a tree that produces poisonous latex.
It’s known in China as the “poison arrow tree”