Rebirth: So what if my husband is a little crazy? He loves me.

Chapter 235 Loss of all internal energy?

Gu Chang'an clenched his fists even tighter. With his intelligence, he could tell that this person wouldn't release the person, but he desperately hoped that his analysis was wrong.

"Follow up," Emperor Cheng ordered. "Make sure they are captured and brought to justice."

"Yes." A squad of Flying Fish Guards accepted the order and quietly rode after them.

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Shen Li was carried on a long march, and then the people dismounted and entered a town. After that, they entered the mountains through a secret passage in the town. Surprisingly, the mountains were well-equipped with food, drink, clothing, and even medicine for healing.

However, carving out a mountain is obviously a huge project, and there is only a narrow path inside, which can only allow one person to pass at a time, so there is definitely no way to rest.

Shen Li was left aside while these people busied themselves applying medicine.

"Master, let me apply medicine for you." The woman whose weapon had been knocked away by Shen Li was now kneeling in front of the man who had captured her, wiping his wounds and applying medicine by the light of the torch.

Shen Li could tell that the man who had captured her was someone important, definitely a key figure in the Red Lotus Cult. She had to do something about it.

She could feel the acupoints loosening, and her fingers were gradually regaining sensation. It wouldn't be long before she could regain her mobility.

In Old Zou's words, the very existence of her body was unbelievable, and it would be difficult to confine her by any ordinary means.

"Feed this to her, and this too." The man in red, enduring the pain, took two items from a hidden compartment and handed them to another woman, his voice hoarse: "Go."

"Yes." Another veiled woman limped up to Shen Li, pinched her chin, put a pill into her mouth, and forced her to drink some water.

Shen Li didn't know what kind of medicine it was, and since she couldn't make a sound, she could only whimper twice.

She thought to herself that this man was quite cautious, afraid that he wouldn't be able to control himself by acupressure, so he actually used drugs.

"You'll find out soon enough." The man seemed to know what she wanted to ask.

He leaned against the uneven wall, half of his mask in the light and half in the shadows, his voice full of mockery, which sounded strangely sexy now, even though it was already a little hoarse from his injuries.

Shen Li had no interest in his voice; she was worried about whether her body could handle the medicine, which was unlikely to be an ordinary drug.

After feeding the medicine, the woman took out a pair of iron chains and locked both ends to Shen Li's wrists.

Shen Li felt this was a bit unnecessary. The iron chain was much heavier than ordinary iron, but it wasn't much of a weight for her, and it seemed like it would break if pulled, so it wasn't very sturdy.

Her biggest worry was the medication she had taken. The man said she would feel a reaction soon, but she didn't seem to feel it yet.

After a moment, everyone else was looking at her, seemingly waiting for her reaction.

Shen Li still didn't feel anything. The only feeling she had was that her hand should be able to move, but she didn't make any rash moves before figuring out what kind of medicine it was.

But everyone was watching her, and it wouldn't be right not to give them some feedback, so she frowned tightly.

Anyway, the only parts of her body she can move right now are her eyebrows and eyes.

"Release her pressure points," the man said.

The maid responded by poking Shen Li twice, and Shen Li immediately said, "It hurts so much, what kind of medicine is this?"

"Losing your power is indeed very painful." The man still smiled mockingly: "From now on, you'll obediently be my maid."

"You...despicable..." Shen Li said, but her mind was working quickly.

What does it mean to lose power? What power have you lost? She felt that she hadn't lost any strength.

Could this be a medicine that causes people to lose their internal energy?

But she didn't have any internal energy, so she didn't react?

With her mind racing, she tentatively asked, "You...you neutralized my internal energy?"

"No, it will just cause you to lose all your internal energy within half a month. I will feed you again after half a month until you are willing to work for me."

Shen Li felt a sense of absurdity and unreality as she listened to these things. In her previous life, she had never experienced anything like this. She only knew how to navigate the treacherous world of the imperial court, unaware that there was another world of martial arts outside the court.

The Red Lotus Sect is a force to be reckoned with. She needs to see if there are any advantages to be gained, and at the very least, find out if they colluded with certain people in the court in this assassination attempt.

Shadow should catch up soon. I need to get news of my safety to Gu Chang'an as soon as possible, otherwise he will worry.

"What can I do for you?" Shen Li asked. "I am an official appointed by the imperial court. You'd better let me go back as soon as possible, or the imperial court will not let you off the hook."

"The imperial court would never let us go anyway," the man sneered. "As for a lackey like you, you're still useful, of course."

Shen Li raised an eyebrow slightly. This kid's words are quite sharp.

After applying the medicine, the man beckoned to Shen Li: "Come here, help me up."

Shen Li glanced at him indifferently, her eyes filled with disdain: "Why don't you kill me if you dare?"

"You think I wouldn't dare?" The man was clearly unaccustomed to such provocation, and his eyes immediately flashed with murderous intent.

"If you dared, you wouldn't have yelled." Shen Li said calmly, "You're not keeping me here because you want me to be a maid. You want to keep another trump card so you can use me to shield you if the court finds out."

“If you kill me, believe me, you won’t even get a hundred miles before you’re caught.” Shen Li raised an eyebrow at him. “You’re welcome to try.”

Upon hearing these words, the man couldn't help but scrutinize Shen Li more closely. He truly hadn't expected that a mere palace maid could see right through his thoughts.

If the imperial court were full of such talented people, its Red Lotus Sect would have been wiped out long ago.

"So, if you treat me well, I might cooperate with you when we get through the checkpoints." Shen Li stepped forward and stretched out her hands, the chains rattling: "Open."

"How dare you! Do you think we can't get through this without you? Master, I'll kill her right now!" The maid, disgusted by Shen Li's behavior, drew her sword and was about to attack.

The man in red did not stop her immediately; he was observing Shen Li's reaction.

Shen Li simply closed her eyes lazily, slightly raising her head to expose more of her neck, making it easier to make the incision.

The man frowned: "Stop."

The maidservant reluctantly stopped, snorted, and then sheathed her longsword.

"What official position do you hold in the palace?" the man asked. He had initially thought Shen Li was just a lady, but Shen Li had just said that she was an official appointed by the imperial court.

The female officials who were still by the emperor's side were most likely female officials in the palace.

Shen Li then realized that the big, simple-minded man who had kidnapped her did not know her identity. So she quickly came up with a plan and said, "I am a female official serving His Majesty. In name, I serve him, but in reality, I secretly protect His Majesty's safety."

"Someone from the Emperor's court?" The man was skeptical, but seeing her hand still raised reluctantly, he said, "Untie her."

Shen Li slightly curved the corners of her lips.