Pica 8: Antidote
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The emperor said that out of consideration for the favor he once owed Sang Mo, he would give Sang Mo another chance to fulfill the originally agreed upon sword fight. 0
 
Sang Mo found it quite amusing. Li Changyan was her master, far superior to her by countless measures, and defeating her would be effortless. The emperor's actions were merely an attempt to put a righteous end to the matter, so as to prevent future criticism of him repaying kindness with enmity. 0
 
 
So the emperor summoned civil and military officials as well as so-called martial artists from the rivers and lakes to serve as witnesses, and solemnly produced a life-and-death contract. 0
 
Li Changyan, dressed in a silver robe and wielding a long sword, truly lives up to his reputation as the God of War. From the moment he arrived, his eyes never left her, even when signing the life-and-death contract. Sang Mo also wanted to be as suave as him, but when she picked up the pen, her hand trembled uncontrollably. 0
 
 
Li Changyan lowered his eyes and took off his cloak, saying coldly, "Sign it. Once you sign, you can leave alive. Otherwise, even if you win, the court can still hunt you down." 0
 
He raised his eyes and quickly grasped Sang Mo's hand under the cover of the cloak, saying, "Don't be afraid, just follow my instructions on how to fight." 0
 
 
She didn't notice how warm his hand was, his eyes full of obscure meaning, only feeling that his words were so ironic because she had no chance of winning. 0
 
Sang Mo Suddenly felt like a little white rabbit locked in a lion's den. If he killed her, he could apologize to Princess of a Foreign Realm and then smoothly take over the position with this merit. 0
 
 
Even if it means death, I cannot let him look down on me. Sang Mo gritted his teeth, signed his name, and then threw the pen wrapped in a sword flower towards Li Changyan. 0
 
To others, the first twelve moves seemed identical, but Li Changyan had more practical experience and held a slight advantage. Therefore, Sang Mo repeatedly found himself in mortal danger, narrowly avoiding the blade each time, while the crowd's gasps rose and fell. 0
 
 
Sang Mo But the more he fought, the more confused he became. These moves were clearly the ones he had practiced with her thousands of times when teaching her swordsmanship, and they had no real threat to her. 0
 
By the thirteenth move, Sang Mo instinctively thrust her sword forward, expecting Li Changyan to dodge as they had practiced. 0
 
 
However, he did not move and instead met Sang Mo's sword head-on. The sword pierced his chest, and he fell back heavily, his bright red blood glaring on the snowy ground, like an early blooming flower. 0
 
Sang Mo was blank. She trembled, threw the sword, and held Li Changyan shaking like a leaf in the wind. Li Changyan looked at her and sighed softly, "This time, remember to obey, keep moving forward, and don't look back." After saying this, he fell silent. 0
 
 
He knew early on that the emperor would not spare her, and he had planned to die by her sword, so he forced her to practice hard, just so that she could rightfully defeat him today. And he never had the Liu family sword; he just added the Sang Family sword to the last stab to deceive her. 0
 
Sang suddenly understood everything and burst into loud sobs. 0
 
 
The emperor, who had just promised to let her go if he won in front of everyone, now has to keep his word. 0
 
However, Li Changyan was killed by Sang Mo, so he didn't have to risk the world and Sang Mo would have died without the antidote. The martial arts world has already been pacified by Li Changyan, and this result is even better than expected. The emperor is very satisfied. 0
 
 
Sang Mo When she left the capital, the one hundred guards had already changed into civilian clothes and were waiting for her. 0
 
The leader said that before they left the city last time, they had already sworn that from then on, Sang Mo would be their new master. 0
 
 
Her tears had dried long ago, but she had to grit her teeth and carry on, because she still had Sang Da to take care of. 0
 
At that time, she left in a hurry, taking Sang Da to an extremely secluded place in the mountains. The scenery there was beautiful, and now it seems like a good place to retire from the world. 0
 
 
How about stopping there, Sang Mo thought. 0
 
At this time, with spring in full bloom, Sang Da sat under a peach tree, toasting with a handsome man in white. Sang Mo blushed, holding tightly in her arms the jade pendant she had snatched from his hand and had been reluctant to eat. 0
 
 
At this moment, Sang Da walked away with a smile, only to see Li Changyan getting up to greet her. 0
 
Sang Mo gritted his teeth and said, "You're not dead..." 0
 
 
Li Changyan He took her hand and rubbed it in his own, saying, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I was afraid you wouldn't be able to act if you knew the truth." 0
 
Sang Mo Glancing at his father's departing figure, he said, "My old man isn't crazy at all, is he?" 0
 
 
Li Changyan shook his head: "Your father and I have agreed that I will pretend to be insane to put the Emperor at ease. Back then, after the Emperor sent someone to poison you, he made a deal with your father to regularly provide an antidote, but taking it only provides protection for a year. Once you stop taking it, you will develop Pica, and eventually die from indigestion..." 0
 
Sang Mo: "......" 0
 
 
"Therefore, every year on the night of the snowstorm, antidote will be hidden among the silver used to buy buns. I secretly opened it and found that antidote is actually the remnants of the imperial seal, which means that he put all the antidote in the imperial seal made that year... This year, he stopped taking the medicine, intending to take action against you." 0
 
Sang Mo looked puzzled: "No wonder every time that day comes, my father looks so worried and forces me to eat so many buns..." So, the antidote was put into the buns... 0
 
 
Sang Mo came to his senses and asked again, "If I fake my death, what will you do?" 0
 
Li Changyan sighed, "If you fake your death and someone else comes to kill me, then I will truly die. My brother originally wanted to achieve two aims with one move, using our duel to eliminate the martial arts world. Regardless of whether you or I win, he wouldn't let the other one live. He thought I would definitely win against you, so he forced you to sign a life-and-death agreement, but he didn't expect his plan to backfire." 0
 
 
Sang Mo widened her eyes, "So am I beyond help?" 0
 
Li Changyan chuckled, "Silly girl, how could I bear to let you die? In fact, the imperial seal hidden in the secret compartment was long ago replaced by me and smashed for you. Haven't you noticed that you've been less and less interested in wearing jade recently? The jade pendant on you was carved by me using the imperial seal, and now it is the last piece." 0
 
 
"Mmm!" After eating the emperor's imperial seal last time, I inexplicably didn't feel like eating jade anymore. It turns out that the antidote given by Li Changyan had taken effect. Speaking of his jade pendant, Sang Mo blushed again: "Didn't you say that was the betrothal gift for your future wife?" 0
 
Li Changyan hugged her and said, "I was originally planning to give it to you now. But you took it yourself, which can also be considered fate. You know, the day my brother went to steal buns, I was outside the door. At that time, you were a lovely doll with delicate makeup and jade. Every year, I would go to see you, but I hid in the darkness, so you didn't know..." 0
 
 
 
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