Chapter 2544 - 2543: Poisoned
Li Huang hadn’t expected Ling Feng to return so quickly. When he heard that the northern section of the river was already under construction, and that a large number of river fish had appeared in the original channel, he immediately understood what Ling Feng meant.
So he hurriedly summoned his subordinates to issue an announcement, calling on the people of the Capital City to go there and catch fish. Not long after, a long line set off from the Capital City and headed straight for the river.
By the time Ling Feng returned to Ling Yao’s side, a dam had already been built almost to completion.
Seeing Ling Feng come back, she turned and asked, "Will this work?"
"Of course it will. The hardness should be fine, right?" Ling Feng asked.
"Of course. I’ve tamped everything solid. There definitely won’t be any dam breach!" Ling Yao nodded.
Ling Feng nodded as well. "That’s good. This way we can save a lot of concrete and only need to install it over at the generator units!"
"Then I’ll stay here first. The generators are so big, even with a crane they’re a hassle. If I do the installation, it’ll save a lot of effort!" Ling Yao said.
"Alright, thanks for the hard work!" Ling Feng quickly nodded.
Ling Yao shot him a glance and didn’t say anything more.
After that, she did some finishing work, reinforcing the dam even more, and also arranged the spillway and the spots where the generator units would be installed.
By this time, the people who had rushed over from the Capital City had also arrived at the river.
Looking at all the fish churning in the river, people rolled up their pant legs, grabbed their baskets, and went straight down into the water.
Fortunately, the silt wasn’t deep, and in no time the previous river channel was packed with people.
The sight of several thousand people catching fish together was truly spectacular. Laughter and cheerful voices never stopped, as if they had run into a bumper year.
Ling Feng turned and glanced at Ling Yao. "Looks like tonight the whole sky over the Capital City is going to be filled with the smell of fish!"
"You really can’t bear to waste even a bit of resources."
Ling Yao looked at him and continued, "Once the outlet over there is blocked, this place will form a big reservoir. By then, there’ll definitely be a lot of fish. Supplying the entire Capital City won’t be a problem."
"That’s not my concern anymore. Let them form their own fishing teams."
Ling Feng chuckled, then, seeing it was getting late, said to her, "Gu Li still needs some time to get everything ready. You don’t have to go back. Just stay here with me."
"Sure, I’ve got no objections," Ling Yao said with a smile.
The two of them hovered in the air for a while, watching the grand scene of people catching fish, then left. They didn’t return to Shiliu Village, but instead went straight north in the spaceship.
When they reached a deserted place, Ling Feng landed the spaceship and he and Ling Yao slipped into their own little world for two.
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It wasn’t until noon the next day that the communications system of the spaceship transmitted the voice of the system aboard the Ling Yun: "Master."
Ling Feng sat up. "What is it?"
"Miss Li has something she needs to discuss with you," the Spaceship System said.
"Patch her through."
Ling Feng thought to himself, what kind of stunt is this girl pulling now?
Once the call connected, Li Chunxi immediately asked, "Ling Feng, where are you?"
"I’m over near the Capital City, getting ready to build a hydroelectric station," Ling Feng said.
"Then how come my father’s people couldn’t find you?" Li Chunxi asked.
"Uh..."
Ling Feng was a bit speechless and quickly said, "I slacked off a little and came further north. Do you need something from me?"
"My father has fallen ill. It seems like he’s been poisoned," Li Chunxi said.
"Hm?"
Ling Feng’s eyes widened at once. He hurriedly asked, "What happened?"
"I’m not very clear either, but he can’t expel the poison on his own, and the imperial physicians in the palace are completely helpless. Could you come and take a look?" Li Chunxi asked.
"Alright, I’ll be right there!"
After saying that, Ling Feng turned to the Spaceship System and said, "Arrange a Miniature Spaceship for Her Highness the Princess and have her return to the Capital City immediately!"
"Understood, Master!"
Without Ling Feng’s orders, the Ling Yun’s system would never take the initiative on its own, so Li Chunxi’s commands were useless.
Now that there were orders, it could send her back to the Capital City.
Ling Feng and Ling Yao soon reached the Capital City. After entering the Imperial Palace, they saw Li Huang lying on a long couch in the main hall, his face already ashen.
Seeing that he was on the brink of death, Ling Feng immediately stepped forward and grabbed his wrist.
After examining him, he found that the poison in Li Huang’s body was no ordinary substance, but a kind of chemical toxin!
This thing couldn’t be purged with Medicinal Pills; it was already damaging Li Huang’s internal organs.
Even though Li Huang was a master of the Ninth Rank, he was completely helpless in the face of this unknown chemical toxin!
Knowing how urgent the situation was, Ling Feng immediately gave him a Medicinal Pill to temporarily slow the damage to his organs, then began to clear the toxin from his body.
While he was busy, Li Chunxi rushed in. The moment she saw her father’s condition, her eyes reddened.
Ling Feng’s attention was entirely on the treatment, and he had no time to comfort her. The main hall remained deathly quiet.
After a long time, Ling Feng wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked up at Li Huang, and said, "You’re out of danger now."
Li Huang’s complexion was indeed much better than before, but he still looked rather tired. Forcing himself to sit up straighter, he looked at Ling Feng and asked, "Mr. Ling, what kind of poison did I take?"
"It’s a kind of compound that theoretically shouldn’t exist in this world, unless someone has mastered advanced chemical methods that we don’t know about," Ling Feng said in a deep voice.
"Then it definitely doesn’t come from our Li Dynasty, does it?" Li Chunxi asked.
Ling Feng nodded. "That’s right."
Li Chunxi narrowed her eyes and said through gritted teeth, "Then the problem is obvious. The ones behind this poisoning must be those few guys from the Americas!"
Ling Feng glanced at her, thinking that he really hadn’t misjudged her—this girl’s mind was sharp enough.
He had actually realized the crux of the issue as well. For Li Huang to be poisoned at a time like this, those foreigners were almost certainly implicated.
Whether out of shame and rage or simple unwillingness to accept defeat, right now they were the most suspicious ones.
Seeing Li Huang gradually recover, Ling Feng said to him, "Your Majesty, you should send people to issue a wanted order for those merchants. I don’t think they’ll be easy to catch."
"Chunxi, go make the arrangements."
Li Huang nodded, then summoned the palace staff and immediately had the people on duty in the Imperial Kitchen that day brought in.
For the sovereign of a dynasty to be poisoned like this was simply lawless.
Li Huang was furious and resolved to investigate to the very end. He was determined to find out who had poisoned him.
In the end, after an internal investigation, they did find the person who had administered the poison—but that person had already committed suicide out of fear of punishment!
Afterward, when the people Li Chunxi had dispatched went to track down those foreigners, they discovered that the group had already left, taking a ship out to the open sea.
When she heard this, Li Chunxi looked to Ling Feng for help.
Ling Feng naturally understood what she meant. Smiling, he said, "Alright then, I’ll head out to sea and track them down."