jdhmnovel Chapter 463 Why is he here?
Chapter 463 Why is he here?
When Ye Qing'an arrived at the main camp, he saw soldiers coming and going carrying water to put out the fire.
"There are still sparks over there, put them out as well. Then dismantle the camp and dig the ditches next to it deeper to prevent the fire from spreading." He Yi stood beside the camp, directing the firefighting efforts.
Ye Qing'an walked over: "I heard that General Gu died after taking the Heavenly Spirit Pearl and his body exploded? But the fire doesn't seem to be completely extinguished yet, so why is such a rumor spreading? And if he died from an explosion, why would there be a fire?"
He Yi pursed his lips: "It seems someone knocked over the candles in the camp. In fact, the fire started first, and then the popping sound came. When the fire first broke out, thinking that General Gu was still in the camp and hadn't come out, I went in with the others to try to rescue him. Who knew..."
He Yi paused slightly, as if recalling the scene he had witnessed earlier, his brows furrowing: "I had just reached the door when I heard that explosion. And then..."
Before He Yi could finish speaking, another man who appeared to be a general spoke up: "Then, all we saw was blood and flesh flying everywhere, and even blood and bits of flesh were coming towards us. We quickly closed the tent doors and hid. When we opened them again, we saw that the tents were covered with bloodstains, some of which had bits of flesh stuck to them. There were pieces of flesh scattered on the ground, tables, and beds in the camp, as well as some broken limbs and bones."
"I even saw half a head. Although it was only half a head, I could still recognize it. It was indeed General Gu..."
The general's face was also somewhat grim. After a long while, he took a deep breath and said, "When we went in, we could clearly feel the spiritual energy fluctuating in the camp, and the spiritual energy was quite abundant. Based on the situation at that time, we were able to conclude that General Gu had probably ingested the Heavenly Spirit Pearl. After ingesting the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, the spiritual energy surged wildly in General Gu's body, and he couldn't control it for a moment. He was in great pain and couldn't control himself, which is why he knocked over the oil lamps in the camp. Then, because of the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, he directly exploded and died."
Ye Qing'an staggered back two steps: "How...how could this be? Why did General Gu consume the Heavenly Spirit Pearl?"
When He Yi heard Ye Qing'an ask this question, he turned his head and glanced at Ye Qing'an, his eyes deep and thoughtful.
Ye Qing'an bit her lip: "Although I am indeed a Holy Spirit Body, and I did indeed level up to Supreme after consuming the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, I don't even know why I am like this. Since the rumor that people other than Supreme Bodies will explode and die after consuming the Heavenly Spirit Pearl has been around for so many years, there must be a reason. General Gu, why were you... so impulsive..."
"What should we do now?"
He Yi pursed his lips: "Regarding Miss Ye and the Heavenly Spirit Pearl, I already sent someone back to Wangjing City to report to the Emperor the day before yesterday. If things move a little faster, the person sent by the Emperor will definitely arrive by tomorrow evening at the latest. I will also immediately send a message by carrier pigeon to Wangjing City to quickly report what just happened to the Emperor. As for how to handle it, it will be entirely up to the Emperor's instructions."
Ye Qing'an nodded and fell silent.
"General, the fire has been completely extinguished."
He Yi nodded and stepped back into the tent.
Ye Qing'an also quickly followed and went inside.
As the general had said, although much of the evidence in the camp had been destroyed by the firefighting efforts, the extent of the devastation was still evident…
Upon seeing the horrific scene inside the tent, one of the soldiers who had come in with them gagged, covered his mouth, and ran out.
He Yi turned to look at Ye Qing'an: "Miss Ye, are you alright? Why don't you go outside and wait?"
"No need." Ye Qing'an smiled. "I'm fine. I've seen far worse scenes."
In her past life, she led her troops on a campaign and passed through an empty city. Her subordinates went to scout ahead but never returned. She and her men searched the entire city but couldn't find them. She left some men there to continue searching. When she finally found them and rushed over, she saw the people who used to laugh and joke with her trapped in a stone-enclosed chamber. The surrounding stones were covered with their bloody handprints and scratches, as if they had tried everything to escape but ultimately succumbed to their injuries and died inside.
Because so much time had passed, the bodies had decomposed and were even incomplete...
She didn't know what had happened in the secret room, but after seeing that scene, she had nightmares for a long time.
"Something even more horrific than this? Miss Ye, have you seen anything like it?"
Ye Qing'an smiled but didn't explain further, her gaze fixed on the half of a human head scattered on the ground.
Only half of Gu Hai's face remained, his eyes wide open, as if he had never closed them in death.
He Yi saw it too, but just pursed his lips, tore a piece of cloth off his robe, took two steps forward, wrapped the half of the head in the cloth, and picked it up: "This is the most complete part left by Lord Gu. We must keep it and hand it over to the Gu family so that we can have an explanation."
Ye Qing'an nodded and walked to the bedside. There was a bottle on the bed. Perhaps because it was placed next to the pillow, the bottle was blackened by the fire, but it was still very intact.
Ye Qing'an bent down and picked up the bottle.
"This is……"
“This is the bottle that contained the Heavenly Spirit Pearl before. I remember it very clearly.” Ye Qing’an shook the bottle, which was empty.
All signs indicate that Gu Hai died by self-destruction after consuming the Heavenly Spirit Pearl.
Ye Qing'an handed the bottle to He Yi, then walked around the camp for a moment before sighing, "General Gu's incident will probably cause a huge uproar again."
He Yi didn't say anything, but raised his eyes and said directly, "It's already very late, Miss Ye, you should go back to your room and rest."
Ye Qing'an understood that He Yi was trying to get rid of her, probably because he wanted to investigate the situation in the camp more thoroughly and didn't want her to watch from the sidelines.
"Okay, then I'll go back first."
Ye Qing'an lowered her eyes and left the tent. The news quickly spread throughout the camp. As she walked, Ye Qing'an heard many people talking about it in secret.
As Ye Qing'an passed by a campsite, he suddenly heard a cat meow.
How come there are cats in this camp?
Ye Qing'an frowned, turned her head and looked in the direction from which the sound came, and saw a familiar figure standing in the shadows not far away.
Ye Qinghao?
Why is he here?
Is it because of Gu Hai?
Ye Qing'an secretly wondered what was going on, looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention, quickly lowered her head and walked over.