The Princess and Her Rough-Rider Khan-Chapter 585 - 583 We Can Testify (First Update)

The two soldiers writhed in agony.

People in the military camp who knew these two soldiers helped them up and made them sit on the ground.

Another person brought water in a wooden basin for them to wash their hands and faces.

"What happened?"

"Physician Li, seeing their extreme pain, please save them quickly."

Li Xianyun already understood in her heart; these two were inherently malicious but very adept at disguising themselves, possessing a good reputation among the soldiers. Given their attire, they likely held some minor official positions.

This was also why they dared to bully her so brazenly.

Compared to these two, the soldiers were more inclined to believe them rather than her, a Han physician who had only been with them for a few days and was from a different ethnicity.

Even if Li Xianyun revealed the truth, very few would likely believe her.

Although she was in a situation where she could hardly defend herself, there were still things she needed to say. If she suffered a wrongful accusation without defending herself, wouldn’t it be foolish?

"These two thought I had homosexual inclinations and tried to ambush me from behind, so I poisoned them." fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

Upon hearing this, everyone was in an uproar.

After washing their hands and faces, the two soldiers on the ground felt slightly less pain, but they were still extremely uncomfortable.

At this point, hearing Li Xianyun speak this way, they endured the acute pain and itching and retorted, "She’s slandering us. It was actually her trying to probe our military secrets when we discovered her, and that’s when she decided to eliminate us completely."

"Yes, she’s accusing us first to cover her own guilt!"

"You all know our character. We are dutiful and get along well with others. How could we commit such heinous acts?!"

The crowd was unsettled.

Most believed the two soldiers.

A small portion of people, who had been favored by Li Xianyun in the past, were dubious.

"We also know about Physician Li’s character; there must be some misunderstanding here."

Once this was said, some immediately agreed, but most still looked at Li Xianyun with scrutinizing eyes.

After all, Han people were known for their cunning; it was hard to feel good about them.

Li Xianyun argued resolutely.

"You just said I was trying to learn secrets. What secrets could there be in the Huofu Camp for me to uncover? Furthermore, you are not from Huofu Camp; why were you there when it wasn’t the time for distributing meals? You also said I intended to eliminate the trouble completely; as a physician, I have plenty of lethal poisons at my disposal. If I wished to eliminate the problem, I wouldn’t use something that merely causes itching and pain."

Li Xianyun’s repeated questions caused unrest among the crowd, and soldiers who had firmly believed the two men started to waver.

The two men were stunned, not expecting Li Xianyun, who seemed fragile and easy to bully, to be so articulate.

Enduring severe pain, one of them saw an opportunity to deflect the issue lightly, "We have friends in the Huofu Camp, just came to visit. We passed by and saw you trying to poison the rice."

Li Xianyun sneered.

"Khan’s military discipline is strict. When setting up camp, he demands that soldiers stay in their own tents and not roam around. You were visiting friends, blatantly ignoring the law, breaking the law knowingly. Aren’t you afraid of being dealt with by military law?"

The two became anxious when military law was mentioned.

Li Xianyun had not finished yet, "Moreover, you said I was putting poison in the rice, do you have any evidence?"

"..."

The two were at a loss for words.

"No evidence, yet you slander the innocent—who really is slandering viciously?"

The two men, unable to bear the itching, were scratching themselves, and finding it hard to think up explanations during the process.

They had dared to brazenly think of bullying Li Xianyun simply because they relied on their own martial arts prowess while Li Xianyun had no power to resist.

At the same time, they had also planned their escape route, believing that even if Li Xianyun fought back desperately, a Han person making a living in the Khitan army, without any support, would not dare to make a big fuss.

What they hadn’t anticipated was that both their schemes had fallen apart.

If Li Xianyun did make a fuss, it would really be of no benefit to them.

One of them softened his tone, "Your actions just now were indeed suspicious, hence we resorted to this dishonest plan."

Another chimed in, "Physician Li, we misunderstood you, truly, we are sorry. We will apologize formally with gifts in the future. Now that the misunderstanding is cleared, please, Physician Li, detoxify us."

These two soldiers had almost bullied her, and now they even wanted her to detoxify them—truly shameless.

Someone nearby tried to mediate.

"Physician Li, it’s all a misunderstanding. You are a magnanimous person, spare them this time."

"Yes, their faces are scratched up, they’ve learned their lesson, forgive them this once."

Li Xianyun sneered.

No one should urge kindness if they haven’t endured the suffering themselves.

These people are truly speaking without experience of pain.

From the foul language of these two soldiers earlier, Li Xianyun could tell they had frequently done bad things, why would she easily let them off?

"You were running amok in the camp, deserving punishment. I didn’t slander you, you slandered me, claiming I engaged in unnatural relations, and even saying that Khan did as well. You think by simply saying ’we were wrong,’ everything can be erased? Where is the justice?"

Everyone was shocked at her words; if what Li Xianyun said were true, the misdeeds of these two were grievous, daring to spread rumors about Khan himself.

The two soldiers also recognized the severity of the situation and vehemently denied it, "You’re talking nonsense! We have followed Khan through battles far and near, fully committed and reverential towards him, how could we spread rumors about Khan?"

The two relied on the lack of eyewitnesses nearby; each of their words held water, whose words were more credible depended on their popularity in the military.

Li Xianyun, being new and from a different ethnic group, how could she compare with the two of them?

Even if she stirred trouble up to the commanding officer, without proof, at most they could be accused of lax military discipline, but no other faults could be pinpointed.

In the end, Li Xianyun had no choice but to grind her teeth and swallow her grievances.

Li Xianyun also understood this point, having no evidence really meant she couldn’t do much, but she always avenged wrongs and wasn’t one to be bullied.

These two were not telling the truth, she had ways of making them confess.

Ji Shi Tang, besides healing and helping people, also punished the wicked and promoted the good.

The poisons in Ji Shi Tang were numerous and varied.

Some poisons, when scattered on a person, felt like countless ants gnawing at them, their willpower would inevitably crumble, and they wouldn’t be able to resist confessing.

Furthermore, there was a hallucinogenic poison; upon ingesting it, one would lose clarity of mind, have hallucinations, and become like a puppet, answering truthfully any question asked.

But she had not brought these two poisons with her; they would need to be retrieved.

Just then, there was a twist in the event.

A cool, authoritative voice came from the crowd, "Yu Chi Hong and Zuo Ang can testify that Physician Li speaks the truth."

As the voice faded, two tall figures walked out from the crowd.

It was Yuchi Hong and Zuo Ang.