Aggrieved Fish Sprite

Xue Zhixian drinks a glass of wine every day at noon.

——Medical wine brewed with poisonous scorpions and poisonous snakes.

There are many such prescriptions in the families of the mountain people in Zhushan County, which are specially used to treat rheumatism. Xuezhi County is also an elderly person, so it is not unusual to have these problems.The medicinal wine was packed in a large black jar, and when the lid was lifted, there was a pungent fishy smell, without any aroma of wine.Even those who are greedy for alcohol will frown when they smell it.

When the guards came over to send greeting cards, they smelled it before they even entered the door. They couldn't help but rubbed their noses, took a deep breath, knocked on the door respectfully, and said in a low voice, "Xue Lingjun, Doctor Mo sent you a note. post."

Xue Zhixian paused the hand holding the wine glass, then slowly drank the wine in the glass, and then said: "Put down the invitation, please go to the second hall to wait for Dr. Mo."

The guard responded, and entered the door with his head down, put down the greeting card, and when he turned to leave, he heard Xue Zhixian say: "Please invite Master Li to the second hall to entertain guests on behalf of the old man."

After the guard left, Xue Zhixian slowly picked up the name card.

The handwriting is clear, the font is slightly long, and its shape is gorgeous and strong.

Zhixian Xue was twitching his beard, and he appreciated the short six or seven words for a long time, then took out a key, opened a small mahogany box on the study table, and put the greeting card in it neatly.

When he closed the box, he patted it contentedly, and only then began to use his skills to remove the poison in the glass of wine just now.

It was already half an hour after the inner breath went through a big cycle of 36 days, Xue Zhixian straightened his sleeves and outer robe, and stepped out of the study door slowly.

The courtyard where Zhixian Xue lives is not big. Entering the door is the main hall, passing through the atrium is the second hall, with side rooms on both sides.

There used to be several water tanks with water lilies in the courtyard, but now it's cold, and the tanks are afraid of freezing, so there is no water in them.

The grape trellis was also bare, only a pine bonsai next to the stone steps was still a little green, Xue Zhixian deliberately went around to look at the bonsai, lest it would be damaged by freezing.

This position happened to be able to hear the movements in the second hall.

"...The people at the Holy Lotus Altar are so wicked that they broke through the wall last night and tried to escape from the prison."

"Xue Lingjun!"

Mo Li sensed that someone was coming outside, he stood up and saluted, Master Li who was talking to him listened and hurried out to welcome him.

As soon as Xue Zhixian saw Master Li, he remembered the expenditure for repairing the county government prison drafted by Master Li this morning, and he glanced at his staff with dissatisfaction.The person from the Holy Lotus Altar demolished the cell, which is not a glorious thing, do you need to tell others?

Master Li laughed dryly, thinking that the holy lotus altar is a difficult person, and there must be people who will come to make trouble in the future, calling himself to come here to sit with him, isn't he just counting on Dr. Mo and old Mr. Qin to help him?

Xue Zhixian: What do you know, I have my own opinion.

Seeing Dong Weng's staff winking back and forth, Doctor Mo silently picked up the teacup and looked down at the floor tiles.Old Mr. Qin said that at a time like this, it is best to look at the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, or appreciate the bonsai in the room. Everyone pretends to be innocent. This is the way of a gentleman, but there is nothing in this room. Only the floor tiles can be seen.

"Doctor Mo is here today, do you have something important to do?"

Zhixian Xue signaled his staff to sit with him, took the main seat himself, and said with a smile, "This is the first time I have received your name card."

It is a very formal etiquette to post and pay homage. Although Mo Li often comes to the Yamen, it is for other things.

These days, people with a little status, even if they meet relatives, have to send a servant to send a name card in advance, which is regarded as a greeting, and it is very impolite to come to the door without telling.

The county magistrate usually lives in the official house behind the county government. Zhushan County is a poor village, and even the official house was rebuilt after Xue Zhixian came. This is the first time Moli came to this small courtyard.

"Xue Lingjun is too polite. I came to disturb you this time because I was instructed by my teacher."

Magistrate Xue laughed so hard that his eyes narrowed, but he said humbly, "I've wasted dozens of years. Although I'm not as knowledgeable as old Mr. Qin, I still have some skills."

After all, looking at Mo Li was like looking at his nephew, with a look of anticipation.

Master Li next to him suddenly felt his teeth sour, and he felt that he had committed Dong Weng's old problem again.

——Want to rob someone as an apprentice.

So far, the victims of this disease have only been ink carps.

Who made Mo Li to be Mr. Qin's disciple? Talent and quality are hard to come by.

Looking for an apprentice by himself, he couldn't find it everywhere, everyone seemed to be crooked, and suddenly an outstanding person came, but he happened to be someone else's apprentice.It's like walking on the street, looking at other women's women who are always better-looking than your own, and talking about other families' sons and finding that they are all more promising than your own.

However, he can't win. Even Master Li, who doesn't understand martial arts, knows that Xue Zhixian's martial arts is far behind Mr. Qin. After more than ten years, it is still unknown whether he can beat Doctor Mo now.

The ink carp paused, and sighed helplessly.

"...I'm afraid I will disappoint Xue Lingjun."

"Ok?"

Xue Zhixian was taken aback for a moment. In fact, after many years, he hadn't thought about accepting apprentices for a long time, and now he just wanted to show off what Qin Lu couldn't do.

"I came here this time, not to ask about medical knowledge."

Mo Li said it very euphemistically, but Xue Zhixian knew what it meant, he asked puzzledly: "Qin Lu is proficient in Qihuang art, he doesn't understand and wants you to ask about the old man, isn't there only poison left? You didn't come to pay a visit because of this, and why?"

"..."

It's also because Xue Lingjun is an official of the imperial court, even though you stay in a remote village, you can still know the general situation of the world from various channels!

Mo Li didn't know whether to laugh or cry, could it be that in Zhixian Xue's heart, he was just a doctor who devoted himself to studying medicine and didn't want to go anywhere?

"Xue Lingjun was joking. I want to inherit the teacher's ambition, travel around the world, and save people." Doctor Mo thought for a while, and decided to use old Mr. Qin as an excuse.

Xue Zhixian was startled, and Master Li, who was sitting next to him, also shook his head quickly, and tried to persuade you: "Doctor Mo, it's not me who discouraged you. In this world, there are wars and horses everywhere, government orders are incomprehensible, and bandits are everywhere. Take Shenglian As far as the holy lotus altar is concerned, except for those who have ulterior motives, blind followers are hard-working people. If you meet them, you will not be killed or not killed. In those villages that believe in the holy lotus altar, the villagers do not distinguish between right and wrong, and do not distinguish between good and bad. Bad, I only know what kind of Ziwei Xingjun, those who dare to stand out, are either burned to death by the villagers or hacked to death with knives, hey!"

After hearing this, Mo Li asked naturally: "Speaking of which, the people from the Holy Lotus Altar were imprisoned in the county government office. After the spring thawing mountain road is opened, will there be any more people coming?"

"That's for sure..."

Before Master Li finished speaking, he was stopped by Xue Zhixian: "It's just some rats, as long as they create a false impression, let the people of the holy lotus altar in other places think that Zhushan County is poor and has nothing to get. Of course it won't come again."

"Dragon veins?" Mo Carp frowned.

"The old man personally interrogated last night." Xue Zhixian said nonchalantly, "According to the so-called saint, the alchemist under the King of Heaven they took refuge in deduced that there was a dragon vein in the northwest of Pingzhou Prefecture, so they sent a lot of people Check around. Our Zhushan County happens to be one of the nine counties in the northwest of Pingzhou Prefecture."

Mo Li was dumbfounded. What's the use of finding the dragon's veins? Could it be that he helped the heaven-sent king, Huangpao, to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor?

He can't do this job, why not go to Taijing Longmai!

Master Li said cautiously beside him: "Xue Lingjun, I'm afraid we really have dragon veins here..."

There was also a black dragon flying in the sky yesterday.

"Many people have seen it, and there are different opinions. This blockage can't be stopped." Master Li was worried.

"Let the elders of Baojia Township spread the word and tell the people not to talk about seeing the real body of the Dragon King. Let's say that immortals are different. The Dragon King hastily cast spells to save the people in Zhushan County, and accidentally exposed his real body. The rain Blizzard is all destiny, and the Dragon King violates the destiny. Therefore, the temple cannot be built, and the matter cannot be said. Tribulation. The Dragon King saved the people in this land, we must remember our kindness and help them sincerely."

Master Li nodded again and again, and praised: "This method is very good, making you really superior to others."

Xue Zhixian stroked his beard and shook his head, expressing his intentions.

Ink Carp: "..."

Seeing it, Xue Lingjun really hides his secrets, and he is an expert.

Mo Li calmed down, and continued to ask: "Since the alchemist said that the dragon's veins are in Pingzhou Prefecture, and they can't find them elsewhere, will they be willing?"

Xue Zhixian waved his hand and said: "It's nothing to worry about. There are many schools of scholars in this world, and they don't give in to each other. The dragon vein itself is an illusory theory, and there is no standard method to determine the dragon vein. Every family has its own method. They are all deceitful people. , Ineffectiveness is common.”

"There are nine counties in the northwest of Pingzhou Prefecture. The Holy Lotus Altar alone sent a saint to our Zhushan County. Could it be that they have become suspicious of this place?"

As soon as Mo Li finished speaking, Zhixian Xue and Master Li both laughed.

"There are 36 saintesses in the holy lotus altar. This saintess is really nothing."

"..."

Mo Li breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't continue to ask Xue Zhixian how to deal with the captured members of the Holy Lotus Altar, and he didn't ask how to control these people to spread false news - Xue Zhixian doesn't know how to cure diseases and save people, but he has a good way of poisoning .

The people in the Holy Lotus Altar were locked in a big prison. Unless they died of a hunger strike, it would be impossible for them to escape Xue Lingjun's methods.The more people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, the easier it is to control them.

Now that there is nothing wrong with Zhushan County, Mo Li's desire to go out is even stronger.

"Thank you Xue Lingjun for your kindness. I have made up my mind to read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, and always go to see the world outside Zhushan County." Mo Li stood up and said respectfully, "Because I don't know much about the outside world. , and ask Xue Lingjun to teach me."

Xue Zhixian pondered for a while, and sighed: "Since old Mr. Qin agreed, I will not stop you anymore. Master Li, you go and get the map on the shelf in the study. I have been the magistrate of Zhushan County for 22 years. According to the Ministry of Officials According to the regulations, the three-year evaluation, the fair ones will stay. Zhushan County is located in a remote place, no one wants to come, so the old man asked for a bargain, and then the world became more and more chaotic, and no one made any decisions in the poor villages, so the old man was so safe and secure Sitting on the ground until today, it has gone through two dynasties."

Mo Li listened carefully and didn't interrupt.

"The name of the country is now Qi. Fifteen years ago, the former hussar general Lu Zhang rebelled and forced the palace to ascend the throne. At that time, several kings from the previous dynasty raised troops in the south, but nothing happened. Now it is becoming more and more chaotic, and one side is divided. These people failed to restore the country, and they are hostile to each other. They all pretend to be orthodox. If you go south, you should pay more attention, and don't be regarded as the secret work of other countries.

"There is also the heaven-sent king, he is entrenched in the southwest area, and the villages there are under the control of the holy lotus altar, so don't lodge at will, and don't trust the local people.

"North of the Yellow River is the land of Qi State. There is no war, but bandits are rampant. The powerful aristocratic families keep more private soldiers, lawlessness and lynching."

Xue Zhixian said all this in one breath.

After Mo Li listened, he asked earnestly: "Is there any place where the elixir is produced? Or is there a saying of auspiciousness?"

Xue Zhixian twitched the corner of his mouth: "After you go out, you can ask a merchant who sells medicinal materials."

"What about the dragon veins? It is said that the dragon veins appear in the world and the elixir grows. How many dragon veins did those alchemists find?" Mo Li asked curiously.

"Well, there are different opinions, true and false, and they don't count."

Xue Zhixian stroked his beard, and thought deeply, "However, there are dragon veins in Taijing and Xianyang, which is something everyone agrees on, but there are no abnormalities of birds and beasts, and no elixir is produced there. Even if there is, it is just a flattery." The emperor's auspiciousness."

Mo Li was taught modestly, and Xue Zhixian said again: "As for the many sects, Jianghu and Wulin, Mr. Qin must have told you. This Jianghu, three years is a generation, and the waves wash away the sand. The old man has been sitting here for a long time. The old man is also unaware of the current situation. You are out of the house, how careful you are. Anyway, with your martial arts, there is nothing to be afraid of. There is only one person, if you meet, be careful not to face him head-on."

"who?"

"The former national teacher, Meng Qi."