Thousands of years

Electricity, the poor baby was born less than an hour ago, and before he could see the world, he was murdered to death.

The bloody baby's heart, which was the size of a pigeon's egg, was put into the ceramic jar. The man in gray had a smile on his face just now, and he stared at the Gu worm in the jar without blinking.Wei Lishan spoke cautiously from the side: "Master, let's get out of here as soon as possible, the people from the government will find them sooner or later."

"What are you afraid of? Aren't you there? My baby will have to wait another twelve hours before he can really practice. During this period, he can't go anywhere." The man in gray said nonchalantly.

Wei Lishan didn't say what he wanted to say: Ever since the master raised this Gu worm, he didn't even look at him as an apprentice, that's all, helping the master fulfill this wish is to repay his kindness of nurturing him for so many years.

When Zhan Zhao woke up, it was already the early morning of the next day, and the sun shone through the window, leaving mottled shadows in the room.

Zhan Zhao felt that apart from his weakness and the faint pain from the wound, he had no other discomfort. Could it be that the poison has been cured?He struggled to sit up, but suddenly he broke out in a cold sweat due to the pain from the wound on his arm.

At this time the door opened, and a figure came to the bed in a hurry, and supported Zhan Zhao: "Master Zhan, why are you up? Lie down quickly." It was Liu Xingzhong who came.Behind him was a doctor carrying a medicine box: "Hurry up, Dr. Shen, quickly show Mr. Zhan." The doctor Shen hurriedly sat by the bed and gave Zhan Zhao his pulse.

"How is it?" Liu Xingzhong looked anxious.Dr. Shen pondered, "The poison is temporarily suppressed, but if no antidote is found within three days, the poison will break out. I'm afraid Mr. Zhan will be in great pain then."

Zhan Zhao asked in shock, "Why doesn't Zhan feel any poisoning?"

"That's why the official ordered Dr. Shen to use the best medicine from Quanying Tianfu to suppress the toxicity in Mr. Zhan's body, but it only took three days, so the official begged Mr. Zhan to return to Beijing immediately. There are many famous doctors in Beijing. , Master Zhan’s poison will be cured.” Liu Xingzhong’s words were full of pleadings.

Zhan Zhao still didn't fully believe what he said. Regardless of the pain of the wound, he sat cross-legged on the bed, trying to activate his internal energy. Just as he was about to raise his energy, he felt a stabbing pain in his dantian, and then spread to all limbs, like tens of thousands of animals. Like insects biting at the same time, Zhan Zhao frowned unknowingly, and sweat immediately oozed from his forehead.

"Master Zhan, you can't do it, the toxicity will attack faster if you do this." Liu Xingzhong said urgently.

Zhan Zhaoqiang calmed down his inner breath, slowly opened his eyes, and saw Liu Xingzhong's anxious face: "The lower official has prepared the sedan chair for Mr. Zhan, please return to Beijing as soon as possible, Mr. Zhan."

Unexpectedly, Zhan Zhao smiled slightly: "Zhan is ordered to arrest the murderer, and the murderer has not been caught yet, how can Zhan return to Beijing?"

"This... Lord Zhan, life is at stake. Lord Zhan, think twice." Liu Xingzhong seemed not expecting Zhan Zhao to say this, and tried to persuade him again.

Unexpectedly, Zhan Zhao interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "Master Liu, isn't the life of those victims not important? Zhan has made up his mind. Master Liu doesn't need to persuade him anymore." Zhan Zhao said without doubt: "Besides, the murderer is not It's easy to deal with, Zhan can still help if he stays."

"Master Zhan, it's all bad for the humble job. The humble job is narrow-minded. If the humble job can rush over to help Mr. Zhan earlier, maybe Mr. Zhan won't be poisoned." Zhang Zheng, the head catcher who has been hiding outside the door, finally couldn't listen anymore. Rushing through the door, he knelt down at Zhan Zhao's feet with a plop, "I will do my best to catch the murderer, Master Zhan will do as I please."

"Catcher Zhang, please get up quickly." Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand to help him up. "I don't blame Catcher Zhang, the murderer in this case is far more difficult to deal with than imagined, and Zhan was careless."

Zhan Zhao's face showed a solemn expression: "Zhan has fought with the murderer before, so I can draw the appearance of the murderer. How about I trouble Zhang Butou to search the whole city?"

"Okay, Master Zhan, don't worry, everything is on me, Zhang Zheng." Zhang Zheng responded, patting his chest.Afterwards, Liu Xingzhong sent someone to fetch the pen and paper, Zhan Zhao forced himself out of bed, painted the portrait of Wei Lishan and handed it to Zhang Zheng, and told him not to act rashly if he found traces of the murderer, he must report to him first.Zhang Zheng was deeply moved, and left with a full mouth.

Liu Xingzhong wanted to say something more, but Zhan Zhao sent him out on the grounds that he was tired and wanted to rest.After Liu Xingzhong went out, he ordered Dr. Shen to think of a way to cure Zhan Zhao's poison no matter what, and looked at Zhan Zhao's closed door and stumbled for a while before leaving.

3. Catch the murderer

At noon, Wei Lishan was paid by his master to buy some medicinal materials, saying that he would prepare pills for the Gu worm, and the potency of the medicine would increase greatly after the Gu worm ate it.

Wei Lishan had no choice but to go out and head straight for the pharmacy.When Fang came to the street, he saw a few government servants posting portraits on the wall, and the person on the portrait was clearly his own appearance.

Although Wei Lishan didn't take a few yamen servants seriously, he was afraid of arguing about the big things of his master.He ducked his head and dodged them and headed down another street.

Not far from the pharmacy, he encountered the police officers patrolling the street head-on. Wei Lishan gave them a contemptuous look, and then flew up and passed them.

These people are a group of arresters headed by Zhang Zheng, he hastily ordered: "Go back to the mansion and report to Mr. Zhan, I will go after him." After speaking, he jumped up and chased after Wei Lishan where he disappeared .

In the Yamen of Yingtian Mansion, Zhan Zhao had just taken the medicine and was resting on the bedside, when he saw a yamen servant hurriedly coming from a distance, talking to the magistrate Liu Xingzhong in the courtyard, Liu Xingzhong looked towards Zhan Zhao from time to time.

Zhan Zhao raised his sword and went out and asked, "But there is news of the murderer?"

"Master Zhan, they saw traces of the murderer near Chengxi Avenue, and Zhang Butou is fully pursuing him," Liu Xingzhong said.

"Oh? Quickly take Zhan to the past." Zhan Zhao ordered.

"But, Mr. Zhan. Dr. Shen said that if you use force, the poison will attack faster." Liu Xingzhong couldn't help but grabbed Zhan Zhao's sleeve and said worriedly.

"But the murderer is very skilled in martial arts, if Zhan doesn't go to Zhang Tou, he won't be his opponent." Zhan Zhao said peacefully.He glanced at Liu Xingzhong's hand grabbing his sleeve, and looked at Liu Xingzhong's deep eyes with undeniable firmness. "Master Liu, please let go." Looking at those eyes, Liu Xingzhong couldn't help but let go of his hand.

Zhan Zhao followed the yamen servant and left in a hurry. "Come here! Call everyone to help Mr. Zhan." Liu Xingzhong shouted in the courtyard.

Zhang Zheng tried his best to catch up with the murderer in an alley, and then dragged the murderer with all his strength. Wei Lishan was also a little bit headache from this almost desperate way of arresting the head. , pouring internal energy into his right arm and shouting, he let go of the knife in Zhang Zheng's hand with a shock, and then the blade turned and stabbed towards Zhang Zheng's left chest. Zhang Zheng saw that there was no way to avoid it, and was about to close his eyes and wait for death. At this moment, a long sword with a sheath stabbed obliquely, deflecting Wei Lishan's long sword, and then a slender blue figure stood beside Zhang Zheng.

"It's you?" Wei Lishan looked up and down the person in front of him, but seeing that his breathing was steady and his expression was normal, he couldn't help being secretly surprised: Didn't it mean that he was injured last night?Why does it look like nothing happened?

Zhan Zhao's Juque was out of its sheath, and the long sword pointed directly at Wei Lishan. His eyes were stern and he said slowly, "You are not Zhan's opponent. Zhan advises you to be obedient and just grab it." It's easy to admit defeat." Immediately, the long sword was used to bully himself and fight with Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao endured the discomfort in his dantian caused by using lightness kung fu to run all the way just now, and concentrated on facing the enemy.This is the second time they have fought, and Zhan Zhao found that although the opponent's moves are fierce and weird, his internal strength is slightly insufficient, and he lacks in the dexterity of moves.Zhan Zhao grasped his weakness, and poured his exclusive inner strength and mind into the ups and downs of the sword.Zhan Zhao's swordsmanship is majestic and majestic, and later improved, adding the factor of lightness and ingenuity when confronting the enemy at close range.

With the circulation of internal force, Zhan Zhao only felt that the dantian was burning like fire. He knew that he could not love to fight, and the sword edge swept towards the murderer. Steady his body, Zhan Zhao's giant que was already lying across his neck.

At this moment, Zhan Zhao's cheeks were flushed, his breathing was heavy, and cold sweat broke out frequently on his forehead.Wei Lishan glanced at Zhan Zhao, and said with a sneer, "Zhan Zhao, you really don't want your life. You are so desperate after being poisoned by the red flame." Follow Zhan to Kaifeng Mansion." He turned his head and ordered Zhang Zheng and the other yamen servants who had caught up with him to escort him away.

The accident happened in an instant, and Wei Lishan suddenly vomited black blood, his eyes were red, and he fell to the ground in just a moment.Zhan Zhao was shocked, and wanted to lean down to see what was going on. A burst of dizziness struck him, and he forced a sliver of clear consciousness to ask, "How?" "He's dead." Someone's voice came.Zhan Zhao was startled: this person would rather die than reveal a word, it seems that there is a big conspiracy behind it.Thinking like this, he suddenly felt the scorching heat from his dantian spread to his whole body, as if his whole body was being scorched by a fire, everything in front of him blurred, and soon fell into darkness.

In the Yamen of Yingtian Mansion, Liu Xingzhong walked up and down anxiously in the room.Not long after, Dr. Shen came out, he rushed forward and asked, "How is Mr. Zhan?"

Dr. Shen shook his head with a sad face, and said: "The poison has entered the veins of the heart, we must hurry up and send Mr. Zhan to the capital, or there may be a glimmer of life." "Come here, prepare the carriage quickly, and send Mr. Zhan to the capital." Liu Xingzhong shouted anxiously.

"My lord, this subordinate would like to drive Mr. Zhan to the capital." Zhang Zheng on the side asked for his order.

"You?" Liu Xingzhong asked in surprise.

"Yes. Master Zhan saved the life of his subordinates. No matter what, the subordinates must keep Master Zhan safe."