Brother Donggong

We were delayed in Zhuxian Town for three days. On the fourth day, the dark clouds cleared and the sky opened up.

Qi Luo took off all the white gauze wrapped around my body, and I turned to look at my back. The redness and pain had subsided, leaving only a layer of dark marks.

Qi Luo said, this is a trace, after a day or two, when the layer of skin falls off by itself, there will be nothing left.

We got up early today, and set off from Zhuxian Town early while everyone was still sleeping.I originally planned to go to the ancient royal mausoleum early, pay homage to my own father, and then take his portrait from the old house and return to Yongjing to give to my mother.If she has not fallen in love with the current emperor wholeheartedly, such a thing is also a thought for her.

The fork in the road from Zhuxian Town to the Ancient King's Mausoleum was only thirty miles away, so when the sun was high, we had already reached the pass guarded by the Dragon Riders.Here, the steep peaks, towering into the clouds, surrounded by mountains and mountains, looking up at the sky from the ancient sheep intestines road at the foot, can only see an unusually narrow gap, which is probably the reason why it is called a line of sky.

I was exploring the way ahead, and Qi Luo followed behind me. I tightened the reins and let the horse take two steps cautiously.Suddenly, a steel cable with barbs suddenly rose in front of me. My horse was frightened. It roared to the sky and was held tightly by me. When it approached, I saw a row of dragoon guards holding spears Walked out from behind the strange rock.

Qi Luo and I were forced to take a few steps back, backed out of the pass, and stood by the water beach of Yimapingchuan.

One of the leaders asked me, "Who? Where are you from? What do you want to do?"

I got off the horse, took out the black jade token that Cui Bicheng gave me from my arms, and handed it to him.It stands to reason that holding such a token can avoid all kinds of accountability and interrogation.

Sure enough, he took it, looked at it carefully over and over again, and then put it back with both hands.

He said, "My lord, according to the rules, you hold this token, and the subordinate officials have no right to inquire about your whereabouts. However, since four days ago, the defenders in the southern suburbs changed defenses, and this token in your hand has lost its effectiveness. If your lord Without any other evidence, I can only ask you to turn your horse around and leave quickly."

I was taken aback, "My badge was issued by the emperor himself, seeing it is like being in the presence of a royal driver."

With a cold face, he said, "This lower official knows, but the black jade token has indeed lost its effect, please leave quickly before the stick of incense burns!"

I looked up at the pass behind him, in the intestines of the sheep, among the mountain peaks, there were soldiers of the Imperial Dragon Rider Army hidden, and there were archers on the peak, all bending their bows and setting arrows, aiming at us, I couldn't help but, I took two steps back.

This is the only entrance to the ancient royal mausoleum. I was hesitating whether to find a small path from the side, give up the horses, and go over the mountains and ridges by myself. Just take out the portrait of my own father. A man walked out of the ancient road, he was wearing clothes completely different from those of the Dragon Knights, he was also dressed in black and white, but it was embroidered with mountains, rivers and fish, and he was from the Eastern Palace.

That person whispered a few words in the ear of the person who was asking me, then turned around and left. After a while, he disappeared behind the strange rock.

He clasped his fists together, "I don't know if Mr. Zhao and Mrs. Zhao are here, but the officials are negligent. You can go in, Mr. Zhao and Mrs., and the officials will guide you two."

When he said that, I suddenly didn't dare to go in.

I took a step back and looked back at Qi Luo, she nodded slightly at her, as if to say, I listen to you.

I also clasped my fists and said to him, "General, since you have obeyed the military order, it is not easy for us to make an exception. We just obey the order. Zhuo Jing and I come out just for fun, any landscape is fine, we don't have to go in, if there is nothing wrong If not, my wife and I will leave first."

He looked at me, "Everything is based on the son's heart."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand at me and pointed to the main road outside.

"Sir, please."

I got on the horse, and the waves of the pickaxe made me dizzy. I pulled the rein a few times, and my palms were slippery. I opened it and saw that it was covered with cold sweat.

I thought to myself, no, the prince really wants to rebel.

Yongjing City.

I reined in the horse and watched as I walked.

There are two officers and soldiers on the other side of the city gate, who seem to be resting, crouching beside the city wall, squatting down, holding a melon in their hands, eating and chatting.

The big sun above the head is hot, and the streets are bustling with people coming and going, which is peaceful.There was someone selling vegetables on a shoulder pole, singing as they walked, "Vegetables, vegetables, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, peppers!..."

Here two men in long gowns, who seem to be acquaintances, are bowing to each other.

This one says, "Yo, long time no see, hello."

The one said, "Okay, okay."

"How is the sister-in-law?"

"Okay, the stew at home! Then, how are you, uncle?"

"Okay, I ate two big corn buns for lunch!"

"Oh, how are the nephews, nieces, brothers and sisters?"

"All good, all good!"

……

The two nodded at each other.

There are also small vendors selling pot cakes, duck pears, bacon, water and wine, and big bowls of tea. A peddler is carrying rouge and gouache, and silver needles and threads are threaded back and forth, selling along the street.

The surroundings are hot, lazy, and peaceful.

There is no sign of the slightest sign that the wind and rain are about to come.

Qi Luo and I went back to the yard, and saw Cui Bicheng lying on a bamboo chair, with a handsome servant massaging his feet.

As soon as he saw us coming back, he picked up the silk scarf covering his face and sat up straight, "Why did you come back so soon? I thought you guys were going to play for seven or eight days!"

I went over and pulled his eyeballs away, looked left and right, up and down, and I only felt that his eyes were black as hell and full of aura, very deep, not like a duplicitous person talking about his chaos.

So he also smiled and said, "I miss you, so I came back early."

After thinking about it, Cui Bicheng just wanted to talk about the change of defense in the southern suburbs of the ancient royal mausoleum, but before he could say anything, Cui Bicheng suddenly said, "Sister and sister, since you are also back, it is just right, and it will save me trouble."

Me, "how do you..."

He grabbed me tightly, then stretched out his hand to pick up his walking stick, and did not forget to turn his head and say to Yin Qiluo, "Come with me."

Behind the three-span courtyard is a clump of camellias, swaying in a gentle breeze.

Cui Bicheng unlocked the small courtyard, and we followed him to the inside. There was a rockery, a fish pond, and a small golden toad fountain. Bypassing these was a hut with bamboo curtains, and a person on a rattan bed to sit on. Sitting cross-legged in a lotus position, with a delicate white face, a black tights, and a slender waist.

It was Yin Wangchuan!

"you……"

As I was about to step forward, Cui Bicheng pointed at Xiaolian's fingers curled up like flowers. I saw that there was an extremely thin mosquito needle on Xiaolian's palm. If it wasn't for the weird peacock blue color on it, In Shining, I can't see such a thing at all.

Cui Bicheng said, "Last night, he assassinated the prince. Who would have thought it bad luck? The prince was not injured, but he himself was injured by the poisonous needle shot by the organ. If it wasn't for this guy's strong skills, he would have turned into pus on the spot."

I was surprised, "Is Wen Zhan okay?!"

Cui Bicheng scoffed, "Hmph, that little wolf cub is doing well! Man Yongjing is arresting people now!"

I let go of my heart, then pointed at Yin Wangchuan and yelled, "Xiao Lian, you... you,... why are you doing this dishonest business again!?"

There was a wisp of blue smoke curling up above Yin Wangchuan's head, and a layer of floating precious light suddenly flowed on his face, making it look like jewels and jade, shining brilliantly!I think, at this time, he is like a roast chicken that has already passed away!

I kicked Qi Luo away and yelled, "Stop talking, he's about to lose his temper. Shopkeeper Cui, quickly bring my golden needle!"

Cui Bicheng casually copied a small suede bag from the side, and was about to hand it over when he suddenly stopped and asked her, "What did you call me?"

I was stunned, and repeated, "She called you Shopkeeper Cui!"

Old Cui stared, "I've already entered the door, and you still call me that, you should change your mouth."

I snatched the golden needle, held it in front of Qi Luo with both hands, and stared back at him, "What time is it, I'm still messing around here, go, get my... Qi Luo's small pliers."

Qi Luo is a woman, and as a woman, she likes to make up.So she has a small and exquisite pliers, which is used to pluck eyebrows, and that thing just happens to be used to pull out the poisonous needle in Yin Wangchuan's hand.

Yin Qiluo first used seven gold needles to pierce the acupuncture points on the top of Yin Wangchuan's head, letting the curling green smoke on his head disperse with the wind. At this time, the precious light on Xiao Yin's face disappeared, revealing his own When his face came out, I saw that it was okay, he was still beautiful, but there was a layer of gray under his eye sockets, which made him look like a red leaf floating on the stagnant water full of dead trees.

But he was able to open his eyes.

I stared at him and asked tremblingly, "You, you won't die, will you?"

He shook his head weakly, closed his eyes again, and sat cross-legged in that posture as before. The black balls on his palms seemed to be competing with something. No, it condenses there.

Yin Qiluo inserted 24 needles in his body, and then stopped.

Holding her small pliers, she looked at the poisonous needle that had just been pulled out and said, "This is the poison of the Tang Sect in the middle of Sichuan—the soul returns to the void. If the poisoned person does not have deep internal strength, he will die within three hours. Internally turned into sewage. This poison will kill people and wipe out traces. The name means that nothing will be left except the soul."

Me, "Ah? Why is this thing so poisonous? If it spreads all over the world, wouldn't the world be in chaos?"

Cui Bicheng sneered, "You think you are jelly beans, and you still spread them all over the world? There are only five poisonous needles in the world, because poison is extremely difficult to refine, and such steel needles are extremely difficult to forge. One is missing. Now, I am afraid that all the rootless poisonous needles have been exhausted."

I asked him, "How do you know that?"

Cui, "Everyone who has gone through the rivers and lakes will know about such things. The last one was used by Tang Shi, the current head of Shuzhong, to poison the previous generation of heads."

Me, "Oh, what about the third one?"

Cui, "The head of the previous generation of the Tang Sect was used to poison the head of the next generation."

Me, "Huh? Then, where's the fourth one?"

Cui, "The next generation of masters in Shushan was used to poison the next generation of masters. The same is true for the fifth root, which was also used by the next generation of masters to poison his predecessor. Originally, this needle should be It was Tang Xiaoxie who used it to kill his father Tang Shishi, but why did it appear in the Prince's Mansion?"

I was shocked, "Then, why did Xiao Yin want to kill the prince?"

Cui Bicheng pouted, "When he survives, you can ask him yourself!"

Yin Qiluo used gold needles to help Xiao Yin control the poison, then she found a piece of paper and a pen, spread it out in front of Yin Wangchuan, and said, "You must know what kind of medicine is needed to detoxify this poison, give it to me." write down."

Hearing this, Yin Wangchuan frowned slightly, then shook his head lightly.

Qi Luo pondered and asked, "You don't know how to detoxify?"

Yin Wangchuan still shook his head, Qiluo nodded, "Yes, you know how to detoxify, but you can't speak."

Xiao Yin nodded.

Qi Luo said, "Okay, then I will report the names of the medicinal materials, and you can distinguish them. If it is right, just nod. If it is not right, don't make any movements, or you will be too distracted and it will be very dangerous."

Yin Wangchuan nodded.

Yin Qiluo has an extremely deep understanding of pharmacology, but this poison is extremely dangerous. Even Qiluo herself can only guess at a rough idea. If the ingredients and dosage are not accurate to the extreme, if a little mistake is made, it will be irreversible.

She started reporting the names of the medicines here, and waited for Yin Wangchuan to identify them one by one.

Because Qi Luo's guess was not that prepared, and Yin Wangchuan had to use internal force to force back the poison in his body, so their progress was extremely slow. At dusk, it seemed that they only found ten kinds of medicinal materials and their quantities.Cui Bicheng used to work in the medicinal materials business, he got a blind medicine here, and asked people to prepare it there.

When the sun was just about to set, our already hungry heads were dizzy.The kitchen boy brought a few bowls of stir-fried noodles, and everyone finished them in a hurry, and then continued to guess the ingredients and quantity of the antidote.

At this moment, there was chaos in the front hall. It seemed that many armored soldiers broke into the courtyard. Into a hemp ball.

I asked Cui Bicheng to take care of Qi Luo and Xiao Yin, and I hurried to the front yard.As soon as I entered the yard, I saw the fat man Lao Li, who was the cook who was specially used to stuffing the buns and chopping green onions, collapsed in the middle of the yard with a red and swollen face. He pointed at me with trembling fingers, "It's him, he hid it! When delivering the food , I followed, and after a glance behind, a person of unknown origin is in the backyard, he, he also knows."

I sighed inwardly, the temporary arrest is not as good as the original habitual ones.Tell me, it's all over now.I can't help but think back then, how good it was that the cucumber was still by my side!One of the tricks that kid is most used to is - I won't say anything if I kill him!

At this time, the soldiers separated into two rows, revealing a luxurious young man in a white embroidered robe in the middle.In addition to the wine-colored miserable green under the eyes, it looks quite pleasing to the eye.

He laughed, "Young Master Zhao, we meet again. Don't come here without any problems."

But I frowned and complained to him, "Oh, why is it so noisy here? I thought it was a wild boar that had entered the garden! I came here to have a look, and it turned out that it wasn't a wild boar that came in, so I saw you, brother-in-law! I said brother-in-law... oh, no, little marquis, why is it you!

Hey, I can always look at you wherever I go, I have to go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, to see what great virtues I lacked in my previous life, why are you still haunted! "

The person who came was actually the young master of the Jiang family.