Uncle Qi's act of cutting off his fingers made everyone dumbfounded.
Even Yunque didn't expect such a situation to occur.
Those are fingers!
It's not a magical flower or magical herb. What can it be used as medicine?
Uncle Qi's little finger, although dripping with blood, exuded a strange aroma of vegetation, and the fault line showed three colors.
Mu Qingyao's expression changed slightly at this moment, and she blurted out:
"Indicate the Three Talents!"
Inside that little finger, there is actually a three-talented flower!
At this point, Yun Que and Mu Qingyao finally understood why Uncle Qi hesitated at that moment and missed the opportunity to save their confidant.
Because Uncle Qi keeps the treasures of heaven and earth in his fingers, using this to reach the next level, if it is cut off, it will be equivalent to ruining the path of advancement that he has worked hard to accumulate.
As a practitioner, who doesn’t want to take a further step in the path of cultivation?
It's just human nature.
Uncle Qi's hesitation was actually correct.
He was caught in a dilemma between advancing to a stronger state and saving his confidant.
Uncle Qi’s confidant is also right.
She understood Uncle Qi, and she didn't want Uncle Qi to ruin his opportunity to advance, so she chose to take the poison early and end her life.
This is a close friend.
Use all your heart to be a confidant, and use your gold to plant peaches and plums.
A heart-wrenching feeling.
After the young apprentice took the severed finger, he hurried to boil the medicine.
Not long after, the soup made from rat tail blood and severed fingers came out of the pot. After Qi Shu simply bandaged the wound, he ordered someone to give the medicine to the dying girl first.
As soon as the decoction entered her mouth, the girl's whole body started to tremble, and large amounts of black blood came out from her scalp.
It was rat poison, and it was seeping out.
Soon the girl calmed down, her breathing gradually became steady, and she finally escaped death.
Seeing that the decoction was effective, the people in the hospital burst into cheers, thankful that the girl had survived, and that the family members who had been poisoned had real hope.
Uncle Qi ordered his young apprentice to use the decoction as a puree to prepare a large amount of antidote and distribute it to everyone.
Mu Qingyao's eyes became brighter and brighter at this moment, and she finally knew who the old man in front of her was.
"Spring has come and flowers have bloomed since ancient times. The secret knowledge of Seven Needles has been passed down to China! The ten fingers seal the spirit. You are the previous teacher of the Hui Chun Hall of Tianqi Academy, Yang Qigu!"
Before Mu Qingyao said this name that had been forgotten for many years, an invisible aura surrounded her and Yun Que, blocking out the sound.
Obviously the other party doesn't want outsiders to know his identity.
Uncle Qi nodded slowly and said:
"If you can recognize me, the identity of the little girl is probably unusual. I hope you can help me keep this secret so that I can stay in seclusion."
Mu Qingyao held the disciple ceremony, bowed and said: "Student Mu Qingyao, please obey the teacher's orders."
Yang Qigu nodded with satisfaction and waved to remove the sound barrier.
Mu Qingyao was a little surprised.
Yun Que also heard about Yang Qigu's identity. Why didn't the old man tell Yun Que anything?
It was as if Yang Qigu didn't care that Yun Que would reveal his identity.
"The time has come, we should leave." After Yun Que finished speaking, he handed his uncle Qi away and said goodbye.
All the patients in the hospital drank the antidote, and those who recovered the fastest have regained consciousness and can walk on their own.
People were in high spirits, but more than a dozen frantic people appeared in the yard.
Mu Qingyao hesitated for a moment and asked, "Can the medicine prepared by Sir be enough to detoxify the people of the city?"
"It should be about the same. If it's not enough, you can dilute the medicine again. The detoxification speed will be slower, but it's still effective." Yang Qigu said.
"We don't have enough manpower, we need more people to help." Mu Qingyao said solemnly.
"You can't protect yourself, so you still need to help others?" Yun Que said.
"This disaster in Baiyu City is ultimately related to me." Mu Qingyao said.
"A bad person will not live long." Yun Que curled his lips.
Mu Qingyao tilted her head slightly, put her little hands behind her back, smiled and said: "You will help me, a bad guy, right?"
The innocent and cute appearance of the little princess will make anyone fascinated by her.
Yun Que frowned, gritted his teeth, and said close to the other person's ear: "It's just this once, it won't happen next time! If this happens again, I will knock you out and carry you to Tianqi City like a dead pig!"
"It's a deal!" Mu Qingyao whispered softly into Yun Que's ear.
"What do you want to do?" Yun Que returned to his indifferent demeanor.
"Gather people together. Big families in the city have nursing homes. They must have never been bitten. As long as these people are gathered together, they will be a force to save people." Mu Qingyao said.
"At times like this, those rich families will be doing their own thing. Who cares about the life and death of others? Even if they can be persuaded, there are too few manpower. There are at least more than 300,000 people in Baiyu City, and it is estimated that half of them have been poisoned. ." Yun Que said.
"I know that relying on the big people in the city will not be enough to save people. I will first summon the officials from the government, and then bring the officials in the city to the city garrison to ask the defenders to assist. In full view of the crowd, the city garrison general does not dare to shirk. As long as the defenders in the city take action, all the big households will naturally help." Mu Qingyao said.
Those wealthy households would not care much about the lives of ordinary people, but when the officers and soldiers came to visit, they did not dare to disobey.
This is Mu Qingyao's overall plan.
"Turn defense into offense, turn darkness into light. This is a risky move, but it is also the best way."
Yun Duo nodded and had to admire the courage of Mu Qingyao, Princess Lingyun.
"But there is a problem here." Mu Qingyao frowned and said: "If the city guard does not show up, he will never be able to mobilize the defenders with the help of other civil servants in the city."
"I'll take care of it."
Yun Que sneered and said, "Don't the Lord City Guards like to sit on the mountain and watch tigers fight? If there is a fire in the backyard, I wonder if he can sit still! Let's split up and meet at the City Guards Mansion."
After deciding on the plan, Yun Que and Mu Qingyao prepared to leave the hospital.
Before leaving, Yun Que took down two taels of silver and said, "Uncle Qi, leave me a room."
Yang Qigu happily accepted the money and said hello.
The purpose of staying in a quack doctor's hall was not to treat illnesses, but to provide a way out for Mu Qingyao.
Once an uncontrollable situation arises, Mu Qingyao can only have hope of escaping by hiding her in a quack doctor's hospital.
Yang Qigu's move of accepting the money made Yun Que feel relieved.
To be able to become the gentleman of Tianqi Academy, this seventh uncle's background is definitely not small. Although he has retired to the outside world and has no interest in world affairs, he is at least willing to help and protect him.
This is already a great favor.
Before leaving, Uncle Qi took out two somewhat ancient sachets, one embroidered with a dragon and the other with a phoenix, which symbolizes the presence of dragon and phoenix.
Uncle Qi gave the sachets to Yun Que and Mu Qingyao respectively.
"This is a detoxifying sachet that I jointly developed with my close friend. It has the effect of repelling hundreds of poisons. Unfortunately, it has been too long and the effectiveness is not as good as it used to be. However, it is still very useful in repelling mosquitoes. I give it to you. I hope you will We can know each other without regrets and live up to this life."
Yun Que and Mu Qingyao took the sachet and bowed to express their thanks.
Looking at the backs of the two young people walking out of the medical clinic, Yang Qigu twirled his white beard with his hands and smiled, with deep nostalgia in his eyes.
He seemed to see himself many years ago, and his confidante who had passed away long ago.
…
After Yun Que sent Mu Qingyao to the nearest government office, he began to wander around the city.
Menliu always followed.
This guy was the key to getting out of the city. Yun Que was afraid that he would escape, so he took him with him.
After walking a few streets, when Men Liu was exhausted, Yun Que stopped by a well that had dried up for who knows how many years.
Lying at the mouth of the well, Yun Que smelled the smell carefully.
Menliu felt puzzled. What could smell good about a dry well?
"Uncle, when are we leaving the city?" Men Liu asked.
"Come on, let's find something first."
Yun Que was already certain that the poisonous needle-haired rat with its broken tail was near the well, within a radius of no more than one kilometer.
As a hunter, hunting is an essential skill, and finding prey is your best ability.
Demon hunters, same thing.
Almost no one would believe Yun Que's ability to hunt monsters.
He can distinguish the aura left by the monster just by his sense of smell, and then judge the direction and approximate distance of the monster's travel based on the strength of the aura.
The city guard general planned to be a tortoise and stay locked up, so Yun Que planned to give him a big gift.
I found a long wooden pole nearby, took out the fishing line I carried with me, and soon made a simple fishing rod.
The bait is a blood velvet fruit!
Yun Que stood at the mouth of the well, swung the fishing rod into the air, and let the breath of the blood velvet fruit spread. Then he led Men Liu straight to the city guard's mansion.
Not long after,
In a house not far from the dry well, a fiery red demon rat without a tail came out, chewing a bloody human head in its mouth.
The long snout of the needle-haired poisonous rat gasped for air.
It smelled the fragrance of the blood velvet fruit, and the human head in its mouth suddenly lost its fragrance and was spat out.
Following the scent of the spiritual fruit, the needle-haired poisonous rat crawled quickly, like a red whirlwind in the dark night.
…
City Shoufu.
Negative Yi sat in the study with a sinking face.
There were broken teacups and teapots on the ground, and even his favorite inkstone was smashed to pieces.
"The Red Lotus Sect...has done me a lot of harm!"
The more Negi Yi thought about it, the angrier he became. He slapped his hand and smashed the wooden table in front of him into two pieces.
He didn't want to get involved in the feud between the Red Lotus Sect and Princess Lingyun.
I thought that by sealing off the city for three days in the name of suppressing bandits, I would be repaying the favor of the Red Lotus Sect.
Unexpectedly, there was chaos in the city, countless people were infected with strange poisons, and corpses could be seen everywhere.
If this continues, no matter whether the Red Lotus Sect can capture Princess Lingyun or not, he, the city guard general, will have to take the blame in the end.
City guard general, guard a city!
Fu Yi's greatest responsibility is to protect Baiyu City and the people in the city.
The more people died in the city, the greater his crime.
Moreover, the blame cannot be pushed away, and Yi Yi can only bear it on his own.
Negative Yi wanted to strangle the leader of the Red Lotus Sect to death.
What about sitting on the sidelines and being wise and protecting yourself? Fu Yi only has one thought now.
I have already set myself on fire!
His current situation is even more embarrassing.
If he doesn't come forward, people will die all the time in the city. If the casualties are too serious, he will not be able to escape the blame, and he doesn't know how he will be dealt with by the court.
If you come forward, there will be no way to save the day.
It is impossible to calm down the chaos in the city like this. If he meets Princess Lingyun again and is involved in the Red Lotus Sect's conspiracy, it will be even harder for him to escape.
If you help the Red Lotus Sect, you will be wanted by the Jin Kingdom.
If you help the princess, you will be regarded as an enemy by the Red Lotus Sect.
No matter how you calculate it, it's not a good idea. He's not a human being inside or outside.
Just when his face was full of sorrow, Fu Yi suddenly heard a huge chaos in the mansion, with flames shooting into the sky and the sound of swords accompanied by screams.
"what happened!"
Negi Yi yelled.
Soon the soldiers came to report that a huge rat demon appeared in the house and was killing people everywhere. Dozens of soldiers had been killed.
Negi Yi was furious, grabbed the heavy knife beside him and rushed out.
A fierce battle broke out in the city guard's mansion.
As a seventh-level warrior, the city guard general Fu Yi gathered hundreds of troops to surround and kill a crazy seventh-level rat demon in his house.
This fierce battle shattered more than a dozen courtyard walls, destroyed six or seven houses, and finally even the gates were moved flat.
When Negi Yi was covered in blood and beheaded the seventh-level rat demon in a panic, he discovered a group of people standing outside the flattened door behind him.
They are all civil servants and government servants in the city!
These people gathered around a girl in white like a star over the moon. They all lowered their eyebrows and were as respectful as grandchildren.
Negi Yi's eyes widened little by little.
The situation he least wanted to see finally happened.
The girl in white had a slight smile on her pretty face and said:
"General, I have great skills. I am Mu Qingyao, the princess of Lingyun County, and I am here to ask for the general's help."
The girl's light and soft voice was very pleasant to hear, but after hearing it, Fu Yi felt that his head began to hurt.
