Tang Zhao hurried back and found Jiao Feng meditating.
He seemed to have no external injuries, but his face was extremely pale. Although he was in meditation, his brows were furrowed and the muscles on his face twitched from time to time.
At this time, there was another person in the courtyard, looking at Jiao Feng with a calm expression, and said hello when Tang Zhao came back.
"Sister Yuanqing." Tang Zhao greeted.
Among the people at Black Spider Villa, the one Tang Zhao knew best was Yuan Qing. Although he disliked the people here, Yuan Qing was kind to him, and he was grateful.
"This is……"
Yuan Qing said: "He wiped the poison-feeding concealed weapon and is now forcing the poison out."
Tang Zhao asked: "Is it feasible?" He also heard that internal power can force poison, but he doesn't know how to do this.
Yuan Qing raised her chin slightly and said: "His internal strength is not enough at all, but the internal strength of my villa is to take poison first and then force the poison out, so as to increase the internal strength. It is extraordinary in forcing out the poison. Thanks to his quick learning, ordinary disciples cannot learn internal skills in three years. Without an antidote, they would be dead."
Tang Zhao patted his head and said, "I've forgotten about the antidote." He said he was going out to find Wan Biao.
Yuan Qing said: "Save your energy, he has eaten it. There are only a few kinds of poisons in Grape Garden, why don't you always keep them? But the poison is violent and the remaining poison is difficult to remove. You still need to force the poison."
Tang Zhao asked: "Will there be any sequelae?"
Yuan Qing looked strange and said: "Originally there is no such thing."
but……
Yuanqing didn't say "but", but her expression showed that there was a "but".
Before Tang Zhao could ask further questions, Yuan Qing had already asked him how he was doing, was the teacher responsible, and was he happy learning martial arts?
Tang Zhao had no choice but to answer that everything was fine. As for the discord in the courtyard, he would not mention it. Since Yuan Qing was here today, she would not know anything about it. She pretended not to know, and Tang Zhao would not mention it.
And Yuan Qing did not express dissatisfaction with him for "setting up rules" in the courtyard and sneaking attacks on teachers. All this showed that the outside world had a non-interference attitude towards the courtyard. As long as Tang Zhao did not commit suicide, he could do whatever he wanted.
After all, as the date approaches, Tang Zhao is almost "invincible". As long as he can't die, he can do anything to death.
After chatting for a while, Tang Zhao sent Yuan Qing out, and when saying goodbye, he suddenly asked: "Sister Yuan Qing, if someone's strength is more than enough to pass the test, but has an accident due to force majeure and is ultimately unsuccessful, can we give him another chance? ?”
Yuan Qing was not surprised that he reacted, and answered without thinking: "Accident? Is that bad luck? Luck is also a part of strength. In the world of martial arts, the sword licks blood. To survive, you must not only be strong, but also have good luck. . If you are unlucky, you will die sooner or later, naturally..."
Tang Zhao's heart sank when he heard this, and his face gradually became heavy.
Suddenly, Yuan Qing chuckled and said, "You want to beg for mercy, right? Then beg me."
Tang Zhao was hesitant for a moment. He was about to plead, but Yuan Qing's words made him unable to speak.
Yuan Qing looked at him with a half-smile and said, "I know you are shy. If you want to plead with me, just nod."
Tang Zhao pursed his lips and nodded.
Yuan Qing said: "Okay, if you open your mouth, I will tell the owner of the village. You, wait for my good news." He patted Tang Zhao on the shoulder like a dragonfly touching water. Turned around and left.
Tang Zhao knew that she was teasing him, but it would be a good thing if she could really help Jiao Feng, so he thanked her from a distance.
Back in the small courtyard, Jiao Feng had already stood up. Apart from his pale face, he couldn't see anything unusual. He said calmly: "Don't cause trouble."
Tang Zhao knew that he must have heard it. This Jiao Feng has been the leader of his peers for a long time. He is arrogant and does not want to be taken care of. He said: "I only mentioned it, but they haven't agreed yet. Do you really think I have such a great reputation?" After saying that, he asked naturally, "Is it okay? Are you really weak?"
Jiao Feng said: "It's just a college entrance examination, I don't even need to make a move."
Tang Zhao understood, the empty city strategy.
Jiao Feng's strength was even greater than that of teachers like Zuo Hu. He was dominant and repressive in the Grape Courtyard and had so much power that other people who met him didn't even have the courage to take action. Especially in the college entrance examination, winning or losing is a matter of life and death. I would rather give up the game where I am bound to lose and compete with others.
But since we are planning to resort to an empty city strategy, then it is true and false, right?
Tang Zhao was worried but didn't say anything. After all, he was the one who got himself involved, let's look back and see what he can do to help.
Back in the room, Xing Ji was waiting for him.
The moment he saw Xing Ji, Tang Zhao unconsciously wanted to glance at the jar, but fortunately he could control it.
Xing Ji smiled and said, "Long time no see. Are you surprised to see me?"
Tang Zhao calmed down, casually pulled out a chair and sat down - Xing Ji sat on the bed honestly and politely, and he only had a chair to sit on.
He took the initiative to ask: "Sir, how are you always doing? How is the matter with the District Inspectorate? Is the progress in the Demon's Nest going smoothly? Are the martial arts colleagues in Heyang County still convinced? Are the allies happy to cooperate here? I scolded the person in charge of the Inspectorate in person. Is it less? Did you find the clues about the swordsman you were looking for last time?"
He asked a series of questions, even Xing Ji was caught off guard. Then he smiled and said: "What? Xiaotang is so concerned about the affairs of the Secretary? That's good. He is very self-conscious of the Secretary. In this case, can I report it to you?"
Tang Zhao raised his hand to signal him to please.
Xing Ji didn't mind at all and said: "Our situation is not great, let's call it small. Things in the Demon's Cave are progressing step by step, and now the surrounding area is almost cleared. Our colleagues in Heyang County... are quite cooperative. , there are fewer and fewer people who are uncooperative. We are still gradually convincing them."
Tang Zhao thought to himself: There are fewer and fewer people who are uncooperative. Is this literal?
Xing Ji smiled and said: "Speaking of which, the clue with the white hair you provided last time was very useful. We tracked a swordsman hiding in Heyang. Although we haven't seen a living person yet, we have already touched his shadow. We have traced it. We must deal with him before the devil's cave comes. A big thing is about to happen. No unknown swordsman is allowed in Heyang County. Your clues have made merit, and I will record them for you. You can collect them when you enter the Jiandi Division. You can start from the day when the merits are recorded. It counts as seniority.”
Although Tang Zhao didn't understand much, he guessed that it was a good thing and said, "Thank you, sir."
Xing Ji thought of something and said, "Oh, by the way, that swordsman should be the one who offered you a reward of one thousand taels."
Tang Zhao remembered that there was still this problem. Although he was at Black Spider Villa and was not affected, he always felt uncomfortable carrying a bounty on his back like a knife hanging over his head. He asked anxiously: "Why did he want to arrest me?"
Xing Ji said: "I don't know. I'll find out when I catch him and ask."
Tang Zhao thought: "Can I help? Like bait or something?"
Xing Ji was slightly startled and said: "Why do you think so? Bait... we can do this, but it will make us look incompetent. Xing let a child go to the battlefield with a sword, which is already said to be shameless. I You can’t be both incompetent and shameless, right?”
He laughed twice to himself and said, "Why, are you bored because of being locked up? Do you want me to ask Master Yin to arrange a small job for you to go out and have fun?"
Although Tang Zhao was a little moved, he also understood his priorities. The days in front of the Demon Cave were getting shorter and shorter, so he had to seize every minute and every second. He said: "I'm not that free either. I'm busy every day..."
He thought about it and was indeed busy, but most of the busy people were not well known to outsiders.
Xing Ji praised: "You have concentration. Come on, give me your hand."
Tang Zhao stretched out his hand as he said, thinking that Xing Ji was checking whether he had gone crazy as he said before.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he got closer, Xing Ji's palm pressed down and struck him quickly.
Tang Zhao instinctively pushed out with his backhand, exerting both internal and external force. As soon as their palms touched, Xing Ji withdrew his hand.
For a moment, Tang Zhao guessed that he was trying his own kung fu. Xingji nodded and said: "The progress is good. It's better than I thought. It seems that you are not slacking off. Time is indeed running out. After passing Qingtian Temple, there are only seven days left."
