The blue furoshiki has been stained with some blood.
Zhao Rang did not dislike it and slowly opened it in front of everyone to verify the contents inside.
The silver coins in the bag were all large-denomination bills, and the beautiful woman was very quick to take action, so the thieves had no time to deal with them, so they were all saved.
I didn't even have time to spend the money, let alone other things, so they were stored safely.
Zhao Rang scrolled all the way to the bottom, and finally felt relieved when he saw the token.
"Sir, is everything okay?"
The beautiful woman came over and asked, staring directly at the baggage in Zhao Rang's hand.
Zhao Rang flipped his wrist, shook the opened baggage back, just covering the token of the Investigation Department, and replied:
"Everything is available, thank you madam!"
Of course, the beautiful woman could see the skill in Zhao Rang's hands just now, but she did not expose it. Instead, she smiled sweetly and said:
"How can any of my own people say thank you? As for how to deal with these people, please give me some advice!"
Zhao Rang glanced at the bandits again.
Everyone was frightened and did not dare to look at him at all.
Sighing, Zhao Rang looked at the beautiful woman again and said:
"They are all Madam's people, it's up to Madam to decide for herself!"
After saying that, he lifted the baggage in his hand and turned around to leave the dilapidated courtyard.
The beautiful woman was startled when she heard this, and then her face turned pale and gloomy...
After a while, he couldn't help but yelled at Zhao Rang's back:
"stop!"
The words have not yet completely fallen.
The four maids who followed Zhao Rang used their body skills to stand in front of him, blocking the way.
Hidden under the skirt, in addition to two slender and tight legs, there is also a long sword above the knee!
Facing such a battle, Zhao Rang had already been mentally prepared, so he didn't have any strange emotions.
"What, madam, are you planning to stay here by force?"
Zhao Rang said calmly without looking back.
The beautiful woman said with a bit of resentment:
"Isn't it that the young master broke his promise?"
After that, he waved to the four maids. When the four saw it, they immediately withdrew their swords and retreated to the side.
"Why did I break my promise?"
Zhao Rang turned slightly sideways and asked.
Without raising her voice, the beautiful woman said slowly:
"Earlier, the young master made it clear that if this baggage is recovered, it will be my surrender certificate, and the young master is willing to help me deal with the Longfan Society. Regardless of the final result, at least I can help me keep this three-quarter acre in the dry market. It’s a land business, right or wrong?”
Zhao Rang nodded and admitted.
He did say this.
"Now, the burden is in your hands, Master. I have found it for you, and the things inside are quite valuable. Master, you should sit down and discuss the following matters with me. Why is it so grand? , ready to leave?"
After hearing this, Zhao Rang turned around completely, faced the beautiful woman, and said:
"You know some things in your heart. If I don't tell you, I'll just pretend to be confused."
The beautiful woman's face moved slightly, but she still didn't let go and replied:
"I don't know my identity, please let me know."
Zhao Rang took a deep breath, put the baggage in his arms, and pulled the knife out of its sheath.
The jet-black knife looked even more bleak in the dim candlelight.
It was much more terrifying than the knee-length swords in the hands of the four maids before!
The blade was slowly raised and pointed directly at the beautiful woman's face. The threat in it was self-evident.
When the four maids saw this, they immediately sacrificed themselves in front of their eldest sister, wanting to use their bodies and lives to block the terrifying blade for those behind them.
However, the beautiful woman broke free from the surrounding four people.
He put his throat against the tip of the knife.
"Master, what do you mean by this? Do you want to kill people and silence them?!"
There was no trace of panic in the beautiful woman's tone, and there was even a faint smile on her lips.
Zhao Rang's face darkened, and with a slight exertion on his wrist, he passed the blade forward a little further.
The bright red blood immediately flowed down the beautiful woman's white neck.
Even so, the beautiful woman remained unmoved, not even blinking.
"I say it one last time, get out of the way."
Zhao Rang's voice was as cold as a piece of ice.
The beautiful woman remained unmoved. She just stared at Zhao Rang's eyes with her enchanting eyes and said word by word:
“Young master, are you planning to burn bridges across the river?”
Zhao Rang finally lost his patience. With a flick of his wrist, he was about to make a feint with his knife to make room for him so that he could leave.
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
I saw the beautiful woman suddenly stretched out two fingers, gently clamped Zhao Rang's blade, and then broke it with force!
There was a crisp "click" sound, and the long knife in Zhao Rang's hand was broken by the beautiful woman!
This change happened so quickly and suddenly that no matter how quickly Zhao Rang reacted, he couldn't pull his hand back in time.
The broken blade slid across the beautiful woman's cheek, bringing up a stream of blood.
However, the beautiful woman acted as if nothing was wrong. She didn't even look at the wound on her face. She just gently stroked Zhao Rang's cheek with her bloody fingers and said in a charming voice:
"Young Master is so cruel. You are just a burden. How can you be willing to let me shed so much blood?"
Zhao Rang only felt a little creepy.
This woman is a monster!
He didn't dare to linger any longer, and as soon as his feet hit the ground, he was ready to leap backwards.
However, as soon as he moved, he felt a strong sense of dizziness.
It turned out that the beautiful woman took advantage of his unpreparedness and stabbed the broken blade in her hand into the back of his heart!
"puff--"
Zhao Rang spurted out a mouthful of blood, and fell down softly as if his strength had been drained.
Before losing consciousness, he vaguely saw the beautiful woman smiling proudly and strangely at him...
It was already bright when Zhao Rang woke up again.
Zhao Rang slowly opened his eyes and found that he was lying in an unfamiliar room. The surroundings were elegantly decorated, and there was a faint fragrance in the air.
He touched his chest and found that his clothes were intact and there were no wounds.
Just as he was wondering, he heard footsteps coming from outside the door.
Then the door was gently pushed open, and a maid came in carrying a bowl of medicine.
Seeing Zhao Rang wake up, she had a look of surprise on her face:
"You're awake! Come and drink the medicine. The doctor said you were poisoned and need to take good care of yourself."
Poisoned?
Zhao Rang felt something in his heart.
The strange feeling when facing those Tang family members from Shu on Baihe Mountain came to mind again.
"What is this place? Why am I here?"
The maid explained patiently:
"This is our wife's villa. Last night you were poisoned and fainted in front of Zuihai Pavilion. It was our wife who rescued you."
Zhao Rang frowned. He remembered that he was obviously with that beautiful woman last night, how could he be fainted by the poison? There must be something fishy about this.
I was secretly vigilant in my heart and decided to explore the maid's tone first:
"Do you know how I got poisoned?"
The maid hesitated for a moment before whispering:
"I don't know the specifics. I just heard my wife complain that the young master shouldn't be drinking alone in the city. I guess it's because you were poisoned when you were drinking, right?"
Zhao Rang knew that he couldn't find out more from this little maid, so he decided to stay calm and see what this beautiful woman would do next.
So he pretended to be nonchalant and said to the maid:
"Please thank your wife for saving my life."
The maid smiled and nodded:
"Don't worry, our wife is a good person. She will definitely help you find the person who poisoned you."
With that said, he turned and left the room.
After a while, there was another sound of footsteps outside the door.
The beautiful woman walked in. She saw that Zhao Rang had woken up, with a satisfied smile on her face:
"You finally woke up."
Zhao Rang looked at the familiar face of the beautiful woman calmly and said only three words:
"Where's my knife?"
His most horrifying memory last night was not that he was seriously injured and fell to the ground, but that the black steel knife was broken to pieces by this beautiful woman with two fingers.
The beautiful woman smiled calmly.
He stood up and opened the drawer of the bedside table, pointed inside, and motioned for Zhao Rang to take a look.
Zhao Rang turned sideways and looked at the drawer. He found that his black steel knife was lying intact inside, and he immediately felt even more confused.
"Do you know what kind of poison you have been poisoned with?"
Zhao Rang shook his head and said: "This kind of poison is really scary...it can actually make dreams so real!"
"Yes. This poison is called 'Huanmengsan'."
The beautiful woman explained.
"All your memories of last night are actually the effect of poison."
Zhao Rang's mind was still spinning at this moment. He could only rub his temples with both hands, resisting the discomfort and asked:
"Then what is my real memory of last night?"
The beautiful woman smiled sweetly and did not directly answer Zhao Rang's question, but said:
"In the future, when you go to a strange place alone, don't drink without any scruples!"
After that, the beautiful woman pursed her lips and continued to say to Zhao Rang:
"That's the bathroom over there. The hot water has been put in. Take a hot bath and you'll feel a lot more relaxed!"
Zhao Rang glanced at the bathroom door, and it was indeed hot inside.
Just as he was about to say thank you, the beautiful woman had already opened the door and left.
Zhao Rang turned over and sat up on the bed, took out the knife from the drawer, checked it carefully, and confirmed that it was the black steel knife. Then he walked into the bathroom with heavy steps.
The bathing pool is surrounded by bluestone slabs.
Such stone slabs have become so flat and thick after countless years of erosion by rivers. There are more of them the closer you get to the river.
There were two snow-white bathrobes placed on the bath table.
A plate of incense was burning opposite.
Zhao Rang's eyes narrowed when he saw the incense.
He immediately put the black steel knife and scabbard into the bathtub, picked up a string of water drops, and extinguished the incense.
Now that he sees such inexplicable things, his head hurts and his heart is blocked...
Under the steaming heat, Zhao Rang began to sweat unconsciously.
Such a warm feeling actually relieved a lot of the discomfort on his body.
It seems that the beautiful woman is not talking nonsense.
Taking a hot bath really helps with recovery.
So without thinking too much, he immediately took off his clothes, jumped into the bathtub, and wrapped himself in hot water, leaving only his head outside.
Zhao Rang lay in the bathtub and felt that all the pores in his body were relaxing. The toxins in his body seemed to be excreted with sweat, making him feel relaxed and comfortable like never before.
He closed his eyes and let his thoughts drift away.
But there was a sudden slight sound in his ears, which pulled his spirit back to the bathroom.
Zhao Rang opened his eyes suddenly and saw the bathroom door being gently pushed open, and a graceful figure walked in.
It's that beautiful woman!
She wore a loose gauze skirt, with a shy look on her face, like a little girl who had done something wrong, lowering her head and not daring to look at him.
Slowly walked to the edge of the bathtub, suddenly squatted down, stretched out his slender fingers and stirred gently in the bathtub.
"What are you going to do?"
Zhao Rang asked, looking up at the bathroom ceiling.
The beautiful woman seemed to be frightened, and the movements in her hands stopped.
She raised her head and looked at Zhao Rang, and said timidly:
"Want me to rub your back?"
Zhao Rang said calmly:
"With the maid here, do you still need your wife to do such chores?"
The beautiful woman was amused by Zhao Rang's words and said:
"The madam is naturally different from the maid. Otherwise, why can't the maid become the madam?"
Zhao Rang turned his head, looked into the beautiful woman's eyes, and said:
"It seems that before you became a wife, you also worked as a maid!"
I thought that after saying these words, the beautiful woman would definitely change. Unexpectedly, she still looked calm and said:
"Okay, no joke. I'm here to answer your previous question."
"what is the problem?"
Zhao Rang had just relaxed his mind and body, and now he didn't even remember what he had asked before.
"Ask me, what is the real memory of last night?"
Zhao Rang nodded.
Having said that, he was somewhat impressed.
The beautiful woman did not make a long speech, but told Zhao Rang very succinctly that what happened before the "Zuihai Pavilion" last night had all happened.
This is exactly what the little maid said.
"I see, but..."
Zhao Rang hesitated to speak.
Now the discomfort in his body is completely clear, and his mind is clearer than before.
He thought about the poison in him. Although it was strange, what was its meaning?
Allowing a person to create an extremely realistic illusion.
Zhao Rang didn't understand what purpose such an effect could achieve...
"If you don't wake up, you will act according to the hallucination that you think is true."
"What's the meaning?"
Zhao Rang didn't understand the beautiful woman's words.
The beautiful woman could only explain in detail:
"In other words, if there is no external interference, you will only remember that I seriously injured you, then after you escape, will you come back to seek revenge from me?"
Zhao Rang nodded dully.
It turns out that this kind of poison can make people hallucinate. The highlight is actually being able to reconstruct real memories in this way and control a person's behavior!
"Is this poison rare?"
After the fight on Baihe Mountain, Zhao Rang had a certain understanding of poison, a powerful weapon that was despised by the nobles and noble families in the world.
The more complex the effects of a poison, the rarer the raw materials, and the more difficult it is to make.
"Natural. The dream is gone, and it's hard to find a million dollars!"
Zhao Rang nodded.
In this case, the only one who can get this kind of poison in Zhenhai City is Long Fan.
When he thought of this, Zhao Rang's memories came together instantly.
He thought of his lost baggage and the agreement he had made with the beautiful woman regarding the "letter of surrender."
"Your certificate of nomination is not ready yet?"
Zhao Rang asked.
After all, in last night's dream, I got the baggage again, and nothing in it was missing.
The beautiful woman got up and opened the bathroom window.
This window faces due east.
Not long after the white fish belly appeared in the east, Zhenhai City had barely woken up on this day.
According to yesterday's agreement, the beautiful woman still had a whole day, six hours, so she was not in a hurry.
"The certificate of nomination is ready, waiting for you to come and inspect the goods."
The beautiful woman's voice drifted into Zhao Rang's ears with the morning breeze.
"Where?"
Zhao Rang stood up from the bath, stepped over the edge of the bluestone slab, took the robe hanging aside and put it on himself.
"No rush, I'll take you to see it after you have breakfast first."
The beautiful woman's tone was always unhurried, as if she had everything under control.
Zhao Rang didn't say anything more, just put on his clothes silently, and followed the beautiful woman out of the bathroom.
When we came to the outside room, a sumptuous breakfast was already placed on the table.
Zhao Rang was not polite, sat down and started to feast.
He was indeed hungry.
In addition, the toxins of 'Huanmengsan' have just been detoxified, and the body is in need of replenishment.
The beautiful woman sat opposite Zhao Rang, holding her chin and watching him eat.
Her eyes were soft and deep, as if she could see through Zhao Rang's heart.
Zhao Rang felt a little uncomfortable being looked at, so he had to raise his head and said to the beautiful woman:
"Aren't you going to eat? Why are you looking at me?"
The beautiful woman smiled slightly and said:
"You look so beautiful when you eat."
Zhao Rang almost choked at these words.
He coughed twice before he regained his composure, looked at the beautiful woman and said:
"Ma'am, it's better to speak normally."
The beautiful woman covered her mouth and smiled softly. She stopped teasing Zhao Rang and started talking about business:
"I have already asked the four sisters to place their petitions in Zuihai Pavilion."
Zhao Rang looked at the beautiful woman with some surprise:
"Zuihai Pavilion? Isn't that the place where I was poisoned?"
The beautiful woman nodded and said:
"That's right. That's right there."
Zhao Rang put down his chopsticks and looked at the beautiful woman and said:
"It seems that Madam has other plans?"
The beautiful woman explained:
"Zuihai Pavilion is the territory of the Longfan Society, but they haven't yet reached the point where they can control everything in Zhenhai City. Besides, didn't we agree to deal with the Longfan Society together? We can take this opportunity to explore them. of reality."
Zhao Rang pondered for a moment, nodded and said:
"Okay. As long as my wife goes with you, I have no objection."
After saying that, he put down his chopsticks, stood up, and walked out.
"Sir, slow down!"
Seeing this, the beautiful woman quickly followed her.
The two of them left the courtyard one after the other and headed in the direction of Zuihai Pavilion.
It was already getting bright at this time, but Zhao Rang found that there seemed to be something wrong with the atmosphere on the street today.
He looked around and saw that the shops on both sides of the street were all closed, and not even a single person could be seen.
"What's going on? Why is the street so deserted today?"
Zhao Rang couldn't help but ask.
The beautiful woman walked in front and said without looking back:
"Because today is the Dragon Fan Club's regular 'street patrol day'. My villa is actually within the jurisdiction of Shui City, and it is also the territory of the Dragon Fan Club."
