Qiao Guiqiao urgently needs the antidote in my hand. There are two kinds of poison on his body. The poison on the stinger of the red scorpion's tail is not the poison of the fire scorpion.
Therefore, Ye Fengniang, Hei Yiren and Qiao Guiqiao showed two different symptoms of poisoning.
Loss of mobility and speech are the first, and then dark patches and red spots appear on the skin.
Toxins entering the human body through inhalation are slower to take effect than pouring them directly into the ears and brain.
Ye Fengniang fell to the ground and slowly closed her eyes.
Qiao Guiqiao also fell on the table. He closed his eyes and could not hold on for a while longer.
I didn't plan to save him because I had no interest in the treasure mirror. Either he really didn't know the whereabouts of the treasure mirror, or he had hidden it. As long as he died, the clues would be cut off anyway.
Others want to find it, like looking for a needle in a haystack, it depends on who is destined to the mirror.
The deceased, Ye Fengniang, and Qiao Guiqiao just formed a triangle relationship. They died together, and the mission of stealing, hunting, and looking for the mirror was completed.
I escaped by holding my breath, and the bit of poison I inhaled was easily cured by using my supernatural powers.
The lobby fell into a silent atmosphere, with wind blowing in from time to time. After the poisonous gas was blown away, I asked the landlady and the waiter to come down and pack their things.
I opened the corridor door leading to the backyard and prepared to go to the kitchen to ask Mr. Zhang and the others to come out. Yunzhou was very obedient and stared at the cook intently as he cooked.
The cook was complaining endlessly. He was begging Manager Zhang to persuade Yunzhou not to stare at him like this. Under such a 'sharp' gaze, he had fried two dishes, cut them three times, and added six spoons of salt. , I can’t cook anymore.
Manager Zhang said helplessly: "He only listens to his wife's words, and others can't speak to him."
There was indeed a burnt smell in the kitchen. When the cook saw me, he felt like he was seeing a relative. He ran to the door holding a garlic clove and wanted to shake my hand.
I took a half step back and glanced at his hand. He immediately put the garlic cloves into his apron pocket, but instead of reaching out, he handed over his hand and asked me to take Yunzhou away from the kitchen.
The landlady and waiter came over to get brooms and other cleaning tools.
The landlady ordered the cook to cook some more delicious dishes. Everyone had experienced a lot today, so she treated everyone to a treat.
After she finished speaking, she went to the wine cellar to get some wine, and the waiter took the big broom used to sweep the yard to clean up the red scorpions on the floor of the lobby.
This thing is poisonous, so if you want to burn it, you have to wait until the weather clears to take it to a place farther away from the inn.
The proprietress couldn't wait any longer, so she asked the waiter to find a place on the hillside to dig a hole, dig a deeper hole, and bury them.
But before that, the waiter first transported the bodies in the lobby to the ice cellar for storage.
Then he used the cart that carried the corpse to transport the red scorpion, put on his raincoat and went out.
The landlady took it upon herself to clean the floor in the lobby, washing it repeatedly until she felt at ease.
The lobby was washed clean, the tables and chairs were rearranged and covered with floral cloth to cover the scars. It was as if the previous life-and-death struggle had never happened.
The residents all went downstairs again, and the cook brought the food to the table. Each table was placed with a jar of fine wine provided by the boss.
The landlady held up her glass and said a few words, nothing more than words to appease everyone.
The residents were also very frightened and needed a few drinks to calm down.
They almost lost their lives today, which is equivalent to saving a life. How could they not celebrate?
The meal lasted until ten o'clock in the evening. The drunk people fell asleep on the bed. Some people walked back to the room upstairs to rest while they could. Some people drank a lot and drank several jars of wine, but they were still full of energy.
By the time all the residents had rested, the cook was so exhausted that he fell asleep leaning against the dish rack in the kitchen.
Yun Zhou and the other three were the first to go back to their room to rest, and they left after eating and not drinking.
The landlady will show off her skills tonight, and she won’t get drunk after a thousand cups of wine.
She continued to look tipsy until no one tried to compete with her.
After Yunzhou and the others returned to their rooms, I came outside the inn. Ye Fengniang missed it, and Qiao Guiqiao also broke. Did their employers already know that they were dead?
If the real target of both employers is Baojing, they will definitely send another group of people.
The heavy rain for many days turned to drizzle tonight, so it didn't matter if I didn't hold an umbrella.
The landlady asked the waiter to clean up the lobby. She leaned against the door and looked up at me.
I sat on the wooden pillar that hung the signboard of her inn. Sitting in such a place requires good balance and the level of an acrobat.
"Thank you for today, Dr. An." The proprietress leaned against the door. She drank wine and was red from her neck to her face, but her eyes were clear and there was no hint of drunkenness.
"You can't owe a favor, so if the boss lady wants to thank you, just give her money."
"Okay, I'll give it to you right away. Let's go our separate ways tomorrow." She turned back to the lobby and walked to her own room.
This is a smart man who knows that it will be difficult to live a peaceful life if he continues to stay here, so he plans to leave.
The landlady took down three gold ingots. She didn't say why there were three, but I understand. She, the waiter, and the cook, three people, three lives, three gold ingots.
I took it away and put it away, and she went back to pack her things. She also asked the waiter and the cook to pack their luggage.
Early the next morning, the sky cleared up, the air after the rain was fresh, and the smell of vegetation surrounded the inn.
The proprietress announced during breakfast time that she was closing the shop, and all the people staying here were temporary, and there were no long-term guests.
As soon as the mountain roads are open again, everyone will leave.
Since they had to separate completely, and they had experienced the danger of life and death together, the atmosphere in the inn was unprecedentedly harmonious, and any conflicts between them were laughed off.
After two days, the mountain road will be open. Those who should go south will go south, and those who should go north will go north.
The guests in the inn, as well as the landlady and her two waiters, also left home with their luggage.
Although the landlady was reluctant to part with the 'real estate' of the inn, she was more worried about her own life, so she had to let it go.
Not long after we left, there was smoke rising from the direction of the inn, and it seemed like there was a fire.
The three of them, the landlady, are going south. She has relatives at the seaside, and she is going to visit them.
I looked at the mountain road that had just been reopened and asked Manager Zhang to carry Yue Nanxiang on his back. We left the main road and walked towards the mountain path.
Manager Zhang asked: "Why do we have to climb over the mountain?"
I looked in the direction where the smoke was rising and said, "I'm afraid there will be pursuers."
He asked no more questions. We climbed to the top of the mountain and could see the location of the inn. The inn had burned down and turned into a pile of ruins.
A group of people wearing black light armor walked quickly towards the winding mountain road.
Just by looking at them walking, I could tell that they were good at qinggong. I asked Mr. Zhang to stop them and find a place to hide.
They hid in the woods, and I lay down in the grass on the edge of the cliff.
Below the cliff is the mountain road. When the team of black-armored men walked on the mountain road, every time they met a passerby, they would hold their shoulders to see what they looked like.
It was obvious that they were looking for someone, but they just didn't know who.
If my hunch is correct, they should be looking for someone from the inn.
The four of us were the last to leave, because the landlady said she couldn’t take away the food from the kitchen, so anyone could take it if they wanted.
The other guests thought it was troublesome. Considering that there were no snacks on Yunzhou and Yuenanxiang Road, Manager Zhang decided to get these ingredients and process them in the kitchen.
He fried peanuts, melon seeds, and some dried fruits, and rice and corn popped into popcorn.
Taking a break now, he took out these snacks and distributed them to Yunzhou and Yue Nanxiang.
I lay down in the grass and stared at the men in black armor below. They were chasing me all the way forward. With their speed, as long as the residents in front stopped to rest, they could catch up.
When they walked over, Manager Zhang asked me in a low voice: "Who is he? Reaching for the Stars and Fishing for the Moon Tower?"
I shook my head: "No, it seems to be a escort from some country."
Manager Zhang wondered: "Didn't the landlady leave a letter explaining everything? The deceased and the murderer are all in the ice cellar. Don't they believe it?"
I looked at their retreating background, then looked back at Manager Zhang and asked:
"Have you ever heard of the Sifang Mirror?"
"Of course I have heard that it is the treasure of Yaoyuetai Mountain. When Liu Yanyan came down from the mountain this time, she smuggled it out and gave it to the Emperor of Fuyutian Palace," Manager Zhang replied.
Qunfang Pavilion was occupied by the Tiangong. It was not surprising for him to know this.
I asked again: "Then do you know the function of the Sifang Mirror?"
"This... I'm not sure." Manager Zhang shook his head: "It says it can help people greatly increase their skills."
"There is an elixir in the Medicine Immortal Valley that can help people greatly increase their power. If you take it for several years, the effect will be good."
"Do you know its true purpose?"
"It's scary to say it, so it's better not to say it."
"Hey, you mentioned it but didn't explain it clearly. What's wrong? You still want me to pay to hear what's behind it?"
"Yes, the following content is paid content, but Manager Zhang is an insider. I can give you a thorough explanation. The Sifang Mirror does not help people practice martial arts. It is an evil mirror that can absorb people's souls. He won't die, he will just become... similar to him." I cooed at Yun Zhou.
"Oh? Mr. Yun was possessed by that evil mirror?"
"Your divergent thinking is strong enough. I'd say it's almost the same, but there is actually a difference. Yunzhou can speak and think simply, but the person whose soul has been taken away cannot. He is just a walking corpse."
"What's the difference between that and killing him?"
"There is a difference. Some people cannot die. They cannot die and cannot live well."
"The way to make people become like this is not only to use precious mirrors, but other methods can also achieve the effect."
"Yes, it is possible, but the soul taken away by the precious mirror cannot come back, which means it is an incurable, terminal disease with no solution."
Manager Zhang reluctantly accepted my explanation. I did not tell him all the secrets of the treasure mirror.
Soul-catching is just one of the functions of the Sifang Mirror.
It is called the Four Directions Mirror. Its biggest function is to capture the energy from all directions. I don’t know what the energy is. It may be Feng Shui energy, but it is good luck or something like that.
The good luck of the four directions, that is, this continent, has been sucked away by it. You can imagine what the Four Nations would be like at that time.
So it is not the mountain-holding treasure of Yaoyuetai. It is an evil thing that was suppressed by the masters in Yaoyue Immortal Mountain a long time ago.
For some unknown reason, Liu Yanyan destroyed the seal, took it out, and handed it over to the Emperor of Fuyutian Palace.
Do they want to join forces to destroy the continent?
In ancient books a long time ago, this thing was called an evil thing. In the past one hundred years, it has been passed down as a treasure. It is said that whoever gets the treasure mirror can conquer the world.
Ou Yong and the others were desperately trying to snatch this precious mirror from Liu Yanyan. They must have heard this statement and believed it firmly.
Everyone in the martial arts world wants to control the entire continent, let alone the monarchs of the four countries and the secret forces hidden in every corner.
The employers of Zhaixinglaoyuelou and Qiao Guiqiao only sent them here, probably because they were afraid of making too much noise and attracting others' attention.
It's not yet time for a large-scale melee because of the treasure mirror.
However, it may not be long before the time comes.
"Manager Zhang, do you know how to read Feng Shui?" I suddenly had an idea.
"No." Manager Zhang replied without hesitation.
"Alas~" I sighed deeply, looking at the mountains in all directions, thinking that maybe I could find a suitable hilltop and occupy the mountain as the king?
"What is the miracle doctor worried about?" Manager Zhang looked nervous when he saw me sighing.
"The world is going to be in chaos, we have to make plans early."
"No more farming?"
"Plant, you must plant. If you don't plant, we will all starve to death."
"so serious?"
"uh-huh."
Yunzhou didn't know if he understood the word 'starve to death', so he put the peanuts he put to his mouth back into the snack bag, tied the bag tightly, and tied it back to his waist.
We walked over the mountains, which took a long time. Fortunately, we were not in a hurry. When we were tired, we stopped to rest, eat and drink.
When it got dark, we set up camp in the mountains. No wild beast dared to approach the camp while I was there.
After walking for a day, I heard someone shouting on the mountain road, saying that they had found a dead person.
I asked Mr. Zhang and the others to stay on the mountain. I went down to check and saw five people dead on the mountain road.
Their baggage was still there, and I recognized them at a glance as guests of the inn.
Killed with one knife, the murderer's technique was the same, and the shape and depth of the wounds were the same.
Blood dyed the road red, and other passers-by stopped to watch. Some people ran to report to the police, while others were waiting here, some to protect the scene, and some just to watch the fun.
I walked forward and walked a few miles and found a few more bodies.
No need to look any further, as long as the guests coming out of the inn and heading north will be overtaken by that group of people, they will all be killed.
The same is probably true for those heading south.
I turned back to the mountain. Now we couldn't go down the mountain anymore.
The men in black armor look at the faces of passers-by one by one, indicating that they have information about the appearance of the residents.
Who provided them with the information?
No matter who it is, the four of us are the best to recognize in the inn, because no other guests are traveling with their children.
I temporarily changed my route and decided not to go north, but to the west, to the border of Jiu Shuang Kingdom.
There were at least acquaintances there. Thanks to Manager Zhang, he made snacks from the inn’s surplus and took them on the road. We kept walking through the mountains and didn’t dare to stay or eat in crowded places. We relied on these meals to keep us going for several days.
When the people in the inn were chatting with Manager Zhang, Manager Zhang said that we were going to the north and back to our hometown to farm.
If there is a 'traitor' among the guests, the man in black armor probably already knows that the four of us are going north and will be looking for us all the way. He will not feel at ease if we are missed.
We can still go north by taking a detour to Jiu Shuang Kingdom, but the road is not easy to walk, there is no highway, it is all dangerous mountain roads.
But no matter how dangerous the mountain road is, it is not as scary as a human holding a knife, looking for you everywhere, and preparing to chop you to death.
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