While Zen Master Huicong was helping Xiang Yan force poison, heat gradually came out of his head. As time went by, the heat on Zen Master Huicong's head became more and more intense, and his whole body felt like a steamer. After a long time, Xiang Yan suddenly tilted his head and spit out a mouthful of black blood. Blood also flowed from the corner of Zen Master Huicong's mouth.
Zen Master Huicong said: "I am incompetent. The poison I received from my father-in-law is too strange. I have little talent and knowledge and cannot cure the poison I received from my father-in-law." Xiang Yan was very anxious and said: "Master, am I really hopeless? ?" Zen Master Huicong said: "To untie the bell, the person who tied it must be the one who tied the bell. It is best for Eunuch Xiang to find the person who poisoned the bell and get the antidote from his hand." Wei Xiaobao and Xiang Yan looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
Zen Master Huicong said again: "If you have learned literary and martial arts, you can join the emperor's family. Eunuch Xiang might as well go to the Imperial Hospital. Maybe the doctors at the Imperial Hospital can help you detoxify." Xiang Yan's mood became even lower. Zen Master Huicong took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, handed it to Xiang Yan, and said, "Eunuch Xiang, I have twelve antidote pills here. You can take them in twelve days. I hope it will be of some help to you." Xiang Yan He took the porcelain bottle and said, "Thank you very much, master."
Xiang Yan followed Wei Xiaobao to Wei Xiaobao's residence in despair. Wei Xiaobao said: "Why don't you go to Yangzhou, Xiaoyan! You go to Yangzhou first and wait for news. I'll ask Shuang'er to go to Wutai Mountain to find Brother Mao, and ask Brother Mao to find Chen Jinnan, the chief helmsman of the Tiandihui, to save you. Everyone in the world says, 'I don't know anyone in my life. Chen Jinnan, it’s useless to call him a hero. With Mr. Chen’s ability as the helmsman, he will definitely be able to save you.” Xiang Yan was quite moved and said, “Can’t I go directly to Mount Wutai?”
Wei Xiaobao said: "When I went to see the old emperor last time, I found that someone wanted to do harm to the old emperor. In order to protect the safety of the old emperor, the emperor sent many people to Mount Wutai. Since you have decided to escape from the palace, if you are killed by the emperor, What should I do if the people sent to Mount Wutai recognize me? It is safer to go to Yangzhou. Besides, I have been away from home for a long time, so please help me report to my mother that I am safe and ask her not to worry about me. By the way, my mother is a brothel Do you really not mind going to a brothel?"
Xiang Yan sighed: "Well, in my current situation, how can I be picky? It would be nice to have a place to stay. But if I were asked to rush to Yangzhou alone, I would feel a little timid." Wei Xiaobao said: " Hmm. I am too timid to go back to Yangzhou alone, so I have never gone back. Why don't you let Shuang'er accompany you back to Yangzhou first, and then let her go to Wutai Mountain to find Brother Mao!"
Xiang Yan hesitated for a while and thought to himself: "How much time will this waste?" Wei Xiaobao said again: "Don't underestimate Shuang'er. Although Shuang'er is young, he is very capable. I got separated from you in the Zhuang's courtyard. Later, it was Shuang'er who escorted me to Wutai Mountain and then escorted me back to the capital. Thinking about it carefully, Shuang'er has been following me for a long time, and it's time to go see my mother-in-law."
Hearing what Wei Xiaobao said, Xiang Yan had nothing to say. Then he asked Wei Xiaobao about the specific location of Wei Xiaobao's mother, Wei Chunhua. Fearing that his memory would not be firm, he asked Wei Xiaobao to draw a simple map of Lichun Courtyard where Wei Chunhua lived on paper, and also marked Wei Chunhua's residence on the map.
After talking about the business, the two started chatting. Wei Xiaobao said: "Xiao Yan, did you really castrate Wu Yingxiong to death?" Xiang Yan said: "Yes! When the little eunuchs were castrated in the palace, many little eunuchs were also castrated to death. After Wu Yingxiong was castrated by the princess, he died without having time to nurse himself back to health. I was driven to the capital by my superiors. The conditions were worse while we were on the way, so it would be normal for the wound to become inflamed and lead to death, right?"
Wei Xiaobao smiled and said: "This Wu Yingxiong is really unlucky. A charming princess fell asleep with you and lost her life even if you didn't talk about it. No wonder Wu Sangui wanted to rebel." Xiang Yan was startled and said: "Did Wu Sangui rebel? ?" Wei Xiaobao said: "Don't you know? If Wu Sangui didn't rebel, how could he dare to attack the princess?" Xiang Yan said: "We have been avoiding the killer along the way, and we didn't pay attention to the news from the outside world. But if you think about it carefully, Wu Yingxiong He was castrated to death by Princess Jianning, even if Wu Sangui said that he was a loyal minister, the emperor would not believe it!"
Xiang Yan asked Wei Xiaobao: "Xiaobao, why did you become a monk in Shaolin Temple?" Wei Xiaobao said: "After I returned to the palace from Mount Wutai, the emperor asked me to go to Mount Wutai to become a monk to serve the old emperor. I originally agreed, but the emperor again I was asked to come to the Shaolin Temple to deliver the imperial edict. The last time the old emperor was in danger, thanks to the rescue of the Eighteen Arhats of the Shaolin Temple, the old emperor was saved. I originally thought that the emperor wanted me to grant a reward to the Shaolin Temple, and then go to Mount Wutai to serve the old emperor as a monk, but I didn’t expect Later, when I read the imperial edict, it turned out that the emperor wanted me to be a monk in the Shaolin Temple. I think the emperor thought that my kung fu was too low to be useful, and the kung fu of the Shaolin Temple was the best in the world. The emperor wanted me to learn some real masters in the Shaolin Temple. So I can protect the old prince."
Xiang Yan asked again: "Then what kind of martial arts have you learned?" Wei Xiaobao said: "This old abbot monk is very cunning. He is the highest-ranking person in the whole temple, but he wants me to be his junior brother so that I don't have a master. He must have thought that I was a close confidant of the emperor and a high-ranking official in Manchuria, so he was unwilling to pass on his superior kung fu to a little Tatar like me. As a result, I have been here for several months without learning any kung fu."
