In the woods next to the post road, everyone dismounted from their horses to rest, eat some dry food and drink some water, and feed their horses some fodder and soybeans.
After Zhu Xiucai ate the dry biscuits, he felt a little anxious, so he went to the nearby woods to fill the water.
After a while, he turned back, holding a small stick in his hand.
When Cui Youyou saw it, he asked in surprise: "You didn't bring any paper with you when you pooped. You wiped it with a stick? But why didn't you throw it away after you wiped it? Why did you bring it here instead?"
Su Tingyu and Wenzhu were eating dry food at the side. When they heard this, they suddenly felt that they couldn't swallow the dry food.
"You wipe your poop with a stick. Isn't it disgusting?" Zhu Xiucai glared at Cui Yougui and handed the stick to Qin Shaoyou: "Sir, I just found this in the woods. Look at the stick. Yes, is it the silk of a demon spider?"
"It really is."
Qin Shaoyou took it and took a look. The spider silk on the stick whetted his appetite. It was obviously not as simple as ordinary spider silk.
Su Tingyu also came over, smelled the smell of spider silk on the stick, and confirmed: "There is a demonic smell, but it is very weak."
"It's normal to be weak. After the demon spider dies and cannot be maintained by the demon power, these spider silks will soon become ordinary spider silk. And on this stick, there is not only spider silk, but also spider venom."
Although Qin Shaoyou's [Miao Nose] did not detect the smell of monsters, he could smell the unique sweet and sour aroma of spider venom.
He squinted his eyes, looked at the wooden stick, and analyzed: "In this way, the people who wanted to escape Pu'an County before were entangled in spider silk when they arrived at the border of Pu'an County. They were first poisoned by spider poison. He was knocked unconscious by the poison, and then dragged back by the spider silk or the demon spider that came over, or even killed on the spot..."
Speaking of this, Qin Shaoyou's hand surged with blood and turned into flames, burning the wooden stick and the spider silk on it.
He immediately turned his head, looked at the Spider Demon Lord who was covered by linen on the carriage, and asked in a cold voice: "Am I right?"
The Spider Demon Lord didn't answer, just snorted coldly.
Qin Shaoyou was not angry, but laughed: "It seems we guessed it right."
Then he ate a few mouthfuls of dry food, drank another mouthful of cold water, patted the ashes on his hands, stood up and walked towards the Spider Demon Lord, and said with a smile: "Looking at you like this, you must have recovered a little, right? Come on, let's take advantage of the rest. , take some spider venom. Don’t be afraid, just take some."
The indifferent expression on Spider Demon Lord's face suddenly changed, and he exclaimed in a trembling voice: "Don't come over, don't come over... don't... stop... ah... stop quickly..."
Two days passed in the blink of an eye, and Qin Shaoyou and others arrived at the state capital.
Since they left Pu'an County, their journey has been very smooth. They have not encountered any ghosts or crimes. Even the refugees who saw their group holding knives and swords stayed away and did not dare to approach.
After seeing the tall and majestic city of the state capital, not only Zhu Xiucai, a first-time visitor to the state capital, exclaimed and sighed, but the Spider Demon Lord also burst into tears.
Of course, the spider demon shed tears not because of sadness or fear, but because he felt that he could finally be freed.
Along the way, it was squeezed many times by Qin Shaoyou, and it felt more uncomfortable than death.
Now that he has arrived at the state capital, the Spider Demon Lord feels that his hard days are finally coming to an end.
Even if he is going to be sentenced to death today, it is better than having to be squeezed clean by Qin Shaoyou after he recovers a little bit of energy!
That feeling is really worse than death.
When entering the city, Qin Shaoyou and the others no longer concealed their identities and showed their identity badges from the Demon Suppression Division.
After checking their waistbands, the city gate guards did not dare to stop them and immediately let them go without even checking the items carried by the team.
Because they know very well that most of the things carried by the night watchmen of the Demon Suppression Department are related to monsters and supernatural events. If they check them rashly, they may bring adverse consequences to themselves, so it is better not to take such risks.
Especially the cylindrical object wrapped in linen, it's definitely not simple, so it's better not to get into trouble!
Qin Shaoyou and the others were also happy to do this, so as not to cause unnecessary commotion when checking the Spider Demon Lord.
After entering the city, Qin Shaoyou asked Cen Biqing to go to Zhouzhen Yaosi to report the news of their arrival to Zuo Qianhu.
As for himself, he led the team to the inn, where he checked in and settled down.
Zhu Xiucai, who came to the capital for the first time, seemed very excited. He kept looking around and sighed: "The capital is just different. Look at these dazzling shops and the people on the street... …I believe that the Sand Dance Theater here is certainly not simple!”
Hearing his words, Qin Shaoyou couldn't help but roll his eyes. Just as he was about to scold him, his heart suddenly moved. Wu Fu's keen intuition made him detect a hint of hostility.
Qin Shaoyou immediately prepared for battle, but remained calm on the outside, and only activated the effects of his talents [Bright Eyes], [Miao Nose] and [Listening] to the maximum.
Soon, Qin Shaoyou noticed that there were some seemingly unrelated people on the street who were quietly following them, including many masters.
Not only Qin Shaoyou discovered these people, Zhu Xiucai also noticed them.
Zhu Xiucai pretended to be anxious and approached Qin Shaoyou and asked, "Sir, do you know which sand dance halls in this state capital are famous for?"
After finishing his sentence, he reminded in a low voice: "Sir, there are a few people on the street who seem to be watching us."
Qin Shaoyou nodded slightly, and first imitated Zhu Xiucai, saying loudly: "I didn't know, I don't go to these places."
Then he responded softly: "I noticed it."
"Do you want me to take a few people to check?" Zhu Xiucai lowered his voice and asked quickly.
After Qin Shaoyou thought about it for a while, he whispered: "You stay, I will send someone else to check, and stay vigilant."
Then he patted the statue of the day and night parade in his satchel, and whispered: "Go and find out which force sent the people following us."
A hot temperature came from the satchel, and Qin Shaoyou knew that this was Day and Night Patrol responding to his order.
At the same time, he vaguely heard two weak voices in his ears, saying: "Take orders!"
Qin Shaoyou knew that this was a day and night patrol.
Soon, he led the team to the inn near the city gate.
This is the same hotel I stayed at when I came back to Zhoucheng last time.
Yi Cheng is still the same person as before.
He was very enthusiastic when he saw the arrival of Qin Shaoyou and others.
However, after discovering that Divine Doctor Shan Dao Nian had not come, the Yi Cheng's face clearly showed deep disappointment, but he still pretended to be casual and asked casually: "This time Shan Dao Why didn't Xiaoqi come with you? My former friend has been feeling very good since taking the medicine he prescribed. His health has improved greatly now, and I want to ask him to help again. According to the current situation , how many new medicines should I take?"
Qin Shaoyou said with a smile: "Shan Xiaoqi has been promoted and is now the general banner. This time he has other tasks, so he did not follow him. Your friend can ask Taoist Wenzhu to help him take a look. Her medical skills are not as good as Shan's." The chief flag officer also knows Taoist magic."
Yi Cheng glanced at the gentle Wenzhu, hesitated for a while, and did not tell his friend's situation. He just laughed and said: "Forget it, let's wait until the next time Shan Zongqi comes. My friend takes the medicine from Shan Zongqi, and he was on a business trip recently and was not in the state capital."
"That's really unlucky."
"Yeah, what a coincidence, hahaha..."
Whether it was because of their friendship last time or because of Shan Daonian's face, Yi Cheng took great care of Qin Shaoyou and others, and arranged a private courtyard for them to stay in so they didn't have to live with others.
Both in terms of privacy and quietness, it is much better.
And just as Qin Shaoyou and the others were unloading their bags and making their beds, the day and night patrol to spy on intelligence came back.
They found Qin Shaoyou and reported the situation they investigated.
