After driving through the mountain road for more than ten miles, nearly half of the hundreds of Dragon Slayer Guild members felt unwell, their bodies were sluggish, their steps were heavy, and they really didn't want to go any further.
When Zhao Chujiong asked about the reason, a man who was more courageous spoke out the words he had been holding in his heart for a long time: "Reporting to my lord, I don't know why, but after having lunch and walking a mile or two on the mountain road, my body felt like it was being tied up. After climbing on a rock, the rock seemed to get a little heavier every time I took a step forward. Now, my body seems to weigh a thousand kilograms, and my legs really can't lift it."
Zhao Chujiong glanced at the others and saw that many people were sweating on their foreheads, and he began to feel uneasy. He stopped and said in a good voice: "How many people have the same feelings as Lao Pang? Please report them."
Many people felt the same way, so they raised their hands and said, "Me too."
The man surnamed Hu counted them and said to Zhao Chujiong: "Reporting to my lord, I made a rough count and found that there are forty or fifty people."
Zhao Chujiong glanced at everyone and asked: "Besides being weak, what else is wrong with your body?"
The person surnamed Pang said: "In addition to the heavy legs, I am also a little thirsty and want to drink water."
Zhao Chujiong asked the crowd: "Lao Jin, do you know something about medicine?"
A man stood up, bowed and replied, "My lord, I know a little bit about medicine."
Zhao Chujiong said: "Then help Lao Pang and the others take a look and find out what the reason is."
"Yes, Lord." The man surnamed Jin walked up to the man surnamed Pang. After using the four words "look, hear, ask and feel" well, he looked at several people one after another and found that the symptoms were generally the same, and then reported to Zhao Chujiong. : "Lord, the reason why they are weak is because they seem to be poisoned."
Zhao Chujiong said: "Old Jin, do you know what kind of poison they were poisoned with?"
The man surnamed Jin replied: "Based on the symptoms they showed, they should be poisoned by poisons such as Ruanjin Powder, Baizhangqing, Huagong Powder, etc. Fortunately, the poison is not deep. With their skills, they only need to sit down and move. It will disappear on its own after one or two hours of practicing gong pranayama.”
Zhao Chujiong looked around and saw a dense forest not far to the west. He said, "Everyone, go and rest in that forest for an hour or two to help them detoxify the poison in their bodies."
Everyone obeyed the order and helped each other towards the forest. When they arrive in the forest, two people work in pairs, and the non-poisoned person helps the poisoned person to eliminate the poison.
Zhao Chujiong looked at the clouds of gas coming out of the heads of those who were poisoned, and felt very uneasy. He asked the man named Hu next to him: "Old Hu, everyone had the same food and drink for lunch. How come some people are poisoned and others are not?" Poisoning, do you understand?"
The man surnamed Hu couldn't figure it out for a moment, so he replied: "I am stupid and I really can't figure it out for a moment."
Zhao Chujiong wanted to find out the matter, so he asked the man named Yun: "Old Yun, can you understand it clearly?"
The man surnamed Yun replied: "Report it to my lord, my subordinates can't understand it either."
Zhao Chujiong went on to ask several people, but they all couldn't figure it out and became discouraged. He said to himself: "Toxins like Ruanjinsan and Baizhangqing that transform people's internal energy and damage menstrual cartilage, if they don't enter the body, The toxicity will not occur. But if the poison is in the food, everyone eats the same thing, so they should be poisoned together, but half of them are fine. No one was injured, and they were crowded in the same venue. The air we breathe is the same. If this poison is not in food and drink, where can it get there?"
The man surnamed Yun said: "Lord, this poison must have been taken into the body through food. It is most likely that there are some things that we didn't pay attention to. What we ate was poisonous, and what we didn't eat was not poisonous." If he said this, wouldn't he also The lunch meal slowly came to mind.
After hearing this, the man surnamed Hu came to his senses and said: "Master, after hearing what Lao Yun said, it is really possible that this is the case."
Zhao Chujiong also had an idea flash in his mind and asked in surprise: "Is it the sauce for the noodles? That small amount of mutton sandwiched in the steamed buns?" Then he immediately confirmed it and said: "Yes, that poison must be It fell into the mutton sandwich steamed buns. The dishes were served first, and there were not many. We ate the dishes first before the meal. We didn’t find anything wrong, so everyone started eating boldly. They like to eat noodles and eat less vegetables. , and gave them the small amount of mutton steamed buns and glutinous rice dumplings."
Yun began to have doubts in his heart and asked himself: "But why is this? Even if they want to poison us, we should bear the brunt of it?"
"You have committed serious crimes and are not worthy of being poisoned. You are only worthy of leaving a head on your neck." A very high-pitched voice came quickly from far to near.
Zhao Chujiong stood up in response to the sound and looked towards where the sound was coming from. He saw Xie Mubai and Bao Dalei flying towards them with hundreds of people, full of murderous intent. In a matter of seconds, they were surrounded, as if they were catching turtles in an urn or beating dogs with the door closed.
In the face of a formidable enemy, the members of the Dragon Slaying Society didn't have any thoughts on detoxification. They all rose up in response, with weapons in hand, ready to resist the enemy's attack at any time.
Zhao Chujiong said: "Xie Mubai, are you so impatient that you brought someone to death?"
Although Su Zhen'er had never seen Zhao Chujiong's true appearance, she recognized his voice and said to Xie Mubai, "Mr. Xie, he is the Dragon Slayer Zhao Chujiong."
Xie Mubai smiled and said: "Zhao Chujiong, it is absolutely certain that he will die, but who will die will only be known after seeing him."
The man surnamed Hu shouted: "Xie Mubai, you have called yourself a knight and hero for so many years, how come you have resorted to such despicable means as poisoning?"
Xie Mubai smiled and said: "It's nonsense. The two armies are fighting and only want to return with a big victory. Who dares to say that 'soldiers never tire of deceit' is wrong."
Hu Yanshang sneered and said: "Xie Mubai, we are in a private fight between rivers and lakes. We are not fighting against each other. If we are upright, we are upright. If we are dishonest, we will be bullied. Is there any need to quibble?"
Xie Mubai smiled and said: "I, Xie Mubai, always act with a clear conscience, so there is no need to quibble." He turned and said loudly: "Although what I, Xie Mubai, did today, it was unfair, but if it is similar to the despicable actions of Zhao Mingxiu and his son in the past, In comparison, they are all insignificant. Besides, my original intention of poisoning you today is to force you to surrender and leave with less death and less injuries. No matter how despicable the method is, it is better than going on a killing spree without giving others a choice of life or death. right."
Zheng Xunyang stood up and shouted loudly to the members of the Dragon Slaying Association: "Everyone who was poisoned, I was the one who poisoned you. You must want to know why you were the only one who was poisoned, but Zhao Chujiong and the others were not, right?"
The poisoned men all looked at Zheng Xunyang, and their questioning intentions were self-evident.
Zheng Xunyang cupped his hands and clasped his fists, and said loudly: "I think the thatched hut in front of the restaurant is just that big. Those sitting inside will definitely have a longer time to join the Dragon Slaying Club. Those sitting next to it will definitely have a longer time to join the Dragon Slaying Club. It must be shorter. You are sitting next to me. You must have done relatively less evil during the time you have joined the Dragon Slaying Association, so you are qualified to be poisoned." He added louder and continued: "Poisoned heroes, if you are willing to surrender, From now on, you can escape from the control of the Dragon Slayer and become a knight-errant and hero, and return to your former self. Not only will we be able to show you some mercy in the face of life and death, but we will also give you the opportunity to make up for your mistakes and eliminate the sins of the past."
The way to use troops is to attack the heart first and attack the city next. The battle of the heart is the top, and the battle of the soldiers is the bottom. Since the enemy intends to surrender, the longer the delay, the more dangerous it will be. How could Zhao Chujiong not know this?
Zhao Chujiong saw that after listening to what Xie Mubai and Zheng Xunyang said, the murderous intent in their eyes suddenly decreased, and he suddenly became worried. I saw him shout loudly: "Brothers, today is a great opportunity to eradicate these so-called knights and heroes and unify the martial arts world. Please hold on to the weapons in your hands, follow my footsteps, and build a world that has never existed before." Act on your achievements!" He pulled out the long sword from his waist and shouted: "Kill! Kill! Kill!" He kicked his foot and stabbed Xie Mubai in the air, like a hungry falcon.
Hearing what Zheng Xunyang meant, those surnamed Hu and those surnamed Yun said that those who were poisoned could survive, and those who were not poisoned could seek death. So they let go of their moods and responded to the call. They led the Dragon Slaying Society to attack the heroes of the world, and they spread flowers all around to eliminate the opponent. It became a choice that had to be made.
Although everyone in the Dragon Slaying Society is said to be one of the best warriors with high martial arts skills, half of them were withered before the battle began, and their combat power is bound to be greatly reduced.
After several fights, those who were poisoned had difficulty even walking, let alone fight, and were subdued to the ground by the heroes in a few strokes.
With one against two, no matter how good the masters of the Dragon Slaying Club are in martial arts, it is difficult for them to defeat four with just one fist. After going through more than a dozen rounds, it was obvious that I was a little out of my depth. From the crazy attack at the beginning, it turned into a combination of offense and defense, and then gradually turned into the current situation of being defensive but not offensive. As the battle circle became smaller and smaller, and there were more than ten rounds of competition, some unlucky members of the Dragon Slaying Association were either injured by the sword, and the situation became more and more dangerous, or died under the sword, repaying the Dragon Slaying with one death. The grace of knowing someone.
Hu Yanshai and other key members of the Dragon Slaying Society saw the heroes fighting Yu Yong, Yu Yong fighting, and there was a clear trend in the world. The situation was extremely dangerous. Without a surprise attack from heaven, there would be no possibility of victory. My heart instantly became cold, my heart was filled with cowardice, and my desire to escape became even stronger. I just wanted to grow two wings and fly away.
Zhao Chujiong forced back Xie Mubai's attack with one sword, and repelled the oncoming Jiang Longwei with one palm. He looked for an opportunity and glanced at the Dragon Slayer Society disciples quickly. Seeing that there were about seventy people lying or sitting on the ground, I knew that if the battle continued fiercely, the entire army would be annihilated. So with a thought in his mind, he jumped up to Hu Yanshai's side, helped him fend off the sword from Taoist Huang Ting, and said, "Take the brothers and retreat."
Before Hu Yanshai and the others could reply, he held his sword and attacked Taoist Huang Ting and Le Xiaotian. Just as Xie Mubai and Jiang Longwei were chasing after them, they instantly became one against four.
Hu Yanshai and others knew that Zhao Chujiong was very skilled in martial arts and could escape at any time if he had no baggage, so they did not step forward to help. Together with Yun and others, they led about thirty people to attack the north with all their strength. Out.
In terms of personal martial arts skills, none of the heroes could match Hu Yanshai and the others. In addition, Hu Yanshai and the others had to risk their lives to escape. There was really nothing they could do against them. They fought and lost their lives in order not to win. After dozens of rounds of fighting, the northern defense line was quickly breached.
It was difficult to hold the enemy head-on, and no one was good at chasing after him. However, after a while, about 20 of the 30 or so Dragon Slayer Cult members were able to escape.
