The sound seemed to come from the direction of Yong'an Palace. They hurried over without saying anything.
Before I got close, I saw a group of people jumping up and down, as if they were avoiding something.
"Bugs! So many bugs!" Someone was shouting urgently, and they saw that there were indeed many poisonous insects such as centipedes and scorpions gathered around them.
These bugs are not afraid of people, but instead attack those palace residents with purpose.
Some people were bitten and screamed in agony, while others were running away like crazy, but their way was blocked by these poisonous insects, making it impossible to escape!
Yun Jiutang was about to step forward, but was stopped by Bai Liran.
"Stay here and don't move!" As he said this, he took out a porcelain bottle and sprinkled some powder on it.
Those ferocious bugs lost their activity in an instant, struggled one by one, and fell to the ground motionless.
The remaining ones fled almost instantly and hid themselves in the surrounding vegetation.
The people who were saved had no time to rejoice, so they fell to the ground one by one, crying in shock.
Most of these were palace officials from Yong'an Palace. Something big happened in Yong'an Palace this time, and they were also among those questioned.
Now, one by one, they were almost bitten to death by insects, but they were very frightened.
"Princess!" Bai Liran called, and Yun Jiutang walked over quickly.
She understood what he meant. If she had come here just now, all these poisonous insects would have escaped and it would be difficult to leave any clues.
She looked at the bugs in the area, and then asked someone to get jars and put them all in.
"The princess can tell, what are these things? Where do they come from?" Bai Liran said.
"This thing should be a red long-tailed centipede! It is a rare type of parasitic centipede! They have always lived in the hot and humid southern Xinjiang area. They like to parasitize on animals such as bats or mice, control the host, and suck the host's flesh and blood. The host dies. , they will continue to look for another host!
Because of this characteristic, it has always been used by people in southern Xinjiang to practice Gu.
And this scorpion, black head and red tail! It's a red-tailed scorpion! They are ferocious in nature and like to eat meat! Its venom is very toxic and will dissolve the flesh and blood of its prey.
The skin and flesh on these two corpses were severely damaged, probably because of this scorpion! "Yun Jiutang said, and after some further observation, he said, "Apart from these two special types of centipedes and scorpions, the others are more common and less toxic! "
"Red-tailed scorpion?" Bai Liran sneered, "I heard that there are some Gu masters in southern Xinjiang who love to train this creature. As long as you feed it with your own blood since childhood, you can use it and drive it!
Nowadays, there are so many poisonous insects near Yong'an Palace. It seems that the mastermind behind the scenes is also nearby. "
As soon as these words came out, everyone was instantly panicked.
"May I ask, Your Majesty, if there is a way to find out the evildoer behind the scenes!" asked the guard commander who was investigating the matter.
"Does the princess have any countermeasures?" Bai Liran directly asked her the question.
"Yes!" Yun Jiutang said, "Since these poisonous insects are artificially raised, they will naturally look for their owners spontaneously! Release them all and just follow them to find them!"
"Are they not dead?" The people who were close took a few steps back.
"Of course they are not dead! How can we kill such important evidence without saying anything!" Bai Liran said, "I just sprinkled some powder on them. These powders will help us find the mastermind behind the scenes. Huaying, you Come!"
Mu Canglin nodded and immediately took out a centipede.
As soon as this thing was taken out, it lay on the ground to relax for a while, then immediately kicked up its paws and jumped up happily.
Everyone who had seen the ferocity of this thing immediately screamed in fright.
The centipede wandered on the ground for a moment, then suddenly crawled to the side quickly.
Within a moment, the thing was hidden among the vegetation.
But Mu Canglin was not worried because he could listen to the centipede's movements at any time.
The centipede crawled quickly in a certain direction, but after crawling not far, it suddenly changed direction.
Soon, it started spinning in circles.
Mu Canglin was not in a hurry. He always stood there neither far nor near, paying attention to the direction of the centipede.
Finally, the centipede crawled quickly again.
After climbing in a circle, I finally came back.
"Why is this back?" Everyone was surprised.
"The centipede's return naturally means that its owner is among us!" Yun Jiutang said coldly, his eyes already falling on the guards beside him.
The guards looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.
Then, they all knelt down and shouted that they were wronged.
"Don't worry, I have a way to find out that person." Yun Jiutang said, "Let these things find out their owners personally."
Having said that, everyone couldn't help but look at the centipede.
It is still spinning in circles!
Is it reliable to expect this to find someone?
Everyone has doubts, but they dare not point them out in public.
At this time, Yun Jiutang said again: "It seems that that person is also very scared! He actually controls the insects not to get close!
But that's okay! As I said just now, these things are raised with the blood of their masters! Now, all of you, cut your fingers and see where they go! "
Hearing this, everyone cut their fingers.
The blood dripped, but the centipede didn't react in any particular way.
At this time, Yun Jiutang looked at the guard kneeling in the back row.
"What about you? Why don't you do it?"
The man's face turned pale for an instant, then he stood up suddenly and ran away.
"Catch him!" Before Yun Jiutang finished speaking, Mu Canglin suddenly threw a stone and hit the man's leg.
He suddenly fell to the ground, hugging his legs and wailing.
When the other guards saw this, they quickly stepped forward and drew their swords against his body.
Seeing that there was no way to escape, the man shouted sternly: "None of you can survive!"
As he spoke, rustling sounds came from the surrounding vegetation.
But within a moment, a bunch of poisonous insects appeared.
"Ah!" Everyone exclaimed, but the man burst out laughing.
But at this moment, Bai Liran gave Yun Jiutang a porcelain vase.
What is contained here is exactly the powder from before.
Yun Jiutang understood, and immediately strode forward, slashing the man's hands with a knife.
Blood surged out, and the poisonous insects crawled towards the man as if they were summoned instantly.
The man's expression suddenly changed, "No! Don't! Ah——"
When the others saw this, they backed away in fear.
Just when everyone thought that the man was going to be bitten to death by these poisonous insects, Yun Jiutang sprinkled the powder.
Soon, these poisonous insects fell to the ground one after another.
"Who are you! Why do you keep so many poisonous insects in this palace!" Bai Liran took the opportunity to question.
When the man heard this, he laughed coldly: "You Dayong! Sooner or later you will die in the hands of my Beirong!"
"It seems you don't want to tell the truth!" Bai Liran said with a half-smile, "Come here, take a big jar and put him and those poisonous insects in it! Oh, by the way, don't forget to scratch him more. A few words!"
As soon as these words came out, the man's face instantly turned pale.
Still, he said nothing.
The few people were not in a hurry, they just ordered people to keep him safe, and also used special medicine to hang his life so that he could not be easily released.
After doing all this, they returned to the emperor.
Naturally, the emperor also heard about this, and his face was extremely ugly.
"This southern border is simply too bullying! It's just a barbaric place, but you dare to bully me, Dayong. It's simply unreasonable!" the emperor said angrily.
Southern Xinjiang is not a country, but a region.
There are many large and small countries scattered there, and it has a natural terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Moreover, there are dense forests and poisonous insects and poisons there, and Dayong doesn't want to mess with them easily.
Now that they had offended Dayong, the emperor was immediately ready to send troops.
But at least he didn't lose his mind and was quickly persuaded.
At this time, Bai Liran struck while the iron was hot: "Father, calm down! It's just a poisonous poison technique. I know there is one person who is the most proficient in this technique! Let him deal with these poisonous poisons, and you will get twice the result with half the effort!"
"who?"
"The eldest disciple of the Master of Wuwu Valley, Bai Liran!" Bai Liran said seriously, "This person is very knowledgeable in the art of Gu, but he is cold and arrogant, and easily refuses to join the world. My son and I have some friendship with him. , willing to go in person and ask him to come out!"
Yun Jiutang, "..."
Sure enough, you can stand up to others and speak self-praising words without blushing!
The emperor naturally agreed happily, and immediately ordered Mu Canglin to personally invite the person back with the utmost sincerity.
After doing all this, Bai Liran looked very happy when he walked out of the palace. He did not forget to say to Mu Canglin, who was dressed as a flower shadow: "I want Li Rong to go and invite him in person! If I don't bother him for three days and three nights, I will He won’t let it go! Look how dare he look down on me!”
Mu Canglin didn't say much. After all, Dayong had banned witchcraft before, and everyone's expressions changed when they heard the poison.
In Li Rong's eyes, Bai Liran was as evil as a bug, but he was very angry.
Now he takes the opportunity to avenge his private revenge, which is understandable.
Soon after arriving at the carriage, Yun Jiutang got up first. When Mu Canglin was about to follow, he was stopped by Bai Liran.
"Hua Ying, just follow the car! I and the princess have something to say quietly."
Hearing this, Mu Canglin raised his eyes and gave him a cold look.
But at this moment, a carriage rushed towards them quickly.
