It was late at night, and the wind in the winter night was very cold. The four of them were walking on the road in the suburbs, all tightly wrapped in their coats. Cui Ying said as they walked: "It's such a cold day, not even ghosts come out."
Subai shuddered: "Clan leader, why are you making an appointment so late and so far away?"
"If we don't make an appointment at the City God's Temple, why should we make an appointment at a coffee shop?" Bai Moxuan said angrily: "Hurry up, I don't like to be late."
As we got closer to the City God's Temple, the first thing that caught our eyes was the half of the plaque that was about to fall off, and the spider webs on the beams, which were swaying in the wind. Apart from the sound of the wind, I didn't know which wooden board was creaking at all.
There was no sound. Yue Qing took the lead in pushing open the door of the City God's Temple. When he saw two men in cloaks, he cautiously called out: "Clan leader?"
One of them immediately turned around. His face was still covered with only a pair of eyes outside. The other Su Bai recognized him as the young man who had tipped him off. When the patriarch saw that everyone was silent, he immediately pulled off his
Mask: "It's me."
Recognizing the patriarch's face, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief. Subai said, "Chief, what happened?"
"Alas, Su Su is gone." The clan leader sighed: "This time there is no one who is responsible for activities outside. We always have to find another one, and choose another one from among the clan members of the same generation as Su Su.
But something went wrong at this link.”
It turns out that this person named Gong Yan was originally regarded as the most powerful candidate for the clan leader besides Su Su. This person was very clever. Unfortunately, Su Su was here before. No matter what he did, he was always suppressed by Su Su. Commonly known as
After the thousand-year-old son Susu's condition deteriorated and passed away, Gong Yan naturally became the first candidate. He was a little proud for a while. The young man was not calm enough, so the clan leader decided to let him go outside to have a look and absorb some outside knowledge.
He also took the opportunity to understand the dangers of the world, so that he would not be arrogant and complacent. His original intention was good, but who knew that if he let it go, things would develop in an unexpected direction.
"Gong Yan came outside, and we don't know who he came into contact with outside. Once two months came, he returned as scheduled. Everything seemed the same, but in Jiulong Mountain, the spirit raccoons began to die..." the clan leader said
: "Those spirit cats are all well-educated. They grow up in the deep mountains and are extremely spiritual. Sometimes, just by looking at people's movements and expressions, they can guess people's thoughts and act according to their master's thoughts. In just a short time,
In a few days, more than a dozen civets died!"
Those spirit raccoons, Su Bai and others had all seen them. When they thought of the sight of more than a dozen spirit raccoon corpses scattered all over the field, they were a little indignant. The young man who followed the clan leader said: "We checked, they were poisoned to death."
"Is it Gong Yan who poisoned him?" Bai Moxuan asked.
"Some people saw Gong Yan going out in the middle of the night. It's strange to say that as long as he goes out in the middle of the night, the corpse of the spirit raccoon will be found the next day. These spirit raccoons guard the dragon veins of Jiulong Mountain and are developed by heaven and earth. Why?
You can be so cruel!" When the patriarch mentioned this, he was so angry that he shook with anger: "We tried it with silver needles, and the poisonous fox's internal organs are poisonous!"
"What kind of poison is it?" Bai Moxuan asked.
"We don't know either." The young man took out a cloth bag, which contained a ball of mucus: "This was scraped from the liver of a civet."
Su Bai took it, smelled it, and immediately frowned. The mucus smelled fishy, but it had two different fishy smells mixed together. One was the unique fishy smell of internal organs, and the other was grass.
Bai Moxuan took a look at the smell of the juice and said, "Let's keep this so Uncle Qixie can see what kind of poison it is."
"Okay." The clan leader said: "Fortunately, we discovered it in time and Lingli did not continue to die. However, Gong Yan did not admit that he poisoned Lingli, and we did not catch him, so we had to lock him up first. The day before yesterday, suddenly,
There are people pouring into Jiulong Mountain again, led by a man with a mask on his face. This man is very knowledgeable about the Five Elements, and he almost broke through the traps we set up several times."
Su Bai understood the next words: "So this is what you are saying?"
"Please help." The patriarch said: "Some of us tried to get close to them and heard them mention the map. Alas, you know the map and I know it. Only Gong Yan knows about this matter. He is not a traitor. Who is the traitor?"
"Fortunately, Gong Yan doesn't know the map." Cui Ying comforted: "Clan leader, these people returned to Jiulong Mountain, just looking for a passage to the underground. Even we don't know why Su Su took us there.
It's just under the main body of the dragon vein, but it's not the final path to the underground. My idea is that we don't have to face it head-on. The clan leader should lead everyone to avoid it for a while."
"That's right, let us disturb the audience." Bai Moxuan said, "Just leave the outside matters to us."
"Thank you very much." The clan leader bowed to the four of them: "I am getting old, and I am about to die soon, and Su Su is no longer here. I originally pointed at Gong Yan, but I never thought that, alas, Gong Shan, I am afraid I can only rely on
is you."
It turned out that this young man's name was Gongshan. Gongshan said respectfully: "Chief, please don't say that. You are getting stronger with age."
"I know my body myself." The patriarch said, "Everyone, I'll trouble you."
"Does the patriarch want it now?"
"We will rush back tonight." The clan leader said, "You guys, please hurry up."
Su Bai was suddenly startled. The clan leader said that he would rush back tonight. The twelve dragon veins were connected to each other. This was a huge project that lasted hundreds of years. He thought about it quickly in his mind and immediately remembered that there was a dragon vein nearby.
!
The clan leader took Gongshan and left quickly. Bai Moxuan said: "Let's go back too and go find Uncle Qixie first."
"Looking for him?" Yue Qing was a little confused.
"Uncle Qixie is very clear about the toxicity of plants. Doesn't this stuff smell like grass juice?" Bai Moxuan said: "You guys should also pack your luggage by the way. We will go back to Jiulong Mountain tomorrow."
Qixie and Xiaoshan live in the teahouse behind the antique shop. Now that Su Bai and the other three have become insiders, the teahouse no longer imposes restrictions on them. They can finally enter the teahouse in an upright manner. There are only a few tables and chairs on the first floor.
It exudes a refreshing smell, which is unique to huanghuali wood. The second floor is the residence of Qixie and Xiaoshan. It is also the place where tea leaves are stored. The fragrance of tea is overflowing. Smell these smells in the winter, and it makes people happy.
People want a steaming pot of tea right away!
Qixie and Xiaoshan got up from the warm bed. Xiaoshan sat down, still yawning. Qixie picked up the cloth bag, just smelled it, and said: "The person who poisoned the plant knows the characteristics of the plant very well.
, this is called Bain grass, it is a plant that grows in subtropical areas. The leaves are non-toxic, but the stems are poisonous. And the most special thing is that it must be dried first before the stems can become poisonous. If used on humans, there will be
Symptoms of sore throat, dizziness, and chest tightness require a very large dose to cause death. The civet is an animal, and the same dose may cause death. The biggest feature of using this poison is that it is colorless, odorless, and reaches the internal organs instantly.
.”
"Is there an antidote?" Bai Moxuan asked.
"There are very few poisons that are insoluble." Qixie said: "The thing that is mutually reinforcing and incompatible with each other happens to be Fenghua."
"Fengxiang?" Bai Moxuan was stunned: "Fengxiang has an anesthetic effect."
"That's right, if I remember correctly, there are quite a few at Fu Yu's place." Qixie said, "In the middle of the night, is this why you came here to ask?"
Bai Moxuan then explained the matter and said: "Dad and Master have been busy dealing with the Chuangwang Treasure these days. They can't even see anyone. I can't wait. We will go there tomorrow. Uncle Qixie, please
You tell my dad that after the Chuangwang treasure is processed, 20% of the total amount will be paid to this person."
Bai Moxuan put the note with the Gopher account number in Qixie's hand: "I don't want to follow the truth."
"Don't worry, just leave it to me." Qixie said, "Be careful tomorrow."
Xiaoshan suddenly blinked his eyes, and a sly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth...
On the next day, everyone packed up and walked towards Jiulong Mountain. Not long after leaving the antique shop, Bai Moxuan turned back and said: "Brother Xiaoshan, don't hide, come out!"
Xiaoshan walked out with a smile on his back, carrying his backpack: "Hey, how can such a good thing be without me?"
"Of course it's good to have your help." Bai Moxuan said: "But letting dad know is another lesson. He said, let the four of us grow up on our own and don't rely too much on you."
Only then did Su Bai know that Boss Bai had such a plan, and heard Xiaoshan say: "Just listen to what they said, don't talk nonsense. I have already left a message to Brother Qixie. It's okay. Let's leave quickly.
"
It would be great to have Xiao Shan to help. The team of four expanded to five people. The closer they got to Jiulong Mountain, the quieter Su Bai became. There was always a vague smile on the corner of his mouth. Cui Ying saw it and knew that he was returning to the old place.
Those memories were brought back again. From time to time, he deliberately joked with Su Bai to distract Su Bai. Of course, Su Bai knew the elder sister's intentions. He didn't want to go against the elder sister's wishes, so he cheered up and chatted and laughed with Cui Ying...
Seeing Jiulong Mountain right in front of him, there were shadows moving in the woods on the roadside. The hills rushed out like arrows. His body was like an elastic ball. He disappeared into the woods in a few "swishes".
When the four of them passed by, Xiaoshan had already restrained the man. Su Bai saw that it was Gongshan and immediately said: "Brother Xiaoshan, he is one of our own!"
"Why are our people so sneaky?" Xiaoshan said with some displeasure: "Why are you so sneaky?"
"I, I just came to see if you have arrived, and then I will guide you." Gongshan is a handsome young man, but unfortunately, his lips turned white after being tortured by Xiaoshan: "In order to avoid running into that group of people now."
What he said was reasonable and well-founded, and Xiaoshan let go of his hand angrily. It had been a long time since he had performed a decent task. Unfortunately, this time was not an opportunity to show off his skills: "I didn't tell you earlier!"