"Wait, let me think about it..." Shu Yao felt that this matter was too strange. In order to verify the doubts in her heart, she walked to the pots and pans set up and examined them carefully.
Could it be that there was something wrong with the pot? When she was about to lift the lid, she felt a sudden discomfort. She suddenly looked at the burned out flames, and her eyes were filled with horror.
There is something wrong with this fire!
Shu Yao was so shocked that she backed away and shouted: "There is something wrong with these fires. Please put out these bonfires quickly."
Seeing that everyone was indifferent, Gong Yun'ao hurriedly came to Shu Yao and ordered sternly: "Put out all the fires."
The generals received orders and quickly brought buckets of water to put out the fire. Some of them impatiently kicked the dirt and sand under their feet towards the fire, extinguishing several bonfires in a few clicks.
Gong Yun'ao's eyes were sharp. He knew that Shu Yao must have discovered something to be so abnormal, "Sister Yao, is there something wrong?"
Shu Yao quickly agreed: "Yes." Then, she pointed at the remaining fire in front of her and said, "Third brother, look, isn't the color of the flames weird?"
Gong Yun'ao's eyes darkened and he said, "Yes, there is a faint blue light."
"That's it. The smoke we usually use to burn fires is green smoke, and this smoke has the smell of lime water. Third brother, what do you think could cause such a weird phenomenon?"
Lime water?!
what is that?
Gong Yun'ao looked at the fire with sharp eyes, his face very serious, "Sister Yao said that the problem is with the firewood."
"Yes." Shu Yao said anxiously: "If, coupled with the help of the wind direction, the poisonous smoke will definitely disperse, then the entire military camp will be radiated."
Shu Yao thought deeply, "I'm afraid the whole army will be annihilated."
What a sinister plot.
After hearing this, Gong Yun'ao's face turned dark and his voice was as cold as frost: "What a sinister plot. In this way, they will be able to kill us all without spending a single soldier..."
When Fei Jiang heard this, he became furious and cursed: "It must have been done by the Northern Zhou Army, and it must have something to do with them."
"You son of a bitch, if you can't beat them, you'll poison them. You're so damn sinister. If you have the skills, you'll see them on the battlefield. Poisoning them behind their backs is nothing! When I recover, I'll kill them all without leaving a trace."
Gong Yun'ao looked at the emotional Fei Jiang beside him and said coldly: "Fei Jiang, please arrange for someone to check where the firewood was collected from?"
How could these poisonous firewood be collected by our army so coincidentally? Could it be that the army had something elaborate? If so, wouldn't it be a crisis?
"Yes, I will make arrangements now." Fei Jiang took the order and left.
With the clues in hand, Shu Yao felt relieved and could finally find out the source of the poison. She hoped that the poison skin learned by the original owner could help her identify the poison and develop an antidote.
An hour later, Fei Jiang found out the situation. He returned to the camp and said to Gong Yun'ao: "Prince Jin, my subordinates have found out."
Gong Yun'ao: "Say."
Fei Jiang: "The firewood is collected from the nearby Wutuo Mountain. I heard from the people in the kitchen that the firewood is durable and can burn vigorously even if it rains and gets wet."
Gong Yunao sat at the top, gently caressing his forehead with his slender fingers, and said in a low voice: "In that case, is there any enemy trick in the military camp?"
He paused, thought carefully, and then said: "Why did our people cut down these poisonous trees?"
Fei Jiang said: "I also had some doubts, so I asked the thin monkey of the Huotou Army and listened to his description. Due to the continuous rain, the firewood was soaked and could no longer be used. Later, he accidentally
I met a farmer on the mountain."
"The farmer handed a bundle of wood into his hand and told the thin monkey that this wood is most suitable for making a fire for cooking. Even if it is caught in the rain, it will burn brightly..."
"He also said that farmers down the mountain are using it, and it's particularly easy to burn. Shouhou was worried that he wouldn't be able to find firewood on rainy days, which would affect the army's food supply, so... he just..."
"The thin monkey believed the farmer. After that, he summoned all the fire-headed troops to go to the mountain to find the kind of tree the farmer said..."
"For verification, I also asked several farmers at the foot of the mountain..." Fei Jiang was speechless. Seeing Gong Yun'ao's expression of impatience, he hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice:
"My subordinates asked the farmers at the foot of the mountain. This tree is called the Shifan tree. It is only one person tall and has no fruit all year round. If it burns, it will produce poisonous gas..."
"Moreover, the poisonous gas is just like making a fire for cooking. There is no obvious discomfort, so it is not easy to detect..."
"Moreover, people who were poisoned suffered from vomiting and diarrhea in the mild cases, and bleeding in the mouth and nose, and convulsed and died in severe cases. This is exactly the same as the signs of poisoning in our troops."
When Gong Yun'ao heard this, he was furious, with uncontrollable anger flashing in his eyes. He slapped the table with his palm and scolded: "This is unreasonable!"
Their words were inconsistent. It was obvious that someone was pretending to be a farmer and deliberately led the thin monkey to do such stupid things that put our soldiers in danger.
This matter could have been avoided, but because of Shouhou's negligence and lack of vigilance, he casually trusted a stranger, which led to the entire army's soldiers being implicated, poisoned, and killed...
It's even possible that the whole army might be wiped out.
As a soldier, you should always be on high alert. How could you be so lax and unwary?!
Gong Yun'ao's expression was stern, gloomy as water, "General Fei is not strict in running the army. Due to Slender Monkey's fault and negligence, our soldiers suffered heavy losses. The Huotou Army's Slender Monkey will deal with it according to military law!"
Fei Jiang's face was stained with guilt, "Yes, I will accept the punishment."
Then, Gong Yunao looked at Dr. Wu and asked, "Doctor Wu, do you have any antidote?"
Doctor Wu hurriedly leaned forward and replied anxiously: "King Jin, I will tell you the truth. Although we know the source of this poison, there is no herbal medicine that can detoxify this poison from the existing herbs we have brought.
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"The name of the herb that is incompatible with this poison is guava. It is also an herb that we doctors do not have complete preparations or the medicine is most lacking. But this is not critical. The key is that this herb will interact with other medicinal materials and cause toxicity.
Increase."
Is there nothing we can do? Gong Yun'ao frowned, and he turned to look at Shu Yao, "Sister Yao, do you have any way?"
Shu Yao met his eyes head on, and the hope in his eyes made Shu Yao's heart soften.
She thought for a while and said: "Third brother, my uncle once told me about this stone. However, this antidote is really hard to find, so I need your help."
When Gong Yun'ao heard this, he regained his hope. He hurriedly asked: "Okay, if you need anything, just ask my sister, and the third brother will definitely do it."
Shu Yao began to recall bit by bit, "I heard that this herb grows in places where snakes are common. This herb has a fishy smell and is loved by snakes. Some snakes even drag them into snake holes."
"So, as long as you find the place where snakes are found, you can find this guava."
Shu Yao changed the subject and added: "It's just that if we fast forward to November, the snake's activity has decreased, and when we are preparing to enter hibernation, I'm afraid we have to put in some effort!"
When Gong Yunao heard this, he stood up and said with firm eyes, "No matter how difficult or dangerous it is, I will definitely get this medicine back. Sister Yao, we will go find it immediately."
Shu Yao stood up and said, "Okay."
All affairs in General Gong Yun'ao were handed over to General Fei, and Doctor Wu took care of the patients. After explaining everything, the thunderous Gong Yun'ao took Shu Yao and set off immediately.
Shu Yao and Gong Yun'ao were walking hard on Wutuo Mountain where the trees were withered and the quiet spring was gurgling. Going further, they reached the hideout of the terrifying snake cave.
However, before reaching the entrance of the cave, Shu Yao inadvertently saw several green snakes appearing in front of her eyes on the withered yellow grass.
Shu Yao reflexively took a few steps back and said in surprise: "It looks like it's going to be hibernating now. How come there are so many snakes coming out?"
Gong Yunao frowned and thought deeply, "It's really strange."
Inadvertently, Gong Yun'ao's eyes were fixed on a dry bush, and then he squatted down and said, "Sister Yao, come and see, what's on top of this?"
Shu Yao heard the sound and stepped forward, leaned over to look, and saw a little white fine powder on the branches of the shrub...
Seeing this, Shu Yao couldn't help frowning. She gently touched it with her fair hand, then ground it carefully between her fingers, and then sniffed it. Suddenly, a light burst out in her eyes.
"This is a stimulant drug that attracts snakes and insects. It can put snakes that are about to hibernate in a state of excitement."
Gong Yun'ao's eyes flashed with a dangerous light, "I see, no wonder so many snakes suddenly appeared in this forest. It seems that the enemy did it deliberately..."
It would be a dream to use a group of snakes to attack them!
"Third brother..." Before he finished speaking, Shu Yao felt that a large area of his feet suddenly collapsed. The sudden weightlessness made Shu Yao fall down unprepared.
"Ah!" Shu Yao screamed as she fell. Gong Yun'ao was horrified and exclaimed, "Yao Yao!"
At the critical moment, Gong Yun'ao's strong hands grabbed her small hand, but due to the weightless inertia, Gong Yun'ao accidentally fell into the tight hole with her.
Unexpectedly, after the two landed smoothly, a pile of sand and gravel fell from above, hitting Shu Yao. Gong Yunao tightly protected her in his arms, blocking the scattered sand and gravel with his body.
Shu Yao looked at Gong Yun'ao's back in shock. A thick layer of dust had fallen on it, "Third brother, are you okay?"
Gong Yun'ao reassured him, "It's okay."
Then, he shook the dust off his shoulders and looked at the cramped cave. His face became more solemn and he said, "It seems that this is the snake cave."
A cold look appeared in Shu Yao's eyes. She took two steps forward and looked around, "This snake cave should be on the stone wall halfway up the mountain, so it is not easy to be discovered..."
Gong Yun'ao knew at a glance, "This must be the work of someone with ulterior motives. They drilled this snake hole from the top of the mountain just to make us fall down."
Gong Yunao looked around and saw that the cave was dark and secluded, and could accommodate at least dozens of people. "Such a big hole, I'm afraid it's a python's nest."
"Sister Yao, please follow Third Brother closely..." As soon as he finished speaking, Gong Yun'ao took Shu Yao's little hand and held it tightly in his palm.