Near noon, Zhou Shi got into the forest that the mountaineer Wang Zhuang mentioned.
Fortunately, the mountain road is not very steep, otherwise he would not be able to go up with his physical strength.
"Huh-huh-"
When they reached an open space, Zhou Shi stopped and recalled what Wang Zhuang said.
"On the shady side of the hillside, walk down between two big pine trees... How to find it?"
Mountaineers have been living in the mountains all year round, so they are naturally familiar with the mountain roads, and they have their own way of marking locations in the mountains, which Zhou Shi doesn't understand either.
"Looking for it slowly takes too much time. It's just a good time to test the ability of Huozhezi."
Turn the bead and get the fire discount.
He took off his bamboo hat, and blue flames immediately came out.
This mountain is not big. According to Wang Zhuang's description, the place where he died should be within two miles nearby, and it should be easy to locate.
Sure enough, the flames of Huozhezi burned for a while and then began to sway to the west, seeming to indicate the direction to the owner.
Zhou Shi walked towards the direction pointed by the flames and within a moment he saw two big pine trees.
"This thing is really effective!"
He put the fire fold back into his abacus, leaned down, and slowly touched into the pine tree.
"Wang Zhuang is also an old man in the world, but his boat capsized for no apparent reason. I have to be careful."
He was still twenty steps away from the two pine trees. He didn't notice anything unusual, but he didn't dare to approach rashly anymore. He could only go around to the left, looking for a place with a wide view.
"There!"
Zhou Shi squinted his eyes, and the red silk thread strung with copper coins was very eye-catching in the grass - that was the mark left by Wang Zhuang!
But Wang Zhuang’s body was not seen...
He became more vigilant, took two steps back, dug up a piece of soil from the ground, pressed it firmly with his hands, and threw it towards the ginseng.
No response.
He carefully changed positions and threw it several times to make sure there was no ambush in the grass.
"The grass is too high and I can't see the body. It seems there is no other way but to get closer..."
Zhou Shi took out Duke Hu from the iron abacus, sprinkled some Yin wine on himself to cover up his anger, and held Duke Hu and Huo Zhezi in his hands, ready to respond to attacks at any time.
"There is no movement in the Yin wine in Mr. Hu, and there are no living people around... The flames in Huozhezi are only a little brighter, there is no deflagration, and there are no ghosts nearby..."
He lowered his waist as much as possible and touched the position marked by the red line. Soon, the clump of ginseng leaves entangled with the red line was very close at hand.
"Why haven't you seen the body yet?"
Just when Zhou Shi was feeling strange, a pair of white bones came into view.
What?
An alarm bell rang in his heart, and he quickly took two steps back.
Bones?
How is it possible? Wang Zhuang died last night, why did he turn into bones in a short time?
But looking at the clothes wrapped around the bones, they are exactly the same as Wang Zhuang in the Yinhun Inn, it can only be him!
Wait, the soil here...
He took a closer look and saw that the soil around the ginseng was actually bright red!
Moreover, with the wild ginseng as the center, the red color spreads to the surroundings and gradually becomes lighter on the periphery, until the surrounding area is now no different from ordinary soil.
"It's too weird, why don't we retreat first..."
Zhou Shi retreated in his heart, but he remembered the last incident in the Zhang Family Courtyard. He wanted to get away quickly at that time, but did not carefully check the side room to find out the origin of the ghost bride, but the female ghost came to his door...<
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Escape is not an option!
He gritted his teeth, stepped forward quickly, took out a yellowed old book from Bai Gu's clothes, and immediately stepped back twenty steps away.
At this time, there was a sound of flapping wings above the head, and a sparrow landed around the white bones. After struggling for a few times, it became motionless.
At the same time, Zhou Shi smelled an unusual fragrance and quickly held his breath and stepped back.
"It's poison!
"The ginseng feeds on flesh and blood. Once it senses the approach of a living creature, it releases poisonous gas and then eats the corpse.
"In order to prevent the prey from being alert, it only uses poison gas after sensing the prey, and the dose is not large, so the surrounding vegetation is not poisoned. And after I use Yin wine to cover up the Yang energy, it cannot detect it, so it will not
It will release poisonous gas.
"This thing is a scourge, even well-informed treasure-holding people have fallen into its hands..."
Zhou Shi took advantage of the fact that the Yin wine on his body had not dissipated, and quickly stepped forward, grabbed the blood-stained silk thread, pulled hard, and uprooted the ginseng.
Sure enough, the part of the ginseng hidden under the soil has completely turned red!
He took out the fire stick and ignited the Yin Qi emanating from the ginseng. The faint blue fire instantly surrounded the blood-red ginseng.
"This thing has been with corpses all year round and has accumulated a lot of yin energy. It can be burned at once. Although it cannot be burned directly, it can at least remove the yin energy and make it unable to harm people."
Zhou Shi put the mountain scripture into his clothes, put the fire fold into the iron abacus, held the red thread in his hand, and ran down the mountain dragging the wild ginseng.
Back at the inn, Zhou Shi handed the wild ginseng to Mr. Mo and told him about his experiences in the mountain, but he only concealed the fact that he used fire to burn off the Yin Qi.
Mr. Mo held the mountain ginseng in his hand, looked at it with a strange eye, shook his head and said:
"No, this wild ginseng can last up to ten years."
"Ah? How can ginseng grow like this in ten years?"
Zhou Shi thought about it and then realized: "Oh, is it because it sucks flesh and blood, so it grows fast?"
"Yes, this is called blood ginseng. It is something produced in southern Xinjiang. It is very evil."
Mr. Mo tied the red thread on the wild ginseng, tied it tightly, and continued:
"A single blood ginseng plant is not very toxic and can easily be eaten by wild animals that are not afraid of poison. However, the scary thing about this thing is that it can grow continuously! Legend has it that during the previous dynasty, Baiyue blood ginseng was rampant and desolate for thousands of miles, even causing disasters.
Lingnan."
It’s no wonder Wang Zhuang doesn’t recognize the things produced in southern Xinjiang... Wait, Zhou Shi frowned and asked:
"How did things from the south come to the north? Could it be that they were transplanted here by humans?"
Mo Lao knocked his cigarette pot and said: "You have said it."
He took out a small envelope of letters from under the cabinet and handed it to Zhou Shi.
Zhou Shi unfolded the letter and saw what was written on it——
Report all the way, the poison master is here, please be careful.
Mr. Mo explained: "'Yilu Bao' is a slang term for travellers, which means news obtained by fellow travelers."
Attention colleagues, be careful when poison masters come to your place.
"Poison Master?"
"Yes. The news came from a rogue in Jiangdu, so I can't be wrong." Mr. Mo took out a puff of smoke and said, "The poison master does not belong to the underworld, but stealing is one of the most despicable professions, specializing in making poisons to harm people. Since there is news
If word gets out, I'm afraid chaos has already begun."
Zhou Shi pointed to the blood ginseng on the counter.
"Yes, this thing was probably released by a poison master. I wanted to keep it in this barren mountain for a few years, but you uprooted it."
This cannot be considered a merit of mine...wait!
Zhou Shi's stomach twitched.
"The poison master is nearby? Will he know that I ruined his good deeds?"
"The preservation is incomplete. Three hundred years ago, blood ginseng from Baiyue flowed into the Central Plains and attracted the attention of the imperial court. As a result, it was vigorously eradicated and all those who hid it privately were killed. It has been extinct for many years. The poison master brought such a rare thing thousands of miles away
When I went to the north, I was destroyed in your hands..."
Then I am simply his sworn enemy!
"What should we do?"
"What else can we do? I'm afraid this inn won't be open for long - just stand back."
"Ah?" Zhou Shi took two steps forward——
"Bang!"
Behind him, the door panel was suddenly broken open, and wood chips flew everywhere!
Zhou Shi quickly turned around and held the iron abacus in front of him.
I saw an eight-foot-tall man wearing shorts and iron wrist guards standing on the table in the store, standing with his hands behind his back.
"Which one of you two is the free horse?" the uninvited guest asked condescendingly.
Mr. Mo took a drag on his cigarette and said calmly: "I am the boss, he is the shopkeeper, and we are all just fliers. I wonder who you are, guest officer?"
The man took out a shining golden token from behind and said:
"The gold medal agent of the Criminal Department, Yu Changren. You two, quickly pack your bags and leave."