The sound of the fourth sister scratching the table was particularly harsh. If the Taoist priest hadn't yelled, everyone would have to find out the source.
"What's wrong?" Seeing the Taoist priest staring at the dumplings, Yu Sheng asked in confusion.
"This, this, this..." After three "this"s in a row, the Taoist priest said incoherently: "This dumpling actually smells like rat poison."
"What?" Yu Sheng was startled, then stood up, "Don't talk nonsense, why is there rat poison in this?"
The Taoist priest sniffed the dumpling again and said, "It really smells like rat poison. If you don't believe me, just smell it."
He just handed it to Yu Sheng and took it back, "Forget it, you've never taken rat poison, how do you know what it tastes like?"
"Have you eaten?" Everyone looked at him.
The Taoist priest realized that he had made a mistake. He smiled and said, "Any food that has been poisoned with rat poison must be delicious."
After that, he threw the dumpling into his mouth.
"Hey, didn't you say there was rat poison..." Yu Sheng didn't stop him.
The Taoist priest waved his hand, swallowed it and said: "It doesn't matter, rat poison will usually make you immortal... Taoist."
Although he was uncertain about the rest of his life, he did not dare to be careless. He stood up and asked everyone at the long table, "Are you okay?"
Cao'er and the others felt nothing strange about their bodies.
Ye Zigao said: "Nothing's wrong for the moment, but I'm really poisoned. Shopkeeper, please remember to compensate for the cost of medicine and lost work time."
"Don't worry, I'll just kill you and resurrect you. I guarantee you won't need any treatment, will get quick results, and won't delay your work." Yu Sheng said angrily.
Ye Ziyi frowned, "I think it's not the dumplings that are poisonous, it's you, the shopkeeper."
Yu Sheng ignored him and looked back at the guests in the inn. If someone was poisoned in the inn, wouldn't it destroy his evil sign?
The guest who was cooking dumplings at the inn also stopped and looked here.
The mustache who turned around asked: "Shopkeeper, you don't really have rat poison in this, do you?"
The plates in front of them were all clean. The few dumplings cooked by the fourth sister were not enough to fill their teeth, and they had already eaten them quickly.
The fair-faced scholar turned even paler, "You, don't scare me."
Among the four of them, he enjoyed the most dumplings. There was no other choice but who could throw the knife the fastest.
"Don't worry." The Taoist priest turned around and said to the guests vaguely, "I will taste your dumplings later and I will know if they are available."
Everyone looked at him devouring the food, and Siyou Baicao spoke, "Are you sure there is really rat poison in the dumplings?"
He felt that with his status as Yu Sheng, he would never put rat poison in his meals. Firstly, the medicine would not kill people like them, and secondly, it would be too disrespectful to his identity.
If he really does this for the rest of his life, the first person who cannot spare him will be King Donghuang.
Many people also looked at the Taoist priest with this mentality, thinking that he was lying.
Seeing everyone looking at him, the Taoist priest smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I've eaten food mixed with rat poison. It tastes really good. It's even better than without the medicine."
Yes, judging from the tone, this person is using rat poison as a seasoning. Now it is even more difficult for everyone to be sure whether there is rat poison.
At this time, Cao'er stood up.
She patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, everyone, it's just mouse medicine. I will definitely cure the disease with this medicine. Shopkeeper Yu will pay for all the medicine."
"Don't talk nonsense." I can't bear the blame for the rest of my life. "There are two cats and a dog in the inn. Why do you need rat poison? Let alone add it to the meal."
The Taoist priest then took away the plate of dumplings in front of Yu Sheng, "There is rat poison in it. If you can't eat it, why not give it to me."
"Zhizhi", the fourth sister scratched the table again.
"Look, there are still mice," said the guest.
"not me…"
Just as Yu Sheng was about to say something, "It's not good, it's not good," the ram ran in from the backyard with a piece of grass on its head, "The grandson ate and was poisoned and died."
"What?" The inn suddenly became confused.
The white-faced scholar even fell under the stool with a "plop", and the fourth sister sitting at the other end also fell down as the stool tilted up.
"It's over, it's over. I once said that I often walk by the river and my shoes don't get wet. I didn't expect that my throwing knife actually landed here." He muttered.
"You can't die, don't be embarrassed." Fourth sister kicked him angrily.
"I once said that no matter how advanced your skills are, you are still afraid of kitchen knives. What if the rat poison is poisonous to kill rat demons?" said the white-faced scholar.
"Pfft~", the Taoist priest who stuffed his mouthful of dumplings spat it out. He looked at Yu Sheng, "Shopkeeper, it's not true, is it?"
"Why should I kill you with poison?" Yu Sheng glanced at him sideways and asked Bai Gaoxing and Ye Zigao to move the man in.
The man was foaming at the mouth and already unconscious.
However, this was not a problem for Yu Sheng, so he looked in the mirror. Under the gaze of everyone, the man coughed and was alive again.
The man opened his eyes and saw Yu Sheng and cried, "Shopkeeper, have you gone to reincarnation to collect debts?"
"Reincarnation, you big-headed ghost." Yu Sheng kicked him, "You are still alive."
The man looked around and said, "He's not dead." He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Shopkeeper, I know I was wrong. I will now tell you where the money I defrauded you was hidden in the tree hole. You must not poison me to death."
The man immediately told where the money was hidden, and everyone pricked up their ears.
"Drag him away, drag him away." Yu Sheng quickly blocked his mouth and let Ye Zigao drag him away.
Watching the man leave alive and well, it was not surprising that he knew Yu Sheng's identity, but the four assassins who didn't know his identity were stunned.
They looked at each other, and the words in their eyes were self-evident, "This is a good baby."
"You don't need to be afraid now, right? Even if I eat poisonous dumplings, I can come back to life." Yu Sheng said with a sigh of relief.
Even so, no one wants to die.
"I think someone poisoned me." Aunt Qing spoke at this time.
Zhou Jiufeng caught the city lord's gaze and responded, "Yes, what kind of identity is Shopkeeper Yu? How could he use such cruel methods? I think someone must be poisoning."
She looked around and saw the white-faced scholar sitting on the ground in fright. The four of them probably didn't know about it. As for the guests at the other tables, it didn't look like they were poisoned.
After looking around, Zhou Jiufeng's eyes lit up when he saw that the Taoist priest was still eating with gusto, "Yes, I think it was you, the Taoist priest, who poisoned it."
"I poisoned you, are you kidding me?" The Taoist priest stopped, "Why did I poison you?"
"In order to prevent others from grabbing dumplings from you." Zhou Jiufeng said firmly, "Now these are the only plates of dumplings that are poisonous. Who else could it be if it wasn't you?"
When the Taoist priest was identified, the fourth sister felt a sense of crisis. If she continued to investigate, she would be suspicious of their group. Once she was suspected, it would be impossible to assassinate him.
Master once said that it is not too late for a strong man to cut off his wrist. The fourth sister secretly clasped the medicinal powder on her finger, dabbed it on her tea cup, and raised it to drink.
Suddenly, a hand reached out halfway, quickly and deftly snatched the fourth sister's tea cup and drank it all in one gulp.
"What is professional? This is professional." The eldest brother winked at the fourth sister.
On the other side, the Taoist priest looked at the few dumplings left on his plate and said, "Don't tell me, this method is really effective."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have eaten so many dumplings at one time.
"Right." Zhou Jiufeng was proud. If he had known that he was so good at solving crimes, why would he join the demon-catching team? The people who went to the Jinyiwei team to solve crimes were still talented people.
"Ah, you are a big-headed devil." The Taoist priest reflected, "Am I that kind of person? I am short-sighted."
"He's really not that kind of person." Yu Sheng nodded.
"Look, the shopkeeper still understands me." The Taoist priest was moved.
"He is not human at all." Yu Sheng said.
"You are not a human being." The Taoist priest's emotion immediately disappeared.
"You two are not human, so stop arguing." Bai Gaoxing tried to break up the fight, but the two of them looked at each other angrily.
"Maybe the person who poisoned the dumplings was the one who touched the dumpling stuffing just now." Bai Gaoxing hurriedly changed the subject.