"Mr. Zhang, although this matter is troublesome, it is not impossible." Zhou Cang received Zhang Yan again in his tent. The two of them sat on chairs and drank tea while talking about what happened just now.
Zhang Yan definitely wanted to save people. But he would not tell He Xianghong first. He would give him a break. At the same time, he would also ventilate with Zhou Cang first to see how difficult it would be.
"Master Zhou, can you elaborate?"
"He Xianghong was captured at the gate of Langyuan City. He had already been angry with the local government when the situation was unknown in advance. Therefore, the charge of exile was reported to the local government through the local government, and then reported back to the local government by the Ministry of War.
The location guidance will also be given as an endorsement by the garrisons in the two places. These are all traceable threads. No one can write them down and then erase them, because too many eyes are watching, which makes it impossible.
Moreover, if He Xianghong is sent to the army, 90% of the time he will be sent to Xiyuan County. Recently, the demon tribe seems to be determined to go north to plunder, and this time because Lin Zedong brought the Bagua array to take control, they are extremely determined to resist.
, the recent military report over there said that the fighting was very brutal. Under normal circumstances, warrior criminal soldiers like He Xianghong would be filled into the front line, and 99% of them would be consumed. It is said that there is no chance of death.
It’s okay to live.
So if He Xianghong wants to live, he must die first and then live. Otherwise, the knot will be a dead knot."
The relationship between the two has become closer after Zhang Yan gave Zhou Cang a magic weapon as a gift, so Zhou Cang didn't sell it at all and directly presented the strategy to solve the problem.
"First die and live? Do you mean He Xianghong fakes his death to escape?" Zhang Yan naturally understood the meaning of Zhou Cang's words. Although this method is not new, it can indeed avoid most of the problems. Moreover, the person is locked in a garrison prison.
, how to die, or when to die, isn't it all decided by Weishu? The influence of the local Yamen in Langyuan City can also be minimized.
"That's right. You can let him die first, and then make a show of it and hand it over to the local government for endorsement. Naturally, you can directly terminate the military expulsion order that is already halfway through. In this regard, the Ministry of War Yamen is not very careful.
, there is room for action. In addition, the local government office in Langyuan City has just settled down, so it is impossible to pay attention to these trivial matters.
Does Mr. Zhang think this can be done?”
Zhang Yan naturally wanted to listen to Zhou Cang's opinion in this regard. He nodded and agreed. Then Zhou Cang told him the follow-up details. The time was finally set at five days later.
"Well, I also need to go back and make some preparations. I will let Mr. Zhou worry about this matter a lot." Zhang Yan did not stay long, and after discussing the past matters, he stood up and left.
Five days is not a long time, and Zhou Cang needs a series of preparations. Zhang Yan also needs to prepare. Otherwise, how can he safely keep a vicious bandit with no bottom line by his side?
In the next few days, Zhang Yan's daily life seemed to be almost the same as before. But in fact, it was very different from the past. Except for attending classes at the Jiangwu Academy and the Miscellaneous Academy, he spent the rest of his time on the alchemy furnace.
.
Although he used an alchemy furnace, what Zhang Yan wanted to refine this time was not "alchemy" but "poison".
According to Longhushanmenli, "poison" and "alchemy" can actually be said to exist on two sides of the same body. Ordinary poisons are found in medicinal materials, while the "poison" mentioned by monks is found in the alchemy furnace.
. Many alchemists often accidentally come up with some poisonous poison pills when they are thinking about new elixir recipes. As time goes by, these poison pills are slowly summarized and recorded by some thoughtful people, and even specially added to them.
After improvement, the special field of "poison" gradually developed.
Therefore, the refining techniques of "poison" and "alchemy" actually have a lot in common.
The thing Zhang Yan wants to practice is called "Cartilage Head". It is a kind of poison pill whose name sounds a little funny. But if you know the purpose of this thing, you will unconsciously send chills down your spine.
The poison is as its name suggests. It is this kind of thing that can turn a hard bone into soft bones, and turn a tough guy who would rather die than surrender into a submissive slave.
Isn't it invincible to be so powerful?
Not necessarily. The effect of poison pills depends on the level of cultivation of the poisoned person and whether a method can be found to remove the poison. At least "cartilage" is not a powerful thing among the poison pills recorded in Longhu Mountain Gate. Although it even
It can work on monks who have returned to the realm of gods, but there are too many ways to get rid of it. There are no less than ten kinds of specialized antidotes, and there are also some detoxification spiritual energy detoxification methods that can get rid of it quickly and without any consequences.
toxicity.
Therefore, "Cartilage Head" is recorded in the book as a typical poison pill that looks very powerful but is actually almost useless. This is to warn those monks who want to refine poison pills not to just pursue toxicity, but also to
What is pursued is the complex and difficult characteristics of poison.
Zhang Yan has been tinkering with this stuff these days.
I have never done it before, and after I got started, I found that it was not easier than refining alchemy. But because the refining method of "cartilage head" is basic enough, and Zhang Yan has the best alchemy furnace he can currently use, it can be done with twice the result with half the effort.
After failing more than ten times, I finally succeeded.
Different from the various fragrances that come out after the pill is made, there will be an unpleasant fishy smell after the poison pill is made. However, this odor will not spread and will gather around half a foot around the poison pill. It will make people smell it if they get close.
Desire to vomit.
After the "Cartilage Head" was refined, the time agreed with Zhou Cang happened to coincide with it. Zhang Yan went to the garrison camp outside the city again to find He Xianghong.
"I can't believe what you say. Slave status may be an unreachable restriction for others, but it's not so easy for you. But I do need someone like you. So after thinking about it, I came up with a way for us to
Everyone feels at ease."
Just like last time, there were only two people in the cell, Zhang Yan and He Xianghong. The jailer had been greeted in advance and kept away from them.
Looking at the messy-colored pills that Zhang Yan stretched out in his palm, He Xianghong murmured in his heart. It is true that his status as a slave is not a restriction in his heart, and it is not impossible for him to defect one day. But what did Zhang Yan do with this thing?
don't know.
"This is a poison, a by-product of pills such as the Bone Strengthening Pill, called cartilage. After eating it, you will not die temporarily, but you will be extremely painful. Even life is worse than death. You need to take another dose.
Only one pill can suppress the extreme pain. And one pill can only suppress the pain for one month, so you need to take it continuously and on time.
If you swallow it, our master-servant relationship will be established. If you don't want to, I won't force you. It will have nothing to do with me after you are exiled and fend for yourself.
You should think it through before making your choice."