Volume 1: The Night Change of Chang'an II: The Doctor and the Herb Collector
Lane 13 is not long, about 200 meters away.
An alley was lined up in two rows from the outside to the inside, inhabited by ordinary civilians, most of whom were old men. Young people are usually not at home, after all, Chang'an spends a lot of money, and people are busy making money.
There is a big locust tree at the entrance of the alley, which is more than ten meters high and stout. Every day, children from all families like to play under the tree, climb the tree, or walk hand in hand around the tree.
There is an old willow tree more than 50 meters away from the mouth of the alley, located in the middle of the road, with a long history, it is said that Chang'an City has just been established and the first residents are under this kind of place, and now it has a history of thousands of years.
On the opposite side of the willow tree is a small courtyard to the east, and to the west is a drunken fragrance house.
A man dressed as a healer came from the entrance of the alley, and when he walked to the old willow tree, he suddenly stopped, and then came to the door of the small courtyard.
"What is he doing? Why can't he come over?" said the old man sitting in the drunken incense house in confusion when he saw the healer man.
"I don't know, maybe I've found something!" the man in red shook his head.
Stepping into the small courtyard, there are rows of shelves in the courtyard, on which are placed some sun-dried herbs. And on the steps outside the room, there were a few potted plants there, and a few strange-looking flowers and plants were planted inside.
"Snake letter grass!"
Recognizing one of the herbs, the healer man walked over excitedly.
Hearing that there was someone outside the house, Li Qinglian, who was cooking in the kitchen, came out and happened to see the strange man stretching out his hand to the herb.
"Stop!"
Hearing the voice, the healer man stopped, withdrew his hand and turned around to see Li Qinglian, and hurriedly bowed and saluted, "I'm sorry son, here is a healer from Daqin, named Bian Que, who was attracted by the medicinal fragrance at the door, not intentionally offended." If there's something wrong, please forgive me. ”
"It turned out to be a healer, no wonder!" Li Qinglian suddenly realized, and her vigilance dissipated a lot.
"I see that this courtyard is full of herbs, I wonder if Gongzi is also a healer?"
"I'm not a healer, I'm just a medicine collector. Li Qinglian came to the potted plant with a watering can and said while sprinkling water.
"Pick medicine!" Hearing this, Bian Que's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked: "In that case, can Gongzi sell me this herb, and I am willing to spend a lot of money to buy it." ”
"Not for sale!"
"Uhhh
Li Qinglian pointed to the herbs and said: "These are all I have picked with great pains, although they are not valuable things, but I like to put them at home and look at them, as decorations." ”
"These are all precious medicinal herbs, if they are used for decoration, it will be too precious!" Bian Que said excitedly.
"Oh, you mean you can shine in your hands?"
"Of course!" Bian Que said without hesitation.
"Then let me ask you a question. ”
"Just ask. ”
"Are you using it to kill people, or are you here to save people?"
“.........”
Drunken Xiang Curie, after waiting for a long time, he didn't see him come out, the man in red was already impatient, and after drinking cup after cup of tea, the whole person became impetuous.
"What's the matter, it's not coming out yet?"
On the other side, the old man looked very calm and leisurely, raised his glass and took a sip of tea, and said to the man in red with a smile, "Don't worry, geniuses are always like this, if it's not special, is it still a genius?"
"The prime minister is right, but ......" the man was saying, when he saw Bian Que walking out at the entrance of the small courtyard opposite the door, standing there quietly motionless.
"It's out, but...... Why don't you move?"
In the blink of an eye, night fell, there was silence in Chang'an City, and Tianyuwei patrolled the streets on time, except for the occasional few open shops, most of them were closed and the lights out.
There was a sound of footsteps on the street, and a dark figure was seen running.
In the moonlight, shadows pass with you. As the shadow crossed the street, an arrow suddenly came from somewhere, hitting him directly in the leg.
"Someone!"
Knowing that he was being targeted, the black shadow decisively chose the path and rushed directly into the nearest alley.
"Chase!"
Several men in official uniforms flew out of the darkness and chased after the dark shadow.
The black shadow ran all the way to the old willow tree, and suddenly a bright light flew from the roof, and then the black shadow fell directly to the ground.
"Catch him!"
Several shadow guards rushed over to capture him directly, and then searched the opponent's body.
"Nothing?" said the Shadow Guard towards the rooftop.
"Take it back!" a voice came from the darkness.
Several shadow guards picked up the sleepy man and quickly disappeared into the alley.
At this moment, a figure on the roof flew down, and after turning around the old willow tree, his eyes fell on the door of the small courtyard.
After standing there for a while, he left.
Dali Temple, in the courtyard where Di Renjie lives, he is sitting in a small pavilion by the pond at the moment, leaning against the pillar and admiring the moonlight.
"Are you coming?"
As soon as the words fell, a man flew down from the roof, it was Cheng Yaoxue.
Seeing Cheng Yaoxue, he smiled at the corner of his mouth and asked, "How are things going?"
"That's right, we did catch the guy, but we searched his whole body and found nothing. ”
"This is also expected!" Di Renjie was not much disappointed, looked at him and said, "Lock him up, don't kill him, maybe there are other uses." Since the thing is not on the body, it must have been hidden somewhere else, and take people to find it wherever possible. ”
"Yes!"
"By the way, there's one more thing. Cheng Yaoxue was just about to leave, but Di Renjie stopped him again, "The dead shadow guard is keeping an eye on it, I have a feeling that they must still be moving." ”
"Yes!"
As soon as Cheng Yaoxue left, Di Renjie came to the Hidden Corpse Pavilion on his hind feet.
Pushing open the door, there was a thud in the door, and the cold air was blowing in the air, and there was a hint of decay.
When he came to see the corpse in the middle of the night, he behaved as usual as if he were going to the toilet.
Closing the door, he came to the corpse.
He came once during the day, and he didn't find anything, but he was still a little unwilling, and always felt that there should be some traces, so he came again in the middle of the night.
"Ye Mo is going to check the flowers, it stands to reason that he should be able to retreat with his whole body, it is impossible to die so easily! If he encounters a strong enemy, then how can he come back? Unless, he wants to send back some urgent information. ”
This is what he values the most. There was no need for those guys to put the body back, unless it was Ye Mo who was trying his best to send something back.
Examining the body again, he still couldn't find any clues.
"Is it really that I'm thinking too much?"
With reluctance, he was about to leave. He had just stepped on his front foot, and suddenly he thought of something, and quickly turned back to the corpse. After a closer look at the poop again, he stared at the corpse's abdomen.
Just as he reached for it, the door was pushed open.