Chapter 4 The Poison Doctor Hides the World
At this time, a mud-sealed pill rolled out from the crack in the window lattice, Xiao Qi reached out to catch it, twisted the mud seal, turned around and stuffed it into Qi Nian's mouth. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Here, swallow." While feeding her the medicine, he turned back to the house and cursed, "Old turtle bastard! Do you think that everyone can be at your mercy like me, you are so harmful to Nian'er today, be careful that Aunt Qin knows about finding you desperately! ”
Lao Langzhong seemed to be angry by his scolding, and he grinned in the house: "You little rabbit cub specializes in eating inside and out, and people don't say anything, why are you in a hurry, if you can do it today, she will be your junior sister, and people may be so happy now!" ”
"Ahh Who is your apprentice? Who will be your apprentice? Xiao Qi has been dependent on him for decades, so he naturally knows his stubborn nature, and he no longer talks to him, but only pulls Qi Nian and says: "Let's go, let's ignore this old turtle!" ”
The old man behind him was scolding and scolding, Qi Nian only felt that the relationship between the father and son was quite interesting, and he couldn't help but smile and asked, "Are you really father and son with him?" I don't look like it. ”
"Who is father and son with him, we have nothing to do with each other." Xiao Qi seemed to be angry, but he was surprised: "You don't even care that you have been poisoned? ”
"Lao Langzhong is still counting on me to send him some food cooked by Aunt Qin from time to time, how can he take my life." Qi Nian looked through the medical book he had just retrieved from the corridor as he walked, and said indifferently: "Naturally, I will definitely not disappoint him." ”
In her previous life, in the second year after her father's death, she was sold into the Qinglou by the unscrupulous Zhou family.
That hellish nightmare is unbearable to look back on, but it was also those three years that made her understand how many people are warm and cold, the world is hot and cold, from a timid and fearful little woman to a charming and exquisite top Oiran.
And when she was eighteen years old, when she thought she had escaped from the sea of misery but had jumped into the abyss, she suddenly heard that this small village outside the city had suddenly suffered a disaster, and the whole village had been slaughtered, and blood was splattered all over the ground. After the murderous murder, the whole village was burned down by a fire, leaving not even a trace of it. Because so many lives died tragically overnight for no reason, the current saint Long Yan was furious, and issued three decrees in succession ordering the local government Yin to arrest the murderer and bring him to justice, and give an explanation to the subjects of the world.
At that time, everyone knew about the storm in the city, so she was a woman in the Qinglou at that time, and she also heard about it in the mouths of all kinds of benefactors, as if she had seen it with her own eyes.
Now that I think about it, why this ordinary small village will be wiped out in five years is very likely to be related to Lao Langzhong's father and son.
After all, how could such an unfathomable poison doctor saint be willing to live in seclusion in this small mountain village for decades, which is worth studying.
Hua Nian felt that if she could pass the entrance test of Lao Lang today, he would definitely be able to get a glimpse of the secrets one day.
Perhaps, this is her life-and-death bargaining chip in the future.
"The blind and dumb snake was originally a product of the deep mountains and jungles of the Southern Zhao Kingdom, and it looks harmless, colorful and small. There is only one feature that can be distinguished, its head and tail are extremely similar, and the face has no eyes and mouth, so it is also called the head and tail snake. Qi Nian grabbed Xiao Qi's sleeve and followed him, but his eyes never left the medical book in his hand, and he said with words in his mouth: "Its poison is highly poisonous, starting from paralyzing the wound, and gradually spreading the venom throughout the body, but in a moment, a sturdy adult can die silently......"
"Don't just read a book, look at your feet." Xiao Qi interrupted her, and with an irritated face, he folded the branch that quickly poked at her face from the side, and kicked the rocks in the mountains under her feet, "Be careful not to fall." ”
Qi Nian's gaze pulled out of the book, but he saw that he had walked with him for more than half an hour, and he had already gone deep into the back mountain. She looked up at the canopy and foliage above her head, and couldn't help but exclaim: "In the past, I only felt that the mountain behind me was tall and lush, but I never thought it would be so vibrant. ”
"Of course, most of the medicinal herbs in the medicine house are harvested here, and this nameless mountain is so rich, which is also a big surprise that we have discovered over the years." After all, Xiao Qi is only a half-sized boy who doesn't know how to restrain his heart, and at this time he said with a smug look: "Fortunately, most of the nearby villagers make a living from farming and rarely go into the deep mountains, otherwise no matter how many good things there are, one day they should be emptied." ”
"It's probably thanks to Lao Langzhong." Qi Nian glanced at him with a smile, squatted down and casually pulled a tooth-leaf grass growing at the root of a towering tree and put it on the side of his nose to smell it, and muttered: "This grass is called illusion, as the name suggests, its flavor can confuse people's hearts and hallucinate." And this phantom grass has a very strong vitality, and it can grow all over the desert in a little more than a month, and it will obediently cling to other plants when it encounters them, and will not seize nutrients or compete with it. This is the good recipe used by the Northern Desert Country to control the sand, but the most obvious disadvantage in addition to these many benefits is its own hallucinogenic smell, which the people of the Northern Desert Country dare not abuse. It is also quite strange that this nameless mountain can grow things from the Northern Desert Country thousands of miles away. ”
The meaning of the last sentence in her words can be heard by anyone.
First the blind and dumb snake of the Southern Zhao Kingdom, then the Illusion Grass of the Northern Desert Kingdom, and then the old man is just a mountain and wild villager, no one will believe it.
The Phantom Grass is planted at the foot of the mountain and gradually spreads to the mountains, but it stops when it encounters the river, and it will not be implicated too widely, but as long as no one can go up to this mountain, Lao Langzhong's long-term medicine warehouse can be kept intact, and their father and son can always mix a mouthful of food.
After walking up the mountain for another half an hour, although Qi Nian could still take a step, his speed was much slower. No matter how mature her heart is, she can't change the weak body of a ten-year-old girl now.
"That's not going to work, I'm afraid you're going to have a snake venom attack before we reach the top of the mountain." Xiao Qi was a little anxious, and when he looked up, he saw that the mountain road was stretching, and there was no hope at the end.
Qi Nian said honestly: "I really can't walk." ”
"It's okay, why don't I carry you." Xiao Qi raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat droplets from the corners of his forehead, trying to hide his already reddened cheeks.
Qi Nian was stunned for a moment, and his eyes couldn't help but look up and down at the young man standing in front of him.
In her previous life, she and Xiao Qi were good friends since they were childhood sweethearts, and the two courtyards were close to each other, and it was very convenient to come and go. It's just that she was very well-behaved at that time, and she didn't want to go out very much after listening to Aunt Qin's words, Xiao Qi always went to her courtyard to play with her, often brought some small flowers, birds, rabbits or something to her, and said everything to her.
Although she is about five years old when she is younger, she is always willing to be kind to her, and occasionally takes her out to play with Aunt Qin's consent, and protects her and cares about her everywhere.
So whether it was in the past life or in this life, Qi Nian was very familiar with this feeling, and was inexplicably very dependent.
Although Qin Gu has lived in this mountain and countryside for many years, she is the most law-abiding person, and she has taught Qi Nian all kinds of etiquette when she was a child, although she loves Qi Nian very much, but she has never slacked off in this regard. Just because the old master suffered a difficult birth when he gave birth to Qi Nian, if it weren't for Lao Langzhong passing by her door and hearing about it, so that Xiao Qi, who was only five years old at the time, sent a good medicine, Qi Nian would not have been born safely, until he is as old as he is now. It's just a pity that if the medicine could have been delivered an hour and a half earlier, maybe their mother and daughter would have survived the difficult time safely, and Mrs. Qin would not have died.
Aunt Qin knows how to be grateful, so over the years, she has not only taken a lot of care for Lao Langzhong's father and son, but also loved and cherished Xiao Qi like her own son and nephew, yes, although men and women are not at the same age at the age of seven, she has never stopped Qi Nian and Xiao Qi's friendship as they grow older.
In her previous life, Xiao Qi was a memory of the best time in her life, although she gradually forgot it after a long time of many hardships, but this once pure and innocent friendship seemed to have doubled after she was reborn, adding more trust.
This can be regarded as the little truth she still has left in her heart when she is used to seeing the cold and warm sufferings of the world.
Although Xiao Qi is just a lazy young man, although he is tall but very thin, as if he has never grown flesh with what he eats, his arms are still very strong and powerful for Qi Nian of small arms and legs.
He carried her all the way up the mountain, and the wind seemed to be flowing under his feet as if it were effortless, and he didn't even take a breath of air.
Qi Nian lay on his back with peace of mind and continued to look through the medical book, which was much more comfortable than reading it while walking. Occasionally, she looked up at the surrounding scene, and when she came across a conspicuous herb, she recited its name and medicinal effects, and chatted about passing the time. Xiao Qi was obviously taught by Lao Langzhong for many years and was familiar with all kinds of herbs, sometimes responding to the voice and sometimes pointing out something she didn't know to see her, just walking in the dense mountain forest like this, but it was not fun.
Seeing the sun setting in the west, the two finally climbed to the top of the mountain. The summit is really another beautiful scenery, looking down at the past is wide, not to mention the small villages under the mountain, even the market town dozens of miles away can be faintly seen. The forest is lush and lush, the wind is light and the clouds are light, the sky is high and the height is wide, and it is quite a bit of a posture of seeing the mountains at a glance.
"I didn't expect this mountain to be such a beautiful scenery." Qi Nian motioned for Xiao Qi to put her down, stretched his waist with his muscles and bones, and exclaimed: "It's the first time I've seen her so big, it's so comfortable." ”
Xiao Qi glanced at her deeply, his eyes were really stunning in the sky and the earth, but at this time, his gaze was not like that of a young man, "Nian'er, I really can't understand you more and more." ”