I never thought that the Taopin Building, where I was the only one left, would be so deserted.

Seeing that this year's Oiran will soon arrive in Kazhou, Aunt Hua has been working on the peony feast all day long, and she is getting so busy that she can't see anyone all day long.

And although Ji Sarong still lives on the same floor as me, he has never been as noisy as before, but like a remnant chrysanthemum that has a premonition of the cold winter, his scenery is about to be snatched away by another woman who came from afar, and he is a little too low-key.

After I slapped the prostitute that night, the girls in the Taopin Building knew how powerful I was, and the Duan Ming was gone, and the gossip that was once very noisy and disgusting to me gradually disappeared and annihilated in every dark corner of the Taopin Building.

And among the people, there are rumors that Fu Lin was poisoned by me because he offended Ganlai, who was hurt by me in the palm of his hand. For a while, the girls in the building were all respectful when they saw me, for fear that one of them would take the old path of the general manager of Fuda if they did not serve me properly.

Although the purity of the ear root is considered to be back, but watching the people around him hold their breath like mud puppets all day long, it will inevitably make people feel a little tired and disgusted after a long time.

On this day, the courtyard has been noisy since the morning, I can't help but be curious to push the window to ask, only to know that today is the day when the Oiran girl enters the building, and the peach sales building must be full of guests at night, and everyone is busy going to the front building to supply the decoration.

Although I am also very curious about this woman who is known as the first beauty in the world, I really don't want to join in the excitement at this moment. So he responded lightly, still closed the window, and lay alone in the room in a daze.

"It's so snowy outside, and you don't feel cold when people come and go, why are you so characteristic that you don't want to go forward to see the peerless beauty of that Oiran girl?"

I ran to the outer hall, but saw Wen Zhaoli standing at the door and stomping his feet to polish his shoes, and when he saw me, he smiled warmly, and took out two cold hands from the big coat and strode forward to hold my shoulders.

"Brother! Why are you here again! I was pleasantly surprised, "Every time I came, I didn't say hello in advance, so I didn't even have any preparation." ”

"Yo, it's really my daughter's family who thinks a lot. What is there to prepare for seeing your brother? Wen Zhao pulled me to sit down and said with a smile, "When I came over from the past, I heard Aunt Hua mention that there is a son surnamed Duan, and I heard that his appearance and bearing are rare and excellent. But because you have become close to others recently, you have become more and more separated from your own brother? ”

"It's not serious, what does it have to do with him...", I changed my expression and said, "Brother, tell me quickly, how is the Hou Ye doing in the past month?" ”

"I also said that I was not serious, and my brother didn't see her greeting when he entered the door, but he was anxious to ask about the current situation of others." Wen Zhao glanced at me and said, "Last time, I was still worried about his handling of Miss Turbidity, how come it is that in less than two months, you have released your suspicions against him?" ”

"I don't dare to forget that incident..."I was a little embarrassed, poured a cup of tea for Wen Zhao and continued, "It's just that one yard is one yard, although Hou Ye has done some things out of proportion, he has also been kind to me to save my life." I dare not forget the hatred of the Turbid Moon, and I dare not forget his kindness to me. So ......"

"-Okay, whatever you say is reasonable, where can I tell you..."Wen Zhao muttered and took a sip of tea, "Hou Yezuo is still the same, although he is still a little unrelenting from time to time, and there is no reason to stay in the mansion after the wind and cold are good." The affairs of the previous dynasty are inextricably linked, and I can't care about remembering you when he wants to come to his old man's house. ”

"Oh... That's fine. I couldn't tell if my mood was good or bad, "Brother, what's wrong with your injury?" How can I have the opportunity to come to Taopinlou to see me today? ”

"Ghost girl, I'm thinking about me this time. Since your brother is still sitting here and chatting with you, naturally there is no need for you to pretend to care anymore! Wen Zhao flicked my forehead, "Speaking of which, today is not the day when Oiran enters Beijing, the gongs and drums on Peach Blossom Street are noisy, and the voices are boiling, and some people with identities have come to participate in this rare peony feast in their lives, and ordinary people who have no money and no power have to go to Dongshi to join in the fun." Hou Ye knows that the Praetorian Guards have worked hard every day since the resumption of regimental training, and he will take advantage of the empty alleys of 10,000 people to let our brothers come out for a day of relaxation. No, while they are all hanging out for fun, I will come to the building to see you and Aunt Hua. ”

"I see," I muttered, "It's just that the Praetorian Guards have all come out, but how can the safety of the Hou Ye be guaranteed?" What if someone takes advantage of the chaos to make trouble in the Hou Mansion? ”

"Lifu is breezy and surrounded by four walls, except for you, which thief would run to the West Market to steal like this." Wen Zhao sipped tea leisurely and said, "Now that the situation between the DPRK and China is so clear, who doesn't know that Lord Hou is the biggest stumbling block on the road to the succession of His Royal Highness the Third Prince. So even if we slack off for a day, there are people who are nervous about the safety of the Hou Ye for us. ”

"But—"

"-Hey, Ling'er, my brother finally came out for a trip, do you keep asking about Hou Ye like this?" Wen Zhao said impatiently, "Don't worry, even if the palace curtain has never sent anyone to watch the Hou Mansion, our palace has also been guarded by guards in shifts, and your life-saving benefactor will not be in any danger." ”

Wen Zhao said this, I didn't want to continue to ask deeply, so I only poured a cup of tea for myself to cover up and drank it, and after a long time of embarrassment, Fang continued: "Brother, then you came today, do you have anything else to tell me?" ”

"yes, I forgot if you didn't ask. I really have something to tell you this time. Wen Zhao put down the teacup and said seriously, "Ling'er, do you remember the night you left the mansion two months ago, Xiaoyao once greatly increased his skills like a god and demon possessed, and almost defeated the two of us?" ”

"Naturally, I remember." I frowned and replied, "That Xiaoyao is your lieutenant, and it shouldn't be overwhelming for you when it comes to reasoning." It's just that he suddenly went crazy after being seriously injured that day, not only did his internal strength increase greatly, but his consciousness was abnormal, and he even seemed to have changed his body shape. ”

"There was something strange about the day. Afterwards, I stole his body from the Hou Mansion, and found a familiar person to examine it carefully, and sure enough, I found that it was boring. Wen Zhao's voice became lower and lower, until he finally came to my ear and whispered, "According to the puppet, Xiao Yao's corpse was swollen and bloody, and in the process of removing it from the Hou Mansion, several places on the corpse that had been squeezed and collided had become loose like mud, and it would deform and sink with just a light touch. ”

"What...?" I tried to suppress the nausea that was churning in my stomach, but my head couldn't help but imagine the picture Wen Zhao described, "How can this be, is... Is it because the muscles are instantly swollen and the blood vessels are empty? ”

"Probably not," Wen Zhao's eyebrows deepened and deepened, "his physical body is like... It was as if it had been transformed into a different texture, as soft as earth, and as fragile as charcoal ash. I have been immersed in the Hou Mansion for half my life, and I have seen some of the world with the Hou Ye, but I have never seen such strange things. ”

"Did you ever say that why did Xiao Yao become like that?"

"We deduce that he must have taken some kind of pill before the assassination that night, but we don't know what it was." Wen Zhao said in a deep voice, "Although I don't know what it is, there are traces of a few ingredients in it. Not to mention anything else, I conclude that there must be a Fa Lian flower from the East and a heart grass from the Southern Desert added to it. ”

"Fa Lian Hua... Heartgrass..? ”

"The flower is a strange flower unique to the U slave country east of Goguryeo, I heard that after taking the rhizome of this flower, people will have several times more strength in a short period of time, but after the medicinal power fades, the muscles and bones will be sore, exhausted, and its addiction is very strong, even the local islanders of the Eastern Wa rarely use it into medicine. As for the heart grass, it is a special product of the Qinglong Mountains of the desert country, it is similar to the effect of the law training flower, but it is much milder than the medicinal properties of the law training flower. I heard that thousands of years ago, the ancestors of the desert people made this herb into an elixir for soldiers to take, and now they have the great achievement of unifying southern Xinjiang. ”

"Then since the effect of the Suppressive Heart Grass is similar to that of the Fa Lian Flower, and there is no such terrible side effect as the Fa Lian Flower, why doesn't Xiao Yao just take the Suppressive Heart Grass?"

"I don't know, maybe the combination of the two drugs will greatly increase the effect. It's just estimated that this medicine is only a half-finished product, otherwise it wouldn't have been stimulated after the injury. Wen Zhao's face was very gloomy, and then he suddenly continued, "Oh... Who said that there are no side effects. You don't know, it is rumored that this heart grass is a fairy grass left by the ancient god Vermilion Bird in the mortal world, if ordinary mortals take it as a tonic regularly, it will not be good before death, but after death, the body will turn into a cloud of light dust and disappear! ”

"How is that possible... How can there be such a thing in the world! ”

"How is it impossible, do you think that our national strength is so strong now, but why can't we attack a desert country that is not engaged in military affairs. Just because their troops take the heart pill all the year round, one soldier beats our ten soldiers, do you say that it is not powerful, is it evil? ”

"I see, so although Xiaoyao's body was not dusty after he died that night, it also became soft and sparse, which is thought to be caused by taking a small amount of Irongrass Grass." I was relieved of my surprise, but my heart became more and more suspicious, "But where did he get the ability to refine such a miraculous medicine......

"That's what worries me, Ling'er." Wen Zhao's always calm face also flashed a trace of helplessness, "I also saw the desert soldiers in my early years, and I also fought with them, so I know the number of ways they use internal force. When the night snack was like that, I had already thought of this festival, and I thought that the thief had just hooked up with the desert man at some point. Who would have thought that now the ingredients of the Fa Lian Flower were detected in his corpse....."