Chapter 42: Collecting Herbs
"Miss, Shuangjinglou has arrived!"
Zhan Yunxi opened his beautiful eyes, got out of the carriage, and the shopkeeper who had been waiting for a long time immediately greeted him.
"Your guest is here in a hurry, do you have something important?"
Zhan Yunxi narrowed his beautiful eyes, and the shopkeeper's movements were a little too fast! The matter was urgent, and Zhan Yunxi didn't think much about it, pressing this doubt in his heart.
"I'm afraid I'm going to trouble the shopkeeper this time."
"What are these words, it is a blessing for the villain to be able to do things for your guests, your guests, please come here, let's go upstairs and talk in detail."
"Okay."
After arriving at the room and sitting down, Zhan Yunxi did not beat around the bush, and said bluntly: "I wonder if you have a way to contact your master?" ”
"Naturally."
"Then can you ask your master to help me find a medicinal herb called 'Zhu Yu', I must be very grateful."
"Since Miss Zhan is so anxious, I will immediately repair a book, contact the master, and notify you as soon as there is news."
"I'm sorry for the shopkeeper, so I'll take my leave first."
"Okay, you go slowly."
The shopkeeper looked at Zhan Yunxi's departing back and sighed, do you want to tell Miss Zhan that the master has rushed over here? Forget it, let's tell the master Miss Zhan's request first!
In the Zhou family, a thin little girl stood under the lamp, dressed in a white filial piety dress, if Jingyi and the others were here, they would definitely be able to recognize her as Bai Qingqing, who had not been found for a long time.
"Qingqing, is the matter done?"
"Master, everything is done, no one has found me."
"Well, that's good, I can still trust your skills, you can go to the Hanshan faction the day after tomorrow to take a look around, so that the people of the Zhan family can find you."
"Yes, master."
"Stand down!"
After Bai Qingqing retreated, Feng Shi, who had been silent, spoke.
"Husband, didn't you help the Li family by doing this?"
"Definitely, madam, you underestimate the Zhan family too much, if the Zhan family fell so easily, it would not be so prosperous."
"But it's not like we've been relegated to us."
"This is also one thing I don't understand, it stands to reason that the emperor has given them so many honors before, and he won't just let them go out like this, and he hasn't even taken back the position of county lord and county lord, it's just that, anyway, don't underestimate the Zhan family."
"What is that, husband?"
"It's just to let the conflict between the two families break out as soon as possible, the longer they drag on, the more unfavorable it will be to us, and the little girl of the Zhan family is not as harmless as you say, she is very shrewd at a young age! has already won over the Zheng family. ”
Feng Shi was taken aback, "It's the concubine who looks away." ”
The Li family, Luo Yunshan gloated, "I didn't expect that before we could make a move, that slut had already been poisoned, what a bad luck!" ”
Li Tian's face was gloomy, and when he heard this, he was even more annoyed, "Idiot, this matter is not so simple, someone has done it behind our back, either they want to blame our family, or they simply have a grudge against the Zhan family, no matter what it is, the most important thing is that there is actually a force that can escape our sight, which means that there is a force in Yunzhong County that we can't control, and you stupid woman is still gloating here!" ”
Luo Shi was reprimanded by him, and suddenly withered, and said in a trembling voice: "Yes, it is the concubine who has no vision." ”
Li Tian flicked his sleeves, "Be honest if you know, don't inform your father yet, track down that Bai Qingqing." ”
"Yes."
Zheng Jia, "The county lord was actually poisoned?" I don't know who did it? Yang Duo was a little surprised.
"It doesn't matter who he is, as long as he doesn't implicate us, fortunately, Wen'er didn't agree to the request of the little girl from the Zhan family."
Yang Duo raised the corners of his eyes, and his beautiful eyes glared, "I still like that little girl very much, the county lord is poisoned, and we can't say that there is no at all, otherwise, if the county lord wakes up, I guess the Zhan family will not agree to our covenant, and tomorrow I will send someone to send something over, and I will always have a heart." ”
"Listen to Madame."
Three days later, "How's it going?" Have you found all the herbs? ”
"Master, except for 'Zhu Yu', the rest have been found."
Zhan Yunxi closed his eyes tiredly, it seemed that he still had to wait for Lizhu and them. When I opened my eyes again, there was a coldness in my eyes.
"Have you found out the bottom of Bai Qingqing?"
Xiao Mu and Xie Zheng glanced at each other and arched their hands: "We tried our best to track it down for a long time, but we didn't find anything at first, but today the people below suddenly came to report that they saw that little girl appear on the territory of the Hanshan Sect." ”
"The Cold Mountain Sect? Is it the Li family again? Zhan Yunxi lowered his eyes, and his expression was unknown.
Xiao Mu hesitated for a moment, but still spoke: "Master, my subordinates feel that there is something strange in it, we have been tracking for several days and have not found any clues, and today we suddenly saw that person, could it be that someone deliberately induced?" ”
The corners of Zhan Yunxi's lips hooked slightly, and a murderous aura spread, "No matter who it is, since you dare to touch the people of our family, you must be prepared to bear my anger." ”
"Master, master, there's news."
Zhan Yunxi stood up excitedly and asked anxiously, "Found it?" ”
Yin Li gasped and calmed down, "I didn't find any news of Zhu Yu, but I heard that there is a mountain forest in Zhanghan County called 'Ghost Mist Forest', which has been full of miasma for many years, but there are large forests in it. ”
After Zhan Yunxi heard this, he immediately made a decision, "Let Ziyi prepare the antidote to the miasma, let's pack it up and set off immediately." ”
The tassels, warm smoke and Lizhu who came from the back foot all showed disapproving looks, glanced at each other, stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Please think twice, master, just leave this matter to us." ”
"No, I have to go to this matter, otherwise I won't be at ease, besides, I still have important things to explain to you."
The three of them were anxious, and shouted in unison: "Master! ”
"Needless to say, I have made up my mind, tassels, warm smoke follow me, Lizhu, you and Yin Li to find out, where have there been missing people in recent decades?"
"Yes, master."
packed up their things, and took advantage of the night, Zhan Yunxi and the others set off. What they didn't know, however, was that shortly after they left the city, another group entered the city. At the head was a young man dressed in a dark gold embroidered black robe, covered with a mask, with only a perfect chin and thin crimson lips.
The shopkeeper of Shuangjinglou was standing aside tremblingly, sweating more and more on his head.
"What do you say? Zhan Yunxi went to the 'Ghost Mist Forest'? ”
"Yes, yes, master."
Chu Yan pursed his lips tightly, his eyes were full of monstrous anger, and there was uncontrollable panic. Chu Yan kicked the shopkeeper over.
"Is that how I asked you to take care of her? Come back and see how I clean you up! ”
Chu Yan jumped out of the window on the third floor, landed directly on the horse, and chased directly in the direction of Zhan Yunxi with the people.
After a day and a night of non-stop travel, Zhan Yunxi and the others finally arrived at the "Ghost Mist Forest".
"Master, let's wait for dawn before we go in!" Nuan Yan frowned and looked at the gloomy Lin Zidao in front of him.
Zhan Yunxi shook his head, "Ziyi said that 'Zhu Yu' will bloom when it is ripe, and the flowers will bloom brightly, and it will be easier to find them when we go in at night." ”
"But, master, the cold inside is so heavy, how can your body stand it?" Warm smoke was a little anxious.
"It's fine. Let's go, let's go inside. ”
The warm smoke and tassels were helpless, and could only be protected on both sides of the clouds. This time, in addition to the warm smoke and tassels, Zhan Yunxi only brought ten people, and at this time, he was gathering his breath around Zhan Yunxi.
Tassel took three people to explore the road in front, and the warm smoke helped Zhan Yunxi. As soon as I entered the forest, there was a cold breath on my face, and the humidity inside was very heavy, and Zhan Yunxi expected this situation, so the clothes I wore this time were materials that were not easy to absorb water. Zhan Yunxi expected that the torch would not be lit inside, so he prepared three night pearls in advance, one in the hand of the tassel, one in the hand of Nuan Yan, and one for the secret guard behind the palace.
As soon as the Night Pearl was taken out, the soft light immediately poured out, but the fog in the forest was too great, and the effect of the Night Pearl was greatly reduced.
Zhan Yunxi and his party groped on the mountain road one foot deep and one foot shallow. For a while, in addition to the footsteps of Zhan Yunxi and others, there were only a few wolf howls from time to time. However, it was this wolf howl that made Zhan Yunxi and the others' faces more and more ugly, hoping not to run into wolves.
I don't know how long he walked in the forest, Zhan Yunxi only felt that his body was getting colder and colder, and the yin wind that blew from time to time was like an ice needle piercing into his bones. Zhan Yunxi smiled helplessly: his body is too weak. Zhan Yunxi gritted his teeth and lowered his head to hide his pale face.
"Master, we're in that woods."
There was a faint sound of tassels ahead.
"Wrap up the pearl of the night."
The words fell, and in an instant, darkness returned to the forest, and Zhan Yunxi cautiously looked around, wanting to see where there was light.
"Master, is there a blue light over there?"
A hesitant voice from the dark guard sounded in his ear. Zhan Yunxi immediately looked in the direction he was pointing, and it seemed that there was indeed a little bit of blue broken light.
"Let's go over and see."
The group moved cautiously that way.
"Master, it's 'Zhu Yu'." Tassel exclaimed excitedly.
Zhan Yunxi couldn't help but smile lightly, great, my mother is saved! It was okay to be nervous just now, but as soon as he relaxed now, Zhan Yunxi felt dizzy.
"Master, are you alright?"
"It's okay, I've picked up the medicine, let's go back!"
As soon as the tassel put away the medicine, when he looked up, he saw two dark green spots of light in the darkness.
"Lord, master, there are wolves."
Zhan Yunxi and the others couldn't help but change their complexions, looked around, and suddenly found that there were many pairs of green eyes around. Zhan Yunxi couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, they didn't meet wolves, but wolves, and they were surrounded by wolves.
Zhan Yunxi suppressed the dizziness in his brain and said in a deep voice: "Everyone go up the tree first." ”
"Huh", Zhan Yunxi was brought by the warm smoke to the tall tree on the side, and stared carefully at the wolves wandering below with a calm face.
"Master, let's just stay up until sunrise."
Zhan Yunxi did not let go of his heart.
Time ticked and ticked quietly, and the wolves became more and more restless, no longer satisfied with wandering below, and began to jump and bite upwards without stopping. There are even wolves that have climbed the trees. Zhan Yunxi's face became more and more pale, and it seemed that a battle with the wolves was inevitable.