At this moment, a column of officers and soldiers shouted from a distance: "There are floating corpses in the river again, everyone is on guard and must not go out." ”

As the shouts of the officers and soldiers got closer and closer, all the people closed the door one after another and hid in their own houses, feeling as if the floating corpse would suddenly appear in their homes, making the monks of Candle Tian and the others confused.

The snake right asked the boss, "Is this floating corpse really so terrifying, why did it get to the point of martial law in the whole city?"

The boss said: "The guest officer doesn't know that this floating corpse is not an ordinary floating corpse, but a floating corpse that has been poured with mercury. ”

Chen Xin was immediately unhappy. said: "Boss, don't coax us and treat us as children." Since they are all filled with mercury, shouldn't they be sunk to the bottom of the water, so why are they called floating corpses?"

The officers and soldiers were already downstairs at the inn. shouted to Candle Tian and the others: "A few of you, you are all new guests, Master Hou is invited." You just come with me, although it is safe here, there will still be some strange phenomena, for you, it is better not to see it. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the inn opened the panes one after another and looked at the officers and soldiers below the attic.

A woman who seemed to be familiar with the person who came asked: "Zhu family man, you are a master of the people, is it possible that this floating corpse will fly to our inn?" If I hadn't thought of coming here to relax and be comfortable for a day or two, I wouldn't have left your uncle behind. ”

The eldest man of the Zhu family looked at the woman. said: "Second aunt, you are not a young person, you always run to the inn when you make a fuss, what needs to be like this." I have to walk around when I see my second uncle, otherwise I can't handle the affairs at hand when I move around with all the food and drink and your belongings. ”

The second aunt said: "You stinky boy, you are in your twenties, and you haven't even touched a woman's hand, now give you a chance to familiarize yourself with a woman's life, or is it my fault?

As soon as this transformation came out, the face of the Zhu family Dalang instantly turned the color of pig liver. He said hesitantly: "Second aunt, you are busy, you and I can't take care of it, and I don't want to take care of it, this inn is here, you can come when you want, and leave when you want, just ask you not to keep talking about me? Let me be embarrassed in front of my brothers." ”

The second aunt said: "Okay, okay, let's find a girl for you tomorrow, you won't feel embarrassed, everyone said that this is not the reason." ”

Some acquaintances in the inn laughed one after another, looking at the Zhu family's eldest man and laughing for a while.

At this time, an old man walked out of the inn, and after coughing, everyone shut up and stopped talking.

He asked the Zhu family: "General, how many floating corpses are there this time?" If there are many, we are willing to contribute, and we will definitely not stand by and let the floating corpses become a disaster for the mountain city." ”

When the Zhu family saw the old man, he said respectfully: "Boss Qiu, the floating corpse this time can be said to be two or three times as large as usual, and the situation is very serious. I almost forgot, Master Hou knew that you would not sit idly by, so he specially explained to his subordinates that he must ensure that Boss Qiu cannot leave here. ”

After saying that, more than a dozen sergeants stayed directly in the inn and guarded the gate to the death, not allowing anyone to enter or leave.

Boss Qiu looked at the sergeant and slapped himself.

said: "Look at my mouth, it's true." ”

Candle Tian looked at Boss Qiu's appearance. He asked the general who led the way, "Who is Boss Qiu, and why does he seem to be particularly concerned about the matter of floating corpses?"

The general said, "No wonder, you just came here and didn't know. This Boss Qiu is an old subordinate who has followed Hou Ye for decades, if it weren't for the loss of a pair of children because of the floating corpse, he would not be willing to open an inn and live a miserable life in his memories. ”

It was a matter of life and death, and it was Boss Qiu's privacy, so Candle Tian didn't ask anymore, and followed the general to the Hou Mansion without saying anything all the way.

Su Wu looked at the candle sky and asked, "Aren't you four people? Why are there only three of you, the general in military uniform?"

Only then did Snake Right remember Zhu Jun, who was still in the room, unconscious. So he said: "General Zhu drank too much last night, and he hasn't gotten up yet, so he didn't come together, so I'll call him over." ”

Having said that, Chen Xin didn't dare to let the snake right personally invite Zhu Jun to come, so he had to disappear in place and appear in the room of the inn.

Seeing Zhu Jun who was still asleep, Chen Xin really didn't know what to say. It's too good to sleep, a night has passed, and now it's noon, and I'm still sleeping so deeply, I really don't know if it's because I have nothing to do and I'm sleepy, or if I drink to drown my sorrows, drunk and dreaming of death.

After Zhu Jun woke up, he rubbed his eyes, glanced at Chen Xin, and said, "Isn't it time to have lunch, I'm not too hungry, wait for the evening." ”

After speaking, he continued to fall asleep in bed, and there was a slight sound of sleep in an instant, which made Chen Xin feel helpless. I had to shout loudly: "Master Hou is here, you still can't get up?"

Hearing this, Zhu Jun rolled over and rolled off the bed, ran to the door, knelt on the ground and said: "Zhu Jun has seen Hou Ye, and I ask Hou Ye to forgive me, I was really noisy last night and couldn't sleep peacefully, so I missed the time for morning practice, please punish Hou Ye." ”

Tatsushin almost didn't laugh out loud. Leave a sentence and simply disappear in place.

"Master Hou is waiting for you in the living room. ”

Zhu Jun looked up at Chen Xin who was running in the distance, looked around, and then realized that he was fooled by Chen Xin. However, the drowsiness woke up a lot in an instant, wiped a few faces, and followed Chenxin's footsteps to the Hou Mansion. Boss Qiu, who watched it, sighed again: "It seems that I, a waste person, is really useless, and I am not as good as having a few children after birth, so it is better to die." ”

When the sergeant guarding the door heard this, he was frightened. hurriedly stepped forward to support Boss Qiu, and said: "General Qiu, don't embarrass us, it's really not good, I'll go to report to the Hou Ye and let you go, why force each other to die?"

After speaking, he waved his hand, and the sergeant beside him also chased after the Hou Mansion.

The living room of the Hou Mansion. As soon as Zhu Jun sat on the chair, the sergeant guarding the door came to report and reported Boss Qiu's words to Hou Ye.

When Su Wu heard this, he stood up almost instantly.

Looking at the direction of the inn, he said sadly: "Okay, it's difficult for me to be too strong, General Zhu, you go and invite General Qiu over, be sure to ensure his safety." ”

Zhu Jun stood up and said, "Zhu Jun is willing to do it for you." ”

saw a man who looked like Aunt Zhu also stepped forward. said: "Don't worry, Master Hou, I will definitely invite General Qiu over safe and sound." ”

Hou Ye looked at the two of them and said: "The general is a guest from afar, so let the Zhu family go, I am abrupt and used to it." ”

After everyone arrived, Hou Ye personally supported General Qiu's sedan chair and came all the way to the bend of the nearby river before stopping.

Su Wu did not let General Qiu get off the sedan chair, but pulled up the curtain on the side of the sedan chair.

said: "Old Qiu, I really can't help your temper, things have passed for twenty or thirty years, and it should have been put down a long time ago." You just watch here, and leave the specific work to us in the next generation. ”

Old Qiu wanted to give a salute, but was pulled by Su Wu. said: "I have said a long time ago, the name between us is the master and the servant, but we are actually father and son, if I accept your worship, I am afraid that I will have no shame to face the people of this city." If you hadn't been by my side all the time, my life would have been confessed a long time ago, and now that Mian'er and Wugen have died trying to save me, how can I still let you work so hard. ”

The sergeants and doctors around him took care of Old Qiu's side, and they didn't dare to slack off for a moment.

Looking at the more than thirty floating corpses picked up by the river, Chen Xin couldn't help but want to vomit, the appearance was so terrifying that even the snake right covered his nose with his hand.

At this moment, a floating corpse floated in the river again, seeing this strange phenomenon, Chen Xin couldn't help but vomit, and wanted to get close to check, but was stopped by Zhu Dalang beside him.

He said: "This is a special protective mask, made of thirteen layers of coarse cloth and silk, which can resist the poisonous gas on the body of this floating corpse, but even so, it still needs to be sinned to completely expel the poison." ”

Chen Xin took the protective mask, put it on his head, and protected the seven orifices tightly, and then walked in front of the floating corpse.

Picking up the dagger in his hand, he slashed open the stomach of the floating corpse, and the heat inside instantly confused Chenxin's face. But Chen Xin didn't care, and directly took out the white lumpy object inside with his hand and put it in the wooden plate behind him.

After that, he cut the arm of the floating corpse, and sure enough, as Zhu Dalang said before, what flowed in it was not bright red blood, but also shiny mercury, but under the steaming of the heat, it was almost in a floating state.

Chen Xin moved a piece of snow to the place where the cut arm was, and sure enough, the mercury stopped flowing and gradually gathered into particles, all of which entered the porcelain jar in Chen Xin's hand.

Only then did he get up, came to the front of Hou Ye, and said: "I see, these floating corpses are just made, and the mercury in the body releases a large amount of heat under the action of those white blocks, and the mercury is also steamed into a gaseous state, and then it floats on the river." ”

Hou Ye asked, "Then what are these white blocks?"

Chen Xin said: "Although this is the first time I have seen this kind of block, Uncle Liu has mentioned before that this thing is a water fossil used to make eyewash. Hydrofossils are blocks that produce a large amount of heat when they encounter water, so they can turn flowing mercury into a gaseous state and float. ”

Hou Ye asked, "Then what is the explanation for these poisonous gases?"

Chen Xin said: "Poisonous gas is gaseous mercury, poisonous, after entering the skin, it will form dark spots, as long as the skin is cut in time to remove the dark spots, it will not be affected again." ”

Zhu Dalang said: "I see, can we solve the problem of drinking water by piercing all these floating corpses into their bellies?"

Chen Xin hurriedly said: "By all means, the size of the water fossil in the floating corpse is uncertain, if it is not handled properly, it is easy to make the floating corpse explode, in that case, all the sergeants who lift the floating corpse are probably difficult to spare." Minor cases were poisoned to death, and severe cases were killed on the spot. ”

Snake Right said: "I thought it was a big deal, just a few floating corpses, leave it to me, let me blow them up." ”

Chen Xin hurriedly walked to the side of the snake right and said: "Big sister, don't make trouble, in that case, you will just fall into the enemy's tricks, let the poison of mercury spread throughout the city, it may not be good in winter, but in summer, this place will become a dead city, and no one will be spared." ”

The snake was stunned on the spot. said, "Then you say, what should I do now?"

"We need to dig a deep pit, and when we throw it into the pit, we will cut their belly, and all the mercury and water stones in it will go into the pit," Chen Xin said. If we pour the sulfur that is commonly used in the army into it, the mercury will be completely hardened and buried in a deep pit, so that it will no longer hurt anyone. ”

Hou Ye said: "Zhu Da, have you heard clearly, just deal with it according to Chen Xin Gongzi's method, and after the floating corpse is disposed of, you can open the floodgate to cut off the water flow and restore the water in other parts of Jizhou." ”