Chapter 45: The Broken Temple
On the second watch, it was cold and frozen.
The fire in the ruined temple also gradually dimmed, only two or three short pieces of thick firewood were still smoking, and no one added firewood and grass to them, they all felt a little tired and needed to recuperate.
The feeling of fatigue was more than the invasion of cold, and no one wanted to move.
The dilapidated gate, the occasional wind blowing in, blew away the cold ash on the burned firewood, and the wood, which had not been completely extinguished, showed a dark red again, dotted with stars, and then slowly ignited the stubby firewood that was emitting white smoke, and the wind helped the fire, and the fire started again.
In the flickering firelight, Nie Qingyun, who was already asleep, suddenly opened his eyes, bounced up, and flashed to the door with an arrow step.
In the cold wind, a strong smell of blood greeted Pu Lai, "Qiang" Nie Qingyun's long sword was out of the sheath, Liu Qingfeng was also standing behind him at some point, holding a burning firewood in his left hand, and the sword in his right hand was out of the sheath.
The two slowly walked into the hospital, and the scene in front of them was terrifying and tragic.
I saw that the four Mongolian horses pulling the cart were lying in a pool of blood, and their mouths were still snoring and spitting hot air, and they could no longer even make a mournful sound.
The picture is extremely tragic, and the pungent blood in the cold wind is disgusting.
Nie Qingyun was already squatting on the ground and vomiting, Liu Qingfeng trembled his hands and slowly lifted the curtain, fortunately, Zhao Qingming and Wei Qingshu in the car were just unconscious, and there were no fatal injuries on their bodies.
Liu Qingfeng shook and patted Zhao Qingming and Wei Qingshu, who were still asleep, but the two of them couldn't wake up.
"They're just getting succumbed."
Liu Qingfeng looked back and saw that Xiao Ding and Tang Qingqing had arrived in the courtyard at some point.
Tang Qingqing took out a vial from his arms, poured out two pills, handed them to Liu Qingfeng, and said, "There are many kinds of incense, and this one of them is called the Soul Killing Incense, which can not only take the soul but also kill people. Without an antidote, they won't wake up. ”
Liu Qingfeng took the pill and said, "Thank you Miss Tang for coming to the rescue." ”
didn't dare to slack off at the moment, and immediately fed the two to swallow the pill.
Tang Qingqing said: "You open all the curtains, let the air circulate, let them lie down again, people who are hit by this soul-killing incense will have strong illusions in their brains, even if they take the antidote, they can't tell the difference between dreams and reality for a while." ”
Liu Qingfeng said respectfully: "Yes, thank you Miss Tang for your advice." ”
Xiao Ding looked at Tang Qingqing and said, "Is this Soul Killer Incense really so powerful?" ”
Tang Qingqing stared at Xiao Ding, pretending to be angry: "Hmph, you don't believe my vision, this soul-killing incense can only be solved by my Tang family except for 'Sick Hua Tuo'." ”
"Sick Hua Tuo?"
Tang Qingqing glanced at Xiao Ding and said with a joke: "You don't even know about the sick Hua Tuo? Oh my God, you don't know anything about it? ”
Xiao Ding smiled: "I'm not an immortal, how can I know everything." How can we Tang Daqian's ability be so great, all the world's famous drug masters have to call your aunt and grandmother when they see you. ”
Women are born without praise, especially when they are praised by the person they like, Xiao Ding casually flattered her, and Tang Qingqing was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth.
Tang Qingqing looked proud, she said unhurriedly: "No one knows what the original name of this sick Hua Tuo is, only that he has extremely high medical skills and a strange personality. Do things according to your own preferences, the person he wants to save, even if he is lying in the coffin, he can save it, and the person he doesn't want to save, even if you cut off his head, he will not save it. ”
Xiao Ding smiled: "His medical skills are so good, why is he also called Sick Hua Tuo?" ”
Tang Qingqing sighed: "It is difficult for a doctor to heal himself, because he has a strange disease, and he can't cure it himself." ”
"What a strange disease?"
"A disease that doesn't recognize six relatives when it comes on, and even recognizes itself! Once the disease strikes, the patient becomes a completely different person. The personality, expression, and voice of speech will completely change into another person, and it seems that even the soul does not belong to the body, so this disease is called soul disorder. Tang Qingqing sighed.
Xiao Ding suddenly said: "So Sick Hua Tuo made this soul killing incense to control his condition?" ”
Tang Qingqing shook his head and said, "Originally, this Soul Killing Incense was not a mystical incense, but a medicine, a medicine that can prevent and alleviate soul leaving disorder. Slowly, Hua Tuo discovered that this medicine can not only sedate people, but also deeply hypnotize others, and if ingested for a long enough time or in large enough doses, it can even kill people invisibly. ”
Xiao Ding stopped talking and paced back and forth in the courtyard.
Nie Qingyun didn't vomit anymore, he had already vomited everything he had eaten during the day.
Wei Qingshu and Zhao Qingming had regained their senses, and the two looked at the scene in front of them and couldn't say a word.
Liu Qingfeng stepped forward and told the two of them about the situation.
Xiao Ding put his hands behind his back, stood still, and said lightly: "Now we have two roads, first, wait for dawn, send two people to the post station to buy four more horses; Second, cremate the body of Zhao Zhangmen on the spot and take the ashes on the road. ”
After a pause, he continued: "I'm just not sure where this post is, how long it will take to go back and forth, and I don't know if Sick Hua Tuo will become addicted to killing horses, and then secretly kill the horses he bought." ”
Although there are two paths in Xiao Ding's words, the meaning is very obvious.
Tang Qingqing tilted his head and asked, "Isn't there a third way to choose?" ”
Xiao Ding smiled, laughing very strangely, he smiled: "Yes, how not, isn't there anyone when the horse is gone, two people pull a car, if you go fast, you should be able to reach Qingcheng Mountain before Chinese New Year's Eve." ”
Tang Qingqing said angrily: "Seriously." ”
Xiao Ding shrugged helplessly and said: "What I said was originally serious, since the opponent has appeared, he will never give up, although only one sick Hua Tuo has been found at present, but next, will there be a second one, the third ......?"
Seeing that no one interjected, he continued: "Ill Hua Tuo only killed the horses, but not the killing, which proves that his martial arts are not as good as his medical skills, and he cannot guarantee that he can restrain two people at the same time without being discovered by the people in the house. But being able to quietly approach the carriage and cast the Soul Killing Incense shows that his light skills are not low. Especially since we have never seen the appearance of Sick Huatuo, it is a headache to secretly have an opponent who is superb and good at using poison. ”
Liu Qingfeng said: "My Qingcheng faction has no grievances with this sick Hua Tuo in the past, and there is no enmity in the near future, what is he doing this for." ”
Nie Qingyun said coldly: "As the saying goes, the appearance of this person is inseparable from the Blue Dragon Society and the Money Gang. ”
Xiao Ding said faintly: "The four of you have to decide quickly, the purpose of the sick Huatuo is to prevent us from rushing back to Qingcheng Mountain as soon as possible, proving that something important is about to happen to the Qingcheng faction, maybe the wave of people from the Qinglong Society has already started to act." ”
The four of them were shocked, and Zhao Qingming bowed down and said, "Thank you Ding Shaoxia for reminding you." ”
He turned his head to look at the other three and said, "In order to rush back to Qingcheng Mountain as soon as possible, let's cremate my father's body on the spot." ”
All three nodded in agreement.
Fortunately, there is enough firewood and grass ready in the temple.
The firewood stack has been erected, and the four Xiu people in Qingcheng have a torch in their hands and light the firewood stack from the four corners.
Dry wood flames, crackling, fire rose to the sky.
Tang Qingqing whispered: "I don't know if that sick Hua Tuo will hide in the dark and peep, and what kind of poisonous tricks he thinks." “
Xiao Ding smiled: "Don't worry, I promise he won't appear again tonight." “