Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Yellow Gate Poisons
Whether Sun Yi's harmony and Chunkong's actions went smoothly or not, let's divide our words into two ends, and talk back to earlier in the night...... That is, at the third quarter of the hour.
Huang Donglai followed You Jing out of the helm of the Tianqi Gang, and went straight to the building of no return.
At this point, there were not many pedestrians on the street, and the two walked all the way, and they didn't meet any people or things.
On the way, Huang Donglai wanted to talk to Na You Jing several times, but the other party only dealt with him in a perfunctory or cover-up way such as "um", "yes", and "I don't know".
Huang Donglai understood that You Jing should belong to the type of person who could not be inserted into the needle and could not be splashed with water, and was extremely good at keeping secrets, and it was impossible to use conventional methods to extract information from his mouth; of course, he didn't think that things would be so easy......
When Sun and Huang were making their plans, they had already speculated that it was very likely that the Lord would send someone to take Huang Dong to a certain place tonight, and give Huang Donglai medicine in the name of taking medicine or healing, but they didn't expect that the place they went to would be the No-Return Building, and they didn't expect that the person who led the way would be You Jing.
But now that the matter has come to this, Huang Donglai can only improvise.
It didn't take long for Huang Donglai to follow You Jing to the door of the Building of No Return.
As mentioned earlier, this restaurant has a good business at night, although those martial arts heroes who participated in the hero's banquet tonight can't come to patronize, but at this moment, there is still more than fifty percent of the attendance rate in the lobby on the first floor.
Fortunately, Huang Donglai and You Jing were not eye-catching, and people who didn't mix the rivers and lakes didn't know Huang Donglai, so when they walked through the lobby and walked up to the second floor, not many people paid attention to them.
After arriving at the "Zhixian Pavilion" on the second floor, Xue Tui would not come out to welcome guests without anyone notifying, and Yuan Fangzhi and Zhang Ergui in the back kitchen would not come out.
Therefore, You Jing led Huang Donglai and went directly to the "Sizhu" on the third floor.
Why do you want to give this layer this name? It's very simple, it's Gu Qiying reminding herself that what she does is dirty after all, and it is the kind of evil that people in the rivers and lakes despise the most.
The purpose of poisoning is nothing more than to make people dead or injured, which is actually the same as using martial arts or hidden weapons to hurt people, but "Gu art" is to make people unable to survive, unable to die, better than dead, and not good to die...... It's really inhumane.
To use metaphors, one is similar to killing enemy soldiers with weapons in war, and the other is similar to torture prisoners of war to death with extreme cruelty.
Bai Ruhong is a living example, a person like him, even if he is defeated one day and falls into the hands of the enemy, the other party will just kill him with a sword, or stab him a few more times to vent his anger, but the way he is tortured now is even if he is a member of the evil sect...... It will not be such a black hand.
However, Gu Qiying and Shen Youran were able to do such a thing, just because they had been holding the banner of "revenge" and slowly turned it into something similar to faith, so, unconsciously, they convinced themselves and gradually felt that they could do anything......
And the name of this "Si Zhi Ju" is just a formality, just like the emperor's edict to himself, deceiving his conscience, and showing others by the way, as if he really admitted his mistake and as if he really paid the corresponding price.
"Brother You, why is it so dark here?" After going up to the third floor, Huang Donglai immediately asked such a question.
But at the same time, he also understood why You Jing asked him not to put down the lantern in his hand after entering the building of no return.
"It was arranged by the hosts. You Jing didn't explain what it was for, just this sentence was enough, and after saying this, he immediately changed the conversation, "Huang Gongzi, I'll go get you medicine, you wait here for a while." โ
"Ah, well, there you go. Huang Donglai agreed casually.
You Jing glanced at him again, then turned around and walked towards the depths of the third floor.
Because he and Huang Donglai each had a lantern in their hands when they went out, so after he left, Huang Donglai still had something to illuminate, otherwise in the middle of the night, in this kind of place, he really couldn't see anything.
But in fact...... It's useless to see it.
The layout of the third floor is mainly divided into three areas: the first area is the place after coming up from the stairs, which is basically an empty buffer space, there is nothing, not even a place to sit, Huang Donglai is standing here.
The second area is the boss, that is, Gu Qiying's room, the door of the room is at the edge of the first area, Gu Qiying is not here at this time, the door is naturally closed, and what is there in that room...... Even You Jing is not particularly clear, because when he usually goes in to deliver food and pour the night pot, he is always fast in and out, he will not stay long, and he does not dare to look east and west.
The third area, which is also the largest set of spaces on the third floor, is connected by a corridor in the corner of the first area, and following that path, bypassing the master room, there are several larger rooms behind it, which are stacked with various materials and tools needed for Gu refining, and there are two rooms similar to "laboratories", one heated by a stove all year round, and the other with a thousand-year-old ice to make cold.
At this time, what You Jing was going to was a warehouse with all kinds of finished Gu, and the "Baishun Pill" that Gu Qiying instructed him to give Huang Donglai to eat, the real name was "Hundred Devouring Gu", after being hit by Gu, he must take a specific antidote regularly, otherwise he would suffer from the devouring heart of a hundred insects.
The effect of this Gu is not as powerful as that of Bliss Gu, and its finished product is a pill that looks very big, and the taste is also very strong, under normal circumstances, it is unlikely that someone will voluntarily take it, but at the moment, in the name of "treating Huang Dong's body abnormalities", it is logical for him to eat it.
Not long after, You Jing came back with a palm-sized white porcelain medicine bottle, and Huang Donglai was still standing in place, seemingly not taking a step away.
"Huang Gongzi, the medicine has been obtained. You Jing said, and handed over the medicine bottle.
Huang Donglai took the medicine bottle casually, opened the bottle and poured out one, and then leaned close to smell it: "!
He suddenly scolded loudly, startling You Jingdu.
"What kind of smell does this smell of? It's fishy and rushing, you can't mix it with folded ear root and garlic, right?" Huang Donglai said as he shook his head, "No, no...... Such a big pill, and this kind of taste, I will definitely not be able to swallow it dry, and it is possible to choke to death. โ
"Uh......" When You Jing heard this, he felt that this was also reasonable, not to mention that Huang Dong was here, and he felt reluctant to swallow it, so he continued, "I'm sorry, I was overlooked, I'll go and pour a cup of tea for Gongzi." โ
At this point, he was about to turn away, but it wasn't right to think about it......
"Wait...... Could this kid be trying to turn the tiger away from the mountain, and then change the medicine while I wasn't paying attention?" At this moment, You Jing secretly said in his heart, his footsteps stopped unconsciously, and he didn't dare to take his eyes off Huang Donglai.
However, nominally, he was ordered to give Huang Donglai an antidote, and there was no reason to guard against the other party like this, besides...... There was no indication that Huang Donglai was guarding against him, in case his actions aroused the suspicion of the other party, wouldn't it be self-defeating?
Just when You Jing was entangled and hesitating, unexpectedly......
"Hey~ Why did you go out of your way?" Huang Donglai actually took the initiative to relieve him, "It's dark here, and there's no place to sit, so why don't we go down together?"
You Jing thought about it, why did I have to let him swallow the medicine here, and besides, I was going to go downstairs to pour water for him.
"Oh! yes, Huang Gongzi has a point. Thinking of this, You Jing hurriedly nodded and borrowed the slope to get down the donkey, "That...... Huang Gongzi, please ......"
"Okay. Huang Donglai agreed, and then raised his hand, and with a very natural movement, he wanted to carry the medicine bottle into his arms.
"Eh!" Seeing this, You Jing was nervous again, and couldn't help shouting.
"Hmm, what's wrong?" At this second, Huang Donglai's hand was halfway out, and half of the medicine bottle was already in the placket of his clothes, but as soon as he heard You Jing's call, Kankan stopped his hand before the medicine bottle was about to leave the other party's sight.
"This vial...... I'll take it for Childe first. You Jing is also in a hurry, "lest the son's clothes also get the smell of the fishy smell." โ
"Ahh Huang Donglai put on an expression of sudden realization, and then took out the medicine bottle with disgust and stuffed it back into You Jing's hand, "Yes, yes, yes...... Quick, you can take it, and when I'm ready to eat it, you can just bring me another one. โ
You Jing took the medicine bottle and looked at it carefully, it was indeed the same bottle, combined with Huang Donglai's reaction, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and thought: "It seems that this kid is really defenseless, I think too much." โ
So, You Jing put the medicine bottle in his arms and made a "please" gesture.
Huang Donglai passed in front of him unhurriedly and walked down the stairs to the second floor, followed by You Jing.
Soon, the two of them came to the small reception hall on the second floor.
Huang Dong came to find a chair and sat down casually, while You Jing ran to pour him tea; the hot water was ready-made, and You Jing came back in less than two minutes.
"Childe, the tea has arrived...... Not very hot. You Jing poured Huang Donglai a cup of tea, and at the end he didn't forget to add something that seemed to urge him to take medicine quickly.
Huang Donglai responded: "Oh, okay, Brother You, you can also sit." โ
"No, no, You is just a subordinate...... Standing is suitable. Although You Jing's martial arts are much higher than Huang Donglai's, he does not have any arrogant behavior, and his attitude is still polite, after all, the order he got from his master was only to drug Huang Donglai, not to turn his face and kill his mouth.
"It's okay, it's just you and me now, and besides, everyone is working for the Lord, you stand and I sit, so how uncomfortable am I?" Huang Dong said, putting on a rather cordial attitude, "Na, Brother You, if you don't sit again, then I can stand up and get ......."
"You can't make it ...... I'll just sit down. You Jing could only sit down now, but he didn't sit well - he only sat on half a stool, his upper body was straight, and he didn't dare to lean on the back of the chair, as if he was going to get up at any time.
In the next period of waiting for the tea to cool, there was no conversation between the two, which was slightly awkward.
However, the silence didn't last long, and Huang Donglai finally spoke first: "Brother You, it's almost over, give me the medicine." โ
"Good. You Jing answered, and immediately reached out to take the medicine in his arms, and then ......
"Hiss-" When he put his hand into his arms, You Jing's hand suddenly felt a tingling pain, but as a martial arts practitioner, he could still endure this level of pain, so he endured the pain and took out the medicine bottle.
At this time, You Jing realized that the color of the bottle had changed, it was a white porcelain bottle, but now it had become gray-brown, and the place where he felt pain on his hand was also stained with this color.
He looked down again, and it was not right...... The color had already partially stained his coat, and it was located near his heart.
"Hmm-" At this moment, he realized that his heart seemed to hurt a little......
"What's wrong, Brother You, do you feel a little out of breath?" Huang Donglai was very careful, and at the same time as he asked this, he had already stood up from his chair and took a few steps back, away from You Jing.
"You!" You Jing knew that he was in the plan, and hurried his luck, wanting to use his internal strength to seal the acupoints in his heart.
Correct...... If he was unlucky, his heart stopped beating at that time.
In less than a minute, You Jing fell to the ground, whimpering for his life.
Huang Dong looked at the other party's corpse and snorted coldly, and said to himself: "Play poison with me...... Scold...... It's up to you?"
............
It didn't take much time for Huang Donglai to move You Jing's body back to the third floor, after all, Brother Huang just couldn't use his internal strength, and the strength of the martial arts practitioner was still there.
After setting up the corpse, Huang Donglai first disposed of the bottle that had been stained with poison, and then searched on You Jing, and the result was ...... Except for a soft sword hidden at his waist, he didn't even find anything elseโnot even a key.
That's weird......
Huang Donglai knew that the owner of the non-return building, that is, the venerable lord, lived in the "Siyan Residence" on the third floor. This matter was already known in the chat with Xue Tui on the night he and Sun Yihuan came to dinner, after all, this is not a secret, and many people in the city know about it.
However, as You Jing's confidant who delivers food to the boss every day, he doesn't have the key to any room on the third floor, which is obviously abnormal; even if the key to the boss's room is on the boss himself, but You Jing must hold the key to the other rooms, otherwise how did he open the door when he went to the back room to get the medicine just now?
Huang Donglai will not ignore this kind of abnormality, he and Sun Yihuan are both extremely cautious people...... Especially when they are in danger, the shrewdness and prudence of the two of them will instantly rise a few notches.
Huang Donglai stood there and thought for a moment, then picked up the sword on You Jing's waist and cut off one of You Jing's hands cleanly;
Huang Donglai didn't know that this room was the Lord's room at this time, because no one had told him, but because the door of this room was the first door that could be seen after stepping on the third floor, he tried it from this room.
Squeak - Babble -
The wooden door panel was slowly pushed open, making a shuddering sound in the darkness.
This door is not locked at all.
Huang Donglai reacted very quickly, and after he found that the door was unlocked, his first action was to cover his mouth and nose with his sleeve...... It can also be said to be the basic cultivation of a person who comes out of a drug family.
Why do you arrive at a place where you are supposed to have very valuable things, but the entrance to this place is not hidden and completely unguarded? There are only two possibilities, first, that the owner of the place is mentally retarded, and second, that there is actually a "guard", but you can't see it.
At this moment, Huang Donglai glanced in the door by the light of the lantern, and as soon as he saw a lit incense burner in the corner of the room emitting wisps of green smoke, he immediately determined that this was an anti-theft measure, at least one of them.
Thinking of this, he quickly entered the room with his mouth and nose covered, extinguished the censer, and then quickly withdrew from the room, leaving the door of the room open.
After doing this, Huang Donglai didn't wait for the smell in the room to dissipate, but first turned to the corridor next to him, and walked to the warehouses in the direction You Jing had gone before......