Cao Baiqi is actually only forty years old, and he looks like an old man because of his cultivation of poison skills.

And "Cao Baiji" is not his real name, his real name is "Cao Mo".

Although his real name is Cao Mo, his strength is only four grades, but he is already the ninth assassin on the assassin list.

The assassin rankings in the Hidden Valley are divided into three lists: heaven, earth, and people, of which there are ten people on the heaven list, thirty people on the earth list, and sixty people on the herringbone list.

When it came to the selection of assassins, Hidden Valley had only one criterion: who he killed.

In other words, the difficulty of completing the task directly determines whether an assassin is qualified to make the list.

And Cao Mo, who only has the strength of the fourth grade, can rank ninth on the list, but it is not because he has completed a "B" task.

What he is good at is poisoning his back and killing people with other people's knives.

So he mostly takes on some low-level tasks.

In the current Liuye Lu, killing a hundred ordinary people at a time is the same as killing a fourth-grade person, and it is only "B".

And completing low-level tasks can be ranked ninth, which can only show that he has completed enough tasks and killed enough people.

Recently, he caught a peer in Jinguan City, and he didn't accept it, which led to the bounty gradually increasing to a very high task.

The level of this quest is not too high, only "B medium".

But the requirement is not to kill anyone, but to destroy an entire caravan.

What may seem like a troublesome task in the eyes of other peers is what he sees as a task that is specially prepared for him.

He already knows a lot of useful information from his employer, which is very helpful for him on how to plan.

And the person with the highest strength in the caravan is only seven grades, and in his eyes, he is a stinky fish and rotten shrimp.

So Cao Mo has been very happy recently, and he feels that the rich bounty is already beckoning to him.

But not long ago, his plans that were going smoothly were thwarted!

The nightmare insect Gu he planted in Lin Xing's body died.

Cao Mo paced back and forth in front of the futon in the pharmacy, wondering what had gone wrong.

This kind of nightmare insect has been recorded in the poisonous insect chapter of the "Ten Thousand Poisons True Scripture" passed to him by his master before he died: Nightmare is a dream ghost, and the child Gu is planted in other people's bodies, and it can imperceptibly affect the spiritual thinking of others through the mother Gu. If the Gu cultivator is strong enough, he can even manipulate the mother Gu to turn the person who bends over the sub-Gu worm into his own puppet.

Cao Mo spent several days sifting through the sharp knives on the route of the target caravan all the way north and back.

Finally, after the poisoning, he helped several people in the Iron Bone Village to treat itching, and he decided to use the Iron Bone Village to destroy the caravan.

Because he was faintly afraid of the strength of the boss of the Iron Bone Village, he was afraid that it would be difficult to control it after implantation, so he chose Lin Xing, who was naturally lustful for killing.

And for everything to seem so logical, when he treated Lin Xing and a few people for itching, he unknowingly threw poison and blood cold on Lin Pan's wine jar.

These secret arrangements were just so that Lin Xing's knife could be pulled out and killed the target.

Because he had only cultivated to the sixth level of the Poison Sutra, and the distance was quite far, he could only know the situation on Lin Xing's side intermittently through the Mother Gu of the Nightmare Worm.

Lin Xing had already looted and destroyed two caravans yesterday, but judging from the goods they had looted, they were not the target caravans.

Cao Mo also calculated the distance and time yesterday, and felt that the target caravan should meet Lin Xing and them today.

That Cheng thought, Lin Xing died not long ago!

If the host of the Nightmare Bug Gu dies, the Child Gu will not die immediately, but will not die until an hour later when it is not fed from the host's brain.

And as soon as Zi Gu died, the person who raised and manipulated the mother Gu would know immediately, so just now Cao Mo speculated that Lin Xing died at noon an hour ago.

"Shhhh Ahh

Cao Mo thought about it and accidentally tore off a few beards with his hands.

He frowned, and secretly thought to himself: "It shouldn't have been that caravan, that caravan only has more than twenty guards, and the strongest one is only seven grades." ”

Lin Xing is the strength of the fifth rank that has been promoted in the past two years, plus the thirty-fourth person he also brought, it can be said that he is much stronger than the target caravan.

Cao Mo felt that Lin Xing's death had been shrouded in a veil that he couldn't see through.

"Could it be that Lin Xing was killed by a strong man?"

Cao Mo guessed all kinds of possibilities, he knew that Lin Xing had also taken thirty or forty people out to loot together, and he didn't know if there were any little minions who could come back alive.

"No matter what, since Lin Xing is dead, the plan has to be changed!" Cao Mo made up his mind.

......

Xiaochan woke up, and her consciousness gradually returned to her brain.

But now her muscles and veins are swollen and painful, her whole body is weak, and she even feels strained to open her eyes and mouth to speak.

Not far away, it should be the light of the fire, because there is a hint of warmth.

Her eyes opened slightly, and she glanced slightly towards the light, but the flickering light was slightly irritated in the dark environment, forcing her slightly dark eyes to close again.

"It should be night. Xiaochan thought silently in her heart.

In her ears, the conversation around the fire not far away became clear.

"Brother Mu Qing, my sister has been taking this second medicine for almost two hours, why haven't she woken up yet. ”

Xiaochan could hear that this was her younger brother Li Si's slightly puzzled voice.

At this time, Li Si was sitting next to Mu Qing, and his expression was obviously much more respectful under the firelight.

Sure enough, strength is the best pass in this troubled world.

Although Li Si was asking Mu Qing a question, he knew from his respectful tone that in the battle at noon, Mu Qing had already used his domineering strength to subdue him.

He wasn't doubting Mu Qing's medical skills now, he was just worried about his sister's body.

It was already dusk, the night was silent, and the rain had stopped.

Because they no longer have to hide from the rain, many people rest in a clean place outside the cave entrance.

In the cave that was originally relatively crowded, now only Mu Qing and the others remained, and the air became a little colder.

Mu Qing threw a piece of wood with moisture into the fire, and choking green smoke rose.

He looked in Xiaochan's direction, and replied with a little doubt: "It stands to reason that your sister should wake up, I'll go and see the situation." ”

Mu Qing said as he patted the grass and wood ash on his knees, and walked to the innermost Xiaochan.

Xiaochan was lying motionless on a thin quilt at this time, and her eyes moved slightly when she heard Mu Qing's footsteps.

A girl who practices martial arts will always have a little stubbornness and cuteness in her personality, and when she felt that Mu Qing was already very close to her, she quieted down and continued to pretend to sleep.

She also wants to save face.

After all, it seems that everyone has been delayed for so long because of her.

Mu Qing's warm fingers rested on Xiaochan's pulse, her eyes closed slightly, and her mind followed her internal force into Xiaochan's body.

From Taiyuan to the Divine Court, from the Divine Court to the Qi Sea, Mu Qing's mind followed the internal force to probe Xiaochan's whole body.

For the sake of safety, he still used the special internal force when he detoxified Xiaochan this time.

Mu Qing was surprised to find that Xiao Chan was a little deficient in addition to her qi and blood, but her meridians and acupoints had been broadened and condensed a lot, and the part of the internal force that she had left in her body before had been completely absorbed by the acupoints.

"Does this prove that there is actually no danger in this special internal force of mine?" Mu Qing lowered his head and frowned, "I wonder if Xiaochan's current internal force can digest toxins?"

When Mu Qing was thinking about it, his two fingers were still on the Taiyuan acupoint on Xiaochan's wrist and did not leave.

He didn't notice that because the internal forces in his and Xiaochan's bodies were of the same origin, the internal forces of the two of them were still circulating uncontrollably with each other.

Xiaochan felt that she couldn't pretend anymore.

All she felt was the heat all over her body now.

When Mu Qing's internal force entered her body, she realized that she didn't know when she was promoted.

The trick points can accommodate more pure internal force, and the meridians that can accommodate the flow of internal force are wider, isn't this a performance after promotion?

Although she didn't know what was going on, compared with her previous internal strength, Xiaochan felt that it was obviously many times higher.

After half a moment, Mu Qing's internal force was still flowing into Xiaochan's body.

"Ah~"

Xiaochan finally couldn't stand the burning and numbness flowing all over her body, and gasped lightly.

"Huh?" Mu Qing let go of his fingers and looked at Xiao Chan who made a sound.

The delicate face was pale and pale, the cheeks were stained with a hint of sickness, fine beads of sweat were dotted on the tip of the small nose, and the slightly dry lips were slightly open, Xiaochan opened her eyes and dodged Mu Qing's gaze.

"Xiaochan, you're awake!"

"Sister, you're awake!"

Liu Weirui and Li Si's voices appeared at the same time, and both of them gathered around.

Because of the internal force being attracted, Xiaochan felt that her control of her body was gradually improving.

She tilted her head and carefully looked at the sky outside the cave, and said with a reluctant smile: "Miss, I'm fine, it's just that the caravan trip has been delayed." ”

Liu Weirui squatted down next to Mu Qing, took one of Xiaochan's hands, shook her head, and said softly: "Xiaochan don't do this next time." ”

"You don't know that the poison on that arrow is so terrible that in less than a quarter of an hour, you don't even have to breathe. ”

She was especially afraid, turned her head to look at Mu Qing next to her, and continued to say to Xiaochan: "This time it's all up to Mr. Mu Qing, he is not only powerful but also has superb medical skills, if it weren't for his help, we might all be in danger." ”

"Yes, sister, this time thanks to Brother Mu Qing. Li Si, who was standing behind Mu Qing, touched his head and said with emotion.

Xiaochan has been silently experiencing the internal force circulating in her body when everyone is talking, and she can be sure that she is indeed promoted.

Only then did she set her eyes on Mu Qing and explored: "I don't know why I was promoted, and I don't feel like it's from the seventh rank to the sixth grade." ”

Mu Qing met Xiaochan's gaze and was thinking about how to explain this matter in his mind.

Li Si next to him was startled and opened his mouth first: "What!! won't you." ”

Li Si and her sister Li Chan have always been learning martial arts with Li Niu, and both sisters and brothers are seven-grade strength.

This strength was enough for Li Si to be proud of before, but after the noon battle, he understood the truth that there are mountains outside the mountain and there are buildings outside the mountain, and Li Si is now thinking about improving his strength, where would he have thought that his sister would be promoted.

Li Si scratched his hair vigorously, and asked guessingly: "How can there be such a good thing, is it because sister, you were blessed by misfortune after being poisoned, I knew that I was also hit by an arrow." ”

"No, that's not what I meant. ”

Before Li Si finished speaking, he was glared at by his own young lady and his own sister.

"Oh, it's very likely, pharmacology has always been about three parts of poison, and some violent poisons are actually good tonics in some special circumstances, and fighting poison with poison is this principle. ”

Li Si's interruption gave Mu Qing the direction to follow.

He looked at Xiao Chan and Liu Weirui and continued, "In addition, Miss Xiao Chan has taken two Nine Turns Youyan Grass, and Miss Xiao Chan's promotion is reasonable. ”

"Well, in short, thank you Mr. for saving your life, Xiaochan is unforgettable. "Xiaochan didn't know the preciousness of the Nine Turns of the Flame Grass.

She looked at Mu Qing's expression as she wanted to stop the topic, she originally wanted to say that she was promoted two levels in a row, but in the end she decided to wait until she had time to ask Mu Qing clearly.

"Then let's all take a good rest. After Liu Weirui spoke, everyone dispersed to the side.

After the rain, the sky is as clear as a wash, and the moonlight is sprinkled with starlight on the mountains, and even at night, the grass and trees are faintly visible.

The breeze is a good companion, the bright moon falls asleep, and everyone who has been busy outside the cave for most of the afternoon has gone to sleep with their clothes.

At this time, if someone gets up at night and looks down at the foot of the mountain, he will clearly see a line of fires lit up, getting closer and closer to the halfway up the mountain where everyone is.