Chapter 208: Pushing the Boat with the Current
"Why are you?" Ye Xiaoxiao's face turned red, and he asked gently, and his attitude took a big turn one hundred and eighty degrees.
"I saw you coming out for a long time, and I was worried that something would happen to you, so I came out to take a look. Yu replied.
"It turns out that he is worried about me too. Ye Xiaoxin thought secretly, and couldn't help but have a sweet smile on his face.
"What are you laughing at?" Yu Zhong said strangely.
"It's nothing! By the way, the little junior sister just came to report Pu Huan's itinerary, there is nothing suspicious. Next, she will go to Jingjiang Mansion with her senior brother to investigate the news. Ye Xiaoxiao hurriedly changed the topic.
"Your little junior sister will be very well-behaved and clever by then. One thing I wonder about is why the matter of the Demon Sect has caused Master Jingyi and your faction to fight so much. Yu Zhong asked suddenly.
In fact, I have been hesitating for a long time in my heart about this question, but I have never found a chance to say it.
I saw Ye Xiaoxiao smile deeply and said, "When it's time to speak, I will naturally tell Brother Yu." ”
She smiled reluctantly, a bit like a squeezed smile, as if the question had touched the softest part of her heart.
Yu Zhong didn't mention it anymore when he saw this, he believed in Ye Xiaoxin, and she would say it when it was time to say it.
There is one more day left to see what the Manichaeans will do. Baili remembered that when he was in Xiaozhou, the dart car was inexplicably robbed, and everyone was completely unaware of it.
Afterwards, Baili Shu carefully asked the two dart masters on duty at night, and they said that just by asking about a strange fragrance, the whole person lost consciousness and was unconscious. By the time he woke up, the cart had already lost his tracks.
But it is almost impossible for two truckloads of goods to get out of the inn quietly without making any noise. I haven't figured out this matter for a long time, could it be that Manichaeans really know witchcraft.
The Manichaeans were bound to win this time, and if they repeated the old trick and stole the dart cart again under the nose of Baili Hao, he would lose face.
For this reason, Baili Hao specially prepared, he brought two rice bags, tied them firmly under the dart cart with hemp rope, and then carefully pierced two small holes in the rice bag.
Yu Zhong and Ye Xiaoxiao walked into the courtyard together, and when they saw him circling around the dart car, they asked, "Baili, what are you doing?"
"I'm making a little trap, just in case. Baili replied.
His idea was that if the dart car was stolen again this time, the rice bag would start to leak because of the bumps in the process of moving, so that at least he could catch up with the traces.
Seeing him think of these strange methods, Yu Zhong was amused by him, but he had to say that Baili Unintentionally hit the point.
Although the Manichaeans have a numerical advantage, they will definitely not choose the most brainless method of robbing, otherwise they will already do it in Xiaozhou.
Because in this way, the whole martial arts and the whole rivers and lakes will know that Manichaeism will not hesitate to attack the Baili Dart Bureau for the sake of the Demon Skill Secret Book and the Demon Sect Secret Treasure. At that time, even if they get these, they will become the enemies of the entire rivers and lakes at the same time, and the end will not be much better than the Demon Sect back then.
Baili Xuan's subordinates have this little manpower, and if you want to say that you don't worry about it, it's fake. The last thing he wants is casualties, after all, everyone is old and young, although the bowl of rice is a high-risk profession.
"Did anything strange happen before the last time the dart car was stolen in Xiaozhou?" Yu Zhong wanted Bai Lishu to review what happened again, lest there be any missing details, after all, he was not there at the time.
"There was a fire the night before, and it also alarmed the government to inspect the goods. Although the final conclusion was accidental, I always thought that this was the work of Manichaeism. Baili thought about it and replied.
"Fire?" Yu Zhong asked.
"Yes, those medicinal herbs placed in the courtyard by aliens spontaneously ignited for some reason. If we hadn't reacted quickly, we might have suffered our cargo. It lasted from midnight to the next afternoon, so I slept so dead at night that I didn't notice something was wrong with the dart car. Baili replied.
Hearing this, Yu Chong faintly felt that something was wrong, these Manichaean people should not do meaningless things. He hurriedly called the two dart masters who were on duty for the second night, and it was the two of them who were on duty when the dart cart disappeared.
"Did the two brothers say that they fainted and lost consciousness when they smelled a strange fragrance?" asked Yu Zhong.
"Back to Yu Shaoxia's words, it is like this. The two dart masters replied.
"Have you ever smelled this scent before?" asked Yu Zhong again.
The two dart masters, you look at me, I look at you, thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Yes, I remember, we also smelled the fire in the courtyard the day before, but the smell is much lighter, Yu Shaoxia, if you don't ask, we don't remember it." ”
"Could it be a problem with these burning herbs?" Yu Zhong said, holding his chin and frowning.
Ye Xiaoxiao on the side suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, I heard the family teacher say that there is a special herb in the south called nightshade. Once burned, this herb will produce a drowsy aroma, and the effect varies depending on the amount used, and inhaling a large amount of it can cause a person to lose all five senses and become unconscious. In the Southern Army, it was mostly used to treat soldiers who were more seriously injured. ”
"When you say that, I also have the impression that there was indeed a smell of fragrance after the fire the night before. At the time, I thought it was the fragrance of the herbs, so I didn't care. Bai Li said.
"What does this herb look like, do you know?" asked Yu Zhong quickly.
"I know, the master once showed me a drawing, and told me to be careful when I get to the south. After Ye Xiaoxiao finished speaking, he picked up the pen and drew the nightshade on the paper.
When a dart master saw the herbs drawn on the paper, he immediately said, "Yes, yes, that's it, when those aliens moved their herbs into the backyard, I took a sneak peek out of curiosity, and there were indeed herbs that looked like this." ”
Things are already obvious. The reason why the Manichaeans were able to steal the dart cart without everyone noticing it was not because of any witchcraft, but because of the use of nightshade.
The fire on the first day was not used in much volume, so after the dart masters inhaled it, it did not have an immediate effect. But under the influence of the drug, he slept so dead the second night that he was unaware of the theft of the dart cart.
And the two dart masters on duty at night should have inhaled a large amount of nightshade, and then they immediately fell into a coma on the spot and lost consciousness.
"These despicable and obscene cults, phew!" Bai Li Xuan snorted.
"If they do it again, we've got to have a way to deal with it. Little girl, has Master Ling ever mentioned whether there is a solution to this herb?" Yu Zhong asked.
"Because nightshade is only an anesthetic herb and is harmless to people, there is no antidote, and if you inhale it, you can only wait for it to wake up naturally, so we can only avoid inhalation. Ye Xiaoxiao shook her head and said.
Yu thought about it for a while, and suddenly had an idea: "It's not difficult to do." ”
He immediately asked the master to pass on the message, and each of them prepared two pieces of gauze, wrapped in moist soil, and sewn them into a size that could cover their mouths and noses for later use.
This method, which was used in the Rosemary Valley to deal with miasma, should be no problem now.
In addition to preparing to guard against smoke, Baili also asked people to prepare several large tanks of water in the yard in case of emergency.
There are still some fire dragon spit beads left in Changle Town. Baili gathered everyone and distributed the fire dragon spit beads to each of the dart masters. If the Manichaeans want to come hard, I'm afraid they will have to walk around without food.
"The next two days, hard work brothers. Everyone must play a twelve-point mental defense against accidents, and obey the arrangements of me and Yu Shaoxia to avoid casualties. Bai Li said.
"Yes, follow the orders of the chief dart head and Yu Shaoxia. All the dart masters replied in unison.
Everyone had a good night's rest. The next day, the team was ready for the Manichaean raid. Who knew that in the evening, Pu Huan came.
"Baili total dart, yesterday I was busy with personal matters, so I didn't take the time to visit everyone, today I specially set up a banquet in the restaurant, for you to pick up the wind and wash the dust, I hope you must discuss. Pu Huan smiled smirkedly.
In fact, who was present didn't know that he was addicted to Flower Street Willow Lane all day yesterday. Today, I want to invite everyone to the banquet, and it is clear that it is a Hongmen banquet, and I want to transfer the tiger away from the mountain.
This hand was indeed beyond everyone's expectations. But if he refuses, maybe Pu Huan may be suspicious again. Yu Zhong glanced at Baili Shu and motioned for him to go.
Baili Hao comprehended and said: "Thank you for the kindness of the big butler Pu, some of the brothers in the dart bureau have just arrived, and some are not adaptable, so it is better for me to bring a few brothers to be a representative." ”
Pu Huan didn't expect to be able to transfer all the dart teams, but now he was very happy to be able to transfer Baili Xuan, and hurriedly said yes with a smile on his face.
"Boss, I'll leave it to you here, I'll meet this fox who eats inside and out, and we'll be back before the time." Baili said in a low voice.
"Don't worry, here is me and Xiaoxiao. Yu replied.
Under the pretext of drinking and feasting together, Pu Huan also took away the guards of the Pu family in the courtyard. In this way, when the Manichaeans came to rob the darts, he not only weakened the defense of the courtyard, but also completely kept himself out of the situation.
Yu Zhong was actually wishing for this, at least for now he only had to deal with the enemies on the Manichaean side.
Time passed little by little, and under the arrangement of the remainder, all the dart masters were already in ambush everywhere, and the lights in the courtyard were all extinguished, and there was a dark silence.
On the other side of the restaurant, everyone was staggered, singing and dancing. Pu Huan toasted one cup after another, and it seemed that he would not stop without pouring Bai Li Yu and several dart masters.