Chapter Twenty-Three: A Dream Is Not a Dream

"Why did they torture you so much, do you know why?" Jue Yuan asked. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"I know they think I had something to do with Dr. Shepud's assassination. Li Yingyuan hurriedly replied, but there was a sudden shock in his heart, who is Dr. Shepud, who seems to be very familiar.

"And do you have anything to do with that assassination?"

"Of course not, how could it be? Dr. Shepudt is a good man. ”

"Looks like you like this guy. ”

"Yes, though he was an Englishman, he was kind and very knowledgeable, and I learned a lot from her. He's usually pretty good except for being a little stubborn. ”

"I see. What was that assassination like, can you tell me about it?"

"What's there to say about that. Li Yingyuan suddenly felt a little impatient: "They always chase me and ask, and I say I'm annoyed." ”

"It's a very important thing, you have to think about it. You recall from what I said that that morning, that morning, Dr. Shepud, who came to you out of the blue, said that he was going to the port, and then you all took the medical kits together and called the soldiers out.

Think about it and see what you can see..."

Jue Yuan's voice was inducing, and it seemed to have a magical power. Li Yingyuan suddenly felt that the scene in front of him had changed, and he seemed to be back to the morning of the assassination day, and was going out with Dr. Shepud.

"We went out and out into the street. I told him to buy a few Qi Pills by the way, and we turned left..."With the inducement of Jueyuan's voice, Li Yingyuan saw all the things that morning again, and explained to Jueyuan little by little.

"Until we came to the bottom of Xianya Restaurant and talked about Hua Tuo's hemp boiling, everything was fine so far. As a result, suddenly someone fell from the sky, screaming for the death of the traitor, with a strange accent, and then cut down Dr. Shepudd with a single sword. Li Yingyuan described little by little and told everything about the day.

Jue Yuan listened patiently, interjecting only in a few key places, carefully asking about the process and details.

"What does an assassin look like?" asked Jue Yuan.

"I can't see it clearly, I am wearing a hat on my head, my face is full of beard, I am wearing clothes made of ordinary Songjiang cloth, and I am wearing a string of Buddhist beads on my wrist, which seems to be made of fine sandalwood. Under Jueyuan's guidance, Li Yingyuan felt that the figure of the assassin was demonstrating in slow motion in front of him, and many details that he hadn't noticed or remembered before were slowly appearing in front of him.

"He wears clogs on his feet, the kind of shoes that Fuso people often wear, and his thumbs are particularly thick. The sword in his hand is three feet three inches long, made of pure steel, and it looks very sharp..."

"You said he was wearing clogs on his feet, the kind of Fuso?" Jue Yuan's voice suddenly paused, as if he had discovered something very important.

"Yes, the kind of shoes of the Fuso people, the toes are all deformed. By the way, the accent of his speech is not the same, not from anywhere in our Ming Dynasty, but the accent of those Fusang people. Li Yingyuan suddenly noticed this detail at this time.

Earlier, he thought the Assassin's accent was a little strange, but he didn't care, but when he paid attention to it, he suddenly realized that it was the accent of the Fuso people, that is, the kind that didn't curl his tongue enough.

"Well, go ahead. After carefully asking for details, Jue Yuan continued to urge.

"Okay. It's just that what are we doing, does this assassination have anything to do with us?" Li Yingyuan suddenly felt that something was not quite right, and hesitated.

"There's a lot of connection, apprentice, come, let's drink some more saliva. Jue Yuan said earnestly.

Li Yingyuan immediately felt that water was flowing into his mouth, and he felt a familiar smell of medicine, and then he felt that the discomfort disappeared, and Jueyuan's image seemed to feel more kind.

It's just that I still feel that something is wrong in my heart, and I seem to have experienced this situation where nothing is wrong, as if it was not long ago, and it seems to have something to do with a certain cicada.

It's just that how can people have anything to do with cicadas, Li Yingyuan shook his head and continued to speak, describing how the assassins cut down Dr. Shepud, and managed to dodge the attacks of two English soldiers, wounding and killing them, and then turned around to deal with himself.

"Just when it was most dangerous, I saw, I saw Master. When Li Yingyuan said this, he was suddenly stunned, and the alarm bell rang in his heart.

"Did you see me?" Jue Yuan was stunned and said curiously, "Why did you see me?"

"No, I did see Master, and I saw you on the side of the road. Li Yingyuan tried his best to think about it, feeling that he remembered something very crucial, and it seemed that if he didn't think of him, he would be in big trouble.

"But, by the way, why is Master here? Isn't Master dead?" Li Yingyuan asked suddenly, his heart becoming more and more confused.

"Good boy, I've always been with you, drink some more water. After a pause, Jue Yuan said.

After drinking the water, Li Yingyuan just wanted to say something, but this time he really remembered who he saw. What Li Yingyuan saw was indeed his master, but it was not this Jueyuan master, but another master, Chen Kun.

In front of Li Yingyuan's eyes, the scene of that assassination was quickly replayed, replayed that the assassin slashed himself several times and cut himself empty, the old man who sold fruit screamed and ran away, and the original overlooked details were represented.

The old man's voice was clearly seven or eight points similar to the old monk Chen Kun, as well as the back, demeanor, and more importantly, the calm eyes that did not match the panicked movements at all, that was not the old monk Chen Kun, who was that?

Thinking of the old monk Chen Kun, he thought of the strange scene in the Buddha hall, and when he thought of the scene at that time, he thought of the golden cicada sealed in his right hand, and subconsciously Li Yingyuan urged the golden cicada in his hand.

The golden cicada vigorously devoured the power of qi and blood, and an imperceptible internal force was formed, Li Yingyuan immediately felt that he was a lot more awake, and suddenly realized that his current situation was very wrong, just like when he killed the golden cicada in his dream before, he actually fell into a terrible hallucination.

It is said that when a person's body is greatly damaged, or when he falls into extreme unconsciousness, the human brain will operate in a very peculiar way, making people see things that they have not noticed before, or think of strange thoughts that they would never normally think of.

I don't know if it's because of this reason, or because he has urged the golden cicada to form a new illusion when he entered the hallucination, Li Yingyuan suddenly felt that the scenes of his past month were quickly replayed in front of his eyes, and then he actually found several scenes of Chen Kun's existence.

An ordinary old man sweeping the floor, or a servant in the official office, or even a small vendor on the side of the road, Chen Kun's figure is everywhere.

He disguised himself well every time, so much so that Li Yingyuan passed by him several times without realizing it at all, but at this special situation, Li Yingyuan suddenly remembered a lot of encounters with Chen Kun.

Or just a look, or just a back, maybe even a little tone of voice, but now that everything is played back, you can clearly see the familiar figure hiding behind these disguises.

"Master, you've always been by my side. Li Yingyuan suddenly came to his senses and shouted.

"Oh yes, I've always been there for you, with you. Jue Yuan's voice sighed, and he seemed to understand something, quickly added, and then urged Li Yingyuan to drink water.

However, Li Yingyuan heard Andrew's taste from Jueyuan's voice this time, and only felt that he suddenly understood everything. My current state is definitely not normal, but I am afraid that I am being pulled into some kind of hallucination.

Jue Yuan's voice continued to lure Li Yingyuan into telling the scene of the assassination, and Li Yingyuan had to deal with it carefully in a daze, carefully skimming the places involving Chen Kun lightly.

Li Yingyuan seemed to feel confused again every time he drank water, and then urged the golden cicada, and he sobered up again, only to feel that he was not feeling strong all over his body, and he was about to faint at any time.

Li Yingyuan realized at this time that he was not looking at things with his eyes open, but with his eyes closed all the time, and his eyes were covered with strips of cloth or something, all of which was too illogical. Drinking water so often that he just wanted to find a place to vomit.

"How is this person Hai Dagui?" Jue Yuan, no, Andrew asked nonchalantly.

"He's just a mallet. Li Yingyuan replied irritably, feeling that he could be confused at any time, and that he could be completely awake at any time. In any case, neither of those states is what I need right now.

"He is not skilled in medicine at all, and he has no idea of studying medicine hard. When I was a child, I lived under my father, and when I grew up, I used a few prescriptions to deceive people, and I didn't count Langzhong at all. ”

"Then you still follow him, and you still want to study medicine with him?" Andrew asked, while motioning for Li Yingyuan to continue drinking water.

"What else can I do if I don't follow him?" Li Yingyuan replied with an impatient demeanor, the potion he drank seemed to be rushing out of his stomach, and he seemed to be unable to tell whether he was awake or confused now: "Master has left a lot of legacy, and those uncles and uncles are red when they look at it." If I want to stay in the Taoist temple, I will definitely be harmed by them, and if I follow Hai Dagui, at least I can leave the place of right and wrong, and I can still live. ”

Li Yingyuan tried hard to urge the golden cicada, but urging the golden cicada required a lot of qi and blood, and under exhaustion, the role of the golden cicada became smaller and smaller, but it made himself more and more prostration, and his resistance to hallucinations was declining.

"So, have you worked with someone or an organization to help them find out about the situation of the English people?" Andrew's voice, or Jueyuan's voice, came from a distant place, and Li Yingyuan couldn't tell whose voice it was for a while.

"I've only done things for Master, you know. After being silent for a while, Li Yingyuan struggled to answer, but in his heart he frantically wanted to talk about Jinyiwei and Chen Kun, and it seemed that he would be uncomfortable if he didn't say this.

Li Yingyuan secretly tried his best to urge the Golden Cicada Dao Seed, trying to keep himself awake, and in the endless hallucination, he knew that as long as he said the wrong word at this time, he would be doomed. reluctantly replied, but it just implied multiple meanings, fooling the other party.

"After you worked for the English people, did anyone deliberately approach you and ask you about the English people?" I don't know how long it took, but the voice of Jueyuan or Andrew continued.

"There's no such thing, I'm just an apprentice, I think..."Li Yingyuan tried his best to say something, but at this time he was exhausted, and his voice became smaller and quieter, and he could barely hear it.

Andrew leaned over and wanted to hear what he said, but at this time Li Yingyuan couldn't hold it anymore, and with a wow, the water in his stomach spit out headlessly, and all of it spit on Andrew, who was caught off guard.

Andrew stood there, drenched in nameless dirty water, and looked at Li Yingyuan who was vomiting on the bed in amazement. Bob and Senko, who were still very close to Andrew, quietly moved their steps, trying to stay as far away as possible from the venerable Major Andrew.