When night fell, under the dim light, the post house in the east of the city, where the distinguished guests were scattered, was quiet and deserted, and there were no guards holding bright broadswords outside the gate.

The two stepped into the gate of the post house, and the door of the room in the courtyard was closed, and there was no one in sight.

Only a few rooms in the west courtyard of the post station were still lit, but the doors were closed, and there was no sound.

Hai Canglan and the people of the West walked towards the illuminated West Courtyard.

As soon as I entered the courtyard gate, I saw a large room on the side squeak open the door, and the strong smell of herbs immediately dispersed. A young man in a coarse cloth shirt entered the next room with a steaming bowl of medicine, and then turned out of the room.

"Little brother...... Hai Canglan and the people of the West hurriedly stepped forward and stopped the young man in front of him.

"The two of you are ......" The young man was a little surprised when he saw Hai Canglan and the two of them, and asked.

"Oh, we heard that the people in the inn have been poisoned, and we want to come and check it out to see if we can get some clues, and then go to find an antidote. Hai Canglan hurriedly replied.

"Can you find the antidote?" the young man suddenly looked surprised.

"We can't guarantee that we'll find a cure yet, but we'll try to try it. Hai Canglan replied, and as he spoke, he glanced at the Xiyan beside him, and the Xibei also nodded to the young man.

"My dad just took medicine and needs to rest, you come here with me. The boy beckoned the two to the side room.

When the three of them entered the big house, they saw several large stoves in the house, with all kinds of vegetables, fruits and vegetables piled up on the shelves next to them, and some raw meat hanging on the wall opposite the stove, which seemed to be the kitchen of the post house.

On the side of the door, a small casserole for decocting medicine had just been extinguished, and the smell of medicine filled the room.

"I just boiled some medicine, and the two of you are waiting. The young man took a bench and beckoned Hai Canglan and the people of the West to sit down.

"Is your father sick?" asked the young man.

The young man sighed and said, "It's not a disease, it's poisoning." It's the same poison among the big people who moved to Mufeng Villa today. ”

"Oh, do you mean that the people who work in the inn have also been poisoned?" asked the Wester.

"Well, all of us who work here have been poisoned, and I've been poisoned, but my father is better. The boy replied helplessly.

"Then what kind of medicine do you have? Do you have a recipe for detoxification?" Hai Canglan asked with a puzzled expression.

"No, but my father's poisoning is too bad, I can't watch him uncomfortable, I don't do anything, so I went to Langzhong to prescribe some heat clearing and detoxification medicine, and fried it for my father to eat, just a comfort, the effect is not great. The boy shook his head.

"This is the kitchen of the inn?" asked the Wester.

"Well, here's the kitchen. My father was originally the best chef in Mufeng Villa, and the owner of the village only photographed my father in this martial arts trial, but he was afraid that he would snub the distinguished guests from all walks of life who came to the city. The boy replied.

"You mean that all the food and drinks at the inn are delivered from here?" Hai Canglan asked.

The boy nodded.

"Is it possible that the ingredients have been poisoned?" Hai Canglan then asked.

"Since the people in the inn have been poisoned, it is possible that there is really a problem with the ingredients here, so I stayed in an inn in the west of the city, so I was not poisoned. The West also nodded and said.

When the young man heard what the two said, he frowned and thought for a moment and said, "Probably not." The vegetables and fruits, meat and rice noodles in the kitchen have been inspected by a special person, and the owner of my family attaches great importance to this martial arts trial, and the people who arrange to come to the post house are the most trusted people in the villa, and the requirements are the most strict when they are on duty in the kitchen. ”

"What's wrong with that?" asked the West Contempt, looking at Hai Canglan and even more puzzled.

Hai Canglan was silent, as if he was thinking about something.

"The two of you came late at night for the antidote, and it was very hard, so I made a pot of tea for the two of you. With that, the boy got up and took a clay pot from the table, went to a low platform with tiles by the stove, lifted the wooden lid, took a scoop and took some water and poured it into the teapot.

At this time, Hai Canglan suddenly got up and came to the side, looked at the low platform full of water and asked, "Is this a well, how can it be indoors, will this water be poisoned?"

The young man shook his head: "Before tonight, the post house was full of distinguished guests, in order to entertain thoughtfully, twelve hours a day and night, there were people on duty in the kitchen, and it was not easy for someone to come in and poison them." ”

Hai Canglan looked carefully at the low platform with tiles, and then asked, "Is this a well?"

"This ...... It's not a well, it's a ......" The young man suddenly spoke a little hesitantly, as if he didn't want to speak.

"What is it, is there anything hidden from the little brother?" Hai Canglan asked.

At this time, the people of the West also got up and came to the front: "This water is not deep, and it is not a well. ”

The young man on the side sighed, and then said: "Now that such a big thing has happened in the post house, and everyone is deeply poisonous, it is most important to find the antidote as soon as possible, and there is nothing that cannot be said." ”

"This is not a well, but a spring, in the early years when the post house was built, a culvert was dug between the Jinwu Spring in the back garden and the kitchen in the west courtyard, and the spring water from the back garden was brought to the house for easy use. The spring water of Jinwu Spring is sweet and clear, so the well in the courtyard of the west courtyard is just a decoration, and the tea and meals in the kitchen stove do not use well water. The boy continued.

"This ...... Is it a secret, not everyone knows about it?" asked the West Gentleman, remembering what the boy didn't want to say just now.

"Well, most people don't know that the inn drinks spring water from the back garden, and we can't say it, this is also for safety. The boy replied.

"Even if someone wants to poison the water, they will only poison it from the western courtyard, but in fact, the people in the post house do not drink the water from the well...... "The western despise suddenly realized.

"Hmm. The boy nodded.

Hai Canglan, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly had a bright light in his eyes, and asked the young man: "The Jinwu Spring you are talking about is a deep pool with more than a dozen springs next to the vegetable furrow in the back garden, and how many chrysanthemums are there next to it?"

"Well, there it is. The boy replied.

Hai Canglan suddenly looked pale, his brows stretched, and he said to the West Contempt and the young man: "I probably guessed who the poisoner was." ”

The two on the other side were both surprised, and asked in unison, "Who is it?"

"Little brother, what you said about this secret that ordinary people don't know, the richest man in the city who provides daily necessities for the post house and takes care of things in the inn, does the master of the Yue family know?" Hai Canglan asked the young man.

"Oh, I know, I know, in recent years, every time I have come to the martial arts trial, it is the Yue family who helps take care of the post house, and Master Yue naturally knows. Could it be him?" the boy was even more stunned.

"I'm eight points sure that he is the one who poisoned him, but I still need to go to Yue's house. Hai Canglan said.

"That'...... Then, do you need me to tell my eldest lady about this, so that she can find some helpers in the villa and go to Yue's house together?" the young man asked anxiously.

Hai Canglan glanced at him, pondered for a moment and said: "This is going to the Yue family, it is inconvenient to have too many people, and now you must not startle the snake, there are many people in the villa, and now those people who tried the martial arts conference are also where they are, I am afraid that the news will leak, it is better not to tell your young lady first." ”

"Well, we'd better go ourselves. The Xiqian people glanced at Hai Canglan and said to the young man.

"Okay, I can trust the two heroes, so I won't tell the villa about this first. The boy said.

"Now these people who are working in the post house, most of them are the same as me, several generations have been doing things in Mufeng Villa, the owner of the village is benevolent, and has a deep kindness to us, now the villa is in great trouble, although we are deeply poisoned, but none of them are willing to embarrass the owner and the eldest lady, and the people of the villa do not know that we people are also poisoned, I want to close the door, stay up until the day of the poison, and repay the favor of the owner with my life, I don't want to meet two righteous people, maybe there is a glimmer of life. ”

"Regardless of whether you two can get the antidote back, please accept my worship. As he spoke, the boy saluted the two of them.

The two hurriedly helped him up, and Hai Canglan said to the young man: "Mufeng Villa has been famous for a long time, and now it seems that it is not only because of the Yunhua Pavilion full of strange books, but also because the villa is full of people like the little brother who understand righteousness. At such an age, the little brother has such a temperament and is worthy of respect. ”

"Without further ado, let's go. The Xiqian said to Hai Canglan.

Hai Canglan nodded, walked out of the post house, and rushed to the mansion of the Yue family, the richest man in Mufeng City.

"How can Brother Hai be so sure that the person who poisoned him is Yue Qingyu, just because he knows the secret of the post house spring water?" asked the Xiqian people with some puzzlement.

"I remember that in front of the post house, the ink clothes and snow marks of the three ghosts of the Han Qi said that wearing the heart is the poison of the spirit of the Han Spirit, could it be that Yue Qingyu is the person of the Fierceness of the Han Dynasty?

Hai Canglan stopped, glanced at the Xidean, and said, "I suspect that he poisoned it, and not just because he knows the secret of the spring. Actually, this person, I have already met with him in the past two days. ”

"Oh?" the West was even more curious.

"Do you know Song Xunfeng from Baihe Mountain?" Hai Canglan asked.

"Of course I do. The West said.

"Song Xunfeng was killed in the post house on August 19. Hai Canglan continued.

"Ahh......h No, August 20, I still saw him on the day of the martial arts trial, he was on the martial arts platform, with one enemy and two, defeated the Duyou Qin Master and the one who sat on the flute under the Yeling Jun, the martial arts are extremely high, I admire him very much, and I want to have time to visit him. The West said.

"Song Xunfeng was indeed dead on August 19, I can't hide it, Song Xunfeng at the martial arts test meeting that day was dressed up in my disguise. I did this to track down his murderer, and later, according to the clues I found, I suspected that the murderer was Yue Qingyu. Hai Canglan continued.

"It turned out that Song Xunfeng that day was played by Brother Hai, no wonder his skills were so good. The West exclaimed.

"Although I suspect that Yue Qingyu killed Song Xunfeng, I didn't know his motive for killing until I was in the kitchen of the post house just now, and I suddenly understood the reason. Moreover, Yue Qingyu not only knows martial arts, but is also a master. Hai Canglan said.

The people in the west were even more curious: "Oh? Then he usually pretends not to know martial arts, and why is he doing this?"

"If my speculation is correct, on August 19, Song Xunfeng went for a walk in the back garden of the post house, wanted to observe the chrysanthemums and spring water carefully, and prepared to go back to the guest room to paint, but who knows, as soon as he came to the spring, he bumped into Yue Qingyu, who was poisoned in the spring water. However, he may not have known that Yue Qingyu was poisoning. Hai Canglan said.

However, Yue Qingyu, who was a thief, couldn't bear it anymore, he was afraid that the matter would be revealed, so he took advantage of Song Xunfeng's unpreparedness and pushed a palm at him, which shattered his heart and lungs. ”

Yue Qingyu thought that it would be okay to kill one person, but he didn't expect that at this time, Song Xunfeng's little apprentice also rushed to the back garden, and happened to see Yue Qingyu killing people, so Yue Qingyu didn't do anything, since he had already killed the head of a faction, he didn't care about killing one more disciple, so he slapped Song Xunfeng's apprentice again. ”

Afterwards, he dragged the bodies of the two back to the room where they were staying, and hid them in the bed in the tent of the inner room. ”

He didn't hide the bodies of the two of them very secretly, indicating that in fact, he wasn't worried that someone would find out that Song Xunfeng and the two were killed, but he didn't want to be found out that they were killed by the spring. ”

"It's just that he couldn't have imagined that he sneaked into the post station that night and wanted to steal a gold medal to try out the martial arts to see the excitement, and a friend of mine and I found the bodies of Song Xunfeng and the others in the room, and found some clues to kill people, and according to these clues, we found him. Hai Canglan said.

"I see. From this point of view, the person who poisoned should be Yue Qingyu. The West also said very firmly.