Chapter 42: The Puppet Master

As soon as Nian Jiang entered the room, he threw himself on the table, and his medicine box was placed on the table. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info he hurriedly opened the medicine bag and opened the box, his face full of anxiety.

If you have all the medicines...... It's best to match it today.

The weather outside the window is shrouded in sunlight, whether it is flowers or rooftops, there are more pedestrians on the street, prosperity and vitality coexist, but inside the window it is extremely dull, Nianjiang is not too hot, the windows are closed, and the room is extremely dark.

“...... Red pine nuts, white shell grass, end flowers, one, two, three...... Eighty, nine, nine, eleven, all of them. Nian Jiang muttered. He raised his head blankly and scanned the room, "There is no furnace......

He took out all the medicine he was careful and put it in the medicine bag before and bundled it up, and then stuffed it into the box. He walked around the house a few times, and when he saw the window, he pushed it open.

The fresh cool breeze blew in all of a sudden, and Nian Jiang touched his cold neck, only to find that he had broken out in a cold sweat. He leaned against the edge of the window, and suddenly remembered the encounter with the puppet in the morning.

Go find her master. Nian Jiang thought about it in his heart, and then without hesitation, he picked up the medicine box, pushed open the door and walked downstairs.

Downstairs, Yang Che was drinking tea and reading, and Bai Jike was not there. When he saw Nian Jiang coming down with the medicine box on his back, he asked with some surprise, "Who are you?"

"Oh," Nian Jiang smiled at him, patted the medicine box and said, "I originally wanted to practice some medicine, but I just went up and found that there was no medicine refining in the inn, I went to the outside medical hall to rent one, don't worry, I can do it alone." You're just waiting for me to come back and show Ake. ”

"Okay, be careful. Since Nian Jiang said so, Yang Che didn't have the heart to follow and stare at it, so he sat back and picked up the book.

"Hmm. Nian Jiang should get down, beckoned to him and went out.

It was a little hot outside, and Nian Jiang specially walked to a place with shadows. I remember that in the morning, Ah Rong said that its owner was waiting in a place called 'Yingren', and did not say where it was, so he just had to wait for Ah Rong to come and find him.

Puppeteer, just like that.

Nian Jiang just walked around the city a few times, and was stopped by someone when he passed by a small alley.

Nian Jiang was startled by the figure that suddenly came out without making a sound, the person took a few steps back, and said with a helpless smile after seeing the person who came: "Can you make some noise next time?"

"I'm sorry. Ah Rong bowed to him expressionlessly and said, "Please come with me." ”

With that, she straightened up and walked forward over the Nian River. Nian Jiang had no choice but to keep up.

Puppets are puppets, not people, everything about them is controlled by their masters, they can't be like real people. At least, such a powerful mechanic has not yet been born.

Nian Jiang followed her through the streets and alleys, and on the road, I don't know how many people looked at him walking with a big beauty and showed envious eyes, Nian Jiang was very helpless about this, but fortunately nothing happened when the bully came out to rob people, otherwise Nian Jiang felt that his face would definitely be full of embarrassment with a capital letter, because he couldn't beat Ah Rong.

Nian Jiang followed Ah Rong to a dark alley, where few people passed. Without waiting for Nian Jiang to see the layout in the alley clearly, Ah Rong walked in without stopping, turned into a small door, and Nian Jiang hurriedly followed. The small door in the line of sight is blocked, and if you don't catch up quickly, you may lose the other party, so it's better not to have such an anecdote happen.

When he walked through the small door, he saw that Ah Rong had already gone up the stairs of the small building in front of him, and Nian Jiang only had time to hurriedly glance around before chasing after him.

This is a small courtyard, and the small gate just now is probably a side door or something. The garden is so-so, there are a few dead leaves on the road paved with green bricks, and there is a small two-story building in the courtyard, and there is a small room, the appearance is not very exquisite, and it still looks very pleasing to the eye. The courtyard was quiet, except for Ah Rong, who didn't see the second puppet.

Nian Jiang followed, hurriedly ran to the second floor, and saw a gray and blue corner in front of him. Nian Jiang walked in that direction, and sure enough, he saw Ah Rong.

Ah Rong stood in front of the door like a guard, unmoved. If I saw her before, I just thought she was a frost beauty, but now I can see that she is a real puppet. She didn't breathe, she stood upright in front of the door and didn't move, her movements were a little stiff, her facial features and joints that had been active before were now like dead, and her eyes were extremely empty, like puppet dolls made by craftsmen on the street.

Nian Jiang walked up and knocked lightly on the door twice. There was no movement inside for a while, and he knew in his heart, after all, he had seen it before. He pushed open the door and walked straight in, and as soon as he entered the front foot, Ah Rong closed the door with the back foot.

The room was pitch black, the windows were blocked, and no light shone in. Although Nian Jiang knew this person's habits and had made preparations before coming, he was still not used to it. He simply stood at the door, and did not go there.

"You're here. An old voice came from the darkness, and Nian Jiang felt that he was directly in front of him, so he walked up without hesitation, saying "Long time no see".

Until he kicked an object, Nian Jiang stopped, and his hand touched it, and it was a stool.

"Sit down. There was a sound of rustling in the darkness, Nian Jiang knew that the other party was moving, and he held the stool with one hand, and the person also turned around and groped and sat down.

"As soon as I heard that the people of the Qianmeng had brought back the body of the poison doctor, I knew that you were gone. The voice in the darkness was so old that it was weak, but it smelled of emotion.

Nian Jiang's heart is complicated. I remember the last time I saw him, he was just a young man in his twenties, and he became like this after not seeing him for six years. Presumably time is running out.

Nian Jiang sighed leisurely and asked, "How did you become the way you are now?" ”

"Hehe......" the man smiled.

All the light disappeared, and Nian Jiang calmed down and concentrated on his ears. When one of the five senses is blinded, the other senses become flexible in an instant.

I could only hear the breathing sound on the other side being much heavier, and the frequency was faster. Nian Jiang knew that the other party was taking a deep breath, and by the way, he suppressed the dryness in his throat. 、

In the end, I only heard the person opposite trembling: "I believe you must need a place to refine medicine, and I will let Ah Rong take you there, now...... Talk to me. ”

"Good. Nian Jiang said solemnly, although he couldn't see it in the dark, Nian Jiang still nodded very seriously.

"You also know that my Yun Sect has always been sparsely populated, but ...... Now only me and the young master are left. The other party's voice was full of melancholy and deep sadness.

"How can this be?" Nian Jiang frowned, his fingers clenching the handle sharply.

"Huh...... The world is no longer peaceful, and the battle between several parties still affects the Yun Sect. Just like the Hengren Pavilion, it has been torn apart. ”

"Hengren Pavilion?" Nian Jiang's voice changed. How did you get involved with this? Could it be that Mingxuan's matter also has something to do with this.

"I don't know how much, I asked Ah Jia to steal your friend's sword last time, by the way, your friend is not an ordinary person, that sword is only available in Qianmeng, remember it was Xiang Ji's handwriting. "Xiangji is known as 'the world's first swordsmith', with countless works in his life, and once he appeared, he was robbed by the martial arts people. "I originally wanted him to bring a message to the Qianmeng for refuge, but ...... This kid is weird, he was so busy running away that he couldn't find anyone...... But fortunately, if you find the Qianmeng, it is estimated that it will not end well, and this Qianmeng will also be in chaos......" There were many vicissitudes in his voice, but there were more things to watch the drama and onlookers, which was not his own funny.

Nian Jiang didn't speak, and listened to him quietly.

“...... This righteous path is really easy to mess with, and now it's not even as good as the Demon Sect. The sect leader trusted by the Demon Sect is a ruthless guy, and all abnormalities have been killed completely, leaving nothing behind. ”

"I suggest that if you have to choose a faction in the future, the Demon Cult is a good place to go. ”

"I'll hand over Ah Rong to you. ”

"I remember that year when I went to your master, I brought a total of eleven puppets, and Ah Rong was the most human-like with the help of your master. If you ask me about the other puppets, it's all wasted and they'll be killed cleanly. ”

"I'm a wanderer, and I have two relatives, the master and the young master. As for my mantle, it was already with the young master. ”

The other party said a lot, some about the previous memories, and some entrusted to Nianjiang. Nian Jiang was in a complicated mood when he heard it, which was clearly explaining his last words.

I've seen him before, but I rarely think of him, but now I see him dying with my own eyes, and the bitter taste in my heart spreads.

"You go, we, goodbye. ”

Nian Jiang stood up, heard a grinding sound behind him, turned his head, and the open door was like light, shining in the darkness. He didn't hesitate for a moment and walked towards the door, outside which stood Ah Rong, her expressionless face was nothing.

Seeing Nian Jiang come out, Ah Rong closed the door.

When the light was about to fade, Nian Jiang turned his head and glanced at the room. Wherever the light goes, it is getting smaller and smaller, and will eventually disappear completely, trapping the people inside in endless darkness.

"Childe, follow me. Ah Rong said loudly.

Nian Jiang came back to his senses and followed Ah Rong downstairs. Ah Rong pushed open a door, and Nian Jiang saw a stove in the room, as well as some utensils and firewood. He gestured to Ah Rong and walked in.

He also has to test the poison on his body, and he has no scruples about it here.

The hand holding the strap tightened, and Nian Jiang sighed. Thinking of Ah Rong's expressionless face, I wonder if her master is dead, will the puppet made of wood be a little strange? After all, it is the most human-like.

I remembered the book I had read before, and the immortal in it could turn a piece of wood into a living person. The person who was conjured up laughed and danced, and was a real person.

He took a few hard breaths, feeling much lighter as he exhaled. He swallowed all his boredom and fiddled with the medicine in his hand intently.

Which flavors of medicinal herbs to grind, which flavors can be soaked, Nian Jiang skillfully operated one by one, and for a while, only the sound of the collision of utensils remained in the room.

After a stick of incense, all the herbs in the medicine bag were used up, turning into a thick pool of brown medicinal juice.

Nian Jiang carefully took out a porcelain plate from the medicine box, and the porcelain plate was wiped clean, and the light could shine on people. He carefully slit his fingers, squeezed out a few drops of blood, and pressed them against the porcelain plate to smooth them out.

He withdrew his hand, applied some ointment at random, carefully dipped some medicinal juice with a wooden strip, and gently smeared it on the blood.

When the medicinal juice touched the abnormally red blood, Nian Jiang only saw that the bright red under the wooden strips quickly turned gray, and then like concentric circles, the gray used to appear blue and purple.

"Three colors...... "Nian Jiang muttered, slowly lifting the wooden strip. Finally, in the middle of the concentric circles, it is the blood color of Xi'an safflower.