Qi Ning saw Ximen Zhanying slashing at the tree with his knife, and knew that the girl must be in a very bad mood at this time.
If she was the only one who was turned away, she might not be so upset, but Qining could come in but she was turned away. For Ximen Zhanying, who has a strong self-esteem, this was not only angry, but also extremely embarrassing. Shameful.
Qi Ning shook his head and was about to go in when he suddenly saw Ximen Zhanying throwing the knife on the ground, then squatting down, burying his head between his knees, wrapping his hands around his knees, but his body was already trembling.
Qining's eyes widened.
This little girl's self-esteem is really too strong. The Lord Shen just refused to let her in. Looking at this, it felt like she had been greatly wronged and was about to cry in front of him.
The two officials of the Shenhou Mansion who were guarding the door looked at each other in embarrassment, but at this moment, they naturally did not dare to say a word.
Qi Ning shook his head and wanted to go forward to persuade her, but knowing the girl's temper, he hesitated and finally entered the yard.
There was dead silence in the courtyard.
Qi Ning frowned slightly, and suddenly saw the fat Qu Xiaocang coming towards him, cupped his hands and said, "Master Hou!"
Qi Ning nodded slightly and followed Qu Xiaocang to the lobby. In the lobby, besides Shen Hou Ximen Wuhen, there were two other people, one tall and one short. The tall one looked to be around forty years old and had a burly figure. Iron King Kong, a shorter man in his early thirties, with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and a slightly hunched back.
Ximen Wuhen was sitting on a chair with a calm expression. When Qi Ning came in, Ximen Wuhen immediately stood up and showed a smile: "Master Hou!"
Ximen Wuhen was dressed very casually, but at this moment in the Shenhou Mansion, he was very different from the old man who cooked the dishes himself yesterday. His expression was not as natural as yesterday, a little solemn, but more majestic.
The two men, one tall and one short, looked at each other and quickly saluted Qining.
"The Lord Shen asked me to come here. I wonder if I have any advice?" Qining asked with a smile.
Ximen Wuhen didn't waste any time and said to Qining: "Master Marquis, please come with me!"
Qi Ning was stunned, but Ximen Wuhen had already turned around and walked back. Qining was a little confused and followed him out of the back door, walking along a long corridor. Ximen Wuhen suddenly stopped and looked back. Qi Ning, who followed, glanced at him without saying a word, and just waved for Qi Ning to come over.
Qi Ning walked over and found Ximen Wuhen standing next to a window. Ximen Wuhen waited for Qi Ning to approach, then slightly opened the window and opened a gap.
Qining knew that he wanted to let her look inside, so she stood at the window and looked inside. Although it was already dark, the lights were still lit inside. Qining saw two long tables in the middle of the room, each long. There was a person lying on the table. He frowned and looked carefully, only to find that the two people lying on the table were dead, and a smell of blood came from inside the room.
In addition to the two corpses, there were three or four people who covered their mouths and noses with black scarves and wore gloves on their hands. Some even held daggers in their hands and were cutting the flesh on the corpses.
"Marquis Shen, is this...?" Qi Ning was a little horrified, but Ximen Wuhen had already closed the window, with a solemn expression, and raised his hand: "Master Marquis, please!"
When the two returned to the lobby, Qi Ning asked: "Shenhou, those two corpses just now... are they related to the epidemic?"
The Shenhou Mansion handles a lot of cases every year. If it were other cases, it would be impossible to ask Qi Ning to come. Only if it was this epidemic case, Ximen Wuhen would be able to invite Qi Ning. After all, Qining sent Duan to come last night. Canghai came to report the news, and Qining believed that the Shenhou Mansion must want to know more clues from him.
Ximen Wuhen nodded slightly. At this time, Qu Xiaocang had already served tea and two plates of snacks. He seemed to know that Qining came here early in the morning and might not have had breakfast.
But after seeing the two corpses just now, Qining really didn't have much appetite at this time.
"After the Marquis sent people over last night to report the news, the Shenhou Mansion immediately sent people to find two corpses that died of the epidemic." The tall, middle-aged man cupped his hands to Qining and said: "The fifth junior brother brought the Shenhou The government's poison experts have been examining the corpse since last night, and have initially determined the source of the poison."
Ximen Wuhen said: "Master Hou, this is Xuanyuan Po, my eldest disciple!" His eyes moved to the short man, "This is the old San Wenqu captain Han Tianxiao."
Qi Ning had just guessed that the tall man was probably Xuanyuan Po, the giant captain who was currently in charge of the Shenhou Mansion, but it was difficult to guess the short man. At this time, Ximen Wuhen introduced him, thinking that Han Tianxiao's name was quite right. It's not bad, and he still has the title of Captain Wenqu, but his appearance is really a bit shabby, and there is no trace of Wenqu at all.
However, he also knew that people should not be judged by their appearance. Han Tianxiao ranked third among the Big Dipper in Shenhou Mansion, so naturally he could not be an ordinary person.
He was slightly surprised when he heard Xuanyuan Po claim that he had determined the source of the poison. He thought to himself that if what Xuanyuan Po said was true, it seemed that he had underestimated the Shenhou Mansion.
"Marquis Shen, have you found the person who poisoned you?"
Shenhou glanced at Xuanyuan Po and said calmly: "You tell me!"
Xuanyuan Po looked at Qi Ning and immediately said: "Reporting to Lord Marquis, the person who poisoned has not been found yet, but at present we generally know that the poison this time came from the Xichuan River in Bashu. To be more specific, it should come from the Xichuan River in Bashu. ridge!"
"Xiling of Bashu?" When Qin Ning heard that the poison really came from Bashu, he thought to himself that it seems that the epidemic poison this time is really related to the Black Lotus Holy Sect.
He did not say that he had heard of the Black Lotus Holy Cult, but Xuanyuan Po continued to explain: "Xiling is where the Bai Miao people are entrenched. In the land of Xiling, there is a place called the Yin and Yang Realm...!"
"Yin Yang Realm?" Qi Ning thought the name was very strange and couldn't help but ask: "What is that place?"
Xuanyuan Po explained: "Xiling is a group of steep mountains, with a radius of hundreds of miles. There is a place called Baishagang, and the Yin and Yang Realm is in Baishagang. This Yin and Yang Realm is actually a small mountain peak, but it is It is the watershed between two completely different climates. If you are in Baishagang, you can see that one side is clear and blue, while the other side is filled with mist and mist, which makes people have infinite mysterious reverie, yin and yang. The two worlds are distinct and changeable, which is rare in the world.”
However, Shenhou suddenly whispered: "Looking at the white sand and the sky, the two realms of Yin and Yang are clearly defined. The sky is clear for thousands of miles in the south of the Gang, and the thick clouds in the north threaten to overwhelm the city...!" Looking at Qining, he said: "The Yin and Yang realms have always been white seedlings. The scope of human activities is due to the special climate of the yin and yang world in Baishagang, and there is a kind of medicine that only grows there."
"oh?"
Xuanyuan said: "On the mountain wall of the Yin and Yang Realm, there is a medicine called Yunzhenghongye, which is extremely poisonous."
"Are you saying that the epidemic spreading in the capital is related to Yunzheng Hongye?" Qining asked with a frown.
Xuanyuan Po nodded and said: "Exactly." After a pause, he shook his head and said: "But it is not the poison of Yunzheng Hongye."
Qining was suddenly confused.
However, Shenhou suddenly said: "Master Hou, I wonder if you have heard of Jiuxi Poison King?" Without waiting for Qining's answer, he said directly: "Jiuxi Poison King is a Bai Miao people. The so-called Miao people's seventy-two caves. Among the tribes, the Bai Miao people are second only to the Black Miao people in strength. Although the Jiuxi Poison King is not the leader of any Bai Miao tribe. He is from the Bai Miao Jiuxi tribe, but in the hearts of all the Bai Miao people, He is a god-like figure.”
Qi Ning did not speak, but nodded slightly, thinking that it seems that this epidemic is indeed closely related to the Jiuxi Poison King. According to legend, the Jiuxi Poison King is a member of the Black Lotus Sect, so this incident must be related to the Black Lotus. There is a relationship with the Holy Religion.
At this time, I thought of the little witch Anao again, thinking that the epidemic in Beijing might be related to Anao.
He was very confused now. He really didn't know whether Anao came to Beijing to poison the Beggar Clan and take revenge on himself, or whether it was mainly to retaliate against himself and poison the Beggar Clan disciples.
That little demon girl behaves strangely and has a vicious temperament. It is really difficult to guess her based on common sense.
Divine Lord Ximen Wuhen glanced at Qining. Of course, it was impossible to know that Qining was thinking about the little demon girl Anao. He just thought he was thinking about the Bai Miao people and continued: "The Yin and Yang Realm of Baishagang is also the Jiu Ning. The home of the Poison King of Xi, this person is the number one poison master in Bashu, and can even be said to be the strongest poison master in the world today. Not only is his poisoning ability weird and unpredictable, but what is even more powerful is that this man has amazing knowledge of poisons. His talent can be used to refine poisons that have never appeared before."
"What the Lord Shen means is that the Jiuxi Poison King used the steamed red leaves in the clouds to make a powerful medicine?" Qining understood the meaning of Ximen Wuhen's words, "What kind of medicine is this epidemic poison?"
"It's almost as the Marquis guessed." Shen Hou looked serious: "As far as I know, Jiuxi Poison King is good at raising Gu insects. There is a kind of golden Gu insect in Xiling. It is not common, very rare, and not It is easy to feed, but it is the magic weapon used by Jiuxi Poison King to refine poison. The climate of Yin and Yang Realm is special. Golden Gu insects are cultivated in Yin and Yang Realm, which is more toxic. Moreover, Golden Gu insects feed on steamed red leaves in Yin and Yang Realm and suck them. The poisonous juice of Yunzhenghongye and the poisonous eggs it lays can be regarded as the most poisonous thing in the world today. The corpses that died due to the epidemic poison this time contained the poisonous poison of the poisonous eggs."
Qi Ning's color changed slightly, not because the Shenhou Mansion found out that the corpse contained poisonous eggs, but because the Shenhou said that this poisonous poison was the most poisonous thing in the world. It was obviously extremely powerful. He was worried. With Tang Nuo's methods, even if the poison was discovered, it might not be possible to detoxify it.
Since the Shenhou Mansion is the government's government office used to target the Jianghu forces, it is natural that the Shenhou Mansion has a thorough knowledge of the martial arts, hidden weapons, poisons, etc. of each sect. The Shenhou Mansion should have information. .
Since the Jiuxi Poison King is the number one Poison King in Bashu, as the saying goes, a big tree attracts the wind, this person will naturally attract the attention of the Shenhou Mansion. The files of the Shenhou Mansion record some of this person's poisoning methods and even the poisons he prepared. That is also Things that make sense.
"Shenhou, in this case, the poison in the capital is caused by the Poison King of Jiuxi?" Qining frowned and said, "The poison was found in the Shenhou Mansion. Is there any way to detoxify it?"
Ximen Wuhen looked at Qi Ning, his expression even more serious, and shook his head slightly: "So far, we have no way to deal with this poison!"