The hall was silent for a while, even the sound of breathing could not be heard clearly.
Qi Ning frowned, feeling horrified. He was originally worried that this kind of poison would be difficult to deal with. But now, after hearing what Ximen Wuhen said, he knew that it would be extremely difficult to find an antidote.
He originally had great confidence in Tang Nuo. Perhaps Tang Nuo's always calm and calm attitude made Qining think that the girl was full of confidence.
But when Ximen Wuhen said this, he knew that even Tang Nuo would have difficulty finding a way to detoxify.
Since the founding of the country, the Shenhou Mansion has continued to this day, which lasted for dozens of years. It has been dealing with Jianghu forces all year round, and it also has a special alchemy department for this purpose.
Although no one has explained to Qi Ning what the responsibilities of the Alchemy Department are, as the name suggests, Qi Ning knows that it must be a place used to research medicines and weapons.
Of course, the people recruited by the Shenhou Mansion are not ordinary people. There are certainly many pharmacy experts in the alchemy department, but they are unable to do anything about the poison of the Gu eggs, which shows the seriousness of the problem.
After a period of silence, Xuanyuan Po took the lead to break the silence and said: "Master Hou, if it is just the poison of the poisonous eggs, we may not be able to find a method if we go all out, but this time the poison is only based on the poison of the poisonous eggs. In addition, at least there are There are more than ten kinds of drugs integrated into it. In addition to Gu egg poison, we have only found three other poisons at present." He looked solemn and said: "If we want to completely understand the poisons, and then mobilize all the drug experts, It will take several months at the earliest to prepare the poison."
Qi Ning frowned and said: "In a few months, I'm afraid the entire capital will be piled with corpses and there will be no living people left." Although his words were exaggerated, they were not alarmist.
Ximen Shenhou said: "For the current plan, we can only control the epidemic situation in Beijing first to prevent it from expanding. In addition, while recruiting people to develop antidotes, we will send people to find the Jiuxi Poison King!"
"Is Jiuxi Poison King in the capital?" Qi Ning asked, thinking that Anao was Jiuxi Poison King's disciple, and there should be no doubt that Anao was in the capital, but he didn't know if Jiuxi Poison King was also with Anao.
Ximen Shenhou said: "I have assigned manpower to search, but even if Jiuxi Poison King does not come in person, at least there are his disciples in the capital area."
"Commander Xue has sent people to block some roads in the capital." Qi Ning thought that he would pull Ximen Shenhou over at this time. If there is really a problem, Ximen Wuhen can help him speak, "I think Commander Xue This would be very timely.”
Ximen Shenhou smiled faintly and said: "Whether Xue Lingfeng blocked the roads in the capital, our Shenhou Mansion has no right to intervene. Our responsibilities are different. Our main responsibility is to find the murderer who poisoned the poison, and then try our best to find an antidote. We all perform our duties. .”
Qining thought to himself that you, old man, are really cunning, and couldn't help but said: "Shenhou, with all due respect, this epidemic seems to have come from the Beggar Clan."
Ximen Shenhou nodded and said: "Yes, something is wrong with the Beggar Clan recently. The Shenhou Mansion sent people to negotiate with them. They only said that it was the internal affairs of the Beggar Clan and would not affect the order of the capital. The Shenhou Mansion has always been responsible for handling affairs. There is a principle, unless the Jianghu forces endanger the imperial court, the Shenhou Mansion will not easily interfere in their internal affairs." After a pause, he picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then said: "The Jianghu is too big, The Shenhou Mansion is too small and not everything can be managed."
"So, the Beggar Clan deliberately concealed the epidemic?" Qining said calmly.
Ximen Shenhou nodded and said: "The Beggar Gang did not handle things well this time. Naturally, the Shenhou Mansion will not turn a blind eye." He looked at Captain Na Wenqu and said coldly: "Han Tianxiao, you have negotiated with the Beggar Gang, but you didn't find out. There is something fishy inside, and I will report it to the Ming Dynasty to find fault with you for dereliction of duty."
Wenqu Captain Han Tianxiao bowed and said with his hands in his hands: "I have neglected my duty and am willing to be punished!"
Qi Ning knew that Ximen Shenhou also realized that there was negligence in the Shenhou Mansion this time. Han Tianxiao was nothing more than a scapegoat, and even if he really participated in the book, Han Tianxiao would not really be imprisoned and imprisoned. At most, he would only be fined a small salary. That’s all.
At this time, he thought of Duan Canghai's guess, and thought that the Shenhou Mansion was probably too neglectful of the Beggar Clan because of other things that tied up its energy.
It's just that I don't know what happened in Shenhou Mansion that depleted its energy.
"If Jiuxi Poison King is really in the capital, then this matter has a lot to do with him." Qi Ning thoughtfully asked softly: "Shenhou, can you confirm that the person who poisoned is Jiuxi Poison King or His disciple?"
Ximen Shenhou said solemnly: "Before we are completely sure, we can only say that the Jiuxi Poison King is the most suspicious." After a pause, he gently stroked his beard, leaned slightly to Qi Ning's side, and said softly: " However, there is Gu egg poison as evidence. In the whole world, this most poisonous Gu egg poison can only be found in the Yin and Yang realm. Only Jiuxi Poison King can prepare such a complex poison. Apart from him, there should be no one else. Someone else."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, "According to this, the person who poisoned should be Jiuxi Poison King, so there won't be much discrepancy." He frowned and asked, "But Shenhou knows better than me, and we need reasons to do things. A motive is also needed to commit a crime. What is the purpose of Jiuxi Poison King poisoning the capital? Jiuxi Poison King is a member of the Black Lotus Sect. If it is Jiuxi Poison King who poisons, is it his personal behavior? , or was it done by the Black Lotus Saint Sect?”
"Master Marquis, in your opinion, what kind of situation will it be?" Ximen Shenhou looked at Qi Ning.
Qining wondered whether you were the Divine Lord or I was the Divine Lord. He shook his head and said: "I really don't know, I'm just confused. Logically speaking, the Black Lotus Holy Sect is far away in Bashu, so there is no need to extend its tentacles so long. Wouldn't it be better to go to the capital to cause such a big thing, and enjoy yourself in Bashu?" He also picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, put it down and continued: "Don't they know that it would be better to cause such a big thing in the capital? How can the imperial court let them go after such a huge disaster?" He chuckled and said, "I think the Jiuxi Poison King may be mentally disturbed. Otherwise, if it was just to deal with the beggar gang, why would there be any need to create such a contagious poison? Isn’t that intentional to kill innocent people indiscriminately and bring disaster to the Black Lotus Holy Sect?”
Several captains in the Shenhou Mansion looked at each other, but none of them said a word.
At this moment, I heard footsteps coming from outside. An official who was guarding outside the courtyard rushed to the door, knelt down on one knee, and said urgently: "House of God, there is an urgent report!"
Xuanyuan Po glanced at Shenhou. Ximen Shenhou didn't say anything, so he walked over. The official muttered a few words to Xuanyuan Po and quickly retreated.
Xuanyuan Po returned to the hall, raised his hands to Ximen Shenhou and said: "Shenhou, I just received the news that someone suddenly rushed to the street like crazy on Changshou Street. There happened to be someone on the street at that time, and two people were scratched. .”
Qi Ning's heart sank.
He knew in his heart that if it was just an ordinary crazy fight, there would be no way that a trivial matter would be reported to Ximen Wuhen in a hurry.
"Is it the epidemic?" Ximen Shenhou asked simply and clearly.
Xuanyuan Po nodded and said, "It has been determined that he is indeed infected with the epidemic virus. He has red spots and blood blisters all over his body, which are completely consistent with the symptoms of the epidemic virus."
"How many people are there?"
"When it happened, there was only one person." Xuanyuan Po said: "But that person shouted in the street, causing a commotion, and then two or three more came out."
Ximen Shenhou also had a very serious look on his face and said: "Except for the people from the Alchemy Department, send all the people in the Shenhou Mansion to keep an eye on the doors of officials of the third rank and above. In addition, pay attention to the Escort Martial Arts School in the capital. If anyone makes any unusual moves, report them immediately. ." He stood up and said to Qining: "Master Hou, the palace door has been opened. I want to enter the palace immediately. Do you want to go with us to meet the saint?"
Qi Ning really wanted to see the little emperor and tell him what was happening in the capital, but if he wanted to follow the old fox like Ximen Shenhou, it would be inconvenient to talk to the little emperor then, and he was even more worried that the old fox would take advantage of him. He shook his head and said: "The Lord Shen may go to meet the Holy Spirit, but I have other matters to deal with before I go to see the Emperor."
Ximen Shenhou nodded and said: "That's fine." He added: "Master Hou, please don't let people in the house go out in the past two days. The riot has already started, and it may not be resolved in a day or two."
Qining left Shenhou Mansion and did not go back to Jinyihou Mansion directly, but went to Yong'an Hall.
Tang Nuo was still studying the corpse, but he didn't know if the Gu egg poison had been found. Since the Shenhou Mansion had found it, he could explain it to Tang Nuo, which would save time.
The horse was running non-stop along the way. When he was approaching Yong'an Hall, Qining saw a commotion in front of him and reined in his horse. He only saw several armored warriors from the Tiger God Camp holding shields in their hands and surrounding two crazy men. The two men, both with disheveled hair and messy clothes, rushed toward the Tiger God Camp warriors like crazy beasts.
Fortunately, these officers and soldiers were well-trained on weekdays. Although the two men were crazy, they could not touch the officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers held shields in their hands, which could completely resist them.
"Master Hou, the epidemic must have broken out." Zhao Wushang reined in his horse next to Qining, with a serious look on his face: "It seems that Master Hou was right, the epidemic has indeed broken out."
Qi Ning's expression was solemn. He knew that what he saw was just the beginning, and it was just the tip of the iceberg. In the huge capital, similar situations may have already occurred in many places at this moment.
At this time, it was already three o'clock in the morning. If it were normal, people would already be coming and going in the streets and alleys.
If Xue Lingfeng had not been found in time last night, and Xue Lingfeng immediately sent soldiers to inform the people of the lockdown and blocked many important streets, Qining believed that the capital would have been in chaos at this time.
"Don't hurt them." One of the officers and soldiers shouted: "Don't be touched by them, knock them unconscious, tie them up and send them to Nanhe Lane to be locked up."
Seeing this, Qi Ning nodded slightly. It seemed that Xue Lingfeng was indeed prepared. Not only did he not allow his subordinates to harm the infected, but he also prepared a place to place them. Nanhe Lane should be the place to place the infected.
The two men rushed wildly, and several officers and soldiers just surrounded them and did not take action easily. Whenever the infected person rushed towards them, they used shields to block them back.
Suddenly, an officer and soldier found an opening, rushed up from behind, and punched a man in the back of the head. The man was shaken, and soon he collapsed. The soldier immediately grabbed the unconscious man's feet. , pulled him over, and another person on the side stepped forward to help, and tied up the man with a rope.