[left way]
Child time has passed, the sky is high and the wind is rushing.
Zuodao stood on a low slope in the capital, looked at the towering city wall ahead, and said in a low voice, "Light it up."
Immediately, several soldiers started a fire at the vent, covered their mouths and noses with wet cloths, and dumped several bags of black powder into the fire. The powder was drawn into the tongue of flames, and a strange green smoke was ignited, and an ominous thick fog was blown by the wind in an instant.
Zuo Dao waved his hand, and all the soldiers quickly and silently retreated down the short slope, avoiding the headwind.
The fire was burning hotter and hotter, and the green smoke was like a hundred thousand evil spirits under Yama's seat, floating towards the three-foot city wall.
Jiao Jiaoran was waiting in front of the pioneer team's camp. When Zuo Dao came to announce the completion of the task, she waved away others and said with a smile: "Thanks to the poison from the side sect, and the ingenious plan of the master of the left sect. I don't know when it will start to work?"
Zuo Dao stroked his long beard and said, "Now."
As soon as the words fell, an inhuman scream sounded from within the distant city wall, which was extremely shocking in the dead silence. There was one scream after another, as if an evil spirit was flying in the air, dragging people into the fire of karma.
Zuo Dao closed his eyes and listened to the screams, like judging the music, stroked his beard and said: "When the poisonous smoke touches the human body, it will immediately cause the skin to ulcerate, and the flesh and blood will dissolve, just like a little ghost eating human flesh alive, so this poison is called 'ghost swallowing'. "
Jiao Jiaoran was aware of his temper, and immediately stroked her hands and said, "It's so poisonous."
Zuo Dao leaned back and said, "Thank you, Mr. Jiao, for finding a place to use the strange poison I developed all my life."
The two listened together for a while. Someone in the city wall shouted something hastily, and the chaotic movement gradually faded away, and finally became inaudible. Zuodao said: "The imperial guards guarding the city should all hide underground, and the poisonous smoke can't get through, so they can save their lives."
Jiao Jiaoran said: "Didn't it be a good time to attack while no one was guarding the city?" After finishing speaking, he didn't wait for the heretics to answer, but he realized it himself, "Oh, the poisonous smoke is still there, that's not okay."
Zuo Dao said with a smile: "It's really not the best time to attack the city. They will have no time to defend when they open the gate tomorrow morning."
"why?"
"Because my 'Ghost Swallowing' has another beauty. After three hours, the flesh and blood that has been eroded by the poisonous smoke will emit another kind of poison, causing the person who smells it to lose their sanity, and then go mad."
Jiao Jiaoran remained silent for a long time. Zuo Dao glanced at her, intentionally or unintentionally said: "Master Jiao is afraid?"
Jiao Jiaoran said, "I'm thinking about this chemical reaction formula."
"..."
Jiao Jiaoran said: "The master of the left sect is a genius in poisoning, which makes our group of self-proclaimed advanced time travelers feel ashamed. I wonder if there is a kind of medicine, does the master of the left sect have it?"
Zuo Dao said: "What kind of medicine?"
Jiao Jiaoran said: "We want to control a person, but we can't use force. Because with his style, he will fight us to the death."
Hearing this, Zuodao twitched his beard, turned his head slowly, and glanced in the direction of the main tent, his eyes were dim.
Jiao Jiaoran smiled kindly and said, "Is there a drug that can make a person stupid, so that he can control every word and deed from now on...not even a single superfluous word?"
Zuo Dao was silent. Jiao Jiaoran didn't urge her either, she knew he was weighing things up.
Weigh her and Zhou Rongjun, who is more worthy of allegiance.
After a while, she heard him say, "Such a medicine can indeed be found. But in order to find it, we need to get someone else."
"Where is that man?"
Zuo Dao raised his hand and pointed: "Wulin League."
[Dragon Warrior]
The night was deathly still.
In the camps of the Pioneering Group and the Martial Arts League, suddenly there were people moving at the same time, but they all knew it silently, only the ground was slightly shaken by the swift footsteps. A sentry greeted Lin Kai, who was leaving the tent in his clothes, and hurriedly said: "Leader, the Pioneering Team released poisonous smoke on the capital at night, and they are gathering urgently now, and they seem to be preparing to make another surprise attack."
"Let's get ready too, and move lightly." Lin Kai gave the order, covered his mouth and yawned, and was suddenly pulled aside. He swung his palm instinctively, but the opponent avoided it lightly, and said in a low voice, "Let me lead the army when attacking."
Long Daxia was fully armed, standing in the dark like a drawn sword.
Lin Kai said, "You rest. You have made a lot of achievements in the past two years, and too many eyes are staring at you. Today, the leaders of the pioneering team are in front of the battle. In case someone recognizes that you are the bombing factory in Fuyang City at that time of… "
Long Daxia said: "I can disguise myself."
"It's not a matter of disguise." The host came over sleepily and interjected, "We are only here to paddle, and we have other important tasks to do. Once you make a move, how can we keep a low profile, big brother."
Long Daxia looked up at the moonless dome and said, "I want to bring this dynasty to an end on behalf of the people."
"..."
Lin Kai respectfully said: "No."
Long Daxia frowned and was about to speak when another person rushed over the assembled soldiers. Xie Liang didn't care to comb his long hair, and said, "Doctor Tao is gone."
Several people were startled. Lin Kaidao: "Didn't Doctor Tao stay in the camp with the army all the time? When did you disappear?"
"Just now, I wanted to get some medicine for the wounded, but I didn't find her after searching around. There was an overturned medicine box in her tent, as if it was robbed."
Lin Kai pondered: "Pioneering group? What do they want a doctor who can't fight at this time? Could it be that a certain leader suddenly became seriously ill..."
The landlord said: "I think there is a conspiracy."
Xie Liang said, "I think so too."
Long Daxia said: "I will save her."
Lin Kai said: "You rest, thank you brother and go."
"..."
Xie Liang said, "Huh?"
The landlord nodded and said: "Brother Xie is more suitable, don't everyone say that brother Xie's kung fu is inferior to that of a dragon hero?"
"..."
Xie Liang said, "That's the first time I've heard of it."
The soldiers and horses of the Wulin League quickly assembled neatly, looking at the direction of the city wall without saying a word, and the colorless and odorless dead air in the air was more and more oppressive.
Behind the camp, two figures quietly left like ghosts, stalking towards the frontier group.
[Zuo Yunqi]
When Zuo Yunqi and Xie Liang arrived at the pioneer team's camp, they were just catching up with them heading towards the capital. This time the Pioneering Team came out in full force, and borrowed troops from the Beifu Army to form a dense formation, which was quite tense.
The two of them entered the camp holding their breath, hiding their figures through scattered tents, and watched the army leave from afar. Zuo Yunqi was searching for the internal response that the host said with all his eyesight, and saw that there seemed to be a dispute between a few people at the end of the line, and they slowed down their pace.
Two of the soldiers were dressed up, clutching their stomachs and bowing down, showing pain on their faces. Before the war, there were often deserters who feared death, and the man dressed as a small leader probably thought they were pretending to be sick, and reprimanded them with punches and kicks. The bowed soldiers kept begging for mercy, but they just didn't move. Zuo Yunqi and Xie Liang couldn't bypass them and continue on, so they had to hide behind the tent and wait.
The man cursed a few times, and finally couldn't take it anymore, he drew his sword and slashed at the two men. Jianfeng was still halfway, and the soldiers who were staggering and moaning just now suddenly turned cruel, and each of them pulled out a dagger from under his wrist, as if he had practiced countless times, he leaned towards the man from left to right!
There was a muffled "pounce", and the dagger plunged into the man's belly. Before he could open his mouth to call for help, another dagger pierced the side of his neck, pulled it horizontally, and cut his throat.
Zuo Yunqi narrowed his pupils slightly, his thoughts turned, he rushed out before the man swayed and fell to the ground, grabbed his twitching body, and dragged him into the tent together with the two soldiers.
Those two people were not surprised either, and one of them asked in a deep voice, "Young Xia Zuo?"
Zuo Yunqi said: "It's me." As he said that, he reached into his bosom and took out a human skin mask that had already taken shape, and took out a few tools, then processed it on the face of the dead man, and said, " Time is running out, please help me."
The two men immediately took off the clothes of the deceased and helped him change, saying: "We will take advantage of the chaos and rush into the palace later, so as not to arouse suspicion."
Zuo Yun quickly stuck the mask on, when a burnt smell wafted in from outside. Nei Ying urged: "Hurry up, hurry up, they set fire to the camp."
Xie Liang suddenly leaned over and said anxiously: "Did the two brothers ever see our military doctor being kidnapped?"
Nei Ying took a look, shook his head and said: "I didn't notice it at night, and I didn't see anything unusual when I sent troops just now."
Smoke began to seep into the tent.
Xie Liang's back was covered with cold sweat, and he said, "It's probably hidden. You guys go first, I'll stay and look for her!"
The black smoke became thicker and thicker, Zuo Yunqi only had time to say "be careful", and chased towards the team together with Nei Ying.
The sky began to brighten, and the east revealed a bleak morning light.
The city wall not far away was shouting and killing, and there were still stubborn imperial guards shooting down, but they were obviously weak in follow-up.
The Pioneering Team set up a ladder at one end, and slammed into the door with a car at the other end. The armored soldiers flooded towards the wall like a tide, and the killing sound shook the sky for a while. Hearing several loud noises one after another, the city gate, which had stood tall for hundreds of years, collapsed in the light of the flames, revealing the situation inside the city wall.
Even the soldiers who rushed to the forefront couldn't help but stagnate.
Behind the city gate, there were no guards. The soldiers wearing imperial forest uniforms were fighting each other, all of them were mad, and even tore their clothes to reveal the festering flesh underneath, roaring like wild beasts. There are also a lot of civilians mixed in, it seems that they wanted to rush to die for the country, but accidentally got the aftermath of "Ghost Swallowing", and they were deprived of their sanity before they could seek benevolence and benevolence.
Jiao Jiaoran ordered: "Cover your mouth and nose, kill!"
The bullets rained down, and the spattered flesh and blood were as bright red as last year's ten-mile lantern.
[Xie Liang]
Black smoke billowed.
Xie Liang's white clothes rolled into gray clothes, his face was full of stains and there was no trace of demeanor to speak of. But he didn't have time to think about it, and shouted hoarsely: "Doctor Tao!"
No reply.
The fire spread extremely fast in all directions, and he couldn't check all the tents before the flames. If Tao Zhongchi was still alive, he would have been tied up and covered his mouth, unable to call for help.
Xie Liang was so anxious that he used all his strength to run for his life. The long sword in his hand was cut through one tent after another like melons and vegetables, but he couldn't find anyone for a long time.
The flames on all sides were getting closer and closer, and the heat waves burst out, making people sweat profusely from the scorching. Xie Liang called out a few more times, then suddenly stopped and said to himself: "Steady, stay steady... If you mess up your own position, it's not the work of a master."
He let out a long breath, and suddenly sat cross-legged on the fire scene, closed his eyes and adjusted his breath.
The surrounding area was filled with the noisy sound of camp tents collapsing, Xie Liang mobilized all his spiritual consciousness, almost like a flash of light, he caught a lingering sound as light as a gnat in his ears...
He jumped up, rushed into the flames, and went straight into a camp.
Sure enough, Tao Zhongchi's limbs were bound, his mouth was gagged with cloth strips, and he was thrown in a corner. Seeing him rushing in, she shook her head as hard as she could without hesitation, but her eyes were fixed on him, as if conveying some deep meaning.
Xie Liang was very calm at the moment, immediately stopped and thought for two seconds, and asked, "Can't I go over?"
Tao Zhongchi nodded quickly.
Xie Liang asked again: "Then how can I save you?"
Tao Zhongchi signaled with his eyes.
Xie Liang suddenly cheered, nailed the long sword straight into the soil, took two steps back, and watched Tao Zhongchi move over by himself to break the rope on his body. As soon as the rope was broken, she immediately pulled out the cloth ball in her mouth, and said calmly: "I have been poisoned, and you will also be infected if you rub it. I will go back immediately, and there is still hope to save myself."
Xie Liang ran out when he heard the sound, and shouted: "Follow!"
He cleared the way all the way, ran out of the camp and extinguished the sparks on his clothes by rolling on the spot, seeing Tao Zhongchi staggeringly follow him out. Tao Zhongchi's face was pale, but he was still able to walk.
Xie Liang led her to the camp of the Wulin League and asked, "Who injected the poison?"
"Heretician. You can increase the dose of poison to kill me, but leave my life as bait to spread the evil. This is the usual method of sects."
Xie Liang asked again: "Why did Zuo Dao kidnap you?"
Tao Zhongchi said: "He forced me to tell the truth. Do you still remember Li Ruoch?"
Xie Liang said: "Isn't that what the passenger calling for a taxi calls the driver's pigeon?"
"That's right, I discovered the usage of Li nymphs. Feed the pigeons to eat the male worms, and the passengers can wake up the female worms by touching them with their hands. The male worms in the pigeons are attracted by the female worms and will drive the pigeons to fly to the passengers. But only Few people have heard that there is another usage of Li Nymph. If you feed Li Nymph with medicine, the host who devours the female insect can manipulate the host that swallowed the male insect with consciousness, just like manipulating a puppet... "
Tao Zhongchi sighed and said, "Only I knew about the medicine. It must be a mixture of three extremely rare herbs. I don't even have it myself. I thought that even if I told him, he wouldn't be able to find it. I didn't expect that he seemed to have it long ago." The clues have already been collected by the disciples for him..."
Xie Liang was horrified when he heard this: "He got the medicine, who is he going to use this sinister thing against?"
Tao Zhongchi shook his head and said, "I don't know. But they talked a few words in front of me, and they seem to have mentioned King Yu and the Crown Prince."
"Prince? If even the prince is being manipulated, how can we solve it? Kill the female insect host?"
Tao Zhongchi smiled wryly and said, "If you kill the female insect host, the male insect host will also die. There is no cure for this poison, and the only way to escape... is death."