"No evidence?" King Wenjun stood calmly.
"My master, I don't even know when I was poisoned..." Gu Shiba Niang murmured. At this time, her face showed no trace of the hostility she had shown when she faced Mr. Dong, and her eyes were filled with mist, " …..By the time he knew it, he had already thought that even a person like Master couldn’t find out what the poison was... So even if there were a lot of pharmacists in the room, what’s the point of telling me that no one would be able to find out? Let Mr. Dong be careful, I will never have a chance to take revenge."
She clenched her hands tightly, "I was refining oil, and it became more and more uncomfortable. Suddenly I remembered that it was very difficult for my master to teach me how to refining oil. He once said that the reason why I am not good at boiling ointment is because I refining oil once every time. , his body would become even weaker once, and later he guessed that the poison he was poisoned might be aggravated by the oil refining fumes, but he still didn’t know what kind of poison it was, where it came from and when it came from... At that moment, I remembered all the things that happened in the past day. After going through it again, my guess is..."
"Frankincense?" Wang Yiyi said.
Gu Shiba Niang nodded and pressed her hand gently on her chest, "I was not sure at first, but when I saw the ghostly look on his face when I put the frankincense into the oil pan, I was sure..."
At this point, she laughed again, with blood flowing from the corners of her mouth.
"He thought that I would earn the first place. He thought that I would not give up halfway even if I found myself feeling unwell..." She covered her chest, tears of laughter streaming down her face. "Being first is not a secret recipe, but a master." , Master is the most important..."
"Eighteen Niang" Wang Yiyi was angry and sad at the same time. All in all, he felt extremely complicated. "You are still too reckless. Since you know the enemy is plotting against you, you should plan for it slowly. You are hurting the enemy by 100 and hurting yourself by 80." "
It is undeniable that the thick smoke and poisonous mist caused by the two pieces of frankincense put into Mr. Dong's pot by Gu Shiba Niang caused great harm to Mr. Dong, but she also inevitably aggravated the poisonous attack.
She smiled slightly, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, and lowered her voice, "I know I was reckless this time, but life is unpredictable. If you don't do some things at the time, I'm afraid it will be fleeting and never happen again in this life." Opportunity, I, Gu Shiniang, have never believed that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge after ten years. I only believe that if you wish, you can see your grudges immediately."
Wang Yiyi also knew Gu Shiba Niang's temperament very well. Hearing this, he sighed, patted the girl on the shoulder and stopped talking.
"I'm sorry for bothering the prince. My little girl, please leave..." Gu Shiba Niang lowered her head and said.
Wang Yiyi slowly looked worried and looked at Prince Wen hesitantly.
"Since this person has the intention to harm you, I'm afraid he may have another plan, so please stay here for the time being." Prince Wen said slowly.
"Why bother the prince..." Gu Shiba Niang lowered her hands and whispered.
Wang Yiyi shook his head and winked at her, and Gu Shiba Niang's voice lowered her voice. She left in a hurry just now to guard against Mr. Dong's back-up plan and stopped talking.
"There is no evidence..." Prince Wenjun said calmly again, turning around slowly, "In this world, do we need evidence to decide between life and death?"
At this time, the Yaowang Temple was filled with joy and laughter.
The medicine competition came to an end, as expected, because the stimulating Liu Jian, who was not worthy of being the first in the competition, was so brave that he defeated three medicine masters in a row and won the first place in the competition.
This time he stood on the stage and laughed heartily. That Mrs. Gu who stepped on his head caused such an embarrassing incident in the battle of medicine, what a big deal.
In the middle of the excitement, there was a sudden commotion outside the door, and the crowd began to run around.
Everyone looked back and saw groups of Dazhou Forbidden Army wearing black armor rushing in. They quickly surrounded the entire Yaowang Temple, standing tall with swords in hand, with cold expressions and a strong murderous aura.
The sudden arrival of the imperial army made everyone present take a breath.
"What?"
After listening to the leader of the Forbidden Army tell the whole story in a cold voice, everyone present changed their expressions.
"Ms. Gu was poisoned by Dong Rongshan," Mr. Kang shouted, "The poison is frankincense."
As soon as these words came out, the pharmacists in the room suddenly changed their expressions, and many people even covered their necks and coughed.
"Oh my gosh, I'm making frankincense too."
"I feel so dizzy~"
The atmosphere of shouting and scolding changed drastically, and Liu Jian's smile condensed on his face.
He...he just made the frankincense together with Gu Shiba Niang. Regardless of whether other people's is poisonous or not, he is definitely poisoned.
Liu Jian staggered a few steps, suddenly pressed his chest, opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood.
"I..." He uttered one word in a hoarse voice and pounced straight on.
I'm... so unlucky
This turn of events made the crowd even more panicked. If it weren't for the presence of the Imperial Guards who could raise their hands and cause blood to spread on the spot, they would have been unable to control it.
"Where is Dong Rongshan?" Mr. Kang shouted angrily.
The people present looked at each other, and then they remembered that they had not seen Mr. Dong for a while. They thought that Mr. Dong was in a bad mood because of Mrs. Gu's naughty humiliation, so they avoided them. Could it be that his conspiracy failed and he ran away
"Search" the Forbidden Army ordered.
"Where is it ancient?" Someone suddenly asked.
Gu Lingyun is Dong Rongshan's master. Something happened to his apprentice, and he...
Everyone's eyes met with suspicion.
"Rongshan" an exclamation came from a room in the side hall.
"It's Gu Lingyun's voice." Mr. Kang looked at each other and, regardless of the imperial army in front of him, took the lead and ran towards the side hall.
The ferocious Imperial Guard kicked open the door, causing everyone who came in to stand in shock.
Gu Lingyun half-knelt on the ground, reaching out to hug the dead Dong Rongshan.
"What's going on Rongshan? What's going on?" He was full of shock and anger, shaking the apprentice in his arms hoarsely, "Who is it? Who harmed you?"
"Who harmed him?" Mr. Kang walked in with a serious face and looked at Dong Rongshan, who was bleeding from all his orifices and apparently died of poisoning. "He harmed others and suffered the consequences."
"What do you mean by this?" Gu Lingyun raised his head, his face was stunned, and there was a slight anger in his eyes.
"Don't you understand what I mean?" Kang Lao looked at him, his eyes seeming to penetrate his soul.
"Kang Qingmin, what do you mean?" Gu Lingyun stood up angrily and said sternly.
His disciples also rushed over, stood behind their master, and glared at Mr. Kang.
Many pharmacists with frightened and angry expressions surrounded them, scolding and clamoring for the antidote.
"Shut up and take them all back." The leader of the Forbidden Army waved his hand.
Three days later, a group of pharmacists were released from the prison. They all looked sluggish and frightened. But standing outside the prison, looking at the bustling market, they all let out a heavy breath.
"The matter has finally been found out, and everyone's shock is not in vain...the suspicion has been eliminated..." Mr. Qi wiped his wrinkled face and said to everyone, looking at Gu Lingyun standing in the crowd, Give him your hands.
Gu Lingyun's face was still ugly.
"If you are like this, you will lose your face," he said seriously.
The matter was found out and it turned out that Mr. Dong bribed two young men who were responsible for dispensing the medicine and tampered with a few pieces of frankincense. Although the specific poison was not found out, according to the lady who took care of her, the cat and dog vomited blood and died. die.
The tampered frankincense was only aimed at Gu Shiba Niang, the piece she used during the competition, and the powdered medicine placed next to her when refining the oil, and Master Dong was obviously also because of the frankincense poison that Gu Shiba Niang threw into the pot at the end. Death.
If he hadn't put the frankincense in Gu Shiba Niang's wooden shed at that time, maybe this ending would not have happened. It can be seen that harming others is harming oneself.
The pharmacists also knew about the feud between Mr. Dong and Mr. Liu, as well as Mrs. Gu.
"I didn't expect him to be so narrow-minded and vicious." All the pharmacists shook their heads, feeling deeply insulted.
The look in Gu Lingyun's eyes showed a bit of sympathy and a bit of schadenfreude.
Although he, the master, was not involved, some disciples did this, and the master was humiliated. I thought that Gu Lingyun would not be able to make a comeback in the medicine world within a few years.
"Master Xiao Liu..." Mr. Qi looked at Liu Jian who was standing behind him.
In just three days, he seemed to have aged ten years instantly, and his beard and hair were actually speckled with gray.
"As long as I don't refine the ointment in the future..." Kang Lao sighed and reached out to pat him.
Gu Shiba Niang had asked Wang Yiyi to tell them that the poison was induced by hot sesame oil, and it would be harmless as long as they avoided the hot sesame oil.
Liu Jian raised his head and laughed a few times, with tears glistening in his eyes. The thief was dead, but he was filled with hatred but could not resolve it.
"Liu will never set foot in the Great Medicine Society again in this life." He slowly uttered a few words and glanced at everyone, "We are jealous of each other, and people are unpredictable. It is better to not see each other than to fight."
When everyone heard this, their expressions were all sad, and they watched Liu Jian walk away with a puff of his sleeves.
From then on, Liu Jian abandoned his medicine skills of ointments and pills, and devoted himself to preparing raw and cooked medicines. He became a famous school of his own, which can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune.
Everyone was no longer in the mood to talk and dispersed one after another. This big medicine meeting was really thrilling. Everyone was busy going back and recuperating from their ups and downs.
"No wonder Mr. Liu never attends gatherings and lives away from the world..." an old pharmacist sighed.
"I still remember that there was a big medicine party. A dozen people blocked Mr. Liu and asked him to come. He promised well, but no one came that day, and they even gave him a piece of gold paper with big characters..." Another A pharmacist twisted his beard and said, looking at the high sky, recalling the old events, "Do you still remember what is written on it?"
"No one can see the cultivation, God knows the intention. If I want to do this, why do I need fame and body..." Mr. Kang said slowly.
It seems that this is probably the last Grand Medicine Conference... Everyone has mixed feelings.
"This scum is an anomaly after all. You can't stop eating because of choking. The coexistence of good and evil in this world is inevitable. Is it possible that because of Dong Rongshan alone, all my pharmacists are jealous of the virtuous?" Gu Lingyun said in a deep voice. said.
This was true. Everyone was silent for a moment, and their mood finally improved. They agreed to see each other again in the future and said goodbye.
At dusk, seven or eight carriages slowly stopped outside a small inn.
After retreating from the waiter who had been washing, and sending the disciples to eat, Gu Lingyun rubbed his shoulders, sat down on the chair, and let out a long breath.
"This time it's really a big loss..." He murmured in a low voice, slightly distracted by the candles burning on the table and sending up green smoke, "I don't know how badly that girl was hurt..."
Gu Shiba Niang seemed to have disappeared suddenly, and no one could find out any news. For Gu Lingyun, no news meant bad news. This girl was probably not dead.
I lost a Mr. Dong, two masters of dissolving medicine, and two pieces of frankincense... Of course frankincense is not important. What is important is the poison added to frankincense. I got it from a foreign land by chance back then. If I lose it this time, I can no longer find it. .
"This damn girl, I will kill you in an ugly way when I get the chance..." Gu Lingyun looked ferocious, and the words he murmured softly were particularly cold.
"I'm afraid you won't have this chance..." A soft, slightly hoarse voice suddenly sounded outside the door.