"Why did Guardian Zuo say that?" Wen Liunian frowned upon hearing this, "Could it be that the other party found his trace during the night visit last night?"
"That's not true." Hua Tang said, "Last night after Xiao Wu and I took the Mu brothers into the mountain, we saw that the whole village was filled with smoke. At first we thought it was on fire, but later we saw that the people inside seemed to be Not panicking, and very organized."
"Where is the smoke coming from?" Wen Liunian asked.
"The black-rooted wild thatch is being burned in the back mountain." Huatang said, "There are few other places, but there are many in Yunnan. It can be used as seasoning, and after drying, it can be ignited to smoke mosquitoes."
"So the Tiger Head Gang has something to do with Yunnan?" Wen Liunian was thoughtful.
"Nine times out of ten." Hua Tang nodded, "After I smelled the wild thatch, I instinctively glanced at the Mu Brothers, and I saw that they seemed to have some doubts in their eyes, and they obviously noticed something strange."
Although Xiao Wu is the younger brother of Duan Baiyue, king of the Southwest, but he didn't stay in Miaojiang for a long time, and spent most of the time in the palace, so he was not familiar with the smell of wild thatch, so when he smelled it, he He casually asked, "What's the taste?".
"Like some kind of spice." Huatang didn't say anything, but asked, "Do the two owners know?"
Mu Wanlei shook his head, "Not sure."
"Not sure?" Wen Liunian was thoughtful.
"Although the smell of wild thatch is strong and unpleasant, it is very effective in fuming mosquitoes. It is very common among the people in Yunnan. It's fine if the palace doesn't know about it. As the owner of Mujiazhuang, Mu Wanlei has lived in the southwest for a long time. It's obvious that he didn't know about it. I can't make it through." Huatang said, "It's probably because I want to hide it intentionally."
"And then?" Wen Liunian continued to ask.
"Following the smell of wild thatch, we came all the way to the back mountain. At that time, the sacrificial ceremony had already been carried out for most of the time. There were many fruits and seven or eight huge wine jars in front of the incense stand." Hua Tang said, "With Zhao Da As far as I can see, the headman is indeed half-human, half-ghost, walking very stiffly, he should have stepped on stilts under the burqa."
"What's in the wine jar?" Wen Liunian asked.
Huatang said, "The corpse."
"Corpse?" Wen Liunian was surprised.
"They're all women, young women in the seventeenth or eighteenth century, like some kind of poisonous ritual." Huatang said, "I don't know where they got them, but they were all thrown into the Ten Thousand Poison Pit in the end."
"It's really worse than a beast." Wen Liunian shook his head, "I haven't heard of any large-scale disappearance of women in the city. It should be transported from other places."
"After the sacrificial ceremony, those people returned to their residences to rest. We explored the village again and found nothing unusual." As usual, but I always feel that something is wrong, as if trying to hide something."
"If they're all sects from Southwest Miaojiang, it's normal for them to be involved with each other." Wen Liunian said, "Is Xiao Wu guarding them outside the city?"
"I wasn't sure what was going on, so Xiao Wu found an excuse to stay." Hua Tang said, "Let's see if I can ask more questions."
"Thanks for your hard work." Wen Liunian nodded, "Guard Zuo should go back to rest earlier, I will go to Mu Wanlei and Mu Wanxiong later to see what they will say."
Huatang nodded and went back to her residence, opened the courtyard door but saw Lu Zhui sitting at the stone table, so she was a little surprised, "Why did the second master come here?"
"Excuse me for interrupting you." Lu Zhui said, "I have something to ask."
"Second leader, please tell me." Hua Tang said.
Lu Zhuilue hesitated for a moment. Although the other party was a famous doctor, she was a woman after all, and some things were really hard to ask. But it's hard to ask, there is no better doctor than her in the city, not to mention this kind of thing... for a man... it's still... very... important, thinking of Zhao Yue's fierce face, Lu Zhui finally plucked up Courageously, he cleared his throat, "Then I'll just say it straight, please don't blame the left protector for any offense."
Huatang lowered her voice, "The head of the family asked you to come, right?"
"Of course not." Lu Zhui shook his head quickly, and was a little surprised after shaking his head, "Guard Zuo already knows?"
Hua Tang said, "My lord asked Xiao Wu to ask me earlier."
"So that's it." Lu Zhui breathed a sigh of relief and asked once! So he asked, "Is there a special medicine?"
Hua Tang said, "You have to feel the pulse first."
Lu Zhui immediately fell into a dilemma, who would dare to say that.
Hua Tang said again, "However, I'm not in a hurry to take the medicine. You can start with food supplements first, maybe you will recover slowly."
"Thank you so much." Lu Zhui looked worried, obviously very worried, and asked after a while, "There is one more thing."
Hua Tang made him a pot of tea, "What's the matter?"
"About Da Dangjia and Mr. Wen." Lu Zhui said.
Hua Tang said, "I was also going to ask the Second Master, why did the adults come to ask about the medicine first?" No matter from which angle you look at it, it should be Lu Zhui who is more correct.
Lu Zhui organized his language and recounted the incident between "red face, red ears, messy hair and kidney tonifying chicken soup".
Hua Tang was as shocked as if he had seen a ghost in daylight, "Really?"
Lu Zhui said, "I don't believe it either."
Hua Tang said again, "Maybe there is some misunderstanding in the middle."
"It doesn't matter if there is any misunderstanding." Lu Zhui said, "The most urgent thing at the moment is to take good care of the body of the head." Otherwise, every day is like eating firecrackers, who can bear it.
Huatang propped her cheek with one hand, and expressed her approval to him.
A while later, Lu Zhui returned to the Shang Mansion, playing with a few delicate gourds.
"What are you doing?" Zhao Yue asked him puzzled after seeing it.
Lu Zhui said, "It's the medicine formulated by Zuo Hufa. It can ventilate the air and clear the turbidity. It is of great benefit to those who practice martial arts."
Zhao Yue understood, and continued to walk into the house.
"Do you want to take a pill?" Lu Zhui called him enthusiastically.
"No need." Zhao Yue pushed the door open and entered the room, "I never believed this."
Believe it or not! Lu Zhui followed persistently, and continued to speak earnestly, "I just took a pill, and I think it's really effective."
"Is there such a god?" Zhao Yue picked up a pill casually.
"Naturally." Lu Zhui nodded.
Zhao Yue swallowed the water, "Bitter."
Lu Zhui said comfortingly, "It's good to be able to cure the disease."
"Cure?" Zhao Yue frowned upon hearing this.
Lu Zhui calmly said, "Too much turbidity in the body is also a disease."
Zhao Yue shook his head and went back to his bedroom to sleep.
Lu Zhui shook the remaining gourds... There are still a lot left.
It is estimated that it will be delicious for a while.
Of course, Wen Liunian, the culprit, didn't know about it at this time, and he didn't care about whether Zhao Dadang's family would do it or not. After changing into his official uniform, he took Mu Qingshan to the front hall to meet the guests. There is Shang Yunze.
"Are you going to eat roast beef tonight?" Lord Chambord asked as he walked.
Mu Qingshan nodded, "Eat."
"Okay." Shang Yunze helped him straighten his clothes, "Let's ask the boss to add less spice, and add green bamboo shoots."
Mu Qingshan was grinning, compared to the previous weak and unruly appearance, he was much healthier, his arms were no longer a bone, and his face became rosy, even the elder brother and sister-in-law of the Mu family who always loved him were surprised when they saw it, There are still people in this world who can feed small logs into meat!
"Bring some back, sir." Mu Qingshan said.
"Naturally no problem." Shang Yunze nodded.
Wen Liunian walked ahead and eavesdropped along the way.
Seems to be going pretty well.
It can also be mixed with roast beef.
Good.
"Lord Wen." Zhao Wu and the Mu brothers were already waiting in the front hall.
"You three have worked hard." Wen Liunian ordered his servants to serve tea, "Guard Zuo has already explained the results of the spies."
"That village is indeed very evil." Xiao Wudao, "I can't tell which faction it is based on the dress, and I can't tell where it is, but just because of the fact that women are sacrificed is enough to show that it is not a good kind."
"What do the two owners think?" Wen Liunian asked.
"It's really like a cult." Mu Wanlei said, "There are a lot of poisonous insects and miasma inside. People who practice martial arts are fine, but ordinary soldiers can only die if they go in. It's better not to act rashly."
"So serious?" Wen Liunian seemed a little surprised.
Mu Wanlei nodded, "Indeed."
"Then what should we do?" Wen Liunian frowned.
"Why don't we deal with Chaomuya first?" Mu Wanlei suggested.
"It's not impossible." Wen Liunian finally let go.
Mu Wanxiong and Mu Wanlei looked at each other, and were overjoyed.
Wen Liunian said, "Let me think about it again."
Mu Wanlei nodded, "It's not too late, I hope the adults can make a decision earlier." After all, for Mujiazhuang, getting rid of Zhao Yue is the most important thing.
After Mu Wanlei and Mu Wanxiong left, Wen Liunian asked Zhao Wu to go back to rest earlier, while he went back to his study to continue dealing with business. The two dark guards followed the Mu brothers all the way, always paying attention to their movements.
Later, servants from the Shang Mansion came and called, saying that the meal was ready and everyone was waiting.
Wen Liunian put down the file, yawned and went to eat.
Compared with usual, there were much fewer people in the dining room, two secret guards were following the Mu brothers, Shang Yunze and Mu Qingshan went outside to eat roast beef, Huatang was still sleeping, and Wen Liunian came in , the rest greeted one after another.
Wen Liunian looked around, "Why isn't Protector Zuo here?"
"Still resting in the room." Zhao Wudao, "It's good to cook a bowl of porridge when I get up later, and there is no need to save vegetables."
"Then what about Master Zhao?" Wen Liunian asked again.
Everyone nodded in their hearts, that's right, they knew that Guardian Zuo was just a cover, and the ultimate goal was to ask Master Zhao!
After all, he ran out of the room with disheveled hair and disheveled clothes, and we didn't know anything.
Lu Zhui said, "In the room."
"Why don't you come to eat?" Wen Liunian asked again.
Lu Zhui said, "Because I'm in a bad mood."
"No matter how bad the mood is, there is always food to eat." Wen Liunian said, "Otherwise, how can the body survive?"
Lu Zhui took advantage of the situation and said, "Why don't you invite me, sir?"
Wen Liunian: ...
Don't give up, you will be beaten.
Everyone at the table looked at him expectantly, very enthusiastically.
Wen Liunian could only nod his head, "Okay."
The dark guard applauded silently in his heart.
A moment later, Wen Liunian stood in front of Zhao Yue's bedroom door and took a deep breath.
The dark guards huddled together to watch the excitement in the dark, and... Lu Zhui.
He is really curious.
Zhao Wu sat alone in the dining room, looking awkwardly at a large table full of dishes.
If I had known this, it would be better to stay in the room and sleep with my wife.
"The master." Wen Liunian knocked on the door.
Zhao Yue almost got angry when he heard it, why is it him again
Seeing that there was no movement in the house, Wen Liunian pushed open the door.
Zhao Yue was sitting at the table drinking herbal tea, venting his anger.
Wen Liunian said cautiously, "Everyone is waiting for the big master to have dinner together."
Zhao Yue said, "Don't eat."
"For things like misunderstanding, it's fine if you explain it clearly." Wen Liunian sat opposite him, "Why don't I talk about it?"
Zhao Yue's face was livid.
Wen Liunian said, "After all, this happened because of me."
Zhao Yue said, "What are you going to say?"
Wen Liunian said, "Naturally, I want to tell everyone that the head of the family has no hidden illness."
Zhao Yue's face darkened by three points.
Not only is there no hidden disease.
He is simply... desire... fire... burning himself.
I was sleeping well, but for no reason, I started dreaming, dreaming is fine, I also dreamed of a nerd, with smiling eyes, no matter how you look at it... I deserve a beating!
So the two started fighting, and the nerd in the dream turned into a peerless master, entangled from the waterfall all the way to the cave, and the next dream was not very clear, only that after waking up, something was wrong somewhere in the body.
Master Zhao felt that he had never been so entangled in his life.
"Have you eaten?" Wen Liunian was still asking.
Zhao Yue said, "Don't eat."
Wen Liunian immediately felt guilty.
Zhao Yue was upset, "It has nothing to do with you!"
Wen Liunian said, "Then eat."
Zhao Yue: ...
After a while, the two came out of the door one after the other, and went to the dining room together.
The dark guard and Lu Zhui rushed to the dining room in an instant.
Zhao Yue glanced at it from the corner of his eye, almost itching with hatred.
After eating, everyone discussed the next step, and then went back to their rooms. Zhao Dazhao was still in a dark state and walked very fast.
"Second leader." Wen Liu called out to Lu Zhui in a young voice.
"What's the matter, my lord?" Lu Zhui stopped.
Wen Liunian said, "There is one matter, it's better to clarify it with the Second Master."
Lu Zhui nodded, "My lord, please tell me."
Wen Liunian went straight to the point, "The head of the family has no hidden problems."
The surrounding guards covered their mouths, so as not to accidentally make a sound and be heard by the adults.
Lu Zhui's scalp is numb. What kind of crime is this? It's clearly nothing to do with me. Why did the two of them come here to explain it
Wen Liunian said seriously, "Although the head of the family doesn't allow me to explain, but it's useless to hide some things, the head of the house really has no problem."
Speaking of this, even if Jinglei has to believe it, Lu Zhui nodded quickly, "If your lord says there is no problem, then there must be no problem."
The dark guards also agreed one after another, yes, yes, we all firmly believe it.
"That's good." Wen Liunian heaved a sigh of relief, "The first master seems to value the second master's idea very much, and he kept explaining it that day, so I thought I would make it clear."
Lu Zhui's heart that hadn't calmed down began to be turbulent again with lightning and thunder. What does it mean to value my thoughts? What does this have to do with me!
The dark guards also gasped, and collectively looked at him like a vixen. His lord's tone was so resentful, one could tell he was jealous!
I never expected that there would be such a stubble!
The degree of twists and turns of the plot is comparable to the touching story of my young master going through all kinds of catastrophes in the past, just to stay with the palace lord, which makes people want to cry.
Wen Liunian was still saying, "The second leader must not misunderstand."
Lu Zhui almost stood up his hair, "My lord, don't get me wrong, I am just a brotherhood with the head of the family." Pure and flawless, comparable to the little white flowers in the valley!
Wen Liunian was puzzled, "Me?"
"Suddenly remembered something." Lu Zhui took two steps back calmly, "Excuse me."
Wen Liunian nodded, "Second leader, walk slowly."
Lu Zhui disappeared in an instant, almost like stepping on the snow without a trace!
Wen Liunian lamented that the so-called slowness of the people in the Jianghu was really different from the slowness he thought.
"Why so slow?" In the small courtyard, Zhao Yue frowned, "What is that nerd talking to you?"
Lu Zhui wanted to hit the wall again, so why did the other side pick up the second round just after being interrogated
It really has nothing to do with me!
Zhao Yue entered the bedroom with a dark face.
Lu Zhui was exhausted.
No matter what, I never expected that there would be a day when I would be treated as a vixen.
What a shame.
How embarrassing.
And at a small roast meat stall in the city, Mu Qingshan was eating sliced bamboo shoots, and Shang Yunze next to him was holding plum wine, feeding him a small cup from time to time.
Water and sugar are added to the wine, so the taste is very light, and you won’t get drunk if you drink too much, which is very suitable for Mu Qingshan’s taste.
"Are you full?" Shang Yunze asked.
"Yeah." Mu Qingshan nodded, "It's delicious."
"Get up and take a walk, or you won't be able to sleep at night." Shang Yunze helped him wipe the oily shine from the corners of his mouth, "I'll come back later to help my lord and other people buy."
Mu Qingshan touched his stomach, it was slightly protruding.
Shang Yunze laughed out loud, and was just about to pull him to stand up, but saw two people walking towards this side.
"It's Mu Wanxiong and Mu Wanlei." Shang Yunze pulled him back to sit.
Mu Qingshan frowned, "What are they here for?"
"It's probably for dinner." Shang Yunze asked the boss for some barbecue, and then he stood up to say hello, "Master Mu, this way please!"