The assassin first glanced at Zhou Xiao's icy face with some fear, but he didn't intend to speak. Zhou Xiao's sword had already cut through his skin and blood began to flow out. His voice was extremely cold, and he threatened: "If you don't say anything, I will chop off your fingers one by one, followed by your toes... I have a way to make you unable to survive or die!"
Zhou Xiao's reaction at this moment was different from usual, especially the chill in the words, which made the four people watching beside him a little scared. I didn't expect that Zhou Xiao, who looked amiable, would have such a side.
But the assassin was afraid that he was also ordered to die, and his eyes turned from fear to disgust when he looked at Zhou Xiao.
Immediately afterwards, before Zhou Xiao could torture him, the man suddenly fell to the ground, bleeding from the corner of his mouth, and stopped moving. Zhou Xiao quickly put away his sword and went up to check the assassin's breath.
"died."
Guo Linchong immediately followed, groping the two corpses to see if there was anything available.
Jiang was also puzzled by this, and he asked in a low voice, "How did he die?"
"Suicide." Wei Lin kept staring at Guo Linchong's movements and replied without looking back.
"How did you commit suicide?" Jiang also continued to ask.
Wei Lin was a little impatient, but he turned his face and explained to Jiang patiently: "If it is an assassin who has been ordered to die, he usually hides poison on his body before leaving. If he is caught unfortunately, then he The end. Usually, the poison that seals the throat with blood is hidden between the nails or the teeth. Once captured, they will lick the nails, or bite the poison hidden in the mouth to commit suicide.”
"Is that so..." Jiang has never heard of this kind of thing, and he can be regarded as gaining knowledge. "You know a lot."
"It's okay." Wei Lin turned back to see if they found any results.
Unfortunately, there was nothing on the two corpses. Zhou Xiao angrily asked Butler Zhang to throw the corpses out for disposal, while he looked around worriedly outside the door.
"Deputy General Zhou won't go in?" Min Qiu asked.
Zhou Xiao shook his head: "How can you go in and out of the General's residence at will? Now that the doctor and Ziqin are inside, it won't help us to go in."
When Guo Linchong heard this, he thought of a person: "I'm going to pick up the military doctor now."
"Is that the military doctor?" Zhou Xiao asked, "Zhong Yi?"
Guo Linchong nodded quickly: "Yes, it's Zhong Yi, I'll go now."
"Go back quickly!"
Jiang also felt that these people who got along with each other all the time seemed to be hiding deeper than each other. When Mingming came with him, Guo Linchong was not there, but as soon as he left Xue Changfeng's bedroom, Guo Linchong was there again; Wei Lin's mother was obviously related to Xue Changfeng, why did Wei Lin be a beggar; Zhou Xiao also knew Zhong Yi, it seemed I am quite sure of Zhong Yi's medical skills... Many questions swirled in Jiang Ye's heart. He knew that now was not the time to ask questions, and it was just like Wei Lin's matter.
He has been hiding his family background in the military camp, but he didn't expect that everyone has their own secrets, and it seems that each one is more shocking than his "rich son joining the army".
As a result, on the night of Xue Ziqin's wedding, not only did he not have a bridal chamber, but he was so nervous about the assassin's assassination of General Xue. No one in the whole house could rest peacefully. Xue Ziqin and the doctor were in Xue Changfeng's room the whole time, and the doctor left in the middle of the night.
Jiang Ye and Wei Lin had already lost their energy in the second half of the night. Seeing that the two lieutenants were guarding outside, and Guo Linchong had not returned, they did not dare to go back to rest, so they had to rest against the pillars of the corridor. The sound of the doctor opening the door woke the two of them, and they heard the doctor sigh and explain to Xue Ziqin, "It's the old man who is incompetent, the poison on the general's body, the old man has never seen it before, so he can only use acupuncture to delay the general. The poison is attacking the heart, but I'm afraid it won't last until noon."
Xue Ziqin said anxiously: "Is there no other way? Doctor, you have to think of a way!"
The doctor shook his head and said, "Hey... This old man really has no choice. If he can find the person who poisoned him and give him the antidote, then he will be saved..." "The person who poisoned him is dead, and the antidote is definitely gone." Xue Ziqin Without waiting for the doctor to finish speaking, he immediately interrupted.
"Don't worry, general, the general is the backbone of the country. When the day dawns, General Xue goes to ask the imperial physician in the palace, maybe there is a way, the old man is really powerless..."
Hearing the doctor say this, Xue Ziqin knew that it was useless to talk too much. If he could save it, he would definitely save it.
"Zhou Xiao, help me deliver the doctor."
"Okay." Zhou Xiao stepped forward to greet the doctor, and then escorted the doctor out.
Guo Linchong went to pick up the matter from Zhong Yi, and they had already reported to Xue Ziqin. Seeing that an hour and a half had passed, and whether they had come yet, Xue Ziqin said in a hurry, "Did this waste Guo Linchong elope with Zhong Yi?"
Before he finished speaking, Guo Linchong had already walked in through the door, and was pulling Zhong Yi's sleeve with one hand. Zhong Yi has been complaining: "Don't drag me, do you treat military doctors like this? Oh, I will go by myself. You young people, you don't know how to respect the old and love the young..."
"General, don't wrong me, I've come and gone on two legs, it's already fast!" Guo Linchong said, and handed Zhong Yi into Xue Ziqin's hands.
"It's alright, alright, get out of the way." Xue Ziqin also followed Zhong Yi's clothes, ignoring Zhong Yi's resistance, "Hurry up, the old man is going to die!"
"Xiao Xue, this is wrong, how can you say that your father is going to die?" Zhong Yi was still talking, and the sound of Xiao Xue caught Wei Lin's attention. Wei Lin looked up at this scene, wanting to wait for Xue Ziqin to get angry, or not allow Zhong Yi to shout like that. Who knew that Xue Ziqin didn't respond, only to hear him say impatiently: "I know, I know, Uncle Zhong, hurry up!"
"Zhong, Uncle Zhong?" Wei Lin repeated in surprise.
Fortunately, no one heard except Jiang Ye.
Not only Wei Lin was surprised, Jiang also widened his eyes in surprise.
This Zhong Yi was in the military camp on weekdays, and he called out to General Xue in a regular manner, but now he has become Xue Ziqin's elder
But at this moment, everyone's thoughts were on Xue Changfeng, and no one would come to answer their doubts at all.
Xue Ziqin resisted Zhong Yi's nagging, forcibly pushed him into the room, and then closed the door vigorously.
Zhong Yi entered the room, his mouth never stopped, he sat on the edge of Xue Changfeng's couch, reached out and held Xue Changfeng's hand, started to count his pulse, and his expression immediately became solemn.
Xue Ziqin did not dare to let out the air, for fear of disturbing Zhong Yi.
On the couch, Xue Changfeng's face was pale and his lips were purple and black, which was very terrifying. Zhong Yi first checked the pulse, then opened Xue Changfeng's eyelids, and then reached out and touched the back of Xue Changfeng's neck, armpit and other parts. After a careful inspection, he asked without raising his head, "Is that hidden weapon still there?"
"Yes." Xue Ziqin quickly took the diamond-shaped dart and handed it to Zhong Yi. Zhong Yi took a closer look, touched the dried blood on it with his hand, and then put the tip of his nose to sniff the smell. There was no smell on the dart, and there was no trace of poisoning on the part of the dart that was not stained with blood. Zhong Yi had a general idea in his heart, and he opened his mouth and called Xue Ziqin: "Water!"
Xue Ziqin did as he was told and brought a bowl of clear water over. Zhong Yi stretched out his index finger and dipped it in water, smeared it on the diamond-shaped dart, and sniffed carefully.
"Big deal!" Zhong Yi said with a sneer.
"What's the meaning?"
"This poison is colorless and odorless. I was just guessing, but I really didn't expect it. This poison is extracted from a flower unique to the territory of the Dongming clan in the north of Qinchuan. Those who are infected with this poison will be cold and hot. , blood reversal, can't last for half a day, and there is no doubt of death."
"How did you know..." "This poison has a characteristic, it will smell when dissolved in water." Zhong Yi said, "But don't worry, this little poison can't trouble me."
"Then please Uncle Zhong!"
Zhong Yi nodded, took out the bottles and jars from the medicine box he carried with him, started to move, and said while doing it, "You have some red dates prepared and boiled into jujube puree."
"it is good."
Xue Ziqin went out of the house immediately after responding.
Zhong Yi sighed to himself and shook his head: "Look at you, you are so old, you can even win this kind of plot."
Although he looked casual, Zhong Yi's hand movements were not neglected at all. He first sealed several acupoints with silver needles, and then punctured Xue Changfeng's ten fingers. Purple-black blood flowed out of the wounds, and until the blood gradually turned red, he released the needles and switched to several other acupoints.
After the wound was healed, he pinched Xue Changfeng's people again. Xue Changfeng slowly opened his eyes, his vision was still not clear, only the voice of an old acquaintance shouted: "Open your mouth, hold it."
He opened his mouth subconsciously, and felt a piece of bitter medicine stuffed into his mouth.
Zhong Yi seemed to know what he was going to say, and was the first to speak: "Yes, don't thank me, I can't completely prescribe the right medicine for this poison, there is no danger to life, but if you don't take care of it for half a year, I'm afraid you will lose ten years of life. ."
"The assassin used the poison of the land of Qin Chuan. I guess it was a blame, but it is hard to say. After all, Qin Chuan is the land under Qin Mu's jurisdiction. Although he has always been in no dispute with the world, the matter of establishing the Chu Chuan has already been quarreled. There is so much uproar, it's not impossible to talk about dissent. You have to wait for you to recover and check it yourself." Zhong Yi said, wiping the sweat from his forehead, and put the bottles back in the same way. In the medicine box, "Have you seen that kid, Wei Lin."
Xue Changfeng blinked, indicating his answer.
"As soon as I saw him, I knew it was Yue Yang's child, who looked exactly like Yue Yang." Zhong Yi sighed, "Forget her, the child is so old, what else do you care about."
Xue Changfeng did not respond.
Zhong Yi also knew his temperament, so he stopped talking about it: "Okay, alright, I will prescribe the medicine later, after you drink the medicine and sleep, you should be able to speak, but you will still be weak. Don't swallow this medicine, you can't eat it, I was woken up in the middle of the night to save your life, I have to go to bed, and I'll talk about it tomorrow."
Xue Changfeng blinked again.
Zhong Yi also nodded and turned to go out.
Xue Ziqin was about to come in, when he saw Zhong Yi coming out, he asked anxiously, "How is it?"
"I said Xiao Xue, you can't worry about anyone, and you can't worry about your Uncle Zhong, right?" Zhong Yi smiled smugly, "Take me to the study, give your father a prescription, and your life will be worry-free. , you have to rest for half a year."
"Okay, here, I'll take you there."
As Xue Changfeng turned the corner, the five people staring at the door could finally go back to their room to rest. Zhong Yi just prescribed the medicine and explained it clearly, so he went back to the outskirts camp early on the grounds that he wanted to go back to watch his little apprentice.
Jiang finally returned to Xiangcheng. He didn't return all night last night, so he went home to rest. He wanted to spend more time with his parents while he was free. Next time he went out, he didn't know when he would be back.
Xue Ziqin and Zhou Xiao took turns taking care of Xue Changfeng one by one.
Princess Yun, who had just married in, was stunned by bad luck. She was in the house for several days and never saw her husband again.
The emperor also sent people to greet him, and many civil and military officials heard about this and sent people to send various supplements. These things made Xue Ziqin very busy, and he had to take care of Xue Changfeng.
Fortunately, Zhong Yi's medical skills were still outstanding. Within five days, Xue Changfeng had already improved a lot and would no longer fall asleep all day long.
On the fifth day, someone sent a letter to Xue Mansion.
When Jiading received the letter, he only heard from the messenger that it was sent by the Right Prime Minister, and that it must be handed over to General Xue, and then the messenger disappeared.
Xue Ziqin was feeding Xue Changfeng the medicine spoon by spoon, when the servant suddenly knocked on the door and shouted loudly, "General, a letter from Lord Right Minister."
Before that, Xue Ziqin had never taken care of anyone, and even the kung fu of feeding medicine, he had learned from Zhou Xiao little by little, so Xue Changfeng showed him a lot.
Now someone came, Xue Ziqin came in in response, put the medicine on the table, and reached out to pick up the letter from the servant.
Xue Changfeng coughed twice, his voice weak and hoarse, and asked, "The Chancellor of the Right came in person?"
"No, it's a face-to-face servant."
Xue Ziqin wanted to take it apart and read the content first, but he was interrupted by Xue Changfeng before the action started: "Huh?"
"Look, look." Xue Ziqin carefully handed the letter to Xue Changfeng again.
Xue Ziqin couldn't see what was written in the letter, but Xue Changfeng's face was not good when he read the letter, but he could see it clearly.
Xue Changfeng read it quickly, and after reading it, he handed the letter to Xue Ziqin: "It's burnt."
"what?"
"I let you burn."
"Okay." Xue Ziqin had no choice but to lit the letter and threw it on the ground in front of Xue Changfeng, watching it burn to ashes.
Xue Changfeng didn't speak for a long time, and Xue Ziqin didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Usually he dared to contradict one or two, but it was just a matter of being beaten. Now he was afraid that if he kept his words and deeds and made the old man mad, the crime would be serious.
Thinking about it, he picked up the medicine again and prepared to feed Xue Changfeng to take it.
Xue Changfeng suddenly said: "You will take your people with you in two days, and the people I lent you before, go directly to Qianyu."
"What's the meaning?"
"This General Dingbei, I asked you to do it, will you do it?"
"Do! Of course!"