Although she was facing two men, the girl in Tsing Yi was not at all embarrassed. She folded her fists and asked generously, "You two don't look like Yuncheng people, where did you come from?"
Mu Zhiming smiled and clasped his fists in return: "I traveled from the north to this point."
"North?" The girl in Tsing Yi looked at the two of them, and when her eyes turned from Mu Zhiming to Gu Heyan's face, she saw that he was wearing a half-faced black mask, and the girl's eyes became suspicious.
Gu Heyan lowered his head and stood behind Mu Zhiming.
"Girl, I don't know what to say about this 'Tomb of Heroes'?" Mu Zhiming asked politely, attracting his attention.
The girl in Tsing Yi retracted her gaze, caressed the stone tablet in her hand, and muttered: "Four years ago, Zhao State raised 60,000 troops to attack the southwestern border of Dajin. The King of Shu Jun led the remnants of the army to defend the town desperately for a hundred days, almost to the point of running out of food. Fortunately..." For some reason, the girl in Tsing Yi hesitated, "In short, after this battle, the soldiers under the King of Shu Jun were almost All of them were killed, and the King of Shu Jun erected a monument here in memory of them."
Mu Zhiming was surprised: "I have never heard of such a tragic war."
"Of course you never heard of it." The girl in Tsing Yi sneered, she took a pot of spirits from the horse, pulled out the stopper, and sprinkled it near the stone monument. , not because of the enemy's sword, but because of the sinister hearts of the people, and afterward, those people who are rat-bellied and chicken-gut-gut will have to whitewash the peace and cover up everything."
When she said 'you are from the middle', she gritted her teeth, and the next paragraph was even more indignant, making Mu Zhiming dare not ask more.
The girl in Tsing Yi poured out the wine in the jug and said indifferently, "It's rude to say a few more words."
"The girl is a person with a bold temperament." Mu Zhiming praised.
The girl in Tsing Yi got on her horse and tightened the reins: "Don't disturb the two of you, see you by fate." After saying that, she rode her horse and galloped in the direction of Yuncheng, leaving behind the dust.
Passing by in a hurry, leaving a few words to talk about.
Mu Zhiming looked up at the solemn and silent stone tablet in the evening, the autumn wind lifted his jacket and gilded it with a touch of gold: "He Yan, in fact, when I traveled around the rivers and lakes in my previous life, I heard about the Zhao Kingdom's attack on the southwestern border."
Gu Heyan looked at him.
Mu Zhiming sighed deeply: "This battle suffered heavy casualties, 30,000 Jin soldiers were once withered bones, and when the king of Shu Jun was in despair, he was even ready to die in the city, but what is truly sighing is that The King of Shu Jun asked for reinforcements from the Central Plains, but no one responded."
"Back then, the Jiedushi of Lingnan, the Jiedu of Huainan, and the Jiedu of Jingzhou all received battle reports asking for support, but they were reluctant to send troops to support because they were afraid of the relationship between the emperor and the king of Shu. Turn a blind eye to the fact that there is no one to support the southwest frontier."
"Actually, the emperor just wanted to wait for the king of Shu Jun to die in battle, and then send troops to the southwestern border to pacify the war."
"In the end, the battle ended when the Kingdom of Zhao suddenly withdrew its troops and the King of Shu Jun narrowly defended Yuncheng."
The ground was full of spirits, soaking the soil to find the old bones, Mu Zhiming couldn't bear it: "The despair and tragicness of Yuncheng when it was besieged by the enemy is no longer known, only this stone tablet is left, and I can't open my mouth or talk about right and wrong.
Gu Heyan never talked about the monarch's heart, he said softly: "The wind is blowing, it's cold, go back."
"Okay." Mu Zhiming smiled at Gu Heyan.
The two returned to Yuncheng, rested at the inn for one night, met with Daniel Erniu at the city gate the next day, and set off for Dulong Ridge.
The Dulong Mountain is really full of miasma, mosquitoes and swamps. Walking all the way, it is hot and humid. There are many tall trees and moss and mud. The big cow said: "It's early winter now, and it's already calculated. If it's summer, no one wants to enter the Dulong Mountain. ."
The four of them rode their horses for half a day, passing through a camphor wood forest, and suddenly saw several towering wooden villages in front of them. From the outside, only the minaret of Muzhai can be seen.
Before people approached, they could smell the strong smell of sulphur herbs and the faint smell of dried animal skins.
Thousand Poison Valley is famous for selling poisons, and many people from all corners of the world come here to find all kinds of exotic poisons.
Daniel clasped his fists: "The two masters, this is the camp of Thousand Poison Valley. We will not follow up. We will wait for the two at the tea shed in front of the stockade. After the two come out, we will take you back to Yuncheng."
"Thank you, thank you." Mu Zhiming bowed with a smile.
You can't ride a horse when you enter the stockade, so Mu Zhiming and Gu Heyan left the horses at the tea shed and entered on foot.
When the two entered the stockade, a man in his twenties, wearing a silver-purple robe, with silver rings on his neck, wrists, and ankles, walked up to them.
The man asked, "What kind of poison do you two want to buy?"
"We didn't come to buy drugs," Mu Zhiming said.
"Didn't you come to buy drugs?" The man looked at the two.
Just as Mu Zhiming was about to explain, the man suddenly showed an expression of sudden realization: "I understand, you two, please come with me."
Mu Zhiming and Gu Heyan looked at each other and followed the man's footsteps.
The man led them into a stilted building. On the first floor of the stilted building, there were ten rows of medicine cabinets about three people in height. Each medicine cabinet was composed of neat small drawers. It's dense, it's really shocking.
The man did not stop here and walked straight to the second floor.
Climbing up the creaking wooden ladder, a purple curtain of equal height was hung in front of the bamboo and wooden door on the second floor. As soon as the man lifted the curtain, a strong and choking aroma rushed to his face.
The first floor of this stilted building is very high, but the second floor is very short. Gu Heyan is eight feet long. Standing there, he can reach the top with his hand. The second floor is not only not high, but also very narrow, except for an old yellow wood counter. There is only a bamboo table and two bamboo chairs on the left and the right.
The man pointed to the two bamboo and wooden chairs: "Sit down."
Mu Zhiming felt something was wrong and said, "This brother..."
"Don't talk, sit down." The man interrupted him, "I understand, I understand."
Mu Zhiming: "..."
No, Xiongtai, you understand everything you know!
Mu Zhiming was helpless and could only sit down with Gu Heyan.
The man walked behind the counter, took out a bunch of small silver keys from his waist, opened the drawer behind the counter, took out a few things from it, walked to the two of them, and put the things in his hands on the table one by one: "Incense, pills, and ointment are all available. Let's take a look. Which one do you want?"
Mu Zhiming looked confused: "Excuse me, what are these?"
"Ah? Are you pretending to be stupid? No need." The man put his arms around his chest.
"No, I really don't understand." Mu Zhiming smiled apologetically, "Please answer your questions."
"Ah? I really don't understand? But you two came to the Thousand Poison Valley and didn't buy poison, didn't you come here for this? Well, let me introduce you." The man cleared his throat and said in a melodious voice: "Thousand Poison Valley's special aphrodisiac powder, the exclusive secret recipe, is unique, eat one, smoke one, wipe it to keep you fascinated! Know! Tired! Indulge all night! Tired! Tired!"
Gu Heyan: "..."
Mu Zhiming: "..."