The grass was indifferent, Wei Tingyu was relieved that there was still a poor unfortunate guy.
He was actually a very skilled person. He could easily deal with several noble ladies and noblemen from wealthy families with their servants even if they faced each other head-on, not to mention that it was just a sneak attack in the middle of the night and he was preparing to use medicine.
As a result, he fell flat on his face just after climbing over the courtyard wall. If he had not reacted quickly and evacuated quickly, he would have died there. Even so, his current situation is not much better. He has more than one wound on his body, and his bones are rotting and painful. That's not all, his body is also in a paralyzed state. It doesn't completely affect his movements, but it feels stiff, not very flexible, and out of control.
Fortunately, there was not just one person taking action. Because of this sudden change, the two people guarding outside quickly carried the person away without causing any more noise. At this moment, in another courtyard of the post station, only a small lamp was lit, which could not even illuminate the entire room. The atmosphere in the room was so depressing and solemn that it was almost suffocating.
The bearded middle-aged man was checking the injuries of the unfortunate fellow. The decay had stopped, after all, he had only been there for a short time and the amount of medicine he had been exposed to was limited. Even so, his flesh and blood had turned black, with a small piece of black bone clearly visible, just like carbon, and blood was still seeping out. The paralysis of the body was not without benefits, at least the pain was much weaker now.
The result of the middle-aged man's examination was similar to something like "bone-dissolving water", and he simply treated the wound within his ability.
The man hidden in the darkness exuded a powerful aura that could not be ignored. Even though they could not see clearly, no one dared to look directly at him. They lowered their heads, wishing that even their breathing would disappear.
The man laughed suddenly. "Very interesting, isn't it?"
Originally, in their opinion, it was a very simple matter that did not require any technical skills at all. However, they failed miserably and directly broke a tooth. Although it did not cause any serious bone damage, it was indeed very painful.
But no one responded to the man's words, perhaps because they didn't need to, or perhaps because they didn't dare.
"Even if we can't use him, we should find out who he is and whether he will have an impact on what we are going to do." He didn't sound angry. "Let's not go to the Imperial City for now."
Everyone else remained silent as the leader put aside his mission and stubbornly wanted to figure out what he was interested in.
Therefore, during the rest of the night, the entire post station was safe and sound, and nothing happened again. It even made people think that the previous incident was just a petty thief who broke in with malicious intent.
Wei Tingyu sat quietly all night, because there was no more threat to Xiaocao. Even if the unknown danger still existed, it did not cause any waves in his heart. It must be said that although it was only a short period of three years, Wei Tingyu had definitely grown to a terrifying level. As long as Xiaocao was not involved, his inner strength was so strong that even among tens of millions of people, perhaps few could compare with him.
As the saying goes, "A thousand-foot wall is strong if it has no desires." A person who is indifferent to life and death, and has an extremely smart mind, will be stronger than others can imagine, even if he is extremely weak.
As for the grass, it is the type that only focuses on the things it should focus on. For other things, it takes a natural course. It does not retreat when encountering something, and does not pursue when avoiding something. Therefore, after the incident, it did not want to pursue it. Although it is necessary to nip the danger in the bud to avoid being in a passive position, the grass also knows its own limitations and does not touch things that may cost time and effort but may not produce results.
In the morning, An Ran had breakfast. Zhen Muyao was still talking to her, smiling and carefree. She was unaware of what happened last night. Not only her, but everyone else was the same. Xiao Cao had no intention of letting them know.
After packing up, we continued our journey. Today's journey is much shorter than yesterday's. We estimate that we will reach our destination in the afternoon.
But I don’t know if it was because of what happened last night, but not long after they set off, Xiaocao always felt as if someone was watching them. In fact, they were not the only ones on the road. After all, they were still on the official road. Those who stayed in the post station last night might have left this morning, so there were people before and after, and occasionally they would meet people going to the imperial city.
Therefore, Xiaocao could not be sure whether it was an illusion or someone was really watching them. If it was the former, then nothing would happen. If it was the latter, then it must be related to the person who broke into their yard last night. Maybe it was because he suffered a loss at her hands that he had the idea of doing something further.
Although returning to the Imperial City at this time might be a safer approach, the journey to the Imperial City was a day's journey. Even if it didn't take that long to speed up, it was impossible to grow wings and fly back. If something went wrong, anything could happen during this journey. There was no need for that, so Xiaocao chose to keep going.
In comparison, Wei Tingyu and his team stayed almost until the "end". It can be confirmed that "those people" followed Xiaocao. Wei Tingyu had the entire post station searched and indeed found some bodies. As expected, these people should be the original people of the post station. Apart from such things, Wei Tingyu could not stand idly by. In fact, this group of people had unknown origins. Who knows if they have any connection with the group of people who investigated the officials of Qi Dynasty before? If there is a connection, it would be the best, and some broken clues can be connected. If not, it would be quite troublesome. One wave has not been dealt with yet, and another wave comes. It is really a headache.
Wei Tingyu did not waste too much time because of this. He left two people behind and notified Kaiping Wei to set off behind him.
His speed was not very fast, so he almost kept the same distance from Xiaocao. But this did not mean that he was unaware of the situation ahead. After learning that those people at the post station were targeting Xuan'er so blatantly, Wei Tingyu could not help but frowned.
This group of people obviously have a completely different style of behavior from those who were in the imperial city before. These people are obviously much bolder. Of course, it may be that they think they have not yet entered the imperial city, so they are so unscrupulous.
After leaving the official road, they were not far from their destination. However, Xiaocao was now certain that they were indeed being targeted. Not only that, they were stopped after a certain distance.
At this moment, Zhen Muyao and the others realized belatedly that something was wrong. The servants were guarding their carriage in the middle. They were obviously afraid, but they did not forget their duties.
Zhen Muyao looked solemn, and looked at Xiaocao with some doubt. She didn't want Xiaocao to give her an answer, but Xiaocao gave her an answer. After listening to Xiaocao's simple narration, Zhen Muyao cursed in a low voice, and looked at Xiaocao with some reproach, "Sister Xuan, how can you face this kind of thing alone? If something happens..."
Zhen Muyao has been more mischievous than other boys since she was a child, and she is also very brave. However, because of the Zhen family's status, there is no real darkness and danger in her world. At this moment, she is somewhat scared in her heart, but her lover and friends are here, so she can't retreat and she stands up to prepare to go down.
Xiao Cao held her down and said, "They should have followed us today. It should be because of the drugs I used. They are coming for me. Stay still and don't get into a fight. Jian Shu is here. Protect him and don't get hurt. I'll go down and take a look."
"But… "
"Mu Yao, there's nothing to worry about. They are somewhat wary of the medicine on me. It's still unclear what the situation is. I may have a chance to escape. Just listen to me." Xiao Cao said without giving any room for rejection.
Zhen Muyao's lips moved slightly, with a hint of reluctance in his eyes.
Jian Shu beside him also pursed his lips. He knew that he, a grown man, had become a burden at this moment. In the past, he had no problem protecting him from afar, but now, he was annoyed because of his incompetence. It was Xiao Cao who noticed something was wrong, so he found an excuse and asked Jian Shu to follow him.
"I wonder which expert used medicine at the post station last night. My master is very interested in the research of various medicines. Please meet him."
Xiao Cao glanced at the carriage curtain, then looked at Zhen Muyao, with a look in his eyes that almost said "Look, it's true." "If you can get away later, you can just return to the imperial city."
Zhen Muyao is not the kind of person who is not in a clear mind. He knows that now is not the time to "disapprove of everything". "Sister Xuan, be careful."
Xiaocao nodded, lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked directly at the carriage behind them. The outside was not that special, but it was quite big. Moreover, the guards around the carriage were all riding tall horses. Xiaocao had noticed this carriage before, but these horse-riding guards did not exist. No one knew where they came from.
The curtain of the carriage was hung up, with a layer of bead chains dangling from it. Xiaocao could only vaguely see the general outline of the man leaning against inside. If nothing else, he was a person with a strong presence.
Not knowing what the other party was going to do, Xiaocao didn't want to take the initiative.
While Xiaocao could not see the people in the carriage clearly, the people in the carriage could see Xiaocao clearly. They "looked at each other" silently because they knew last night that there were no elderly people in Xiaocao's group. Therefore, they were not surprised to see that the person who "used powerful drugs" was a young and beautiful girl.
No, it was still a bit surprising. After all, this was very different from the noble ladies he knew. Those women were delicate and arrogant. They usually held their chins high and looked down on people. However, when they encountered any problems, they would immediately lose all their self-control and would only tremble and scream in fear. Even pinching them to death would be boring. The one in front of him was different. This was a truly proud girl who was not surprised by praise or criticism.
He laughed suddenly, with a bit of lowness, and it sounded so good. But unfortunately, Xiaocao is not voice-controlled. Seriously speaking, because he plays with knives and needles, Xiaocao might be a little hand-controlled.
"What are you all doing? Why don't you invite the distinguished guest up?"
The person standing outside Xiaocao's carriage immediately made a "please" gesture to Xiaocao.
Xiaocao walked over without hesitation. When she passed the carriage where the maid was riding, she said, "Miss..." The maid lifted a corner of the curtain with fear. Xiaocao glanced at her coldly. The maid seemed to understand what she meant. She shut her mouth obediently and lowered the curtain.
After walking in, Xiaocao found that the other party's carriage was at least ten centimeters taller than ordinary carriages. She glanced at the horse pulling the carriage. Although she didn't know much about horses and the horse didn't seem to be very impressive, looking at its size, she could tell that it should be a good horse, perhaps of high grade.
It would inevitably be a bit indecent to climb up like this without a stool to stand on, especially for the people following her. They had no intention of lending a hand, not because of the difference between men and women, but because of fear, fear of the medicine hidden somewhere on her body.
In Xiaocao's opinion, she was really thinking too much. She was a doctor, not a drug dealer. Even if there were some "evil" drugs, they would not get on her body. And this height was not difficult for her. Just when she was about to go up, the man inside coughed, and the person next to Xiaocao couldn't help but trembled, and immediately knelt down to serve as Xiaocao's meat stool.
There are some rules that Xiaocao doesn't challenge. She is quite accepting of the many servants around her. However, she never beats or scolds the people around her. Being used as a human stool is somewhat of a challenge to her.
The man in the carriage stood up and walked to the door, with one hand on the door frame and the other hand reaching out to the grass, with a smile and a natural and casual look in his eyes, as if he was looking at an old acquaintance.
Just as Xiao Cao was about to walk around him, the man smiled and said, "Girl, do you think he is not even worthy of being your stepping stone? Then there is no need to keep such a person."
As soon as he finished speaking, the nearest person on horseback threw a dagger and stabbed it into the back of the neck of the person kneeling on the ground, piercing the entire neck. The man covered his neck and fell to the ground without making a sound, with blood oozing from under his neck.
It was so sudden and unexpected that a life died in front of him. Meeting such an unreasonable person who did not take human life seriously, Xiaocao naturally would not attribute this person's death to himself. Even so, he could not help but close his eyes. The emotions on his face could not be controlled well, but it was not fear, but disgust, disgust for this kind of person who did not take human life seriously.
The man in the carriage seemed to find it very interesting.
When Xiaocao looked again, the man who had just killed someone had already turned over, kicked the person on the ground away, and took the place of the human stool. However, he did not kneel down, but knelt on one knee and lowered his body as much as possible.
The people in the carriage remained in their original postures and were still smiling.