The people under Wei Tingyu were never good people. They would not hesitate when taking action and would not allow any future troubles to occur. Some would come back to report, while others would stay behind to monitor the other party's actions and not let anyone escape.
After receiving the order, he faced the enemy head-on without dodging or evading.
The other party had also noticed their presence, but did not see them clearly, let alone know who they were. Perhaps they just thought they were nearby villagers. After all, the nearest small village was only a few miles away.
When someone was sent to check, they ran into a wolf head-on.
Xiaocao and his friends not only had the advantage in numbers, but they also caught the other side off guard. It didn't take much effort to take out more than a dozen of them. The only problem was how to deal with the corpses.
The bottom of the deepest tiankeng is actually a good choice. If you throw the body down there, it will look like nothing when viewed from above. No one would think it is a human being. But their wife is still down there, so they have to go a little slowly.
This time, Xiaocao spent quite a long time down there. When he came up, he felt weak in his hands and feet, and almost exhausted, but there was a smile on his face. When others saw this, they had some guesses in their hearts, but they couldn't help but feel happy.
"Girl..."
"You can prepare to go back now. I will come back after I confirm the properties of the medicine..."
"Girl, I'm afraid it won't work. We discovered Liuqi's soldiers before. It's not accidental that they appear here. If they come back after a while, it will be very dangerous." There is no need to hide this kind of thing.
Xiao Cao frowned slightly and thought for a moment, "Can we wait another night?"
"We will do our best."
Generally speaking, the medicinal properties of these herbs will not be lost after processing. However, we cannot generalize everything, especially in this matter, we cannot be careless. The processing of these herbs involves burning, refining, roasting, and roasting. There are certain requirements for raw and cooked herbs. Some require the skin and the flesh, or the skin and the flesh, or the roots and the stem, or the flowers and fruits. They must be picked and processed according to the recipe, and must be made extremely clean. There are various methods, and which one is the best and most suitable requires experiments one by one. Current conditions obviously do not allow this.
It is obviously unrealistic to try to get all of this done in one night.
But compared to that, there may not be another chance to collect herbs, so we can only do our best.
Xiao Cao turned around and was about to do his own thing, but at that moment, he seemed to have thought of something, and turned back and took out a medicine bottle that he carried with him. It looked quite large, "This, if you kill someone, use this to deal with it."
As the leader of this group of guards, he took it and thought about what was inside. He might not have thought about it before, but after Xiaocao mentioned it, he immediately knew what it was. Once, on the eve of the prince's identity being exposed, the lady seemed to have used something very scary in the post station, which must be this thing without a doubt.
Several people looked at each other. At this moment, their perception of the Madam seemed to have changed a little. Before, Missing thought that the Madam had a compassionate heart, which was actually nothing wrong. For those of them who lived on the edge of a knife, they might not be able to help but treat such people with a little kindness. However, if this compassion did not distinguish between friend and foe at all, that would be another matter. If this was really the case, many things would have to be concealed, and they would not dare to let her know anything.
Now I realize that the lady can clearly distinguish right from wrong and grudges, and she is definitely not a well-intentioned person. This is really the best thing that could happen to her.
"Give it to me, I'll take care of it." A man next to him reached out and took it, "Hey, with this thing, some things will be simple."
There are other people who are curious about the ultimate effect of this "bone-dissolving powder". After all, it was only a little bit at the beginning and did not cause much killing power. Now is a good opportunity to see it for themselves.
He sprinkled a little bone-dissolving powder on the corpse, especially at the wound location. Although the blood had already coagulated and the corpse had become stiff, the effect was still there, especially if a few more cuts were made on the corpse to expose the bones, the corpse would decay even faster.
With enough bone powder, the corpse disappeared quickly right before their eyes. Finally, it and the clothes turned into a pool of yellow liquid, bubbling and slowly disappearing into the soil.
Even though this group of people were used to seeing life and death, they couldn't stop their scalps from tingling. They rubbed the goose bumps on their arms, and were extremely grateful that their lady had a kind heart. Otherwise, with such a horrible thing in her hand, it would be too easy for her to make anyone with evil intentions disappear without a trace, especially since she had a drug that could easily knock people down. When used together, she was simply invincible.
"Are people with great medical skills also so good at using medicine? Shouldn't we be more respectful to doctors in the future?"
"You think too much. Madam is the only one like you in the world. If any doctor could be this capable, then the world would be in chaos. The status of doctors would be incredibly high."
"That's right. No one else has this ability."
After dealing with one, there was no more idea about how to deal with the others. They moved all of them together and sprinkled the bone-dissolving powder. In the end, almost no grass grew on this piece of land. After that, they cleaned up the other places with bloodstains, and then wiped out all traces of their activities one by one. I believe that even if the people from Liuqi come to look for them, they will definitely not know how their people disappeared.
Xiaocao said that in one night, just one night, she found that no matter what method was used, as long as the integrity of the plant was guaranteed, the efficacy of the medicine could be fully guaranteed. This was really the best. As for how to separate the poisonous half if it was to be used on Tingyu after returning, she would figure out a way at that time.
Early the next morning, Xiaocao went downstairs to collect herbs again. This time, he only left a few seedlings. The issue of sustainable development is very necessary.
The whole process went smoothly without any other accidents. However, in comparison, Xiaocao was very tired. When he was downstairs, he was only thinking about digging out the medicine as quickly as possible. He didn't feel anything. It was just like standing in front of the operating table for a long time. After it was over, he really didn't want to move at all.
However, now is not the time to stay. Perhaps those people did not go back yesterday, and now the people behind Liuqi have come, and there are too many of them. Once they are discovered by the other party, they may be the ones to suffer.
So we quickly cleaned up these last traces and evacuated as quickly as possible.
After leaving the range of this "sinkhole" and entering the mountains, the risk factor is reduced a lot. As long as there is no large-scale encirclement and suppression, as long as the retreat is not cut off, it is not difficult to escape or even not be discovered by the other party.
After finding a relatively safe place and sitting down to catch his breath, Xiaocao once again used the needle on himself. His hands were shaking at first, but they became steady after he got the silver needle.
Although they knew that Xiaocao gave them acupuncture to relieve fatigue, they always felt that it was not good to always use this method. However, when they asked, Xiaocao said that it was okay, so they did not continue to ask. However, they had the idea in their hearts that they should go back as soon as possible.
"This place is remote, and the same is true for Qi Dynasty. These people appear here for other purposes, or they may be helpless against the Dingbei Army, so Liuqi wants to find another way to cross these hundreds of miles of barren mountains to enter Qi Dynasty. Sending a large-scale army may not be realistic, but as long as a part of them enter Qi Dynasty, it may bring terrible consequences. Have you sent someone back to inform Tingyu about the matter so that he can be prepared?"
"Don't worry, young lady. I have sent the letter back."
Deliver a letter? Is that what she thought? Probably. "I'll take a break. Just call me when you leave."
After Xiaocao finished speaking, he leaned against the stone and closed his eyes.
They all knew that she was exhausted. Finally, the leader gave an order, "Find something and make a simple sedan chair while trying not to leave any trace." This was the best way to ensure their speed of travel while allowing their lady to rest.
Because of limited materials and the need to leave no traces, the search area is a bit large. Fortunately, the final result, although a little ugly, is still usable. After waking up, Xiaocao couldn't help but be silent. One thing is certain, there is no handicraft expert among them. Xiaocao did not reject their kindness. After all, if he tried to be stubborn, he might hold back.
However, Xiaocao only used this thing for half a day, and the most uninteresting period had passed. This thing was really unnecessary because sitting on it was really not comfortable.
The journey slowed down a bit in the next two days, and in the last two days, they suddenly discovered that the people from Liuqi had caught up with them, and their speed was very fast and their goal was clear. It was obvious that the people from Liuqi had discovered their tracks and might have been following them, or maybe Qi Chao was their target in the first place and they discovered something halfway.
Therefore, it turned into a great escape for Xiaocao and his companions. In order to buy more time, these guards had been blocking the enemy in batches, and some were injured, and some even died. Most of these injuries were caused by sharp blades, so even if the wound was deep enough to see the bone, it was not injured at all. These injuries were easy to treat, and after a few stitches, they could be completely sutured. The medicine was also carried with them, and they could be sprinkled on and then wrapped with a cloth strip, and that was it. However, there were two more people who were shot by arrows, so they could only pull out the arrows directly...
One, two, three... The number of casualties increased, and Xiaocao didn't even dare to think or look.
She has always known the cruelty of certain things. She had even been to the epidemic area with her adoptive father and saw piles of dead people. She herself was on the verge of death, but natural disasters and man-made disasters are different after all.
At nightfall, the situation improved slightly, and another seriously injured guard was brought to Xicao. This man was really seriously injured, and his consciousness began to blur. He could not answer clearly no matter what he was asked.
"What's your name and code name?" Xicao asked casually while treating his injuries.
The other person opened his mouth but couldn't explain clearly, so the person who brought him here answered for him.
Xicao paused for a moment, then continued his movements as if nothing had happened, stitching and bandaging the wound, then inserting the silver needles one by one. At the end, he fiddled with the silver needle bracelet, which was basically just the "frame", as if nothing had happened. "That's enough, stop pretending. But speaking of which, you guys are really brave enough to pull off the trick of using someone else's power in this situation."
The person next to him heard this, his eyes widened, and without any doubt, he put the dagger on the other person's neck.
The half-conscious man's eyelids trembled, and his fingers moved slightly, but...
Xiao Cao chuckled with a hint of pride and sarcasm, "Don't waste your energy. Even if I skin you alive, you can only move a fingertip. Speak now. Say something useful. Maybe I can save your life."
The person who was pretending to be unconscious suddenly stopped pretending, opened his eyes, and looked at Xiao Cao with a dagger-like gaze, "How did you find out?"
"You don't need to know this." Xiaocao memorized the body shape of each of them in his mind, as well as some of the most subtle features. He didn't pay attention to them at first, but after learning their names and code names, Xiaocao subconsciously checked them in his mind. Although it was night and the other party was seriously injured, their body shapes were very similar, and they had undergone facial modifications, they would normally not be exposed in a short period of time. Once the time was extended, perhaps he could take the opportunity to do something. It was estimated that there should be quite a few people like him, who were always ready to replace others to do something. Unfortunately, he started off badly and ran directly into Xiaocao's hands.
"Since you have discovered me, you can kill me or chop me up as you wish."
"Yeah, you're pretty tough."
Xiaocao smiled again, but Huayu and the others inexplicably felt that the Madam at this moment seemed a little scary, and quite similar to the Young Master at certain times. They felt a slight chill on their backs.
"Then you better stay tough like this, otherwise it will be boring."
Xiaocao stretched out his hand and directly removed the opponent's chin, the action was like pinching it for fun, and then he took out two silver needles, and started working with his left hand at the same time, stabbing the opponent's body quickly, accurately and ruthlessly. In an instant, the opponent began to twist, and because he could not move, the amplitude was very small, just like a convulsion, and the face also twisted, looking like he was in extreme pain, but he could not make any sound, and the saliva slipped out from the corner of his mouth.
The grass acted as if it didn't see it.
Hua Yu and the others couldn't help but step back a little. The Madam was kind and harmless. Even if the medicine had improved things before, it wasn't much. But now, it was completely shattering. This ruthlessness and casual attitude were exactly the same as the Young Master's. Maybe birds of a feather flock together!