On the way to the Poison House, You Yuji was somewhat worried. The reputation of the Poison House was really bad. She had heard of this place when she was in charge of the State Administration. In the first few years, when she was still young, she was often shocked by the words of the women. It seemed that the poison there was omnipotent.
You Yuji opened the car window and looked out. Zhuo Wen, who was sitting on horseback, immediately rushed forward, waiting to ask questions.
"How long will it take to get there?" You Yuzhi asked.
"It will take another hour." Zhuo Wen reported.
You Yuji thought for a while and wanted to ask Zhuo Wen how he found the poison building, but she had already asked him once before, so she stopped talking and closed the window.
I want to ask because I have doubts about Zhuo Wen's explanation, but I don't doubt Zhuo Wen.
The poison house is not a fixed location. Unless it is open for business, other people can't find it at other times. You Yuji just wanted to buy fake death medicine from the poison house. Isn't it too coincidental that the poison house is open for business at this rare time
Is it really just a coincidence
You Yuji frowned and thought secretly.
The slight noise brought You Yuji back to her senses. She looked in surprise towards the gap behind the bench in the car and found a ball of black hair.
You Yuji was surprised: "A hundred years old?"
Baisui wagged his tail as a barely acceptable response, and continued to curl up into a ball, squeezing himself into the corners and crevices.
"Oh, when did this cat jump onto the car?" Madam Jing was surprised. "But we have been out for so long, should we send someone to take it back?"
"Forget it, we've come so far." You Yuji carefully took Baisui out and let it sleep on her legs. She lowered her eyes and gently stroked the back of Baisui's head with her fingertips. Baisui squinted comfortably and snored.
The carriage stopped in a quiet old alley. Madam Jing opened the door and jumped out first, then helped You Yuji get out.
You Yuzhi stood in front of the courtyard gate and looked around.
This old alley looked abandoned for many years, and the houses had long been dilapidated, with no one in sight. Even the house in front of me was the same.
Zhuo Wen walked up and knocked on the door.
You Yuji looked at it carefully.
Soon, the shabby wooden door was opened a crack from the inside. The person who opened the door was a young girl with a cold face. She first glanced at Zhuo Wen, then looked past Zhuo Wen at You Yuji.
"Miss Zhanxue." Zhuo Wen bowed.
"The carriage and the guards should continue to move forward, at least one or two streets away." Zhan Xue said.
Zhuo Wen immediately said, "The carriage will be driven away, but the guards cannot all leave. My wife is a weak woman, so please be tolerant, Miss Zhanxue."
"Take two more people at most." Zhan Xue pushed open the gate, turned around and walked inside without saying anything more.
Zhuo Wen immediately turned around and looked at You Yuji. You Yuji nodded, and he chose two skilled guards to stay. The others drove the carriage to the first two streets to wait, and Madam Jing did not follow.
Zhuo Wen waited for You Yuji to come over, let her go in first, and followed behind You Yuji.
The old wooden door creaked shut, and from the outside it looked like a desolate old house with no one living in it.
You Yuji listened to the creaking sound behind her and quietly looked around the courtyard. Although the house was dilapidated, the courtyard inside was very spacious. The courtyard was overgrown with weeds and did not look like it was often inhabited.
But when You Yuji walked into the room, she couldn't help but be surprised.
Unlike the broken tables and chairs outside with weeds growing wildly, there is a different world inside after passing through this old door. The furnishings in the hall are simple, but You Yuji can see that every item is worth a lot of money. Even the rag casually placed on the table has the most exquisite embroidery, which must be made by a first-class embroiderer.
That’s right, how could the Poison Building be short of money
"Madam, please wait a moment. I will go and talk to our host."
"Thank you." You Yuji sat down in the mahogany armchair and glanced at the famous paintings and historical relics hanging on the wall.
"Madam." Zhuo Wen pointed behind You Yuji.
You Yuji turned around and unexpectedly saw the hood of her cloak moving. Then, a black head appeared. You Yuji didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so she pinched Baisui's neck and pulled him out of the hood.
"When did you hide here?" You Yuji frowned, and with a smile in her eyes, she tapped Baisui's forehead with her finger. Baisui opened his mouth and bit You Yuji's finger lightly.
You Yuji raised her eyes and listened to the faint footsteps upstairs. She was a little worried because Baisui followed her. She thought for a moment and put Baisui in her sleeve. She warned it, "Be good and don't get into trouble."
Baisui didn't understand, so he rubbed You Yuji's wrist with his face for fun.
You Yuji sat on the first floor for a long time before Zhan Xue reappeared and invited You Yuji to go upstairs.
You Yuji thanked him again, pinched her sleeves, and walked up the stairs step by step.
In the room on the second floor, Si Que drank a cup of freshly prepared medicine with an expressionless face.
Not bitter, but spicy.
After finishing the last sip, Si Que put down the glass cup. He frowned and couldn't help but cough softly.
The footsteps outside were getting closer and closer until they stopped outside the door.
"Master, the guests have arrived." Zhan Xue reported from outside the door.
Si Que picked up the bloody mask and put it on, then said: "Come in."
His voice, which had been moistened with medicine, was hoarse and harsh, as if it had been smoked by cigarettes, and was really not pleasant to listen to.
Hearing his eerie voice, You Yuji's heart tightened. The moment before the door opened, she saw the image of the host who was obsessed with making poisons.
An old man with gray hair and a scary face. He would have scarlet eyes, disheveled hair, and a loose robe covered with various drug stains. He would also have an unpleasant smell of poison.
The door gradually opened.
The owner of the Poison House appeared in front of You Yuji. He sat behind the dark jade table, facing the door.
The first thing You Yuji saw was his blood-red mask. The paint on the mask seemed to have been splashed there randomly, uneven and of varying shades. It seemed not to be paint, but dried dark red blood.
He was not wearing the loose grey robe that You Yuji had imagined, but a narrow-sleeved black robe wrapped around his slender body. He casually placed one hand on the black jade table in front of him, and his long fingers played with the glass cup on the table. The dark and smooth table surface made his hand look even whiter than snow.
His hair was not disheveled as You Yuji had imagined, but was tied up high.
Black hair.
Not an old man. You Yuji was a little surprised.
Perhaps because the blood-red mask was too scary, You Yuji didn't dare to look him in the eye. She collected her thoughts and spoke slowly, "I want the fake death medicine."
The movement of his slender fingers rotating the glass cup suddenly stopped, and then with a "pop" sound, he put the glass cup down. He put his hands on the table and stood up.
He was obviously not a strong and muscular man, but as he slowly stood up, You Yuji still felt an inexplicable sense of oppression.
He turned around, took two steps behind him, stopped in front of the huge bookcase, took out a book and started looking through it.
You Yuji stared at his tall back without blinking. The lower half of his body, which was previously hidden behind the black jade table, was now exposed. There was a dark red jade belt around his waist, which matched his mask.
What is he doing? Is he trying to find a way to make a fake death drug, or has he forgotten how to make one
You Yuji was concentrating and didn't notice Baisui jumping out of her sleeve. She was looking around the room curiously.
“Hundred years old…” You Yuji called it in a low voice while hugging it.
Baisui jumped onto the jade table nimbly first, raised his two front paws, stood up, and meowed a few times at Si Que's back.
You Yuji hurried over and held Baisui tightly in her arms. She said apologetically, "The kitten is naughty."
Without waiting for a response, You Yuji held Baisui and stepped back. She lowered her head, pinched Baisui's ears, and whispered in his ear: "Stay away from him, he is full of poison!"
“Meow…” If Baisui had a mouth, he would definitely say that You Yuzhi pulled his ears so hard that they hurt.
"What?" Si Que turned around.
"It's okay." You Yuji held Baisui tightly, "I heard earlier that you made the fake death medicine, do you still have it?"
“No more.”
You Yuji's eyes darkened instantly, and then she spoke hastily, "Then could you please refine it again?"
"Ten thousand taels of gold, one month." Si Que spoke concisely in a hoarse and harsh voice.
Ten thousand taels of gold is not only not a small amount, it is an astronomical figure.
Si Que looked at You Yuji with interest, seeing her frowning and embarrassed expression, and wondering how she would bargain.
"Okay, I want four."
Si Que glanced at You Yuzhi with surprise.
—Why didn’t I know she was so rich before
"It's just... maybe you can give me more time? I can pay 20,000 taels of gold first, and I will definitely pay the rest during the New Year."
"cannot."
Si Que sat down again.
You Yuji couldn't help but feel troubled.
A spider as big as a baby's fist climbed along the table leg and onto the dark jade table.
You Yuji let out a soft "ah" and couldn't help but take another step back.
Si Que looked at her slightly pale face.
Afraid of spiders
Si Que took the glass cup on the table and turned the spider upside down.
You Yuji breathed a sigh of relief, but she still couldn't help staring at the glass cup, fearing that the spider inside would suddenly overturn the glass cup and crawl out.
The next moment, she heard the owner of the Poison Tower chuckle sinisterly.
She didn't understand what he meant, and watched him hold the glass cup with his slender fingers, shake it gently twice, and then take the glass away.
You Yuzhi looked at the table in surprise—the spider had turned into a pile of ashes.
This time, You Yuji was completely relieved. But then, she was still in a state of anxiety, wondering when another spider would pop out of this room.
She didn't want to stay here any longer.
"Okay. Two. I only want two." She hastily changed her words, "Silver notes or gold bars? I'll have the servant bring them over later."
"No rush. It will take a month to make. Pay when you come to get the medicine."
You Yuji nodded hastily and was about to say goodbye when Zhan Xue hurried in from outside and said coldly, "Master, we found someone from the imperial court."
Si Que looked at You Yuji.
Feeling the venomous gaze, You Yuji immediately explained, "I came here sincerely to buy medicine, so I would not do anything to reveal the whereabouts of the poison building."
This is the most obvious truth, and it clearly does not need special explanation. However, You Yuji is still worried that the owner of the Poison Tower will get angry and randomly spread poison to kill people.
Another person from the Poison Building went upstairs and reported again: "There are many people from the court, and they are about to surround this place."
The imperial court had long been keeping its eyes on the Poison Tower, and Si Que had known this for a long time.
In the past few years, wherever drug houses did business, the local court or local forces always had evil intentions.
But Si Que didn't care.
Si Que stood up and walked downstairs. When he passed You Yuji, he stopped and looked at her sideways: "If you don't want to be arrested and tortured by the soldiers, follow closely."
You Yuzhi held Baisui tightly in her arms, and took Zhuo Wen and two other guards, and hurriedly followed the people from the Poison Tower downstairs. They arrived at an inconspicuous small room on the first floor and walked downstairs.
The underground secret passage is very long.
You Yuji raised her eyes and looked at the owner of the Poison House who was walking in front of her. She heard the clear footsteps of a group of people beside her, wondering how she ended up running away with the people from the Poison House just because she was buying medicine.
Baisui, who was in his arms, was playful and wanted to break free from You Yuji's embrace.
You Yuji hugged it tightly and advised it gently: "Be at peace. If I lose you, how can I explain to him? He will be sad."
Si Que stopped, turned sideways and looked back.
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