After listening to He Yue's analysis, I have a relatively comprehensive understanding of Lingwu Territory.
It is specifically reflected in three words: I can't beat it.
I haven't been able to sleep well in the past two days, and I stay up late every day with the lights on in the office. A stack of blank paper is full of strange patterns and complicated formulas, and there are several translated magic books borrowed from Felita on the table. In addition, there is also a "Yongtian Mountains and Rivers Record", which has a certain introduction to the fiefs of the thirty-six lords of Yongtian. At this time, the lines between the lines are already covered with circles. In two days and nights, two bottles of cold ink were used up, some ink stains were left on my clothes, and there were countless smeared waste papers scattered around me.
It feels like being surrounded by ink and paper.
It was another cold morning, and when I was woken up by Alayya, I realized that I had just fallen asleep sitting up, drooling all over the paper.
Alaiya's eyes were full of worry, and asked softly:
"Master, what happened? Is there anything I can do to help?"
I barely opened my eyes and said:
"Oh... nothing. I haven't been able to sleep recently, and I want to study something about magic. Don't worry too much, it's basically done."
Alaya nodded, and was sitting respectfully beside me, and suddenly asked:
"Master, do you want to eat roasted chicken legs?"
"Why do you say that?"
I looked at her inexplicably, and Aleya pointed to the paper wet with saliva, on which was drawn something similar to a chicken leg. I laughed, took out a handkerchief to dry my saliva, carefully put away the documents in my hand, put them aside, and said:
"I'm craving some food. I don't feel like I've eaten any of your cooking recently."
"Because the young master always went out alone some time ago."
Alaya said something in a low voice, then stood up and said to me:
"Master, please wait a moment, Alaya will do it right away."
I stretched myself, collapsed on the ground, and said:
"Remember to put more barbecue sauce, it's delicious when it's grilled."
Alaya turned around and said:
"Alaya made a note. The young master needs to pay more attention to his body. Now the young master's dark circles are obvious, and both eyes are bloodshot. His hair has no color, and his face is dirty. I'm going to take a bath The water is boiling, the young master will take a hot bath first, and then have a good sleep, how does the young master feel?"
I nodded, and Alaya left happily.
There is a cold wind whimpering outside the window.
The charcoal fire in the house burns quietly, and the surrounding air is warm, without feeling cold at all. I was silent for a while, remembering that day Hilo fled in a hurry, and I don't know where he is now, whether he will still be sleeping in a drafty corner under a worn and thin blanket like before.
I don't know if she has eaten, if she is full, and if she will meet another kind person who will give her two copper coins and ask her to buy a steamed stuffed bun. But she probably can't buy buns now, after all, the whole city is searching for her whereabouts, and she is unwilling to kill people to obtain the benefits she wants.
If she was really a killer with no emotions, maybe she wouldn't be reduced to the current situation.
Alayah brought a wooden bowl containing chicken drumsticks grilled and dripping with oil.
I glanced at the roasted chicken legs, and suddenly asked:
"Alaya, where did you get the chicken legs?"
"Master, there are refrigerated ingredients in the kitchen."
I nodded, indicating that I would eat later, and let Alaya go to work first. After she left, I picked up the wooden bowl, cut open the chicken thigh with my nails, sniffed it, and then put the wooden bowl aside.
poisonous.
Although it is a poison I have never been exposed to, and it is difficult to detect it, I can clearly feel that it is poisoned. As for why I am so proficient, it is sad to say, I have been poisoned for countless times in my two lifetimes. If my mother is Shennong, I should have tasted all kinds of herbs by now. The poison hidden in the chicken leg penetrated deep into the meat, obviously it wasn't put on by Alayya when it was grilled, but someone put the poison in the raw chicken leg in advance.
Having said that, isn't there only one person who can sneak into the City Lord's Mansion without anyone noticing
The last hint of heat from the grilled chicken legs wafted into the air.
A wry smile appeared on my face. It seems that not only is it necessary to bypass the mountain of Lingwu, but even Hilo is a little shaken. In the past, she seemed to rarely use such methods as poisoning, because it was difficult to control and it was easy to cause accidental injuries. And now, she should really want to kill me, more than ever before.
As for the reason, I can roughly guess it, so I don't blame her for anything.
It's just that things have become a little more troublesome.
I took the roasted chicken legs outside, tore the chicken up, buried it in the soil, and brought back only the bones in a bowl, making it look like I had finished eating, then I took a piece of red-hot coals with tongs, and left When I went to the kitchen, I threw it on the pile of firewood. Not long after I returned to the office, there was a loud noise outside, and many people were looking for water to put out the fire.
Although the kitchen was saved, the ingredients piled up in it were burnt clean.
I don't know how to persuade Alaya and the others to throw away those ingredients that may have been poisoned, so I can only use such a simple and crude method.
I don't know if it was the retribution of playing with fire during the day, but that night, I myself woke up in the light of the fire.
At first, I just felt a little hot, but soon I felt that the heat was a little too much, as if I was back in summer.
When I opened my eyes, I barely had time to react, the beam above my head had already slammed down.
I managed to roll and dodge, and the beam shattered where I was sleeping soundly. The ear-piercing sound almost shattered the eardrum, and the dust and exhaust gas blocked the trachea, making me cough uncontrollably. In a messy environment, I touched the window and jumped out like a high jumping star. The next moment, the whole house collapsed into a pile of ruins.
Thanks to the fact that I let go of the fire once during the day, everyone became vigilant. This time, Felita rushed over quickly, and extinguished the flames directly with water-attribute magic, so that the fire did not affect the entire city lord's mansion.
But this time the fire was really not set by me. As for who it is, it is self-evident.
After Bai Huang came, she was also very angry, and vowed to catch this slippery little thief and avenge me. I smiled, and complained to her, "Don't say it as if I sacrificed it", but Bai Huang poked my chest and said, "You can still laugh." Aleya nervously took my hand to check if I was hurt, but other than being covered in dust, I was fine, so reassure them.
I thought that was all the ways Shiloh could imagine.
It wasn't until the next day that Alaiya went out to buy ingredients and didn't come back.
A stranger knocked on the door of the Santo's Mansion. He was dressed in rags and looked like a beggar. He held a note in his hand, saying that someone asked him to give it to me. I took the note from him, and there were only a few words on it.
"Tonight. South of the city. Come alone."
I took the note, and after a long time, I shook my head with a wry smile.