Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 36: Medicinal residue (I)

The last drop of floral dew dripped from the bottle and fell onto the slightly opened plump red lips.

Feng Niang closed her eyes, savoring the indescribable pleasure, and hummed softly from the tip of her nose.

After a long time, she lay on the couch, shaking the small porcelain bottle in her hand, but could not pour out more floral dew. She licked the edge of the bottle with the tip of her tongue, and finally threw it away, sighing in dissatisfaction.

The sound of birds singing outside the window gradually became louder, but Feng Niang ignored it and curled up on the couch barefoot until the lingering scent of the flower dew faded away and there was a fierce knock on the door.

"Feng Niang, the Nan Ya is surrounded!"

"The token has been shown?"

"It's bright, but they ignore it. We must search for them."

"How dare you." Feng Niang spat.

"Should we let the Northern Yamen take charge?"

"Don't worry, Nan Ya will handle Nan Ya's affairs on its own."

Feng Niang put on her embroidered shoes, put on her clothes, and stood up. She first opened the window and waved her hand to drive away the noisy birds that were all over the windowsill.

The knocking and shouting outside the yard became more and more urgent, making others feel upset, but she was not in a hurry. Instead, she sat down in front of the dressing table, tied her hair up into a bun, and put on some rouge on her lips, which added a mature charm.

There was no need for any extra decoration, but she still stared at the moon outside the window for a while before she was willing to move lightly and go downstairs.

All the people in Washe had been driven into the yard and were huddled together.

The Hooks, armed with bows and swords, surrounded them tightly.

The lights outside the courtyard were bright, and it seemed that there were more than 300 people there, all of them arrogant, thinking that the insignificant people in such a place like the market were not worth making a fuss about.

"Thank you, Ji Shi. I have provided you with information many times in the past. Why are you so cruel today?"

Feng Niang recognized Xie Ding at a glance and asked with a smile as she walked downstairs.

She deliberately wore coarse linen clothes, but her beauty still caught everyone's attention.

Xie Ding had already seen the Bi'an Order displayed by the people in the theater, and seeing Feng Niang's charm, he became more and more certain that she and Min Yuanxiu were having an affair.

After his men had searched all the rooms, he waved his hand and arrested the men without saying a word.

"Take them all back!"

"call--"

Suddenly, there was a huge fire in front of him. Two balls of flames instantly sprayed towards the hooks. Some people in the encirclement were caught on fire and rolled on the ground.

Those were the two people who used to spit out strong liquor to ignite torches on the stage, but tonight they didn't need any fire, they could spit fire just by opening their mouths.

"He is indeed an alien."

Xie Ding had anticipated this and did not panic. He ordered his men to retreat, avoid the raging fire, and attack with many weapons including crossbows, net bags, and iron shields.

But two figures flew up and attacked him.

The two strange men that flew over, one missing his right hand and the other missing his left leg, held short knives and slashed at people from above, like two ferocious eagles.

The hooks around Xie Ding immediately gathered forward to protect him, either raising their shields or shooting arrows, not giving them the chance to assassinate them, forcing them to dodge continuously in the air.

Until a big net bag came over and covered the two people.

Xie Ding couldn't help but sneer and said, "It's just like that to cage people."

The next moment, the rustling sound of birds flapping their wings was heard and the moonlight in the sky dimmed.

Looking up, I saw an incredible scene.

The sky was filled with birds, so dense that they blocked out the clouds and the moon. It was like a net covering the sky, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

Looking at the railing on the second floor, Feng Niang's graceful figure had gracefully landed on the roof.

"Shoot it down!"

A strong wind blew up and all the torches and lanterns were blown out.

Xie Ding didn't understand what was happening yet. He stepped back while looking around. He saw a tall and thin man like a bamboo pole in the yard trying to pull a bald, beardless, black-faced man, but he didn't know where he was taking the man.

The sky and the earth became completely dark, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

The hooks couldn't help but panic and the queue became chaotic.

"Don't panic, light a fire!" Xie Ding shouted.

A fire lit up.

It was the two flamethrowers, but they didn't attack the hook anymore. They were breathing fire at the bald, beardless, black-faced man.

Halfway through the fight, they seemed to get in the mood and suddenly started performing acrobatics.

Just as Xie Ding was stunned, a figure flashed before his eyes, and he saw a tall and thin man as thin as a bamboo pole appear in front of him out of thin air, with his hands clenched in the air, pulling something out of thin air.

Then, a bald, beardless, black-faced man was pulled out of thin air and appeared unexpectedly.

Xie Ding was very skilled in martial arts, but he was stunned at this moment and shouted subconsciously: "Protect me!"

Just as he was stunned, the dark-faced man opened his hands and pressed his face. His movements were not fast, his techniques were simple and even seemed a little clumsy.

Unfortunately, Xie Ding didn't react and forgot to hide.

"what!"

excruciating pain.

The black-faced man's hands were like charcoal fire, which immediately burned Xie Ding's skin with a sizzling sound. As a puff of green smoke rose, only bones were left on his cheeks.

Then press those hands again.

"Zi."

Xie Ding's skull was burned through.

In the darkness, only the dark-faced man's bald head could be seen, reflecting the little fire in his palm.

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A pair of feet wearing embroidered shoes gradually left the roof, and Feng Niang's skirt fluttered, rising up little by little.

The birds in the sky used their wings to stir up a breeze, bringing her back into the air.

Her eyes changed, as if she had become a queen dominating the world, overlooking the huge city of Shuyang. She saw thousands of households, the straight lights on the city walls in the distance, and the rippling waves of the Shuo River farther away.

Not far away, a group of people were riding fast.

"It's not that slow. The matter of Nan Ya should be resolved by Nan Ya." Feng Niang saw everything but didn't notice that just under her feet, in the darkest place, there was a sneaky figure that scurried across the roof where she had just stood like a rat.

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The sound of horse hooves came with the night wind.

"Shut up!"

Pei Nian suddenly pulled his horse, raised his head and looked at the huge black cloud in the sky.

Yugui rode forward and asked in surprise, "What is that?"

"do not know."

Ahead, a fire suddenly lit up.

Liu Jikun's men had piled up a circle of firewood around the theater, and it seemed that they were going to burn the caged people.

It can be seen that Liu Jikun was on the street outside the theater, holding up a large banner like a general leading his troops against the enemy, and was guarded by shield bearers.

With his military officer rank, he would indeed be a general leading an army. However, to people who were not familiar with the situation, such a big show was a bit excessive to deal with a few common people.

You Gui and Huang Hu knew that they had to be so cautious when dealing with people in cages.

The current conflict between the snipe and the clam is a good opportunity for you to reap the benefits.

"Should we start investigating the case?" Yugui asked.

He usually neglected his official duties, but he knew that either Liu Jikun would die or he would die, so he was very decisive.

Pei Nian did not respond. He looked around sharply, dismounted, called over his trusted constables, and gave them orders in a low voice.

Huang Hu wanted to hear Gu Jingnian's instructions more in his heart, and could not help but look back. He felt relieved when he saw Gu Jingnian coming over leisurely to listen.

"The man in front is not Liu Jikun, but a trap." Pei Nian said: "They have set up kerosene, waiting for someone to rush in and then set fire to him."

After saying that, she turned her gaze to another tall building across the long street, separated by several alleys.

That is the famous restaurant in Taipei City, Fengcailou.

"Fengcai Tower has the best view. Liu Jikun is actually watching and directing from there. You Gui, you take 20 people to attract their attention. Huang Hu, you take the rest and follow me to kill them quietly."

"Yes."

Only Gu Jingnian asked: "How did you know this?"

"I have my own tip."

After Pei Nian finished speaking, he made a few gestures, and You Gui led his men to get on their horses again and head towards the fire. The others took advantage of the cover of darkness and quickly crossed the alley.

Gu Jingnian looked up at the birds flying in the sky and felt that Feng Niang's gesture seemed to be trying to help them.

Six people were standing at the entrance of the alley. The torches in their hands had been blown out and they were using fire starters to light them.

As soon as the light of the tinder flashed, there was a slight sound of neck-cutting, and six people quickly fell down.

Pei Nian leaned against the wall and made a few gestures, and Huang Hu immediately pounced towards the gate of Fengcai Tower.

"who?!"

Although no one could be seen outside the building, there were already dozens of crossbow arrows shooting towards Huang Hu from inside the door.

Huang Hu was no longer afraid of getting hurt and wanted to rush in and kill everyone in the face of arrows, but Gu Jingnian had told him to keep the matter a secret, so he just rolled on the ground as he did before.

While the guards were shooting the first wave of arrows, Pei Nian was the first to rush into the door.

"The arrow missed!"

Huang Hu got up and caught up, and even shouted loudly on purpose.

In fact, he was hit by two arrows in the thigh, and he took advantage of the momentum to pull them out while rolling over.

He felt very uncomfortable with this kind of secrecy, and when he entered Fengcai Tower, he saw Pei Nian and others fighting on the stairs, so he did not go to help, but broke through the encirclement and went straight to the roof.

"You guys stop me, I'll go kill that guy."

The fourth-floor railing of Fengcai Tower is the commanding height of Taipei City, from where you can see the Theater.

The big pot in the kitchen had been moved over, filled with oil, and a bonfire was lit that could not be extinguished even by the cold wind.

More than a dozen archers stood by the campfire, ready to ignite rockets and shoot at the traps on the long street.

They had already noticed the twenty or so knights galloping through the long street. When the fire started, it would burn these knights first, and then the theater. The caged people would not be able to withstand the fire, and one or two would be captured.

Liu Jikun stood with his hands behind his back, thinking that he could force out the whereabouts of Kuixin and then pin the crime on Min Yuanxiu. Then his goal would be achieved and Xie Ding's sacrifice would be worth it...

"Oh!"

The door behind him suddenly burst open and a huge man pounced on him like a tiger pouncing on its prey.

"Protect Tisi!"

The guards rushed forward, and the archers put down their bows and drew their swords to chop. However, the big man, who was like a tiger pouncing on his prey, ignored their swords, guns, sticks, and chopped the melons and vegetables as if he was in an empty space.

Screams broke out again and again.

Liu Jikun turned around suddenly and saw Huang Hu slaughtering his subordinates with a sweeping momentum.

Since he knew Huang Hu's abilities, he narrowed his eyes and thought about how to respond.

"Oh!"

The next moment, Huang Hu pounced over and threw him off the tall building.

Before Liu Jikun could react, he was already flying in the air. The sound of the wind was in his ears and Huang Hu's ferocious smile was in front of him.

"under!"

"Tiss was thrown down!"

Pei Nian rushed up to a high building and suddenly heard a shout, so he broke the window and jumped out.

"Chase!"

Only Gu Jingnian walked calmly, as if all the fighting had nothing to do with him. He walked around the corpses and climbed up the tall building.

He looked down at the city, but couldn't see much in the darkness, so he simply closed his eyes.

Calming down, he could vaguely feel a heart beating "thump, thump" somewhere. The feeling was very subtle, and he knew Ying Yao was nearby.

Master Ma was looking for the information he wanted in a corner.

(End of this chapter)