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Chapter 318 Testing Medicine
When the first "Jie Kingdom bandit" who couldn't hold onto the saddle due to paralysis fell headfirst off his horse, his other companions around him realized something was wrong.

The next instant, the Jin soldiers who had been lying in ambush nearby swarmed forward.

Those people hurriedly resisted while looking for an opportunity to escape, but in the end, just like before, with nowhere to escape, they could only choose to bite open the medicine bag and die.

In no time at all, a number of those people were dead.

With prior preparations, Lu Qing and Yan Daoxin remained calm. They instructed Fu Wenfu to direct Lu Zhang's men to find the few people among the dead whose faces were still stung by silver needles and who were completely paralyzed. They took them all back to their temporary camp, tied them up securely, and Fu Wenfu quickly and efficiently removed the men from their seats, making it impossible for them to keep their mouths shut. Only then did Yan Daoxin take out the antidote for them.

Throughout the entire process, Yan Shu and Zhu Yu stood by, seemingly enjoying the spectacle.

Once the antidote Yan Daoxin gave those people took effect, although they were bound and unable to move, it was clear that their eyes were now able to dart around freely.

"Are they Jie people?" Yan Shu asked eagerly, her voice not loud but loud enough for those around her to hear. "Then let me say a few words to them! I'll help you see if they are really Jie people!"

"Are you fluent in the language of the Jie people?" Lu Qing turned to look at her and asked, his tone sounding somewhat doubtful.

Lu Zhang looked over in surprise, and his surprise was genuine, without any pretense.

Yan Shu nodded immediately, but before she could speak, Zhu Yu pulled her aside.

"Don't listen to his boasting!" Zhu Yu hurriedly waved his hand. "Brother Yan only learned a few phrases when he was a child. He just copied them without understanding. Let alone mastering them, even if the Jie people heard him say them, they might not understand what he was saying!"

"Oh dear, it's not as bad as you say! I can still say the simplest things, like, are you a Jie person? How old are you this year? I can explain those clearly!" Yan Shu looked unconvinced. "What else can we do? The Jie people have never been able to speak the language of the Central Plains well, and they can't understand it either. If you don't let me try, can you explain it to them yourselves?!"
At least we should first confirm whether they are actually Jie people, that should be acceptable, right?

Zhu Yu hesitated for a moment, then looked at Lu Qing, who also looked conflicted. After a pause, she nodded and said, "Alright, then you can give it a try."

Yan Shu's brows immediately relaxed: "Just you wait and see!"

As he spoke, he turned and moved closer to those people.

Those people quickly lowered their eyelids, pretending that they weren't listening to what they were saying and didn't understand it.

Yan Shu walked to a spot no more than two or three feet away from them, squatted down, drew circles in the air with her index finger upside down, and mumbled something with a smile on her face.

Zhu Yu and Lu Qing couldn't understand a word of it, but they could guess from her slightly rising tone at the end that it seemed to be a question.

Seeing her gesturing and talking, the group exchanged glances and nodded, their jaws agape. They couldn't speak, only whimpering in their throats, as if they had finally heard a familiar, familiar accent.

Yan Shu's expression changed instantly, and she drew a whip from her waist and lashed out.

Her reaction was so sudden that not only the "Jie Kingdom bandits" but also Zhu Yu and his group were taken aback.

The whip cracked, leaving two bloody welts on the faces of the two men at the front. "You bastards! You can't even speak a word of the Jie language, yet you've learned to pretend to be Jie people to do bad things and ruin the reputation of the Jie people!" Yan Shu roared. "You were eavesdropping on our conversation with your dog ears, thinking I'd only ask if you were Jie people, weren't you?!"

With a look of disdain, she repeated her words, enunciating each syllable clearly: "Now I'll tell you what I mean by that."

I'm saying—you bastards, you're not even worthy to lick my shoes!

If any of you could understand even a few words, you wouldn't be forcing that smile!

The faces of the "Jie bandits" changed. They hadn't expected to be tricked. They had misunderstood what the other party meant and exposed the fact that they didn't know the Jie language.

The leader grunted and turned his face away, and the others made no further reaction.

Lu Zhang was also somewhat surprised. He glanced at Yan Shu cautiously, a hint of doubt in his eyes, but ultimately said nothing.

"Who exactly instigated you?" Lu Qing walked over, kicked one of the stubborn "Jie Kingdom bandits" to the ground, and coldly glanced at them. "You don't need to pretend you're deaf. You can understand what we're saying."

The medicine pouches in your mouths have been removed; dying won't be so easy.

I also know that you trained assassins who are kept by others may not be afraid of death.

However, if they fall into our hands, they won't get away with such a quick and painless death.

Those people kept their eyes downcast, looking completely indifferent, determined not to speak even if they didn't die.

Zhu Yu pulled a small porcelain bottle from his pocket and nudged Yan Daoxin beside him with his elbow: "Haven't you always wanted to find an opportunity to test the effects of this? Can this stuff kill someone?"

Yan Daoxin had forgotten about this, but now that he saw the porcelain bottle in Zhu Yu's hand, his eyes lit up and he quickly took it: "You won't die! You definitely won't die!"

I almost forgot about this great stuff! Quick, quick, this is just what I needed. Let me see how it works!

When Yan Daoxin left this thing to Zhu Yu, only Lu Qing saw it. No one else knew anything about it. Now, seeing the excitement in his eyes, they became a little curious as well.

The "Jie Kingdom bandits" were only tightly bound, their mouths were not closed, but their eyes and ears were still working perfectly. When they saw such a handsome man with clear features, they were excited and their eyes were shining. They all had a sudden thought in their hearts and wished they could suddenly exert their strength and miraculously close their mouths.

Unfortunately, such miracles do not exist in this world.

Yan Daoxin carefully counted the "heads" on the ground, then carefully poured out a few pills from the gourd, counted them in his palm to make sure there were no extras, and then went over and put one pill into the mouths of each of them.

The pills practically melted in their mouths; the men didn't even have time to react before they were swallowed by their saliva.

Yan Daoxin skillfully slapped each of them on the chest, and the men swallowed the pills and saliva with a quick swallow.