refuse to be a teacher

Chapter 161 Herbal Medicine

Xue Lan was taken aback for a moment at first, but quickly realized that her face sank for the most part.

Just as Yan Jue said, the large number of cargo boxes transported up the mountain before them did not contain fresh human blood as they had always thought.

The smell of fresh blood is often extremely pungent, and even if they are separated by a long distance, they can't stop the stench from within - Xue Lanyin knows this better than anyone else.

On the contrary, the iron boxes stacked in groups outside the bamboo fence have no peculiar smell. Even when the coachman opened them one by one to check with others, he never heard the habitual smell of thick blood. The deep sound of water.

"Look, what I said..."

Xue Lan turned around and bullied Yan: "You were in such a hurry just now, and now you are following the wrong car, is it a waste of time?"

A hint of confusion gradually appeared in Yan Jue's eyes.

This person has always been stubborn and stubborn, and he will not allow any mistakes in important matters.Now that Xue Lan saw Yan Jue's appearance, she was afraid that she was going to stick her face on the lid of the box. In desperation, she hurriedly grabbed his arm and said, "Youyu, this place is a place where you can't do anything, don't worry about it." Hit into the wind!"

"I won't...you let go."

Of course Yan Jue was not as stupid as he thought.So he waved his hands vigorously to drive the apprentice aside, then moved his body, and continued to look into the mouth of the boxes stacked in front of the gate of the narrow courtyard.

But seeing that the iron box was light and floating, it really didn't contain human blood. To put it bluntly, it didn't even have anything to do with the things that ordinary people should have.

Yan Jue couldn't see clearly what was inside, and with the faint light cast by several paper lamps, he could only see a loose shape.

Those coachmen were more nimble than the other, and they never procrastinated in their work. They lifted the iron boxes and moved them to the narrow yard in twos and twos, and put them in order one by one.

In this way, the real problem instantly reveals a small corner of it that has existed for a long time.

"Wen Pianhong collected human blood on a large scale in the black market... There must be no doubt about it." Yan bullied, "Moreover, the number of horses and horses passing through the mountains and the mountains is limited every day, so even if you follow the wrong convoy, it will not be so wrong. "

Xue Lan glanced out reluctantly, then hurriedly pulled Yan Jue's wrist and said, "It doesn't matter if he's at fault or not, we just leave, this place is not suitable for staying longer."

"Wait...what are you in a hurry for?"

Yan Jue was most afraid of his apprentice's impatience, and the facts proved that he was indeed more anxious than anyone else.The master and the apprentice hid in the dark, Xue Lan couldn't stand up and down, Yan Jue had nothing to do with him, so he could only order in a low voice: "...be quiet, go and see what's in the box over there in a while. What."

Xue Lan frowned and said, "Do you still want to watch?"

Yan Jue gave a simple "hmm" as a reply.The two of them were silent for a moment, and the lights were turned off after the people scattered, the carriage left in a hurry, and the green and blue figures outside the bamboo fence disappeared into the fence one after another, and it was unknown what they were doing inside.

Yan Jue stood there for a while, seeing that it was almost time, he turned his head to Xue Lanyin and said, "Let's go, go over."

Because Xue Lan felt that Master had lost his self-cultivation, his courage almost doubled as usual.It's reckless, but it doesn't seem like recklessness, but in the final analysis, there is no way to make people worry.

However, Yan Jue's actions have always been straightforward and decisive, and he never stopped doing anything. Taking advantage of the gap when there was no one in front of him, he jumped onto the roof of the narrow courtyard.Xue Lan had no choice but to follow closely behind, and saw that the low house surrounded by bamboo fences was made of thatch.

——As for the batches of iron boxes that were transported up the mountain just now, they are placed neatly and orderly side by side in a place separated by a layer of thatch at the foot.

Through the several gaps in the roof, one can vaguely see the faint yellow light of the paper lanterns.

As for the inner circle of the narrow courtyard, there are generally three people who are in charge of guarding—it is said that they are guards, but in fact they just sit with their legs crossed beside the iron box, all of them look sleepy, and they look listless.

Because Xue Lan was stuck in a blind spot on the roof with Yan Jue, she tried all her strength, but she couldn't see what was in the box.

In the end, he had no choice but to bully Yan again: "Master knows that the box is not filled with human blood, why must he insist on investigating it to the end?"

"...you keep your voice down."

Yan Jue stretched out a finger and pressed it against his lips impartially.Under the boundless night, I saw that bundle of soft black hair sticking to the ear with the wind, and the strands of it were full of tenderness and affection that could not be concealed.

Because Xue Lan was staring at him, she even forgot what she wanted to say.At this moment, I just want to find a quilt, try my best to wrap the master into a ball, and press it under my body so as to be pampered - in this open-air mat, there must be something special.

But having said that, Yan Jue certainly doesn't know what the apprentice dog is thinking at the moment.

He just felt that it was really strenuous to reason with Xue Lanyin.

Now that the situation is special, he can't list all the reasons clearly at once.It just so happened that the guards in the courtyard were in poor condition, which was obviously a sign of drowsiness, so Yan bullied the good man to the end, raised his palm, and said to the ignorant dog apprentice beside him: "I saw it, just shoot it directly!" Sleeping point...these are all familiar, so I don't need to teach you as a teacher, right?"

On this side, Xue Lan was still full of erratic fantasies, while Yan Jue on the other side had already bent over, turned over and jumped off the roof lightly.

Xue Lan came back to her senses just now, and hurriedly called out: "He Yu!"

Before the words were finished, Yan Jue just swung a single palm and knocked down one of them in the blink of an eye.This move was without a doubt a thunderbolt that suddenly exploded in an almost silent silence.

Now that one person fell down, the other two were like ants who were at a loss on the hot pot. With a bang, they jumped up from their seats one after the other. Still vigilant and restless, he shouted loudly: "Who is it!"

Xue Lan's heart was flustered immediately, fearing that Yan Jue would accidentally be stabbed, so she made a quick decision, and instantly rolled over to the top, raised her leg, and hit the back of the head of the person holding the sword, then grabbed the long sword and hooked it Spinning, facing forward with the hilt of the sword, and exerting force with the wrist, hit the other person's neck with one blow.

All of a sudden, the whole house was in chaos.Xue Lan was carrying two, but Yan Jue had quick eyesight and quick hands, hooked his five fingers forward, and immediately lifted the lid of the iron box in the house. Before he could get out, the person had fallen crookedly and limply, and there was no room for struggle.

Xue Lan dragged the three guards in blue robes into a corner one by one because she was busy looking forward and backward, and pulled a thick cloth to cover them just in case.

In the end, after all the funeral affairs were settled, he turned around to look for Yan Jue, but he had already uncovered all the iron boxes piled up in the whole room. At that time, the room was filled with a very special earthy smell, and he sniffed carefully. Come on, there is really no salty taste that living human blood should have.

Xue Lan hurriedly glanced around for a week with her head down, but couldn't figure it out again, so she said: "Master, you..."

"Don't... just don't make a sound."

Yan Jue raised his palm, and gently covered Xue Lanyin's lips that were about to part. Then he covered his face with his sleeve, and stretched out his other hand to pick up the unknown things that were piled up in the iron box.

There is no human blood in the box, and there is no unpleasant smell.Yan Jue reached out and carefully fished out the things piled inside, only to find a bundle of earthy gray sacks that were not too big or too small—the body of the bag was dry and clean, without any dirt, and the mouth of the bag was tied tightly with a thick rope, as if Avoid air leakage.

Hold it in your hand, it has a light and ethereal texture, not too heavy, you don't need to sniff it closely, there is a slight fragrance of grass and trees that is not easy to detect.

Because Xue Lan didn't want to think about it, she blurted out: "It's loaded with medicinal materials!"

Seeing him open his mouth, Yan Jue hastily put a finger on his lips and said: "I told you to keep quiet, you just can't control your mouth!"

Xue Lan was at a loss and said, "What... what's wrong?"

Yan Jue quickly took out a scarf from his arms, and covered Xue Lanyin's mouth and nose.I flicked it away with my long sleeves, trying to avoid direct contact with the surrounding air.

"The medicine is poisonous." Yan bullied, "Don't vent your anger, or you will die."

Xue Lan felt a "thump" in her heart, and soon came back to her senses, and asked in a muffled voice through a layer of towel, "What poison is it?"

"...I don't know."

Yan Jue raised his hand and rewarded him with a chestnut: "So I tell you to be careful, don't die without knowing."

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his five fingers and probed into the sack as usual, trying to take out something from it.

Xue Lan was terrified as she watched from the sidelines, so she always wanted to step forward to stop it.However, Yan Jue refused to let go, so Xue Lan could only stay on the sidelines and stand still. After a long while, Yan Jue took out a bunch of moldy black things similar to herbs from the bag, and squeezed them dryly A ball, with the slightest touch, immediately shattered to pieces.

Xue Lan squatted down, carefully placed the broken and shapeless medicine in her palm, stared at it for a while, but didn't see anything unusual in it.Even after observing it for a longer period of time, I still feel vaguely familiar.

"If I'm not mistaken, these...are just ordinary tonics. Air-dried and crushed, and then thrown into the sack, after a long time, it will turn into this black and black appearance." Xue Xue Lan raised her eyes and bullied Yan, "You said they are poisonous, but where did the poison come from?"

Yan Jue glanced at him, hating iron but not steel: "Poisonous or not, with just a pair of eyes, can you still spot a flower?"

Xue Lan said: "Then...how about putting it in your mouth and tasting it?"

"Don't... Be honest with me, don't do bad things."

Yan Jue stretched out his hand, and snatched back the finely divided herbs that Xue Lanyin spread out in his palm.After a long while, I seemed to want to say something, but the bamboo fence outside the house creaked, which instantly woke up the silent night and shattered it.

At the same time, a series of footsteps sounded suddenly, without any hesitation, they were walking quickly towards the dark room where the iron boxes were piled up——