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Chapter 1234 The Weird City Lord's Mansion

When asked this, both the young man and the girl were at a loss for a moment.

Their plan is to exchange credit for the antidote so that they can leave the city.

However, the City Lord's Mansion had no good intentions. As soon as the list was released, it immediately secretly arranged for the evacuation.During the day, Lan Shuying caught a glimpse of a fat, overly dressed figure from the back, and it was likely to be the city lord.

The location of the City Lord's Mansion is easy to find. The Corpse Puppet went in to inquire, but there was no one there, and all the warehouses were evacuated, as if he never returned.

In this way, the joy of the man and woman when they first saw the announcement of the list seemed extremely ironic.

The way forward was unclear, the two looked at each other, and both saw each other's helplessness.

Lan Shuying quietly looked at them for a while, feeling a little bit concerned.

I only heard the corpse puppet with a pale face ask slowly: "Have you ever thought about taking out the antidote to treat the sick in the city?"

The young man frowned subconsciously.

And Xiaoqing hesitated for a moment, then nodded:

"If it can help, please help... You contributed to this formula. If you agree, I will copy it to other doctors."

Lan Shuying didn't speak, Xiaoqing rubbed her fingers and muttered:

"The medicines in the city are purchased on a quarterly basis. A batch just arrived before the outbreak, and the rest are in the warehouse. I just went to take stock during the day. It's not a problem to distribute the medicine twice a day, and then add it..."

She touched the package on her arm, and inside it was the slender snow-leaf grass brought by the corpse puppet: "This, there are many outside the east wall, and the guards can pick it up and send it in."

After hearing her finish, Lan Shuying was noncommittal, and thought to herself: I'm not bad at heart.

As for the other one, it's normal for him not to want to get into trouble, but he didn't stop Xiaoqing from talking, and there was a vague feeling of "as long as she wants to do this, then support her".

Lan Shuying vaguely felt that she had eaten another bite of dog food.

She said seriously: "Well, I can agree, but you can't just take it out."

"what?"

The girl was very puzzled, and there was an indescribable taste in her eyes, "...why?"

After a while, it was the young man who understood, and said under control, "Xiaoqing, don't misunderstand this gentleman, I think...we have been used."

"The city lord asked someone to study the antidote. It's not because he really wanted Shacheng to get through the difficulties, but because he got us hooked... Everyone's attention will be turned to the antidote, which will make it easier for him to slip away!"

When I first saw the notice, all the doctors rushed back to retreat to dispense medicine.

Xiaoqing is the most anxious, because both of them are "competitors" and they are rushing to the bridge of the center. Now time is running out, they are not infected, and they are still trapped in Shacheng and cannot get out. urgent?

At this time, a chance of freedom fell from the sky, and the two didn't think much about it.

Even if the Shacheng City Lord's reputation is not so good, this is his territory after all, and the local residents can even be said to be his property. How could he let everyone die?Normal people would think so.

But he just didn't intend to let them live!

No food, no mounts, and controlling the city gates to prevent them from going out, isn't that just waiting to die?

He even planned to deliver the antidote just now, when the young man thought about it, he was so stupid that he couldn't bear to look at it!Fortunately, there were some strangers who helped me just now... "Ah, drink this antidote quickly, Xiaoqing, and make a few more bottles, hurry up!"

The young man stuffed something into the puppet.

In fact, the corpse puppets are very difficult to be infected. In order to make them feel at ease, Lan Shuying let the corpse puppets drink it.

The young man explained: "Xiaoqing has a talent for pharmaceuticals. I know that people will pay special attention to it, but before... well, I think everyone is looking forward to the antidote just like us. Who knew it would..."

He smiled wryly, still a little puzzled.

"Did they just say that these patients don't want to live? There are so many people who have run out, and there is no guarantee that there will be no infection inside. Isn't it a good thing to have an antidote?"

These patients have been tortured to the point of weakness. When they really fought, they didn't have the strength to snatch the antidote from him. It was probably a crowd tactic. test tube.

The question is, why?

Lan Shuying frowned, and naturally thought along this line of thought—what if the main thing in the city is the plague blooming everywhere?

Xiaoqing identified the group of patients who attacked them, and said, "These are all seriously ill, and the antidote may not be able to save them. I think...maybe some important people have been threatened..."

With an idea, Lan Shuying first completely transferred her consciousness to the corpse puppet, and then used Brian's ability to communicate with a patient who had just died, trying to obtain the residual memory.

So she saw the majestic gate of the city lord's mansion, the city lord threw out a handful of coins with a grinning grin, and the patient was unmoved;

Then, he pulled out a group of women and children imprisoned by chains...

"You have been deceived..." Lan Shuying was in a complicated mood, "When the city lord left, he didn't take those women and children with him at all."

The patients froze at the same time.

A patient gasped and asked, "Where is it? Where is my son? Have you seen him?...Did you read it wrong?"

He choked up and said: "My son is so young...he is good at hiding, you must not have noticed him...he left with the city lord, he has already left!" The end was roared.

After yelling, he coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood, and soon he was out of breath, and he didn't even close his eyes.

Although Xiaoqing couldn't bear it, out of instinct, she pulled her lover and Lan Shuying away.

After confirming that it was the city lord's arrangement, the young man hastily said, "Go! It's not safe here, and the news of the antidote must have been handed out!"

The house Xiaoqing lives in is relatively remote, and the surroundings are dark and full of tatters, so it is difficult for people to find out if they are hiding.

These people squatted here to monitor Xiaoqing.

The antidote is very important. They will definitely arrange someone to report to the people behind the scenes. That person must be someone the city lord can trust. He can control the armed forces of Shacheng and deal with emergencies.

Lan Shuying thought, the city is in danger everywhere, so that person either lives outside the city, or is on the top of the tower.Xiaoqing's house can't see anything clearly, but she is outside the city wall, and she can clearly see a group of strong black shadows climbing down from the tower.

"Someone is approaching, from the tower."

The young man hesitated a little and said, "Come with me!"

He is very familiar with the terrain of Shacheng, and before the guards and patrols approached, he had already taken Xiaoqing and a few corpse puppets to an uninhabited place.

Those people rushed to nothing, and simply shot and burned the half-dead patients on the spot.

The flames lit up the night sky in Shacheng.

Lights were turned on in rows of houses, and the faint sound of howling wafted along the wind.

Xiaoqing sighed.

The young man could still stand still, and said: "Three gates of the city are blocked, and only one side is under their control. We have to find a way to get out..." He suddenly wondered, "Has this gentleman been in the city before? I don't think I've seen you... people."

Lan Shuying said: "No, we sneaked in from outside the city."

Now that she has intervened in this "nosy matter", she simply let go of the conversation, so as not to cause any grievances in the hearts of the two of them.

"My main body is waiting outside the city, and these are my puppets. I accidentally heard you talking just now... Coincidentally, I also plan to go to the bridge of the center."

The young man suddenly understood: "You are also a contestant."

"Yes. I still have an important task in hand, and I won't go on the same journey with you. I think the Shacheng matter is weird, so I came in to investigate, and I happened to meet her dispensing medicine..."

Lan Shuying briefly described what happened tonight from her perspective.

The two of them were not the only doctors who wanted to use the antidote to get out of the city, and this was not the only room with lights on. Lan Shuying happened to walk to Xiaoqing's side, and then stopped after smelling a similar smell of medicine.

Xiaoqing said: "I was just going to ask you for advice, how do you know that adding one more blade of grass will make it successful?" The more she tried tonight, the more impatient she became, and she had already broken several test tubes.

"by coincidence."

This answer is not very convincing.

The girl opened her round and dark almond eyes, she was unwilling to give up, and she didn't dare to speak, she just looked at her straight.

Lan Shuying: "...Actually, it's nothing. I heard that medicinal soup is made every day in the city, and everyone gets a bowl."

This is recorded in the goblin's book.

"Correct!"

Lan Shuying continued: "I saw someone delivering medicine to the city gate during the day, and those guarding the city drank it, but some of them were not well protected and had mild symptoms."

"Ah..." Xiaoqing was surprised and panicked.

"It stands to reason that after drinking the medicine, you should be able to see the changes in their bodies, but in my opinion, after drinking the medicine soup, it has almost no effect on them."

Lan Shuying was outspoken.

The medicinal soup tasted very similar to the one that Xiaoqing failed to prepare, so it should also be made by her.

Xiaoqing's face turned red unconsciously.

"But there is one exception." Lan Shuying added, "He thought it was bitter, so he plucked a few leaves from the side of the road and chewed them in his mouth. Not long after chewing, the infection gradually subsided..."

Assuming that the combination of grass leaves and medicinal soup can act as an antidote under certain conditions, the condition is assumed to be temperature for the time being. Specifically, let a professional pharmacist try it.

She asked the corpse puppet to collect snow leaf grass and bring it into the city. She originally wanted to find a doctor to force him to do it, but met Xiaoqing, a talented pharmacist, who succeeded once and worked out an antidote that could cure mild to moderate illness.

The two naturally believed her explanation.

Xiaoqing also took the initiative to find a reason for her, asking her if she has the pupil technique that can see inside.

She nodded.

Enough about the antidote, it's time to talk about something else.

Lan Shuying spoke first: "This plague broke out suddenly, do you know the reason?"

The two shook their heads at the same time.

Xiaoqing said: "We were unlucky. On the day we entered the city, someone had a seizure and never went out again."

"Ok?"

"Zhou Lang bought half a basket of flowers from a little girl on the street and ran back to give it to me. Then we turned our heads and saw that child fell down while howling, with roseola all over his body and foaming at the mouth..."

Because they had been in contact with the little girl's flowers, they were locked in a small dark room, during which they had no contact with outsiders, except for the patrol soldiers who delivered meals once a day.

"Speaking of this, I remember that he was drunk the first time he came to deliver food, and told us - the city was very lively a few days ago, and the caravan sent a lot of novelties, all of which were sold out." Young Zhou Lang said affirmatively, "Before the caravan arrived, the plague hadn't even started!"

Lan Shuying's eyes changed slightly.

So, could it be brought in by the caravan?

"You said that, I also remembered... His wife wanted to buy silk, but his salary was late, and he begged several times but failed to buy it. He was also scolded by his wife. He was very unhappy, so he used wine to relieve his worries. .” Xiaoqing recalled.

Zhou Lang said: "Then the food delivery person changed, and we never saw him again."

Xiaoqing immediately added: "Yes, in those days, people always came to talk to us, asking us what we had talked with him. We said we were not familiar with him, and we only asked him for seasoning, because the food here He was not used to it, so he didn’t give it.”

"Well, five people came to ask the question. We felt that something was wrong, so we insisted on this answer. Later they heard that Xiaoqing was good at pharmaceuticals, so they let us out to work."

Their conversations showed the tacit understanding of years of acquaintance, and they explained the process very clearly.

Lan Shuying matched the timing with them, and found that they were released just when Shacheng was most in need of people. Because the news of the plague spread, the city residents rushed out at night in panic, and it was said that they could not be stopped.

The scene was chaotic, and a number of mounts were robbed from the carriages and horses outside, making the goblin hold his heart when he mentioned this matter.

"I have another question. Someone asked you for information. Where did those five people come from?"

"The City Lord's Mansion."

"The City Lord's Mansion."

The two spoke in unison.

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Doubts point in two directions.

One is the caravan, and the other is the City Lord's Mansion.

The actions before and after the City Lord's Mansion were weird, and Lan Shuying suddenly felt a little regretful. If she knew this, she should try to hold the City Lord back, but it's too late to regret now.

The caravan is a wandering merchant. They left Shacheng after unloading more than a dozen carts and sold them. They disappeared in the long yellow sand, let alone find them. Everything depends on the description.

The three agreed that the possibility of poisoning the caravan was very high.

However, the City Lord’s Mansion’s response after the incident was very perfunctory, and I heard that none of them were infected with the epidemic. The caravan’s sale of goods caused a sensation in the city, but the City Lord’s Mansion did not join in the fun. The combination of all this is too suspicious, like... …like a caravan collusion!

Zhou Lang mentioned the patrolman again.

After the couple was released, they inquired. That night, the patrolman's house caught fire, and the whole family and the neighbors on both sides were burned to death.

"Not one escaped?" Lan Shuying asked in astonishment.

"Not a single one!" Zhou Lang answered affirmatively, and whispered to her, "I suspect they were already dead before the fire broke out..."

Zhou Lang had never seen the scene at that time, only heard that the dead were lying in the yard, with leftover food and wine beside them.It is expected that wine fueled the fire, and the dead were all drunk and did not escape.

Xiaoqing retorted: "It's impossible to be drunk to death, and there are children too! The city lord's mansion said they were burned to death, and the body was thrown outside the city... For so many days, they have never dealt with anything So fast!"

Lan Shuying: "Have you investigated it?"

　The insomnia ball makes a gurgling sound... I can't save my schedule orz

　　

　

(End of this chapter)