Kunlun one millet

Chapter 156 Hundred Flowers Cultivate Gu Poison

Tian Shichang dragged his tired body, casually placed his spear in the corner of the wall, and was about to relieve himself, when he saw an old soldier passing by with a large bundle of firewood.

"What's for dinner tonight?" Tian Shichang asked casually.

The old soldier was missing teeth, and said with a smile: "I found a snake nest outside the dock wall two days ago and made a trap. I went to see it today and I caught a fat and big snake. I boiled water and stewed a pot of snake soup to warm everyone up."

Tian Shichang reluctantly squeezed out a smile. This old soldier is a local citizen. It is said that decades ago, the Jiuli barbarians attracted countless big snakes to harm the living people, causing many deaths and injuries.

Even though the imperial court asked Xianchanggao to remove the big snake, the local people hated snakes and insects deeply. If they encountered snakes and insects, killing them was not enough, and they had to be cooked to show their hatred.

Over time, there has been a tradition of cooking snake soup around Jianjiaguan. As for the taste, Tian Shichang really can't compliment it.

After arriving at the latrine, Tian Shichang was about to lift his belt when he looked down and saw a big centipede with a black back and red feet in the pit. He jumped up in fright and rushed back to Suibao.

Waiting for Tian Shichang to carry a spear in his hand, he rushed to the latrine with two flintmen and fiddled with them for a long time, but he didn't find any big centipede.

"Shichang, didn't you read it wrong?" Yousui asked.

"That's right!" Tian Shichang was terrified, and he gestured with his hands: "That big centipede is at least four or five feet long, and its head is about the size of my fist! If I get up slowly, all my descendants will be bitten off by it." !"

"Our Suibao is facing the mountain, maybe it ran out of the mountain."

Tian Shichang said: "Such a big centipede, I'm afraid it's unusual, maybe it's going to be a monster. You two, go fetch a few buckets of water and clean the latrine. If you see a big centipede, kill it immediately!"

Suizu's face was full of reluctance, Tian Shichang saw them like this, so he had to say: "There is stewed snake soup tonight, you should eat more."

"Hey, who told us to be sent to this remote Suibao!" Suizu pinched his nose and shook his head and sighed.

"Okay, don't complain so much." Tian Shichang said: "Have you ever been short of food and salary in the past few months? After finishing the work, I will add an extra sum to the daily work book, so Zhao Changshi can't say it. I like it, I choose you to be athletes, and I get twice as much as I have now!"

Although Tian Shichang said so, he also knew that Zhao Changshi was a busy man and might not have time to pay attention to such a remote flint castle.

A few more words of consolation, Tian Shichang returned to the castle, and another soldier was sharpening his saber, Tian Shichang saw this and asked, "Where is the bow I asked you to repair?"

"Don't mention it, it's raining every day these days, and the bowstring was torn as soon as it was wound up. There is no extra bowstring right now, so I have to follow up to get it."

Tian Shichang was a little helpless, so he could only write down one item in the book, with crooked handwriting.The soldiers stationed at Suibao cannot leave without authorization, but if there is any need, they can only wait for the military officials to patrol and report at this time.

"It's not just the bowstring." Suizu pointed upstairs and said, "The two on the watchtower both got rotten crotch disease, and they bleed from scratching at night. Do you think you should send them back?"

"Crotch rot disease?" Tian Shichang had goose bumps all over his body: "It's okay, I have listened to Zhao Changshi's class for a few days. It will be healed in the sun. I heard that the head of the Jinding Division has refined several vats, and I will see if I can get some in two days."

Tian Shichang was selected as Shichang because he knew a few words, and was assigned to manage a dozen people in Suibao.Although it is not a high-ranking post, it is also full of things.

In such a Suibao, in addition to watching the beacon fire and alerting the enemy, there are also various miscellaneous tasks, ranging from repairing the walls of the Suibao building and armor, to collecting firewood and reeds for cooking in the beacon fire.

The military officials sent by Jianjiaguan will come to Fengsui to inspect every three to five days to confirm whether the military affairs are in order.As the chief of the Suibao, Tian Shichang was also responsible for counting the inventory and recording the daily affairs of the soldiers. If there was a defect in the weapon or armor, or the death of the Sui pawn for no reason, and he did not report it, and was discovered by the inspecting military officials, he might be punished by military law.

And daily cooking is a big item. Most of the millet brought from above has not been shelled, and the soldiers need to pound it by themselves.In order not to have coarse bran bean rice with salty soy sauce every day, a vegetable garden should be set up in Suibao to grow vegetables and melons.

As for meat, Tian Shichang hopes that there will be no more big snakes and centipedes in the future. It will be good if a rabbit is killed in front of the Suibao gate. Shi Li's longevity tablet is worshiped day and night.

"Boar! There's a boar!"

Tian Shichang was still fantasizing there, when he heard the pawn upstairs who was in charge of waiting for the enemy's situation shouted.

"What wild boar? Are there really wild boars?!" Tian Shichang was also almost insane, and ran up to the watchtower, following the point of the pawn, he really saw a fat and strong wild boar, burrowing wildly in the grass in the distance.

"What is it doing?" Suizu started talking in a low voice

"Planed food?"

"How long, do you want to do it?"

"What are you doing?" Tian Shichang was taken aback.

"Wild boar! Kill it and eat it!"

Tian Shichang was hesitant, Sui Zu repeatedly persuaded: "What are you afraid of? The superiors just sent people here yesterday, and there will be no patrol today."

"Wild boars are not easy to kill. Three or five people may not be able to kill them." Tian Shichang said.

"Call everyone, just leave one or two people to watch in the castle! I used to hunt with adults, and I know how to surround wild boars!"

"Go ahead! Before the wild boar goes far!"

Facing the eager eyes of the soldiers, Tian Shichang nodded heavily: "Then do it!"

With Tian Shichang's support, the Sui soldiers immediately became excited, leaving behind the veteran soldiers who were in charge of cooking. They left the Sui Fort with spears and bows and arrows, left the Sui Fort with spears and arrows, and surrounded the wild boars.

The wild boar didn't know what it was looking for, its front hooves kept digging the ground, its entire head was almost stuffed into the pit, and it didn't know anything about the outside world.

Tian Shichang clenched the spear in his hand, and carefully pushed aside the branches in front of him, fearing not to make any noise under his feet.He raised his eyes to look at the Sui pawn on the opposite side, gestured with his eyes, and looked at the distance, and the three spears stabbed down at the same time!
But there was a muffled popping sound, and the three spears seemed to be pierced into the iron and wood chopping board, and they couldn't penetrate at all.The wild boar swung its hips and back, and pulled its head out of the pit, revealing a ferocious and ferocious face, the mane on its back was raised, and its two eyes glowed a strange red.

Tian Shichang was the first to notice something was wrong, but before he could open his mouth, the wild boar leaped out like lightning, and crashed directly into his arms. A pair of fangs pierced through his chest, his ribs were broken, and his internal organs were shattered.

The sudden change caused the rest of the Sui soldiers to panic. Some people turned around and tried to escape, but a swift figure of unknown origin passed by, and a huge wound appeared at the throat immediately, and a large canopy of blood splashed out.

"enemy--"

Some of the pawns reacted quickly, and were about to shout a warning, when a cold light flashed behind them, and a sharp blade invisible to the naked eye cut off their heads.Before the head fell to the ground, the cold light danced around, and the soldiers were caught in a knife net, and died in an instant.

In the rain of blood mixed with stumps, he saw a tall and thin figure slowly standing up with two knives in his hands. He was slightly rickety, his legs and shin joints were reflexed, and a wolf dog's head was exposed under the broken cloak.

At this time, there were several wolf-headed monsters with similar appearances,

"Tsk, it's really a dog who can't change eating shit."

A woman's voice came faintly from the side, her tone could not hide her contempt: "There are still soldiers in Suibao, if you don't deal with them, you will know that they are eating meat and drinking blood here."

The nose of the wolf-headed monster holding two knives twitched slightly, and the woman's voice came again: "Huh! I have released the iron-backed centipede a long time ago, don't I need someone to remind me like you? How can you launch a surprise attack if you directly light the beacon fire?"

The wolf-headed monster turned his head to look elsewhere, and growled, "Miao Suo Luo, don't hide!"

At this time, the grass and trees were swaying not far away, and a scorpion as big as a millstone slowly walked out, sitting on its back was a coquettish woman, wearing a colorful dress, showing the fertile snow under her neck and her smooth feet indifferently.There are poisonous snakes coiled around her slender and jade-like legs, snake letters, and a colorful butterfly rests on her fingertips, fluttering its wings and flying up, stirring up a large amount of light dust, blurring and distorting the surrounding scenery.

The wolf-headed monster's sensitive sense of smell smelled a faint fragrance, and his muscles and bones seemed to sink into a warm spring, which made people relax unconsciously.

Surprised by his own changes, the wolf-headed monster jumped away, wrapped his cloak tightly to cover his mouth and nose: "Enough! This is on the battlefield, how can anyone poison his comrades?"

Miao Suluo smiled contemptuously: "Meng Qu, after eating those Lu Zhuang bone pills, he turned into this half-human, half-wolf ghost, and even his brain became stupid? Just like you, it's not worth my use of Gu. .It took me many years to refine the Baihuatianxiang, if you can smell a little bit, you are lucky in this life."

"The two countries are fighting each other. If you don't take the enemy seriously and waste your time doing these things, it's no wonder that your Hundred Flowers Valley is not successful!" Meng Qu showed malice: "I would like to know, you Gu lady, in order to protect the Hundred Flowers Valley, you want to open the door. How many men do you open your thighs to flatter? If you are willing, my boys are looking forward to having a taste of you!"

The other wolf-headed monsters around had their faces covered in blood. Hearing this, they all looked at Miaosuoluo, their eyes were more of the hunger and thirst of their prey.

"Hey, has General Mengqu forgotten the fiasco in the Sacred Valley?" Miao Suoluo was not polite: "Who thought he could capture the Sacred Horn and become the Lord of Destiny, but he was defeated and lost. Kneeling in front of the high priest and licking his feet? And who dragged the tribe's children into war slaves, and their own wives and daughters were sent to become goddesses for atonement, serving them every night?"

Meng Qu's anger rose, and the two knives in his hands were covered with a layer of sharpness. Miao Suoluo never restrained his mouth: "In order to be strong for a while, I went to eat the Danglu Zhuanggu Pill that others looked down on, and let my clansmen give it to others. Working hard, you Mengqu really lost the face of your ancestors."

Just when Meng Qu was about to make a move, a wild boar came between the two of them, turned into a tall man wearing wild boar skin on the spot, and shouted: "Enough! This is not an occasion for bickering, you guys Hurry up to find the way ahead, the soldiers and horses in the rear must pass through this area within today, and the scouts of Huaxu Kingdom must not notice it!"

Meng Qu snorted and waved his hands, and the other wolf-headed monsters left.Miao Suo Luo sat on the back of the big scorpion, leisurely teasing the snakes and insects: "Hey, let's go, don't talk nonsense with these stinky men. If you are lucky enough, maybe you can really meet that Mr. Zhao Xiaolang. After so many years, I don't know what it looks like? Don't let my sister down."

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"Ah-choo! Ah, ah--Ah-choo!"

Zhao Shu sneezed repeatedly, and his whole body trembled inexplicably.

"Is Marquis Zhenming all right?"

In the main hall of the mansion, everyone cast their gazes, and Xu Zhouzi took the initiative to ask.

"It's okay." Zhao Mi waved his hand. He didn't know why, but he suddenly recalled a certain horror experience in his childhood.

"Continue to talk about the matter just now." Zhao Shu looked at Cao Zuo and the monks who joined the army in the hall, picked up the books and said: "Recently, many soldiers in the army have found symptoms such as dysentery, high fever, itching and bleeding. And not only in Jianjia Pass, There are similar situations in many flint forts, fortresses, and post stations around."

The master book below said: "Jianjiaguan has always been plagued by miasma and poison. Fortunately, we have prepared enough medicines, so it is not expected to be a problem."

A monk from the Yunzhu Pavilion shook his head and said: "This time is unusual. We have given medicine to the soldiers in the camp, and found that the effect is not as good as [-]% of the usual. For some itchy skin diseases, some people have scratched until the muscles and muscles festered, it is really... unsightly."

Ordinary people present dared not open their mouths anymore, Xu Zhouzi, as the head of the Jiangzhen Pavilion, was well-informed and said, "Could it be the evil spirit of the plague?"

Zhao Mi nodded: "I suspect this is the possibility. Before coming here, I have dispatched officials and soldiers to the mountains outside the pass to investigate the movements of Qi. The Wuzhu of Jiuli Kingdom does have the ability to offer sacrifices to plagues, but this kind of magic is activated. There is no sound, and the flow of Qi is not obvious, and when the reaction is realized, ordinary people have already been sick and unable to get up due to the plague."

"What a vicious method!" Xu Zhouzi frowned and said coldly: "It can only be done by one of the ten witches in Fengju who can display such a large-scale evil spirit of plague. I'm afraid there are more than one!"

"I have asked everyone in the Jinding Division to speed up drug testing. At present, the plan is to make fragrant medicines and use fumigation to treat sick soldiers." Zhao Mi looked at a soldier: "Is the nursing camp properly arranged?"

"It has been roughly completed. According to the instructions, it is separated from other barracks and residences."

Zhao Mi nodded: "In addition, prepare more firewood. The cloth towels used by the soldiers in the camp must be boiled in boiling water. Later, when the fragrant medicine is made, every tent in the camp must be thoroughly fumigated."

"Order!"

"Xu Zhouzi is the first seat, the soldiers who are not sick also need to get rid of the plague, and I would like to trouble you to cast more magic water." Zhao Mi said.

"I'll take care of this matter right away, you don't have to worry." Xu Zhouzi immediately agreed, "It's just that Jiuli Kingdom used this method against Jianjiaguan regardless of the cost, and I'm afraid it has other plans."

"I have already sent someone to contact General Wei and ask him to find out if there is any plague infection in the army." Zhao Mi said: "But if the Jiuli Kingdom intends to attack Jianjia Pass, then please be prepared, the big battle is coming !"

(End of this chapter)