Fortunately, it’s not that bad, Yang Yanzong is still very powerful.

Su Ci was looking around while treating the wounds of Akang and the others. Her hands did not stop and were very steady. She threaded the needle very quickly. By the time she finished, the people who had been sent out had returned one after another.

Ji Yuanhao and his team had strong anti-tracking capabilities, so it was not surprising that they found nothing. However, another matter that Yang Yanzong ordered people to investigate provided very useful clues.

"...I have inquired carefully. Feng Shang has been detained at the quarry for about half a month. He has been very well behaved and has not attempted to escape."

Yang Yanzong listened carefully to Feng Shang's performance and asked, "Did he not try to escape from prison?"

This is interesting.

Although Feng Shang was shackled, the shackles came loose with his last leap, which showed that he had already studied the shackles thoroughly. However, he was puzzled and never tried to escape, which was very telling.

——You know, judging from his skills seen today, it won’t be difficult for him to break the ban as long as he puts in a little effort.

But he didn't, and he traveled thousands of miles from the capital to Wuchuan. Before Yang Yanzong came, he judged that Liu Ying brothers should be in Wuchuan.

"Brother Liu Ying must be in Shangzhou!"

Yang Yanzong suddenly raised his eyes: "The private mine is also in Shangzhou!"

Some of those who reacted quickly had already looked towards the southwest after hearing what was said. Yang Yanzong stood up and turned to look towards the mountains in the southwest - the private mines could not be in the plains, they could only be hidden in the mountains, so they must be in the southwest.

If nothing unexpected happens, Liu Ying brothers should also be hiding in this direction.

Yang Yanzong tapped the table with his fingers bent, "Everyone, head southwest, target all the medical clinics and pharmacies in the towns and villages, go now!"

"yes!"

The Liu Ying brothers escaped with serious injuries. Although we don't know which one was injured, judging from the amount of blood left at the scene, that person's injuries must have been serious.

Medicine is essential.

Unlike modern times, medicine was actually a scarce resource in ancient times, especially in remote places like Shangzhou, where there were only a handful of doctors with some skills.

This way, the search area is greatly narrowed.

They might even get ahead of Ji Yuanhao who is trying his best to pry open Feng Shang's mouth!

It was exciting just to think about it, and everyone was energized, and without saying a word, they set off straight to the southwest.

The results are also very encouraging.

They soon found a clue from one of the largest towns. The waiter said that half a month ago, someone knocked on the door in the middle of the night. It was a man in his early 40s who came to seek medical treatment with a seriously injured man on his back. The man's injuries seemed to have been there for a few days. He had been treated but was bleeding again. The waiter said it looked very serious, "I'm afraid he won't survive. He can only live longer."

The two men were dressed in rags, but they were able to take out large silver ingots, so the doctor treated them. After that, the doctor was carried by the man to see patients several more times.

The doctor initially denied it. The man and his injury looked wrong. He was half-forced to see the doctor. He was afraid of getting into trouble and refused to speak. But as soon as the long sword appeared, the man told everything.

"…It's a dilapidated temple. The younger brother's injuries prevented him from moving, so the two brothers temporarily lived in a dilapidated mountain temple!" Although he was blindfolded every time he went back, he could still see the internal environment.

Su Ci glanced at the doctor's lower body, which was quickly becoming wet, and twitched her lips. Is everything okay? Well, being timid has its advantages.

Then, they quickly found their target mountain temple.

…

The following process was not very smooth.

The Liu Ying brothers are now at the end of their rope, but they were once very powerful, capable and courageous people.

You can't do such a thing without courage.

These two men were quite talented. They were good at surveying the direction of mineral veins. They spent ten years searching for new mines in the vast mountains, designing mine tunnels, recruiting manpower, and using various equipment to mine, refine, and transport silver in an all-in-one process.

During this period, he communicated internally and externally, and even extended his tentacles to the military pay, laundering money and plotting against the kings quietly. He has been doing this for ten years. If he had not been implicated in the military pay embezzlement case, he would not have been exposed until now.

Such a capable person, now a frightened bird at the end of his rope, how could he not place more life-saving things in the place where he stayed?

Su Ci also gathered her sword and followed. Yang Yanzong discovered that she knew a little swordsmanship. He glanced back at her, his expression didn't change much, but he must have been somewhat surprised in his heart. This woman really kept refreshing his perception.

But fortunately, Su Yan had been practicing martial arts since she was a child, so Su Ci was able to fool her, and everyone's surprise passed. Lin Yichu gave her a sword.

There was no suspense in the fight, with so many masters attacking one person together. The only pity was that Liu Ying poisoned the opponent right at the beginning.

The back room of the mountain temple was very large and had no windows. The moment Su Ci rushed in, he saw a man in tattered and dirty gray clothes suddenly stand up and turn around. His eyes were red, crazy and ferocious!

Yang Yanzong didn't say a word. Before he even entered the door, he raised his hand and the arrow from his sleeve flew out with a "whoosh"! Liu Ying tried his best to turn over, but was hit on the shoulder.

A heavy gasp like that of a wild beast was also heard outside the door, and there were only two or three clinking sounds of weapons. Liu Ying was fearless of death, but they had to take his life alive, so Liu Ying made a desperate pounce and feinted attack! But he pulled a thin rope hanging behind the tattered curtain with his backhand, and there was a "ripping" sound above his head. Seven or eight cloth bags hidden on the beams burst at the same time, and red powder fell all over his head.

It's so fishy and smelly that you have to hold your breath and cover your mouth and nose!

Liu Ying seized this moment. He pulled the rope and threw himself behind the tilted statue. There was the sound of rapid steps going down, and with a "bang", the iron door closed!

——It turns out that this dilapidated mountain temple was a stronghold set up by Liu Ying in the past, with a secret passage underneath. Liu Ying's younger brother Liu Sheng could not move much and the closed environment was not suitable for recuperation, so he had to stay up there. Faced with a critical situation, he had to abandon his brothers and retreat.

Everyone quickly took the detoxification pills, tore off their underwear, wet it and covered their mouths and noses. A companion named Zhang Jiao jumped onto the altar and fiddled with it for about three minutes. With a "gla" sound, the iron gate at the entrance of the tunnel opened, and Yang Yanzong led his men to chase after it quickly.

Only Yang Yanzhen and three other people were left on the ground, guarding the tunnel entrance and the temple gate on the left and right to prevent accidents. There was also Su Ci... After running for a whole day, she was really exhausted.

Finally, there is Liu Sheng.

This is also one of the Liu brothers. If he can be saved, it doesn’t matter if Liu Ying runs away.

But unfortunately, the man was dying. Within three minutes of opening the door, Yang Yanzong went forward to check on him. The man had severe puncture and scratch wounds on his thighs, abdomen, and shoulders. The largest wound was more than 30 centimeters long. It could be seen that the man had a strong vitality. Liu Ying was also very ruthless. He cut off the rotten flesh and burned the wounds with fire, but unfortunately the effect was not ideal. The man had been infected again and there were signs of pus. The wounds were horrible, and the man was only breathing his last breath. He could not wake up with his eyes closed.

Yang Yanzong was experienced. As soon as he saw the man's injuries and condition, he knew that he could not be saved, so he just let go and stood up.

Su Ci hesitated for a moment, "How about carrying him back?"

Yang Yanzong raised his eyebrows and looked sideways at her.

"Um, didn't I say before that I was researching new drugs? There are some results, but I haven't tested them yet. But I brought the drugs."

Su Ci hesitated for a moment. She had gone to great lengths to purify her penicillin successfully, and the cultivation process was ideal. She estimated that there was a 50% chance of success, but she had not had time to do animal experiments, so she could not guarantee anything.

But Liu Sheng is dying soon, so it won't be a waste for him to give it a try.

"Can it be cured?"

"I don't know, about 40 to 50 percent."

Yang Yanzong glanced at her and without further ado, ordered Yang Yanzhen to stay and assist Su Ci.

Su Ci did not stay here, but rented a house nearby. She was always a little scared when she thought of Ji Yuanhao.

First, Liu Sheng was carried to the clean bed, and it took some effort to clean his wounds and body. His body temperature was very high and he had difficulty breathing. It was obvious that it was a high fever caused by the wound infection.

Su Ci took out her only syringe. It was very precious. It was made of polished crystal, a little cloudy and translucent with a slight purple hue. She found it from her father's collection. This was a precious trophy that Su Di obtained unexpectedly during his expedition to the northwest Rong. He intended to give it to his daughter as a dowry, but she polished it out and used it.

I found another craftsman and asked him to make a bamboo model first, so that the craftsman could understand it thoroughly before he dared to apply the crystal. It was finally polished by hand. There was no rubber, but fortunately there was Eucommia gum. The final product was barely usable.

Su Ci carefully opened the sealed small porcelain bottle and did a skin test first. About ten minutes later, he drew a syringe of penicillin aqueous solution and injected it intramuscularly.

She was a little worried as this was the first human experiment. She observed for about half an hour and found no abnormalities in Liu Sheng's skin, whites of eyes, breathing and other vital signs. She breathed a sigh of relief and immediately felt happy. This meant that she had finally found a non-toxic strain!

Yeah!

However, Su Ci was still unsure whether she could save Liu Sheng. He was seriously injured and on the verge of death, and the penicillin in her hand was only a rough version with a very low unit content. It was impossible to see an immediate effect.

Su Ci thought for a moment, took out another green porcelain bottle from her bag, and told Yang Yanzhen, who was acting as her assistant temporarily, "Brother Yanzhen, use this for external application to bandage his wound."

While Su Ci was researching penicillin, he first extracted allicin.

The extraction difficulty of this thing is much lower than that of penicillin, but its effectiveness is relatively useless. It inhibits many bacteria and fungi such as cocci, Escherichia coli, dysentery, typhoid and pneumonia, and has significant effects on intestinal digestive tract diseases. In fact, the largest users in modern times are farms, which have a lot of veterinary drugs.

But Su Ci thought, modern medicine, even veterinary medicine, could at least be considered miracle medicine in ancient times, right?

Her penicillin is barely usable at best, and there is still a long way to go. She can use allicin to make up for the deficiency first.

Although Yang Yanzhen was surprised by the strong smell of the liquid, she applied a thick layer on Liu Sheng without saying a word.

Well, she has done everything she can, and whether she can survive depends on Liu Sheng’s fate.

Su Ci observed very carefully and took notes from time to time. In fact, it took more than a year before her first version of the drug was finally declared a success.

More than an hour after the injection and external application of the two drugs, Liu Sheng finally showed signs of a slight reduction in his high fever. By dawn, his body temperature had dropped a lot, and his weak breathing was finally no longer as disordered as a candle in the wind that was about to go out at any time.

This guy has a very strong vitality. If he continues like this, he may really survive!

When Su Ci learned the news, he had already rushed to the mountains.

Ji Yuanhao arrived so quickly that they had to move immediately.

Liu Sheng's condition gradually improved. After Su Ci and Yang Yanzhen discussed it, they handed him over to the care of one of their companions, while the others quickly followed the secret signal and caught up with the main force.

Yang Yanzong and Ji Yuanhao were fighting in close combat in the front, and there were many wounded, some of whom were seriously injured, and she was urgently needed.

They stayed in the mountains for five days, during which they even fought with a village where everyone was a soldier. Liu Ying had been operating in the mountains for nearly twenty years, and had forged an inseparable friendship and interest relationship with these mountain people. Some of the small villages were even entirely composed of his people. As they got closer and closer to Liu Ying, the competition between Yang Yanzong and Ji Yuanhao became completely intense. Not only did they have to fight Liu Ying with wisdom and courage, but they also had to fight each other.

Su Ci used up the penicillin and allicin quickly. After confirming that they were non-toxic and effective, she certainly couldn't bear to watch her companions die in vain.

But she didn't bring much, and when there was only one needle left, Su Ci stopped using it.

This has to be left to Yang Yanzong, just in case.

As a leader, this is a must in a team. Internal conflicts are internal conflicts, but she can clearly see the overall situation.

Of course, Su Ci didn't say that.

After changing the dressings for the more seriously injured soldiers today, Yang Yanzong noticed that she hadn't given them injections. "Have you run out of medicine?"

Su Ci blinked. She was not the kind of Uncle Lei Feng who did good deeds without leaving a name. "No, there's one more shot."

"But you have to keep this, in case you...you have to keep this and can't use it."

Su Ci carefully wrapped the porcelain bottle layer by layer and put it into her small bag together with the syringe.

It may not be that, but she really didn't want to offend him. Is she stupid to offend the leader and the big boss?

Su Ci gave him a blindingly flattering smile, with a row of white teeth and dimples, looking sweet and well-behaved.

Yang Yanzong: “Oh, really?”

She nodded rapidly, "Yes, yes, I didn't keep any for myself, I only left it for you."

Actually, this is not true. If she needed it, she would definitely use it herself first.

Yang Yanzong snorted, labeling this careless and cunning girl as a sweet-talker.

When she wants to comfort someone, her words are more beautiful than the song of a lark.

"What? You don't believe it?" She was very sincere!

In the gloomy sky, the mountain breeze blew away the dark clouds and let down a ray of sunlight. Su Ci followed him closely, her big eyes shining brightly and vividly as if they could speak. She was looking at him sideways, and she seemed to be very well-behaved and sincere.

People who smile a lot look particularly bright and youthful when they smile, just like a bright spring sunshine in winter.

Yang Yanzong stared at her for a long while, his eyes were somewhat deep, and he snorted coldly, "Put away your coaxing face."

He dared to assert that if the girl needed it, she would give it to him first.

Leave it to him, huh.

…

Tsk, so hard to please.

Su Ci curled her lips, too lazy to pay attention to him, and decided not to leave with this guy. She secretly glared at him and went back to her old seat.

Su Ci is a non-combatant and usually follows behind. If a fight breaks out, she doesn't need to take part. She just needs to ensure her own safety.

They chased for another day, almost without stopping. When Su Ci's feet had a fifth blister, they finally caught up with Liu Ying!

Following Ji Yuanhao.

But Liu Ying is a madman.

Just when Su Ci thought that she was about to have another fierce battle with Ji Yuanhao and his men, and her palms were sweating, Liu Ying suddenly burst into crazy laughter: "You want the account books and the mines?! Right?! Right?!"

The incident, the prisoners, the death penalty, the escape, and the final death of the brother finally became the last straw that broke the camel's back! !

"Come here, I'll tell you!!"

Liu Ying laughed wildly and pointed forward: "Twenty miles from here is the big mine! That is a silver mine that is ten times bigger than the national mine! The mine and account books are right in front of us!"

"What a pity, you can't go!!"

Liu Ying laughed wildly and screamed. He suddenly pulled out a fire stick and blew it hard. He stared at the two pairs of horses rushing towards him, and suddenly pressed hard on a certain point on his side! !

"withdraw!!!!"

Yang Yanzong and Ji Yuanhao realized something was wrong almost as soon as Liu Ying spoke, and they both shouted loudly! Su Ci, who was standing at the back, felt her heart skip a beat. She stood up suddenly and saw the troops on both sides in front of her retreating quickly. Unfortunately, it was too late! !

“Boom—”

There was a loud explosion! ! Su Ci was directly blown over by the gust of air, and half of the mountain was blown away by the explosives. No one on the mountain could be seen, except Liu Ying, who happened to be standing behind the line of the explosion, laughing crazily.

"Go to hell! Die, all of you!!"