"What do you mean?"

The murderous aura from the gray-haired girl suddenly dissipated, and she looked at Sheng Nanxi in some surprise.

"I say, don't you think it's strange? Even someone like you who is extremely talented in poison techniques can't cure Xiaonan from the poison. Is there a possibility that she was not poisoned at all, but an illusion?"

Sheng Nancy blinked her big innocent eyes and explained.

"Illusions are mainly popular in several northern martial arts sects. You have lived in the southwest since you were a child, so you must know a lot about them. The most common illusions are indeed only the effects of charming the mind and making people see illusions."

"But if the opponent's skills are superb, he can directly control a person's soul and consciousness, making Xiaonan feel an illusion. Even if the body is intact, he will feel unbearable pain all over, and he can achieve the illusion of 'poisoning'."

"And you are well versed in the art of poison and detoxification. When you saw that Xiaonan was 'seriously ill', you naturally thought of detoxification and detoxification. Didn't you fall into the trap?"

"That person's only purpose is to control you. As long as he can make Xiaonan suffer so much that you can never find a way to save her, his purpose will not be achieved. Do you think my analysis makes sense?"

The girl's eyes flickered slightly. It was obvious that she had not expected that she had tried so hard for so long but still failed to rescue Xiaonan, just because she was going in the wrong direction. But she immediately hid the surprise in her eyes and showed vigilance.

"So what? Why should I believe you?!"

"You have no choice, do you?" Sheng Nanxi had a confident expression on her face.

"You couldn't save Xiaonan, and after being oppressed for a long time, you became desperate and wanted to die with those people. Since you are going to die, what is there to be afraid of?"

The gray-haired girl was as alert as a frightened little beast that had been bullied for years. Sheng Nanxi knew that it was difficult to convince such a person, and if she was treated well, she would think you were cheating, so she deliberately put on a stern and arrogant expression.

"Believe me, those who forced you to die, you and Xiaonan may survive."

"But, if you want me to help you, you have to pay a price..."

The girl stared at the clever little baby in front of her. After a long while, she said calmly, "Okay."

…

That night, dark clouds obscured the moon.

At this moment, a hidden bush ten miles outside Muyang County looked no different than usual, but there was a hint of murderous aura in the air.

A petite figure wearing a bamboo hat flew towards the woods with light Kung Fu.

When he was still a hundred feet away, he suddenly remembered something, took out the black iron rod that the baby had given her earlier, and cut several deep cuts on his left and right arms.

After thinking about it, he gathered his inner strength and slapped himself on the chest.

"Ouch..." The pain in her heart spread instantly, causing her to spit out blood and she began to sway uncontrollably.

"who?!"

The secret guards of King Jingnan who were standing guard nearby were very alert. They locked onto his position as soon as they heard some tiny noises and flew towards this side.

"I..." The gray-haired girl was dying and could only hold on to the tree branch beside her to steady herself.

Seeing that it was the leader of the secret guards, she was delighted. She immediately pretended to be a strong ninja and said tremblingly:

"I...I put all the medicine into the well of the guest inn. I was afraid... afraid that something might go wrong, so I hid in the dark and waited for a long time. I only came back quietly after seeing that all the Sheng family members had drunk the water from the well."

"I never thought... I never thought that the Sheng family was really alert. They discovered my whereabouts when I came back. In order not to expose your location, I circled around for a long time and got rid of them before rushing over. That's why... that's why I got hurt."

"Don't worry, they have already drunk my medicine. I will be able to control them in less than half an hour."

"Great!" The leader of the dark guards had not expected this to go so smoothly, and he was so happy that he almost clapped his hands in celebration.

"Everyone in the Sheng family is very smart. It would be abnormal if you could escape unscathed. It is reasonable that you have suffered some minor injuries now. Since you have exposed your whereabouts before, the Sheng family must have become alert."

"I'm afraid they will become alert and check everywhere, and find that there is something wrong with the well water. In this case, you quickly go down and prepare. In half an hour, all of us will go out to capture the Sheng family alive and force them to tell us the whereabouts of the hidden treasure!"

The commander of the secret guards waved his hand and someone immediately took the order and went down.

Now he was in a good mood, and his expression softened a bit when he met the witch. He took out a bag of dry food from his pocket and handed it to her.

"We'll have to rely on you to control them for a while. Eat something and get some rest before we set off."

"I...I want to see Xiaonan..." The girl took the warm dry food and wrapped it in her arms, her eyes full of vigilance.

"Well! Go ahead. According to the rules, you can only see her once a month. Considering your great contribution today, I will make an exception and allow you to see her. Come back as soon as you are done, so as not to miss your business."

The Dark Guard leader casually threw a token onto the girl.

He knew that the witch had a deep relationship with her sister, and in order to trick the witch into doing things for them, they had compromised on many things related to her sister. They even went out to perform the mission and brought the sick child out without fear of hardship.

Now the witch wanted to go see the sickly girl, probably because I made an exception today and gave her a bag of dry food that only generals could eat, and she was anxious to share it with her younger sister.

After all, he still had to rely on the witch to control the Sheng family, so he didn't make things difficult for her on this little matter.

The girl looked panicked, holding the dry food and token, and ran towards a dilapidated carriage hidden deep in the woods.

The leader of the secret guards was even more disdainful upon seeing this. Just as he was about to go back to gather the troops, he suddenly heard a few secret guards shouting in low voices not far away.

"Huh? Why are there so many ants suddenly appearing in the middle of winter?"

"Oh my goodness! No wonder I was itching all over, it turns out there were a few ants stuck in my clothes!"

"Pfft—what happened? A few ants got into my water bag?!"

“…”

The leader of the dark guards turned around and saw some dense black dots emerging from the thick snow. As if they had received some instructions, they lined up in a long line and explored the snow nearby in an orderly manner.

Some ants climbed onto the cloth bags where they stored dry food, some crawled up the horses' legs, and some crawled into people's clothes along their legs, making many people itchy all over.

Without thinking, the leader of the dark guards slapped the ants that were about to crawl up his legs to his body to death. His tone was quite impatient.

"You are the secret guards of the King of Jingnan, and you are so panicked when you encounter a few ants?! The witch has a different physique from ordinary people, and it is indeed easy to cause all kinds of flowers, birds, fish and insects to react abnormally. You just have to be patient, wait for her to come over, and let her drive these ants away."

After all, that person said that the medicine he gave Xiaonan could not be cured. They had the witch's sister in their grasp and were not afraid of her turning against them.

When everyone heard him say this, they remembered that there had been a lot of snakes, insects and small animals around the team recently, so they put their minds at ease and got busy with the things at hand.

…

At the hour of Hai, the wind started to blow in the night room.

Under the dark sky, a branch outside the Muyue Tower suddenly moved, followed by an imperceptible bird cry.

The guards hiding outside the inn were all alert and looked in the direction indicated by the secret signal.

"Boss! Someone is rushing towards the inn! There are about a hundred of them, all of them are highly skilled in martial arts and move in an orderly manner. They look like secret guards sent by someone!"

Xuan Ling stood on an old tree, using this new clairvoyance introduced from the West to peer into the distance, and naturally he could see more clearly than he could.

Seeing the other side coming towards this side with murderous aura, he couldn't help but frown slightly.

The kid had previously told us that no matter what happened, we should not move unless we got his order. I guess he knew that someone was going to cause trouble tonight.

But now they have come so close with such a powerful force, and there is no order from the kid yet, so what is he doing?

You have to know that this is in a busy city, and they can't use gunpowder, which has extremely high lethality. With their current manpower, it is definitely not an easy task to deal with so many highly skilled people.

If we don't prepare to meet the enemy now, it may be too late!