Chapter 207: Danger in the Ruined Temple
She closed all the doors and windows of the laboratory. The poison had to be made in a completely enclosed space to prevent the poison gas from leaking out.
Then he took a detoxification pill, drank a few sips of spiritual spring water, put on a protective mask, and everything was ready.
Put the herbs into a small pot on the side, turn on the fire and slowly boil it. She stood aside and patiently observed the color change of the medicine liquid, constantly adjusting the heat and adding new herbs.
Gradually, the smell of medicine filled the entire medical room. After a few hours, these highly toxic flowers and poisonous plants were refined into a black liquid medicine.
She took out the liquid medicine, put some into the container and processed it into powder again, and some was refined into small pills.
Until late at night, the table was soon filled with various bottles and jars of different kinds of poisons.
"It's done!" Yun Li looked at the fruits of her labor on the table with satisfaction. She took a piece of label paper, wrote the name and function of each poison on a note, and stuck it on the outside of the bottle to prevent herself from forgetting.
After finishing everything, Yunli cleaned the lab utensils thoroughly and opened the doors and windows for fresh air.
I took off my protective suit and mask, washed my hands, and looked at the time. It would be dawn in two hours.
She spent the entire night refining the poison, concentrating her whole body and mind, not realizing how quickly time had passed.
He went to see the sleeping child. Helian Chi was still driving the carriage outside. He took some food from the space supermarket and quickly left the space.
"Achi, are you tired? Let's find a place to stop and rest for a while!"
Helian Chi, who was outside the carriage, heard Yun Li's voice and knew that she had successfully refined the poison! "Li'er, are you done?"
"Well, it's all done! I got you some food, let's find a place to eat."
"Okay, Li'er, we are in the wild now and haven't reached the nearby town yet."
"It's the wild, so what? I'm not afraid since you're here with me!"
"kindness"
Yunli unpacked and heated up three self-heating hot pot lunch boxes in the carriage.
She ate one, Helian Chi ate two, and there were two bottles of Coke. Perfect! The weather was getting cold, so we couldn't drink the happy water in the space anymore. We could drink a few more times while we caught the tail of autumn!
"Li'er, there's a dilapidated temple ahead, we'll stay here for a while."
"Okay! Sure!"
The carriage stopped in front of the dilapidated temple. Yun Li got off the carriage and looked at the dilapidated temple in front of her. It was really dilapidated. Forget it, as long as there was a roof.
It was almost dawn, and they still had to hurry on. They wanted Helian Chi to pay attention for a while, stretch his muscles, and get off to eat and walk around. Although they wouldn't feel tired because of the spiritual spring water, their butts were shaking after sitting in the carriage for a long time, not to mention driving the carriage in front.
After finding a slightly cleaner place, Yunli waved and took out two camping chairs from the space, and a storage box as a table, and placed the self-heating rice on the box.
"Achi, eat it while it's hot! Where are we now?"
Helian Chi opened the self-heating rice, and the spicy and fresh aroma filled his nostrils. He didn't feel hungry just now, but now he is really hungry after smelling the smell. His appetite has been opened.
"After we pass the next town, we will reach Qing'an County. Li'er, it's still dark. Let's take a nap here after eating and set off again at dawn."
"Yeah, I'll listen to you."
After finishing his meal, Helian Chi split the wooden door that had fallen to the ground beside him, lit a fire and piled it aside. He also fed the horse some spiritual spring water and food.
"Li'er, close your eyes for a while."
Helian Chi sat on the chair, holding Yun Li in his arms, and the two closed their eyes and pretended to sleep.
Yun Li hadn't slept all night, and now she was nestled in Helian Chi's arms. The heat from the fire beside her made her feel warm all over, and she fell asleep in a daze.
There was only a faint red light flickering in the dilapidated temple. Helian Chi closed his eyes to rest, and heard Yun Li's shallow breathing.
He looked down at Yun Li's innocent appearance while she was sleeping, and unconsciously raised the corners of his lips.
He kissed her hair and suddenly looked up. His sharp eyes, like a Jaguar, instantly caught the movement around him.
Staring outside with a sharp gaze, he took Yun Li's hand and squeezed her palm.
Yun Li was awakened by Helian Chi's movements. She lazily opened her eyes, looked up at him, and a sneer appeared on the corner of her mouth: "Achi, is someone going to die?"
Her tone was relaxed and calm, as if she didn't care about the impending danger at all.
Helian Chi smiled slightly, kissed the corner of her mouth, and comforted her: "Li'er, go into the space and sleep for a while, come out in an hour, okay? They are just some jumping clowns!"
His voice was calm and deep, as if everything was under his control.
Yun Li was speechless. She wasn't a pig. How could she sleep in such a situation?
No matter how big her heart was, it couldn't be this big. He was fighting outside, and she was sleeping soundly inside. How could it be possible...
Just as he was about to speak, dozens of black-clad men suddenly descended from the sky in the courtyard of the dilapidated temple. They were fully armed and masked. They held sharp blades and stared coldly at the two people sitting at the door of the dilapidated temple.
The leading man in black suddenly shouted: "Kill!"
The men in black rushed towards Helian Chi with long swords like a tide.
"Li'er, be careful"
After saying that, he picked up Yunli, spun her up into the air, and came to the yard. He placed Yunli on the roof.
Then a fierce battle broke out in the yard with the men in black, with the sounds of swords clashing, roars, and screams intertwined.
Yun Li was playing with the pistol in her hand. Some of the men in black were entangled with Helian Chi, while some of them saw that she was alone on the roof and flew over. Unfortunately, before they could get up, they were shot by her in mid-air and fell down.
She killed them one by one effortlessly. Gradually, the men in black below no longer dared to come up.
Occasionally, when she saw the black-clad man fighting with Helian Chi was difficult to deal with, she would find the right time to use a pistol to deal with him.
These black men who were robbed and beaten did not know how they died until they died.
In a short while, a group of men in black fell in the yard. Yun Li squatted on the roof and counted them. There were 26 of them. Including the man in black who was still fighting with Helian Chi, there were 41 in total.
Tsk tsk~ It goes without saying who sent these men in black. The prince just took over the state, but he couldn't hold back anymore. He kept making moves, making the emperor seriously ill and wanting their lives.
You really give him face!
The sky was bright and the yard was filled with the smell of blood. The remaining men in black were dealt with by Helian Chi, and four of them escaped.
"Achi, we came out this time in order to conceal our whereabouts, so we didn't bring anyone with us. How did these people find us so accurately?"
Helian Chi's eyes flickered as he said in a deep voice, "They might be at the foot of Kunlun Mountain. They just want me to die outside. These men in black are all assassins."
"Alas... the plan has failed again. If the Queen finds out that we haven't been eliminated quickly enough after sending so many assassins, she will be so disappointed and angry."
Yun Li and Helian Chi were chatting leisurely, not affected by what happened just now.
There were so many corpses in the ruined temple, and it was already dawn. They had no interest in staying here any longer.
The two of them simply drove away in a carriage.
It was still early in the morning, and the autumn wind was cool. The two children were still asleep. Yun Li was sitting outside the carriage, chatting with Helian Chi. The two of them were talking and laughing, and time passed quickly.
Before entering Qing'an County, the two men disguised themselves. With the reminder from the black-clad man, they avoided being tracked. It was not because they were afraid of anything, but because these people were too difficult to deal with. If they met them, they would have to fight again, which would really affect their speed.
Before noon, they finally arrived in Qing'an County.
Helian Chi turned to Yun Li and said with a smile: "Li'er, there is a place called Baihua Valley in Qing'an County. It is full of flowers and is very beautiful. I just don't know if there are still flowers blooming there in this season."
"Really? The climate in Qing'an County seems to be similar to that in the capital, so why is there a place called Hundred Flower Valley? I'm afraid there are no flowers now..."
"Although it's called Hundred Flower Valley, it's a private villa. A businessman planted it for his wife. His wife loves flowers. It's still early, I can take Li'er to see it!"
"Great! Ah Chi, why do all the girls in Qing'an County wear veils? Is it a local custom?"
Yun Li's question surprised Helian Chi. He hadn't really noticed the girls on the street. Now he saw that it was true! The girls passing by were all wrapped up tightly, and each of them wore a veil.
"I don't know either, let's go ask."
Helian Chi felt that this was a bit strange, because he had been here many years ago and had never heard of such a custom.
Although Yunli had changed her appearance, she still looked like a young woman. She noticed that men and women on both sides of the street were staring at her.
Is it because she is not wearing a veil? It is embarrassing to be stared at by so many people.
Suddenly, there was a sound of "clang clang clang..."
The women on the street were horrified and fled away. The vendors on both sides of the street also hurriedly packed up their stalls.
In a short while, the originally bustling street became eerily quiet, with very few people on the road.
"Achi, something is wrong here..."
Helian Chi jumped off the carriage and stopped a man who was about to escape.
He asked, "Uncle, why are you closing your stall so early?"
The old man glanced at them, his eyes fell on Yun Li in the carriage, he paused, sighed, looked around, and whispered: "You are not from here, right? Hurry up and leave, take this girl away quickly!
Qing'an County recently had a flower thief. All the unmarried girls were scared and hid at home. Unexpectedly, the flower thief did not even let go of married women. However, these married women had children to feed at home, and some had to go out to work to make a living. How could they stay at home all day without going out?
So these girls all wear veils and only go out in the first half of the day, because the second half of the day, nearing evening, is when the flower-stealing thieves are active. Now, the whole Qing'an County is in a panic."
Helian Chi and Yun Li's faces turned serious after hearing what the old man said. They never thought that such a thing would happen in this county.
Yun Li then asked: "Then why are these vendors no longer doing business?"
"Girl, you don't know that this flower thief not only plunders flowers, he also plucks feathers from passing geese. He will pluck anything he likes, whether it's a person or an object!
Just a few days ago, she even took away two men! Who would dare to do business if this continues? "
Helian Chi asked in a deep voice, "Where's the magistrate of Qing'an County? Doesn't he care?"
"Heh~ County Magistrate, I'm afraid you can't even protect yourself..."
The old man looked around again, making sure no one was around. He stepped forward and whispered, "The county magistrate's daughter was the first girl in Qing'an County to be abducted by the flower-stealing thief! I heard the county magistrate sent people to search for her for over a month but couldn't find her! It's as if she had vanished."
I see you two are both handsome and pretty, and you're the first choice of the flower thief. So before the flower thief arrives, hurry up and run away, as far away as you can!"
After the old man finished speaking, he shook his head and trotted away.
Yun Li and Helian Chi looked at each other and laughed at the same time.
"The flower thief! Interesting!" Yun Li teased jokingly.
The first time she heard the term "flower thief" was in a costume drama! She never expected it to actually exist in real life!
She was curious about what this flower thief looked like. He ate both men and women, and did not distinguish between pigs and cows.
The two of them had already made up their minds. Since they were passing by here, they might as well settle the matter. It wouldn't take much time.
"Li'er, let's go to the county government office and ask the county magistrate about the specific situation first, and then make a plan!"
Helian Chi saw the teasing in her eyes and knew that his Li Er couldn't wait to find this flower thief.
"good!"
The two men drove their carriage to the Qingan County government office. The gatekeeper asked them to stop the carriage at the door and then went forward to ask
"You two are..."
Before he finished speaking, Helian Chi took out the token and said lightly: "Looking for your county magistrate."
The yamen runner took one look and his face suddenly became panicked. He knelt down and kowtowed: "I have been blind and did not recognize Mount Tai. Please spare my life!"
"Get up!"
Then the bailiff ran into the county government yard.
Not long after, the county magistrate came out in a hurry. He was shocked to see that the person was holding the identity token of His Majesty the Prince. He must be someone close to His Majesty the Prince.
He took two steps forward, knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Your Excellency has arrived, and I apologize for not welcoming you in person. I hope you will forgive me!"
"Get up and go in and talk."
The county magistrate stood up and welcomed Helian Chi and Yun Li in.
"Please come, my lord"
The two were led into a study by the county magistrate. The study was simply furnished with only a bookshelf, a desk, and four chairs. It looked like a place for handling official business.
"My lord, are you just passing through Qing'an County, or do you have any instructions for His Majesty the Prince?"
The county magistrate sat behind the desk and asked cautiously:
Everyone knows that His Majesty the King is a cold-faced and selfless evil spirit. He is not someone you want to offend.
I don't know why His Royal Highness sent people to his small Qing'an County...
Helian Chi sat on a chair and said calmly: "I was passing by and saw something unusual on your street, so I came to ask about the situation!"
His voice was indifferent and distant. Just sitting there, the county magistrate felt an invisible pressure.
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