Xue Cheng reacted like a conditioned reflex and was about to slap the disgusting millet porridge away with one palm, but at the end he changed the palm into a push, using a gentle force to push the millet porridge away from him.
"What the hell is this?"
The wriggling white poisonous insect reminded him of something very bad, and goose bumps stood up all over his body. It reminded him of a giant pavilion he saw when he was handling a case. There were many wriggling white maggots in the pavilion.
"Isn't it obvious enough? Someone put a poison in your food."
Zhang Mingtu responded in a deep voice. The opponent's move was indeed a little unexpected to him, but it was also reasonable.
After all, he had thrown the good situation in the western part of Jiangnan into chaos, and the Kingdom of the Rising Sun probably couldn't spare too many manpower to target Xue Cheng, a captain of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
Especially after Xue Cheng captured Blood Knife, his strength and status rose rapidly, and he was able to mobilize more forces. If one wanted to confront Xue Cheng head-on and capture him openly, it would cost a huge price.
Therefore, the other party chose a roundabout route and used these little tricks to target Xue Cheng.
Zhang Mingtu did not fully investigate the witchcraft line, and only found out about the bookstore owner Yuan Bowen.
Many of his brothers were killed because they found out about Yuan Bowen. Yuan Bowen had a strong connection with the chief clerk beside Rui Hai. The poisonous insect in the chief clerk's body was suspected to have come from Yuan Bowen.
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Jinyiwei, but the original blogger has never been apprehended.
In addition, there has been no news about Doi Hara-senji in Jiujiang County. It is understandable that Hara Hirofumi fled to Jiujiang County, took refuge with Doi Hara-senji, and then took the opportunity to target Xue Cheng.
After all, the other party already mastered the art of witchcraft, but had never used such means before. I think it was because the impact of the Witchcraft Rebellion was too serious.
Once an important person dies because of a poisonous insect, it will definitely attract the attention of the court, and the pressure they will face will be terrifyingly great.
Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, the other party will not directly use witchcraft to control others.
"Insect?"
Xue Cheng's scalp was tingling, and he felt a strange sense of confusion, and at the same time, a flash of lightning seemed to pass through his mind.
The Witchcraft Rebellion was famous throughout Daxia. Many people died in that riot, including several princes and concubines in the harem.
To this day, witchcraft is a taboo in Daxia, and anyone who masters this art will encounter a terrible blow.
Nowadays, only in the border area and the area where Yunzhou is located, some witchcraft techniques are circulated, and most of them hide in the deep mountains and forests and do not walk outside. Only in this way can they leave behind a little bit of inheritance.
Although everyone was deeply afraid of the Gu worm, after all, even the once most heavily guarded Imperial Palace had been breached by the witchcraft, so it was easy to imagine how terrifying such a method was.
According to various rumors, witchcraft is invisible and traceless. It can use various visible insects to control others, or use invisible strange insects to influence others, and even take people's lives from thousands of miles away.
Devouring hearts, livers, spleens, and lungs, controlling people's minds, and manipulating their corpses...
There are all kinds of legends about poisonous insects. Even among the Jinyiwei, there are many such rumors. It is difficult to distinguish between true and false, and no one in the imperial palace has ever tried to refute the rumors.
Therefore, Xue Cheng was both afraid of and curious about the poisonous insects.
But at the same time, he had a sudden realization about the appearance of the Man in the Iron Mask.
Before, he didn't understand why a person who was suspected to be the commander of the Jinyiwei would come to an area like Jiangnan West Road and investigate a small demon incident.
Although the demons and evil spirits seemed to be involved in a large organization, for a figure like the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, such an incident was not a major event.
After all, the Jinyiwei could just issue a random order in Kyoto, which could easily cause serious damage to local officials, making them tremble in fear and dare not say a word.
Even if they simply chopped off the local magistrate's head with a knife, there would not be any major consequences.
He is a truly powerful person who can influence the livelihoods of millions of people with just a single thought. It would be an overkill to suddenly come to a small place like Jiangnan West Road to investigate an organization that is quite large for such a small place.
Now, seeing the bowl of millet porridge filled with poisonous insects in front of him, he finally understood.
The matter involves royal secrets, so everything makes sense. During the Witchcraft Rebellion, the specific circumstances are unknown, but it is certain that he died a violent death. Even in the harem, no one knows how many people lost their heads in this turmoil.
Since it involves palace secrets, it is reasonable for the Jinyiwei, who are directly under the royal family, to investigate the poisonous insects.
Even sending out a Jinyiwei commander was not considered an exaggeration, as it showed the importance of the royal family.
For the sake of the royal family, no matter how much you pay, it is worth it.
He once again made reasonable plans in his mind for the appearance of the Iron-masked Man. Even though the bowl of millet porridge filled with poisonous insects was still placed in front of him, he did not feel nervous, but instead became excited.
Indeed, being involved in a large organizational vortex that can be targeted by the commander of the Jinyiwei is a dangerous thing, but if such a thing can make one show something in front of the commander of the Jinyiwei, or even if one can leave a name in front of the supreme figure in Jundu, then the future will be promising, and there will be no need for family relationships, various exchanges of interests, and all the twists and turns.
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