Chapter 460: Not Spared
The figure came to Su Ying quietly, and after making sure that Su Ying had no reaction, he took out a cloth bag from his body and poured the contents of the bag into the fire.
As soon as the powder in the cloth bag was poured into the fire, the fire suddenly burned bigger.
A thick black smoke rolled out and quickly spread around.
When the man saw that he had done what he wanted, he turned around and wanted to run, but just as he turned around, he met Su Ying's calm eyes.
The man was startled, and the next moment Su Ying grabbed his neck, removed his hands and feet, and threw him to the ground.
"ah!"
Su Ying stepped on the ground and threw the dry soil piled up next to her onto the fire. The fire in the fire was extinguished a lot instantly, but it was completely extinguished in a moment.
Su Yingbi held her breath and led the person on the ground to the upwind side. After making sure that the thick smoke from the fire would not blow over here, she took out the lighting tool and shone it into the person's eyes.
"ah!"
The strong light almost blinded the other person. Su Ying pinched his waist and almost crushed his jaw.
"What was thrown into the fire?"
"Mother, mother... spare me, yes, I was worried that the fire would burn too fiercely and no one would notice it after we fell asleep at night, so I threw some sand to make the fire smaller."
In the darkness, Su Ying's brows flashed with anger, "I still need to sleep, don't waste my time, understand?"
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I really threw it away... Ugh!" Before the official could finish his words, Su Ying broke one of his ribs. The pain made him almost faint.
Su Ying slowly stood up and continued to shine the strong light into his eyes. The officer felt like he was about to go blind.
"I'll ask you one last time, what did you throw into the fire? If you don't tell me, I'll let you feed the beasts in these mountains!"
The officer never expected that Su Ying was a kung fu master, not only that, but also so powerful. He was really scared.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. That was some medicine powder given to me by someone. I didn't know what it was. He just told me to find a chance to throw it into the fire. He gave me a hundred taels of silver and said that he would give me another hundred taels after the task was accomplished...ah!" Before the official could finish his words, Su Ying stepped on his palm.
"Who is the other party?"
"No, I don't know. Yes, he found me when he was delivering water to the government office. I saw that he was a stranger."
"Until we catch the person, I will spare your life!"
Su Ying knocked the man unconscious and threw him into the space, injected him with a hypnotic drug, and only left the space after making sure that he would not wake up within a few days.
Su Ying dimmed the flashlight, picked up a wooden stick from the ground, came to the fire and dug out the residue inside. She wanted to know what had just been poured into the fire.
She took out the ashes from the fire and judging by the smell and the reaction to inhalation, she concluded that it should be a poison.
This poison is harmless if consumed directly by humans, but if thrown into a fire and burned, the thick smoke produced during the combustion process will form a toxic gas. People will become poisoned after a quarter of an hour of inhalation, similar to carbon monoxide poisoning, but the concentration of this toxin is higher. Even in the wilderness, there is a risk of poisoning as long as it is inhaled.
When she woke up just now, the smoke had just come out of that person. They didn't inhale much, so it wouldn't have much impact on their bodies.
The news of her arrival in Los Angeles must have spread. Her own people haven't arrived yet, but these evil spirits have already shown up to seek death. They are really impatient.
Su Ying took some firewood and lit the fire again, and brought Zhou Qing and the others back to the fire.
When the sky turned pale, Zhou Qing woke up. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Su Ying sitting cross-legged against his subordinate. He thought that Su Ying had not woken up yet.
Zhou Qing wanted Su Ying to sleep a little longer, but Su Ying woke up as soon as she stood up.
"The queen is awake."
Su Ying stayed up until the middle of the night and woke up the guards before going to sleep. She stretched and stood up, "Wake up, get something to eat first, and then continue on your journey after you're full."
"Yes, I thought of lighting a fire and cooking some dried meat soup to go with the dry food. Eating it will help to relieve the pain." The conditions in the wilderness are limited, and Zhou Qing has been trying his best to make Su Ying eat comfortably.
Su Ying had no objection, she was not picky about these things.
Zhou Qing placed the pot he brought on the fire, poured the water from the water bag into it, and only after the water boiled did he throw the dried meat in to boil.
"It's strange, why don't we see that kid Liu Qi?" The officer's puzzled voice sounded behind him.
Including Su Ying, there were ten people in total, and if one person was missing they would be discovered quickly.
"I asked him to go back to the city to handle some things." Su Ying explained without changing her expression.
After hearing what Su Ying said, the police did not ask any more questions. What the Queen wanted to do was not something they could interfere with.
After the broth was ready, Zhou Qing sprinkled a handful of salt and served it to Su Ying in a bowl, "Eat it while it's hot, madam. It's very cold in the mountains at night, and eating it can keep the cold away."
Su Ying took the bowl and said, "Okay."
After eating, the group continued on their journey, but the higher they went, the steeper the mountain road became, and the horses slowed down.
Su Ying and the others got off their horses and led the horses in front, letting the horses carry the supplies, but even so, the speed was not fast.
Su Ying was not in a hurry either. She also wanted to take a good look at the terrain of the mountain on the way there.
On the third day after Su Ying left Luo City, something happened to the disaster victims outside the city.
The official in charge galloped back to the government office and said, "Sir, it's bad. There's an accident outside the city."
Wei Zhongming was holding a bowl of braised pork rice and almost dropped the bowl when he heard this.
After taking two big bites of his meal, he glared at the official who came into the room and said, "What's the matter? Tell me quickly." Somehow, after hearing the official's words, the first thing he thought of was that he was afraid of being held accountable by Su Ying!
It was really weird. Su Ying must have pretended so well that he almost thought she was real!
"A plague has broken out outside the city!"
"Clang"
Wei Zhongming's hand loosened, the porcelain bowl fell to the ground, and the braised pork still with juice rolled all over the floor in an instant.
"What did you say? There's a plague breaking out somewhere?"
The official said with a look of fear on his face, "Yes, it was the disaster settlement closest to Los Angeles. Some victims started to vomit and have diarrhea last night. At first we thought it was intestinal discomfort and didn't pay much attention to it, but in the second half of the night, more and more people fell ill. Several people died with foam at the mouth. I was afraid that the matter would get out of hand and it would be bad for you, so I quickly disposed of the bodies. But in the morning, more and more people fell ill. I was afraid that I couldn't hide it anymore, so I came to report it to you immediately."
With every word the officer said, Wei Zhongming's face became uglier. Such a large-scale outbreak must be a plague!
(End of this chapter)
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