No matter how fast their knives are, they can't outrun the omnipresent poisonous powder in the air.
Seeing that someone was trying to cover their mouth and nose, Jian Yang immediately said sternly, "Don't try anything clever. My poison powder will kill you instantly if it touches your skin. If you don't want to die, get out of here!"
Thieves never leave empty-handed, and these bandits were unwilling to give up their goods and money, so no one was scared away by her.
They were like a pack of hyenas, waiting for their chance to deliver a fatal blow to the caravan.
Jian Yang would never give them such a chance. Seeing that everyone remained unmoved, she sneered, "You're not leaving, are you? Fine, don't blame me for not warning you!"
After saying that, she took out a porcelain bottle from her satchel, uncorked it, and poured the liquid inside onto the bandit leader in front of her.
So everyone watched in disbelief as the usually powerful and influential elder brother suddenly began to hiss and emit white smoke. Then his body was rapidly corroded and dissolved, turning into a pool of liquid corpse in an instant.
"My God!"
Some of the more timid members of the caravan were so frightened by what they saw that they collapsed to the ground.
The situation for the bandit gang wasn't much better; some were trembling with fear, and some even wet their pants.
"If anyone dares to cause trouble again, I will poison you all today, then turn you all into corpse water, leaving you with no place to bury your bodies!"
Jian Yang glared coldly at the bandit in front of her.
She had been an empress before, and had even fought on the battlefield and personally killed people. The aura and pressure emanating from her body at this moment were so overwhelming that no one dared to look directly at her.
"Monster! Monster!"
Finally, someone in the bandit gang was terrified and screamed before running away at top speed.
The bandits lost their leader and their morale plummeted. They collapsed immediately, and everyone fled in disarray.
The greatest fear is the fear of the unknown.
In their view, Jian Yang's actions tonight—tearing off a face with his bare hands, killing without bloodshed, and instantly melting a corpse—were a million times more terrifying than a real, bloody battle.
After the bandits had all run away, Ge Dong was the first to run to Jian Yang's side, shouting happily, "Brother Jian, you're amazing..."
Upon seeing Jian Yang's true face, he forgot what he was about to say and stood there motionless like a wooden statue.
"What are you standing there for?" Jian Yang nudged him with her elbow. "We need to get going, or we'll all be done for once the bandits realize what's happening!"
Although she only sprinkled three handfuls of poison powder just now, she has actually used up more than half of her stock.
If the bandits were to counterattack at this moment, they would have no choice but to surrender.
At this moment, Ge Long also came over. He was more composed than Ge Dong, but he was also a little embarrassed and said, "I didn't expect Doctor Jian to be so handsome, even more beautiful than a girl."
Upon hearing this, Jian Yang slapped his forehead. Oh no! He had been so focused on fooling the bandits that he forgot to put the human skin mask back on.
Well, since the caravan members have already seen her true appearance, there's no point in hiding it anymore.
Moreover, the caravan had taken good care of her along the way, and she really didn't want to keep it a secret any longer.
So she smiled and said, "To be honest, Uncle Ge, I am indeed a woman. The reason I wear this mask is to make things easier when I'm traveling around the martial arts world."
The Ge family father and son both widened their eyes in surprise.
At this moment, the teammates who had just witnessed Jian Yang melting the corpse and were hiding to the side also ran over upon hearing this, looking at Jian Yang in shock.
To everyone's surprise, after traveling together for several days, they had no idea that Dr. Jian was a woman.
At this moment, the fear in everyone's eyes disappeared, replaced only by curiosity and amazement.
Finally, Ge Dong spoke, breaking the eerie atmosphere.
“Miss Jian… cough, Miss Jian,” Ge Long said, blushing, “what kind of divine artifact did you use to dissolve that bandit leader just now?”
Jian Yang knew everyone was curious, and she didn't intend to hide it, so she shook the porcelain bottle in her hand and said, "This is not some kind of divine object, it's called aqua regia, and I bought it from a foreign merchant last month."
Aqua regia is actually nitrohydrochloric acid, a highly corrosive acid that can even melt gold into water, let alone the human body.
However, the foreign merchant only had this one bottle, and Jian Yang had spent a lot of money to buy it. She didn't expect it to come in handy so soon.
After hearing Jian Yang's explanation, everyone patted their chests in relief.
Fortunately, Dr. Jian is not a demon or monster, nor does she possess any magic.
After answering everyone's questions, Jian Yang once again urged, "Let's not stay here any longer tonight, let's hurry to the town and report to the authorities!"
If those bandits were to return, they would all be doomed.
Everyone agreed, and they began packing their tents and luggage, preparing to travel through the night.
As the first rays of sunlight touched the earth in the early morning, Jian Yang and his group finally arrived in Nanyang County.
After walking all night, everyone was exhausted, so they found an inn to stay at.
After Jian Yang took a nap and washed up, she got up and went to the county government to report the case.
Now that they were far from the capital and had already shown their faces to everyone yesterday, Jian Yang no longer wanted to wear that pigskin mask.
After all, facial skin is prone to acne when it is in a non-breathable environment for a long time.
So she simply reverted to being a woman.
She walked into the county government office, attracting a lot of attention.
At this time, the county yamen runners had just started their shifts and were all lazy and unwilling to move.
Suddenly, he saw a beautiful woman appear and immediately perked up.
"Young lady, are you here to report a crime or to handle some business?" a constable asked solicitously.
Jian Yang said, "Report the case to the police and surrender yourself."
"Confess?"
Jian Yang nodded: "Last night our caravan encountered bandits at Cat God Mountain, and I killed more than a dozen of them."
Upon hearing this, all the constables gasped in shock.
The man who had spoken earlier took off running, saying, "This is a big case, the county magistrate has to decide it. I'll go get someone, young lady, stay where you are!"
Other constables crowded around, some asking Jian Yang how she killed the bandits, some asking if she was joking, and others reassuring her that if she really did kill them, she shouldn't be afraid, as killing bandits was a meritorious service to the court, and she would not only not be punished, but would also be rewarded.
Just as everyone was talking amongst themselves, a middle-aged man in an official robe, looking sleepy, came out. Behind him were the constable who had just run away and a clerk holding a feather fan.
This must be the county magistrate.
Jian Yang had just learned from other yamen runners that the county magistrate's surname was Zhou and that he was from Huzhou.
As long as it wasn't a high-ranking official in Beijing, Jian Yang felt completely at ease.
The magistrate walked to the hall and sat down, slamming his gavel on the table and asking loudly, "Who is this person? What brings you to this county office?"
Knowing that this was a necessary procedure, Jian Yang followed the example shown in TV dramas, walked to the center of the hall, bowed and said, "I am a commoner named Jian, a wandering doctor, and I have come to report a case."
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