Chapter 98 Sleeping Powder, Walking in the Dark
When Jiang Ning was a killer, she was proficient in tracking, positioning, reconnaissance, eavesdropping and surveillance.
But that was in modern times, with all kinds of satellites, networks, surveillance and big data available. In this ancient time, a good cook cannot cook without rice. She could not display her skills and had to honestly use the most primitive methods to spy on the news.
She would definitely go to find Blind Yang, but she couldn't take Liu Mingan with her.
After returning from Yang's house, Jiang Ning pretended not to care about her life experience. After lunch, she went downstairs on the pretext of going out. Liu Mingan was concentrating on painting the picture of Guanyin, and he just gently reminded her: "Wear thicker clothes and be careful not to catch a cold."
"Yeah." Jiang Ning responded and went out the door and went straight to the clinic.
"Doctor, I want to buy some sleeping pills."
Jiang Ning followed the pharmacist into the store and said to the old doctor in front of her.
The experienced doctor had been practicing medicine for many years and was good at observing, smelling, asking and palpating. As soon as Jiang Ning entered the room, he carefully examined her face and eyes and made a preliminary diagnosis of the patient's condition.
Hearing Jiang Ning say that she wanted to buy some sleeping pills, the old doctor touched his beard and said with some doubts: "I see that the girl has a rosy complexion and looks radiant. You do
n't look like someone who suffers from insomnia." Jiang Ning remained calm and said: "I'm here for my husband. He often worries too much and can't sleep at night. He looks very haggard. So I came to buy some sleeping pills for him, hoping that he can sleep well until dawn."
"Then why doesn't he come himself? There are many causes of insomnia. I can diagnose him in person and prescribe the right medicine." The old doctor said sincerely with a kind heart.
"He is afraid of illness and doctors and doesn't want to come." Jiang Ning said casually, "But I really feel sorry for him and want him to sleep well. Doctor, please give me some medicine."
"Afraid of illness and doctors" should be the four words that doctors hate to hear the most.
Sure enough, after Jiang Ning said this, the old doctor stopped asking questions and only ordered the medicine boy, "Give this girl..."
Just after saying the word "girl", the doctor remembered that this person came for her husband, and quickly changed his words: "Give this lady a few packets of sleeping powder."
The medicine boy handed her five packets of medicine wrapped in yellow paper. Jiang Ning stretched out her hand and squeezed it, and found that it was powder. She asked the old doctor, "What does this sleeping powder taste like?"
"It has a slightly bitter taste, like tea."
"Are there any side effects?" Jiang Ning asked again.
"What is 'side effect'?" The old doctor was stunned.
He had never heard of this word. Jiang Ning finally realized that side effect refers to the pharmacological effect other than the therapeutic purpose after the application of therapeutic doses of drugs. In ancient times, there was no concept of "drug side effect" and "adverse reaction" in modern medicine. No wonder the old doctor looked confused.
Jiang Ning changed his words: "Will this medicine be harmful to the human body?"
The old doctor understood this time, and smiled while touching his goat beard: "Madam, don't worry. The medicinal materials used here are mild and harmless to humans. However, medicine is three-point poison, so try not to take it for a long time."
Jiang Ning nodded and took note, paid the money, and took the medicine back to the inn.
After dinner, Liu Mingan was painting the Bodhisattva again. Jiang Ning helped him grind the ink for a while. Seeing that it was getting darker, she brought Liu Mingan a glass of water.
"Drink some water and take a break. Your waist and eyes are sore from painting for so long." Jiang Ning handed the cup to Liu Mingan.
Liu Mingan stood up, smiled at her, took two sips of the water, and found that the taste was a little wrong. He frowned and asked, "Why is this water a bit bitter?"
"The waiter said that this is water boiled with herbs that have a calming effect. It's okay, you can drink it." Jiang Ning said nonchalantly.
Liu Mingan didn't doubt it and finished the glass of water. Then he chatted with Jiang Ning for a few words and continued to pick up the brush to finish the portrait.
But today, for some reason, Liu Mingan's eyelids began to droop while he was painting, his head was dizzy, and he couldn't stop feeling sleepy.
Jiang Ning had been observing Liu Mingan's reaction silently. Seeing this, she yawned first, and then pretended to be sleepy and said, "I'm so sleepy. This calming tea seems to be quite effective. Why don't we go to bed early?"
Liu Mingan looked at the sky. It was only the evening hour, so it was too early to go to bed at this time. But he and Jiang Ning were both very sleepy, so they went to bed.
Jiang Ning lay down with Liu Mingan and found that he fell asleep almost as soon as he touched the bed.
The sky had darkened, and a crescent moon in the sky cast a little light.
Jiang Ning got up quietly, picked up the candle, slipped into the space, left the inn unnoticed, and walked towards Yang Mansion.
Yang Mansion is not in the center of Qushui City, so it is far away from the hustle and bustle during the day, and it is even quieter at night.
Jiang Ning went around the side of Yang Mansion and came out of the space. Looking at the nearly five-meter-high wall in front of him, he took a few steps back, gathered his strength to run, and used the inertia of his body to kick the wall twice, grabbing the tiles that decorated the top of the wall, and then exerting force with his waist and legs to throw his body up. There
were trees planted inside the wall. Jiang Ning looked at it, aimed at an open space, and fell from the wall with his hands.
The whole process took less than five seconds.
After successfully entering the Yang Mansion, Jiang Ning entered the space again and began to investigate the layout of the house. The ideal situation was to find the blind Yang who was alone.
However, after several turns, Jiang Ning secretly searched the Yang Mansion and found no trace of the blind Yang.
"Where did this old guy go?"
Jiang Ning was upset when she thought that she would return empty-handed tonight and would have to drug Liu Ming'an next time.
Who knew that Jiang Ning had just climbed over the wall of the Yang Mansion and had not taken two steps when she suddenly saw a person walking towards her in front of her, one step deep and one step shallow. When the person approached, Jiang Ning found that the person was the blind Yang!
"My luck is not bad!" Jiang Ning curled her lips and whispered to herself.
Blind Yang was drunk, his steps were unsteady, and he felt like he was walking on cotton.
He originally planned to sleep in Chunfeng Tower, but when his old lover came over to him coquettishly as usual, he just felt annoyed. So
artificial and vulgar!
He thought of the woman who came to his house today. How beautiful she was, with cold eyebrows, cold eyes, cold words, cold voice, and cold air. She stood in front of him, but he felt that there was a world between them.
This is the iceberg beauty who keeps people away! The more
Blind Yang thought about it, the more itchy he felt. Looking at the vulgar woman in his arms with heavy makeup, he couldn't get interested at all.
He pushed the charming woman away and walked out of Chunfenglou. He wanted to go gamble again, but it was very cold at night, so he went home to sleep.
Blind Yang walked home drunk, thinking about that person in his mind, and laughing from time to time.
However, at a certain moment, Blind Yang suddenly felt a pain in the back of his neck, and everything in front of him seemed to be turned upside down. He heard himself lying on the ground with a "thump".
Then, his consciousness was uncontrollably pulled into the abyss of darkness.
The door of his home was just around the corner, but he would never be able to touch it.