Song Zhuiyan: She's too lazy to care about other people's business, so it's better not to bother her.
"I won't see you," Ye Moxun replied softly with his eyes closed.
However, his voice was so soft that the people outside the carriage couldn't hear him, so he was clearly speaking to Song Tantan, meaning that she should send the person away.
"Okay, I'll go tell them. You just lie down and rest, and don't overthink things." The tone was like someone coaxing a child.
Ye Moxun pretended not to hear.
When Master Zhu saw the carriage curtain lifted, he thought it was Young Master Ye coming out, but it turned out to be a young girl. After Song Tantan jumped off the carriage, he still stared at it.
"Don't look anymore, Ah Xun isn't feeling well and needs to rest," which means she doesn't intend to see him. So, "If you have anything to say, you can tell me, and I'll pass it on to him."
This morning, Master Zhu saw her carrying the boy back, but he didn't know how badly he was injured. Now it seems that he was seriously injured and couldn't even come out to see people.
This is a bit troublesome. After thinking for a moment, Master Zhu could only place his hopes on the little girl in front of him.
“Miss Song, you told me the number of bandits in the mountain stronghold before, reminding me that there might be a trap on the other side of the canyon. I am very grateful. However, the caravan is in a hurry to transport the goods back and is now trapped here. I am very anxious, so I would like to discuss with you to see if there is any way to break the deadlock.”
That was his purpose in coming to find Ye Moxun.
"You go back first, I'll come back to find you later," Song Tantan said.
Master Zhu glanced inside the carriage, knowing she wanted to discuss it with the young man before making a decision. After exchanging a few more polite words, he turned and went back to the caravan.
After watching him walk away, Song Tantan called Song Zhuiyan over as well, "Auntie, come here for a moment, let's discuss this."
Ye Moxun and Song Zhuiyan had both heard Zhu Ye's conversation with Song Tantan. Because they hadn't deliberately lowered their voices, they heard it as soon as Song Tantan entered the carriage.
Ye Moxun said, "We can't release the silly tiger and wolf pack from the space anymore. We need to think of another way. The bandits were severely injured last night and they are determined to take revenge. Waiting like this is not a solution. We might as well strike first."
He doesn't like being passive; he believes that taking the initiative gives him a better chance of winning.
So the next question is how to deal with the bandits. A direct confrontation is not advisable. The canyon is their territory, and they are familiar with the terrain. They may have also laid many traps. So we can only outsmart them.
"Why don't we just poison him to death?" Song Tantan felt that no matter what she did, it was too much trouble. It would be much easier to just poison him and kill him.
"Won't that Master Zhu think we're too ruthless and, out of fear of us, try to harm us?" Song Zhuiyan thought that the caravan had more than two hundred people. If the two sides started fighting, wouldn't the caravan members be poisoned to death as well?
Ye Moxun curled the corners of his lips. "No, Master Zhu shouldn't be that stupid. If he watched the bandits being poisoned to death by us, would he still dare to attack us? Wouldn't that be courting death?"
"Okay, I guess I was overthinking it." Song Zhuiyan chuckled.
After the three of them discussed it, Song Tantan asked Tian Qi to call Master Zhu over and tell him their decision.
After hearing this, Master Zhu frowned and said, "Although you are skilled in using poison, who will be sent up the mountain to put poison in their food?"
This is a very dangerous thing; if discovered, the bandits could kill them immediately.
Song Tantan: "Going up the mountain is necessary, but we don't need to poison their food or infiltrate the bandits' den. It's troublesome and time-consuming. We have other ways."
"Oh? What are you planning to do?" Master Zhu's face was full of curiosity.
"I'll take two people up the mountain. You two wait here. Our sect has a unique secret medicine. As long as you light it and let the other person smell the smoke, they will be poisoned by miasma." Song Tantan seriously deceived the other party.
The miasma poison is a new drug developed by Ye Moxun. It has not been used before, but it has been repeatedly tested during the research and development process, so its effects are definitely powerful.
"May I ask which sect you belong to, young lady?" Master Zhu's heart stirred, and he wanted to inquire.
Song Tantan: "Songshan School".
Songshan Sect? Never heard of it before. What kind of secluded martial arts sect is this?
Could it be that, like the Miao or Tang sects, they are skilled in making poisons?
Master Zhu quickly filled in the blanks in his mind, and was about to ask more questions when Song Tantan said, "We are a newly established sect, only ten years old since our founding. The Songshan Sect keeps a low profile, so we are not famous. It's normal that you haven't heard of us."
I see.
"However, our strength should not be underestimated. I'm not bragging, just watch. The Songshan Sect's unique medicines are something that other sects can't develop. They're exclusive secret formulas."
It sounded amazing, and Master Zhu was tempted. If the medicine was really that effective, he was willing to pay a high price to buy it.
However, he held back for the time being and decided to wait and see how things went.
Song Tantan acted like the head of a pyramid scheme, praising her own medicine with exaggerated claims. In reality, she didn't want to sell the pills; it was A-Xun who made her say those things. As for her purpose, she was completely clueless.
Finally, Song Tantan took Tian Qi and Zhu Ye's confidant up the mountain. Zhu Ye's confidant was there to see if the pill was really as effective as Song Tantan claimed.
Before lighting the pills, Song Tantan and the other two took the antidote, so they wouldn't be poisoned when the miasma spread.
However, all of the more than one hundred bandits on the hilltop not far away were poisoned. They first had difficulty breathing, and within a few breaths, they collapsed to the ground and died.
Master Zhu's confidant was horrified. Was there really such a domineering poison in the world? It didn't need to be ingested; just smelling its aroma would cause death.
When they returned to the caravan's accommodation, the confidant, pale-faced, recounted in detail what he had seen to Master Zhu: "...all those bandits are dead. I went up to confirm, and that Miss Song and her men ransacked the mountain stronghold. It seems they found a box of silver."
The box wasn't very big; it was estimated to hold at most five hundred taels of silver. Although his confidant was envious, he dared not entertain any thoughts about it.
"No wonder he dared to go out with two children and a few guards; he's really that powerful." Master Zhu's face was serious, and he was quite wary.
If the other side harbors malicious intentions and tries to rob the caravan, then even if they have more than two hundred people, it will be in vain. If the other side ignites a miasma, its destructive power will be more lethal than three hundred bandits.
When bandits rob, their guards can put up a fight if they have many men, but if they are poisoned, they have no chance of resisting.
After careful consideration, Master Zhu dared not consider buying the medicine again, fearing that if he had too much contact with the other party, he might be killed without even knowing how.
He stepped forward to bid farewell to Song Tantan and others, and at the same time presented them with a lot of brocade and some jewelry.
I never expected that this Master Zhu would be so rich and generous. Judging from the gifts he gave, he must be in the cloth business and own a jewelry shop.
Song Tantan accepted the eight bolts of brocade but refused the jewels. Accepting the brocade was a way of helping the caravan get rid of the bandits, saving them the money of tribute, and also saving the caravan members from death or injury.
Jewelry is too valuable; if I accept it, wouldn't I be even more heartless than a bandit?
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