Entering the Rivers and Lakes Chapter 27: Life and death depend on each other
"Master Su, don't do anything yet."
Su Wangting said coldly: "Reason?"
"If the Feisha Gang no longer exists, then foreign forces from the Western Region will take their place in the desert. I am afraid that the persecution of our Kyushu caravan and border villages will be even worse by then!!"
Su Wangting's hand was still clasped around Lu Qihong's throat, and he shook his head and said: "This reason is unacceptable. If we don't kill him, this matter cannot be settled."
The poisonous man clapped his hands and shouted: "Hey, don't be impulsive! We... still need them to lead the way, otherwise how will we find my senior brother!"
"It's okay if we look for it slowly. Unless they provide reliable guarantees, we can't let them go."
The poisonous man rolled his eyes and suddenly shouted: "Yes!"
I saw him grinning and digging into his arms. After a moment, a purple-red pill was taken out.
"This is the 'Four Insect Corrosion Reduction Pill'. If you take this pill, you must ask me for an antidote every six months, otherwise your whole body will fester until you die."
Seeing the doubt on Su Wangting's face, the Poison Doctor thumped his chest: "Although I don't dare to boast about my medical skills, I can prepare all kinds of strange poisons and antidotes. I am the second best. Who dares to be the first?"
!? If you don’t believe me, go ask around the world!”
Su Wangting then took the elixir and placed it next to Lu Qihong's mouth: "Are you willing to swallow it?"
His life was hanging by a thread. How could Lu Qihong be unwilling? He shouted hurriedly: "Yes, yes!! If he comes to attack Twin Towers Town again after the next day, he will be covered in ulcers and die!!"
Su Wangting stuffed the elixir into his mouth, and after making sure Lu Qihong swallowed it, he let go.
If Lu Qihong was amnesty, he took two steps back in panic, holding his throat and gasping for air, and thanked the poisonous man repeatedly.
Su Wangting pointed to the dozen wooden boxes: "Distribute these betrothal gifts you have prepared from house to house. When the girl gets married, prepare another generous gift to serve as the girl's dowry, and then send someone to escort the wedding team all the way east.
You can’t turn around until you leave Xinzhou.”
"Remember, remember!" Lu Qihong hurriedly waved to his subordinates and ordered the supplies in the box to be distributed to the residents of the town.
It was only then that Mu Shilan breathed a sigh of relief.
The trouble he caused can now be properly settled.
Then, the sneer spread across his face again unconsciously.
"Hey, Miss Murong, when we get married, the betrothal gift I have prepared will be much richer than this, so what the hell!" Mu Shilan pointed to the dozen wooden boxes and said proudly.
Murong Yunxiu snorted and sneered: "How can you be so thick-skinned? Who agreed to marry you? Hey... my Jindao Murong family will be rare for these things? Besides, you are the owner of a broken village.
, can you collect all these dozen boxes of things from me? You still have the nerve to look down on me."
"..." Mu Shilan was thought of again and was speechless.
It seemed that if he didn't receive a few harsh words from Murong Yunxiu every day, he would feel uncomfortable all over.
At this time, the poisonous man rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Hey, Gang Leader Lu, come to think of it, we can still have some relatives."
Lu Qihong touched his throat and asked, "Relationship? How do you say this?"
Poisonous Langzhong shook his fat head proudly and said slowly: "There is a person who keeps saying 'wonderful, wonderful, wonderful' all day long. People in the world call him 'Miao Langzhong', do you recognize him?"
Lu Qihong was startled: "That... is my brother-in-law!"
"Hey, that's my senior brother."
"Hey!" Lu Qihong slapped his forehead and shook his head repeatedly, "Since we have such a relationship, why didn't we tell you earlier? If I had known that you were my brother-in-law's junior brother, how could I have brought someone here."
"It's not too late to meet each other now! I wonder how my senior brother is doing lately?"
Lu Qihong frowned when he heard this: "To be honest, my sister... was robbed and killed by bandits from a foreign country on her way back from visiting me three years ago."
"Ah!?" Poisonous Man was shocked.
Lu Qihong gave a bitter smile and continued: "Miao Langzhong had a big quarrel with me over this matter, complaining that I did not send enough people to escort the girl along the way. I have not seen him again for three years since then."
The poisonous man hurriedly asked: "He is missing??"
"No, he still lives in that oasis. Although we had a falling out, he is my brother-in-law after all, and I still let him live in that oasis. But you also know his stubborn temper, so he sent me there
All the people in the oasis have been driven away. Although I have sent people to visit several times in the past three years, they have ignored me and have nothing to say to me. Hey, I don’t know if they are doing well or not, and I don’t know.
Have you ever been bullied by bandits roaming around?"
At this time, Su Wangting asked: "Are all the oases in the desert owned by your Feisha Gang?"
Lu Qihong nodded: "Oases are extremely precious in the desert. They are the only places that can survive in the desert. It can even be said that whoever controls the oasis controls the desert. Our Feisha Gang has had four gang leaders.
Only then did all ten oases in the Xinzhou Desert be occupied. From then on, foreign bandits and warriors had no place to stay and rarely invaded again."
"Is the oasis where my senior brother is far away?" Poisonous Man asked.
Lu Qihong frowned and thought for a while, then replied: "The oasis where Miao Langzhong is located is located near the center of the Xinzhou Desert. It is about 800 miles away from Shuangta Town and can be reached by camels in three days."
The poisonous man hurriedly held up his hands and said, "We have already prepared camels and other supplies. Can you please help me lead the way?"
Lu Qihong waved his hand: "Let's go together! I haven't seen him in three years, and I am very worried about him. Are you leaving now?"
"Walk!"
Speaking of an oasis in the desert, it is indeed a wonderful existence.
Outside the oasis, there is wind and sand.
In the oasis, not only is it protected from wind and sand, but there are trees and water, and you can even grow fruits and vegetables.
Three days later, the group finally arrived at the oasis where Miao Langzhong was.
As soon as he entered this oasis through the surrounding woods, Murong Yunxiu exclaimed in surprise, calling him a paradise.
If you don't look outside, you may even have the illusion that you are in Jiangnan.
"Look, that's my brother-in-law's house."
Following Lu Qihong's hand, he saw a three-bay wooden house built next to a clear pool of water.
"Brother, I see you are here!!!"
The poisonous man ran to the wooden house impatiently, pushed open the door first and rushed in.
But before Su Wangting and his party could follow them, they heard the poisonous man's wail suddenly coming from the wooden house!
Everyone was startled and rushed over in unison.
When they rushed into the house and took a look, everyone was shocked by what they saw.
I saw thick dust accumulated everywhere in the house, obviously no one had cleaned it for a long time.
And on a bed in the back room, there was a pair of white bones wearing clothes lying on it!
The poisonous doctor was holding on to the edge of the bed and crying bitterly.
"this……"
Lu Qihong rushed to the bedside and carefully identified the clothes on Bai Gu's body.
After a while, Lu Qihong burst into tears.
"Brother-in-law, why did you leave so quietly!!"
Su Wangting sighed and said in a low voice: "The corpse has completely turned into bones, and there is no smell in the house. If it doesn't happen, this wonderful doctor may have been dead for more than half a year."
"It seems that he was not murdered. There is a suicide note here." Mu Shilan's voice came slowly.
Everyone looked back and saw a dusty piece of paper shaking in Mu Shilan's hand.
Hearing this, the poisonous man snatched it away and looked at it carefully in front of his eyes.
"My wife has been dead for more than two years. She feels that living alone in the world is meaningless, so she has taken her own life. If anyone finds my remains, please bury them together with my wife's tomb behind the house. As a token of gratitude, there are some silver coins under the bed.
Just take it away.”
After reading it, Poisonous Langzhong suddenly raised his tearful eyes and stared blankly at everyone.
Mu Shilan pointed to the piece of paper: "There are words on the back."
Du Langzhong immediately turned over the paper, dusted off the dust, and began to read in a low voice again.
"If my junior brother finds this place, please help me bring the remains of my husband and I back to my hometown in Pingzhou for burial together. I hope my junior brother will not miss them and wish them well."
"Senior brother!!" The poisonous man fell to his knees with a plop, holding his head in his hands and crying.
Su Wangting did not go to comfort him.
When a person is in pain, the best comfort is not to disturb him and let him vent to his heart's content.
When it was getting dark, everyone had built a bonfire by the pool.
The remains of Miao Langzhong and his wife have been properly contained in a wooden box.
Poisonous Langzhong stroked the wooden box, sat blankly by the campfire and muttered to himself: "My senior brother has taken good care of me since I was a child and treats me as a brother. I never thought that he would pass away in this way!
!”
Su Wangting gently stroked the poisonous man's back: "Be more open-minded. Your senior brother and his wife must have had a very deep relationship during their lives, otherwise your senior brother would not have followed my wife. Presumably, this is a great relief for your senior brother.
.”
The poisonous man stared blankly at the bonfire and nodded slightly.
Mu Shilan, on the other hand, sat across from the poisonous man, silent and with a sad face.
Murong Yunxiu knew in her heart that he must have been moved by the scene, and he also thought of his deceased wife who had not yet consummated their marriage.
"By the way, Miss Murong." Poisonous Man suddenly looked at Murong Yunxiu, "There is something that will definitely disappoint you. I searched all over senior brother's medicine cabinets, but I didn't find the golden-striped gecko tail. I guess,
It was used up when he was preparing the elixir."
"Are you finished..." Su Wangting also looked at Murong Yunxiu.
Before Murong Yunxiu could speak, Mu Shilan asked: "Where does the golden-striped gecko grow?"
"Southwest of Kyushu, within the territory of Yeliu Kingdom. It mostly grows in dark and moist crevices on cliffs or in caves."
"If I find that golden-striped gecko, where will I go to find you to prepare the rejuvenating ointment?" Mu Shilan asked again.
The poisonous man sighed softly and patted the wooden box: "I will keep vigil for my senior brother on Hutou Mountain, thirty miles northwest of Shunyang City in Pingzhou, for one year. If you find that medicine, just find me."
Before Mu Shilan responded, Murong Yunxiu waved his hand and said: "Forget it, I don't have to heal this scar. In fact, I have already thought about it. If I don't have a beautiful face, my life will be easier."
"No!!"
Mu Shilan actually grabbed Murong Yunxiu's hand and said word by word: "You left the house with scars, and when you go back, you must be as good as before!"
Looking at his extremely serious eyes, Murong Yunxiu was stunned for a moment and forgot to withdraw her hand.
Su Wangting smiled and said: "Look at this situation... I don't think you will follow me anymore, Miss Murong? It seems that someone has already taken the responsibility for your disfigurement."
Murong Yunxiu suddenly withdrew his hand, his face turned red.
Mu Shilan immediately replied: "Of course I won't follow Brother Su anymore. Tomorrow I will accompany Miss Murong to Yeliu Country. If I don't find that medicine, I swear not to return to Kyushu!"
"Well. It's really reassuring to have you accompanying her along the way." Su Wangting nodded repeatedly and glanced at Murong Yunxiu.
Murong Yunxiu, unusually, did not refute Mu Shilan, but still blushed and lowered his head in silence.
It seems that this is acquiescence.
"What about you?" Poisonous Man asked.
After a long silence, Su Wangting shook his head helplessly and said: "I have offended all four famous sects. Especially the Tieshan Temple, which actually blamed me for the death of the abbot. I think I'd better stay in this oasis for the time being.
Let’s stay here for a while, and then we’ll decide where to go.”
Poisonous Langzhong nodded: "That's what I mean too."
Lu Qihong heard this and did not miss the opportunity to please him: "This is deep in the desert. People in the martial arts world in the east would never think that you would hide here. I will send people to bring you rice, noodles, vegetables, dried meat and wine regularly.
That’s enough, you just have to be at ease and stay in peace!!”
After a pause, Lu Qihong asked again: "If you feel bored, why don't I send a few girls to serve you?"
After saying that, Lu Qihong had a lewd smile on his face.
He thought that the flattery was just right.
After all, Su Wangting is also a man.
"Haha, no need. However, if you let me know that you go around plundering good girls again, don't blame me for giving you the antidote. The poisonous man gave me all the antidotes for the four insect corrosion-inhibiting pills. Don't forget, you can get
Take it once every six months.”
"this……"
Lu Qihong was sweating coldly.
It seems that this flattery has hit the horse's leg.