There is a thin layer of dust on the counter of Yingyue Inn. If you don't look carefully, you can't tell that it has not been wiped for a long time! There is only one place, about the size of a man's hand, that has been newly wiped!
“This is it!”
Bai Yanqing lowered her head, wanting to put her eyes on the counter, and then she discovered the spot where the waiter was pretending to wipe last night!
Yun Qi winked at Yuan Ziyue, and Yuan Ziyue stepped forward, took a closer look at the place, and then took a closer look and smelled it.
"Although the taste is weak, it's not hard to smell. It should be datura powder."
After Yuan Ziyue finished sniffing, he quickly soaked his face with cold water, and then spoke slowly.
"Mandala powder?"
Hearing Yuan Ziyue's words, Bai Yanqing suddenly remembered what this mandala powder was!
In her early years, Bai Yanqing followed Doctor Hua and studied pharmacology for a period of time. Although identifying herbal medicines was not her strong point, she still knew a little about basic pharmacology knowledge.
The Datura flower is also known as the "Messenger from Hell". This flower has a hallucinogenic effect and is not common in the Central Plains! Because it needs to grow in a sunny place, it usually grows in Western countries! Among the countries, only the Star-Moon Kingdom
It is located in the west and is famous for planting datura flowers!
"Are they from the Star-Moon Kingdom?!"
At this moment, Bai Yanqing finally figured it out. All the clues pointed to the Star-Moon Kingdom!
"Not necessarily!"
Yunqi glanced around and suddenly spoke unhurriedly.
"Although this Datura flower is only grown in large quantities in the Star-Moon Kingdom, it is used as an anesthetic and as a medicinal material in all countries. It does not necessarily come from people sent by the Star-Moon Kingdom."
What Yun Qi said is not unreasonable.
Datura has a hallucinogenic effect. Obviously, the waiter took advantage of this and secretly drugged Bai Yanqing and the others when they came in!
As for what happened next, what Bai Yanqing said about the missing stairs and... being in a dark and deserted corridor, etc., were all illusions created for her by this hallucinogenic mandala powder!
"Are those... really all illusions? Why... do I think they are so real?"
Bai Yanqing opened her palms and looked at the row of nail marks in her palms, feeling doubtful again.
"False is also true and true is also false. The answer is not yet known. Even I cannot jump to conclusions easily."
Yunqi took Bai Yanqing's hand and took out a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve, then unplugged the cork and poured some medicinal powder into Bai Yanqing's palm.
The medicine foam with Yunqi's body temperature was warm and warm when applied to the palm of her hand. She didn't feel any sting at all. Bai Yanqing's brows also relaxed a little! For some reason, she felt much more at ease with Yunqi by her side!
It seems that there is no problem that Yunqi cannot solve!
Just when a few people were at a loss what to do, Yun Ji arrived!
Yun Ji, who arrived on horseback in a hurry, was still as informal as before! He followed Yun Qi's people and ran in in a hurry! When he saw that there were only Yun Qi, Bai Yanqing and Yuan Ziyue in front of him, he
There was obvious surprise on his face!
"What about them?"
Yun Ji ran to Bai Yanqing and spoke stupidly.
Bai Yanqing frowned and silently retreated behind Yun Qi. She was still not used to being so close to Yun Ji, but Yun Ji had an ignorant and fearless temper and never knew how to avoid others.
Yuan Ziyue stepped forward, pulled Yun Ji aside, and then told Yun Ji in detail what happened last night.
From the change in Yun Ji's expression, Bai Yanqing could tell that he must have understood what Yuan Ziyue said.
Time is limited. They cannot stay in Biluo Town for too long and waste time. Therefore, they must find the missing Caixing, Doctor Hua and Lingyu today!
Therefore, Yun Qi suggested that Yuan Ziyue take Yun Ji for another walk around the town. He himself would stay and look for clues at the inn with Bai Yanqing.
No one had any objections, so they divided their troops into two groups and each performed his or her duties.
If the missing Cai Xing cannot be found, then their trip to the Star-Moon Kingdom will be meaningless. So the top priority is to find Cai Xing first!
"Is this the staircase?"
When Bai Yanqing led Yun Qi to the second floor, when they passed the wooden stairs, Yun Qi suddenly asked.
Bai Yanqing nodded and agreed.
Yun Qi stepped onto the stairs and walked up and down several times. The sound of stepping on the stairs became louder and louder. Bai Yanqing thought that Yun Qi was about to break the wooden stairs.
At this time, Yunqi finally stopped.
"Perhaps what you said is true."
Yun Qi suddenly raised his head and looked at Bai Yanqing, his eyes full of affirmation.
Bai Yanqing didn't realize what Yun Qi meant for a moment, and looked at him blankly, somewhat confused.
At this moment, Yun Qi suddenly raised his foot again and stepped hard on the wooden step he was standing on.
There was only a loud "click" sound, and the wooden steps were broken by Yunqi!
What surprised Bai Yanqing was not just the loud noise, but what followed the cracking sound was a "rumbling" sound, and a secret tunnel opened from the ground!
"There is a secret passage here!"
Before Bai Yanqing could recover from the shock, she was hugged by Yunqi! Then, Yunqi hugged Bai Yanqing and jumped into the secret passage!
As Yunqi and the two jumped into the secret passage, the secret passage connecting to the ground also closed!
The dark passage was bottomless, and the two hugged each other and fell rapidly! Bai Yanqing only felt the sound of "whirring" wind coming from her ears, which was the sound of a rapid fall!
"Don't be afraid! I'm here!"
Yun Qi's gentle words rang in Bai Yanqing's ears, instantly soothing Bai Yanqing's frightened heart!
"good!"
Bai Yanqing replied softly, and then hugged Yunqi's waist tighter!
With the help of the wall, Yunqi pushed hard with his feet, and then the two of them landed firmly on the ground.
"There is light ahead!"
Bai Yanqing leaned against Yun Qi and whispered carefully.
Yun Qi nodded, but did not let go of the hand holding Bai Yanqing's waist. The warmth from her waist came from his palm, and Yun Qi's ears began to feel hot unconsciously, but the strength of his hand remained.
Never let up!
The ground under their feet was fairly stable, and the two of them hugged each other and slowly walked toward the light.
After walking for about half a cup of tea, Bai Yanqing and the two finally got closer and closer to the light!
"No one?"
When the two of them walked to the bright place, they suddenly discovered that it was a stone room, and there was no one in the stone room!
At that time, Bai Yanqing realized that the hand on her waist was hugging her tightly! She shyly pushed Yun Qi's hand away, then walked around the stone room a few times, and
No abnormalities found!
There was nothing else in the stone room except a few candles burning on the wall! There was nothing unusual about the empty stone room, but it made people feel a chill and strange feeling!
Suddenly, a rustling sound came. Yun Qi hurriedly walked to Bai Yanqing, hugged her in his arms, and then put his finger on his lips to signal her to be silent!
There was not even a place to hide in the stone room, so Yun Qi had no choice but to pull Bai Yanqing and get close to the side of the door of the stone room, just to observe the movement at the door more clearly!
"Someone!"
Yunqi silently informed Bai Yanqing through the shape of his lips.
Bai Yanqing understood and huddled in Yun Qi's arms, not daring to move! Like Yun Qi, she stared nervously at the entrance of the stone chamber, just to see clearly who was coming!
"It will be a long night and many dreams, we need to leave as soon as possible!"
A male voice came, as if the volume was deliberately lowered, but Bai Yanqing could still tell at once who the voice came from!
Bai Yanqing didn't dare to say anything, she suppressed the anger in her heart and listened patiently!
"So soon, no more waiting?"
Another male voice sounded. This voice contained a hint of reluctance!
No one answered, and then there was another burst of movement. It sounded like the two of them were doing something! Not long after, there were footsteps leaving, and Bai Yanqing secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to go out to take a look,
But Yun Qi held him tightly!
Yunqi signaled Bai Yanqing with his eyes, telling her not to act rashly! Bai Yanqing understood, and although she was unwilling to do so, she still waited patiently!
After a while, when there was no more movement, Yun Qi pulled Bai Yanqing and walked out at a slow pace! There was no candlelight outside the stone room, so the two had to fumble and move forward slowly!
"Um……"
Suddenly, Bai Yanqing's feet felt as if they had been kicked by something. They felt soft, and then she heard a muffled sound!
Bai Yanqing was startled, and then she bent down and touched her feet!
"It's a person!"
Bai Yanqing was so frightened that she fell backwards. Fortunately, Yunqi's quick eyesight and quick hands held her firmly, thus avoiding the danger of her falling to the ground!
After she stabilized her body, Bai Yanqing pulled Yun Qi and bent down to see who was on the ground!
Through the meager light coming from the stone chamber, Bai Yanqing slightly caught a glimpse of the tied person. She was a woman! The person was struggling, her body was squirming, and it looked like she was gagged!
Bai Yanqing then stretched out her hand, groped for a while, touched the man's head, and then took out the veil that was blocked from the man's mouth!
"elder sister!"
A faint female voice came from the quiet underground passage, it was unusually clear and familiar!
"Caixing?! It's Caixing!"
Bai Yanqing shouted excitedly, but Yun Qi covered her mouth!
Realizing that she had lost her composure, Bai Yanqing quickly suppressed the excitement in her heart, groped for Cai Xing's wrist, and slowly untied the rope from her wrist!
"Caixing, why were you kidnapped here? Are those two people just now the waiter and shopkeeper of Yingyue Inn?"
Thinking of the male voice just now, Bai Yanqing could be sure that those two people were the waiter and the shopkeeper in the inn last night without Caixing's voice!
"This is a long story, let's find a place and talk slowly!"
Cai Xing walked around and saw nothing unusual, so he pulled Bai Yanqing on to another branch of the underground passage!
Looking at this situation, Cai Xing is very familiar with this underground passage! Bai Yanqing was surprised and couldn't help but follow Cai Xing!
I don't know how long they walked. It was so long that Bai Yanqing felt that her legs were weak. Cai Xing just led her to a stop!
"Sister, get up!"
Caixing pointed to a place and said to Bai Yanqing
This looked like an exit. There was a wooden ladder hanging high below. Cai Xing stretched out his hand and pulled the rope on the side, and the wooden ladder automatically lowered! After the wooden ladder came down, Cai Xing let Bai Yanqing climb up first.
Climb up! Under the guidance of Cai Xing, Bai Yanqing climbed to the entrance of the cave smoothly! Then he reached out and gently pushed open the wooden board covering the top of his head! At that time, the light from outside suddenly shone into the cave!
After staying in the dark passage for a long time, Bai Yanqing was suddenly exposed to the light outside. She couldn't adapt to it for a while, so she quickly raised her hands to cover her eyes! After finally regaining consciousness, Bai Yanqing supported herself and crawled out.
go out!
When Bai Yanqing climbed outside, she suddenly discovered that the place she was standing now was exactly where they found Yuan Li before! It was the haystack behind the stable!
"careful!"
At this time, Caixing also climbed up! Then Yunqi also climbed up!
Looking at the familiar scene in front of him, Yunqi raised his eyebrows but said nothing, as if he was not surprised by what he saw in front of him!