Bai Zhi had not yet gone to bed, so he sat in front of the case with his head bowed, mashing the medicinal materials in his hand, making a deep but rhythmic "tuk-tuk" sound.
Looking at the prescription at hand, he selected a few herbs from the medicine bag he bought temporarily, chopped them into pieces, poured them into the medicine pot, and ground them carefully, over and over again.
Someone came in through the curtain, but Bai Zhi didn't even raise her head, thinking it was a soldier coming in to deliver medicine.
The candle oil in front of her burned silently. From the corner of Bai Zhi's eyes, she caught a glimpse of a long and narrow figure falling on the table painted with vermilion paint.
Bai Zhi was slightly stunned. When did the soldier come behind him?
His heart skipped a beat, remembering what Shen Yanchu said - this time you enter the village, can you escape with your body intact?
He paused and followed the shadow on the table with his eyes. He saw a strange-looking sharp knife raised in the man's hand, and suddenly he stabbed downwards.
In the midst of the lightning and flint, Bai Zhi picked up the stone inkstone at hand, and before the blade fell, she flipped her wrist and threw it away.
Unexpectedly, the murderer was tall and strong. The opponent quickly avoided the stone inkstone and the inkstone fell to the ground with a dull sound.
The movement was so loud that Bai Zhi became more and more vigilant.
There was originally a soldier guarding the outside of the tent, but when there was movement, no one came in. Could it be that...
He didn't have time to think. When the gangster struck again, he flew up holding the desk and rushed to the bed.
Bai Zhi glanced around and saw that the person in front of him was wearing a black scarf and dressed like a soldier, but he knew that the person in front of him was definitely not a soldier.
He often boils medicine outside his account. If he were an ordinary soldier, he would definitely smell some medicine. However, instead of smelling of herbs, the gangster's body was filled with the smell of blood.
The other party just killed someone.
In the face of a powerful enemy, Bai Zhi dare not take it lightly. He is not good at martial arts. To deal with such a strong man, he can only win in danger.
After the case, the murderer rushed up to the low table in a few steps, and in the blink of an eye he was in front of Bai Zhi.
Almost at the same moment, Bai Zhi took out the quilt on the couch, raised it casually, unfolded it in the air with a "clatter", and rushed towards the murderer head-on.
The other party was caught off guard. As soon as the bedcloth was pulled off his head, another stab of pain came from his shoulder. The strong pain made him freeze, and it instantly spread to all his limbs!
Opposite him, Bai Zhi shot out in the air, as if holding a sword.
He was using the acupuncture technique of traditional Chinese medicine. The gangster's movements were stagnant and he was stunned on the spot.
Jianjing point, the highest point of the shoulder, will cause numbness in the upper body after being hit.
Tanzhong point is located in the middle line of the front of the body. After being hit, the internal energy will be dispersed and the mind will be confused.
Qihai point, one and a half inches below the navel, hits the abdominal wall until the body fails.
The gangster's steps were frivolous, and he eventually fell to the ground unsteadily.
Opposite him, Bai Zhi put down her hands and looked at the masked man in front of her.
He watched Bai Zhi approaching, her fingers touching the black cloth on his face...
Poplar forest, in the frozen river.
Liu Ruyan saw the sharp claws attacking her face, as if it would pierce her pupils in the next moment. She immediately closed her eyes, panting laboriously, and allowed the opponent to get closer inch by inch.
Suddenly, she raised her hand and penetrated the void from bottom to top!
The woman wailed, and a long, sharp red mark appeared on her arm, and blood beads immediately flew out.
Liu Ruyan held the dagger tightly and drew vertical and horizontal arcs in the air. When the blade was raised upward, it happened to cut off a chain, making a pleasant ringing sound.
Only then did she see clearly the longevity lock that had fallen into the water, with a name engraved on it.
When the woman saw that the longevity lock had fallen into the water, she hurriedly went under the water to pick it up. When Liu Ruyan looked again, the water surface was deserted and completely silent. There was no trace of a woman.
"Why do you stay in the water?"
A voice of questioning suddenly sounded from behind. Liu Ruyan was already in shock. She immediately turned around and finally breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the person clearly.
At this time, she was soaking wet in the water. Shen Yanchu's handsome eyebrows frowned slightly, but he finally reached out and pulled her to the shore.
The moment their skins touched, he frowned: "Why are your hands so cold?"
Liu Ruyan shivered and shivered: "I'm freezing to death, ah sneeze——"
Shen Yanchu took off his coat and put it on her body, while still holding the hand holding hers to keep her away from the cold.
She naturally returned her hand and held it, letting the infuriating energy flow from him. Her body, which was already numb and cold, now seemed to be wandering in the warm sun.
Shen Yanchu had just finished losing his energy and was about to take out his hand. He tried, but was held tightly.
She was already afraid of the cold, and when she was hit by the cold, she just held her hand tightly. Shen Yanchu hesitated for a moment and had no choice but to let her go.
We are both men, so there is nothing wrong with it. He thought to himself.
Ye Xun appeared on the spot, holding his cheeks, with a look of admiration on his face: "I never thought that the devil would turn into a warm man one day, host, tonight is worth celebrating."
Liu Ruyan stared in the direction of the young man and uttered one word to him in a straight and clear voice: "Go away——"
The young man smiled coquettishly and rolled to the side of the host.
Thinking of the scene in the water, she still had lingering fears: "Is that person just now a human or a ghost? If it was a human, how could it stay under the frozen river?"
"No, no." Ye Xun shook his head, "Have the host ever heard of winter swimming? If a person is used to this extremely cold environment, it is not difficult to stay in the bone-chilling water."
Liu Ruyan thought thoughtfully: "According to your opinion, that woman is not a ghost?"
The young man smiled mysteriously, put his hand to his lips and made a gesture - no comment.
Her ankle began to hurt slightly. Liu Ruyan rolled up her trousers and saw a few red marks. She must have been injured by something while in the water.
She glanced at Shen Yanchu, who immediately understood: "What's wrong?"
Liu Ruyan pointed to the bottom of the water: "There seems to be a fishing net there."
Shen Yan first took a look and said: "Maybe the villagers planted it for fishing."
Liu Ruyan paused and recalled that the thing that scratched her ankle was a sharp object: "I stepped on something in the net just now. It didn't look like a stone, and it didn't look like a fish."
Shen Yanchu let go of his hand and walked towards the river beach: "You stay where you are, I'll go down and take a look."
He rolled up his gown, stepped into the water step by step, then bent down, and his long, jade-colored hands sank into the river bed, groping for underwater objects.
There were sparse shadows across the clear and shallow water, and she stood quietly on the shore.
In her previous life, she had been lurking in the Cang Ming Sect for a period of time and had dealt with Shen Yanchu. She only felt that he had a cold nature and was indifferent to everyone.
But after getting along with him during this period, she saw that this man had a good nature.
What was the reason that made him give up his seven emotions and become a cold-hearted person?
The moonlight shines quietly through the thick clouds.
Shen Yan was soaking in the frozen river for the first time, with his clothes sticking to his body, outlining his thin back. Suddenly, he made a sudden movement and fished something out from the bottom of the water.
He immediately walked ashore, placed the object in his hand on the river beach, and let the lantern illuminate it.
From the side, Liu Ruyan came over.
The things he picked up were seen to be soft and swollen, and then washed by the river, revealing the internal organs.
She randomly picked up a branch and looked over the body again and again. Judging from the remaining feathers and claws on it, it was undoubtedly a poultry.
Shen Yanchu wrapped it in a cloth and held it in his hand: "Someone must have thrown the dead bird into the river, and it happened to be caught in a fishing net."
Liu Ruyan looked at the corpse thoughtfully. After a long while, she picked up the lantern and muttered: "Can this meat still be eaten..."
Shen Yanchu walked slowly behind her. He had a very good ear. He almost stumbled when he heard this murmur.
He raised his eyes and glanced at her thin arms and legs. Well, it seemed that he had to find an opportunity to hunt a wild deer to replenish her body.