After traveling through time, the adults were completely in my hands

At the market, Jindou was eating a bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts with relish.

Oh, my second brother was really good to me. Not only did he not kill me that day, but that evening, he even had the guys from Wanbaolou and Zuixiangzhai bring me roast duck and grilled fish. It seems that being sworn brothers and having a close relationship makes all the difference!

Jindou was thinking happily in his heart. He peeled a chestnut in his hand and was about to put it into his mouth, but suddenly he thought of something and stopped.

Uh, no wonder I have been feeling weird today. This market is too quiet compared to the past.

Jindou looked around and saw that the usually bustling market was now only occupied by a few people. The vendors who usually shouted their wares were almost nowhere to be seen. Even many of the shops on both sides of the street had closed their doors and windows and were no longer open for business.

I haven't been out for a few days, what happened? Jindou was wondering when he saw a few people not far away carrying a patient who was wailing non-stop and walking quickly into a clinic in front.

Jindou hurried a few steps and arrived in front of the clinic. He heard a man wailing in pain and a woman crying out, "Doctor, please save him! Look at his hands and feet, they are as hard as stone."

The doctor in the clinic said helplessly: "This kind of disease, I have never seen or heard of it in all my years of medical practice. I really don't know where to start."

Jindou heard it outside and was hesitating whether to go in and see what was going on, but he caught a glimpse of a Taoist priest walking past him.

It would be normal to see a Taoist priest passing through such a big city as the capital, but this Taoist priest's seemingly unintentional, almost imperceptible finger-snapping movement was seen by Jindou.

Seeing that the Taoist priest was walking hurriedly in front and was about to disappear from sight, Jindou didn't have time to think about it and hurriedly followed him.

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After Wei Qing came out of the Southern Pacification Office, he rode his horse back to the Jinyiwei office, but found that Jindou was not in the office. After thinking about it, he turned around and walked out of the office, got on his horse again, and galloped all the way to the market.

Here Jindou chased the Taoist priest into an alley. Suddenly, the Taoist priest stopped in front and turned around abruptly.

Looking at the thin and unprepossessing Jindou in front of him, the Taoist was secretly surprised that his poisoning method was so covert that it could be seen through by this person. He did not expect that there was such a master in the capital of Daqing. Since he was discovered by him, this person must not be allowed to stay any longer.

Thinking of this, the Taoist priest pulled out a sword from the package on his back with a "swish".

Oh my god, I should have a fortune-teller before I go out today!

Jindou didn't know any martial arts at all. When he saw the Taoist priest take out the sword, he turned around and ran. But he couldn't outrun a martial artist. The Taoist priest leaped up and caught up with Jindou.

Just as the Taoist priest was about to stab the golden bean with his sword, suddenly, a masked man in black jumped in between the two men as fast as lightning and blocked the golden bean behind him.

When the Taoist saw the man in black standing in front of the golden bean, he did not hesitate and stabbed the man in black with the sword in his hand. Seeing this, the man in black raised his knife to block it. The two men soon started fighting with swords.

Jindou was running forward in fear when he heard the sound of fighting behind him. He turned around and looked back. He saw a man in black who appeared behind him without him knowing. He was so surprised that he stayed where he was.

Although the man in black was very skilled in martial arts, he did not expect that the Taoist priest was also quite skilled. For a moment, the two were unable to determine the winner and they fought each other.

When Wei Qing hurried over on horseback, he saw this scene: a man in black was standing in front of the golden bean, fighting with a Taoist priest.

Seeing this, Wei Qing dismounted his horse and jumped over without thinking. The Taoist saw someone jumping over and thought that this person must be an accomplice of the man in black. He did not dare to fight anymore. Taking advantage of the man in black's moment of distraction, he jumped onto the high wall and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

When the man in black saw Wei Qing coming, he did not stop and followed Dao Tu to jump onto the high wall, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Wei Qing was worried about Jindou's health and didn't care about the two of them. He turned around and grabbed Jindou's arm, asking anxiously, "How are you? Are you hurt?"

"Second... Second brother," Jindou came back to his senses at this time, called out, and shook his head and said: "I'm not hurt."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but look towards the place where the man in black had just disappeared: "But it was a close call, thanks to the man in black who arrived in time."

Wei Qing asked with some doubt: "Do you know that man in black?"

Jindou shook his head again. He didn't know anyone in the capital except the Jinyiwei. Moreover, the man in black was masked and he didn't even see his appearance. He had no idea who he was.

Wei Qing was filled with doubts. This person appeared so promptly when Jindou was in danger, and it seemed as if he had always been following Jindou. Seeing that he was masked, it was obvious that he did not want to reveal his identity. He wondered who this person was.

"Second brother, why are you here?" At this time, Jindou remembered and asked.

Jindou's question brought Wei Qing back to his senses. He thought that if the man in black had not arrived in time, Jindou's life would have been in danger. Thinking of this, Wei Qing felt extremely frightened and could not help but hugged Jindou tightly in his arms.

"Second... Second brother," Jindou was frightened by Wei Qing's actions. He struggled but failed, so he had to shout.

Holding the golden bean in his arms and feeling the real presence of the golden bean in his arms, Wei Qing felt at ease. His heart, which had been beating wildly, finally calmed down.

"Second... Second brother," Jindou just called out, but seeing that Wei Qing had no response, he had to call out again.

This cry suddenly woke Wei Qing up. He looked down and saw Jindou, who was tightly held in his arms. His face immediately turned red and he pushed Jindou away again.

Jindou staggered after being pushed by Wei Qing. For a moment, he was confused and didn't understand what Wei Qing was doing.

Wei Qing was still terrified when he thought about the danger he had just experienced. He couldn't help but yell at Jin Dou again, "Why are you here? Do you know you almost lost your life just now?"

Jindou thought about what had just happened. If the man in black had not arrived in time, he might have lost his life. He was a little scared for a moment and didn't dare to say anything.

Seeing Jin Dou didn't say anything, Wei Qing thought that Jin Dou must have been quite frightened just now, and suddenly felt distressed. He slowed down his tone and said softly, "Okay, okay, next time you go out, don't wander around."

Thinking of the recent poisoning incident, Wei Qing warned again: "The capital has been very unstable recently. You should stay in the office for the next two days and don't come out again."

When Jindou heard Wei Qing mention the word "unrest", he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly said to Wei Qing, "Brother, have many people in the capital been poisoned recently?"