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After Xiaoer left, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other.

"It seems that everything this time has something to do with those three bullies." Zhan Zhao stroked his chin and thought for a while, "It's better to talk to them first."

"Yeah." Bai Yutang poured himself a cup of tea, "I just heard that those people are nothing, cat, let's play with them tonight."

Zhan Zhao narrowed his eyes and looked at Bai Yutang, "What? Another bad idea?"

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows, smiled without saying a word.

"Before that." Zhan Zhao said, "Let's find this Miss Liu first, and ask her about the case of Miemen."

Bai Yutang nodded.

……

Gongsun and Pang Tong sneaked into the inner house of the Yamen of Yingchang Mansion. The houses in the backyard were all dilapidated. The doors and windows of the side rooms were all broken. It was obvious that no one had lived there for a long time. Only the door and window in the middle was intact, but closed tightly. .

Pang Tongtong and Gongsun landed on the roof of that room, lifted a tile gently with his hand, and looked down.I saw a person leaning on the bed, with a pale face and cracked lips, no matter how you looked at it, he was a terminally ill person, with a pen in his hand, reviewing the files.

Gongsun frowned slightly. This person must be Zhou Lan. Judging by his appearance, his face was already pale. If this continues, he won't last half a year.At this time, someone knocked on the door, and a servant came in with a bowl of soup and medicine, and said, "My lord, take the medicine."

Zhou Lan frowned and looked at it, and said, "Drink the medicine again, it won't get better if you drink it all the time."

When Gongsun heard the smell of the medicine, his brows frowned even deeper. Most of the medicines contained nourishing things. They couldn't cure the disease at all, but they could extend his life. This was to hang Zhou Lan from letting him die.

After the servants left, Pang Tong put the tiles on and asked Gongsun, "How is it? Shall we go in?"

Gongsun nodded, Pang Tongyi hugged him, jumped down from behind, raised his hand and gently pushed the window, and rushed into the room with Gongsun.

"Uh, you..." Zhou Lan saw that the two of them suddenly came in, they jumped in surprise, let go of their hands, and the medicine bowl fell down. Pang Tong stepped forward, caught the falling medicine bowl with one hand, then raised his hand, and pointed quickly After touching Zhou Lan's dumb acupoint, Gongsun closed the window with his backhand and walked to Zhou Lan's bedside.

Zhou Lan opened her eyes wide and stared at Pang Tong and Gongsun who were walking over. Seeing that they were both handsome and decently dressed, and they didn't look like thieves, she felt a little relieved and looked up at the crowd in puzzlement, thinking Let them find something for themselves.

Gongsun took out a famous card from Kaifeng Mansion and showed it to him. Zhou Lan opened his eyes wide, and Gongsun said, "Master Zhou, don't be nervous. We are from Kaifeng Mansion. I'm going to Gongsun Ce to investigate some cases. Yingchang Mansion, I heard that the adults are troubled by bullies and strange diseases, so I came to see it.

Zhou Lan quickly nodded and nodded, his eyes were red. In fact, he wanted to write to Mr. Bao in Kaifeng Mansion many times, and even sent someone to report, but he was stopped.He is a literati, the yamen has been surrounded by the three tyrants, he really can't get out, and he is seriously ill, it's really not working every day, I didn't expect the people from Kaifeng Mansion to really come, Zhou Lan kept motioning for the two to untie his dumb acupoints. He had a lot to say.

Gongsun nodded to Pang Tong, and Pang Tong raised his hand to unlock Zhou Lan's acupuncture points.

"Heh..." Zhou Lan took a few breaths and said, "Mr. Gongsun, I am wronged as a student. I really want to go to Kaifeng Mansion to find Mr. Bao, but I am trapped in Yingchang Mansion and cannot get out. I have to let those rogues do evil here.

Gongsun nodded and said, "I see Master Zhou is seriously ill, may I feel your pulse."

"Okay." Zhou Lan quickly stretched out his skinny arms, and Gongsun sat on the side of the bed, stretching out his hand to feel his pulse.After a while, he put down Zhou Lan's hand and said, "It really is an epidemic."

"What?" Zhou Lan looked at Gongsun in surprise, and Pang Tong also frowned. So, is the so-called evil Buddha's curse really an epidemic?

Gongsun asked Zhou Lan, "Does Mr. Zhou often suffer from headaches, feel weak all over the body, feel drowsy after thinking for a while, and easily irritable, always feeling exhausted?"

"Yes! Yes!" Zhou Lan nodded, and Pang Tong saw that he looked haggard, and asked Gongsun a little puzzled, "What kind of disease is this?"

"It's exhaustion. It's caused by poisonous insects that enter the blood." Gongsun sighed and said, "This is an epidemic that was prevalent in ancient times, and it gradually stopped happening. Those poisonous insects were produced in the Western Regions. It penetrates into the human blood, slowly consumes the human energy, and leads to extreme fatigue. Excessive fatigue can easily cause accidents. Some people even fall asleep without any disease or disaster. As for falling from a horse, vomiting blood, Infected, everything... So it doesn't look like everyone died in the same way when poisoned, it was like being cursed, and people in the whole area died strangely." Gongsun explained.

"Ah...then, then my parents, wife and children, and those government officials who died unexpectedly...are all because of poisoning?" Zhou Lan was shocked, "It's them? They are so vicious!"

Gongsun frowned and shook his head, "This kind of medicine for exhaustion is actually a kind of poisonous insect. It can poison people if it is placed in food or water, and it spreads quite quickly. If these medicines get into wells or rivers by mistake, it will be serious. Oh no."

"Wouldn't it be that the lives of all the people in the city are in danger?" Pang Tong also frowned, "It's not just that... all the rivers, lakes, and wells are connected. Doesn't it mean that one day my Song Dynasty will perish!"

Gongsun frowned, "This kind of poison has been lost for many years, and it only exists in the Western Regions. It can be seen that this time the matter must not be simple, and the wolf's ambition is clearly revealed!"

"Then can you cure it?" Pang Tong asked Gongsun.

Gongsun nodded, "Of course it is possible!"

Surprised and delighted, Pang Tong reached out and pulled Gongsun into his arms, "Sir, you are truly a god!"

Gongsun was hugged and blushed with embarrassment, this Pang Tong deserves to be a martial artist, how rude!But when Pang Tong let him go, Gongsun saw a trace of constriction in his eyes and was annoyed, "This man is really...shameless!"

Afterwards, Gongsun and Pang Tong quietly left the magistrate's yamen. Pang Tong spent money to rent a medicine hut, and stayed in the medicine hut with Gongsun to develop prescriptions for treating exhausted diseases.The two picked two pieces of blue and white cloth strips on the roof with bamboo poles. The cloth strips fluttered and intertwined with the wind. When Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang saw them, they knew they were in the medicine house.

……

Besides, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang went to find Liu Yu. According to the clues given by the restaurant staff, Liu Yu lived in a small temple outside Dongcheng. There were several old nuns in that temple. They took her in because they thought she was pitiful. Come down, usually plant something.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang walked east all the way, Bai Yutang looked around, frowned and said, "Cat, that is, Mr. Bao has never passed by this Yingchang mansion, otherwise someone would have been sent to take care of it!"

Zhan Zhao naturally understands what Bai Yutang is talking about, and this Yingchang Mansion doesn't know what's going on, it's very lively, but what's bustling is not legitimate business, but the gambling shops and kilns everywhere, as well as pawnshops and restaurants, the streets are full of people. Beggars, all boats parked in the water, singing and dancing, the whole city is full of smog.

"Sigh." Zhan Zhao also shook his head, "There are no more people who are passing by in Yingchang Mansion, how did this happen?"

While talking, the two had already left the busy neighborhood and came to a small bamboo forest on the outskirts of Dongcheng. Bai Yutang raised his finger and pointed to a small temple on a hill in the distance, "Cat, is that the nun's temple?"

"Well, it should be." Zhan Zhao nodded, and the two of them quickened their pace and walked up the mountain. The mountain road along the way was difficult, and the path was paved with gravel slabs, uneven, with muddy ground on both sides. Zhan Zhao watched Bai Yutang carefully Don't get dirty with those snow-white shoes and the hem of the clothes.

Seeing Zhan Zhao walking, Bai Yutang looked at the ground, and was a little puzzled. He lowered his head and followed his gaze, and saw Zhan Zhao looking at the hem of his clothes, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, he raised his hand and waved in front of Zhan Zhao's eyes, "Stupid cat, look What are you doing there?"

Zhan Zhao shook his head, and said, "You definitely don't know how to wash your clothes by yourself, and you will definitely throw them away when they get dirty. Those clothes are too miserable."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Bai Yutang glared at him, "My sister-in-law picked all my clothes, I dare to throw them away, she won't tear me apart!"

"That's true." Zhan Zhao regained his composure, and deliberately raised his foot to step on a movable stone slab with a "paw", black water stains splashed up, and stained the hem of Bai Yutang's snow-white clothes.

"You, crazy cat, I tricked you!" Bai Yutang gritted his teeth.

Zhan Zhao was proud, "You brought two clothes with you this time. If this one is dirty, you have to do laundry... I haven't seen you do laundry yet, it must be interesting."

"Dead cat, you won't get well either!" Bai Yutang kicked up too, stepped on the stone slab, muddy water splashed up, and there was also a row of black spots on Zhan Zhao's clothes...

"Damn rat!" Zhan Zhao was also annoyed, and the two began to step on each other's stone slabs, avoiding while walking forward, fighting and noisy all the way up the mountain.

When he was almost at the top of the mountain, Zhan Zhao patted Bai Yutang, motioning him to look into the distance.

Bai Yutang looked back, and saw a field not far away on a level ground, two people were planting vegetables, one was an old nun in light yellow robes, wearing a monk's hat.The other was a girl in plain black cloth, with a dirty face and disheveled hair, who was hoeing the ground.

Bai Yutang nudged Zhan Zhao with his elbow, "I guess it's that girl?"

Zhan Zhao also looked at it, and felt that it was indeed very similar to what the restaurant guy described. The two looked at each other, and when they walked to the edge of the field, Zhan Zhao called softly, "Liu Yu!"

The girl was stunned for a moment, and turned to look at the two of them in surprise. With this look, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang knew in their hearts that this girl's eyes were clear and she was definitely not crazy!

After glancing at Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, the girl didn't speak, just lowered her head and continued to hoe the ground.The old nun came over and said, "Two benefactors, this is a pure place of Buddhism, and it is not convenient for male benefactors to come up.

Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "What's the name of the teacher?"

"The name of the poor nun is Miao'an." The old nun bowed to Zhan Zhao and said, "You two benefactors, please go back."

Bai Yutang was most afraid of seeing a nun, and everyone would tell him. When he saw a nun, he would lose every bet. He had been reciting it lately. He was almost killed by gold two days ago, so he said, "We don't look for a nun, we look for a nun." Liu Yu."

Zhan Zhao gave him an elbow——how did you talk?

Bai Yutang frowned - cat, don't get close to your aunt, it's bad luck to be careful.

Zhan Zhao shook his head, ignored him, and said to Nun Miao'an, "Master, we have something to talk to Liu Yu about."

"Uh..." The old nun turned around in some embarrassment, and said to the girl, "Xiaoyu, these two benefactors said they have something to do with you."

Liu Yu looked up at the two of them, and walked over slowly. The old nun went back to grow vegetables.

"Liu Yu..." Zhan Zhao just called her, but Liu Yu laughed suddenly, raised his hand, and swung the hoe in his hand.

The hoe was covered in black mud, and this time, a lot of it splashed on Bai Yutang's body, Bai Yutang stepped aside, but still got a few spots, and stared anxiously at Zhan Zhao—a dead cat!Bad luck is coming! "Oh, Xiaoyu, put down the hoe! The old nun behind him waved her hands to Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao, "You two, run!" "

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were taken aback, only to see Liu Yu chasing them with a hoe and throwing them at them.The two were shocked and quickly hid. Although the two were very skilled, but Liu Yu is a girl who doesn't know martial arts and has a bleak background, so they can't hurt her.Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao had no choice but to back and forth, splashing muddy water all over their bodies, and finally let Liu Yu run around. Bai Yutang was so angry that he gritted his teeth and glared at Zhan Zhao, "Dead cat, it's all over now. Being driven all over the mountain by a crazy girl!"

Zhan Zhao was also discouraged, wondering why this girl is so powerful...