"Pardon me for asking, but can this kill people?" Lu Xiufeng asked with a smile.
The Miao Qingfeng was stunned.
"Well, of course."
"Ha-ha, I'm just asking. Don't take it too seriously." Lu Xiufeng patted him on the shoulder with a smile. The latter just smiled. Of course, he would not take it seriously. They never used this kind of thing to kill people. It was too rude. Of course, this kind of thing could only be known in his heart. He could not say it out loud.
They chased after their prey and went deeper into the jungle.
"What's that smell?" Yang Guanfeng suddenly stopped.
"Smell?"
Lu Xiufeng and the Miao Qingfeng also stopped and sniffed carefully.
It was a very familiar smell. What was this? The smell of a corpse!
The three of them followed the direction of the smell. In the depths of the jungle, they found a corpse in the weeds under a tree. It was a smelly corpse. Although the body had begun to smell, they could see two obvious wounds on the body. One was on the abdomen and the other was on the neck.
"What's going on?"
The three of them stepped forward.
"The time of death is about seven days ago. The fatal wound is on the neck. The throat was cut quickly and accurately," Lu Xiufeng said after examining the body.
"Is this someone from your stockade?"
"No," the Miao Qingfeng said after looking carefully.
"If I remember correctly, there shouldn't be any other strongholds within a hundred miles of here, right?"
"No, our stockade is the only one."
"Now, there is another murder case near your stockade," Lu Xiufeng said. "He obviously did not commit suicide."
"We are willing to cooperate with the investigation," the Miao Qingfeng said.
The sudden appearance of the corpse disrupted all their original arrangements, including the original plan of Lu Xiufeng and Yang Guanfeng.
"Sorry, we need to discuss it."
Then, the two of them went to the side to discuss in a low voice for a while. They felt that this was a good opportunity. With the sudden appearance of the corpse, they could have a suitable reason to continue to go deeper into the jungle, especially the place they had received the news pointing to.
"Let's search around and see if we can find other clues," Lu Xiufeng said to the Miao Qingfeng.
"This will require your cooperation. After all, we are not familiar with this place."
"Okay." Miao Qingfeng agreed without any hesitation.
They then began to search the forest. Soon, they found a dagger with dried blood on it.
"This is a murder weapon!" Lu Xiufeng bent down and carefully looked at the blade of the dagger.
"Continue."
They continued their search.
"Wait." Miao Qingfeng suddenly said.
"What happened?"
"Try not to go forward," he said as he looked at the forest in front of him.
"Why?"
"There's something poisonous inside. It's very scary." The Miao Qingfeng said.
"Even the people in our stockade rarely go in. There were even people who were seriously injured because they accidentally entered."
"Is that so?" Lu Xiufeng and Yang Guanfeng looked at each other after hearing that.
According to the information they had received, the place where they conducted the experiment was somewhere in the forest in front of them. However, the Miao Qingfeng stopped them at this time. Either he was telling the truth and there was something terrible inside, or he was afraid that they would go in and see those things. Obviously, the latter was more likely.
"Even you can't go in?" Lu Xiufeng asked.
"No." The Miao Qingfeng shook his head decisively.
"How about this? Let's go in and have a look. If we find anything unusual, we will retreat immediately," Yang Guanfeng said after thinking for a moment.
"Isn't it too dangerous?" Lu Xiufeng asked.
"It is indeed too dangerous," the Miao Qingfeng said.
"How about this? Let's go back to the stockade first. I will report the situation here to the chief. Then, I will ask him to send people in the stockade to accompany you and prepare the medicine to get rid of the poisonous insects. It will be safer this way."
"Let's go in and have a look." Yang Guanfeng continued to move forward. Lu Xiufeng followed behind.
"Captain Yang!"
"I found something!" Not long after they left, they found a set of blood-stained clothes. The bloodstains on the clothes had already dried up.
Lu Xiufeng squatted down and looked at it carefully. He then gestured.
"It's not the one who died just now. The body shape is not right. This person's body shape is much shorter and thinner than the one just now. He is also injured."
"I see it. There is blood here." Yang Guanfeng found blood in the weeds on the ground.
"Be careful."
The three of them slowed down significantly. They followed the intermittent bloodstains. After walking for a while, the bloodstains suddenly stopped and did not connect again.
"What's going on?"
"Here, he was simply bandaged," Yang Guanfeng said. "The blood in the wound won't drop anymore." There were some torn clothes under the tree. There were also bloodstains on them.
"Brother Miao, are these the homespun clothes from your stockade?" Lu Xiufeng asked as he picked up the torn clothes.
The clothes worn by the people in the Valley of Thousands of Medicine were different from those worn by the people outside because they had no contact with the outside world. They were basically self-sufficient. They ate the food they grew and the livestock they raised. They wore clothes made of homespun cloth woven by themselves. This kind of cloth could not be bought outside, and people outside would not wear clothes made of this kind of cloth.
"Yes, it's homespun cloth from the stockade." The Miao Qingfeng reached out and tried it.
"Are they from your stockade?"
"I'm not sure about that."
"Let's keep looking."
They continued to search in the woods. After walking for a while, they found a mountain with many rocks on it.
"What's that smell?"
"It's the stench of a corpse," Lu Xiufeng said.
"Huh?" Yang Guanfeng suddenly felt a pain in his calf. He looked down and saw a centipede. The centipede was more than 10 centimeters long. It was biting his leg. Its black carapace was like steel.
"Oh no!" The Miao Qingfeng was shocked. He quickly pulled out a dagger from his waist and cut off the centipede.
"Captain Yang, how do you feel?"
"I feel numb here, and my head is a little dizzy."
"This kind of centipede is highly poisonous," the Miao Qingfeng said anxiously.
"Take this first." He took out a pill from his pocket and asked Yang Guanfeng to take it. He then carried him back.
"We have to get back to the stockade quickly. We'll be in trouble if we're late."
"Let's hurry up then," Lu Xiufeng said.
At this point, they could not continue with the next step of the plan. They could only return to the stockade to treat Yang Guanfeng's injuries.
The Miao Qingfeng was very fast. He shuttled through the dense jungle like an agile leopard. Lu Xiufeng followed behind him. He was alone, and the man was carrying another person. He could barely keep up.
Phew, this guy is a martial artist! Lu Xiufeng thought. He could see something from the man's steps.
"Captain Yang, Captain Yang?" The Miao Qingfeng kept calling Yang Guanfeng as he ran.
Yang Guanfeng was very dizzy. His body was cold, and he began to tremble.
"He's trembling!"
"I know," the Miao Qingfeng said. "This is a sign of poisoning."
"Can you go faster? Go back and treat him first. Don't worry about me," Lu Xiufeng said. He was really anxious and worried about his good friend.
"No, I can't leave you here alone," the Miao Qingfeng said. "It's too dangerous. Any poisonous snake or centipede can kill you. Don't worry. I've given him an antidote. It can temporarily suppress the toxin and prevent it from spreading so quickly."
They hurried through the dense jungle. After a while, Lu Xiufeng was sweating profusely and out of breath. However, the Miao Qingfeng, who was carrying Yang Guanfeng, did not slow down. His breathing was very even.
Finally, they came to the stockade. Just like the stockade, he carried Yang Guanfeng and went straight to the residence of the Miaoxi River.
"Sir."
"What's wrong?" It was another person who came out. It was the young man who often accompanied him.
"Captain Yang has been poisoned."
"Come in!" The voice of the Miaoxi River came from inside.
They hurriedly carried Yang Guanfeng into the house.
"Sir."
"What's the matter?"
"Captain Yang was bitten by a centipede."
The Miaoxi River glanced at the wound. The place where he was bitten was red and swollen.
"Is it a red-headed centipede?"
"Yes."
"How could you be so careless?" The Miaoxi River asked.
"It's all my fault. I didn't take good care of them," the Miao Qingfeng said.
"Go and get the medicine." The Miaoxi River said to the young man next to him. The latter quickly brought a small grayish-brown clay jar. The Miaoxi River took it and opened it. There was a greenish-black ointment inside. He took a little with his finger and smeared it on Yang Guanfeng's wound. He then took a little more and melted it with warm water. He fed it directly to Yang Guanfeng.
"Well, take him back to rest," the Miaoxi River said. "He'll be fine in two days."
"Thank you, Sir," Lu Xiufeng said.
"It's our duty. We didn't take good care of him," the Miaoxi River said.
"Well, he won't have any sequelae, will he?"
"No." The Miaoxi River smiled and said, "I've detoxified this kind of poison more than once."
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