Chapter 370 No Choice (Two in One)
Everyone was startled when they heard his words, and their eyes followed the direction he pointed and focused on the teacup on the table that was still emitting wisps of white mist.
Fan Xian hissed, moved closer, picked up the cup of tea, took a look at the tea, then leaned in to sniff the aroma.
After a moment he raised his eyebrows and looked at his fellow villager.
"Is this... hibiscus tea seeds?"
Mei Cheng'an looked at him, nodded, and hummed.
"It seems to me."
Fan Xian showed a look of realization and looked at the tea again.
"That should be correct, it must be this thing."
As he said this his expression suddenly changed, he slammed the teacup on the table, and spoke angrily.
"Fuck! Then all the time I just talked about this was in vain?"
Mei Cheng'an glanced at him, the corner of his mouth twitched, he wanted to laugh but couldn't, because he was not in a very nice mood.
The three people on the opposite side were completely confused. How could it be in vain?
After looking at each other, they realized that they were not alone. After thinking for a while, Wang Qinian asked tentatively.
"Master, sir, may I ask that Mu, Mu..."
Since Mei Chengan was not in a good mood, his patience was much less than usual and he was too lazy to talk to him.
"The drug. There is a traitor in the delegation. They are likely to help Sean escape, and they have already started to act. Do you know?"
"..." x4
After being stunned for a moment or two and reacting for a while, Wang Qinian Gaoda and Teng Zijing suddenly widened their eyes and stood up.
Wang Qinian: "Master, then, then, then..."
Gundam: "Sir, next..."
The two of them spoke almost at the same time. Teng Zijing actually opened his mouth as well and wanted to say something, but he was slow to open his mouth and was not as quick as the two of them. After looking at the two of them, he closed his mouth again.
Mei Cheng'an waved his hand to stop the two from asking any further questions.
"Don't be anxious or panic. We have anticipated this and have a plan. Time is short, so don't ask me one by one. I will tell you exactly what you need to do. Sit down!"
Wang Qinian and Gaoda, who were feeling very frustrated, were stunned for a moment after hearing what was said, then their expressions instantly returned to calmness, and they all said "oh" and sat back down.
After hearing this, Teng Zijing's expression returned to calm, but he did not sit down. Instead, he folded his arms and silently looked at the two people in the main seat.
After Mei Cheng'an comforted several people in a simple and rough manner, he turned his head to look at Fan Xian, clenched his fist, turned his thumb outward, and pointed at the three people weakly and casually.
"Plan A is out, tell them about Plan B."
After saying that, he glanced at the teacup on the table. At this moment, the white mist on the tea had almost dissipated. He smacked his lips. Feeling a little thirsty, he didn't care that there was drug in it. He picked up the tea and drank it in one gulp.
The eyes of the three people nearby widened again, and they all reached out their hands to try to stop him.
"Hey!" x3
But unfortunately it was too late. The teacup that Mei Chengan had thrown roughly on the table after drinking the tea and was still spinning was now empty.
"..." x3
The expressions of the three people were very Erkang.
Wang Qinian stared at his young master in amazement and stammered.
"Master, this tea doesn't have... "
Mei Cheng'an glanced at him indifferently and spoke briefly.
"I'm thirsty!"
"?"X3
Fan Xian, who had been folding his arms and looking at his fellow villagers with interest, stretched out his hand to push down on the three people and spoke with a smile.
"Don't make a fuss. Hibiscus tea seeds are usually used as raw materials for making drugs.
Although it can be used as a drug, its efficacy is just that. Because its smell is very similar to that of tea, it is very difficult to taste it when mixed together. Therefore, this drug is generally suitable for...
Ahem, I'm getting off topic. Anyway, don't worry. The amount of medicine in this tea is very small. For ordinary people, drinking it will at most make them feel sleepy and drowsy, but they won't faint. As for him... this thing is useless to him, don't worry."
After hearing this, the three people opposite suddenly realized what was going on, and they all said "oh" and put their hands down.
Mei Cheng'an was unhappy and glanced at Fan Xian.
"Are you very free? Can you please get down to business?"
Fan Xian chuckled, neither anxious nor impatient.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Since the other party chose to use this kind of drug which has a moderate and slow effect, it means they are very patient.
They are not in a hurry, so why should we be in a hurry?
Come to think of it...I feel like you're a little weird.
We obviously have a backup plan, and you're not the one who wasted so much time talking about it, so why do you look more annoyed than me?"
Why else? They did have a backup plan, but this backup plan was made by Mei Chengan in response to Fan Xian's request.
In his opinion, this plan was completely useless. Who made him think he was familiar with the development of the plot?
Well now, it really comes in handy!
What made Mei Chengan unhappy was not that the original plan was disrupted, nor that his prediction was wrong.
But the major story points have changed!
The reason why he was walking leisurely and calmly along the way was because of his strength and his familiarity with the major nodes.
Once a major node changes, it means that what he will face in the future is all unknown. He is completely in the dark. It would be strange if he could be happy!
It would be fine at other times, he didn't care whether it changed or not, but the battle was about to begin, the approximate location of the battle, the approximate position of the enemy, the approximate order of appearance, all changed.
Although it is not a big problem for him to deal with it with his brain and strength, he still has to use his brain, which is so troublesome and annoying!
He was used to lying down, so this sudden thing happened to him, which really caught him off guard.
Alas, it seems that God couldn't bear to see him being too comfortable, so he forced him to stand up.
Okay, then let's support it. It won't work if we don't support it. The key is.
Mei Cheng'an's mind raced as he reluctantly accepted the reality. He sighed, waved his hand and casually said something to Fan Xian.
"I prefer to keep the initiative in our hands. Okay, these are not important. Let's talk about the plan quickly. There are still many things to rearrange."
Fan Xian thought about it. Although he had a backup plan, active initiation and passive initiation were different after all. There was nothing wrong with that!
After thinking about it, he shrugged and gave a warning.
"You have good hearing, listen to the noise outside and remind people if they are approaching."
Mei Chengan waved his hand impatiently and glanced at him.
"Can you please stop wasting time?"
Fan Xian chuckled and turned to look at the three people opposite him.
"Come on guys, clear your brains, forget everything I just told you, and make a new plan..."
In the brightly lit tent, the following scene soon emerged: one person was talking about the backup plan eloquently, three people were listening attentively, and another person was staring at the flickering candlelight with empty eyes, as if thinking about something. God knows what he was thinking about.
……
The delegation was exceptionally quiet tonight, and the entire camp fell into silence as the candlelight in the tents in the center gradually went out.
There is no wind, no clouds, and no stars tonight. The clear, silvery moonlight in the sky seems to flow into every corner of the camp.
The silver moonlight was like the gentle touch of a fairy's hand, soothing everyone in the camp and urging them to fall asleep quickly.
Unlike the people staying in the camp, Sean was not allowed to get off the carriage, so he still sat in the extremely well-sealed carriage. The silver moonlight reflected on the dark and hideous-looking carriage, reflecting an extremely strange luster.
As the night deepened, the entire camp seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep. A dark shadow quietly floated to the back of Sean's car like a breeze, reached into his arms, and took out a black key.
The black shadow did not rush to unlock the car. Instead, he rubbed the key repeatedly on an oil-soaked cloth several times before carefully inserting it into the keyhole of the car door. Thanks to his thorough preparation, the key did not make any sound when entering the hole, which showed how careful he was.
With an inaudible creaking sound, the iron door was slowly pushed open. Sean opened his eyes and stared blankly at the dark figure in night clothes blending into the darkness in front of him. The fine iron shackles that had originally bound his hands and feet tightly had already been untied and placed steadily on the car board.
Without saying a word, Sean quietly got out of the carriage, put his feet on the ground, and carefully felt the long-lost feeling of being down to earth. The ribbon on his hair fell off at some point, and his head of dry hair, a mixture of black and white, was casually scattered behind his shoulders, proudly competing with the moonlight in the sky for the silver glow.
He glanced around coldly with his sinister eyes, stopped at the eerily silent camp behind him, and frowned slightly.
Something was obviously not right, and he knew very well that there was a big problem, but it was too late to think too much. He took a last glance at the camp where the two young men were, and Sean flashed, and disappeared quietly into the night by the lake like a black shadow.
……
In the dim tent, Mei Cheng'an, who should have fallen asleep long ago, did not open his eyes at this moment, but he was obviously awake. Dressed in black, he sat safely on a chair in the tent, his wrist resting lightly on the table in front of him, his fingers tapping lightly on the tabletop.
"Da da da…"
Along with the knocking sounds, he sensed the change in the atmosphere outside the tent and moved his lips slightly, counting in time with the knocking sounds.
"one two three four…"
When he counted to thirty, he suddenly opened his eyes, stood up slowly and walked out of the tent. Fan Xian's tent was right next to his, and he opened the tent curtain almost immediately.
The two looked at each other, Fan Xian pointed at the black carriage in the distance, and then used his fingers on his left arm to gesture as if he was running away.
What I mean is, have you left over there?
His sensing distance was not as good as his fellow villager's, and the reason he was able to synchronize with Mei Chengan was purely because he sensed his movements.
Mei Cheng'an glanced at it and nodded silently.
At this moment, the entire camp suddenly trembled with the sound of breaking wind. In addition to the members of the delegation who were drugged and still immersed in sleep, the three women, Sweet Potato, Blue Bird, and Green Ant, as well as Wang Qinian and some members of the Supervisory Council who could be absolutely trusted, quietly appeared behind Mei Cheng'an and Fan Xian. In addition, there were several extremely heavy breathing sounds and the sound of paddling the ground. Those were three big black dogs with leather muzzles on their mouths, which could not make any sound at all.
Mei Cheng'an raised his hand slightly, and Fan Xian beside him smiled, waved his hand, and gave orders in a very heroic manner.
"Open the door and let the dog out!"
Mei Cheng'an's mouth twitched and he glanced at him. Do you dare to be more immature?
Fan Xian chuckled and didn't take it seriously.
The eye contact between the two did not affect the transmission of the order. Wang Qinian waved his hand quietly, and the members of the Supervisory Council who were temporarily under his control untied the leather muzzle on the dog's mouth and released the rope.
The three big black dogs, which had been locked up for more than a month since they left Beijing, could no longer bear the violent animal nature in their bodies. Following the faint smell coming from their noses, they went berserk silently.
The four hooves dug into the mud more and more violently, and instantly turned into three black shadows, which pounced out of the camp with great ferocity.
Just as several big black dogs were about to run out of the camp, several cold lights suddenly appeared, and countless poisoned hidden weapons shot towards the dogs from a hidden corner.
Without Mei Cheng'an's instructions, the blue bird and the green ant moved and floated into the air in the blink of an eye. As their bodies turned rapidly, several hidden weapons were shot out, some of which were fired later but arrived first.
There was a series of clinking sounds, and hidden weapons like raindrops suddenly collided with each other. After sparking, they changed direction and flew to the ground near or far.
Were all the hidden weapons blocked? No! There were at least three people who privately sent hidden weapons, and the number of hidden weapons was also large. Even if Blue Bird and Green Ant shot the hidden weapons on their bodies, with a very high hit rate, they only shot down most of them.
So was the dog in danger? No, because there were other people who were trying to intercept it at the same time. Before they knew it, the remaining half of the hidden weapons were hit by a hurricane-like knife light.
After knocking down all the remaining hidden weapons, the sword light quickly swept towards the assassins who were launching sneak attacks.
Along with several tearing sounds, there were also several abrupt screams. Two of the three assassins had their bodies cut into several sections at the speed of light. Their heads were chopped off and flew into the air, with blood splattering everywhere.
The remaining assassin was not in a much better situation. As a long knife slashed upwards with vicious force, there was a sudden sound of breaking through the air, which was quickly repelled with a dull sound. The long knife had actually cut deeply into the assassin's armpit.
There were two more swish sounds and a flash of silver light. The assassin's two arms were forced to leave his body like white lotus roots dipped in brown sugar, and fell to the ground with a bang and bounced twice.
The Tiger Guard leader Gaoda put away his sword and hung it by his side without blinking, looking very cool and neat.
The six tiger guards behind him also put away their swords at the same time. The seven of them stood neatly in the night at the entrance of the camp, looking extremely handsome.
But now is not the time to see them showing off, Wang Qinian had already quietly rushed to the side of the assassin who had lost both arms.
His leap was not simple, he could jump several feet in an instant with just a tap of his toes. The wings of the Inspectorate were worthy of their name!
Of course, he chose this nickname himself, and outsiders don't know it yet. The other wing is naturally his young master whose lightness skills are not inferior to his, but he has not informed his young master of this matter yet.
Wang Qinian moved very quickly and roughly thrust the wrist-thick iron rod in his hand into the assassin's mouth, then began to stir it continuously. A sound that was not loud but extremely harsh was heard.
After a moment, he stopped and reached his hand into the assassin's bloody mouth. After some selection, he took out the poisoned tooth. After carefully wrapping it with cloth, he took out a wooden ball with a rope from his arms and stuffed it into the assassin's mouth to prevent him from biting his tongue to commit suicide.
The assassin's arms were cut off and blood flowed like a river. Although he survived by chance, he was already in excruciating pain. Then Wang Qinian forcefully stuffed the ball into his mouth, and he couldn't control the tears, snot, saliva and blood that flowed into his mouth. He looked extremely miserable and horrible!
After finishing his work, Wang Qinian finally had the leisure to lift the assassin's chin and take a look at his face. Hey, it's an acquaintance.
"Even with the strict precautions and thorough inspections, the enemy still managed to sneak into the courtyard. Tsk, luckily the method of hiding the drugs is still the same old one."
As he said this, he turned around and gave instructions to the temporary subordinates behind him.
"Stop his bleeding. Don't let him die. Take good care of him and make him reveal the mastermind behind this!"
The temporary subordinates are still extremely respectful to the temporary leader. After all, standing behind this temporary leader are two supervisors who are highly favored by the dean. Rounding it off, this can be considered as having a strong supporter.
Therefore, after hearing Wang Qinian's order, the subordinate quickly responded in a deep voice, but he still couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
"Sir, why did you put this wooden ball in his mouth?"
Wang Qinian, who felt refreshed by being called "Sir", retracted his contemptuous look and looked at his subordinate with a smile, and the contemptuous words he had spoken became much softer.
"It's to prevent him from biting his tongue and committing suicide."
The subordinate was silent for a moment, and couldn't help but ask again.
"But, haven't you already crushed all his teeth? How else can he bite his tongue to commit suicide?"
Wang Qinian's smile froze. He glanced at the wooden ball in the assassin's mouth and thought for a moment. He became embarrassed, his old face turned red, and he made up an excuse.
"I... like to put wooden balls in his mouth, is that okay?"
The subordinate opened his mouth wide in sudden realization, thinking that Lord Wang was actually a fellow traveler.
"Oh, I see. I admire you!"
"..."
Wang Qinian was even more embarrassed.
……
There was a lot of fun over there, and not far away on the other side.
Mei Cheng'an stood with his hands behind his back, slightly raised his head, quietly basking in the moonlight and enjoying the night scenery.
Fan Xian beside him was getting dressed, tightening his sleeves, tucking his trouser legs and putting on a mask. Soon, only his eyes were exposed. After confirming that the three dark crossbows on the black wristband were in place, he buttoned up and spoke.
"I'm fine, let's go."
Mei Cheng'an retracted his gaze and looked at him, nodded, and turned to look at the three Hongshu girls.
"Sweet Potato stay here to clear the camp. Bluebird and Green Ant, you two go to the designated location and wait. Be careful."
"Yes! Master."
Bluebird and Green Ant looked at each other, pulled on their black cloaks, and moved together with their swords in hand, disappearing first into the night.
After taking a look from a distance, Mei Cheng'an retracted his gaze, took the sword that Hongshu took from his tent, and glanced at Fan Xian beside him.
"Let's go."
Fan Xian shrugged, and the two of them walked out of the camp.
"Where have they gone?"
Fan Xian asked curiously on the way.
The black knight who was running away for the bucket carrier cut off Sean's retreat!
But I can't tell him this.
Mei Chengan waved his hand casually.
"I asked them to go to the north in advance to see if there are other small groups of people to pick them up, and block Sean's way."
Fan Xian suddenly realized.
"You're still thoughtful!"
After that, without saying anything more, they arrived at the entrance of the camp. Fan Xian greeted Gao Da and his group, while Mei Cheng'an greeted Wang Qinian.
Ten figures, covered in black, quickly disappeared into the darkness and chased in the direction of the three tracking dogs.
Among the few people, Mei Cheng'an and Wang Qi'nan had the best lightness skills, but Fan Xian and Gaoda's group were also good at lightness skills. They flew over low in the sky one after another without making any sound, nor did they startle the bright moon in the sky. They just accidentally caused the reeds by the lake to sway gently.
There are people from the Supervisory Council staying in the camp, and Hongshu, who has upper-level eighth-grade skills, is in charge, so Mei Chengan feels at ease.
The most important thing is that Sean, the source of danger, has escaped!
The poison that Fan Xian injected into Sean was extremely toxic, but it actually had a special property. The special thing was that even if the poison was forced out of the body by Sean's powerful true qi, it would still leave a faint special fragrance at the detoxification outlet.
It was so faint that Sean himself couldn't smell it, but the dog could. I have to admit, in some respects, humans are indeed not as good as dogs!
Fan Xian had already planned to poison and suppress Sean before setting out, but he brought the dogs along only after Chen Pingping specifically reminded him to do so. He originally wanted to be prepared, but he didn't expect that they would actually come in handy.
It seems that there were already signs that the node would change at that time, but I just didn't notice it. I was just too careless!
Mei Chengan thought secretly as he walked in the wind.
I don’t know how long I had been running, but suddenly a cloud appeared on the horizon, covering the sky and the sun. As soon as I entered under the cloud, the moonlight immediately dimmed.
In the silence, the only sounds in my ears were the whistling of the wind, the sound of the night breeze blowing gently on the lake, and the sound of the reeds swaying in the resistance against the night wind.
This passively triggered chase still had great risks. If Sean really took the opportunity to escape, although Yan Bingyun still had a chance to get him back after some bargaining, a poisonous snake would be left in the darkness. No one knew when and where this poisonous snake would launch an attack on the Qing Kingdom. Its destructive power was not as simple as killing a few people.
Mei Chengan couldn't afford that kind of loss, and neither could Fan Xian. Even the two of them together couldn't afford it!
Therefore, they either had to capture Sean or kill him outright. These were the only two options, and they had no other choice!
Suddenly, a few strange noises were heard from the reeds a little further ahead. The noises were very small, with very short intervals between them, and they disappeared in an instant.
Mei Cheng'an's ears twitched and he immediately looked in the direction of the sound with a stern gaze. Wang Qinian beside him reminded him at the right time.
"Master."
Mei Chengan interrupted directly.
"heard it."
Fan Xian, who was slightly behind the other two, asked.
"Is there a situation?"
Mei Chengan pointed.
"Over there, speed up and rush over there!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Mei Cheng'an and Wang Qinian sped up instantly. Fan Xian didn't even have time to sniff the faint smell of blood, and he also began to speed up frantically. Gaoda and his men followed closely behind.
After a while, several people stopped one after another. Mei Chengan glanced at the dead state of the three black dogs on the ground and spoke lightly.
"Sean killed these vicious dogs silently in just one encounter. It seems that his body functions have recovered a lot."
(End of this chapter)
