Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 330 The Demonic Vine Tree in the Western Regions
"Commander Lu, there seems to be a formation here. What do you think of this?"

After all, this was the first time for Zhang Jinyu to see the so-called formation. Although the garden was not very big, it was well built with twists and turns and several forks.

It looked unremarkable from the outside, but when someone came in, there was no sound after a while. I don’t know if it was man-made or something.

Zhang Jinyu seemed to have heard of some formations, but just from what he heard, he couldn't understand what formations they were, let alone how to crack them. He knew ten or nine of the so-called gates of life and death, but he knew nothing about them.

Commander Lu Yi stood there and looked around, looking around again and again. He felt that everything was the same. Although he saw something strange about the garden and the rockery, and knew that it was a formation set up by an expert, how could he, a naval general, know this? ,

"Back to the Marquis, I don't understand, but I remember that the formation is a blinding method. I don't know what happened specifically. I remember that the former imperial army killed nearly [-] people with the help of the Ouchi Imperial City formation. The [-] rebel army could only be cracked by heaping up human lives."

"Don't worry about this. We're the only ones here. As long as we break the formation, we'll be fine. Since we don't understand, let's tear him down and see what's inside. Feng Qianhu, go outside and dispatch troops, and start to dismantle him." The rockery has been demolished, and the courtyard wall has been pushed down, trying to find a way to shovel it down, old general, let's go out first."

"Yes, listen to Lord Hou."

Zhang Jinyu and Commander Lu walked out of the garden and waited outside. Then Feng Gu began to organize soldiers to demolish and even pulled horses over. A team of 2000 people worked hard around the small courtyard wall. Soon, the front wall was blocked. All the places were demolished and demolished, and everything was fine during this period. When the demolition reached a dense forest on the right, the people working at the front suddenly fell down in pieces.

Immediately I heard the commander of a battalion in front shouting;
"Quickly retreat, it's poisonous!"

Before he finished speaking, he fell to the ground motionless.

Zhang Jinyu saw that the person in front of him was in trouble, fell down, and shouted;

"Get out first, spread out, cover your mouth and nose with a cloth dipped in water, quickly."

The people from the Pioneer Camp took out the black cloth covering their mouths, went to the water tank in the yard to cover their mouths and noses with water, and waited in the back. Feng Qianhu also went to the back and took two brocade cloths soaked in water and handed them over;

"Master Marquis, Commander Lu, it's better to cover it up first. It's probably the smell. It'll be fine after it dissipates."

"Well, I'm sorry to bother Feng Qianhu."

Zhang Jinyu took the brocade cloth and covered her mouth and nose. Although it was far away, there was no guarantee that it would float here, but it probably wasn't poisonous, but more like a smell that would make people faint. Otherwise, Ji Qianhu and his group would I can't come back.

waited for a while,
The poisonous gas should have almost dissipated, so a captain tentatively walked over, took off the wet cloth, smelled it for a few times and found that there was no peculiar smell. Then he waved to the people behind him. The soldiers behind him hurried over and wiped out all the people who had fallen to the ground. Carry it back.

Zhang Jinyu walked over to check. His breathing was steady. Everyone seemed to be asleep. There should be nothing serious. He explained,

"Bring them to the barracks to rest, and the rest continue to dig,"

"Yes, Lord Hou."

The remaining soldiers began to rush over again and dug forward, but they all looked around with vigilance. Feng Qianhu personally led people to guard here.

In less than half an hour, Feng Qianhu in front shouted;
"Master Hou, the man has been found."

I saw twenty people lying on the ground not far away, exactly like the people who were carried back. Feng Gu directly asked the brothers behind him to carry the people back first, and then started to look around to find out what was causing the trouble. He covered his mouth and nose. When I walked to a forest, I saw an unknown tree growing on the ground in the center. I felt dizzy when I got close to it.

Moreover, the dense forest floor was covered with a layer of bones, which must be the remains of the former Imperial City Secretary. It was very frightening. Feng Gu hurriedly covered his mouth and nose and withdrew.

Zhang Jinyu from the back saw something strange in the front, and came to check with his personal guards. Seeing that something was wrong with Feng Gu, he asked anxiously;

"Feng Qianhu, are you okay?"

"Master Marquis, the ground in the dense forest is covered with skeletons, and those trees seem to be magic vines from the Western Regions, and the fragrance wafts out from there."

Following Feng Qianhu's fingers, he saw a few weird trees in the dense forest. They were a bit ugly. There were piles of bones on the ground. There was some strange aroma around them. The tip of his nose was slightly numb when he smelled it. Good stuff, a natural intoxicant. , I don’t know where to find it.

Zhang Jinyu doesn't care whether there is a magic vine or not. This thing is of great use.

"Feng Qianhu, collect those bones and bury them, and then find a way to bring people to dig them up and bring them to the ship for me, so they don't get killed."

"Ah, Lord Marquis, is it too dangerous for you to want them?"

Feng Qianhu was a little confused, but he was patted by Commander Lu and said;

"Stupid or not, it just depends on the terrain and the confined space to have the effect. If this place is open, the scent will be of no use unless it is very close. Hurry up and do it."

"Yes, Commander."

Feng Gu had no choice but to lead people to continue digging here, with a bitter look on his face.

outside the hospital,

The messenger sent by Yongbyon arrived.

"Report, Lord Hou, the Patriarch of the Wang family, Wang Yinghan, was captured and taken to the Lin Mansion by General Ning."

Zhang Jinyu, who had not yet rested, was shocked when he heard the news, and said to himself, "Okay," the old boy of the Wang family was finally caught.
"Old general, leave this place to Feng Qianhu, let's go back to the Yanzheng Yamen,"

"Yes, Lord Hou."

A group of people led the guards, walked out of the Yamen and rode away.

Jinling City,
White Hart Academy,

When many disciples heard the commotion outside, they all ran out to join in the fun, regardless of whether they were still thinking about studying. Even some students who could bear it put down their books, stood up, and crowded with each other to come to the window of the building. , looking out.

Many noble men on the second floor also looked at it suspiciously, and talked in low voices from time to time, for fear that outsiders would hear.Lan Xinwen was no exception. He glanced at the four people rolling around in the yard, covered in dirt like beggars.

Many disciples surrounded the four panicked people, wanting to see what happened. Their clothes were exposed, and the white clothes in the academy were even stained with dirt. The Confucian hats were all gone. It may be that the four people were frightened and passed away. There were random shouts in the courtyard of the academy, and they kept shouting that there are ghosts, there are ghosts.

People who know me can’t help but say;
"Hey, isn't this Senior Brother Yu and his two attendants? They were still here just now. I saw everyone talking in the yard."

"Yes, I also saw them. The three of them walked out of the academy door together. They must have gone for a walk."

"How did it become like this?"

"Could I really encounter a ghost?"

There was a student in the crowd who said this, and the students around took a step back suddenly, as if they were afraid of causing some bad luck.

It turned out that when the four of them were running in the woods, the more they thought about it, the more frightened they became. They always felt that there was someone following behind them, and there were rustling sounds. They thought it was the ghost of Ningbao chasing after them. They scared themselves, and the few of them ran in panic. The journey was full of stumbling and embarrassment.

Song Ziwen didn't pretend, he was scared after all, but he didn't dare to speak first, so he had to pretend to be crazy and fool around to get through.

Jiang Yan looked at the chaos in the courtyard, shook his head and said;
"There is nothing to do. Have you finished reviewing your homework yesterday? What are you doing here?"

When all the students heard the Master's voice, they immediately turned around and saluted the teacher behind them, Jiang Yan;
"See Master, something seems to have happened to Senior Brother Yu and the others."

"what happened?"

Jiang Yan was a little unhappy when he heard the student's words, what could happen to Bailu Academy under Lang Lang's sunny day.

Pushing aside the crowd, he walked over quickly. The students around him dispersed unconsciously, leaving a path, and they saw Yu Ren and the four of them rolling and splashing there, covered in mud, and looking extremely embarrassed.

Jiang Yan yelled loudly,

"Yu Ren, you still haven't come to your senses!"

Hearing this loud shout, the four of them calmed down and looked at each other. Only then did Yu Ren realize that he had returned to the academy and saw so many brothers and teachers, so he immediately shouted;

"Master, Master, you are here, something happened, something big happened, woo woo woo"

In a moment of excitement, he even started to cry. He looked completely different from usual. When Jiang Yan saw this, he could only wait for a moment and consoled him;
"What happened to make you so rude?"

Song Ziwen and the other three were silent and looked at Yu Ren at the same time. Yu Ren also cursed in his heart that these three brats were unlucky.

"Master, Ningbao, he died in the back mountain, and he is still smiling there. Anyway, he is dead, in the tree."

"what."

"It's true, I saw Senior Brother Ning this morning."

"Just kidding."

The students around him were talking a lot, and they obviously didn't believe it, because during the meal in the morning, everyone saw Ningbao, who died in just a short time.

Jiang Yan looked at the four of them as if they were lying, but since the establishment of Bailu Academy, there have been very few incidents that hurt their lives.

"Yu Ren, do you know what you are talking about! This is no joke. In the morning of Ningbao, my teacher saw him in the yard. You said he was dead and still in the tree in the back mountain? That's right."

"Yes, yes, yes, it's on the tree at the back of the mountain. If you don't believe me, just ask the three of them."

Yu Ren pointed at the three people behind him, and Song Ziwen and the others nodded desperately.

"Hiss!" The students around him couldn't help but take a step back, and all took a breath of air. Senior Brother Ning is dead!There was a murder in the academy.

Jiang Yan looked at the students around him, it was not an option to gather around here.

"You all go back and review your homework. This matter will be resolved by the academy. Go back."

"Yes, Master."

The surrounding students all retreated in response, and those hurried footsteps showed that many of them were still very panicked.

Seeing that all the students around him had dispersed, Jiang Yan summoned the guards of the academy and asked Yu Ren and four others to lead the way to see where Yu Ren's face turned green. He dared not go anywhere.

"Master, Song Ziwen knows the place, just ask him to take it there."

The two followers also nodded frequently.

"That's right, Master, Song Ziwen knows, he can just lead the way."

Unexpectedly, Song Ziwen retorted,
"Master, I don't know the way. Brother Yu and the three of them took me there halfway up the mountain road. I was terrified at the time, and I don't remember how I got there."

Hearing this, Jiang Yan noticed something strange and squinted his eyes to look at Song Ziwen. The book basket behind him was also in a mess. The left side of his face was even redder. There were faint finger prints. His feet were stained with mud. His clothes looked more like they had been pulled. Looking at Yu Ren and the three others, their faces were pale, but there were no other marks. Their bodies were roughly the same. In an instant, Jiang Yan understood the whole story.

"Yu Ren, the three of you lead the way, and Song Ziwen goes back to rest."

(End of this chapter)