Chapter III. Jian asked Beiyan 192
If you need to find a person who has the most power to speak in Chang'an City, Bai Heng, who rarely deals with people in the government, must be a situation where his eyes are black; But where to find the person who is most familiar with Chang'an City, Bai Heng couldn't be clearer!
Although these people who are now in prison are just thieves who steal chickens and dogs; But whether it is the roads in the city or the people in the market, these rooster and dog thieves are the most reliable and well-informed sources. Especially on the premise that he did not offer any high price, the authenticity of the answer is also guaranteed......
After a gourd chicken was divided, Bai Heng also roughly inquired about the location of the people in Chang'an City. In addition to those secret passages opened up by the three sects and nine streams, there should only be three detention places that can reassure the Xin'an Hou Mansion: the female prison of the Jiaofang Division, the death row outside the city, and the backyard of the Xin'an Hou Mansion where no one can tell the situation clearly.
Since this is the case, then Bai Heng doesn't have to think about it at all: Li Le'an, Yan Shuqing, and the little fat man Qi Hui, the three hostages, will definitely be guarded by Zhou Changfeng in the backyard of the Xin'an Hou Mansion. In fact, with Bai Heng's strength, even if he swaggered into the Xin'an Hou Mansion and twisted Zhou Changfeng's head off with his own hands, there would be absolutely no problem.
However, even in the outer city of Chang'an City, the defense and vigilance forces are already so tight; What's more, the urgency of the Xin'an Hou Mansion is the top priority of the entire Sanqin land; Even if the defense of Chang'an City has been weakened due to the outpouring of the Fufeng Army in recent days, it is impossible to infiltrate the Hou Mansion quietly and find and rescue the three hostages; If there is any negligence, based on the alert speed of Chang'an City, if it is just Bai Heng who wants to leave safely, there must be no problem; But at the same time, I have to protect three cumbersome and thoughtful words......
Even the seemingly omnipotent Heavenly Spirit Vein is not completely sure about this matter!
The so-called road to the infinite sky, just when Bai Heng was stunned when he looked at the topographic map drawn on the dust, a foreign Hu merchant with a full face and beard, and his nose and cheekbones protruding outward, crawled over his body. Probably because he was a foreign merchant, the bearded prisoner was also a private room, living next to Bai Heng. And according to the news I heard before, this exotic businessman was actually in prison because of stealing money!
As soon as this person opened his mouth, it was an extremely standard Huayu official dialect, and he didn't even bring out half of the Sanqin accent; It seems that the days of this person in Huayu Continent are definitely not short!
"Brother, I know what you're thinking! And I have the power to help you fulfill your wishes; If you can donate me some gold, then I will be happy to pray for you and your friends in the presence of Allah! ”
Although there was some awkwardness between the grammar and the wording, Bai Heng basically understood what he meant. To put it simply, I have a way to solve your problem, if you want to hear it, just dig gold!
Bai Heng had also dealt with these big cannibals, so he naturally knew that most of them were followers of the Yeni religion. Although they may not all be fanatics, at least the etiquette and rules will be sufficient. However, he saw that this bearded man was dressed in tatters, and his eyes also revealed a slickness and shrewdness that could not be concealed, and he was still in prison for stealing property, so he was obviously a lonely ghost who had fallen into business and been banished and abandoned by his own people.
In Bai Heng's opinion, if there is really any good way for a grandmother like him who doesn't love his uncle and uncle, can he think about himself first?
In view of this, Bai Heng didn't pay attention to him at all, but continued to bow his head and meditate......
"Hey friend! I know that most of you Huayu people are not willing to trust outsiders! Of course, you can also disbelieve my sincerity; But three of your friends are dying, so I can't wait that long! ”
The bearded man said this, and Bai Heng could only hear the meaning! Although the two sides are only separated by a few wooden railings, due to the dim light underground and the fact that he is drawing on his back, the other party cannot see anything he has drawn at all. If he was just guessing and inferring, then this is a bit too evil!
Bai Heng deliberately tried his details, so he pretended to be disdainful and said:
"I have made it very clear just now, this is the first time in my life that I have come to Chang'an City, and I don't even have an acquaintance, let alone the three friends you mentioned!"
The bearded merchant shook his head again and again! Then he stretched out his hand to hold his forehead, looked at the small window for ventilation with a reverent face, looked in the direction of the sun, and said in a light but confident tone:
"No, no, friend, you can deceive anyone, but you can't hide the prophet's gaze! The Prophet told me that you have in you the entrustment of your friends, and that you have three very important friends who are in urgent need of salvation. If you want to succeed, you have to get my help; But for me, it doesn't matter if I help you or not...... But don't be afraid, the way to get my friendship and help is very simple, I just need gold, it's just gold! I will send the gold to the temple in exchange for the Master's forgiveness for my sins! ”
Bai Heng looked at his pious expression, and muttered in his heart. Since he himself is the biggest outlier between heaven and earth, the Heavenly Spirit Veiner, he has always scoffed at those things that are strange and ghostly; And I have traveled south and north for so many years, and I have seen a lot of big and small magic sticks, even if there are few people with unique skills, most of them rely on self-developed martial arts and poisons to deceive the ignorant world......
It is true that there is indeed a top god stick that even he can't see through - Li Xuanyu; But whether her unbelievable abilities originated from the magic of gods and monsters, or the abilities of the Heavenly Spirit Veiners, is still an unsolved mystery; And the bearded man in front of him, don't look at his mouth full of pious and kind tone, but he is a typical businessman character from head to toe, from the inside to the outside! What kind of divine power can a person like this cultivate?
But after all, he was alone, and it was the first time he met this Hu Shang in his life; If the myth of the gods and monsters aside, where did he learn the true intention of his trip?
Thinking of this, Bai Heng carefully recalled the big cannibal who had a relationship with him; However, judging from the time, now those merchants and god sticks, even the bones and scum are rotten, even if they have the ability to make waves, they don't have the conditions to come back from the dead!
Bai Heng turned around and waved his hand at the pious bearded man:
"Gold is not a problem, I can give it more. But before that, I, as a buyer, always have to check the condition of the goods a priori, so I can give you a price, right? ”
After hearing this, the bearded man grinned at the corners of his mouth, pretended to be honest, and leaned in front of Bai Heng and whispered:
"After you leave here in a moment, sneak directly into the southwest corner of Xifang City, where you can find a woman wearing a black robe and missing a right hand. She will give you two packets of powder, one is yellow-brown, which is the powder of black cumin seeds; After fusing these two medicinal powders together, it only takes about one or two to make the people in a mansion unconscious for at least an hour. If the powder that can't be used up afterwards is sprinkled directly into the well, it won't leave any trace! ”
The nigella he was talking about was not a rare poison, just an ordinary herb that those big cannibals carried with them. Not only is it extremely inexpensive, but it is also very versatile; In the territory of Chang'an City, there are many sources and ways to obtain them. It can also be said that this herb is as common as the most versatile licorice in Qihuang, which is neither unusual nor toxic.
If what he said was true, this mixture of powders could really be inhaled and dissolved in water, leaving no trace afterwards; Then this blank period of one hour is enough for Bai Heng to safely complete Shen Gui's entrustment and bring these three hostages out of Chang'an City completely!
"This packet is the powder of black cumin seeds...... What about the other pack? ”
"No, no, no, my friend, even if you give me more gold, I won't be able to reveal this secret to you! That's what you doctors say...... That's right, the secret ingredient! This is also the secret ingredient of our great cannibalism! ”
Bai Heng nodded, and then stopped asking.
In the middle of the night, the jailer in charge of the vigil snored like thunder; And Bai Heng also left the prison of the Chang'an Mansion with great ease, and went straight to Xifang City, which had long been closed and closed.
The fence with two people high, the night watchman who was napping with a spear, obviously had no effect on a master of Bai Wenyan's level; When he came to the southwest corner as promised, he really saw a black-robed man with a severed hand.
This man didn't say a word, and he didn't even look at Bai Heng; Just don't look around, point to the two oiled paper bags at your feet, and then quickly disappear into the darkness, completely gone.
Bai Heng picked up two paper bags, found a leeward corner and sniffed them in turn...... The bearded man was right, and one of the packets of yellow-brown powder was definitely the smell of nigella spp.; The taste and ingredients of the other pack of powder are much more complicated! Presumably, this thing is the so-called secret medicine in the mouth of the bearded man! ”
The next question is very simple! There are countless light and dark barracks and guard posts in Chang'an City; But for Bai Heng, it was enough to run to three places: Jingzhaojun's camp in the south of the city, the backyard of the Marquis of Xin'an, and the Mingde Gate in the south of the city.
But...... Bai Heng never got sick and didn't need to poison people, so he didn't know anything about medical skills and poisons; And what is the effect of this medicinal powder that the bearded man who is in prison and sells to him at a high price?
In fact, in a sense, whether it is raw materials or ingredients, what the bearded man just said is all the truth; The only difference is in the medicinal properties!
The effect of this large edible medicine powder does not lie in coma hypnosis, but in the poison that kills the inhaler immediately and dissolves in water!