On this day, after the people in the water prison had eaten, the guards put the food boxes together and sent them back to the kitchen.
At midnight, Qin Shao Yu took the wooden food boxes into the house and examined them one by one, and found a tiny silver finger ring stuck tightly in the crevice of one of the boxes.
“It’s the Great Chief’s.” Zhang Dafu recognised it at a glance, “He had been wearing it on his hand earlier.”
The corners of Qin Shao Yu’s mouth curled and he looked up at Zhenren.
“At least that means he’s not crazy or stupid.” Zhenren nodded, “That’s already great news for us.”
“So what’s the next step?” Zhang Dafu asked curiously.
Qin Shao Yu put the ring away and said, “Blend in.”
“Blend in?” Zhang Dafu was shocked, “The water prison is heavily guarded, I’m afraid not even a mouse can get in.”
“I have my way.” Qin Shao Yu took out a thin piece of brocade, wrote a paragraph on it with the potion, and then rolled it up tightly and stuffed it into a small wax pill.
The next day, as usual, several members of the Demon Cult came to the compound at noon and ordered the men to cook for the prisoners in the water prison. Qin Shao Yu moved into the kitchen with a few steps, and it was not long before the sound of pots, pans, and pots was heard.
Staying in the kitchen on a hot day is not pleasant, so the Demon Cult people did not go in to monitor, but to drink tea and chat in the courtyard, only to hear a stinging sound, the strong smell of spicy pepper oil immediately floating in the kitchen. The crowd was choked with coughing, so they dropped their cups of tea and went into the kitchen to check. They went into the kitchen and saw a large pot of boiling chilli noodles and a large pot of thickened egg soup next to it.
“Stupid!” The man in the lead shouted, “Just make some buns and rice noodles, what’s the point of making all this soup!”
The kitchen crowd looked dumbfounded and stood stiffly in front of the urn like puppets, not saying a word.
“Forget it, boss.” Someone beside him said, “These stone people have already eaten the compulsion, their brains will inevitably be damaged, and it is also because we did not say what to do in advance.”
“How are we going to deliver them now?” The man was still grumbling, “It’s not like we can put them on top of each other.”
“Just make a new one.” The man was fanning him, “Calm down, boss.”
“Do it again and wait.” The leader waved his hand impatiently and pointed at the three of them, “You, follow me and don’t run away along the way, you hear me?”
Zhang Dafu was delighted to hear this. He was as prescient as Master Qin had predicted, and was indeed a good match for Shen Gongzi!
The noodles were packed into a dozen boxes, and it took six people to finish them all, and because they were full of soup, they couldn’t walk fast, so they had to walk slowly in the hot sun. The few members of the demon cult cursed almost to the dungeon, and only when they approached the dungeon did they stop a little. The doorkeepers frowned when they saw them, “What’s with all the people today?”
“It’s all their fault!” the leader of the group complained, “They had no choice but to make noodles in soup, so we couldn’t handle it, so we had to find some stone men. But don’t worry, they’ve been drugged and are just like puppets, they won’t cause any trouble.”
“All right, I’ll take the stuff, and you can help carry it in.” The guard turned towards the house and said, “Lao Er, come out and give me a hand too!”
A strong man with a beard came out of the house, and after a few people had worked together to lift the bamboo basket, there was still one more to go, so he said to Zhang Dafu, “Come here, come in with us!”
Me? Zhang Dafu was nervous, this opportunity was obviously reserved for Palace Master Qin! There is no use for me to go in!
“What are you waiting for, are you dead?” The guards were impatient, “Come here!”
Zhang Dafu gave a hoarse reply in his throat before moving slowly forward, only to stumble and fall as he walked, landing heavily on the ground.
“Useless thing!” The guard kicked him away and pointed at Qin Shao Yu, “You, come here!”
Qin Shao Yu’s face stiffened as he slowly stepped forward and lifted the bamboo basket.
“Be careful, if you drop the rice, I will beat you to death!” The guard raised his whip and waved it, then turned around and walked inside.
Qin Shao Yu followed behind him in silence, memorising the path he had taken. As the guards had to retreat in time to guard the gate, Qin Shao Yu followed him through the remaining barriers until he finally reached the water prison.
A dozen sect leaders were still chained in the water as the guards shouted, “Get up, it’s time for dinner!”
Jiang Yinlong slowly lifted his head, looking haggard, but his heart was almost beating out of his chest.
“Put your things on the stake and follow me out!” the guard ordered. “Move fast!”
Qin Shao Yu stiffly opened the lid of the food box and placed a bowl of noodles in front of Jiang Jiao Long, who was not looking at him but could still notice his clenched fist.
Qin Shao Yu picked up another bowl of noodles and placed it heavily in front of him.
Jiang Yinlong raised his head and looked at him.
Qin Shao Yu’s face was expressionless, but a flicker of light passed quickly under his eyes.
The look in his eyes was so familiar that Jiang Yinlong’s heart went wild with joy, almost to the point of clenching his iron chains.
“Hurry up, everyone!” The guards were urging again.
Qin Shao Yu turned around and offered him a bowl of soup, and Jiang Yinlong took it with his hand.
After hiding it in his hand, Qin Shao Yu turned around and walked out of the cell, then went back to his place with the two men at the door.
“How was it?” As soon as he entered the room, Zhang Dafu said anxiously.
Zhenren said, “In all probability, it is as we expected.”
“How does Master know?” Qin Shao Yu raised his eyebrows.
“Naturally, I saw the look on your face when you entered the door.” Zhenren said, “Did you give the Jiang brothers the goods?”
Qin Shao Yu nodded his head, “And there was an unexpected gain.”
“What?” The other two asked in unison.
Zhang Dafu was instantly proud that I had said the same thing as a senior.
What an instant feeling of being high end too!
“This.” Qin Shao Yu took out a bloodstained rag from his sleeve.
Zhang Dafu: ……
“Did Jiang Yinlong give this to you?” The real man asked.
Qin Shao Yu nodded and spread the cloths out one by one on the table, three or four of them just covering the whole table, the words on them were written in blood.
“According to the colour of the blood, it must have been written just last night,” Zhenren said.
“Since I gave him the code word yesterday, he would naturally guess that I would find a way to infiltrate, so it makes sense to make some preparations in advance.” Qin Shao Yu said, “That’s not stupid.”
“What did you write?” Zhenren asked.
“The compulsion they had been poisoned with, and Feng Jiuyi’s next step.” Qin Shao Yu put the cloth away, “Feng Jiuyi and Granny Jin Shi talked about this in the water prison, and thus were overheard by the public.”
“Talking about it in the water prison?” Zhenren frowned.
“The discussion was a pretence, but the torture of the sect leaders was real.” Qin Shao Yu said, “The fear and humiliation of having people hear about their present and future doom, but being helpless as a beast is no worse than a thousand razors.”
Zhang Dafu was outraged, “How despicable.”
“If we know what kind of compulsion they’ve been given, things will be much easier.” Qin Shao Yu patted Zhang Dafu on the shoulder, “You’ve done well today, very resourceful.”
Zhang Dafu waved his hand repeatedly, “I can’t help you with anything else, just don’t spoil it.”
“What’s the next step?” Zhenren asked.
“Find Hua Tang to work out an antidote.” Qin Shao Yu said, “It would be best if we could remove the compulsion from those sects, and then attack with us both inside and outside.”
“With Hua Tang and Ye Jin, it should not be difficult to work out an antidote.” Zhenren said, “But the faster we can do it, the better. Otherwise, when the compulsion pond is dug at the back of the mountain, I’m afraid things will be even more difficult.”
Qin Shao Yu nodded, “We can only wait for the outcome of the two of them.”
This evening, Zhao Wu still came as he had promised, first reporting to Qin Shao Yu about what had happened outside, and then bringing back the rag.
“Six-clawed red-eyed compulsion?” Early the next morning, Hua Tang frowned after reading it.
“Can it be cured?” Zhao Wu asked.
“I’ve heard of it, but I’ve never solved it.” Hua Tang stood up, “I’ll go and ask Master Ye.”
Zhao Wu nodded, “I’ll go with you.”
“What are you going to do?” Hua Tang gave him a sidelong glance, “You’re going to Qianwu Water Village night after night, and you’re not resting during the day, do you want to become immortal?”
Zhao Wu: ……
“Go to sleep.” Hua Tang headed out.
Zhao Wu regrettably stood in the courtyard and sighed – really wanted to go along!
Why didn’t he move? The dark guard strongly reprimanded, “You’re not even close!” It’s not the right time to go up and hug her from behind and say things like “I can’t bear to part with you” and “Stop it, you naughty little witch, how could I let you out of my sight”! I can’t believe they let me go without saying a word. It’s just plain boring.
“Chirp!” With a melon shell hanging from the side of his mouth, Furball also expressed his contempt solemnly.
Zhao Wu didn’t care about them and turned around and returned to his room with his sword.
“That’s why it’s better for the palace master and his wife.” The secret guards were all exclaiming, “Not only do they kiss a lot, but they don’t avoid us at all when they talk about love!” It was like watching a match made in heaven!
Unlike Left Protector and Xiao Wu, even though their relationship had taken a quantum leap, there was still no lingering tongue kissing or flaming eyes, and they talked like they were reporting work. Simply bored to death!
As for Young Master Shen and Master Ye, it’s even more ……! The situation is so desperate!
“I don’t know when the palace master will return.” The dark guards missed their Boss more than anything.
“That’s right, if he doesn’t come back, Shen Gongzi will lose weight.”
“His face has gotten smaller in the last few days.”
“He’s always dumbfounded, and he’s even shoving the young palace master into our hands!”
“Do you think that the sect leader will be dead and the palace master will return tomorrow?”
“Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.”
“Don’t laugh at the obvious, we are a famous sect!!!”
“……”
Only the fur ball was unconcerned and continued to lie in Dark Guard’s arms, asking for melon seeds to eat.
“Master Ye.” Hua Tang knocked at the door of the room.
“Left Protector?” Shen Qian Ling heard the voice and opened the door, “Something wrong?”
“Yes.” Hua Tang nodded, “I want to ask him for some advice on the matter of compulsion.”