After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 350 This poison is unique to the Southern Saint Clan

"what happened?"

An San didn't say anything, just stared at the sign in a daze.

There was a sound of piano coming from inside the house.

Without waiting for Yuan Qing to stop him, An San raised his hand and pushed open the room.

The oiran was sitting in the house playing the piano. The door of the room was suddenly pushed open by a stranger. She was so scared that she screamed loudly.

The madam came in hurriedly, looking unhappy, "This is the girls' room, guests should not come up here casually."

An San didn't look at the courtesan, but just stared at the furnishings in the room.

When he was about to step in, he was stopped by the madam at the door, "If you want to go in, you have to pay more."

Yuan Qing looked at her unkindly, "How much do you want?"

The madam held out her hand. "At least this much."

Yuan Qing was surprised, "Five cents?"

The madam nearly choked to death on her saliva, "Five cents? Even a bowl of noodles outside costs more than this!"

Yuan Qing tentatively threw out another number: "Then... five taels?"

The madam rolled her eyes and said, "Five thousand taels, one price! If you don't have money, get out now!"

She had already seen that these two people were here to cause trouble, so how could she allow them to stay here any longer?

So the two were ruthlessly driven out of Wangyun Tower.

Yuan Qing: "Have you finished reading it just now?"

An San: “…No.”

Yuan Qing stopped and looked back at the ferocious men at the door. He swallowed and said, "How about... trying again?"

An San grabbed her and walked away without looking back.

"No, I already have a general idea of it."

"Then you still say no?"

"I just wanted to say that the room has nothing to do with my memory."

Yuan Qing: "..."

Not long after the two of them walked out of the building, a man with a panicked look bumped into them.

Yuan Qing supported her, "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay. I'm really sorry. My child is sick and I need to see a doctor urgently, so I..."

"Go quickly, the child's illness is urgent."

The young woman apologized repeatedly, and seeing that they had no intention of pursuing the matter, she quickly took the child and left.

Yuan Qing looked back at the mother and son, clenched his hands, and whispered, "Let's go quickly."

An San didn't understand why, but he knew something must have happened.

The two men rode all the way back to the city from Yifeng County.

After returning to the mansion, Yuan Qing touched the note in his sleeve and looked up, thinking for a long time.

Should she go or not?

What if this is a trap set by the enemy?

She thought about it and finally decided to take the risk.

Even if someone deliberately lured her into the trap, she would accept it.

At night, she changed into night clothes and went to Xie's house.

The Xie Mansion was guarded by Dragon Scale Guards, so she couldn't make too much noise and could only attack where the defense was weak.

When he jumped into the yard, he found that the room where Xie Zhilang and Ruoxu's bodies were placed was also locked.

Yuan Qing touched the bag around his waist.

Fortunately, she had anticipated this and even brought lock picking tools with her.

She picked up the lock, looked at it, took out the appropriate tool, and poked it in while putting her ear to the key and listening.

This type of ancient lock was relatively simple, and she had opened many of them before. Although the internal structure was different, the unlocking principles were similar.

After she fiddled with it for a few seconds, the lock opened.

When she entered the room, she found a person sitting in the middle of the room.

At first, she didn't think about anything else and just took out a lighter and shone it over there.

The shadow suddenly spoke: "You are finally here."

Yuan Qing was so frightened that his hand shook, and the fire starter fell directly on the man's robe, instantly igniting a small flame.

Fortunately, the fire was put out in time and only a small hole was burned.

Yuan Qing stood three meters away from him with a guilty conscience, "...Master Jiang, it's so late, what are you still doing here?"

"Of course I'm waiting for you." Jiang Qisheng stood up and lit the candle. "There are still many doubts in this case, so I sent someone to inform--"

When he turned around and saw the person's outfit, the words immediately stuck in his mouth.

Jiang Qisheng: "..."

It goes without saying who he is guarding against.

Yuan Qing chuckled, walked up to him with the clanking things on his body, and introduced them, "Don't be fooled by their strange appearance, they are very useful at critical moments. Look at this, a genuine thunderbolt thunder. It will make a loud bang when thrown outside, and it is definitely effective in diverting attention."

She took out a few balls that were half the size of her palm from her bag and said, "Hey, here, here, there are also these, invincible smoke bombs, which are absolutely necessary for escaping from the underworld. I have been looking for these for a long time and almost didn't buy them."

Jiang Qisheng: "... the preparations are quite complete."

Yuan Qing carefully put the things into his backpack and placed it somewhere away from the candlelight.

"Now we can start talking about things."

Jiang Qisheng was interrupted like this and almost forgot what he was doing.

He walked up to the two bodies and lifted the cloth.

Yuan Qing shone the lamp over there and used something to protect it to prevent the lamp oil from dripping and destroying the evidence.

The coroner has also performed an autopsy on Ruoxu.

"Since you asked me to protect them last time to prevent others from destroying the bodies, I have been staying in the autopsy room every day." Jiang Qisheng said, "It was not until today that we found out that the poison they were both poisoned with was the same, and the cause of death was the same. And it was obvious that Ruo Xu had been poisoned for a longer time."

Yuan Qing was slightly surprised. "That means Ruo Xu was already poisoned before Xie Zhilang was poisoned?"

Jiang Qisheng nodded, "Not only that, but I learned from interrogating the servants of the Xie Mansion that Xie Zhilang is a timid person, so he is extremely cautious and suspicious. He doesn't even trust the person next to him. He will get up to check if there is any movement. Not to mention that he will check his food and clothes again and again. Even if someone poisoned him, there is no chance at all."

"Then how did Ruoxu succeed in poisoning you?"

When this question was mentioned, Jiang Qisheng's face was obviously uncomfortable for a moment.

"Sharing a room."

"Ah?" Yuan Qing couldn't believe it.

Can you do this?

"Ruo Xu first took the poison herself, and then passed it to Xie Zhilang in this way."

Yuan Qing immediately had another question: "Why didn't Ruo Xu die of the poison in all these years? Logically, she took more poison than Xie Zhilang, so the poison should have taken effect faster than him. Why did she live a few days longer than Xie Zhilang?"

If it weren't for that person, Ruoxu might have lived longer.

Jiang Qisheng peeled off more of the cloth on Ruoxu's body.

Yuan Qing understood the reason without him explaining.

"Is this... a Gu, or another kind of poison?"

Jiang Qisheng picked up the book on the table and said, "I don't know much about this, so I went home and looked up some related ancient books based on the purple lines on her body. Later, I went to the imperial library and finally found some clues."

Yuan Qing took the book from him.

"This is poison, also known as Gu. It is said to have come from the Southern Saint Clan, but it has long been lost. The book only has a picture of its outbreak, but no more detailed records."

From the south again?

"Could it be that Ruo Xu is one of theirs?"

"Not likely." Jiang Qisheng shook his head. "She is just a pawn at best. But this kind of poison is probably only something they can develop."

"Isn't that also possible with Medicine King Valley?"

Jiang Qisheng squatted beside Ruoxu's body and explained, "Medicine King Valley and the Southern Saint Clan originally belonged to the Wu family. The Wu family was divided into two branches, one branch practiced medicine and made poisons, and the other branch made medicine men. Later, there was a conflict in the clan, and the medicine man branch split off and became the current Southern Saint Clan.

The rumors spread by the world that they have extraordinary abilities are just rumors spread by another lineage. What they fear is not their abilities, but the immortal bodies of the medicine men. Moreover, the medicine men who have cultivated poison to a certain level will pass on their abilities to their descendants through the continuation of their offspring. "

Yuan Qing turned behind him and said, "You've been talking in circles but you haven't gotten to the point yet."

"Don't worry." Jiang Qisheng said, "There are several kinds of Gu. The herbalist took all the Gu-making techniques away. Even though the Medicine King Valley has devoted itself to research for many years, it is still not as good as the orthodox Gu techniques of the Southern Saint Clan. Although both places are based on poison, the characteristic of passing on the technique through sexual intercourse is unique to the Southern Saint Clan."

As he was talking, Jiang Qisheng discovered some unusual marks on Ruoxu's head.

Yuan Qing moved the lamp closer.

Jiang Qisheng pulled apart Ruoxu's hair and found a raised scar on it.

Yuan Qing touched it with his hand and said, "It feels like many years."

These unusual scars are hidden by the hair and are usually invisible to everyone.

Jiang Qishen turned Ruoxu's head to the side again.

He carefully touched the area with his fingers and found a similar mark behind her ear.

It's just that this part is lighter than the hair, so you can't see it unless you look carefully. It can be covered up by applying some powder on a daily basis.

Yuan Qing bent down to look, "It doesn't look like a mark of strangulation."