Chapter 145 Searching for Poison (1/2)

"The sky is dry and everything is dry, be careful about the fire."

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"Close the doors and windows to prevent theft and theft."

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"It's safe and sound."

"Bang bang bang" sounded three times, indicating that the midnight hour has arrived, which is a good time to kill people and set fires.

Li Yan's clone hiding in the woodshed opened his closed eyes.

Carefully move away the dry firewood that is pressing on you.

Thousands of kilograms of dry firewood weighed on Li Yan's body, pressing him inside.

It is precisely because of this that although people have been coming to the woodshed to get firewood for the fire, no trace of Li Yan has ever been found.

After leaving the woodshed, Li Yan dodged the patrolling guards.

Then, we came to a house that we had already visited before.

"Purchasing adjutant—Li Hong."

"Still the same family."

Li Hong is an official of the Taoist Mansion responsible for purchasing various food supplies for the Taoist Mansion.

The reason why I am looking for an adjutant is because only the adjutant can do things.

On the other hand, there are not many things to do when purchasing official officials, and they don't show up often.

Since there was no smoke on him, Li Yan had no choice but to use force to physically subdue the opponent.

The whole process went very smoothly, and Li Yan didn't even use his increasingly sophisticated lock-picking skills.

The other party seemed to think that the Taoist Mansion was very safe, except that the door was unlocked and opened with a push.

Li Yan naturally did not waste the other party's good intentions, and went directly to the other party's bed, stretched out his right hand, and broke his neck.

His vigilance was really poor. He was a blood-changing warrior after all. He didn't even notice that someone broke in and stood next to his bed.

Then, Li Yan observed Li Hong's face and body, and began to transform into the other person's appearance.

After finishing, he wrapped the body in a quilt and put it under the bed.

Now is the time of winter and spring, the temperature is still very low, the body is not easy to rot, and it is not easy to stink. Li Yan has enough time to complete his plan before discovering the body in the Taoist Mansion.

After that, it was time to find out the voucher for entering the Taoist Master's Mansion.

This thing was easy to find. It was placed in a conspicuous place. Li Yan found it after a few glances.

Li Yan had taken a look at it from a distance before, and with his eyesight and memory, he had already memorized the appearance of the certificate after just one glance from a distance.

The certificate was a bronze token with four big characters written on it, allowing passage.

It looks the same as the one in Li Yan's hand.

However, this person's small vault is not easy to find.

In the end, it took Li Yan two quarters of an hour to find it from a hidden compartment under the bed.

What a coincidence, the head of Li Hong's corpse happened to be pressed down.

Hidden in the secret compartment was a small box made of ebony wood, which was locked.

Li Yan exerted a slight force on his right hand, and the delicate little lock was twisted and scrapped, and then was thrown aside by Li Yan.

Opening the small box, it was full of silver notes, gold, and even a few spiritual beads.

"Hey, Daocheng is different. You can get the spirit beads in the blood exchange realm."

Li Yan picked up a spiritual bead, looked at it carefully, and understood it carefully.

However, with his strength at Yunzang Realm, he was not qualified to sense the complete spiritual energy, so after sensing it for a while, he sensed nothing.

Therefore, Li Yan stopped wasting time and directly put away the spirit beads, and then began to count the number of silver notes and gold.

"Yes, he is indeed a member of the Dao Lord's Mansion. He is indeed extremely rich. There is actually twenty-three thousand taels of silver in the small treasury."

Li Yan clicked his tongue in surprise.

Li Yan knew that Li Hong had a family.

Therefore, most of his money should be at home, and what Li Yan has in his hands is only a small part of the wealth Li Hong earned.

After finding everything he needed, Li Yan took the token and banknote in hand, lay down on the bed where Li Hong had been lying, and slept in his clothes.

One night passed, and the golden rooster crowed.

Li Yan stood up, straightened Li Hong's clothes, opened the door and walked away.

"Adjutant Li, good morning."

"morning."

Facing everyone's greetings, Li Yan followed Li Hong's appearance before and nodded.

After a while, he arrived at the Procurement Department.

"You guys, follow me."

After selecting a dozen strong men and women, Li Yan turned and left.

Most of them are those who often follow Li Hong, and the remaining few unfamiliar faces were randomly selected by Li Yan.

"Adjutant Li seems a little strange today. Didn't Cheng Zhuang offend Adjutant Li a few days ago? Why would he pick on him?"

"Who knows, maybe he can think of some way to deal with Cheng Zhuang."

Those who were not chosen by Li Yan chatted and slapped each other and talked about all kinds of gossip.

No one suspected that Adjutant Li just now was someone pretending to be.

Even Li Yan's behavior is not completely consistent with the usual Adjutant Li.

They will also figure out the meaning behind this unusual action.

Just like the dozen or so people following Li Yan, they all stayed away from that Cheng Zhuang person, fearing that they would be implicated because they were close to this person.

Cheng Zhuang naturally felt the scene around him, and couldn't help but worry appeared on his face.

Soon, they arrived at the gate of the Taoist Mansion.

"Adjutant Li, you still got up so early."

The guard at the door, who was familiar with Li Hong, said hello.

"Yes, earlier so you can buy fresh vegetables."

After Li Yan said a few words, he led a group of people and left the Taoist Mansion.

As soon as he went out, Li Yan felt the prying eyes.

But after seeing Li Yan's face, that gaze disappeared.

"It's so blatant. It seems that Jiang Bokao is really trying to encourage the bandits to respect themselves."

Li Yan frowned slightly.

But soon, he regained his composure.

"I just don't know what his expression will be like when he realizes that he is not raising bandits to protect himself, but raising tigers to cause trouble."

Li Yan wanted to see the expression on Jiang Bokao's face when the time came.

After walking for about a certain distance, Li Yan stopped.

"You buy your things and then gather here."

"I still have something to do, please don't disturb me."

"This is one hundred taels of silver notes, you all can share it."

With that said, Li Yan took out two fifty-tael silver notes.

After everyone took it, they were all happy.

Cheng Zhuang, who was excluded by them, couldn't react. Didn't he agree to deal with me? Why did you just leave like that?

"Go well, sir."

Looking at Li Yan's back, everyone quickly said hello.

Li Yan, who had his back turned to them, couldn't help but look strange after hearing this.

"Isn't this Li Hong sent away just like this by you?"

Li Yan couldn't help but think.

As Li Yan walked away, everyone who stayed where they were seemed more comfortable.

Not long after, they walked towards the vegetable market arm in arm.

Obviously, they have become accustomed to Li Hong's appearance of hands-off shopkeeper.

And this is one of the reasons why Li Yan chose Li Hong.

When he learned about Li Hong's style from his subordinates, he immediately locked onto this person.

He himself didn't understand the purchasing process at all. If he really went through it, even if he had Li Hong's appearance, he would probably arouse everyone's suspicion.

But it's much better to be the hands-off shopkeeper, leaving things to the people below. Not only will he not expose himself, but he will also have more time to complete his own things.

In front of [Baixiao Pavilion], Li Yan changed his face and clothes and walked in calmly.

"Hello guest, what kind of information do you need?"

After seeing Li Yan, a maid hurriedly came over to greet him.

"Mysterious level intelligence."

"Okay, sir, come with me."

The maid's eyes lit up and she started going upstairs with Li Yan.

[Baixiao Pavilion] is an intelligence force spread across many countries.

It is said to be omniscient and omniscient. As long as you can pay a sufficient price, [Baixiao Pavilion] can tell you any hidden information.

The information in [Baixiao Pavilion] is divided into four levels, namely Tian, ​​Di, Xuan, and Huang.

Corresponding to the grades of different levels of warriors.

I heard that [Baixiao Pavilion] also has higher-level intelligence, involving higher-level warriors.

However, only the Ji family of the royal family could inquire about such information in the entire Great Zhou Kingdom.

Arriving on the third floor, there was a sign saying [Xuan-level Intelligence Query Floor] hanging at the entrance.

When you walk in, it feels a bit like a hotel, with a corridor and small single rooms separated by partitions on both sides.

At a glance, there are dozens of rooms.

Because it was early in the morning, there was no one around at all, so Li Yan was invited to the first single room.

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"Just wait here. Our cabinet members will be here soon. I'll wait for you outside the door."

After saying that, the maid left the room and closed the door.

After the maid left, Li Yan began to look at the layout of the entire room.

The room was not big. Li Yan only had a comfortable chair and nothing else.

In front of him was something like a bank counter, but unlike a bank counter, this thing had no glass. There was only a circular hole as big as a fist on Li Yan's chest.

Looking inside through the hole, it was pitch black.

His side was better, at least there was a bowl-shaped lamp, and a strong flame in the lamp illuminated the entire room.

The lamp oil in the lamp was a little turbid and seemed to contain a lot of dirt.

"Hello, I've kept you waiting for a long time. What kind of information do you need to inquire about?"

Not long after, a clear and sweet sound came from the circular hole.

"Where can I buy the kind of poison that can poison an innate warrior?"

Li Yan asked directly.

"Later, I'll check it for you."

There was a sound of turning pages of books.

Li Yan didn't know how she could read clearly when it was so dark over there.

Soon, the voice came again.

"Hello, according to our [Baixiao Pavilion], there are a total of thirty-six kinds of poisons known in Nanshan City that are effective on innate warriors."

"We will provide the names of these poisons, their effects, and how to obtain them, and whether you need to purchase them."

Obviously, this requires Li Yan to pay to watch.

"What's the price?"

Li Yan asked directly.

"Chenghui five thousand taels of silver."

Li Yan nodded after hearing this, without bargaining, he took out a stack of silver notes, counted out five thousand taels of silver notes, and handed them in through the circular hole.

This price is not cheap, after all, the information of [Bai Xiao Pavilion] can be sold repeatedly many times.

But it is not expensive either. If Li Yan collects it himself, he will probably spend more money and energy, which is not worth the loss.

The silver note was handed over and fell into a slender hand.

Then, after a "rustling" sound, a piece of paper was handed over from the circular hole.

Li Yan opened it and saw that it was densely written with words, and it exuded a fresh scent of ink. It was obviously just written.

After reading it carefully for a while, Li Yan engraved all the contents on the paper into his mind.

Now, his soul has become so powerful that he can even remember everything he sees.

However, there is nothing to be proud of. Every innate warrior can do it.

"Thirty-six kinds of poisons, twelve chronic poisons, eighteen strong poisons, and six special poisons."

"The poison I want is the strong poison. Whoever eats the most actively will be unlucky. I just need to delay the meal time a little bit, and no one will suspect me at all."

"However, most of these eighteen poisons are in the hands of those noble families. If I want to get them, I have to sneak in."

"Three of the poisons can actually be bought in one store."

"Where should I go to try my luck first?"

After getting the information about the poison, Li Yan sorted out the route of action in his mind.

Go to that store first to try your luck. If you are unlucky, you can only choose a noble family to sneak in.

So, Li Yan got up and prepared to leave here.

However, the paper in his hand made him feel a little bit of a hindrance.

It happened that there was a fire in front of him, so Li Yan threw the paper into the semicircular bowl-shaped lamp, and then the paper burned rapidly.

Li Yan left the room, and the lamp oil in the lamp became more turbid.

I just don't know when this [Bai Xiao Pavilion] will change the lamp oil.

"Welcome to come again next time."

With the respectful voice of the maid, Li Yan left this place.

On the way, he took a carriage, Li Yan said a place name, and then looked at the scenery in Nanshan City.

Looking at the road that was wide enough to drive eight carriages, listening to the lively atmosphere of life around, Li Yan gradually became a little dazed.

After coming to Nanshan City for so long, Li Yan gradually understood some of the layout and common sense of Nanshan City.

First of all, in terms of layout, Nanshan City is divided into the inner city and the outer city. Only forces with innate warriors are allowed to live in the inner city.

The inner and outer cities are separated by a city wall of more than ten feet.

The Taoist Mansion is built next to this inner wall of more than ten feet high, located in the outer city.

Speaking of the city wall, we have to talk about the outer wall of Nanshan City that is more than thirty feet high.

At first, Li Yan didn't know why it was built so high, but later he knew that it was to prevent the attack of monsters.

Nanshan City can be said to be a majestic city opened up in the Ten Thousand Mountains. Originally, it was all high mountains and dense forests.

But over the past thousand years, under the leadership of the Jiang family, people have forcibly reclaimed the place that was originally unsuitable for human survival into the most prosperous place in the entire Shannan Road.

In order to commemorate Jiang Nanshan, the ancestor of the Jiang family who first proposed this, the Daocheng of Shannan Road was named Nanshan City.

The establishment of Nanshan City has allowed the entire Jiang family to develop rapidly because the resources here are really rich.

Otherwise, the ancestors of the ancestors of the Jiang family would not have thought of building a city here.

The resources needed by humans include precious medicinal materials, spiritual medicines, and the fur, bones and flesh of wild beasts, strange beasts, spiritual beasts and even monsters in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

This naturally aroused the hatred of the monsters that have already gained wisdom.

Therefore, the beast tide led by monsters, with spiritual beasts and strange beasts as the backbone and wild beasts as cannon fodder, appeared from time to time.

Therefore, the Nanshan City Wall, which was originally only more than ten feet high, was destroyed in the beast tides again and again, and then rebuilt.

Every time it was rebuilt, the wall would be raised one level.

Perhaps in another thousand years, if Nanshan City is still there, the city wall may reach a height of a hundred feet, which is also possible.

Secondly, it is the power structure of Nanshan City.

The Jiang family is naturally located on the top of the mountain, overlooking other forces.

And counting from the Jiang family, the most famous are eighteen forces, which are called seven families, six factions and five surnames by the people of Nanshan City.

The seven families refer to the seven major families, each of which is a thousand-year-old family like the Jiang family.

The ancestors of five of them were all subordinates of the ancestors of the Jiang family, and only two of them moved here and stood firm with their absolute strength.

Each of these families has one or more Condensed Evil Realm warriors.

In other words, these eighteen forces have at least one Condensed Evil Realm warrior, otherwise they cannot suppress the hundreds of forces with innate warriors below.

The six sects refer to six schools, and they have only two bases in the city, one in the inner city and one in the outer city.

The mountain gates of the six sects are located in the six peaks surrounding the Wanzhang Peak and Lanyue Peak.

Only when the beast tide rises, the people of the six sects will collectively run to Nanshan City.

Normally, the elites of the six sects practice in the mountains.

As for the base of Nanshan City, it is the place where he recruits disciples, purchases living and practice materials, and sells materials.

After all, you live by the mountain and you live by the water.

There are so many spiritual materials, spiritual beasts and mineral veins in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. They either sell them directly to other forces in Nanshan City, or make them into spiritual pills or spiritual tools, and then sell them to Nanshan City at several times the price.

It can be said that the Six Sects are the last straw in the eyes of many civilians and those small forces that do not even have innate warriors.

As long as you join the Six Sects, ordinary forces will not dare to bully you and your family.

If you can get a high-level position in the Six Sects, you will be considered a figure in Nanshan City.

The last five surnames are about five large gangs.

These five gangs rule all the underground forces in the entire Nanshan City.

In the outer city, they bear the rights of law enforcers. Anyone who does business or works must pay a tax to these five gangs.

Usually, if there are some quarrels, fights and the like, the Taoist Mansion will not care, but these five gangs will care and help mediate.

Therefore, some people are also proud to join these gangs.

In one word, prestige.

Normally, if relatives and friends encounter difficulties, they can also speak up.

In the inner city, they are much more careful. After all, there is not only a behemoth like the Jiang family in the inner city, but also thirteen forces that are no less powerful than them, or even more powerful than them.

As for the various forces in the inner city, although they are reluctant, they still have to pay him protection fees.

Of course, 80% of the protection fees they pay will flow into the pockets of the Jiang family, which is why they have to pay.

So, the five major gangs are actually the black gloves of the Jiang family. In addition to collecting taxes, some things that the Jiang family is not convenient to do will also be handed over to the five major gangs by the Jiang family.

The Jiang family relies on the tens of thousands of gang members under the five major gangs to firmly control the entire Nanshan City.

The five gang leaders of the five major gangs have never changed their surnames for thousands of years, and they are always the five surnames.

Therefore, the people of Nanshan City call these five major gangs the five surnames.

Because, if you say they are a family, it doesn't fit the appearance of a family. If you say they are a sect, that's even more ridiculous.

As for saying they are a gang, that's just their appearance. Which gang can survive for a thousand years under the hands of the ruler?

So, the name of the Five Surnames, which is more in line with their positioning, has been passed down.

"Sir, your destination has arrived."

The carriage stopped, and a shout woke Li Yan up from his daze.

"Okay."

After Li Yan replied, he got off the car and threw a gold leaf to the driver.

"No need to change, the rest is a reward for you."

It's not his own money, so he is naturally very generous when using it.

"Thank you for your generosity, thank you, sir, good people will be rewarded."

The driver was naturally very excited. This piece of gold leaf was equivalent to his three months' income.

He has been driving for so many years, and he has only heard of others and met such generous guests.

Unexpectedly, he met one today. He thought those people were bragging?

In his opinion, no one's money came from the wind, so who would be so generous?

The driver thanked Li Yan profusely and left. If Li Yan hadn't told him to leave quickly, he would have kowtowed to Li Yan.