Chapter 110: cover him

Chapter 110: cover him

 Chapter 110 Cover him

The remaining chill from the wind and snow has not yet left his body, and in the flickering light of the oil lamp, the visitor’s facial features are clearly illuminated.

Yin Zheng said in surprise: "Master Pei?"

Lu Tong paused, and her tense body gradually relaxed. The person behind her released her hand that was holding her. Lu Tong turned around and looked at the person in front of her.

It turned out to be Pei Yunying.

In the narrow hospital room, he wore a black arrow jacket, which almost blended into the darkness. He looked generous and calm, as if it was someone else who did such a thing as breaking into a house at night.

 There was a very light smell of blood coming from the person in front of him.

Pei Yunying glanced at the flower hairpin in Lu Yan's hand, his eyes moved, and he joked: "Fortunately, I moved quickly, it won't be poisonous, right?"

Lu Zhen put the flower hairpin back into his sleeve and said calmly: "What are you doing, Commander-in-Chief?"

 He came to the hospital in the middle of the night and knocked on the door, and he was dressed like this. It was really hard not to make people think too much.

"It's a bit troublesome." Pei Yunying sighed, "I want to use your place to take shelter for a while."

His tone was too natural, as if he and Lu Zhen had been friends for many years, and there was no hesitation in making such a request, which made Yin Zheng slightly widen his eyes in shock.

"not good."

Lu Yan said calmly: "I am not related to the palace commander. If I help the palace commander, I will offend others. Those mad dogs in Shengjing are very difficult to deal with. I never ask for trouble."

Pei Yunying's eyes were slightly dazed.

This familiar word is not in the encounter in Xianlou before, Qi Yutai came to the door. Lu Yan asked him to help his own words when he helped the siege?

Lu Zhen now returned his original words.

Pei Yunying lowered her head and smiled: "Doctor Lu, you must retaliate."

 “Thank you for the compliment.”

He nodded: "What you said makes sense, but if I were discovered here, it would be bad for you."

 Lu Zhuo raised his eyes.

He smiled brightly, without any awareness of the danger on his face, and said leisurely: "In case others think that we are in the same group, Doctor Lu will also be implicated."

"I don't care," he shrugged. "But if Dr. Lu is investigated and investigated, and some secrets are found... wouldn't it be very troublesome if it delays what you want to do?"

Lu Zhen looked at him coldly.

 He looked like he didn't care much.

This man didn’t know what he was trying to do, or who he had offended. But now she wants to enter the palace. If Pei Yunying is really discovered here and harms her, all her previous plans will be in vain.

Pei Yunying is confident because of his accurate calculation.

The oil in the lamp gradually became lighter, and the candle wick in the oil lamp swayed, illuminating the expressions of everyone in the room in a blur.

 After a while, Lu Yan turned around and said coldly: "Follow me."

 …

 The wind and snow outside are getting heavier.

The ground in the small courtyard was covered with a layer of silvery white, and the faint light from a row of orange lamps under the window eaves made the heavy snow drift from the sky.

As soon as Lu Zhen came out of the kitchen, there was a loud banging on the door outside the hospital.

Yin Zheng stood in the yard holding an oil lamp and looked at Lu Huan nervously.

Lu Zong was silent, took the oil lamp, opened the felt curtain and walked towards the door of the hospital.

 “Bang bang bang—”

The sound of knocking on the door was urgent, especially harsh in the dark winter night. As soon as Lu Zhuo opened the door, the bright torches suddenly illuminated the long street in front of the door.

At the door of the hospital stood a group of soldiers patrolling the bunkhouse. They opened the door aggressively and all rushed into the hospital.

Yin Zheng said "Hey" but before she could say anything, a group of soldiers rushed into the hospital like wolves and started searching around.

“Who is it?” Yin Zheng called.

The leader of the army took a step inside and saw Lu Zhuo's face clearly under the dim light. He was stunned for a moment and then called out: "Doctor Lu?"

Lu Zhen looked at this man and nodded slightly: "Master Shen."

This man is actually Shen Fengying from the military patrol house.

Shen Fengying seemed to have just come to his senses. He took two steps back and looked at the plaque on the door of the medical clinic. Then he slapped his thigh: "I didn't even see you coming here!" He turned around and called to the people behind him, "Be gentle, don't worry. You broke people and things!" He looked at Lu Huan again and said, "I'm sorry, Doctor Lu, I have to bother you again."

"It doesn't matter." Lu Yun asked, "But what is Master Shen doing? Will he receive another report about murders and burials at Renxin Medical Center?"

This group of soldiers rushed in with great momentum. In terms of the formation of troops and horses, it was even worse than the last time.

Hearing this, Shen Fengying seemed to recall the misunderstanding about breaking into the medical clinic the night before, and Shen Fengying showed a bit of embarrassment on his face.

Shen Fengying coughed lightly and said, "That's not true. There are assassins escaping from the palace tonight, and people are being searched all over the city. Our patrol house was also called up."

He held a torch and walked into the medical clinic and asked Lu Huo, "Dr. Lu, don't you see anyone suspicious here?"

"No."

"That's strange." Shen Fengying muttered, "Just now we were chasing the assassin, and we seemed to have seen a figure at the door of your medical center."

Yin Zheng’s eyes trembled.

Lu Yan said calmly: "Really? I didn't see anyone. There was a snowman piled in Acheng in front of the hospital. Maybe the adults misunderstood the snowman."

Shen Fengying nodded: "Maybe." Having said that, he did not relax at all when he summoned the soldiers to search. Shen Fengying himself entered the inner bunk with a knife and patrolled around.

It was very cold in the yard, and red gauze lanterns were hung on the branches of the plum trees, illuminating the snow on the ground with a reddish light.

Yin Zheng twisted the handkerchief in his hands and glanced toward the kitchenette uneasily.

 This gaze was immediately caught by Shen Fengying.

 He spoke alertly: "What's over there?"

Lu Zhen replied: "It's the kitchen."

Shen Fengying glanced at Lu Huan, raised his hand, and called to the soldiers behind him: "Search the kitchen carefully!"

Yin Zheng’s expression changed.

Lu Ruduan’s hand holding the oil lamp trembled.

The soldiers received the order and swarmed into the kitchen, making the relatively spacious kitchen suddenly cramped. Shen Fengying walked in quickly.

This kitchen is so simple that it can even be called shabby, with plaster walls, an earthen pot and an earth stove, some leftover vegetables and fruits on the stone table, and some eggs and sweet potatoes in a straw basket under the stove. The fire was out, leaving only scattered ashes scattered on the ground.

Shen Fengying cautiously took a few steps inside, but saw nothing suspicious. Just as he was about to leave, his eyes suddenly froze.

 In the corner of the kitchen, there is a thick stack of hay stacks.

 It is common for ordinary people to stack haystacks at home to save firewood. However, the Renxin Medical Center did not raise livestock. If it was used for cooking, stacking haystacks in the kitchen would easily cause a fire, and there was obviously an empty room in the courtyard.   Moreover, this haystack is really too big.

Packed in a thick layer in the corner, like a hill. If a thief sneaks in, it should be difficult to detect if he hides here.

Shen Fengying's eyes flashed with confusion. He walked to the haystack and suddenly drew his sword and waved it!

 In an instant, there was a "crashing -" sound.

The haystack was like a mountain of broken earth, which collapsed and disintegrated in an instant. The dark corner of the haystack gradually emerged from the slowly sliding grass residue.

"This is…"

 Shen Fengying's expression suddenly changed.

 It is like a treasure buried deep in the ground being pushed aside by the thick soil, revealing its secrets.

Hide under those thick haystacks are several dark porcelain jars half as tall as a man.

The porcelain jar is huge and can accommodate one person hiding in it. It is like a few black mounds rising abruptly, which is weird and abnormal.

Shen Fengying should remember clearly that when he returned to Renxin Medical Center to search, these large black porcelain jars were not in the kitchen.

 He swallowed and his tone became colder: "Doctor Lu, what is this?"

“They are some medicinal materials used in daily medicine.” Lu Huo replied.

As soon as he finished speaking, a soft sound suddenly came from the black porcelain jar. The movement was not loud, but in the quiet night, it reached everyone's ears clearly.

 The expression of the nearest Pubeng changed: "Sir! There is something inside."

 Shen Fengying squinted his eyes and looked at Lu Huo subconsciously.

Lu Zhen stood at the door of the kitchen, a position not far away but not close. The oil lamp in his hand was blown by the cold wind and seemed to be extinguished in the next moment, so his vision became blurred.

Shen Fengying's face gradually became serious. He pulled out the sword from his waist, signaled the surrounding soldiers to retreat, and walked to the porcelain vat. The torch light shone on him, and also illuminated the beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

 There was silence all around.

 Shen Feng should slowly approach the porcelain jar, hold the lid of the porcelain jar with one hand, hold the knife across the face with the other hand, and lift it suddenly -

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 There was a rustling sound from the porcelain vat, and accompanied by the screams of the soldiers around him, Shen Fengying stared at the things in the porcelain vat for a long time, and turned to Lu Yun with some shock: "This, this is... a snake?"

This porcelain jar actually contains dozens of long black snakes!

The long snake's scales were dark and moist, and they were intertwined together and made a soft friction sound. Shen Fengying only took one look at it and quickly closed the lid.

“Doctor Lu, why did you put the snake in this tank?”

These poisons are eerie and horrifying. They are all intertwined and rustling, and they sound very scary.

Lu Zhu approached with an oil lamp and said in a calm tone: "The medical center sometimes needs fresh snake sloughs and snake blood to make medicines. This is what Hua Yinzi collected from the snake catcher. It is the medicinal material for making medicines."

Shen Fengying pointed to several other porcelain jars: "Are these too?"

Lu Zhen handed the oil lamp to Yin Zheng, walked to the other porcelain jars, opened the lids, and asked Shen Fengying to take a closer look.

 The other porcelain jars contained scorpions, centipedes and toads.

Shen Fengying stared at Lu Huan for a long time and said, "Doctor Lu, are you trying to refine Gu?"

He, a man, felt flustered and short of breath after seeing these things, while Lu Tong, a weak woman, had an untroubled expression, as if she was happy to deal with these things.

If he hadn't been familiar with West Street, Shen Fengying would have suspected that he had entered a medical clinic in the underworld.

"Lord Shen, I don't know that medicine has seven emotions: those that act alone, those that look like beards, those that look like messengers, those that look evil, those that are opposite, and those that kill each other."

“Those who kill each other control each other’s poison. If these poisons are placed well, they are also a good way to save lives.”

Shen Fengying was confused after hearing this. He looked at the kitchen again and saw nothing suspicious except for a few porcelain jars. He called the soldiers behind him to exit first.

The soldiers followed Shen Fengying out of the kitchen and walked to the small courtyard. The wind was blowing outside, and flakes of flying snow fell on people like catkins.

Shen Fengying passed by the plum tree in the small courtyard and thought that it was like this last time when he came back. He turned the medical center upside down in a rage and found nothing in the end. He felt a little guilty and a little bit ashamed for no reason.

Logically speaking, he actually doesn’t have any bad feelings towards Lu Zhen.

Last time, Dr. Lu and Pei Yunying, the commander of the front department, staged a good show in front of the military patrol house in order to drag Prince Wenjun's palace into trouble. Shen Fengying also found out what happened later. Pei Yunying's sister, Princess Wenjun, reconciled smoothly and moved out of Prince Wenjun's palace. However, the concubine who hired a murderer to kill someone was in bad luck, along with the empress in the palace.

 Shen Fengying knew that he was being targeted by Pei Yunying, and was prepared to offend Prince Wen and get out of the military patrol house sooner or later. Unexpectedly, after the incident, his boss personally spoke to him, greeted him a bit, and said in a reasonable manner that he was in a dilemma about the matter, but he handled it extremely well, and he would not be promoted in the future.

It is not known whether this cake can satisfy his hunger, but at least it makes Shen Fengying temporarily relieved.

He also understood that it must have been Pei Yunying who had said hello to the military patrol house to prevent him from being made trouble by King Wenjun afterwards.

 Shen Fengying's bad feeling towards Pei Yunying dissipated a lot at that time.

If it hadn't been for the order from the city guard tonight, he wouldn't have come to trouble Lu Zong in the middle of the night.

Just as he was thinking about it, Lu Zhen, who was walking in front, paused and suddenly coughed twice.

Shen Feng responded to the excitement and looked at her hurriedly.

Because she was in a hurry to open the door at night, Lu Yan only wore a thin outer dress and a plain white middle coat underneath. The hairpin had been removed, and her long black hair hung down to her chest. She was very thin and looked innocent and innocent. Ignorant, standing in the light under the wind and snow, like a snow-white magnolia blooming in the wind, weak against the cold winter.

The beautiful lady was sick, so she immediately told Shen Fengying to feel a trace of pity and self-blame, and quickly said: "It's really Shen who bothered Doctor Lu so rashly tonight."

"There's nothing going on here. I'm sorry. Doctor Lu, please go back to the house and rest." He raised his hand and called to his men: "Let's go!"

This group of soldiers left in a hurry just like when they arrived. Leaving messy footprints on the snow in the courtyard.

Lu Zhen tightened his outer clothes and watched the last soldier leave the hospital with a lamp. He waited at the door of the hospital for a long time until there was no movement outside, and then returned to the small courtyard with an oil lamp.

Yin Zheng stood at the door of the dormitory, looked inside, and then looked at Lu Huo worriedly: "Girl..."

“It’s okay, you go to the back bunk and watch out, be careful of anyone coming over.”

 After hesitating for a moment, fearing that people outside would turn back, Yin Zheng left with a lantern.

In the gap of the flower window at the door of the dormitory, an orange light was dimly lit.

 Snow and charcoal stove, cold and warmth, separated by a door, are like two worlds.

Lu Zong stood at the door for a moment, then opened the door and walked in.

As soon as I entered the house, a warm breeze hit my face.

There was a stove in the corner of the house, the flower window was half-opened, and the rugged plum branches just framed the window view, remaining motionless in the cold wind.

In the boudoir, Pei Yunying was standing in front of the small Buddha cabinet with his back to Lu Huo.

Lu Zhen entered the room and closed the door. He looked at his back and said, "Master Pei, he has left."

Pei Yunying turned around.

Incense candles were lit in front of the small Buddhist cabinet, and the dim candlelight flickered in the room. He was dressed in black and had handsome features, like a spirit that suddenly appeared in front of the Guanyin Seat on a snowy night. He came uninvited, presumptuously and dangerously.

Seeing Lu Chen's look, he smiled and spoke in a somewhat teasing tone.

“It’s so easy to be deceived by you, no wonder the public security in Shengjing is getting worse and worse.”

 (End of this chapter)