Chapter 234: Full of Doubts (Thanks to book friend Mo Shaobao for the reward!)

After Ye Kui finished his report, he glanced at Huo San who was kneeling on the ground. After a slight hesitation, he said:
"Just now, the Japanese pirates outside attacked fiercely. Thanks to Lord Huo's great skills, he fought ten of them alone and killed all the prisoners. Only then were all the pirates wiped out..."

Hearing Ye Kui pleading for him, Huo San, who was kneeling on the ground, showed a hint of gratitude.

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng glanced at Huo San, who was kneeling on the ground without saying a word, and asked calmly:
"How many Japanese pirates are here?"

"There are about thirty people, all of them are Koga's ninjas. No one escaped. They were hiding in a secret room deep underground and were well disguised. I didn't notice them and failed your trust..."

Huo San said with great shame:
After hearing Huo San's explanation, Ye Mingsheng's expression finally eased. It had only been half an hour since they arrived at Xiaogang Township. In such a short time, if the other party was hiding underground, it was understandable that Huo San could not find him.

Looking at Huo San who was full of shame, Ye Mingsheng considered it carefully in his heart, then looked at Huo San and said in a deep voice: "When you go back, go to the military court to receive twenty blows of military stick!"

"Huo San! I hope this is the first and last time!"

"I understand the humble position!"

Ye Mingsheng's punishment finally made Huo San feel relieved. Being a strong-willed person, he stressed

Nodding, he said firmly:

After dealing with Huo San's problem, Ye Mingsheng comforted his frightened old mother Ye Cui, and then continued on his journey with his men. If they didn't reach Erlang Mountain to meet up with Ye Tie, there would always be safety risks for their group.

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At the hour of Xu, at the foot of Erlang Mountain, in the military camp of Ye Tie’s troops.

After traveling for an entire afternoon, Ye Mingsheng finally met up with Ye Tie. In the camp, he listened to Ye Tie's report on defeating Wang Laogunzi for a while, encouraged Ye Tie with a few words, and then prepared to have a good rest.
He had been traveling for the entire afternoon and was now exhausted and tired. He urgently needed to take a nap to recharge his energy.

Ye Mingsheng was just about to go to bed when he saw Ye Dong coming over to report:
"Master, Lord Huo Sanhuo said outside that he wants to see you for something important..."

"What's wrong with him?" Ye Mingsheng yawned and frowned and said:

"Master Huo didn't tell me the details, he just said he had something important to discuss and he wanted to see you right away!"

Ye Mingsheng heard this, hesitated for a moment and then ordered:

"Let him in!"

"Yes!" Ye Dong took the order and left.
Climbing up from the bed, Ye Mingsheng put on a cotton robe and sat on the chair.

Although he didn't know why Huo San came, Ye Mingsheng knew that Huo San was definitely not a person who didn't know the seriousness of the matter. He came to see him so late, so he must have discovered something extraordinary...

Soon Huo San arrived at Ye Mingsheng's tent. What caught Ye Mingsheng's attention was that Huo San was holding a wooden box carefully in his hands. Seeing that Ye Mingsheng was only wearing a nightgown, Huo San was stunned at first, and then said to Ye Mingsheng very apologetically:
"Sorry to bother you with your rest!"

"It's okay. Did you find anything?" Ye Mingsheng waved his hand and said, his eyes fell on the wooden box in Huo San's hand.

Huo San nodded upon hearing this, and then under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, he opened the wooden box, carefully took out a pitch-black porcelain bottle from it, showed it to Ye Mingsheng and said:
"Sir, this was found on the body of the ninja who was good at using hidden weapons. Sir, don't underestimate this bottle, it is a secret hidden weapon of the Koga ninja of Japan - the Black Bottle!"

"Wuping?" Ye Mingsheng, who had never heard of this name, asked back in confusion:
"Yes, it's the black bottle!"

"These ninjas from Japan are natural born assassins!"

"Among them, the Koga ninjas are the best at using poison, and this Wuping is said to be a special container made by them. They put poisonous grasses, poisonous flowers and other poisons in it, and then sealed it. Then, they used secret methods to make the poison react in the Wuping, forming an extremely deadly poisonous smoke!"

"The surface of this black bottle is very hard. It can withstand some ordinary bumps and collisions. But when you want to use it, you need to use your inner strength to smash the black bottle to the ground. The porcelain bottle will break and the poisonous smoke in the bottle will be released!"

"Anyone who inhales this poisonous smoke will die in agony, because the poisonous smoke attacks indiscriminately and there is no antidote. Therefore, once it is released, even the user himself will not be spared."

"So the Wuping is only used by the Koga Ninja when they are carrying out the most important mission and will die if they fail!" Huo San explained carefully:

"What do you mean?" After thinking carefully about Huo San's words, Ye Mingsheng asked in confusion:

"Sir, I heard from Ye Dong that my Senior Brother Tian was fighting against that Japanese ninja who was good at using hidden weapons."

"That Japanese ninja reached for his waist, but his body froze, and then he was beheaded by Senior Brother Tian, ​​right?" Instead of answering Ye Mingsheng's question, Huo San asked:

Squinting his eyes and recalling the situation at that time, Ye Mingsheng nodded and recalled:
"Yes, the ninja did slow down at that time, and it felt like he was hit by something..."

Ye Mingsheng, who was at the scene, witnessed the entire fight between Tian Zongze and the ninja. He was also a little curious at the time as to why the ninja suddenly froze at such a critical moment of life and death.

However, this ninja was beheaded by Tian Zongze in the next second, so Ye Mingsheng did not think much about it and just thought that he was intimidated by Tian Zongze's momentum. But from Huo San's words, things did not seem that simple!
After hearing Ye Mingsheng's answer, Huo San's eyes showed a hint of excitement, and he pointed at the black bottle in his hand and said:
"Sir, this Wuping is hidden on the waist of that ninja!"

"What exactly do you want to say?" After pondering for a while, Ye Mingsheng, who had a vague understanding in his mind, asked again.

"Sir, please look! This is what I found from the lower back when I dissected the ninja's body..." Huo San said as he took out a silver needle from the wooden box and handed it to Ye Mingsheng.

Ye Mingsheng took the silver needle and looked at it carefully. This silver needle looked no different from the ordinary embroidery needles that women used to mend clothes, except that this silver needle was full of bloody smell, and one could tell at a glance that it was taken out from flesh and blood.

(End of this chapter)