marriage order

Chapter 20 It's Me
When Pei Qu woke up, his back hurt so badly that he couldn't move. He only vaguely remembered being chased by Qianniuwei in the forest. He was shot in the shoulder, back and back. Hurry up, don't fall" and ran towards the depths of the woods.

Nanshan's dying fighting spirit seemed to be rekindled, his ears were also very good, and his reaction was quicker than anyone else's. He deftly avoided the arrow behind him, turned suddenly into the difficult path, and tried his best to leave Qianniuwei behind.

She almost tried her best, and she never wanted to survive more than at this moment in her life.

Pei Qu will probably remember this scene for a lifetime.He had always regarded Nanshan as the child nine years ago, but in fact, she has grown from a small seedling to a big tree, able to withstand wind and rain, able to withstand the sun, able to endure ice and snow, and extremely tenacious. He can't imagine.

"Go to the Zhongnan Mountain Taoist Temple."

Qianniuwei behind him was getting farther and farther away from them, and Pei Qu's head was getting heavier, so he could only ask for one word.

Nanshan's cuff also oozes blood, she doesn't feel sad at all, and she doesn't feel any pain from the wound.She could feel Pei Qu's body temperature and breathing close at hand, and her small body seemed to be filled with endless power.

Nine years ago, he turned her dying from the pile of corpses, and now, she can also rely on her own strength to bring him to a safe place.

Zhongnan Mountain has never been difficult, but this tone supported her to lead Pei Qu to the Taoist temple on the mountain.

Pei Qu tried hard to think back, but couldn't remember many things clearly.He looked around and saw that incense was quietly burning on the small case, and beside the incense burner were countless strips of white cloth and medicine jars.

"Your Majesty, don't move around!" A little Taoist priest pushed the door and entered, seeing Pei Qu trying to turn over, he rushed forward to stop him.

Pei Qu recognized the appearance of the little Taoist priest, and he was sure that he was indeed watching.

Did Nanshan send him here?

So, where is Nanshan?

Pei Qu disregarded dissuasion and wanted to sit up, the little Taoist quickly stepped forward to hold his shoulders, and stretched out his hand distressedly to touch the cloth belt that he had patiently tied up for him just now, and said aggrievedly: "The poor Taoist just changed it for Mr. Take the medicine! Look! It’s oozing blood again!” He tied it carefully just now, but he didn’t want to change it again so soon.

The little Taoist wanted to cry, but Pei Qu looked at him and sat up.His lips were terribly pale, and the little Taoist glared at him unhappily: "If the gentleman faints again, the poor Taoist will be blamed by the master!"

"I won't embarrass you." Pei Qu's voice was very hoarse, and it hurt to touch the wound when he spoke.He lowered his head and endured it for a while, then asked again, "I just want to know, where is the lady who came with me now?"

Seeing the blood oozing out, the little Taoist couldn't stand it anymore, so he turned his head to get the medicine bottle and white cloth belt.

Pei Qu asked again, and then he replied stupidly: "I don't know, there is a master watching over there, and there seems to be no problem."

The little Taoist babbled, bowed his head and finished cutting the white cloth belt, and hurried to him again to change his dressing.

Pei Qu stretched out his hand to block it: "Slowly change the medicine first, I have to go and have a look."

The little Taoist shouted loudly: "No! Master said..."

Before he finished speaking, Taoist Priest Yun Guanzi had already walked to the door.Yun Guanzi stepped into the door, and the little Taoist complained loudly: "This gentleman is very disobedient! He insists on getting out of bed and walking! The medicine just changed, the white cloth is almost soaked in blood right now!"

After setting aside his responsibilities, the little Taoist stepped back wisely, giving up his position to the master in the fairy clothes.

Yun Guanzi walked over unhurriedly: "Where do you want to go now?"

"I just want to take a look." Pei Qu's voice became even hoarse.

"She is much better than you right now, but she needs to rest and not move around more. You'd better take care of yourself before you talk." Yun Guanzi shook his head as he spoke, then turned around and told the little Taoist in a low voice, "Tang Yao hurry up Feed it and save trouble."

Suddenly, the little Taoist slapped his head and hurriedly said to Pei Channel: "The medicine should be boiled, and I will bring it to the gentleman. If the gentleman drinks it first, he will be more energetic!" The medicine came.

Pei Qu's condition is extremely bad at this time, and he really can't sit for long.So the little Taoist priest finished the decoction and had to lie down again.Obviously some sedatives were added to this soup, which made people feel dizzy after drinking it.

Pei Qu lay prone on the bed, letting the little Taoist change the dressing cloth for him, while Yun Guanzi watched quietly for a long time before going out.

Nanshan's situation is actually worse. He has been eating irregularly all year round and under tremendous pressure. His foundation is not good, and he has been injured frequently these days.

The day before yesterday, she carried Pei Qu to the Taoist Temple in Zhongnan Mountain, but when she saw Yun Guanzi who came out to meet him, she couldn't bear it and fell over.

Such a horse that has run for too long and spent too long, once it falls down, it is very difficult to stand up again.Yun Guanzi was considered a good doctor, but he couldn't help worrying about it.

Yun Guanzi had a deep friendship with Pei Lianjun in his early years, and they were even more like-minded when it comes to medicine.It's a pity that later on Pei Lianjun almost became obsessed, and he was too naive in discerning people's hearts, so he ended up in such a fate.

Although he has lived in the mountains for a long time these years, he also knows a lot about the things down the mountain.He knew that Pei Lianjun had a child back then, and after inquiring several times later, he found out that the child was living in the world as Pei Jin'an's youngest son; The child had saved another child during the killing of the kings, and it was obvious that Nanshan was the child he had saved.

The importance of Nanshan to him is self-evident.These two people are destined to meet again now, if Nanshan can't be rescued...

Yun Guanzi was preoccupied, when he entered the medicine room, the little medicine boy who was watching the stove hurriedly stood up and said, "The pill is ready, do you want to send it to the lady to take it?"

Yun Guanzi nodded, and the little drug boy quickly took the medicine into a small room inside.

Nanshan didn't wake up for a long time, Yun Guanzi could only let her try the medicine slowly, and it was up to God to see if she could recover.

The days and nights in the Taoist temple seem to be much longer than the days and nights in the city. Everyone in the temple seems to be sleeping and dawdling, while the world outside is running around all the time.

Zhongnan Mountain, with thousands of peaks and emerald green peaks, seems to stretch endlessly. Standing on the highest peak, you can look at Longshouyuan in the distance.The majestic palaces are faintly visible, and the palace is now busily ushering in a new master.

The enthronement ceremony was grand and voluminous. Li Jiayin wore a thick and heavy dress in this hot summer, listened to the edict read out by the Ministry of Rites, and accepted the courtiers' kneeling.After a series of procedures, Jiayin was already sweating.

If he only vaguely understood it before, now he clearly knows that he is sitting on the throne representing the core of power.He only felt that the throne was cold and hard, and the weight on his head and shoulders was extremely heavy.

He really wanted to go back and look for his father, but there was no one behind him except the palace man.His father, his aunt, are all under the throne now, not behind him.

The children were led by a group of adults to complete the ceremony, and heard some important names.The owners of those names are almost all wearing purple robes, jade belts and swords, and they are the people who will assist him to sit on the throne in the future.

Although it seemed that the weight on his shoulders had been shared a lot, he couldn't develop any trust in these strange faces.Every time he thought of that rainy night, and the almost domineering and unreasonable actions of those strange faces in the Lishan Palace, he couldn't help feeling afraid of them.

The new king took over the throne of the empire with full of fear and uneasiness, but under the throne, there was a dark tide.

King Wu was almost supported by the palace servants to leave without saying a single unnecessary word.And Shangyuan had a calm face from the beginning to the end, but when she returned to the palace, she shocked the maid. Her palm was full of blood, and her nails were dug into the flesh, full of unwillingness.

As for the veterans, they were proud for a while and did not forget to go home quickly.If the internal guards are not eliminated, they cannot relax for a moment.

Qianniuwei sent more men to search the whole city day and night for Meihuawei, and even posted a large number of portraits of inner guards everywhere, encouraging the people to report to the officials when they saw it.

Among the many portraits, there is one that is Nanshan.

People from the official media yamen saw it, and even pointed out: "Ah! The southern media official is actually an internal guard! It's really scary. I watched people and animals harmless all day long, but I didn't expect it to be such a thing! Fortunately, I I have nothing to do with her, otherwise wouldn't she know everything?"

"Ouch, I'm so scared to death!"

"You know people, you know your face, but you don't know your heart." Another Jiupin media shook his head, thought for a while and said, "Huh? But this Southern media official, does she have a blind nurse at home to take care of? The Southern media official is running away now." Yes, her wet nurse..."

"Yeah, yeah, normally the Southern media officials take this nanny very seriously, and leave all good things to her nanny. Now they only care about running away, and don't even care about the nanny's life or death! "

"I don't think so. Southern media officials should be very affectionate and righteous. Now they may just avoid it for a while, and they will definitely come back for the sake of this nanny. So, the government wants to arrest the southern media officials and send people to guard them." At her house, she will definitely be caught."

"Not only her family, but also the neighbors! You don't know that Nanmei officials are very popular in the workshop. Even if these people know that Nanmei officials are internal guards, they will probably help her! Their workshop should focus on it." Keep an eye on it, otherwise the southern media official will be tricky and difficult to catch."

There is probably very little true friendship between peers, and seeing someone better than yourself accidentally fall down, even if there is no grievance or enmity on weekdays, you can't help stepping on your feet.

A group of media officials were muttering and discussing, Qian Niuwei on the side listened for a long time, stepped forward and said, "Are all the ladies saying just now true?"

The media officials nodded desperately, and one of them dared to ask: "Why did you arrest this southern media official? She killed many people, or did she do something?"

Qianniuwei replied: "This Meihuawei from Nanshan, taking advantage of his job as a matchmaker, has many people's information in his hand, and has the ability of photographic memory, so he knows a lot of things. The Shangguan deliberately The roll call will bring her alive and bring her to justice for interrogation. If you have any news, you ladies must tell the government, otherwise—" He glanced at the faces of these people one by one, "We will be punished as a crime of harboring!"

The group of media officials couldn't stand such intimidation, they hurriedly explained everything they knew, and after getting Qian Niuwei's consent, they dispersed in a hurry.

Because Fengniang hadn't heard from Nanshan for too long, she moved to the lady's house next door early in the morning.The lady next door also seemed to have a vague understanding of some love committees, so she only hid Fengniang at home, and claimed to the public that she didn't know where Fengniang had gone.Even when Pei Qu came to look for her that day, she told Pei Qu the same lie.

At this moment, Feng Niang is helping the lady next door in the kitchen, although what she can do is very limited, but she does it very carefully.The lady next door added a few pieces of firewood to the stove, clapped her hands and straightened up. Seeing that there seemed to be a faint worry in Fengniang's brows, she persuaded: "Don't worry, Miss Nan will be fine. Wait until the limelight passes. , will definitely come to pick you up."

Feng Niang shook her head: "The situation is too dangerous right now, my wife had better go far away and never come back."

"Do you know where your wife has gone?"

Feng Niang feels very cautious about this matter, and refuses to reveal Nanshan's whereabouts easily.She replied vaguely: "I don't know, the lady didn't say anything when she left."

Since Feng Niang said so, the lady next door couldn't ask any more questions, but she always had some bad premonitions in her heart, her right eyelid twitched too much.

After the family had lunch, Feng Niang said: "It's too much trouble to live in my wife's house these days. I will stay back in the afternoon, so as not to cause trouble to my wife's house."

The lady next door put down her chopsticks, and there was silence for a while.

Everything is impermanent, and no one knows what will happen in the next moment.Since Nanshan was being pursued by the government, Fengniang probably couldn't stay out of it completely.If someone has a heart to report, it is very likely that her family will also be involved.The lady next door looked at her pair of young children, pursed her lips and said, "Then come over for lunch, if it's not convenient, I can send it to you."

Feng Niang was extremely grateful for such care, so she packed her bags and moved back.The last time she was captured by Pei Liangchun, she didn't think about coming back alive.Now she is the same, she only wants Nanshan to live in peace, her own life and death are indifferent.

It was getting dusk on Mount Zhongnan, and when Pei Qu woke up again, the little Taoist priest was still guarding the house.

Probably because he had been guarding for too long, the little Taoist dozed off while sitting, his head drooping and motionless, as if he was in a deep sleep.Pei Qu didn't disturb him, and sat up carefully enduring the pain, trying to get out of bed.

The little Taoist knocked his head down, then lifted it up abruptly, stared at Pei Qu for a moment, and immediately reacted and shouted: "Master! This gentleman is awake again!"

Yun Guanzi seemed to have clairvoyant ears, but he rushed over immediately.Pei Qu had already stood up at this moment, pulled off his robe and put it on his body.Yun Guanzi pushed the door open and entered, seeing that Pei Qu was about to go out, he hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to see Nanshan."

"Your wound will open as soon as you move around, so continue to lie down." Yun Guanzi's tone was non-negotiable, he frowned as he spoke, and was about to slam the door and leave, but Pei Qu said in a hoarse voice: "It's okay if I don't go, Can she come?"

Yun Guanzi did not speak.

"Since she can't come, I'm afraid the situation is also critical. The Taoist priest really doesn't have to deliberately hide it from me."

He spoke calmly and sincerely, and he also guessed the situation of Nanshan.Knowing that there was no need to hide anything, Yun Guanzi pursed his lips and sighed, "She hasn't woken up yet. Pindao tried many prescriptions, but none of them worked. Probably because he was too tired and wanted to sleep well. Just sleep. Don’t worry too much, just go over there and have a look and come back.”

Hearing the sound, Pei Qu lowered his head to tie his robe, but it hurt his shoulder.For a while, cold sweat dripped down his face, and his face was even more bloodless.The little Taoist hurried over to help, and couldn't help muttering: "Your Majesty is so stubborn, do you have to be crippled to be reconciled?" He quickly helped Pei Qu put on his robe, and said to Yun Guanzi, "Mr. Zun, then I will take Mr. Lang over there."

Yun Guanzi nodded, and the little Taoist dutifully helped Pei Qu to the medicine room.

The whole room is filled with the aroma of medicinal herbs, and the shelves are full of medical classics. Walking in, there is a long curtain blocking it, and the inner room is opened by opening the curtain.Incense was burning in the inner room, Nan Shan was lying flat on the couch, motionless, as if he was in a deep sleep.

An elderly female Guanzi was sitting aside, seeing Pei Qu coming, she looked at him seriously and said, "I just took the medicine just now, my forehead is not as hot as before, and my pulse has stabilized a lot."

But I just don't wake up.

Nu Guanzi stood up and gave the seat to Pei Qu, but stopped when she reached the door, and suddenly said to Pei Qu: "You are indeed very similar to Mr. Lian."

Pei Qu realized that Yun Guanzi and Pei Lianjun were not the only old acquaintances in this view, so he looked back at the female Guanzi and said nothing.

Although he knew that he was actually Pei Lianjun's son, he clearly didn't know Pei Lianjun.He didn't know what she looked like, and he had never heard her voice.He could only know everything about her from the books in the small building.

"If you want to know anything, just ask me." The female crown left only this sentence and went out. The little Taoist stood aside and picked his nostrils, thought for a while and said: "The poor Taoist heard that Mr. Lian is... "Before he finished speaking, a hand reached in and grabbed him out.

At this time, there were only two teachers and students left in the inner room.Pei Qu stretched out his hand to test her body temperature, and then checked her breathing.His body temperature was just right, his breathing was steady, his face was stretched and calm, his eyebrows were not wrinkled because of the pain, and he seemed to have really slept soundly.

Although Nu Guanzi had changed the sheets for her, when she lifted the thin blanket, she could still see the blood oozing from the clothes.

The loose sleeves covered her hands, Pei Qu reached out hesitantly, gently held her cool fingertips, pushed up the wide sleeves, and suddenly pressed her lips tightly.

From the wrist up, there are many scars.Some have healed for a while, and some have yet to grow back.

He looked around and finally saw the clothes she was wearing in the corner.Pei Qu picked up the clothes with great effort, and spread them out little by little. The blood on them made his teeth ache.He endured and endured, but only pressed his lips tighter.

After a long time, he sighed and covered her with the thin blanket again.

Pei Qu probably stayed in the inner room for too long, Yun Guanzi saw that he was still not coming out, so he came to look for him in person.

He originally wanted to scold Pei Qu, but he opened the curtain lightly, saw the situation in the inner room, then quietly put down the curtain and walked out.The two slept on the same bed, and Pei Qu even leaned over to embrace the blanket and Nanshan lightly, sleeping deeply.

It was unbearable to interrupt this scene, Yun Guanzi walked out of the medicine room with his hands behind his back, looked up at the moonlit sky and sighed in relief... these two poor children.

He had just finished sighing, when the little Taoist over there hurried over and shouted: "Master is not good! A group of soldiers came down from the mountain!" He said out of breath, standing straight and pointing not far away, " Master, did you see the torch?!"

"Calm down." Yun Guanzi calmly reprimanded, "Take the two of them to the secret room, hurry up!"

"It's too late, Master! Everyone has come to kill, and the secret room has been watched by others, how could those stupid soldiers know about our secret room?!" The little Taoist couldn't calm down at all, he I was about to cry anxiously, "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom will kill them?"

"What are you afraid of?! When did Taoist priests ever fear being soldiers?" Yun Guanzi did not miss the training, and said, "I'll go to the town, and you go and wake Pei Qilang up. If you really have no choice, go west and listen. Have you arrived yet?"

The little Taoist was almost crying in fright, he had never experienced such a thing, and he had no idea of ​​"going west" that the master ordered.He was so anxious that he turned around, and when he realized it, he wanted to grab the master and ask him clearly, but the master strode towards the front of the Taoist temple.

Qianniuwei came aggressively, and counted 25 to [-] heads.As soon as they arrived in the temple, they sealed their secret room first, so that there was no way out for them to escape. The methods could be described as very cunning and vicious.

After all, Yun Guanzi had seen the big scene, so he said calmly: "Since the founding of the country, Taoism has always been respected, and the saints can't be too unreasonable. How can it be the turn of ordinary people to make trouble today?"

"Someone tried to find the Plum Blossom Internal Guard in Nanshan Taoist Temple. I was ordered to investigate. Whoever blocked it would be arrested. It's better to lead the way by yourself." Qianniuwei, the leader, finished speaking arrogantly, and even snorted. "Smelly Taoist."

Yun Guanzi rolled up his sleeves and was about to fight, Qian Niuwei, the leader, raised his head: "I have the ability to fight! I'm afraid you won't succeed?"

"Fight!" Yun Guanzi turned his head and beckoned a group of young Taoist priests to come forward to fight, "How can you allow Lizi and others to be reckless in the Taoist temple?"

Most of the little Taoists are three-legged cat kung fu, which is really bad, but the advantage is that there are many people, and they can carry a little bit of weight.Seeing that the two sides were fighting, Yun Guanzi turned around and left.Originally, he just planned to let the little Taoist priests procrastinate, and didn't expect them to win.

Unexpectedly, Qianniuwei, who was in the lead, had extremely sharp eyes. When he saw Yun Guanzi running out, he hurriedly shouted: "Stop beating! Chase!"

When Yun Guanzi heard the movement behind him, he immediately changed direction.He was going to run to the medicine room, but now he led a group of Qianniuwei and ran in the opposite direction.Lao Dao has trained very well on weekdays, and he runs fast, almost leading the way.Qian Niuwei ran around the entire temple with him only to realize that the stinky old man was cheating people, so he stopped immediately and ordered: "Search the temple for me! Those who block it will be killed without mercy!"

Yun Guanzi, who was always calm, couldn't help but sweat at this moment, wondering if Pei Qu and the others had left.

At this time, in Xijing City, the lady next door to Nanshan's family was also anxious.She had just settled down a couple of young children at home, when she heard the sound of horseshoes in the usually quiet workshop.Her heart sank suddenly, and when she opened the door, she saw that the lights almost lit up the entire street.

She was so anxious that she almost tripped over and tried to steady herself, but she saw all the red-clothed and armored Qianniuwei standing fiercely at the door of Nanshan's house.

Feng Niang had already locked the door, and Qian Niuwei yelled at the door for a long time, but there was no movement inside.Qianniuwei gave a few more harsh warnings outside, but was about to knock on the door to no avail.

At this time, the neighbors were all awakened by the movement, and one by one poked their heads out to peek and listen. Qian Niuwei slammed the door open, and the leader rushed in quickly with a torch, but stopped in his tracks for a moment.

The yard fell silent for a moment, there were swallows loitering under the porch, and there was another person.

Dozens of torches lit up the courtyard, and only one person was seen hanging from the beam, and the case under his feet had been kicked over.

The leader, Qianniuwei, was taken aback for a moment, then waved his hands and ordered his subordinates: "Go and see!"

The subordinates rushed to check, and when they touched the body, they found it was cold, so they said to Shangguan who was standing in the courtyard, "I've been dead for a while!"

Chief Qianniuwei heard the words and went out to have a look, trying to find a neighbor to confirm the identity of the deceased.He saw the neighbor's lady outside the door almost at a glance, and with a wave of his hand, two Qianniu guards stepped forward and dragged the neighbor's lady into the courtyard.The lady had a bad premonition, and now she was dragged into the courtyard by Qianniuwei, and she almost collapsed to the ground in fright when she saw the situation before her.

During the day, she still eats with Feng Niang, but now Feng Niang has become a hanged ghost, looking too tragic.The neighbor lady came back to her senses, her eyes were already wet, and the torches in her vision became hazy. She looked at those arrogant Qianniuwei, although she was crying out unwillingly and angry in her heart, she could still think of the sleeping child in the next room , but all she could do was cry loudly.

Seeing that the woman was crying endlessly, Qian Niuwei hurriedly asked a few words about Nanshan and Fengniang, then left impatiently.

After Qianniuwei left, the officials and soldiers of Wuhou Shop unloaded the corpse from the beam. They planned to treat it as an unclaimed corpse, but they were stopped by the lady next door.

"Don't just join in the fun, it's easy to get into trouble if you get involved with this family. You're not relatives, so let's just turn a blind eye and forget about it. I'll dig a grave for her anyway." The kind official The pawn persuaded like this.

The lady next door stopped them crying: "I beg you, please leave Fengniang behind."

The official looked embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, Qianniuwei still intends to use this corpse as bait. So, how can this corpse be handled by the lady?" Corpse, and said to the neighbor lady, "You must not tell others."

The neighbor's wife was stunned, but before she could react, the officials had already carried the body out.

At this time, people who watched the excitement in the market planned to close their doors and go to sleep.The lights in the room that were turned on a moment ago quickly went out.The night in the summer of dog days gradually turned cold as we entered the depths.

The neighbor's wife lowered her head and wiped away her tears, recalling many old events.She stood in the deserted small courtyard of Nanshan's house for a while, cleaned up the porch, took off the white cloth under the beam, closed the doors and windows of the main room, and even poured a few ladles of water on the withered melon seedlings in the courtyard when she finally left.

Fengniang didn't want to drag Nanshan down, so she cut off the possibility of Nanshan being threatened by Qianniuwei with her death.But he didn't expect that after death, he couldn't control his own body and would still be used.

The neighbor's wife closed the door for her house, and bowed to the door again.

Buddhists believe that the period between death and reincarnation is the bardo, but if the deceased is too persistent, he will stay where he died and not reincarnate.Feng Niang is a stubborn character, and she has lived a very miserable life in this life. The neighbor lady hopes that she can protect Nanshan, and at the same time, she can let go of these things in the past life earlier, so that the next life will be better.

Chang'an City returned to calm, no different from the previous nights of thousands of closed workshops.

On Zhongnan Mountain outside the city, the search has not stopped.The Taoist temple was full of chickens and dogs, because Qian Niuwei really killed the little Taoist priest who led the fight, and the rest of the little Taoist priests scattered, and even some of the bad-hearted ones started to pack their bags and prepare to run away.

Yun Guanzi was bound hands and feet and thrown in the hall, unable to move even if he wanted to.

On the other side, Qianniuwei was still searching earnestly, going from room to room one by one, not sparing any corners.When they arrived at the medicine room, the leader Qianniu Wei hurriedly opened the door, only to see a little Taoist priest guarding the stove.The little Taoist was so frightened that he quickly stood up and stammered, "You—who are you..."

As soon as he finished asking, a Qianniuwei came up and grabbed him, and said viciously: "Be honest!"

The little Taoist was trembling with fright, but he tactfully kept silent.

"Is there anyone else?" Qian Niuwei, the leader, asked as he walked in, stopped when he saw the cloth curtain, listened vigilantly, drew his sword and swung the cloth curtain away.

The little Taoist screamed, and Qian Niuwei rushed in, but was there anyone in the cramped inner room?The couch was empty, there were some medicine bottles on the table, and there was nothing in the corner.

The leader, Qianniuwei, immediately asked his subordinate to go under the couch to see if there were any secret passages. The subordinate climbed in with a lamp and searched for it carefully. Ash has nothing!"

The leader, Qianniuwei, thought there was a ghost, but he didn't believe it, so he wanted to search for it himself, but in the end he found nothing.

Qian Niuwei searched the Taoist temple all over, and finally returned to the main hall.When Yun Guanzi saw them coming back empty-handed, he felt much more at ease.The old Taoist frowned, and asked unhappily: "Did you find it?!"

"Cunning old man, tell me honestly where you hid Meihua Neiwei!" a young Qianniuwei yelled unwillingly.

Yun Guanzi put on an impatient face: "May I ask who are you looking for? What kind of friendship do you have with Pindao? Pindao has never been a kind-hearted person, and he has never been too lazy to meddle in other people's affairs. Pindao has never made friends. If you have passed the inner guard, why do you hide it? You guys made a big fuss today and killed the disciples of the poor way. If you are so arrogant, you will be punished in hell! Come on, this way doesn’t care about you, come and worship Tianzun !"

As he spoke, he moved his body a bit, and let Qian Niuwei worship the statue.

The leader, Qian Niuwei, snorted disdainfully, turned around and left.After Qianniuwei left, the little Taoist dared to rush in to untie Yun Guanzi's rope.Yun Guanzi moved his wrist, stood up and tilted his head and asked, "Where's the person?"

"According to what Master said, we went to the west."

"Do you know where to hide?"

The little Taoist was stunned and shook his head: "I don't know."

"Pig!" Yun Guanzi patted his head hard, "Didn't I tell you a while ago?!"

The little Taoist was beaten so dizzy that he innocently said, "I don't remember..."

"How did you get there?"

"Pei Qilang walked with that lady on his back..."

"Let him carry it? Are you crazy?" Yun Guanzi frowned, and immediately ordered, "Go and keep an eye on those guys and see where they are going."

The little Taoist priest ran out quickly with the intention of sacrificing meritorious deeds.

These Qianniuwei were really unwilling to return empty-handed, and after leaving the Taoist temple, they also went west.There are also residents on Zhongnan Mountain, and there will be some small houses, which cannot be missed.So a group of people searched while walking west, and the family did not let go.Most of the mountain people had already fallen asleep, and they were all quarreled at this time, and they were searched helplessly.

Qian Niuwei saw a lighted room from a distance, so he went to knock on the door.After knocking for a long time, no one came to open the door.The two Qianniuwei exchanged glances, and just about to knock on the door, the door was suddenly opened from the inside.

Pei Qu stood at the door, looked out, and asked, "Is there something wrong?"

The Qianniuwei who was going to knock on the door was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "I am ordered to search for Meihua's inner guard, get out of the way!"

Pei Qu's response was frowning and silence. After a long stalemate, he replied: "There are none here."

"No?" Qian Niuwei, the leader, stepped forward and looked Pei Qu up and down, only to see that he was neatly dressed and plain, he looked like an ordinary scholar, but he was full of doubts.Then he asked, "Then why do you stay here at night?"

This wooden house looks very simple, it is usually used as lodging for hunters, so it should be an ownerless house.

Pei Qu replied indifferently: "A certain person came to look for relatives, but unfortunately encountered bandits on the way, and now he has nothing, and the road at night is not easy, so he can only make do with it here."

After he finished speaking candidly, he stepped aside again, making it clear that people should go in and search.

As soon as the leader Qianniuwei waved his hand, several small soldiers filed in, searched the house carefully, and when they came out, they really reported back: "There is no one else in the house."

The leader, Qian Niuwei, didn't say a word, but went in suspiciously and turned around again. When he was about to turn out, he found blood on the ground.He raised his eyebrows fiercely, staring at Pei Channel: "Where did this blood come from?"

Pei Qu lowered his head and looked at it, and said calmly: "How does this know? It's probably some kind of animal blood."

The leader, Qian Niuwei, pondered for a while, then waved his hand suddenly, signaling his subordinates to leave.

As soon as Pei Qu closed the door, the leader whispered to his subordinates: "Leave a few people here to watch, and arrest any suspicious movements, do you hear me?"

The subordinates nodded quickly and guarded all four sides of the house, making it impossible for Pei Qu to escape.

Pei Qu was still standing at the door at this time, watching the changes in the fire outside through the window, making sure that there were still people who hadn't gone far, so he could not act rashly.

He just came to get some water, but he didn't expect to bump into these people at this moment.

He was very anxious, but now he was trapped here, and he couldn't go anywhere for a while.

He sat in the house for a while, the wound on his back was still bleeding, and the wound opened again, which was more painful than before. He clenched his teeth and listened carefully to the movement outside.After a while, he simply turned off the lights and pretended to fall asleep.

Around five o'clock, he heard a burst of chaotic footsteps, accompanied by the complaints and yawns of "what's the matter?"

It was getting brighter outside, and he took out a thin blanket from a corner and used it as a shawl to cover the blood behind him.He gritted his teeth and picked up the wooden barrel, pushed open the door, and walked out enduring the pain of the wound being torn again.

There is a faint mist in the valley in the morning, but it is extraordinarily fresh and even a bit cool.Walking in the mountains is a pleasant thing, but it is a torment for Pei Qu.He vigilantly pretended to fetch water, checked his surroundings, and confirmed that the Qianniuwei had indeed left, so he fetched half a bucket of spring water and rushed to the west forest.

Regardless of his shoulder injury, he walked faster and faster, and walked straight to a big tree that had grown for at least a thousand years, and hugged Nanshan out of the tree hole.

Nanshan's dry lips parted slightly, as if he was saying something.Pei Qu quickly fed her with water, touched her hot forehead, and almost crushed the tip of her heart.Nanshan raised her eyelids with great difficulty, and she could vaguely see Pei Qu's face. She tried her best to touch his face, and said in a very hoarse voice: "The teacher came so late, I almost can't hold on... "

There wasn't much emotion in Nanshan's voice, but he managed to put on a smile on his face, as if what he said just now wasn't a blame.Her hand couldn't reach Pei Qu's face, so she simply took the next best thing, fumbled to hold his hand, and then slowly tightened it.

Last night, as soon as Pei Qu placed her in the tree hole, he felt a hand reach out and grab the corner of his clothes.He was startled suddenly, and found that Nanshan seemed to be awake, leaned over and heard her say with difficulty and vaguely: "Water, water..."

Regardless of the pain, he immediately went to find water.After finally finding a house for hunters to live in, he was rummaging through wooden barrels after entering, when he heard the sound of chaotic footsteps from outside.

The light of the fire approached with the sound of footsteps, and finally someone knocked on his door.He opened the door pretending to be calm, but forgot the blood that dripped on the ground during the search.Because the other party suspected him, he guarded him for almost a night, which caused him to be trapped in the house and failed to deliver water to Nanshan in time.

Nanshan was thirsty all night, and also waited all night in a daze.She had a long dream, and when she opened her eyes, it was pitch black, and there was no human voice at all, and the moisture in the forest at night even made her feel a little cold.

Those who had just woken up had little strength, and she thought about it several times, but she couldn't move at all.

This night was very long for Nanshan or Pei Qu.So this reunion early in the morning, I couldn't help crying.Pei Qu calmed down, took out the medicine bottle he brought out last night from his sleeve pocket, gave her the medicine, and comforted her, "Sleep for a while."

He lent her his leg as a pillow, lowered his head and carefully brushed the hair from her forehead, watching the morning mist dissipate in the mountains and forests and gradually heat up.It seems that few people come to this mountain forest, and it is relatively safer, but... I am so hungry.

Because he can't taste the food right now, Pei Qu's requirements for food have become very low.He looked around, and there were some wild fruits on the tree, which seemed to be unripe, but there was no problem satisfying hunger.

But Nanshan was sleeping with his legs on his pillow, and it was inconvenient for him to get up, so he stretched out his hand and picked up a slightly rotten fruit on the ground, without caring about the dirt, he lowered his head and quietly ate the intact part of the fruit.

Nanshan seemed to be dreaming all the time, and sometimes he would uncontrollably move without knowing what he was dreaming about, as if he was frightened by something.She slept extremely unsteadily, and finally grabbed Pei Qu's hand indiscriminately, and never let go.

The sun is gradually rising, but it is still cool in the mountains and forests.The wound on Pei Qu's back no longer bleeds, and after the pain, he is numb for a long time, so he doesn't feel too uncomfortable.

Footsteps suddenly sounded in the forest, Pei Qu listened carefully, pursed his lips slightly but did not rush to wake Nanshan up.As the footsteps approached, Pei Qu vaguely saw the appearance of the man.

The person who came was wearing a dark Taoist robe with large sleeves and crossed collars. He walked a little hurriedly, and it was Yun Guanzi at first glance.

Pei Qu was not surprised that he would find him, but it was inconvenient for him to get up right now, so he just watched him walk this way.

Yun Guanzi obviously saw them, ran over quickly, took a closer look, and asked, "Are you okay?"

Pei Qu was too tired and his voice was hoarse, so he just nodded.

Yun Guanzi looked at Nanshan again, and asked in a low voice, "Did you wake up?"

Pei Qu nodded again.He said in a hoarse voice: "I woke up last night, but I was caught up in some things afterwards, and I couldn't take care of her well. I took the medicine in the morning and slept for a while." He looked up at Yun Guanzi, and said what he could say All explained.

Yun Guanzi saw that he was also very haggard, and his complexion was even worse under the sun, so he said: "Staying here is not a long-term solution after all. I have an old friend who has a small house in the capital, but I can live there for a while. I am just afraid... "Yun Guanzi frowned, "The situation in Xijing City is really not peaceful now, the situation is too chaotic. But it may be the safest if it is dark under the lights. It all depends on how you choose."

Pei Qu looked down at Nanshan. Both he and Nanshan needed a suitable place to recuperate their injuries. This deep mountain and old forest must not be suitable.And the Taoist temple is not safe now, since Qianniuwei has become suspicious, maybe he will come back sooner or later.

He thought for a long time, raised his head and replied: "These days, I am very grateful to the Taoist priest for taking in and saving my life. I can't repay him. Pei has a place to go in the capital, so I don't bother the Taoist priest to arrange it."

It is more troublesome to implicate one more person in this kind of time, not to mention that it is not good to have more people who know, even if that person is trustworthy and innocent, but in case something happens to them, it is really against the law to implicate the helper. original intention.

Yun Guanzi pondered for a while: "Alright, I'll order someone to send you down the mountain right now."

Pei Qu thanked again, and Yun Guanzi said again: "Yesterday, the path didn't tell you to go here, how did you know there is a tree hole to hide in here?"

Pei Qu put his hand on Nanshan's forehead, looked up and said: "She wrote it down in her handbook, I was deeply impressed."

The "she" he was talking about was Pei Lianjun, Yun Guanzi pursed his lips when he heard that, and did not speak for a while.On second thought, Pei Qu is really a copy of Mr. Lian, even the item of photographic memory is very similar.

Such a smart child must not be like his mother on the road of life.

Yun Guanzi didn't say anything else, he just quickly turned back to the temple and arranged for someone to escort Pei Nan and the two down the mountain.To be on the safe side, he even picked a path that no one would know about on weekdays.The disciples all exclaimed: "It turns out that Master still hides such a secret! Could it be that this mountain belongs to Master?"

Yun Guanzi ignored them and told Pei Qu a few more words before saying goodbye to them.

But Pei Qu stopped him at this moment and whispered about the poison.After listening, Yun Guanzi pondered: "There is indeed more than one kind of poison that makes people lose their sense of taste. Mr. Lian has pondered a lot. She can usually figure out the antidote, but not every time. If even her I can’t solve it, and I can’t help it.”

Pei Qu said nothing.

Yun Guanzi continued: "But Mr. Lian thought about this kind of poison at that time, it seems that it was because that person wanted to use it. If you look deeper, it will be a power struggle. It is a cruel thing to lose the sense of taste. Eat it Tastelessness is a crueler thing than many punishments, and years of tasteless life are a terrible waste."

"Because that person wants to use it?"

"It should be, didn't Mr. Lian write it in the handbook?" Yun Guanzi said, "That person must have poisoned many people over the years? I personally think that no one can unravel this poison right now. This kind of poison If it is mixed with food, it will become tasteless after eating, and the effect will be very fast. What do you ask for this?"

"It's nothing..." Pei Qu replied slowly, but fell into a very long memory.

Yun Guanzi didn't continue this topic, and told them to leave after a few more words.

(End of this chapter)