The beauty is endless

Chapter 42 Relief
The river valley here is not far from Riyue Mountain, and now Fengjianhua can't take care of herself, so the three of them hurried on their way and soon entered a large swamp at the foot of the mountain.

Through this swamp, one can enter the boundary of Tianhe City. There are Baishuo soldiers guarding it, and it is much easier to contact Shang Weiji.

After a day's driving, everyone was a little tired, especially Wei Nange, who was the weakest. Murong Qi saw that his complexion was too bad, so he suggested to take a rest.

The three of them stopped at a bush surrounded by mud pools and started a fire. Wei Nange's internal injuries hadn't healed, and he coughed violently after drinking two sips of water. Murong Qi patted him on the back and grabbed his arm He wanted to check his pulse with his wrist, but for a moment he forgot that his right arm was injured. When he exerted force in his hand, Wei Nange couldn't help but let out a "hiss".

Seeing blood oozing from the cloth wrapped around his arm, she hastily dug out the golden sore medicine and decided to re-bandage him first.

The surroundings were wet and cold, but she didn't care, she boiled water, cleaned, and applied medicine in an orderly manner. Wei Nange, who was sitting by the fire, watched her quietly, and Ji Che, who was standing not far away, also watched quietly. She was silent for a while.

But after a while, Ji Che suddenly turned his gaze away and said, "I'll go find out the way." Without waiting for the other two to respond, he turned around and disappeared into the mist rising from the twilight.

After the last knot was tied, Murong Qi looked at Wei Nange's arm up and down, left and right, and said with satisfaction: "First of all, when we get to Tianhe City, find a doctor who specializes in treating bruises and fractures, and I guarantee that you will have no sequelae at all."

Wei Nange said softly, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Murong Qi said and went to feel his pulse again, "I'll help you look inside."

"Ji Shao's lord heals me with internal strength every day, and now I'm much better..."

"He was injured himself, and he still needs to heal your injuries. It's not good for him or you. Let me help you in the future." Once Murong Qi made up his mind, he immediately adjusted his posture and stretched out his palms against his chest. On the acupoints.

Just as she was about to use her skills, Wei Nange suddenly pulled her hand away and held it in her palm.

"No need for Qiqi." Although Mrs. Shoufu's voice was mixed with deep tiredness, it was gentler than ever before, "My injury is no longer a hindrance, so you don't need to waste your internal energy for me. I don't know what's going on along the way. It's dangerous, protect yourself first."

Murong Qi stared blankly at her own hand that was held by him, and her ears gradually became hot. This kind of closeness made her feel very awkward, but this awkwardness was not because of shyness, but because of embarrassment.

The flickering light of the fire shone on the man she had been fascinated by. Although his clothes were torn and his face was haggard, he still showed his demeanor as a gentleman. In the small building, or in the small courtyard full of books and porridge, will everything be different...

She couldn't answer herself, just like time would not turn back, different time, different situation, different mood, like water in a stream, sand in hands, if you miss it, you can never go back.

She was only stunned for a moment, then withdrew her hand and said, "Thank you, Mr. Wei, for your concern. This bit of internal strength is not a problem. If your injury affects your actions, it will be bad."

Wei Nange looked at his hands, there seemed to be a slight residual warmth in his palms, but soon, it was blown away by the cold wind with a fishy smell from the wasteland swamp.

Sure enough... so...

No one will wait in place, he is like this to Yin Zilan, and Murong Qi is like this to him.

He smiled self-deprecatingly, slowly curled up his five fingers, held it gently, and when he raised his head again, it was already calm and breezy.

"That's right." He smiled nonchalantly, "Qi Qi and Chief Ji Shao are indeed friends for many years, and they all say the same thing."

Murong Qi's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "He also said that?"

"Well, so I was forced to heal my wounds every day."

Murong Qi imagined Ji Che threatening Wei Nange, and couldn't help laughing: "He's very fierce, and I've often been taught what's wrong and what's wrong by him, but he doesn't mean anything malicious, just get used to it."

"He thinks you're not good, isn't that right?" He glanced at her, "I don't think so."

"Ok?"

"We will occasionally chat about you along the way..."

Mr. Shoufu made a fool of himself on purpose, and Murong Qi couldn't help asking: "What are you talking about? What is he saying bad things about me?"

naughty?impulse?Still ignorant... She can tell a lot of all kinds of problems for him.

Wei Nange shook his head, and said: "He said that although you are highly skilled in martial arts, you have a simple mind. You like to be honest and hate concealment and deception the most. He also said that you have a clear distinction between good and evil. , is a rare heart of a child.”

He winked at her as he said: "I don't think these are bad words, what do you think?"

Murong Qi was stunned, Ji Che would describe her like this in front of Wei Nange, even she herself didn't know that she could have so many likable things.

Could it be that, as Murong Jiu hinted, he intentionally praised himself in front of Wei Nan, did he have other deep meanings?

But, who said Wei Nange couldn't do it back then?The good and the bad are all his words, and he also said that he likes her. Does his liking mean pushing her to others--her own affairs, why not let her decide!

Murong Qi picked up the wooden stick on the ground and poked the fire fiercely, his tone was also a bit gritted: "I'm already pretty good, who cares for him to praise me?"

Looking at her beautiful side face under the firelight, Wei Nange smiled meaningfully.

"Qiqi, I want to ask you something."

"You said."

"If Ji Shao and I were in danger at the same time, who would you save first?"

Murong Qi was stunned for a moment. What made her stunned was not the answer to this question, but that Mr. Wei, who was always known for his wisdom, would actually ask such a boring question.

"Of course it's you, Ah Che knows martial arts, so he can protect himself."

"But what if, if you don't save him, he will die?"

Murong Qi never thought about this assumption. The Ji Che in her mind would never retreat, fail, and never die.

But this assumption is not unreasonable. After all, Ji Che is not a god, and he will die.

She was silent.

At this moment, a ray of wind came from the void, and Murong Qi didn't have time to think, and pushed Wei Nange away, only to hear a whistling sound, and a black-feathered arrow stuck into the position where Wei Nange was sitting just now.

Immediately, the sound of snatching continued, Murong Qi pulled Wei Nange down, pulled out a burning branch from the fire, knocked down the arrow branches close to him one by one, and moved towards the direction of the arrow. Move slowly.

A blurry figure gradually appeared at the edge of the bushes, Murong Qi saw the direction, took the arrow empty-handed, and threw it towards the dark place with his backhand. After a scream, the sneak attacker in the dark place did not fall down, but He was thrown out like a sack, fell solidly under Murong Qi's feet, twitched twice, and stopped moving.

Before he could check it, another figure was thrown out, followed by a vigorous figure.

"Ache!" After seeing who was coming, Murong Qi finally felt relieved, frowned and looked at the two sneak attackers on the ground, asking, "What's going on?"

"We are surrounded." Ji Che bent down and tore off something from the black cloaks of the two of them and threw it to Murong Qi, saying, "The bow is made of pine wood. This is the configuration of archers in the south of the Yangtze River. There are quite a few opponents. His kung fu alone is not high, and he is not a professional assassin."

Murong Qi looked at the object in her hand, it was a black cloak pin, decorated with a circle of water patterns, obviously not the Baishuo pattern, thinking of the pine bow that Ji Che mentioned, she knew the answer in her heart.

"It's the Yonghe army!"

Ji Che nodded: "I just went to explore the road, and I was attacked by someone, and I didn't have time to clean it up, so two people came in."

Only now did Murong Qi realize that there were new bloodstains on his cheeks and body, and he couldn't help but asked in surprise, "Are you injured?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, and as soon as his fingers touched his face, he suddenly turned away, wiped it with the back of his hand indiscriminately, and said in a deep voice, "I'm fine, it's not my blood." Then he turned and walked towards the fire stride.

Murong Qi looked at his hand in mid-air, frowned and stared at his back for a long time before following him.Ji Che has already briefly explained the current situation to Wei Nange. In order not to expose the target, the fire has been extinguished, and the stars are falling from the night sky far away in the north. The air is filled with damp and cold water mist. It seems that the next moment, The murderer lurking in the darkness will tear up this brief peace.

Murong Qi thought, the so-called fate is probably like this.A few days ago, she was a queen-to-be who was well-clothed and well-fed, but now she is with fugitives who are surrounded by powerful enemies.But looking at the two men who were still calm in danger, she didn't feel any regret at all. Fortunately, she thought, fortunately she came.

After a brief discussion, the three of them decided on a few things.

First of all, the Yonghe army in Zixia Town has obviously entered the customs, and this matter would not have been possible without Ban Weilian's acquiescence, which shows that at least a part of the agreement has been reached between Ban Weilian and Feng Yuan;

Then, with such a hard work, it is obvious that Feng Jianhua and Feng Yuan behind her are bound to win Wei Nange's life, and the last section of the road to Tianhe City must be extremely dangerous;
But also because of this, it can be seen that Feng Yuan is not sure about forming an alliance with Bai Shuo.

"Ban Weilian is very suspicious. Even if Fengyuan has the Yonghe Army and the Juze Digong as evidence, he will not easily agree to form an alliance with them. After all, my Dayou is still the orthodox of the Celestial Dynasty, and the national strength cannot be underestimated. Even if Ban Weilian Ambitious, but before the time comes, he dare not easily meet with us." Wei Nange knew the situation of each country and the disposition of the incumbent inside out, and he analyzed, "I guess, he should still be on the sidelines, while stabilizing Feng Yuan, on the other hand, did not make a big fuss about the envoy of Dayou, he obviously wanted to leave a way out for himself. He is still evaluating which side to cooperate with will be more beneficial."

Ji Che nodded: "Feng Yuan must have seen Ban Weilian's intentions, so he was in a hurry to kill you, so as to resolve the conflict between Dayou and Bai Shuo."

Murong Qi never liked to think about these twists and turns, she only asked one sentence: "What should we do now?"

"First, you can't die; second, find evidence to prove Master Wei's innocence; third, find someone who can directly communicate with Ban Weilian." Ji Che summed it up simply and succinctly.

Wei Nange clapped his hands and smiled: "The words of Master Ji Shao really win my heart."

Murong Qi didn't understand: "Why do you need someone who can directly communicate with Ban Weilian?"

"In this way, the Dayou envoy can renegotiate the terms of the marriage with Baishuo Dahan without hindrance." Wei Nange winked at her, "That must be able to move Ban Weilian's heart, and because of this, she will give up the alliance with Fengyuan condition."

If Ban Weilian chooses Dayou, what will happen to Feng Yuan?At that moment, a thought flashed through Murong Qi's mind, but it was quickly replaced by the nervousness at the moment. She counted each case: "I have handed over to Xiao Jiu to investigate the evidence. The person who Weilian directly sent the message can be found as long as he arrives in Tianhe City, so—"

Therefore, the most important thing is - not to die!

The night was getting darker, and when the first sword light pierced the night, the three people in the encirclement began the difficult battle to break out of the encirclement according to the plan.

The plan was formulated in an extremely short period of time, so short that Murong Qi had no time to raise objections.

"Let's split up. You protect Lord Wei, and I'll lure away the Yonghe army, and finally meet up here." Ji Che's slender fingers pointed to the simple map drawn with tree branches on the ground.The map was drawn by Wei Nange from memory. What Ji Che pointed to was the ruins of an ancient city, surrounded by water, not far from Tianhe City. It had been abandoned for a long time, and there was no trace of people.

He wants to lure away hundreds of Yonghe troops alone?Who does he think he is?

Murong Qi objected immediately: "No..."

But before the word "Xing" came out, the thunder cone was like two black snake letters, and it bit into the depths of the swamp like lightning. Cold light came one after another.

Murong Qi had no choice but to turn around to protect Wei Nange, and when she took care of the assassins close by, Ji Che was no longer around.

The sound of water, the sound of clothes ripping, and the sound of weapons were heard in the distance. She clearly knew that the peace here and now was just a temporary illusion. It was an opportunity he created for her and for them.

She gritted her teeth, helped Wei Nange up, and walked in the opposite direction.

Dawn broke, and another dawn was long overdue.Murong Qi watched the last opponent fall before his eyes, the hand that held the knife for a long time trembled slightly, and finally couldn't help stumbling.

"Qiqi!" Wei Nange on the side hurriedly supported her, worried, "Are you alright?"

"It's okay." Murong Qi took a deep breath, raised his hand to wipe off the blood and dust on his face, and said, "Master Wei, can you still go?"

Wei Nange frowned and said, "I can, but you..."

"Since Mr. Wei still has the strength, let's continue on our way."

Murong Qi interrupted him, looking towards Chaoyang in the distance, the place they agreed on was in that direction.

Although we were tired that night, except for the dozen or so who chased out of the swamp at the beginning, there were very few who followed. Obviously, most of them had been lured away by Ji Che's design.

The situation he faced was a hundred times more dangerous than hers, but she couldn't fight side by side with him, which made her extremely anxious.

She was worried about him, very, very worried, wishing she could run to his side in the next moment, whatever the ending would be, even death... But, no.She must go forward and cannot look back, this is an agreement!

So in this long night, she fought with her opponents in such contradictory moods, until the last pursuer fell by the sword, until the dark swamp behind the rising sun.

She has no choice, at least, she can abide by the agreement.

Murong Qi and Wei Nange went all the way to their destination. Although Wei Nange couldn't help Murong Qi kill the enemy, he was an expert in astrology and astrology identification. Bai Shuo and his party knew the map by heart long before they set off, so the two Without taking any detours, two days later in the evening, an ancient city that had been eroded by the wind and could not see its original appearance appeared in sight from a distance.

This is a small city built on the high ground by the river. The city walls have already collapsed. After a hundred years of weathering and erosion, only the vertical and horizontal streets in the city and a few low walls built of loess can be vaguely distinguished. Only the tower in the center of the city remains. The next low mound.

When the two entered the city, the sky was already getting dark, and there were large dark clouds in the sky, and it seemed that it was going to snow again.

The river passing through the city had already frozen, and the two walked across the small bridge with only stone slabs left on the river, and entered the bottom of the tower, which was the only place in the entire ruins that had a roof to shelter from the wind and rain.

After lighting the fire and fetching iced water, his body finally gradually warmed up, and the exhaustion from traveling for many days also surged up. Murong Qi leaned against the cold stone wall, not wanting to move, not even bothering to pick up the dry food that Wei Nange handed over.

"Eat as much as you want." Wei Nange patted the back of her hand lightly, "I don't know when Ji Shao will arrive, you have to conserve your energy."

Murong Qi was silent for a moment, took a few mouthfuls of dry food, and suddenly said without thinking: "He will definitely come."

Wei Nange looked at her deeply, nodded and smiled suddenly: "Yes, he will definitely come."

In the middle of the night, it really started snowing, and the bitter cold wind rolled up large flakes of snow, shuttling through countless dilapidated holes in the ruins. Murong Qi suddenly woke up without warning, but he listened attentively, only to hear raging noises. the wind.

She glanced at Wei Nange who was sleeping deeply in the corner, tightened the cloak around her, and walked out of the tower.Years of keenness in martial arts made her aware of a trace of unusual aura, which permeated the bone-chilling night and was slowly enveloping her.

She quickly walked around the tower, but didn't find anything unusual, and was about to go back, but suddenly stopped in front of a broken wall.

A dead angle was just formed between the walls, which blocked the sound of the wind, so in that corner, another sound could be heard very clearly in the quiet night.

— the sound of water.

How can there be water in this place?The small river surrounding the ruins is very shallow and has completely frozen over. She and Wei Nange have also checked carefully, and there is no other water source on this hillside.

She hastily lit the torch, followed the faint sound of water, and finally found a narrow ditch beside a remnant of a house foundation. The shallow ditch stretched around the foundation, and it should have dried up long ago. At the moment, there is a stream of water flowing quietly at the bottom of the ditch.

She knelt down to check, and a faint but pungent smell came over her face. She was startled, and hurriedly raised her eyes to look, only to see a flame burst out in the ruins that were still dark and silent a moment ago. The flames spread at an incredible speed. Almost in the blink of an eye, a wall of fire rose from the ditch under her feet. The scorching flames made her take a step back, and Wei Nange's voice sounded in her ears: "This is Shiya's kerosene." , dipped in venom, the flames are highly poisonous."

She turned her head and found that Wei Nange had woken up at some point. He walked out of the tower and stood behind her. His face was illuminated by the firelight, and his brow was solemn.

"They used the drainage ditches in the ancient city. Although the city has been destroyed, most of the ditches are still intact, and they are surrounded vertically and horizontally, almost covering the entire ruins." Wei Nange looked at the flames that were almost half the height of a person. At one point, it will corrode the skin and poison the heart."

Murong Qi frowned and looked at the surrounding flames, and didn't speak for a while.

"I heard that Palace Master Feng's mother's family is the Shiya royal family, so he is not stingy at all with using such a large amount of fire oil." Wei Nange walked a few steps along the waterway, and sighed sincerely, "It seems that he must I'm willing to give up until I die."

But Murong Qi said in a deep voice: "I won't let you die." After a pause, he added, "Ah Che won't either."

"Of course I believe you." Wei Nange smiled lightly, sat down on the ground, and simply closed his eyes to rest his mind.

"Anyway, if you can't get out, it's better to wait for the other party to show up automatically. Qi Qi should also rest."

Murong Qi's agitated mood slowly calmed down due to his calmness, she let out a light breath, and sat down beside him.

Sure enough, after waiting for less than a cup of tea, a familiar voice came to my ears through the layers of fire walls.

"You two are really patient."

Kazama flower!
Murong Qi's hand holding the dagger could not help but tighten, finally, it was time to confront her head-on.

Wei Nange opened his eyes when he heard the words, and said, "Commander Feng has caught up with me so quickly, the Yonghe army should not be underestimated."

"Since Mr. Wei already knows who I am, then prepare your last words." Kazama Hua's voice was a little closer, obviously approaching step by step.

Wei Nange wasn't annoyed either, but said flatly: "I'm afraid the last words won't be used yet."

"Until now, Master Wei's concentration is still so good, are you still waiting for Ji Che from the Hongshui Gang to come and save your life again?" Feng Jianhua's voice was also very calm, but even more pressing, "I think, You are probably waiting in vain."

As soon as the words fell, something came through the air and landed less than two feet in front of Wei Nange's body. With a loud clang, a cloud of scorching dust was stirred up.

Murong Qi hurriedly took a step forward to pick it up, the black iron black tassel was Ji Che's thunder cone.

Her face suddenly changed.

The thunder cone is a famous tool in the world, and Ji Che has never left him. How could it fall into Fengjianhua's hands now?
Where is Ji Che who led away the pursuers by himself at this moment?

She gritted her teeth and was about to rush out, but the corner of her clothes was held tightly by Wei Nange, so she could only raise her voice, "Where's Ji Che? Where is he?"

Kazama Flower was obviously taken aback when she heard her voice, and soon, a slim figure appeared on the other side of the wall of fire.

When Feng Jianhua saw clearly that the dusty and blood-stained person at the end was really Murong Qi, the look in her eyes changed several times: "Miss Murong, it's really you!" Her eyes gradually turned cold: "So Say, you were the one who helped Wei Nange escape with Ji Che a few days ago... Then who is the Twelve Princesses in Tianhe City?"

Murong Qi didn't answer her, but she obviously didn't need an answer, seeing with her own eyes is the best answer.

Feng Jianhua suddenly smiled: "Master, in order to go to Tianhe City to find you, he did not hesitate to offend Xi Yingdi Ji and King Khan, but he didn't know that you were no longer there. It was a good trick to get rid of his shell. As expected, he should have stopped his delusional thoughts long ago."

Her smile was cold and light, and she was no longer the same person as the glamorous and plain-looking landlord who Murong Qi knew before.There is the edge of a sword in her eyes, Murong Qi understands that this female commander of the Yonghe Army has regarded her as an enemy blocking the way forward, and she wants to get rid of her at any cost.

The warmth from Ju Ze to Zixia Pass was finally exhausted, but she didn't regret it. If the woman in front of her and the man behind her dared to hurt Ji Che in the slightest, she would make them pay the price.

She swung the dagger in her hand, raised her eyebrows and said, "Sister Feng—this is the last time I call you like that, please also tell Ji Che's whereabouts!"

(End of this chapter)